Indianapolis teens gain paid internship with Bank of America program

Four community-focused Indianapolis high schoolers are using this summer to gain experience.   As part of the Bank of America Student Leaders program, these students have paid internships at the Conner Prairie Museum. & There, each of the students — Mariah Questelles from Purdue Polytechnic High School, Kaitlin Pumper from Brebeuf Jesuit, Jada Powell from Decatur Central High School and Jihoon Kwan from Carmel High School — are working alongside the museum’s advancement team, learning new skills along the way. & “These exceptional teens selected for the Student Leaders program will obtain practical work and life experience, and the community in return will benefit … as these young adults enter the local workforce,” said Andy Crask, president of Bank of America Indianapolis. & & The eight-week program is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The regional chapter, celebrating its seventh anniversary, chose to partner with Conner Prairie, one of its first partners, for the occasion. & The program — which emphasizes community-mindedness, financial education and financial coaching through Bank of America’s Better Money Habits curriculum — will culminate in a week-long leadership summit in Washington D.C.& Powell, who is working in graphic design, said she has been able to explore her...