TEENS! APPLY NOW FOR SUMMER TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

Teens with an interest in natural history can make the most of their summer by applying for the teen volunteer program at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. The program provides an opportunity for teens to learn about the work of the museum, get a more thorough understanding of Oklahoma’s history and ecology, and receive valuable experience working with the public in the museum’s galleries and Discovery Room. This year’s Teen Volunteers also will receive information on the special exhibition “SuperCroc Featuring Nigersaurus,” and in the museum’s new Paleozoic gallery, both opening May 31. Applications are now being accepted for this summer. The six-week program is open to teens ages 13 to 15 who have completed sixth grade by June 1, 2008. Training will begin on June 2.

The teen volunteer training program will provide general information in areas of paleontology, ecology and Oklahoma’s Native American heritage. It will prepare teens to work in the Discovery Room and operate the museum “Gallery Carts” that feature hands-on informational activities for museum visitors. Teen volunteers also will have an opportunity to learn about behind-the-scenes work in the museum’s collections and laboratories. The training will take place from 10 a.m. to noon each day from June 2 through 6. After training is complete, the teen volunteers will be expected to serve a minimum of five hours per week, Tuesday through Friday, from June 10 through July 11. Teen volunteers who wish to continue volunteering in the museum after the program ends can apply for approval to do so.

Teens interested in applying for the program can contact the volunteer office by phone at 325-1652 or email at volunteer@snomnh.ou.edu to request an application form. Applicants will be interviewed by museum staff members, and 20 applicants will be accepted. Applications are due in the volunteer office by May 5.