OC Intern Blog

Community service provides a valuable opportunity to give back to society while gaining personal growth and insight. During my internship, I engaged in two distinct service projects that not only

I live in a small town called Tulia in Texas. I never would have thought that my small community would have places for the twelve key assets of the Commonwealth.

Hi, everyone! At this point in my hybrid summer internship with Grassroots Art Center and Ogallala Commons, I am working on cataloging the Art Center’s permanent artists and collection into

Hello! My name is Riley Gore and I am from Silverton Texas. I have always gone to school here but have not always lived here. I am about to be

Hi everyone! My name is Kate Elmore. I am going into my senior year at Campo High School, in Campo, Colorado. I play basketball and volleyball for my school, and

I am SemiraAli Brookins, a senior at Tulia High School. This is my second year doing an internship with Ogallala Commons. I’ve also competed in their Entrepreneurship fairs and E-Club.

My name is Marley Kendall. I am originally from north Texas and now live in Lawrence, Kansas studying at the University of Kansas pursuing a B.A. in Art History with

I am a senior in high school at Ascension Academy in Amarillo, Texas. I am in track and volleyball at school and in kickboxing outside of school. I have medaled

Unbeknownst to me, I have spent most of my life living inside and around the High Plains-Ogallala Aquifer. I grew up in Colorado close to Wyoming and moved to California

My name is Dakota Walker, and I am from Vega, Texas. I am a Pre-Med Biology major at the University of Saint Mary and plan to enter medical school. I

Hi, my name is Laynee Unterkircher and this is my second summer doing the Ogallala Commons Internship. I am the daughter of Robert and Dana Unterkircher and I’m from Tulia,

During the first week of my internship, I got to experience my first-ever 4-H Roundup in College Station. Not only did I get to attend, but I had the opportunity