Edison Arts Society
High School Student Internship Program

        The Edison Arts Society's former "Student Ambassador Program" has evolved into an exciting new opportunity for selected qualified students in the surrounding public and private schools to participate within. We wish to provide unique possibilities for students to learn from and work with the exceptional artists who reflect the various disciplines within our art society; therefore we have established a student internship program. As interns you are honorary members of the Edison Arts Society.
 
        Students will be assigned internships according to their backgrounds and interests, as well as the needs of the particular artistic disciplines within our society. Discipline chairs, in conjunction with EAS staff, will help decide the placement of the particular internship.
 
        Along with your roles as an intern, students will also be liaisons to their respective high schools, accomplishing all the duties that have been previously outlined in the former student ambassador program.
 
        After being placed, you will be responsible for contacting the disciplines for information on how you can assist with upcoming events.
 
        At the end of the internship year, there will be a final meeting of all the interns and EAS staff to review specific accomplishments. Any additional individualized meetings will be established by the needs of the particular internship. 

As a Student Intern/Liason, each selected student must fulfill the following
obligations; along with their particular internship.

a. Distribute any EAS information to all Arts students in their high school.

b. Gather information from all visual arts, theater, literature and music instructors on upcoming events in their high school for     publication in our newsletter.

c. Provide the Edison Arts Society with feedback from teachers and/or students on what they would like to see the Edison         Arts Society do to improve the Arts for teenagers in our community and inform us of any needs.

In addition, the Edison Arts Society kindly requests each high school to honor these students in their end-of-year senior recognition ceremonies for their services as an Edison Arts Society Student Ambassador. EAS will present these students with certificates and thank you letters as an award for their outstanding leadership in the Arts in their school community. 

Introducing our 2007-2008 Student Interns for the Edison Arts Society:

Sagara has been heavily involved with BGA's Drama Department for three years as a
Stage Manager, actor, ensemble dancer and/or usher. He sings in the Honors Choir, Concert Choir,
Tri-M, and Pre-Medieval Choir. Sagara also has the major responsibility of being the Editor
in Chief of his school's literary magazine. To top off all these remarkable achievements, Sagara
was the President of his class and is the Homeroom Representative for Student Council. He
believes "Art is the creative expression of one's soul."





Sagara Wijeratne

Lindsay is an accomplished dancer having danced with Yvonne's School of Dance
for 9 years. She has competed with the Starlighters Dance Company, winning
numerous 1st and 2nd place awards as well as gold and high gold for their productions.
Musically, Lindsay played the clarinet from third thru tenth grade, participating in EHS
Concert Band for two years. She is a three year member of Peer Mediation, eight year
member of Student Council, and a three year member of the EHS softball team. Lindsay
danced in EHS's spring musicals the past two years, choreographing her school's "Broadway
Nights" production.



Lindsay Petro

As a musician, Amy started playing the piano when she was 5. Throughout
her years of playing, Amy has completed level 8 of the Piano Teacher Forum of
Central Jersey with outstanding and 10 years of New Jersey Music Teachers Association
with High Honors. In addition, Amy started playing the viola at age 10. She has been
the principal violist of her school orchestra ever since 6th grade and she has been accepted
into the New Jersey Regional and All-States orchestra on both the middle and high school
levels. Currently, Amy is the President of her school's Orchestra Council. On both the piano
and viola, Amy has performed numerous times in New York City ’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln
Center ’s Alice Tully Hall. One of her proudest musical accomplishments is winning the overall
Grand Champion title of the “New Jersey Talent America Showcase.”


Amy Kao

Alex has been an avid participator in theatre for the past seven years. She is a member of the
National Honors Society and International Thespian Honors Society and currently is President
of the JP Stevens Theatre Company.  She considers the JP Theatre her second home.  Alex
earned her Girl Scout Gold Award entitled "Drama Queen", where she exposed more than
150 girls to the many aspects of theatre.  She also earned the Performing Arts Award and
Outstanding Performing Arts Award through Girl Scouts. When Alex is not in the theatre,
she is very active in community service and loves to write.




Alexandra Ronk

For the past 3 years, DJ has been in drama at St. Joes High School where he is
the current secretary/treasurer for the Theatre Company. He has been
playing the piano for the past 8 years. DJ is an Assistant Senior Patrol leader for
the Boy Scouts and has worked as a lifeguard for the YMCA. In DJ's opinion,
"The Arts are something very important in our lives, they help us to forget our troubles.
Performers help to keep people happy - the Arts need to be preserved."







DJ Chapman

Saint Joseph High School Student Ambassador, Alex Mosko

Hannah holds the unique title of being the very first EAS Student Ambassador
for Metuchen High School. She has been very active with EAS, winning several
awards in our Middle & High School Poetry Competitionand being published
two years in a row in the Incandescent Donut magazine. She is an avid actress, having
participated in the Arts Middle School Theatre program for two years and being
active as a member of the MHS Footlighters. She danced with Kaye Lynn Dance
Studio for eight years and has played the flute for five years. ForMHS, she is the
Treasurer for the Senior Class Student Council and a Peer Leader.