GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks high school students are getting career experience and mentorship through an intern program and talent development pipeline offered by Northrop Grumman, an American company specializing in aerospace, security and defense with a location at GrandSky. Northrop Grumman's High School Involvement Program (HIP) is a two-year internship for students interested in careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). How would we approach the project differently so that we could succeed in the next round?”Diederich continued interning with Northrop Grumman in college, and was the first Grand Forks HIP student to transition into a full-time role after graduating. … I think there are a lot of different routes and opportunities that the HIP program offers.”GrandSky, the business park west of Grand Forks where the Grand Forks Northrop Grumman facility is located, opened in 2017. Fridolfs said this mentorship component of the program is particularly helpful for students, and it teaches real-world application.