A Teen's Take for May 17, 2012

“Once I found out I had interviews with the Department of Public Works and Southern Earth Sciences, I got prepared. I dressed in slacks, dress shoes and a button-down dress shirt. It’s not every day that nearly a dozen engineering companies show up at your high school to interview students about paid summer internships. This was my first time being interviewed and I was nervous at first. But once they started asking me questions, I gained more confidence in myself.”

Age: 18

School: Scotlandville Magnet High, 11th grade

Parents: Jose and Catherine Dodson

FAVORITES:

Book: “Satisfied with Nothing” by Ernest Hill

Singer: Sam Cooke

Movie: “Men in Black”

TV show: “Jeopardy”

Hangout: The Mall of Louisiana

Role model: My parents. “They taught me everything I know today.”

Extra: Dodson is a part of Scotlandville’s engineering program. About a dozen engineering companies visited his school in early May to interview and hire prospective high school juniors for summer internships. Dodson is interested in one day pursuing mechanical or some related field in engineering. His hobby is graphic photography and he participates in football and track.

Chante Dionne Warren

Special to The Advocate