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Two local high school seniors were having trouble finding internships, so they decided to create their own company. Now, they are helping fellow students.

The two High Tech High seniors were having trouble finding internships, so they decided to create their own company. Now, they are helping fellow studentsThey sat in the corner long enough for an interview, but the second the interview ended, Lorenzo Ametrano and Axel O’Brien went right back to work with their interns.“The work that is being done in this internship is extremely meaningful,” smiled Ametrano.

High Tech High requires upper classmen to find month-long internships. Last year, Ametrano and O’Brien could not find a software engineering firm that would accept high schoolers.The duo decided to fix that this year. They created their firm, based it at their school and sought support from the League of Amazing Programmers.

 

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