The Computer Club

Reading for Learning
Computer Club members explore the various aspects of computer technology by trying a variety of software, conducting independent projects, volunteering for community service projects and discussing information and the printed word in books (print and on-line), magazines, newspapers, e-zines, poetry, lyrics, websites, databases, and search engines. Club members run fund-raisers each year, go on field trips to local information technology sites, and read to elementary school children in the elementary schools of the district.

Web Designers
Computer Club members (formerly the Literary/ Computer Club) were the original designers/webmasters of Bellport High School's Web Page. They created and maintained this web site till 2006 after putting it up in February 2001. The site now provides the community with information on virtually all aspects of our high school. The club now focuses on new technology.

Activities
Weekly meetings include discussions on current books, articles, technology, digital art and web design. Members also confer with the SCSD Website Club, and students taking the Web Design class. Computer game tournaments are organized in the fall and spring.

STEM Game Design Challenge - http://stemchallenge.org/about/Default.aspx?Cat=HS

Community Service
Design advice for the Bellport High School Webpage
Teen Read Week - (October) The Club organizes the Teen Read Pizza Party for those students who read three from their own custom summer reading list of ten titles. 
Harvest Festival - (October) the Club provides a gaming area for this event.
ALA National Gaming Day - (November) - Clubs runs this on a Saturday in Mid November (ALA sets date each year) as a community service event.
Suessville Trip - (March 2) to Brookhaven Elementary on the birthday of Theodore Geisel (If transportation is available).
Great New York Read-Aloud - (April) to Verne Critz Elementary to celebrate the joy and excitement of reading (if transportation is available). 
Spring Film Festival - (May) Hosts a variety of film genres in the library - pizza, popcorn, soda and "Thumbs Up" movies.
Summer Reading Challenge - (May/June) to set up challenge of picking from library summer reading or for those who submit custom list of ten titles from which they will read three by Teen Read Week (see above).

Bulletin Board Location
In the Library on one of the front display rack bulletin boards.

Field Trips
The club has taken the following Field Trips:

Fall Field Trip to New York City visiting:
The SONY Wonder Technology Lab, 550 Madison Ave. at 56th St.
Morgan Museum and Library  (Roy Lichtenstein - 9/24/2010 - 1/22/2011)

Spring Field Trip on LI visiting:
ICONN Science Fiction Convention at SUNY Stony Brook

Future trips planned are:
New York Comic-Con - October 8 - 10 (2010)
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street on 5th Ave. "Doodle for Google" 5/21-7/5
Asia Society - 725 Park Ave at 70th St. (Yoshitomo Nara - 9/9 thru 1/7), Cosplay Competition (10/15/2010)
Nintendo World
Lunch at Top of the Rock - Group Info, 30 Rockefeller Plaza on 5th Ave.
Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52nd Street
Microsoft Store/Apple/or AT&T Store
Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall Street




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