Brooklyn Technical High School
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Brooklyn Technical High School is one of three primary high schools making up the specialized science circuit in New York City, the other two being Stuyvesant High School and the Bronx High School of Science. "Brooklyn Tech," as the school is commonly known, has the largest enrollment of the three schools. It is a member of the NCSSSMST.
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See also: Hunter College High School
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Administration
The current principal of Brooklyn Tech is Dr. Lee D. McCaskill.
Assistant Principals
Brooklyn Tech has many assistant principals, who head the different departments in the school.
| Administration | Crystal Bonds |
| English | Tracy Atkins-Zoughlami |
| Health & Physical Education | Maureen O'Hara |
| Pupil Personnel Services | Artie Kettenbeil |
| Languages other than English | James Lamb |
| Mathematics | Alan B. Palmer |
| Safety | Joseph Kaelin |
| Science | Thomas A. Evangelist |
| Social Studies | Binta Jalloh |
| Technology & Art | Eric Strauss |
Returning Alumni
Alumni who have returned to teach at Brooklyn Tech:
- William Aghassi — Physics, Environmental Science, Mechanical Engineering
- Daniel Carabano '96 — Math, Computer Science
- John Cunningham — Biology
- Salvatore D'Alessandro — Music Appreciation
- James Dibenedetto — Chorus, Varsity Football
- Jerry Friedman — Technology
- Linda Hoftyzer '96 — Math
- Issac Honor — Civil Engineering
- Artie Kettenbeil — A.P. of Pupil Personnel Services
- Brenda Oquendo-Orna — Biology
- Edward Orna — Math
- Dmitry Sagalovskiy '96 — Math
- Mary Schiff '00 — Chemistry
- John Tom '81 — Chemistry
- Edwin Velazquez — English, Coordinator of Student Activities
- Marc Williams — English, Head Coordinator of Student Activities
- Lawrence Zimmerman — Math (now retired)
Extracurricular Activities
Brooklyn Tech has many after-school clubs, and many PSAL teams.
One such club is BTHSnews, which was founded by students seeking to improve the school's communication with the students.
BTHSnews
BTHSnews.org is the school's student-run website. It was created to fill the void that Brooklyn Tech's official news paper "The Survey" left by not conveying news, and not doing it in a timely fashion. While the site was originally intended to complement the school's official paper it has since replaced it until such a time that a new teacher takes the job of running the Survey. While the club that feeds the website operates from within the school the website does not. The removes the problem of political and administrative pressures on what content can be served. It's noted that one issue (out of the very few paper put out each year) of The Survey had every paper recycled on the day of arrival because the principal didn't agree with an article. While the school's administration can politely suggest changes in the website and it's content the power rests in the students (and ultimately the club's staff) to decide what to do. This separation protects the students and their writings.
Despite this protection, the number of controversial articles written by students to be posted remains quite low despite events and conditions that could warrant such articles.
External links
- Brooklyn Technical High School (http://www.bths.edu/)
- BTHSnews.org Tech's First Student Run Online Newspaper (http://www.bthsnews.org/)
- Brooklyn Tech Alumni Association (http://www.bthsalum.org/)
- Unofficial Forum Run by Students (http://www.titaniumforums.com/)