From bhs at idiom.com Sat Jan 5 13:56:46 2008 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Sat Jan 5 14:02:43 2008 Subject: [BHS etree] BSEP: Next BHS-BSEP Committee Meeting - Jan. 8, 5pm Message-ID: <20080105215851.4B0CF126E32@idiom.com> PLEASE DO NOT REPLY to the etree, contact Allen King [mailto:allenk@mindspring.com] Berkeley High School - BSEP Meeting Agenda DATE: Tuesday January 8, 2008 LOCATION: BHS D-Bldg. (Administration Bldg.) Conference Room TIME: 5:00-6:30 PM Chair: Allen King (allenk@mindspring.com ) 510-501-3307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 5:00 1. Members and alternates sign in 2. Establish quorum: 8 voting members including 2 staff, 2 students and 2 parents 3. Introductions 4. Approval of minutes from last meeting 5. Approval of Agenda-Additions/Changes 5:15 Public Comment 5:20: Chair Report Discuss Single Plan for Student Achievement Goals/WASC Site Plan (SGC Members & Chair) 5:30 Discussion of Program Evaluation using Rubric for meeting WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) goals. (Jaimie Knight) 5:50 Update on Program Evaluation-Team reports 6:00 P&O Committee Report 6:10 SGC Report 6:20 Future Meeting Schedule: Feb. 5, Feb. 29-Pick up Proposal Binder from Belinda, Mar. 4, Mar.18 6:30 End of meeting From bhs at idiom.com Sat Jan 5 13:59:32 2008 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Sat Jan 5 14:02:44 2008 Subject: [BHS etree] EVENT: "What's Up With College?" Night - Jan. 9, 7pm Message-ID: <20080105220137.0A6B7126E25@idiom.com> PLEASE DO NOT REPLY to the etree, contact Melissa Rapp [mailto:Lissrapp@aol.com] "What's Up With College?" Night is happening on Wednesday evening, January 9, from 7:00 - 9:00 in the College and Career Center. Juniors, seniors, and their parents/guardians are invited to come learn about a variety of colleges from BHS alumni who attend them. Everyone will hear about alumni experiences of their schools and their experience of being in college. Students will have an opportunity to ask questions and talk with alumni, and BHS parents can talk with parents of alumni about what it's like sending a child off to college. We hope you can attend. From bhs at idiom.com Sun Jan 6 21:45:09 2008 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Sun Jan 6 21:46:50 2008 Subject: [BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Monday, Jan 07, 2008 Message-ID: <5417667af473cfc73bb159e6cb233a6e@earthlink.net> Contact; Ilene Abrams iabrams@berkeley.k12.ca.us or 644-6804 College Advisor's Bulletin Monday, January 7, 2008 SAT WORD OF THE DAY: CACOPHONY ? harsh or discordant sound; dissonance. The cacophony of all of the instruments of the orchestra tuning up at the same time grated on my nerves. FOR ALL STUDENTS PSAT SCORES HAVE ARRIVED! Students can pick up their scores in the College/Career Center at lunch and after school only. JOB OPPORTUNITIES *High School Senior/Junior girl with good academics wanted to tutor 8th grade girl with homework in a variety of subjects. Must be able to help with beginning Spanish. Two to three hours a week after school. $10/$15 an hour depending on experience and compatibility. Meet at our house, which is very close to Berkeley High. For information please contact Honorah at: hcurran10@hotmail.com or 510-847-5694(c). FOR JUNIORS Summer Internship at UCSF. If you are interested in a research-intensive summer internship, the Department of Pediatrics at UCSF has an excellent program to introduce you to the world of science. You will work in a laboratory and assigned a designated research project while working with a mentor, attend seminars, tour UCSF and other universities. UCSF is looking for motivated and responsible students and are particularly encouraging applications from women, underrepresented minorities and talented and motivated students who have experienced economic or other challenges that might limit their ability to achieve these academic and career goals. Applications are available in D221. An information session on the program will be held on Saturday, December 8 at 1:00 pm at UCSF, 3333 California St., SF. Application deadline: January 28. FOR SENIORS FINANCIAL AID ? now is the time to start working on financial aid applications and continue (or start) on scholarship applications. If you haven?t done so already, each student and one parent must get a PIN number so that you can apply online for the FAFSA. It takes only a few minutes by filling out the form at www.pin.ed.gov . Then start gathering a list of what forms each of your colleges requires for their financial aid application as well as their deadlines. This can almost always be found on each school?s financial aid website. For the community colleges, UC?s and Cal States, the only form required is the FAFSA and it is due no later than March 2 (but PLEASE don?t wait that long). For a list of workshops we are holding on filling out the FAFSA as well as other helpful information, go to http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=home-2 and click on either ?Scholarships? or ?Financial Aid? or ?Financial Aid Workshops.? If you have questions, please see me or Ms. Price any day at lunch or after school. Applying for financial aid? Pick up your copy of the Fund Your Future Workshop in the College/Career Center. This easy to read pamphlet contains nearly everything you need to know about applying for financial aid and Cal Grants. Get yours now! *If you are still interested in applying to California public four year colleges, the following schools are still accepting applications: UC campuses: Riverside and Merced. For the UC applications, you must apply using a paper form, available at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/apply/ download.html . Cal States: Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Chico (except nursing and recording arts majors), Dominguez Hills (a late application fee will be charged after 4/1/08), East Bay (until 8/31/08), Fresno (until 2/1/08), Fullerton (open to engineering and computer science majors only), Humboldt (open if space is available), Los Angeles, Monterey Bay, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco (deadline ? 1/15/08), San Jose, San Marcos (if space is available), Sonoma (except for interdisciplinary studies, human development, liberal studies and nursing) and Stanislaus. Not all majors are open at these campuses. If you need help with your application, please see Ms. Abrams or Ms. Price. Applying to Sonoma State? If you have a GPA of 3.0 or above and are applying for fall 2008, check out the many scholarships, ranging from $250 to $3,000 per year, available at http://www.sonoma.edu/Scholarship/HTML/Application.shtml Deadline: January 15. *SAT/ACT TEST DATES ? January 29 is the regular registration deadline for the March 1 SAT tests. Subject tests are not offered on this test date. January 18 is the late registration deadline for the February 9 ACT test. Fee waivers for low income students are available in D221. SCHOLARSHIPS *For the complete list of applications available in the College/Career Center, go to http://bhs.berkeley.net/uploads/career_center/Scholarships_2007 -2008%20for%20website.doc *SBC Memorial Foundation ? Open to graduating seniors or college students who have volunteered for a significant number of hours within the last 18 months, have a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0, are residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and plan on attending a two or four year academic, vocational or technical school in the fall. Scholarship: $1,000. Applications available in D221 and at www.sbcfoundation.org . Deadline: March 1. Kaiser Permanente Asian Association Scholarship Program, open to seniors of Asian descent with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who lives in the Kaiser Permanente Northern CA service area who is planning on attending a two or four year college, university, trade or technical school in the fall. Five scholarships of $2,000 each will be awarded. Applications available in D221 and at www.KPAAonline.org . Deadline: February 29. Scholarships for Latino students - http://www.latinocollegedollars.org/ Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship Program ? must be a current high school senior planning to attend a two or four year college or vocational school, a legal US resident and less than 21 years old. A variety of scholarships are available in the following categories: all students; at least one parent of Asian-Pacific heritage; at least one parent of African American or Black Caribbean heritage; at least one parent of Hispanic heritage. Applications available in D221. Minimum of $1,000 scholarship awarded. Deadline: February 15. Italian Catholic Federation ? Open to students of Catholic and of Italian descent with a minimum GPA of 3.2 who live within the Catholic Dioceses of California, Nevada, Illinois and Arizona. $400 scholarship. Winners of this First Year Scholarship are eligible to receive an advanced scholarship after completion of their freshman year. Deadline: March 15. SUMMER PROGRAMS Stanford Medical Youth Science Program ? Five week summer residential program held on Stanford?s campus for low-income high school students interested in science, medicine and health. The program is open to current sophomores and juniors from a low income family without high levels of education. Students must have completed science and math classes in high school with at least some B?s in those classes and have an interest in science, medicine and health. The program runs from June 22-July 27 and students must attend the entire program. Applications available in D221. Application deadline: February 15. * New to the bulletin today.