BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS GRADUATES SUMMER INTERNS

Thirty-nine teenagers have graduated from a paid summer internship program in front of excited family and friends at the Boys and Girls Club in east Bakersfield. PG&E co-sponsors the annual program, which has helped two teens land full time jobs.

The high school school students said working at local companies, government agencies, and non-profits for the past six weeks gives them a leg up as they enter the job market.

Kelli Pierce