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

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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

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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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for a term. Ms. Zook, the interns’ out of school contact, keeps in constant touch with the participating organizations emplying our students. She is also responsi¬ ble for sending reports to Mr. Katz informing him on the progress of the interns. Every fourth Friday, the appren¬ ticing students themselves meet with their counselors so they don’t lose touch with 29 Fort Greene Place. Several of our graduating Technites took advantage of the internship program this year. In their efforts to pursue possible careers and obtain hands-on experience, Penny Harris, Jackie Leong and Mercedes Bones became interns. As a result, they gained a special brand of knowledge which cannot be found in any classroom. Penny Harris secured an internship at ABV Electronics LTD. to discover whether or not electrical engineering was really for her. Because the company is a relatively small one, Penny chose it in order to have the advantage of a more personal atmosphere. As an intern, Penny Harris developed printed circuit boards, soldered, and did some drafting (just to name a few). Her experiences were extremely helpful, primarily because, it cleared up my doubts about what to pursue in college.” Besides learning what is involved in an engineering job, Penny was in¬ formed about the opportunities offered by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at the company. As a result, she will be attending R.P.I. next year. Another beneficiary of the advantages of internship was Jackie Leong. Being certain of her desire to be in the field of medicine, Jackie decided to intern so that she could be just as definite in regards to her college major. For the second term of her senior year at Tech, the Beth Israel Medical Center was her second home- not because of an illness, but because that is where she apprenticed. There, she involved herself in the divisions of Pediatrics and Physical Therapy, in which she aided a physical therapist in exercising patients. I gained confidence, learned a lot, and got a better idea of what my future goals are, said Jackie about her internship. Although she enjoyed the experience, Jackie pointed out a few negative factors involved with leaving ones school for a term. I ' m glad that I took the inter iship, but I missed my friends, my teachers, and the activities in school,” she stated. Because of her interest in the field of journalism, Mercedes Bones took advantage of the chance to have professional training offered by the Executive Internship program. Since her interviews were successful, Mercedes had many locations to choose from. New Youth Connec¬ tions (NYC) was Mercedes ' choice. At N.Y.C., she was responsible for gathering information and transforming it into interesting articles aimed towards teenage readers. As an intern at NYC, Mercedes covered stories on the comprehensive health care clinics in various New York City Public High Schools, and wrote an article entitled Wait For A Second Wind. Because of her internship, Mercedes has become interested in issues such as racism and politics, and has greatly improved her research skills. Although her internship ended with the fall term, Mer¬ cedes still writes for New Youth Connections as an after school student. From the words spoken by interns Penny Harris, Jackie Leong, and Mercedes Bones, the success of the internship program at Tech is apparent. The fact that our seniors are able to apprentice in their fields of interest truly reflects the vastness of the opportunities Brooklyn Tech has to offer to its students. By: Samantha Lecca ON THE JOB TRAINING At ABV Electronics LTD., Penny Harris receives some much needed assistance in working with a complex circuit board. 32 - ACADEMICS Jackie Leong, an intern at the Beth Israel Medical Center assists in tending a wheelchair bound patient.