The Spring Parent Teacher Conferences will be on Thursday, March 10th from 4:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. and Friday, March 11th from 12 P.M. to 4 P.M. H.O.P.E. will be teaming up with NHS and Key Club for this in-school event. You must wear Tech attire throughout the course of the event. 

There are two sign-ups, one for Thursday and one for Friday. Please be careful which day you sign up for. For each day you help out, you will get 20 points. In the sign-up links provided below, you can sign up under the teacher you would like to help. As a Teacher's Assistant you will be required to stay outside the teacher's room and help them. Usually, the teacher will have you monitor the parents and keep track of the time for the meetings. We will give you guys more information on what rooms the teachers are in as the event nears. 

Note: NHS members are mandated to sign up for this in-school event through a separate sign-up link that was provided in the email Pranav sent out. The sign-up links provided below are for H.O.P.E. and Key Club members ONLY. There is a multiple choice question in the sign-up that asks which club you are signing up for: H.O.P.E. or Key Club. Make sure to select H.O.P.E. You will only be able to gain points for ONE club through participation in this in-school event. 

Sign In/Sign Out Procedures

- Sign Ins: Swipe in at the southeast section of the cafeteria at 4:30 P.M. on Thursday and/or 12 P.M. on Friday depending on which day(s) you signed up for. Exit tickets will be distributed after you swipe in. 

- Sign Outs: Bring your completed exit ticket to an executive by the northeast corner exit on the first floor at 8:30 P.M. on Thursday and/or 4 P.M. on Friday. You must exit the building right after you hand in your exit ticket.   

Sign-Up Links: The sign-ups will open tonight at 6:05 P.M.

- Thursday, March 10th: Click Here!

- Friday, March 11th: Click Here!

It's time for our annual Penny Drive once again! This fundraiser is MANDATORY, meaning all members must participate. We will be giving 30 points for raising at least $10. The top 10 members who raise the most money will receive an extra 5 points. The Penny Drive will begin tomorrow, Monday, February 22nd and end Thursday, February 25th.   

Attached is a donation form, which must be completed and placed into an envelope or ziploc bag (if you're donating a lot of coins) along with the money. The envelope must be labeled with your name and OSIS. 

Money can ONLY be handed to H.O.P.E. Executives! DO NOT bring the money to Mrs. Nottingham or give money to anyone else other than Sandy Chan, Angela Fong, Helen Ding, Joeyee Yan, Jennie Chen, Wendy Lei, Bryan Khuu, Henry Li, Jacky Jiang, Jason Lieng, Stanley Zhu, and Venus He. 

You can give the money to executives you see throughout the day OR give it to an executive at room 7C1 beginning after 8th period until 3:45 P.M. from Monday through Thursday.     

The initial CSI challenge was canceled due to issues within the school. Since the CSI challenge has been moved to Wednesday, February 17th, the set-up will be TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 16th from 9 A.M. - 3 P.M. for 20 points. You will meet Angela Xie and ChoYan Huang at room BN8 for sign-ins. Instructions for sign-outs will be given at the event tomorrow.

Sign-Up Link: Click Here!

Our next mandatory meeting will be this Thursday, February 11th in the auditorium during 11th period. We will be selling mini bundles of items for Valentine's Day after the meeting. Specifics will be mentioned in another email and at the meeting. 

If you cannot make it to the mandatory meeting, you must email us at bthshope@gmail.com. Here are the instructions for Request for Excusals once again: Compose a new message with the subject line "Request for Excusal." Within the email, include your name, OSIS #, and the reason why you cannot attend the mandatory meeting. For all excusals regarding doctor's appointments, a clear image of your doctor's note (can be from the prescription pad) must be emailed to us after. To avoid getting the email limit warning multiple times, you will only receive a personal reply to your excusal if there is an issue with it. Everyone who sends a Request for Excusal will get a confirmation email regarding its approval if there were no issues with it.

Happy Lunar New Year to those who celebrate it and see you guys Thursday!

The following is a message from Alex Lee, the organizer of the Valentines for Veterans drive, and a brief description of the drive itself. 

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As an effort to spread love throughout the Brooklyn Tech community, we are going to make goodie bags (purpose will be described more in depth when we send out a follow-up email regarding an upcoming fundraiser sometime later this week). But anyways, we are o’ Fish’ a-lly asking you guys to bring in goldfish crackers, rice krispies treats, since they are such a treat, and last but not least gummy bears, since our goodie bags would be un-BEAR-able without them.

The BTHS Do Something Club is partnering up with H.O.P.E., BETA, Help the Homeless, Key Club, NHS, Outreach and Red Cross for Teens for Jeans. 

The issue at hand is that over a million young people experience homelessness in the U.S. every year. One item they often ask for is a pair of jeans. You can help them by simply donating a pair of gently-used jeans!

Jean collection will begin Tuesday, February 2nd and end Friday, February 26th. Donations should be placed in a plastic bag with an index card that has your name, OSIS #, and the list of participating clubs that you're in. You can bring your donations to room 7C1. 

The following is the list of participating clubs and their point systems:

- H.O.P.E. - 10 points per pair // 20 points maximum

- BETA - 5 points per pair // 20 points maximum

- BTHS Do Something - 10 points per pair // 40 points maximum

- Help the Homeless - 5 points per pair // 10 points maximum

- Outreach - 10 points per pair // 30 points maximum

- Red Cross - 10 points per pair // 30 points maximum

Feel free to ask your friends, family, neighbors or anyone for help! The school that collects the most jeans will get $3,000 and an additional $500 for a party. Start collecting!