Rising Star Internship Program

 

 

Does the night sky fascinate you? Would you like to be able to gaze at planets, star clusters, and galaxies through a telescope? Would you like to be able to show these wonders to other astronomy lovers?

The Dudley Observatory is looking for student interns. We will teach you to find your way around the night sky, and to use a telescope to observe interesting celestial objects at public star parties.

Each intern who fulfills the program requirements will be awarded a telescope to keep, upon graduation, so that they will have the equipment, as well as the knowledge and experience to enjoy astronomy as a life-long quest.

Application for Rising Star Internships (Student, Teacher)

 Info for current Rising Star Interns

 

Program description: The Rising Star Internship Program is open to all teachers, and to students in the 6th - 10th grades. Applications for this award are due on March 1st. You can see a list of the winners for this and previous years below.

 

The new interns will attend an introductory meeting at which the responsibilities of the internship will be detailed. At that meeting each intern will provided with a telescope, which the intern will retain for the duration of the internship. The intern will be instructed on use and maintenance of the telescope, and will be responsible for its proper care. The interns will then attend star parties with the Albany Area Amateur Astronomers during the summer months. During this time they will learn to locate interesting objects in the sky, to use and care for the telescope, and to introduce others to the pleasures of star gazing. Each intern will be required to keep a log book detailing his or her progress at these activities throughout the duration of the program. Once the training at the first summer's star parties is completed, the interns will conduct star parties for schools and other community groups. Each intern will be required to participate in a minimum of two Dudley sponsored astronomy events by the end of May. Each intern will also be required to demonstrate proficiency with the material in an evaluation to be conducted during the March through May interval. Upon successful completion of the entire program, including meeting the requirements just outlined, the intern will be given the telescope to keep.

 

Interns should plan to participate in the Rising Star Internship Program at least two evenings a month. This is a weather dependent activity, and schedules will be flexible. Since the star watch programs are held at night, a commitment is also required of the intern's parents to assure the safe transportation of the intern to and from these meetings, and otherwise support the intern's participation in the Rising Star Internship.

 

Rising Star Internships are made possible by generous grants from:

The Bender Scientific Fund of the Community Foundation
for the Capital District

Ronald McDonald House Charities

Curriculum development was supported by a grant from
the NASA/NY Space Grant

 

 

Year	Intern's name	School
2010	Joshua Bauer	Brittonkill CSD
2010	Melissa Barber	Catholic Central HS
2010	Jalena Noakes	Catholic Central HS
2010	Isaac Rezey	Hoosic Valley Middle School
2010	Jacklyn Rinaldi	Lisha Kill Middle School
2010	Sheamus Kavanaugh	Lisha Kill Middle School
2010	Jacob Pickett	Lisha Kill Middle School
2010	Daniel Maloney	Catholic Central HS (Teacher)
2010	Victoria Kardas	Coxsackie-Athens HS (Teacher)
2010	Ellen Plock	Loudonville Christian School (Teacher)
2010	Stephen Colon	RCS Middle School (Teacher)
2010	Jennifer Fisk	RCS Middle School (Teacher)
2010	Savannah Pearo	Schalmont HS
2009	Elizabeth Volks	Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons
2009	Kevin Tessolecki	Homeschool
2009	Benjamin Palmer	Homeschool
2009	Christopher Lawrence	Tamarac MS
2009	Hannah Smalley	Homeschool
2009	Jason Tessolecki	Homeschool
2009	Shirley Buel	Neil Hellman School (Teacher)
2009	Stephanie Copeland	Lisha Kill MS (Teacher)
2009	Sarah Fisk	Children's Museum of Science & Technology
2009	Charlotte Naples	Saratoga Springs HS (Teacher)
2009	Anita Stabrowski	Broadalbin-Perth MS (Teacher)
2008	Michael Druker	Albany Academy
2008	Caitlin McKinley	Duanesburg HS
2008	Carol Ann Kelly	Farnsworth MS (Teacher)
2008	Laura Gavlik	Gowana MS - Shenendahowa (Teacher)
2008	Cheryl Bisson	Hoosick Falls CS
2008	Julie Smicinski	Knox JHS
2008	Sable Barnhart	Schalmont HS
2008	Jon Poteralski	Schalmont HS
2008	Angela Vincent	Schalmont HS
2008	Sheila Smith	Tamarac HS
2008	Ezra Greenstein	Troy HS
2007	Nicholas Bordeau	Ballston Spa High School
2007	Alicia Ann LaCross	Hartford CSD
2007	Sooha Lim	Albany Academy for Girls
2007	John Lind	Maple Hill Middle School
2007	Dan Mancuso	Scotia-Glenville High School
2007	Brady Pelkey	Hudson Falls Middle School
2007	Steve Schroder	Home-schooled
2007	Aileen Shaughnessy	Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons
2007	Matt Arnold	Troy High School
2006	Jonathan Bruce	St. Johnsville Middle School
2006	Dan Bacchi	Notre-Dame-Bishop Gibbons HS
2006	Andrea Fortman	Schalmont HS
2006	Rick Darling	Schalmont HS
2006	George Schoenfeld	Scotia-Glenville Middle School
2006	Wilberte Mathurin	Schalmont HS
2006	Eric Turner	Northville Central School
2005	Lizzie Dawson	Clayton A. Bouton HS -Voorheesville
2005	Kaysha Haile	Schalmont HS
2005	Amanda Eckert	Bethlehem HS
2005	Alexis Piel	Lisha Kill MS
2005	Greg Razzano	Shaker HS
2005	Sara Eckert	Bethlehem HS
2005	Keith Tygert	Schalmont HS
2005	Claire Normile	Troy HS
2004	>Hanna Birkhead	Bethlehem Central High School
2004	Lynnette Cole	Guilderland High School
2004	Blair Coppola	Schalmont High School
2004	Devin Fortman	Schalmont High School
2004	Daniel Jakaitis	Guilderland High School
2004	Colin Littlefield	LaSalle Institute
2004	Ruth Mahon	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School
2004	Josh Marsfelder	Granville Central Junior/Senior High School
2004	Kaitlyn Oudt	Schalmont High School
2004	Christina Preddice	Schalmont High School
2003	Christing Bendorf	Emma Willard School
2003	Katherine Campos	Schenectady High School
2003	Brian Engel	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School
2003	Jeremy Goard	Tamarac High School
2003	Darren Grau	Niskayuna High School
2003	Steven Kozakiewicz	Niskayuna High School
2003	John Qi	Shaker High School
2002	Jasmine Bisignano	Tamarac High School
2002	Feinberg Caroline	Albany Academy for Girls
2002	Katy Hartman	Guilderland High School