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Parents of Brooklyn Tech students, watch out! MTV is casting a pilot about a regular teen's life in Brooklyn - and the show is catchily named "Brooklyn." MTV wants Brooklyn Tech sophomores and juniors. Not only does the Brooklyn Tech High School News explain that those interested can sign up in Room 7E4, but also why Brooklyn is so hot:
With 2.6 million people packed in Brownstones, tenements and multi-unit apartment complexes, Brooklyn is a jumble of cultures, creeds and economic strata. A cross between Harlem in its heyday and Paris, Brooklyn is the ultimate city within a city. In fact, if it weren't already incorporated into New York City, Brooklyn would be the third biggest city in the country. It's said that one out of every six Americans has had a parent or grandparent who lived in Brooklyn at some point.We bet Marty Markowitz is readying his teen slang! [Via brooklyn enthusiast]With that said, there is only one school in all of Brooklyn that represents all of those people, and that is Brooklyn Tech High School. BTHS does not only represent the people of Brooklyn, it also offers the inspiration, education, values and glimmer of hope that all the other public schools are lacking.
We know it's unlikely, but we pray MTV's Brooklyn Tech show is 30% as good as Degrassi Junior High. Also, Jason Jones' "Daily Show at Laguna Beach" segments from last night and Monday have been brilliant (part 1 on YouTube; you can find part 2 somewhere on the Comedy Central site).
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The MTA is making a show about Brooklyn teenagers? I don't get it.
I thought Brooklyn Tech is a highly selective school with competitive admissions. Its students scarcely are "regular teens."
I think that's supposed to be MTV (as it says in the last paragraph)?
That's MTV not MTA Rick, you should have your dyslexia checked out.
Sorry - I did have "MTA" for the first two mentions because I am one to type MTA much more often than MTV. Thanks for the note.
Except, how many of the kids at tech are actually from Brooklyn? I went to the Manhattan counterpart and less than half of my school lived in Manhattan, I'd wager.
actually, a fair amount of BTHS students are from brooklyn, though there are students from all 5 boros. i'm an 04 graduate and its interesting to see tech get this kind of publicity when for the last few years, most news stories about tech have been pretty negative. the students are pretty normal, though.
go engineers!
It always seems like Brooklyn is the only borough...
as an alum of BTHS, at this point I'd like to give in to my inferiority complex and tell all the stuy and bronx science kids to suck it.
#2 - Even though BT is the least "selective" of the specialized schools, it is still another world compare to an actual nabe school such as Prospect Height, which is where MTV should go if they want some NYC high school experience in the raw!
Actually, BT is pretty selective...if you can spell your name, youre in. The school is actually predominantly Brooklynites. Its also one of the most diverse schools in the city, i challenge anyone to find one more diverse.
Wow, I'm a freshman at Brooklyn Tech and I gotta say I'm pretty excited about this. BT is definitely one of the most diverse high schools you'll find, and I know I've learned something new from everyone I met there, even though it's only been about 5 months so far. Ahh, I can't wait to see the show..GO ENGINEERS =]
I used to be Techie almost 8 years ago. From what I remember, we're all pretty lazy (but a bit smart) people.