Student Mentorship

[j s <rambozo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In short: 
High school student looking for mentorship for the 2001-2002 school year.

In more depth:
   I am a junior at the Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center (KAMSC), a 
magnet school for math, science, and computer science.  Next year, as a 
senior, I am planning on participating in the KAMSC mentorship program through 
which students work with a mentor in the field of work in which the student is 
interested.  The KAMSC mentorship program involves the student working 
on-the-job as an assistant and student to the mentor for a minimum of one hour 
per week.  Being a likely computer science major, and realizing that many KLUG 
members work in the computer industry, I decided that an e-mail to this list 
might result in me finding the perfect mentor.
   I have extensive computer experience as a systems administrator for a small 
(approximately eight computers) network at my school for about a year, as 
webmaster and assistant webmaster for my school’s web page for almost two 
years, and as an employee of my school district’s technology department this 
past summer.  I am currently enrolled in AP Computer Science II at KAMSC and 
look to attend the University of Michigan’s Camp CAEN this summer.
   My interests and skills include programming (C/C++ primarily, with an 
interest in python/perl/php/etc.), systems administration, and just about 
everything else in the computer industry.  I consider myself to be 
self-motivated and I have a great interest in maintaining an honorable 
reputation.  I also have spiked hair and an anti-DVD CCA t-shirt complete with 
css_descramble.c code on the back.  My car features Slashdot.org and 
Thinkgeek.com static window cling stickers and two toy penguins.
   If you work in the computer industry and you or someone you know would be 
interested in taking me on in a mentorship situation starting in late August 
of this year and continuing until at least January and possibly late May of 
2002, I encourage you to contact me.  If you want to know a little more about 
me, you can visit my website at http://www.wastedgenius.com (note: I am not a 
pothead; please notice the words “not like this”).  I would very much 
appreciate an e-mail with details regarding where you work, what you do, and 
some contact information.  Thanks you.

-Josh

Note: In the interest of full disclosure, I got in some trouble this year at 
school for computer tampering.  However, I have no interest in breaking into 
your computer system at your place of business; I have learned my lesson.  I 
know now that curiosity is a good thing, but there are times when you just 
need to leave things alone.