White House Starts New D.C. Teen Internship Program

This is the shit we've been talking about. A segment of the First Lady's comments-

So as First Lady I really want to make sure that people feel connected. And one way that we're doing that with kids in D.C. -- and this is more for the older kids -- is that we're developing this summer at the White House a program called D.C. Scholars, where we're inviting teens from Washington, D.C. -- and it's exclusive to the teens who live in the area -- to come and be interns at the White House.

For the first time -- and this hasn't been done -- students from the D.C. public school system will have the opportunity to be interns at the White House. We've already selected our first class. But for those of you who are interested in coming to work in my office maybe, or working in the President's office, or -- you know, there's a whole range of opportunities. It's important for you to look out on the web site at the White House for how to get involved in next year's summer program.

But in order to be a part of this program, you have to have your stuff together, right? You all know that, right? You're passing that down to these young people. And by having your stuff together, it means that you have to do what? What are some of the things that you need to be doing now in order to get really good internships? What do you guys think you need to be doing?

Q Working!

MRS. OBAMA: Working hard, yes. What else? Just shout out.

Q Studying!

Q Reading!

MRS. OBAMA: Studying, reading.

Q Listening!

MRS. OBAMA: What?

Q Listening.

MRS. OBAMA: Listening. To who?

Q Teachers!

MRS. OBAMA: Your teachers. Who else should you be --

Q Parents!

MRS. OBAMA: Your parents. You guys know this, right? Let's see if some of the big kids know this. (Laughter.) What do you all have to be doing to have your stuff together?

Q Studying hard!

Changing lives. Used to be that D.C. interns had to have connections and money.