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About Carnegie Museum of Natural History

About Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Founded by Pittsburgh industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, houses more than 22 million specimens and features one of the finest paleontological collections in the world. The Museum's Anthropology section focuses on cultural diversity, aiming to unravel what Read more

College-bound honors student locks in a major and a major scholarship after remarkable internship.

College-bound honors student locks in a major and a major scholarship after remarkable internship.

Meet Amya Wise, one of City High's recent graduates and success stories. With her 4.21 GPA, love of art and recent internship at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, City High honors student Amya Wise found her sweet spot in Anthropology. She will pursue that dream major with a full scholarship t Read more

From dreaming about the stars to being a star, Dylan Lopata shines at URA internship.

From dreaming about the stars to being a star, Dylan Lopata shines at URA internship.

"I was given a task to create a database into a spreadsheet and it would take several days to accomplish. Instead of beginning to input all the data manually, I began to write a script that would get all that done in less than a day. And it worked great!" Read more

About the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)

About the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)

City High is fortunate to have the URA join our roster of internship partners, sharing a real-world work experience with our students and helping them explore their career ambitions. Thanks to Tanika Harris and Alicia Majors-Myrick. Read more

Thomas Sedano's internship at Carnegie Magazine turned out to be more like an AP class in Journalism.

Thomas Sedano's internship at <em>Carnegie Magazine</em> turned out to be more like an AP class in Journalism.

This 4.23 GPA senior would eventually complete 2 different articles and contribute to several others during his internship at Carnegie Magazine. In actuality, Mr. Fleisher, created a 13-week career growth plan for Thomas Sedano which was a living document that he continued to tweak throughout Thomas Read more

About Carnegie Magazine

About <em>Carnegie Magazine</em>

Carnegie Magazine was originally published in April 1927 as The Bulletin of the Carnegie Institute, a monthly report on the collections of the Carnegie Institute, the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Carnegie Library. Read more

Senior Essence Atkins turns her internship at BTOC into a lesson in self-discovery.

Senior Essence Atkins turns her internship at BTOC into a lesson in self-discovery.

For City High's Essence Atkins, it was all about motivating other teens to find their path to success during her internship at the Brookline Teen Outreach Center (BTOC). And it was just the experience Essence needed for her own development. Read more