Jessica L. Cooley, High School Graduace, Franklin High 

 School. National Zoological Park. Golden Lion Tamarin. 

 Assisting zoo staff in interpreting the free-ranging golden 

 lion tamarin exhibition to the general public by explaining 

 the exhibit and answering questions. Also assisting with 

 daily animal care and helping perform specific animal ob- 

 servations. June 22, 1996 through August 3, 1996. 



Melissa Daniel, High School Graduate, School Without Walls 

 High School. National Air and Space Museum. Exhibits. 

 Researching new equipment, drafting planes for proposed 

 exhibits, installing and housing lighting units for new ex- 

 hibits, and re-lamping existing fixtures. June 22, 1996 

 through August 3, 1996. 



Heather Earl, High School Graduate, Shenango High School. 

 National Portrait Gallery. Library. Helping the professional 

 staff with standard library duties as well as learning about a 

 variety of research tools, sorting materials, and doing stand- 

 ard office duties such as answering phones, filing papers, 

 seeking research materials, and photocopying documents. 

 June 22, 1996 through August 3, 1996. 



Michael Firnhaber, High School Graduate, Estes Park High 

 School. National Museum of Natural History. Anthropol- 

 ogy. Analyzing and cataloging images of Aztec and six- 

 teenth century Spanish archaeological collections. June 22, 

 1996 through August 3, 1996. 



April E. Girtman, High School Graduate, George Jenkins 

 High School. National Museum of American History. His- 

 tory of Technology. Caring for, mounting, and cataloging 

 information about a 400,000 object collection, including 

 military uniforms, artwork, and insignias; also assisting in 

 routine museum and office duties. June 22, 1996 through 

 August 3, 199S. 



Aisha M. Hall, High School Graduate, Indiana Academy 

 for Science, Math & Humanities. The Smithsonian 

 Associates. Educational and Cultural Programs. Creat- 

 ing multi cultural programs for Associate members and 

 the general public, which includes the researching and 

 marketing of programs. June 22, 1996 through August 

 3- 1996. 



Hilary K. Hargrove, High School Graduate, Riverdale High 

 School. National Museum of Natural History. Education. 

 Assisting the museum staff with the care and maintenance 

 of the Exploring Marine Ecosystems exhibit. Periodically 

 providing behind-the-scenes tours or answering questions 

 for the general public. Learning an overview of how marine 

 ecosystems are replicated and maintained for research. June 

 22, 1996 through August 3, 1996. 



Zohra Ismail, High School Graduate, Alief Elsik High 

 School. National Portrait Gallery. Office of History, a 

 resource for biographical information about notable 

 Americans. Assisting the historian with ongoing re- 

 search projects utilizing collections of National Portrait 

 Gallery and the District of Columbia Public Library and 

 the Library of Congress. June 22, 1996 through August 

 3. J99<S. 



Nubia Manning, High School Graduate, Du Sable High 

 School. National Zoological Park. Primate House. Assist- 

 ing primate keepers in conducting behavioral observations, 

 preparing food and keeping records. June 22, 1996 through 

 August 3, 1996. 

 Chandra R. Saiz, High School Graduate, Wapato High 



School. Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center. Integrating 

 museum experiences with early childhood education, stress- 

 ing active learning along with the development of critical 

 thinking and problem-solving skills. June 22, 1996 

 through August 3, 1996. 

 RyAnne M. Scott, High School Graduate, Lander Valley High 

 School. National Museum of American Art. Curatorial Of- 

 fice. Assisting with the research and organization of several 

 touring exhibitions as well as conducting on Hispanics or 

 Native American artists. In addition, researching contem- 

 porary artists at the Library will be required. June 22, 1996 

 through August 3, 1996. 

 Christina Silberhorn, High School Graduate, Belvidere 

 Senior High School. National Museum of Natural His- 

 tory. Insect Zoo. Learning how to care for the animals in 

 the Insect Zoo, and techniques specially developed for 

 the exhibit. Participating in teacher training workshops 

 and working with the visitors. June 22, 1996 through 

 August 3, 1996. 

 Nichole Tips, High School Graduate, Bastrop High 



School. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. 

 Smithsonian Online. Helping the project manager 

 develop a new Smithsonian Online content area for 

 children ages 6—12; supporting other SOL projects. 

 Updating e-mail lists, collecting and judging contest 

 entries, editing and posting chat transcripts and develop- 

 ing promotional materials for SOL. June 22, 1996 

 through August 3, 1996. 

 Cary E. Trevor, High School Graduate, Shasta High School. 

 National Museum of American History. Education and 

 Visitor Services. Staffing the Hands On History Room, 

 helping maintain visitor statistics, caring for teaching ob- 

 jects, assembling materials for docent programs, attending 

 regular staff meetings and conducting research. June 22, 

 1996 through August 3, 1996. 

 Deidre Washington, High School Graduate, Oxen Hill High 

 School. National Zoological Park. Invertebrate Exhibit. 

 Working in the Invertebrate Exhibit, assisting with the 

 maintenance of the exhibit, which includes feeding the 

 animals, cleaning the exhibits, and designing aquaria inte- 

 riors. Learning how to carry out water tests, answer visitors' 

 questions and conduct feeding demonstrations. June 22, 

 1996 through August 3, 1996. 

 Rebecca Wheat, High School Graduate, Charles City Com- 

 munity High School. National Zoological Park. Depart- 

 ment of Animal Health. Observing zoo professionals at 

 work. Helping with general hospital maintenance, cleaning 

 equipment, and helping to make observations. June 22, 

 1996 through August 3, 1996. 



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