What do Lil’ Wayne, Blue’s Clues and the University of Zimbabwe have in common? They all appeared on Brooklyn Technical High School’s Moodle website on June 16th.
Earlier this afternoon (June 16th), the Moodle website’s image was swapped. It is believe that this was a prank by the same person who sent the hoax email about school closing back in January.

Moodle is a program purchased by Brooklyn Tech last year to create a more tech-savvy feel to a “Technical school.” As of now, Moodle is used for lab classes to make digital submissions possible. Other uses of Moodle include language classes and graphics classes. Moodle has been criticized by many teachers and students as unnecessary but there are some positives to the program.

So far, Technites have gotten a good laugh from the prank because of the end of the marking period. Moodle is no longer needed to submit any work for classes. As of now (June 16th, 8:57 PM EST), Brooklyn Tech has taken notice of the situation and closed Moodle. But the security breach will leave an impression on Tech students as they end this 2009-2010 school year. Fan pages on Facebook have been created and students are considering applying to the University of Zimbabwe.

Moodle: http://moodle.bths.edu/

I had the honor of attending the SGO Induction Ceremony on June 3rd, 2010 for the induction of student government officers of the 2010-2011 school year. Mr. Williams and Mr. Asher both praised a job well done by all of Student Government during the 2009-2010 school year. In addition, Mr. Williams announced the student government officers for the 2010-2011 school year.
Results are below:

SGO Speaker:

Dania Sandfia

Class of 2011

President – Ikra Ahmad
Vice President – Yevgeniy Berdzenishvili
Parliamentarian – David Shadburn
Treasurer – Alexandr Bukhta
Secretary – Samiha Tashneem

Class of 2012

President – Jacob Azrilyant
Vice President – Marouf Hossain
Parliamentarian – Alissa Borshchenko
Treasurer – Jim Chan
Secretary – Sharnjit Dhaliwal

Class of 2013

President – Carolyne Ricardo
Vice President – Simona Zhukovski
Parliamentarian – Linda Wang
Treasurer – Zaib Javaid
Secretary – Rebecca D’Allorso

Student Government Oath:

Here are some questions presidential and vice presidential candidates answered during the debate section. Below is an interactive video.

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
DAVID SHADBURN
IKRA AHMAD

The Class of 2011 Elections have begun!

Look below for Candidate Speeches and choose wisely!
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David Shadburn

Ikra Ahmad

Shari Ilyas

Eugene Berd

The Class of 2012 Elections have begun!

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MICHELLE GORBONOSOV

JACOB AZRILYANT

For freshmen, sophomores and juniors, we have come to a point in the school year where we will have to select our classes for the following year. To aid us with our selection, Brooklyn Tech has created an online database system called Daedalus for students to use. Although not luxurious in design, Daedalus keep tracks of one’s transcript, one’s report card grades, one’s attendance and allows oneself to sign up for classes. However it is not important to know how you sign up for these classes, it is important to know what situation you are getting yourself into when you get into these classes. In an academically rigorous school like Brooklyn Tech, everyone wants to boast about what advanced classes they’re in, but how many of these people know what they are getting themselves into?

Advanced Placement classes are considered the most difficult courses offered in high school. These classes allow for high school students to experience what a college class is like before they take it in college. Aside from this what is another reason that so many students apply for such classes? Well colleges like to see it on one’s transcript- well at least that is what most students think! Students tend to think that taking a AP course will prepare them for a college course. No. In fact, it will make you look like you’re ready for a college course. When in reality the AP course is nothing like the college course. But don’t get me wrong, I believe AP courses are a good thing, but just keep in mind the situation you are getting yourself into when you apply and assess how many of these courses you can actually juggle. Hopefully this article will make you ask yourself “How many is too many?”

Taking a AP class will not be as simple as signing up for it. With a click of a mouse, you can sign up for an AP class but only with studying and hard work will one do well in such a class. These classes are designed for people who are ready and interested in the next level of education. Expect stacks of homework each night and constant quizzing and testing. So with this in mind, imagine a person who applies for 3 or even 4 of these Advanced Placement classes. Then top off those courses with possible extracurricular activities, social time with friends and SAT preparation- you will have a vision of a dreadful school year.

One mistake I see frequently among sophomores applying for junior year classes is that sophomores forget about other junior year responsibilities and overload themselves with classes. Junior year is the introductory year of your Brooklyn Tech major which may already offer Advanced Placement classes. In addition to these major classes, the AP English course is available as well, along with a AP Math class such as Calculus AB and AP American History. Some incoming juniors will apply for ALL of these classes on top of their major. BUT WAIT! Don’t must juniors also take the SATs? They do! So add the SATs to the mountain of work that one will receive from their AP courses.

I personally have friends that have 3 and even 4 AP class, and they are deprived of sleep. I either see them sleep in the late night or in the early mornings. They give up on extracurricular activities and as well as their social time. Now think, Is it really worth sacrificing your health for these colleges that don’t even know your name yet? No it is not. Personally I do not believe anything over 2 Advanced Placement classes a year is safe for any person’s health. Advanced Placement classes should be courses that interest you; not classes that you think will make colleges like you. In reality, if you are not interested in the course, you will burn out before the finish line. So think your decisions though. Do not be afraid to revise your Daedalus selections. My only hope is that I have made you more aware.

On April 10th, 2010, the Young Entrepreneur Association (YEA) hosted it’s 3rd Annual Career Day, in partnership with the Brookyn Tech Alumni Foundation and National Honor Society, at Brooklyn Technical High School. Various successful alumni from fields ranging from architecture to technology were present to explain their careers. During this special occasion, students are able to have one on one conversations with professionals themselves to receive helpful information on how to purse similar careers. For two sessions, alumni will usually prepare a presentation and then allow students to ask questions. Questions ranging from their major at Brooklyn Technical to how much they make are posed. BTHSnews.org was able to speak to President of YEA, Gary Jiang, about what he thought of the overall event, various alumni on their reactions and students for feedback.

Special Thanks to:
Young Entrepreneur Association – Gary Jiang, Shah Ahmed, Steven Gordon, Jasmine Gao, Bailey Hu, Daria Kim, Denzel John, Nancy Ngok
Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation
National Honor Society
Mr. Asher, Mr. Fanning, Jumaane D. Williams, Stanley Ng, Dupe Ajayi, Stephanie Louie

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