Clyde C. Miller Career Academy High School

Our largest Internship Site Host, The Army Corps of Engineers’ District Commander, Colonel Anthony Mitchell, visited Career Academy on Thursday, March 17^th.  Colonel Mitchell is the first African American to lead the Regional District of the Army Corps.  The Commander is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University, an HBCU outside of Houston, Texas, where he studied biology; he also holds a master’s degree in Engineering and a master’s degree in Strategic Security Affairs.  Colonel Mitchell came to St. Louis from a leadership position at the Pentagon where he was principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary of The Army.  At The Corps, Colonel Mitchell commands 700 employees in a 28,000 square mile district which includes Missouri and Illinois.  As an Internship Site, our students are privileged to shadow professionals in a plethora of career fields beyond men and women in uniform; our soldiers are Accountants, Engineers, EEO Officers, Architects, Computer Networking Specialists, Public Affairs Directors, and Biologists.  As their interns, our students are exposed to invaluable information that gives them a glimpse into the day to day endeavors of a rewarding career.  The Corps takes special interest in their interns by providing core values, skills and incentives.