Teen Tech Week, a week that is utilized the promote and celebrate the use of technology, is evolving into a popular icon and activity in the community.

Because of this event, students of all grades are able to appreciate the use of technology and the impact it has on our modern world and society. Each day of the week offered a new opportunity for expanding knowledge in regards to the capability of technology, and creative alternatives to incorporate a hands on learning experience.

“Teen Tech week is a time to celebrate or promote the use of technology in different ways,” Head Librarian Mrs. Day said. “The best part of this event is that students can be creative and think things you typically wouldn’t consider trying.”

Seen in the picture, Daniel Kang ‘17, Simbran Ali ‘17, and Kiran Momin ‘17 craft a book sculpture using simple, given materials provided by the librarians. Typically, most art classes go to the station to make things out of books, and discover a delight in doing unusual things, such as tearing pages out of books and making innovative designs. Though none of them are enrolled in art, they found the experience to be a fun one.

“It was fun trying to read the words of the cut­-up books,” Daniel Kang ‘17 said. “Doing these activities was a great way to endorse creativity.”

On Thursday, students disassembled school­ utensils, such as a calculator, to explore the the unknown parts.

This event has so far proven to be an overall success for students that either yearn to enrich their creative side, or simply want to gain knowledge about technology as a whole.

“I used my creative abilities to manipulate book pages into art,” Simbran Ali ’17 said. “Also, I think it was interesting how I could use something made for literature into a work of art.”

Contributions by Faith Song