BTW Ambassadors:

 

• serve as ushers / greeters at special functions such as Coronation, Youth Motivation Day.  During these functions, the Ambassadors are expected to converse knowledgably about BT Washington HS history, with the guests.

 

 

 

 

• represent the club / school well during homecoming functions and programs. (This pertains particularly to Mr. and Miss BTW Ambassador)

 

 

 

 

 

• lead guided tours for the underclassmen, during  the annual BTW Historical Walking Tours that take place January and February of each year. The tours last an entire class period, and so it necessary that the Ambassadors undergo  1 week of training prior to the tours starting. The training consists of getting a crash course on BTWHS history (walking the grounds of the campus, past Graham Jackson’s home, the BTW statue, learning the significance of the architectural points of interest in the front of the building, learning about the important role that the school played during the Civil Rights Movement / Jim Crow era)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Club

 

About Helen Ruffin

Helen Ruffin was a media specialist in DeKalb County. To encourage her students to read, she created a competition game in the mid 1980’s. This competition was based on the Georgia Children's Book Award nominees. She wanted to have teams of students compete to test their knowledge of the selected books. The idea quickly grew from competition between DeKalb County schools to a statewide competition in 2003.

 

Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl

The Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl is open to students in grades 4 through 12 across the state. Individual schools set up their Reading Bowl teams, and high school students read books from the 2014-2015 Georgia Peach Award Nominees List. Students compete on factual knowledge of these books. The Atlanta Public School District Level Bowl takes place on Saturday January 31 2015. Each school can send a team of 10 students (5 bowl team members and 5 alternates)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTW Poetry Club

In terms of capturing the attention of young people, a dramatic presentation can do more than a book written by any scholar, or a documentary. Dramatic presentations such as spoken word connect with people, it has the unique power to create and sustain a movement. Beats and rhythm have a unique way of capturing a concept and with that, the message that is being conveyed sticks in the minds of young people. The subject can be about date rape, or the loss of a loved one, child imprisonment, domestic violence, and the list goes on.

 

In the past, the BTW Poetry Expo has been a venue for students and staff to read original poetry and use accompanying musical selections.