TECH BITES
Issue # 5 February 2020
BERGEN TECH BRINGS HOME THE GOLD & THE SILVER
Big Little Sisters - Jenny Kim
Duck's Life- Chole Yim
Reflecting - Lila Patel
Half - Noelani Renderos
Symphony - Adem Gjonbalaj
Alone in a Room Full of People - Jenny Kim
Lindsey Ahn - Gold Key in Painting titled "Camoflauge"
Lindsey Ahn - Honorable Mention in Mixed Media titled "Monkey Bars"
Fiona Gao - Gold Key in Photography titled "Geometric Boardwalk"
Emily Gil - Honorable Mention in Film & Animation titled "The Slide"
Adem Gjonbalaj - Gold Key in Painting titled "The Artist"
Adem Gjonbalaj - Gold Key in Painting titled "Symphony"
Wei-An Jin - Silver Key in Drawing & Illustrations titled "Houseparty"
Brian Jon - Gold Key in Photography titled "Cooper, Stop Eating Peach Pits!"
Brian Jon - Silver Key in Photography titled "Mascara"
Alyssa Kang - Honorable Mention in Painting titled "Color Shake"
Jenny Kim - Silver Key in Painting titled "Alone in a Room Full of People"
Jenny Kim - Silver Key in Painting titled "Wrinkles in His Time"
Jenny Kim - Silver Key in Painting titled "Big Little Sisters
Jenny Kim - Gold Key in Painting titled "Language of the World
Ellen Lee - Honorable Mention in Photography titled "Spreading Wings"
Ellen Lee - Gold Key in Photography titled "God Amongst Men"
Lila Patel - Honorable Mention in Painting titled "Side by Side"
Lila Patel - Silver Key in Drawing & Illustrations titled "Reflecting"
Noelani Renderos - Gold Key in Painting titled "Half"
Chole Yim - Gold Key in Painting titled "Duck's Life"
Camoflauge - Lindsey Ahn
Spreading Wings - Ellen Lee
A Wrinkle in His Time - Jenny Kim
God Amongst Men - Ellen Lee
Side by Side - Lila Patel
Fruitless Efforts - Jenny Kim
LAW AND JUSTICE
On Friday 1/31 Ms Allard’s 9th grade law students met with Judge Perez-Friscia in her court room and had a Q&A session with her honor. The students asked her challenging and thoughtful questions and she was impressed with their understanding of the US Constitution and other laws. Later in the day the students met Prosecutor Mark Musella. They learned about the importance of having jobs and a variety of life experiences that can help them connect with people from all walks of life so that when they becomes attorneys and present to a jury they can understand the viewpoints of many different members of our community. Finally the students observed sentencing hearings and Violations of Probation Hearings in criminal court and learned about the many different crimes codified in the NJ criminal code. The first photo is a fun picture of the class looking down from the balcony in the Rotunda. - Genevieve M.Allard
A LITTLE SWEET FOR YOUR VALENTINE!
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SENIORS MAKE IT TO SEMIFINALS OF NATIONAL SPACE COMPETITION
Please join me in congratulating the 4 teams registered for the Stellar Xplorers National Competition for qualifying for the semifinal round. They placed in the top 30% of all competitors. Their next competition date is February 28th where they attempt to qualify as one of ten teams who go to the finals. If the students move on to the finals they will travel to Houston, Texas and compete for the top slot in the nation. - Nicholas Elefther
NYIT GRANT AWARD GOES TO CHRISTINA HERMANSEN
Christina Hermansen have been selected for the Third Annual NYIT Mini-Research Grant Award in the amount of $200.00 for her research proposal “Bioremediation of Copper ion with Bacillus Arenosi ” The Grant Review committee has determined her submission to have scientific merit and potential impact in the STEM fields, including health. NYIT congratulates her and her research mentor! - Jayasree Sankar
BERGEN TECH SKI CLUB TAKES ON MOUNTAIN CREEK
CHEMISTRY CLUB WOWS GUESTS AT LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER
Chemistry club participated at LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER on 2/15 , wIth hands on activities nearly to thousands for students and family during the ACS-STEM day celebrations. Bergen tech club members won the People’s Choice award with certificates and gift check. Tiny dancers and electric train were among the most attractive activity they presented. Students who participated in this event were Christina Hermansen, Matthew Balestier, Robert Kapinos, Caleb Williams Anderson. Give them a warm congratulations. - Jayasree Sankar
CAN YOU DO THAT? I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU!
THE RELEVANCE OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Earlier this month, I was pondering the question as to whether or not Black History Month was still relevant today. I had to ponder that question because it seemed to me that Black History Month was no longer relevant here at Bergen Tech. But, I don’t want to leave that statement floating out there in thin air; after all, I was basing my judgement on what my physical eyes could see. Maybe I am not being fair. I have no way of knowing what is taking place inside each classroom. So I decided that I wouldn’t judge too harshly. It really doesn’t matter what is taking place in each classroom or the lack of displays celebrating Black History Month. It is my responsibility to keep hope alive. Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations. There is much Black History still to be discovered. Truth is powerful and it prevails.
So, I set out to create an information board. I filled it with as much information that I could about the accomplishments of Black Americans. Won’t it be wonderful when black history and Native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book? Just U.S. history. Because, I don’t want a Black History Month. Black history is American history. We make such a big deal about diversity; Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness. If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
We celebrate Black History Month because of racism. Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason. Racism isn’t born, folks, it’s taught. Black History Month teaches us to appreciate the greatness in all of us, so that we can learn from each other. Black History Month must be more than just a month of remembrance; it should be a tribute to our history and reminder of the work that lies in the months and years ahead. Black history isn’t a separate history. This is all of our history, this is American history, and we need to understand that. It has such an impact on kids and their values and how they view black people. There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made. We have a wonderful history behind us…and it is going to inspire us to greater achievements.
For me, it’s this simple; I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough, that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the color of my skin, and the feelings that I have are all worthy and okay. Even if it makes others uncomfortable, I will love who I am. As black women, we’re always given these seemingly devastating experiences — experiences that could absolutely break us. But what the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly. What we do as black women is take the worst situations and create from that point.
If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow. I’m hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter. That’s what this world is about. You look at someone like Gandhi, and he glowed. Martin Luther King glowed. Muhammad Ali glows. I think that’s from being bright all the time, and trying to be brighter. The thing about black history is that the truth is so much more complex than anything you could make up. The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.
My contribution to Black History Month was to write this piece, borrowing quotes from famous Americans who used their voice to speak up about Black History. I challenge you today to find those quotes that were used in this essay and learn about each of these individuals. For you, Black History Month may be over but for me, Black History is 365 days! I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger. -
Dr. Karoline Bethea-Jones
LAW AND JUSTICE VISITS THE NATIONS CAPITAL
LOOK WHAT WE MADE AT BOARD & BRUSH
COMING IN MARCH BCTVSEA BOWLING NIGHT!
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