After a semester-long hiatus, Park Tech is ready to restart.

Park Tech, the computer club at the high school, closed its doors earlier this year when supervisor David Engelhardt left the high school.

Senior Arden Chrusciel, a senior member of Park Tech, said getting another supervisor wasn’t easy. Eventually first year teacher Jacob Utitus agreed to step in and advise the club.

“I’m a first-year teacher, and my workload is pretty heavy right now. It might be a bit much of me so it will really be on the students to step up and get their club back,” Utitus said. “So if they want to set it up this year, it will be mostly student-run.”

With a new supervisor, the Park Tech team is ready to open its doors. Senior KongSue Yang said the main focus of the club is fixing staff members’ computers. Students are also encouraged to bring in their damaged electronics.

“With new members, it’s a possibility that we will be able fix as many students electronic devices as staff computers,” Yang said.

The club will host interest meetings during the semester to welcome students who are thinking of joining. Any interested students should talk to Utitus, Chrusciel said.  At the moment only three seniors are members of Park Tech.

“Most of us are seniors, and we have no one to cast our knowledge onto, which is really too bad,” Chrusciel said. “We hope in the future that Park Tech can grow even bigger.”

Students don’t need an extensive knowledge of technology to join Park Tech, Chrusciel said.

“Even if you just want to learn how to fix your own computer, Park Tech is the club for you,” Chrusciel said.

Yang said he agreed, and said Park Tech can be a fun experience for any student.

“It’s a great time hanging out with students who all love fixing computers,” Yang said.