When I was your age I started an internship at a tiny local programming company. They payed me a dollar or two over minimum wage to start and I did testing and

When I was your age I started an internship at a tiny local programming company. They payed me a dollar or two over minimum wage to start and I did testing and writing documentation and fixing bugs for them. It was a good starting job. A good introduction to the "Real world". After that I majored in English, and then majored in CS. I think if you walk into a small local company, and tell them what you can do and that you're interested in a summer internship. You have decent odds. A lot of people like to give back to the community. And HS interns are cheap.