Brooklyn Technical High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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THE TECH STORE I t is the beginning of the school year and every¬ one has to go on a shopping spree. You run your eyes down the list. Everything seems easy enough to buy. But wait, what is a tool bit, a t- square, or a 2H pencil? Better yet, where are you going to buy them? Well, the place to go is the S.G.O. Store. The S.G.O. Store supplies most of the things needed by students. The S.G.O. Store has been around for a long time and has always been a part of the school. The profits made go towards the general fund of the school. Mr. Friedman, the man¬ ager of the store and an economics teacher, says that running the store is like running a regular business. The items are supplied by various vendors such as the Fleetwood Student Sales, the Steadtler Mars Co. and others. Miss Ida Simmons, cashier monitor, and other students are there to help make the store work well. Working in the store supplies an opportunity for students to learn accounting and inventory. The hottest selling items in the store are the jackets with leather or satin sleeves, the t-shirts, and the pencils. The newest items are the Tech bears and the back-packs with the Tech emblem. The inventory changes with the needs and wants of the students. If you can’t get it in your neighbor¬ hood store, check the S.G.O. Store out. Conveniently located at a classroom near you. By: Kethel Borderon 30 - ACTIVITIES

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I t was nine o’clock Tuesday night and I was glued . in front of my television set, tuned into the concluding episode of my favorite program. The television screen was set with Maddie and David in an uncompromising situation. When That is your first thought when you think of Moonlighting but; Moonlighting, according to Web¬ ster’s Dictionary is working at a spare-job often at night, in addition to one’s full time job.” It is not the television program on Tuesday nights with Cybil Shepherd and Bruce Willis. Moonlighting is done by many students who need extra money to pay for college tuition, but Moon¬ lighting is not only done by students, but also by many teachers; Brooklyn Tech teachers are no ex¬ ception. Did you know that your math or science teacher was moonlighting? Doing some bizzare job after school, that might totally shock you? Well, there are a few teachers at Tech who do moonlight after school hours. Mr. Meckner, a physical education teacher works for the N.Y.C. Sanitation Dept., Bio-Med teacher Dr. Jampel is really a licensed Chiropractor, technical drawing teacher Mr. Hoftizer works free¬ lance in architecture rendering for an architecture firm in Manhattan and math instructor, Mr. Voyticky has various jobs as real estate manager, mortgage appraiser, title insurance agent, college teacher, republican district leader and president of the Trol¬ ley Museum. Why do these teachers have other jobs? Don ' t they like teaching? Well, Mr. Voyticky has other jobs for the sole reason “to earn more money Mr. Hoftizer has another job because he enjoys the work in architec¬ tural rendering and it keeps him in touch with new developments in the field. The extra money doesn’t hurt, either. Dr. Jampel and Mr. Meckner on the other hand really are sunlighting rather than moonlighting. Teaching is their secondary job. Dr. Jampel teaches biology while he waits to receive his state license in chiropracting. Mr. Meckner is a worker at the sanitation dept, first, but he teaches to keep in touch with his alma mater and to see students become successful in their endeav¬ ors. All the teachers, whether teaching is their prima¬ ry or secondary job, enjoy it fully. As Mr. Voyticky says “teaching is challenging and I like to work with young adults. Whatever their reasons are for moonlighting, all the teachers enjoy their extra jobs and don ' t intend to give them up. All will continue in their lines of work in the future except for Dr. Jampel who would like to leave teaching, even though he enjoys it, so he can open up his own practice. As you can see, these teachers who might seem strange or weird are real interesting characters with interesting lives outside of school. So next time you enter your class, you might look up at your teacher and wonder what he does after school hours. The answers might really surprise you. T £nn KofcKlMifces FACULTY

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W hat is fundraising? The phrase has been used often during this year, but how many people really understand what fundraising is? Many people equate fundraising with selling something for a profit. This is a misconcep¬ tion because fundraising is much more than that. Fundraising is an activity that is designed to raise funds but also to provide the participants with services or items that give them pleasure. However, more importantly, fundraisers create spirit and en¬ thusiasm. If a fundraiser is handled right, it is capable of generating a great deal of energy and excitment among the people. A prime example is Flower Day. The excitment and spirit generated by Flower Day depicts the effectiveness of a fundraiser to elevate school spirit. When almost 10,000 flowers are sold in one day, students receiving, giving, organizing and distributing are happy because it shows that a lot of effort and planning has worked. How fundraising works? There is more to fun¬ draising than selling something. Fundraising is an art that requires special qualities. These qualities are the ability to brainstorm and organize ideas and to have a high level of intensity and enthusiasm. Most people do not realize that before any fundraiser can begin, someone must come up with a good idea that benefits both the people who run the fundraiser and the participants of the fundraiser. Trying to come up with an original and appealing idea isn ' t as easy as it sounds. It takes a degree of creativity and imagina¬ tion to come up with a really good idea. Equally important is the organization of the fun¬ draiser. It’s not enough to have good ideas. Those ideas have to be put into action in a practical and efficient plan. This is where organizations comes in. If a fundraiser is organized well, it should be able to operate efficiently with minimum problems and the ability to handle unexpected problems. If brain¬ storming and organizing have been accomplished, then the funraisers is off to a good start. However, the accomplished of the first two doesn ' t necessarily mean success. The third vital ingredient necessary for a successful fundraiser is enthusiasm and energy level. No matter how well a fundraiser is planned, without people selling with enthusiasm, the fundraiser is most likely to fail because enthusiasm is contagious and so is the lack of it. The people pick up the enthusiasm from the seller and it turns to give to other people. If the seller has no enthusiasm, how can one espect the people to have enthusiasm? It ' s all a concerted effort. If it works, know your vital components made it so. If it doesn’t work, you’d better find and fix the weakness before you try again. A failed fundraiser can be expensive. GRAMCO School Supplies, Inc. (212) 788-0030 Wholesale Stationers School Supplies “Everything From Nursery Through College” 138 Thirty First Street Brooklyn, NY 11232 JAY BEE DISTRIBUTORS (718) 252-2384 (516) 887-1561 Fund Raising Services M M’s Candy • Stuffed Animals • Candy • Holiday Treats • DIRECT PROMOTIONS Marc Nacson (718) 339-6272 - All Imprintables - Shopping Bags • Calendars • Matchbooks • Business Cards • Keychains • T-Shirts • Balloons • Pens • Labels 1204 Avenue V, Suite 1211 Brooklyn, NY 11229 FLATBUSH COPY CENTER (718) 434-3643 KODAK-XEROX Reproduction Center High Speed Copying While • U • Wait Resumes • Thesis • Reports • Etc. 1570 Flatbush Ave. Brooklyn, NY ADVERTISING ACTIVITIES