were you the AV tech in high school?

[matcom]

cause those students were TRULY gifted :D

[Chan790]

1. No, but I was one post-college.

Somehow I ended up in that job after I graduated...it just kind of fell into my lap as they were creating a Digital Media Lab at my alma mater, my roommate was the director of the lab, and I was one of about 50 people in the US at the time who knew what webstreaming was.

[ThomCat]

2. Yes, I was.

It was a pretty good part time job, but the pay sucked.

[qnr]

3. No, but then I only went to HS for 3 months n/t

[flvegan]

4. I was.

Top-loading vcrs, reel to reel, Apple IIc computers. I was a geek before being a geek was cool. Ran all the sound for our productions, as well.

[Hugin]

5. Yeah... Yeah...

It was no biggie.

[ZombieNixon]

6. I *was* the AV tech.

Being one of the few people who could effectively operate and troubleshoot a computer, I would get called out of class to fix the server when the real server guy (who was also the football coach, go figure) wasn't there. It helped me devlope a great rapport with the principal, who ended up writing me a $500 dollar check to help start a software company in college. Said company should incorporate in September if all goes according the plan. :D

[hyphenate]

7. When I was in high school

We had no such thing as an "A/V" tech. The only piece of equipment we ever had was an overhead projector, and there really isn't too many ways of screwing up that.

On the other hand, running a projector is the only thing I don't know how to do. I can run and troubleshoot video projectors, computers, interfaces with video projectors, etc., and more etc.

Since my non-mechanical friend is adept at handing a film projector, however, I think it can't be that difficult if I decided to give it a shot.

[Hugin]

8. One thing I did learn from it was the cast of "Up With People" were all

*cough* DICKS! *cough*

[xmas74]

9. Nope.

But I did theatre design for the school plays, worked in a library, played in the band and was a debater. I was also the president one year of Strategy and Tactics-the only female president to date.

I think I've proven my geek credentials.

[LeftyMom]

10. I did speech and debate all four years

I guess that's pretty geeky.

[xmas74]

11. You too?

One year of team, three of LD. Four years of oratory and foreign extemp, w/ a bit of domestic thrown in when needed.

I was geeky enough to earn scholarships for forensics.

[LeftyMom]

12. I did LD, student congress, impromptou and extemp all four years

Went to state twice and nationals once in student congress. I'm such a dork.

[xmas74]

13. I went to state every year.

I qualified once for nationals in LD but turned it down. I had a trip that I had won already as a youth ambassador that would have been at the same time. The trip was once in a lifetime and I thought I'd have the chance to qualify for natl again. Instead I had a year of bad judging then went to team.

My school didn't do student congress. I always envied those who did-I thought it looked like fun.

Did you do foreign or domestic? I preferred foreign but used to fill in on domestic-wanted that stupid ruby something awful.

And did you have the dorks who used nothing but Squirrel Killers? I used to laugh at them-too easy to beat them.

[EstimatedProphet]

14. Kinda

[Gatchaman]

15. Hell, I'm an AV Tech now!

Bow before the almighty god of the overhead projector!

Not a high school geek either. I perform AV services for a major eastern university.