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[Pakman]

I'm interest in joining clubs, lot of them. My interests are probably anything musically related of running for student government. I'm a freshman, as you can probably tell . Also any other freshman have lunch at 6th period, because I'm tired of walking around, looking for someone to talk to lol. Also do you guys/gals have any tips/advice or things that I should know for a new freshman in a school of 5000? thanks for the help.

P.s I'm also interested in joining the club for this website or something.

[lillian]

I also have the same feeling as you. But is there a deadline for joining any clubs?

[mbxsd]

There's no deadline. In fact, some people just "join" a club on the very last day to get credits. But if you really want to participate in a club, then join as early as you can so the secretaries can put you on their roster. You'll know when clubs start when you listen to the announcements. There will also be posters on the walls with information on clubs.

P.S. Join Art Club.

[lillian]

Thanks for the info! (:
By the way, is there a club that involves cooking/baking?

[mbxsd]

Uhm, yes, there should be one. I don't think so, but some clubs encourage its members to bake/cook for events like festivals and stuff. I believe Chinese Culture club makes food for Chinese New Year, etc.

http://www.bths.edu/...ments/clubs.jsp

[mbxsd]

Sorry, I don't know why I keep double posting...

[xiaolu]

Tech is filled with clubs. You should pay close attention to the announcements made during 3d period (they are also uploaded onto the bths.edu website) and also there will be posters on the walls, and people recruiting. This website's club is the BTHSnews club. If you want more information you can contact some of the admins.

http://bths.edu/dailyannounce.jsp

Each club holds general meetings after school (once every week/two weeks/a month, depends). Some clubs do have requirements such as you must attend at least 10 meetings, etc.

As for advice:
1) do not overwhelm yourself with clubs. Freshman year grades are VERY important. Do NOT mess up your freshman year. You will regret it. Clubs do take up time. A hour after school. If you have 5 clubs, one each day, you get home one hour later each day.
2) I recommend you start volunteer service now.
3) when you hot sophomore year, if you have already did a sufficient amount of hours, start internships/college now programs.
4) do not try to stand out. your main goal is not to be popular, your main goal is to succeed. focus on your grades, but don't get too anti-social.

[lillian]

By what do you mean when you say "volunteer service"
And you would still get the same amount of credits if you join clubs in, say, sophomore/junior/senior years instead of freshman?

[mbxsd]

lillian, on 11 September 2011 - 01:40 PM, said:

By what do you mean when you say "volunteer service"
And you would still get the same amount of credits if you join clubs in, say, sophomore/junior/senior years instead of freshman?

By volunteering she means to spend your time working in an outside facility like a hospital or a daycare center for no pay.
And yes, you still get the same amount of credits no matter what year you are in. Some activities (such as sports teams) give more credits than others.

[xiaolu]

Each club has it's own set amount of credits. Regular clubs give 4 per term I believe. NHS and BETA both give 8 credits per TERM. 16 for the whole year.

Volunteer Service as in doing something not for money. Go to a local church and ask to help out, or any non-profit organization (Red Cross, Nursing Home, Park Sanitation, etc.). You can approach an office in tech (guidance office) and ask if they need help. Tech has a 50 hour community service requirement for graduation. It also looks good on your college applications if you start early and keep it up for a year or 2 or even more.

[lillian]

xiaolu, on 11 September 2011 - 01:45 PM, said:

Volunteer Service as in doing something not for money. Go to a local church and ask to help out, or any non-profit organization (Red Cross, Nursing Home, Park Sanitation, etc.). You can approach an office in tech (guidance office) and ask if they need help. Tech has a 50 hour community service requirement for graduation. It also looks good on your college applications if you start early and keep it up for a year or 2 or even more.

So colleges will see exactly when you start the services and clubs. All this is so intimidating

[ClEMeNt]

Pakman, on 11 September 2011 - 01:02 PM, said:

I'm interest in joining clubs, lot of them. My interests are probably anything musically related of running for student government. I'm a freshman, as you can probably tell . Also any other freshman have lunch at 6th period, because I'm tired of walking around, looking for someone to talk to lol. Also do you guys/gals have any tips/advice or things that I should know for a new freshman in a school of 5000? thanks for the help.

P.s I'm also interested in joining the club for this website or something.

6000*
BTHSnews is going to start up pretty soon. Listen for the announcements and watch for topics on the board!

[xMrStrife]

Pakman, on 11 September 2011 - 01:02 PM, said:

I'm interest in joining clubs, lot of them. My interests are probably anything musically related of running for student government. I'm a freshman, as you can probably tell . Also any other freshman have lunch at 6th period, because I'm tired of walking around, looking for someone to talk to lol. Also do you guys/gals have any tips/advice or things that I should know for a new freshman in a school of 5000? thanks for the help.

P.s I'm also interested in joining the club for this website or something.

Making friends is easy just sit next to someone and say hi.

Its works all the time (:

[Pakman]

Lol thanks guys.

[Jae]

Shouldn't it be easier for freshman to make new friends especially since there are clusters so everyone has the same classes together?

It's not recommended to do too much later on when you're a junior mainly because that's when one takes a couple of aps and also need to take ap exams + regents + sats + finals. Sophomore year had the most regents but those are a joke. Best to start early :)

Join a team :O It'll take up a lot of your time but looks good.

[AnAdrenalin]

Find at least one or a few clubs that you sincerely like and enjoy and stick with it for the next for years so you won't have to worry about club credits and college apps(sticking to something shows comittment) and once you get used to Tech's work load and testing you can experiment around with clubs, doing one for just one semester or a year to find more that you like. You'll hear more about clubs later this month and in october.

[lillian]

AnAdrenalin, on 11 September 2011 - 08:00 PM, said:

You'll hear more about clubs later this month and in october.

so it's still not too late to join clubs.

[ClEMeNt]

lillian, on 12 September 2011 - 04:16 PM, said:

so it's still not too late to join clubs.

It's NEVER too late.

[Alanmp08]

ClEMeNt, on 12 September 2011 - 05:08 PM, said:

It's NEVER too late.

Three Days Grace. +1

[ClEMeNt]

Alanmp08, on 12 September 2011 - 05:45 PM, said:

Three Days Grace. +1

Take it back, I don't know who TDG are.