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The Student Government Organization: Executive Council

Thursday, May 27, 2010 3:10pm – 5:35pm

Minutes

I. Attendance

Key: [L] = Late [A] = Absent



[A] Angelica Ahmed, SGO Speaker

[A] N. Chen, President D. Shadburn, President M. Gorbonosov, President [A] I. Cheng, Vice President

[A] K. Zhang, Vice President I. Ahmad, Vice President [A] M. Hossain, Vice President R. Chinsky, Treasurer

[A] I. Rahman, Parliamentarian D. Sandfia, Parliamentarian J. Chan, Parliamentarian [A] A. Geraloglou, Secretary

H. Abdul-Karim, Treasurer A. Bukhta, Treasurer S. Eng, Treasurer

[A] W. Chin, Secretary D. Alebdy, Secretary S. Dhaliwal, Secretary





II. Business

A. Grab & Go Breakfast

1. Guests from the Cafeteria came to speak about issues regarding Grab & Go Breakfast

a. Complaints are made about the large amount of garbage

i. Reason for this is because a lot of the students don’t know where the trash cans are to throw out their garbage

a) At the moment, there are 18 trash cans out on the floors

· They are taken back to the Cafeteria by 9:30am

§ Use to be 10:15am, but that’s too late since 4^th period lunch starts at that time

§ Missing trash cans means less trash cans for the lunch periods

b) More garbage cans will be put on each floors (mostly at the center section)

· On the 1^st floor, a trash can will be at each express elevator and on each side of the center section.

· On the 2^nd-4^th floors, there will be 4 trash cans

§ Will be put near the staircases

· On the 5^th-6^th floors, there will be 3 trash cans

§ Will also be put near the staircases

· A suggestion was made to place a trash can near the two express elevators on the 7^th floor

ii. More employees will be picking up the garbage

iii. Visitor suggested to put breakfast into a bag instead of in the containers

a) The breakfast might get crushed, but there will be less garbage

b) A suggestion was made to make the bag clear

· So that students can see if they like the breakfast before they take it

iv. Students have been throwing food in the hallways

a) Probably because they don’t like some of the food that is offered

b) A survey was given out to the Executive Council

· We will choose the top 3 choices of Grab & Go Breakfast we like

§ That way there will be less food thrown around

· Will be given to Mr. Williams by Friday and from there given to Ms. Dilorenzo

· The results from the survey will not be made until the Fall

§ June is too short of a month to make changes

v. Students take breakfast for a certain thing and leave out the rest- making more garbage

a) A suggestion was to take cereal out of the bag and put it aside

· If students want it, they can take it

b) Another suggestion was to take milk out of the bag

· Milk has to be offered- says the DOE

§ Cereal doesn’t have to be offered

· Suggestion to have a box to put the milk in if students don’t want it

§ Middle & Elementary Schools do this

§ We can do this as well

vi. Decided to have a table for the breakfast items not wanted near the Grab & Go Breakfast cart

a) Students can take items from this table without swiping their ID

b. With Grab & Go Breakfast, the school serves 1300-1450 students

i. Without it, the school serves 300-450 students

c. Students should not take hot breakfast to class

d. If anyone has any comments or questions about the Grab & Go Breakfast, email Ms. Dilorenzo at FDiLorenzo@schools.nyc.gov

2. David (Junior President) will be making an announcement letting the student body know of the new changes being made to the Grab & Go Breakfast.

B. Funds

1. Key Club Budget Request

a. They are requesting $400 to help pay for their induction

i. They have 420 members

a) These members already helped pay for induction

ii. The club is paying for food and entertainment

a) They are being catered by Subway- 37 platters = $900

b) The entertainment is Lady Dragons and Organized Chaos

iii. Most fundraisers the club had was for charity

iv. The treasurer from last year resigned

a) This is why they couldn’t ask SGO for money

· The treasurer did not fill out the Budget Request

v. We decided to give them the $400.

a) Marouf will contact them

2. SGO Induction Budget Request

a. SGO Induction is in the library on June 3^rd at 3:30pm

b. CSA Committee 8 is requesting $490 to pay for the catering

i. The food, napkins, cups, drinks, etc. is included in the catering

c. Those invited to Induction includes:

i. The Executive Council

ii. The Council of Student Activities

iii. 20 members from Leadership and Student Assembly combined

iv. Those who applied for a Government position but are not a part of the above

d. Last year, the 2 cakes were brought from Pathmark

i. A suggestion was made to get it at COSTCO

a) Mr. Williams will get the cake

e. Decided to give them $490

3. Staff Appreciation Day Budget Request

a. CSA Committee 7 is requesting $841

i. Money is to purchase 400 Aluminum Water Bottles by June 3^rd

a) Chose to buy them from Discount Mugs since it’s the cheapest

b) The water bottles will be blue with white writing that says Brooklyn Technical High School on it

ii. A suggestion was made to have the students pass out the bottles on Brooklyn/Queens Day

a) It would reduce the price- slower shipping (the water bottles no longer have to arrive by June 3^rd)

b) Would be given out at 9am in front of the auditorium when the teachers come in

iii. Another suggestion was to organize a Staff Appreciation Dinner for next year

a) That has happened in the fall and the teachers weren’t so appreciative

b. Decided to give them $841

C. The Calendar for 2010-2011

1. Sharnjit’s (Sophomore Secretary) Proposal

a. Winter Jam- day before Winter Break, which is the Thursday, December 23^rd

i. No objections

b. Carnival Week/Day

i. The school used to have lunch time activities with carnival games

ii. Did not work this year

a) Decided to keep it for next year

ii. Should it be Carnival Week or Carnival Day?

a) Carnival Week

· Gives all the clubs a chance to fundraise

· However, a week would be too much to organize

· The hype would die by the end of the week

b) Carnival Day

· Would be much easier to organize

c) Decided to have it Carnival Day

iii. What date should it be?

a) Suggestion to have it in October (if Carnival Day is outside the school) or February (if Carnival Day is inside the school)

b) Other suggestions were to have it in January or April

c) Can’t have it in the 1^st week of November

· Sports teams start practice at that time

§ They would be too busy to help organize a Carnival Day

· Also, the Faulty Volleyball Game is during that week

d) A comment was made that clubs & teams need more time to organize this day, so the date should be in the spring.

· Also, CSA cannot plan for this event in such a short period of time

e) Suggestion to intertwine the Pep Rally and Carnival Day on October 29^th

· Cannot do it

§ Safety Issue: Halloween is 2 days away

§ No chaperones since PTC is on that day

f) Cannot have the event at the end of the year

· Students stop coming to school

g) Decided to have Carnival Day on Friday, February 4^th

c. 5 on 5 Basketball Tournament

i. NSBE did a Basketball Tournament this year

a) Decided to have NSBE do it

d. Lights Out

i. Suggestion to have it on Friday, April 15^th.

a) That is a tax day, so there will be a lack of chaperones

ii. Suggestion to have it in March

a) Decided not to

iii. Decided to have Lights Out on Friday, April 15^th

e. Practice SAT Exam

i. Last time this was done, 200 kids showed up

a) This year, only 12 showed up

b) The CSA committee next year must advertise this more

ii. Suggestion to have it 2 weeks before the March SAT

iii. Suggestion to have it on Monday, February 14^th since it is common time

a) Decided not to since that is a good common time date (Valentine’s Day) so a lot of students won’t come

iv. Suggestion to have it on a Saturday

a) To make this practice SAT feel more real

v. Decided to have it on Saturday, February 5th

f. Battle of the Classes

i. Suggestion to have it in the 2^nd week of April

a) Cannot be done

· Spring Musical is at that time

ii. This event is untested

a) Decided to see how it turns out this year before we decide on a date

g. Shakespeare Recitation Contest

i. Suggestion to have it on Thursday, March 3^rd

a) Cannot do it since the winner needs to be decided before February

ii. Suggestion to have it Thursday, December 9^th

a) Cannot do it since the Fall Play is at that time

iii. Suggestion to have it on January 7^th

a) Cannot do it since the seniors leave for the Winter Trip then

iv. Suggestion to have it on either Tuesday, November 30^th or Thursday, December 16^th.

v. Decided to have it Thursday, December 16^th

h. Spring Elections

i. Applications

a) They will be due Friday, April 8^th

ii. Email will be sent to the President and Vice President candidates on Friday, April 15^th to let them know they can start campaigning

iii. Debates

a) Will have them during the day

· Teachers will be invited to take their students down to the auditorium to hear the speeches

§ Teachers decide whether or not they want to take their students down

b) Debates will be held from Tuesday, May 3^rd to Thursday, May 5^th

· The CSA committee will decide what year debates first

iv. Post the debates on the BTHS Website by Tuesday, May 10^th

a) That way, they have the weekend to do it

v. Voting

a) Will be from Monday, May 9^th to Friday, May 13^th

i. Induction

i. Will be held on June 2^nd

j. Oratory Contest

i. Suggestion to have it on Thursday, February 3^rd

a) Decided not to since it’s Lunar New Year

ii. Suggestion to have it on Thursday, February 10^th

a) Mr. Williams was against it since there is a PTA meeting that day

iii. Decided to have it on Wednesday, February 9^th

k. You Got Served

i. Suggestion to have it on the first week of May

a) Decided against it since APs start at this time

ii. Suggestion to have it in November or December

a) Decided against it since it’s too early

· The CSA committee won’t have enough time to plan it out

iii. Suggestion to have it on Friday, March 11^th

a) Decided against it since that’s the day of the Senior Blast From the Past Dance

iv. Decided on Friday, March 4^th

l. Flowers For Favorites

i. Suggestion to give out the flowers on February 14^th

a) Nice day to give them out since it’s Valentine’s Day and since it’s common time

b) Decided against it since we need prefect to give them out

ii. Decided on Tuesday, February 1^st (the day students come back from Regents Week)

m. Staff Appreciation Day

i. Decided on June 3^rd

n. Blood Drive

i. Dates were already decided

a) Either Tuesday, January 11^th or Tuesday, March 15^th

o. Pep Rally

i. Decided not to intertwine it with Carnival Day

ii. Decided to have it on Homecoming

a) Will wait to find out the date of Homecoming

III. Open Agenda

IV. Reminders

V. Adjournment