Tampa Bay Tech High School - Titan Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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Full Time H.S. in 1945 In 1945 Brewster was converted into a full- time vocational high school. It was primarily a business scnool and offered four different clerical diplomas: Stenographic, Bookkeep- ing, Secretarial, and Clerical. Brewster was the first and only school of its kind at this time. The main shops offered dating back to 1931 were woodshop, machine shop, sheet metal, and auto. By 1945, they had a radio shop. 1957 was the last year for what was known as the Gen- eral Shop. It was open to ninth grade students and was an industrial arts program which offered students the opportunity to learn the basic fundamentals in six areas. Mr. Hershell Van Dusen taught electricity, mechanical drawing, auto mechanics, printing, metal shop, and woodwork. Recor dings of the first beauty shop and dental assistant programs date back to 1957. The first technical graduate was Donald Leigh Convert. He graduated in 1945 and his subjects were radio, history, and typing. In 1927, Jim Buseigilo won a trophy for bicycle racing. In 1927 the Brewster Vocational News spoke out against social clubs. They felt a vocational school should only have clubs that were concerned with practical mat- ters. The first newspaper was called Brewster Vocational News, then The Brewster Broadcast, the Brewster Tech Star, and the Brewster Ram ' s Horn. The papers featured Shop News, Literary contributions and bits of Brewster Blarney. The following clubs had their beginnings in: 1930 — Print Shop, 1938 — Home Ec. Club, 1931 —Journalism Club.

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T. B. T. Opens June 10, 1969 Girls basketball was popular in 1932 and they had an award winning team. The first student council had its first meeting on March 29, 1938. In 1952 a prom was held at the Crystal Ball Rest, on Bayshore Boulevard. The price for the dinner and dance was $3.00 a couple. Graduation was set for June 6, 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. There were 14 graduates. In 1954. the Brewster band consisted of 22 members. Tec Kitchen was the name of the school lunchroom and the most expensive thing on the menu was a barbecue or baked ham sand- wich for 25 t. The all new Tampa Bay Vocational High School opened June 10, 1969, with over twenty shops. All the shops were well equip- ped and provided excellent training as well as practical experience. T.B.T ' s data processing course is one of the few courses in the United States in which the students work with real computers. T.B.T. is more than just a high school, it ' s a vocational and technical center. It has a fully developed day and night school and recently opened a mid-day shop from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. We grow bigger and better every year. As the programs get larger . . . they get better. New shops have been added and our enrollment steadily increases with each new year. What ever happened to the old Brewster ' It is now a full-time adult and evening school. Tampa Bay Tech — You ' ve come a long way — and we ' re glad you did!