From bhs at idiom.com Mon Jun 1 07:06:36 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Mon Jun 1 07:07:06 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Cal Grants Proposed for Elimination - Write Your Legislators Message-ID: <94874BC5AA0747589407D1D542DE27EA@your0cdc4f5844> PLEASE DO NOT REPLY to the etree, contact Ilene Abrams [mailto:iabrams@berkeley.k12.ca.us] URGENT ALERT - Gov. Schwarzenegger has frozen all Cal Grants awarded to students in the class of 2009. He has proposed that the Cal Grant program be eliminated as part of his new budget. Write a letter to your state legislative representatives and to the governor against this proposal. Let them know what it will mean to you and others that you know. For a sample letter, go to https://www.calpirgstudents.org/action/save-cal-grants . Please add your personal story or viewpoint to the form letter. More information can also be found on the Facebook group, Save Cal Grants. The Cal Grant is currently an entitlement program, which means that all students who are eligible and apply by the deadline receive the Cal Grant. There are several types of Cal Grants available. They typically cover all fees for UC's and Cal States for college students during their sophomore through senior years, for some freshmen, and some tuition (up to $9,700) for students attending private colleges in California. For some students, including those at community college, it also provides an additional $1,551 per year. While the cost of attending California public colleges and universities is increasing every year, the governor is proposing to cut this important life-line for low income families. ACT NOW! Ilene Abrams College Advisor Berkeley High School 1980 Allston Way Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 644-6804 Fax: (510) 843-4636 From bhs at idiom.com Mon Jun 1 07:09:31 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Mon Jun 1 07:13:50 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] TUTORING: Study Groups and Teacher Tutorials for Finals Message-ID: Contact: Christina Mitchell [mailto:cmitchell@berkeley.k12.ca.us] Calling All Students! Make use of this week before finals and find a Study Group, Attend a Teacher Tutorial, come to the Student Learning Center. Free BHS tutoring is available everyday. Check it out: http://bhsacademicchoice.com/docs/BHS%20Tutorials%20schoolwide%202008-2009.p df From bhs at idiom.com Mon Jun 1 07:10:43 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Mon Jun 1 07:13:51 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] JAZZ: Parent Meeting, June 3 - 7pm Message-ID: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY to the etree, contact Berkeley High Jazz [mailto:berkeleyjazz@comcast.net] All parents of jazz students in the BHS Jazz program are invited to attend the final meeting of the year, this Wednesday, June 3rd in the band room at 7 PM. Light refreshments will be served. See you there! From bhs at idiom.com Mon Jun 1 14:56:04 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Mon Jun 1 14:56:38 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 6/2/09 Message-ID: <647902.99435.qm@web82101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN June 2, 2009 ADMINISTRATION 1. Yearbooks are for sale in H102B at lunch and after school. They are $80 or $65 if you have free and reduced lunch. Previously purchased yearbooks can also be picked up with an ID or receipt. 2. All library books are due back to the BHS library by June 2nd. Please remember to return all library books to clear your records. *3. All AP U.S. History students in Academic Choice, please pick up the readings for the summer. This is very important to be reading on day one of the next school year. Contact Mr. Sanoff or Mr. Colon. CLUBS *Attention Cooking Club members -- As the year comes to an end, we would like to gather one more time to say goodbye. Meet us on Wed., June 10 at 4pm in H106 for a summer celebration. SENIORS 1. Tuesday, June 2 - Last day for seniors to turn in a Transcript Request Form to Ms. Mellion in D173 so that we can send an official transcript to the school they will be attending in the fall. Write "FINAL TRANSCRIPT" in capital letters across the top of the form and paperclip it to a stamped business sized envelope addressed to the college, with Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must sign the request form. All colleges require that students send them a final transcript confirming their senior year grades. 2. Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) open travel program for college students - Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success. A panel of judges comprised of college professors and education advocates from coast to coast will gather in the summer to select the students who will receive free travel to their colleges and universities. Each student is eligible to receive from one to four tickets that the student or an immediate family member can use in the Fall 2009 to travel to/from a college or university. The travel tickets are awarded to undergraduate and graduate Hispanic students with socio-economic need who journey away from home to pursue higher education. Essay required. To view the criteria for the 2009 award program, go to http://www.southwest.com. Applications available at http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Lanzate_EN.asp?SnID=33099403. Deadline: Friday, June 5, 2009. FOR ALL STUDENTS PAID Summer Day Camp Jobs and VOLUNTEER Internships at Camp Galileo. Work at Camp Galileo and enjoy games with kids, confidence and leadership building AND outings with staff (bowling, pool parties, rock band parties, sky high and many more). Go to http://www.galileo learning.com/jobs/ for more info on hours, locations and pay. (Paid team leader positions for graduating seniors and summer intern volunteer positions for lower classmen.) Email Nicole Connell at nfconnell@gmail.com for more info and if you apply, use the Priority Code: BIGIDEAS. From bhs at idiom.com Mon Jun 1 15:04:28 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Mon Jun 1 15:05:06 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] ADMIN: Volunteer Appreciation Coffee, Fri. 6/5 Message-ID: <33718.8443.qm@web82102.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact: Janet Huseby jhuseby@pacbell.net Every year the Berkeley High Administration holds a coffee to honor the hundreds and hundreds of volunteers who step up in ways both large and small to help our beloved school and dear students. The coffee (this Friday, June 5 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Administration Building -- ask for location at the front desk) is a drop-in affair. There will be coffee, sweet rolls, strawberries and grateful administrators. Please come. It is a chance to talk to staff members and to meet other people committed to helping Berkeley High in the ways they can. Even if you do not know any other volunteers, you at least know me and I will be happy to see you! Janet Huseby Berkeley High Volunteer Coordinator jhuseby@pacbell.net From bhs at idiom.com Mon Jun 1 16:59:24 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Mon Jun 1 17:01:35 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for June 2, 2009 Message-ID: <294635.3510.qm@web39602.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Do not reply to this e-mail, please contact Ilene Abrams at iabrams@berkeley.k12.ca.us. College Advisor's Bulletin Tuesday, June 2, 2009 SAT WORD OF THE DAY:? PHENOMENON -- an occurrence that can be observed.? Early morning fog is a phenomenon commonly observed in San Francisco.? URGENT ALERT -- Gov. Schwarzenegger has frozen all Cal Grants awarded to students in the class of 2009.? He has proposed that the Cal Grant program be eliminated as part of his new budget.? Write a letter to your state legislative representatives and to the governor against this proposal.? Let them know what it will mean to you and others that you know.? For a sample letter, go to https://www.calpirgstudents.org/action/save-cal-grants.? Please do this now!? This drastic proposal hurts not only individual students and families, but the future of the economy of California.? FOR JUNIORS ATHLETES -- Juniors who want to play Division I or Division II sports in college need to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse at https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/. They also need to instruct College Board or ACT to send their SAT or ACT scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center.? Finally, they will need to turn in a Transcript Request Form to our registrar, Barbara Mellion (D173).? Mark ?FINAL JUNIOR TRANSCRIPT? across the top of the form and paperclip the request to a stamped business size envelope addressed to the NCAA Eligibility Center.? You must use Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address on the envelope or the Eligibility Center will not accept them.? If you have any questions about how to complete any of these tasks, see your College Advisor at lunch or after school. SUMMER PROGRAMS Check out www.enrichmentalley.com for information on summer programs. Looking for ways to volunteer this summer, go to www.volunteerinfo.org for information on programs in the Bay Area. *One Tour Bus, Ten Days, 30 Young People -- you can be part of an all-expenses-paid trip across the country! BAY-Peace is taking their summer training institute on the road.? Join with youth groups from Portland, Denver, Watsonville, L.A. & New York to travel to Chicago for a national counter recruitment conference, July 13-23.? Are you a Bay Area high school student or young adult? Do you have a talent for spoken word, visual art, street theater, radio, video or community organizing? Are you ready to bring the skills and knowledge you gain on this trip back to the Bay to help win the Youth Manifesto Campaign? For more information, send your name, phone number, email, school or organization to: baypeace@baypeace.org or go to www.baypeace.org or call 809-7416 for more information.? A list of summer programs is available by going to the College/Career Center website - http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=home-2 -- then clicking on ?Summer Programs 2009.? FOR SENIORS SENIOR EXIT REPORTS -- If you haven?t turned in the Exit Report in D221, do so NOW.? The information contained in these reports is very important so that we can have accurate data of the future plans of all seniors and assess how Berkeley High is doing in college admissions.? No information on an individual student will be shared without the student?s permission.? These forms were distributed in all senior English classes.? Additional forms are available in D221. *TODAY - Tuesday, June 2 -- Last day for seniors to turn in a Transcript Request Form to Ms. Mellion in D173 so that we can send an official transcript to the school they will be attending in the fall.? Write ?FINAL TRANSCRIPT? in capital letters across the top of the form and paperclip it to a stamped (postage has gone up to 44 cents!) business size envelope addressed to the college, with Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address.? If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must sign the request form.? All colleges require that students send them a final transcript confirming their senior year grades. Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) open travel program for college students -- Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success.? A panel of judges comprised of college professors and education advocates from coast to coast will gather in the summer to select the students who will receive free travel to their colleges and universities.? Each student is eligible to receive from one to four tickets that the student or an immediate family member can use in the Fall 2009 to travel to/from a college or university.? The travel tickets are awarded to undergraduate and graduate Hispanic students with socio-economic need who journey away from home to pursue higher education.? Essay required.? To view the criteria for the 2009 award program, www.southwest.com.? Applications available at http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Lanzate_EN.asp?SnID=33099403. Deadline: Friday, June 5, 2009. SCHOLARSHIPS For a complete list of scholarship applications available in the College/Career Center, go to http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=scholarships.? Salvadoran-American Leadership and Educational Fund (SALEF) -- Open to graduating seniors with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who are of Salvadoran, Central American, or other Latino ethnicity, have financial need, and have a history of community service and involvement.? Students may be either graduating high school seniors or current undergraduate, graduate and professional students.? Community college students are eligible if they are AB540 students.? Students must reside and study in the San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles Area (specifically South Central Los Angeles, Pico Union, East Los Angeles) and San Fernando Valley. Recipients must be able to help other students through mentoring, community service, or tutoring after receiving the award.? The application is available at www.salef.org and in D221. The scholarship is open to all students regardless of immigration status. Scholarship:? $500-$5,000.? Deadline:? June 30.? Univision Exito Escolar -- Open to current Latino seniors who reside in Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano or Sonoma County. Essays in English and Spanish are required.? Scholarship amounts vary from $500 to $2,000. US CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED.? Applications available in D221.? Applications must be received at the Univision office by 5:00 pm on July 31. *New to the bulletin today From bhs at idiom.com Mon Jun 1 19:16:59 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Mon Jun 1 19:17:56 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] EVENT: Final Jazz Concert, Fri. 6/5 Message-ID: <802615.52667.qm@web82102.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact berkeleyjazz@comcast.net Come and listen to a great evening of jazz! Catch the Jazz Lab I and II, and Ensemble bands this Friday at their final concert of the year. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $3 for students and free to BHS students with ID. Food will be available for sale in the lobby before the concert begins. From bhs at idiom.com Tue Jun 2 07:02:06 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Tue Jun 2 07:02:41 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] BIHS: Thank You Event, Fri. 6/5 Message-ID: <787123.35407.qm@web82105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; please contact Candy Meyers meyerscandy@yahoo.com Please join us to celebrate the parents and friends who volunteered this year for the Berkeley International High School. Friday, June 5?-- 3:45 pm at the Berkeley High School Food Court BIHS parents, teachers, and some incoming freshmen parents will be there.....along with goodies to snack on. This is a chance to socialize a little and hear a few words about next year. Thank you for all of the help you have given the teachers this year. From bhs at idiom.com Mon Jun 1 17:13:22 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Tue Jun 2 08:02:00 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] SENIORS: Graduation Ticket and Logistics Update Message-ID: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY to the etree, contact Janet Huseby [mailto:jhuseby@pacbell.net] We are receiving many questions regarding graduation, and we were able to provide some information in a message that went out last week (reprinted below). Some additional items to note: - Purchasing Tickets: Either students or their parents/guardians may pick up the two free tickets allowed per senior AND at the same time may purchase extra tickets at $15 each (more ticket purchasing details in #2 below). The staff in room D173 (Registrar's office) are available only during school hours (8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.) - Disabled Access: There is no designated area for disabled parking at the Greek Theatre for graduation. Please see #4 below regarding arrangements for drop-off and seating of the disabled in the Greek Theatre. - BHS Shuttle to the Greek: The location and times of the shuttle have not been finalized yet, but we hope to get this information to you on the etree as soon as it is. We will also address whether the shuttle will make return trips to Berkeley High after graduation. If you have more questions, please let us know. -------------- Original etree message sent last week (Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:01 PM): 1. Graduation takes place Friday, June 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the UC Berkeley Greek Theater. Students must report in the morning for rehearsal at 9:00 a.m. and then they report in the afternoon at 4 pm for the event. In addition, there is a mandatory rehearsal/meeting at the Berkeley Community Theater (BHS campus) on Thursday, June 11. Traditionally this first rehearsal has taken place at 2 p.m. However, students should listen carefully to the Student Dally Bulletin for the exact time. Both rehearsals are mandatory. 2. Tickets are on sale in room D173--the registrar's office across from the Front Desk. Students may come by at first period, lunch and after school. Parents may also come in to buy tickets. Each student in good standing (that is with no book debts and fewer than three unexcused absences) receives two free tickets. After that, a student may purchase as many tickets as he or she wants at $15 each ticket. Please no checks. Cash or money order only. Students who have difficulty buying tickets should see their counselor. If you have any further questions regarding tickets, please contact Vice Principal Vernon Walton at (510) 644-4569. 3. There are a limited number of disabled tickets. If you are interested in obtaining one, please contact our Student Activities Director, Edith Jordan, at (510) 644-8990. Only one person may accompany each disabled guest in the disabled seating area. 4. Parking is limited close to the theater. The school will run a shuttle bus from BHS starting at 3:30 p.m. There will be two passenger loading zones for dropping off passengers at the Greek Theater. Southbound traffic can drop off in the bus zone across from the Greek Theater. Northbound traffic can drop off in the bus zone just north of the Greek Theater. Disabled persons with wheelchairs will be allowed to drop off on a service road at the north side of the Greek Theater. The service road will be open only for wheelchair drop offs. UCPD will have signs posted to indicate the location of the loading zones. 5. Graduates arrive at 4 p.m. Families should plan on arriving early as the theater fills up rapidly. Overflow is accommodated on the grassy slope above the theater. Bring something soft to sit on and, this being Berkeley, sunscreen, hats and sweaters for when the fog rolls in. 6. How long? The ceremony will keep going until roughly 7:30. But do not count on corralling your graduate right away. There is an exuberant gathering of kids hugging and kissing. It takes maybe half an hour to get your kid. 7. Enjoy yourself. Berkeley High graduations are really wonderful. From bhs at idiom.com Tue Jun 2 12:34:52 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Tue Jun 2 12:36:02 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] EVENT: Year End Concert, Thur. 6/4 Message-ID: <387116.65254.qm@web82101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact Vicki Chardak chardak@pacbell.net Berkeley High Band and Orchestra present: A Year End Chamber Concert Thursday, June 4th, 7:30 p.m. Florence Schwimley Little Theater Admission Free From bhs at idiom.com Tue Jun 2 12:41:04 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Tue Jun 2 12:47:21 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] ADMIN: Final Examination Schedule Message-ID: <906269.64719.qm@web82102.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact: Janet Huseby jhuseby@pacbell.net Next week is Final Exam week. Monday will be a regular scheduled day. On Tuesday through Thursday, two exams will be held each day. At the end of the second exam, students are free to leave campus. Teachers, however, will be in their classrooms and available to students. There are no regularly scheduled classes on Friday. Students should plan on bringing their textbooks to their final exam unless their teacher has made other arrangements. Tuesday - 6/9/09 8:30-10:30 FINAL EXAM PER. 1 10:30-10:40 Passing Period 10:40-12:40 FINAL EXAM PER. 2 12:40-12:46 Passing Period 12:46-1:28 Lunch 1:28-3:15 MAKE UP PERIOD or REVIEW (Teachers should be in their rooms) Wednesday - 6/10/09 8:30-10:30 FINAL EXAM PER. 3 10:30-10:40 Passing Period 10:40-12:40 FINAL EXAM PER. 4 12:40-12:46 Passing Period 12:46-1:28 Lunch 1:28-3:15 MAKE UP PERIOD or REVIEW (Teachers should be in their rooms) Thursday - 6/11/09 8:30-10:30 FINAL EXAM PER. 5 10:30-10:40 Passing Period 10:40-12:40 FINAL EXAM PER. 6 12:40-12:46 Passing Period 12:46-1:28 Lunch From bhs at idiom.com Tue Jun 2 12:54:09 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Tue Jun 2 12:54:39 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] STUDENT COURT: Recruiting for Next Year Message-ID: <186527.32464.qm@web82108.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact David Luu David_Luu@berkeley.k12.ca.us Hello BHS Community! We are looking for the next generation of advocates! Students who become student court advocates will learn how to interview offenders and victims, craft statements, speak at trials, and help make a difference! Student Court advocates will have the chance to work on real suspension cases at BHS. They will work on behalf of the respondents (that's what we call offenders) or the community (teachers, victims, administrators). Both sides will propose consequences that serve the needs of the respondent, while a student jury will decide which components will be a part of the respondent's Alternative Consequence Plan. The class takes place 7th period on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and trials take place on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30 and alternate Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30. Our advocates get training in courtroom procedures and case preparation from UC Berkeley law students.?They will also receive 5 Leadership credits for their full participation, and will have the chance to work with professionals in the legal field. Students of all grades and achievement levels are encouraged to join. Commitment, passion, and ability to follow through are predictors of success in the program. Interested students can call David Luu at 415-816-5112, email him at david_luu@berkeley.k12.ca.us, or go to H104 to speak to him in person. From bhs at idiom.com Tue Jun 2 17:16:57 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Tue Jun 2 17:17:38 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] FUNDRAISING: May/June Grants Message-ID: <247475.27261.qm@web82101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> PLEASE DO NOT REPLY to the etree, contact the BHS Development Group [mailto:grants@bhsdg.org] The Berkeley High School Development Group (BHSDG) is pleased to announce that we have funded the following grants at our May/June meetings: Administration - Kristin Glenchur/Vernon Walton - School-wide incentive program for STAR testing Carolyn Wilson-Scott - Author speakers for AC Reading and Writing the Short Story classes Lucinda Daly - Camera Batteries for Photography classes CPA Parent Outreach - Spanish translation of materials Mollie Hart - 2009-2010 School Organizer Carol Dorf - Document camera and projector for Math classes Annie Johnston - CPA Writing for College program - funding for part-time coordinator of Writer Coaches Mark van Krieken - PTSA Summer Newsletter and Membership Envelopes printing costs We are grateful to all of our donors who allow us to support many programs at Berkeley High School. Look for our Spring fundraising letter arriving in your mailboxes this month - and please give what you can! Making a donation is fast and easy!!! Visit our website: www.bhsdg.org and use PayPal to donate via credit card OR make checks payable to BHSDG and mail to: BHSDG P.O. Box 519 Berkeley, CA 94701 Questions? Call 510-464-1181 From bhs at idiom.com Tue Jun 2 20:16:01 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Tue Jun 2 20:18:50 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for June 3, 2009 Message-ID: <917028.44475.qm@web39604.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Do not reply to this e-mail, please contact Ilene Abrams at iabrams@berkeley.k12.ca.us. College Advisor's Bulletin Wednesday, June 3, 2009 SAT WORD OF THE DAY:? CONTRARY -- opposed; against.? Religion and science offer contrary viewpoints and explanations of the origins of life on Earth.? *URGENT ALERT UPDATE -- Additional info:? You can also write your own letter and send it to the following:? * Harry Ermoian, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Noreen Evans - harry.ermoian@asm.ca.gov * Dan Reeves, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Kevin de Le?n dan.reeves@asm.ca.gov * Colleen Beamish, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield colleen.beamish@asm.ca.gov * Todd Moffitt, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Roger Niello todd.moffitt@asm.ca.gov * David Reade, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Jim Nielsen - david.reade@asm.ca.gov * John Ferrera, Chief of Staff to Senator Denise Ducheny - john.ferrera@sen.ca.gov * Russell Lowery, Chief of Staff to Senator Bob Dutton - russell.lowery@sen.ca.gov * Bob Hartnagel, Chief of Staff to Senator Mark Leno - bob.hartnagel@sen.ca.gov * John Casey, Chief of Staff to Senator Alan Lowenthal - john.casey@sen.ca.gov * Gina Zari, Chief of Staff to Senator Mimi Walters - gina.zari@sen.ca.gov Gov. Schwarzenegger has frozen all Cal Grants awarded to students in the class of 2009.? He has proposed that the Cal Grant program be eliminated as part of his new budget.? Write a letter to your state legislative representatives and to the governor against this proposal.? Let them know what it will mean to you and others that you know.? For a sample letter, go to https://www.calpirgstudents.org/action/save-cal-grants.? Please do this now!? This drastic proposal hurts not only individual students and families, but the future of the economy of California.? FOR JUNIORS ATHLETES -- Juniors who want to play Division I or Division II sports in college need to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse at https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/ .???They also need to instruct College Board or ACT to send their SAT or ACT scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center.? Finally, they will need to turn in a Transcript Request Form to our registrar, Barbara Mellion (D173).? Mark ?FINAL JUNIOR TRANSCRIPT? across the top of the form and paperclip the request to a stamped business size envelope addressed to the NCAA Eligibility Center.? You must use Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address on the envelope or the Eligibility Center will not accept them.? If you have any questions about how to complete any of these tasks, see your College Advisor at lunch or after school. SUMMER PROGRAMS Check out www.enrichmentalley.com for information on summer programs. Looking for ways to volunteer this summer, go to www.volunteerinfo.org for information on programs in the Bay Area. One Tour Bus, Ten Days, 30 Young People --you can be part of an all-expenses-paid trip across the country! BAY-Peace is taking their summer training institute on the road.? Join with youth groups from Portland, Denver, Watsonville, L.A. & New York to travel to Chicago for a national counter recruitment conference, July 13-23.? Are you a Bay Area high school student or young adult? Do you have a talent for spoken word, visual art, street theater, radio, video or community organizing? Are you ready to bring the skills and knowledge you gain on this trip back to the Bay to help win the Youth Manifesto Campaign? For more information, send your name, phone number, email, school or organization to: baypeace@baypeace.org or go to www.baypeace.org or call 809-7416 for more information.? A list of summer programs is available by going to the College/Career Center website - http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=home-2 and then clicking on "Summer Programs 2009." FOR SENIORS *You can access your AP scores starting July 1 and send them to colleges beginning July 3 using the AP Automated Grade Reporting Service. Students can call (888) 308-0013 (toll free in the United States and Canada) or (609) 771-7366, 24 hours a day. You will need your AP numbers to use the service, so please hold on to your AP Student Packs. SENIOR EXIT REPORTS -- If you haven?t turned in the Exit Report in D221, do so NOW.? The information contained in these reports is very important so that we can have accurate data of the future plans of all seniors and assess how Berkeley High is doing in college admissions.? No information on an individual student will be shared without the student?s permission.? These forms were distributed in all senior English classes.? Additional forms are available in D221. *If you haven?t turned in your Transcript Request Form to Ms. Mellion in D173 so that we can send an official transcript to the school they will be attending in the fall, DO SO IMMEDIATELY!? All colleges require that students send them a final transcript confirming their senior year grades.? MANY SCHOOLS WILL RESCIND YOUR ADMISSION IF THEY DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR FINAL TRANSCRIPT.???WHAT WE NEED:? a) Write ?FINAL TRANSCRIPT? in capital letters across the top of the form of the Transcript Request Form and fill it out.? If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must sign the request form; b) Paperclip it to a stamped (postage has gone up to 44 cents!) business size envelope addressed to the college, with Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address.? c)? If you applied to a school which uses the Common Application, print out the Final Report form and attach it to the outside of the envelope.? Some schools have their own final report form which you can use instead.? No Final Report form is needed for Cal State or UC campuses.? Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) open travel program for college students --Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success.? A panel of judges comprised of college professors and education advocates from coast to coast will gather in the summer to select the students who will receive free travel to their colleges and universities.? Each student is eligible to receive from one to four tickets that the student or an immediate family member can use in the Fall 2009 to travel to/from a college or university.? The travel tickets are awarded to undergraduate and graduate Hispanic students with socio-economic need who journey away from home to pursue higher education.? Essay required.? To view the criteria for the 2009 award program, www.southwest.com.? Applications available at http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Lanzate_EN.asp?SnID=33099403 . Deadline: Friday, June 5, 2009. SCHOLARSHIPS For a complete list of scholarship applications available in the College/Career Center, go to http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=scholarships.? Salvadoran-American Leadership and Educational Fund (SALEF) -- Open to graduating seniors with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who are of Salvadoran, Central American, or other Latino ethnicity, have financial need, and have a history of community service and involvement.? Students may be either graduating high school seniors or current undergraduate, graduate and professional students.? Community college students are eligible if they are AB540 students.? Students must reside and study in the San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles Area (specifically South Central Los Angeles, Pico Union, East Los Angeles) and San Fernando Valley. Recipients must be able to help other students through mentoring, community service, or tutoring after receiving the award.? The application is available at www.salef.org and in D221. The scholarship is open to all students regardless of immigration status. Scholarship:? $500-$5,000.? Deadline:? June 30.? Univision Exito Escolar --Open to current Latino seniors who reside in Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano or Sonoma County. Essays in English and Spanish are required.? Scholarship amounts vary from $500 to $2,000. US CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED.? Applications available in D221.? Applications must be received at the Univision office by 5:00 pm on July 31. *New to the bulletin today From bhs at idiom.com Wed Jun 3 06:32:03 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Wed Jun 3 06:33:05 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] PTSA: Luncheon Volunteers Still Needed For Thurs., 6/4 Message-ID: <625990.34093.qm@web82103.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact: Naomi Janowitz at nhjanowitz@ucdavis.edu WE NEED YOUR HELP!! -- PTSA Teacher Appreciation Luncheon, Thursday, June 4th If you've been thinking about contributing, but just haven't called in yet, please do now! We very much need your help to throw a successful appreciation luncheon for our teachers. The teachers at BHS have done a fantastic job this year and we really want to treat them to a great feast. Please contact Naomi Janowitz at nhjanowitz@ucdavis.edu if you are bringing food, drinks or can help on Thursday. We need all you wonderful parents to step forward, so we can properly appreciate all those wonderful teachers. As always, thank you, Mark van Krieken BHS PTSA President From bhs at idiom.com Wed Jun 3 14:17:33 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Wed Jun 3 14:18:18 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] ADMIN: Graduation Information Update for Seniors Message-ID: <114226.36552.qm@web82106.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact: Janet Huseby jhuseby@pacbell.net 1. Alert! Graduation Rehearsal times have changed. On Thursday, June 11 there is a mandatory graduation rehearsal in the Community Theater for all Seniors planning to walk the Greek. This rehearsal is now scheduled for 12:30 p.m. (original time was 2 pm). There will be a second mandatory rehearsal at the Greek Theater at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 12. Graduating seniors must attend both rehearsals. 2. On Friday, June 12 Berkeley High will have three shuttle buses making the run from the Milvia Street side of the school (roughly in front of the old gym) to the Greek Theater for the graduation ceremony. The first bus will leave at 3:30 p.m. The buses will run until 8:45 p.m. or until the last person is returned to Berkeley High School. There is no cost for the shuttle bus. From bhs at idiom.com Wed Jun 3 14:21:41 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Wed Jun 3 14:22:37 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] ADMIN: A word from Principal Slemp Message-ID: <925399.46219.qm@web82106.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not reply to the e-tree; please contact Janet Huseby jhuseby@pacbell.net The Berkeley High Jacket recently reported that some students from Yemen have experienced harassment at Berkeley High. Members of the Berkeley High staff have been aware of this problem and are working with the students. The Jacket article followed on the heels of another incident in which racially derogatory remarks were posted on Facebook. In this case as well, the administration has been working with the students. In both cases Facebook was involved. The two situations are very upsetting to our administration, staff and the vast majority of our students. We at Berkeley High care deeply about treating all members of our community with dignity and respect. Racial and cultural slurs and insults are both illegal and will not be accepted at Berkeley High School. Parents, please take a moment to talk to your children about the importance of this issue in particular the nature of malicious remarks posted on Facebook and on cell phones which spread rapidly. They are not acceptable. Jim Slemp Principal Berkeley High From bhs at idiom.com Wed Jun 3 15:24:59 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Wed Jun 3 15:25:48 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] BUSD: Berkeley High Sings! on YouTube Message-ID: <709020.12335.qm@web82107.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact Mark Coplan Mark_Coplan@berkeley.k12.ca.us Berkeley High Sings! was performed by the Berkeley High School Chorus Club on June 1, under the direction of Trelawny Rose. The club meets twice a week, and the students give up their lunch hour for that. The concert was a collection of performances by the BHS Chorus Club; featured soloists; tunes from the hit musical "Double Digits" and guest stars. Guest musicians added to the magic of the performances. BHS student Ian Farnkopf produced the concert as his Eagle Scout Service Project. These are two of a series of samplers I'm uploading on YouTube (they limit each piece to ten minutes). Keep watching for more on YouTube, from end of year performances and graduations from around the District. (Note: The BHS Chorus Club is always looking for donations through the Berkeley Public Education Foundation: www.bpef-online.org) Mark Coplan, BUSD Public Information Officer ==================================================================================== Berkeley High Sings Sampler #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgC2PluvgnU Berkeley Sings Sampler #2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1pfBaIZy_c From bhs at idiom.com Wed Jun 3 15:39:04 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Wed Jun 3 15:40:13 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] WRITERCOACH CONNECTION: Read-and-Write-a-thon, Sat. 6/6 Message-ID: <209167.51092.qm@web82108.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact Sahib-Amar Khalsa sakk@mindspring.com WriterCoach Connection is holding a Read-and-Write-a-thon at the King Middle School library on Saturday, June 6th from 8 a.m. till 6 p.m. to keep our program alive next year.?Since 2001, WCC volunteer writing coaches have been working one-on-one with students of all abilities on their English assignments at Berkeley High. Since receiving coaching, more students are turning in their assignments, and writing-assessment scores are improving in the districts where we coach. Please consider supporting our READ-and-WRITE-a-thon by making a donation. Pledging even a small amount will go a long way toward ensuring the survival of WriterCoach Connection in the coming years. To donate to the Read-and-Write-a-thon, please visit our fundraising page: http://www.firstgiving.com/writercoachconnection We could also use your help the day of the event. If you'd like to read aloud, or write, or read on your own on June 6th, please sign up with Christine McGuinness at cmcguinness@sbcglobal.net. We're scheduling readers young and old to read aloud for 20-minute intervals throughout the day, including a reading of A Raisin in the Sun from 1-3 PM. There may also be a special time for student poetry reading. There will also be tables where people can read silently and write. Readers are welcome to bring anything dear to their hearts to read. Please click on the link below to learn more and make a donation. And many thanks for your support and generosity. http://www.firstgiving.com/writercoachconnection Sahib-Amar Khalsa BHS Site Coordinator - WriterCoach Connection 510-237-6963 From bhs at idiom.com Wed Jun 3 16:39:39 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Wed Jun 3 16:41:50 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 6/4/09 Message-ID: <0CE1E3BCFA4641D8B70BC0A070CDEC7C@your0cdc4f5844> STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN June 4, 2009 *Indicates new or revised item. ADMINISTRATION *1. Yearbooks are for sale in H102B after school everyday, and on the Senior Steps at lunch. $80 for 1, $65 if you have free and reduced lunch. Previously purchased yearbooks can also be picked up with an ID or receipt. *2. To all AP US History students in academic choice, please pick up the readings for the summer! This is very important to be ready on Day one of the next school year. See Mr. J Colon, or Mr. B Sanoff. *3. Attention all students taking AP Spanish Literature next year. Stop by C116 before school or C125 after school any day to pick up your summer reading packet and answer a few questions from Se?or Lobo. Gracias y nos vemos. SENIORS 1. Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) open travel program for college students - Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success. A panel of judges comprised of college professors and education advocates from coast to coast will gather in the summer to select the students who will receive free travel to their colleges and universities. Each student is eligible to receive from one to four tickets that the student or an immediate family member can use in the Fall 2009 to travel to/from a college or university. The travel tickets are awarded to undergraduate and graduate Hispanic students with socio-economic need who journey away from home to pursue higher education. Essay required. To view the criteria for the 2009 award program, go to http://www.southwest.com. Applications available at http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Lanzate_EN.asp?SnID=33099403. Deadline: Friday, June 5, 2009. 1. PAID Summer Day Camp Jobs and VOLUNTEER Internships at Camp Galileo. Work at Camp Galileo and enjoy games with kids, confidence and leadership building AND outings with staff (bowling, pool parties, rock band parties, sky high and many more). Go to http://www.galileo learning.com/jobs/ for more info on hours, locations and pay. (Paid team leader positions for graduating seniors and summer intern volunteer positions for lower classmen.) Email Nicole Connell at nfconnell@gmail.com for more info and if you apply, use the Priority Code: BIGIDEAS. FOR ALL STUDENTS *1. Paid Youth Web Consultant Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) UC Berkeley. The Labor Occupational Health Program is dedicated to educating youth about their rights on the job and how to stay safe at work.~ This summer, they are seeking a high school student who has some web design experience/interest to help plan for and develop a more engaging and interactive website (www.youngworkers.org).~ You will learn new web development and design skills and will have the opportunity to work with a professional designer to build a website using industry standard tools. For more information and to receive an application, contact Donna Iverson at 643-8902 or driver@berkeley.edu. Applications also available in D221. 2. Homework helper needed or a 9th grade girl. Are you good at math/language arts and/or Spanish? Prefer a junior who can assist with homework and help organize assignments. We live 8 blocks from BHS. Will pay $12.00 an hour for approx 1-1.5 hrs per night. Interviews in June. Occasional hours in July/ August. Weekly starting in September. Call Micky Duxbury: 529-6328. EVENTS/PERFORMANCES *1. Come get your Beethoven on! Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, but 5, count them 5 pieces by Beethoven at this Thursday night's Chamber Concert, sponsored by your BHS Band and Orchestra! 7:30 pm in the Little Theater. This is the last chance you have to hear the 10 graduating Band and Orchestra seniors! Come dressed as Beethoven and get in free. From bhs at idiom.com Wed Jun 3 22:09:44 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Wed Jun 3 22:10:40 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for June 4, 2009 Message-ID: <601206.5629.qm@web39602.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Do not reply to this e-mail, please contact Ilene Abrams at iabrams@berkeley.k12.ca.us. College Advisor's Bulletin Thursday, June 4, 2009 SAT WORD OF THE DAY:? CURB -- to decrease or put controls on.? Due to the economic downturn, the Berkeley Unified School District is looking for ways to curb its spending.??? URGENT ALERT UPDATE -- Additional info:? You can also write your own letter and send it to the following:? * Harry Ermoian, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Noreen Evans - harry.ermoian@asm.ca.gov * Dan Reeves, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Kevin de Le?n dan.reeves@asm.ca.gov * Colleen Beamish, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield colleen.beamish@asm.ca.gov * Todd Moffitt, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Roger Niello todd.moffitt@asm.ca.gov * David Reade, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Jim Nielsen - david.reade@asm.ca.gov * John Ferrera, Chief of Staff to Senator Denise Ducheny - john.ferrera@sen.ca.gov * Russell Lowery, Chief of Staff to Senator Bob Dutton - russell.lowery@sen.ca.gov * Bob Hartnagel, Chief of Staff to Senator Mark Leno - bob.hartnagel@sen.ca.gov * John Casey, Chief of Staff to Senator Alan Lowenthal - john.casey@sen.ca.gov * Gina Zari, Chief of Staff to Senator Mimi Walters - gina.zari@sen.ca.gov Gov. Schwarzenegger has frozen all Cal Grants awarded to students in the class of 2009.? He has proposed that the Cal Grant program be eliminated as part of his new budget.? Write a letter to your state legislative representatives and to the governor against this proposal.? Let them know what it will mean to you and others that you know.? For a sample letter, go to https://www.calpirgstudents.org/action/save-cal-grants .? Please do this now!? This drastic proposal hurts not only individual students and families, but the future of the economy of California.? FOR ALL STUDENTS *Paid Youth Web Consultant Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) UC Berkeley.? The Labor Occupational Health Program is dedicated to educating youth about their rights on the job and how to stay safe at work.? This summer, they are seeking a high school student who has some web design experience/interest to help plan for and develop a more engaging and interactive website (www.youngworkers.org).? You will learn new web development and design skills and will have the opportunity to work with a professional designer to build a website using industry standard tools. For more information and to receive an application, contact Donna Iverson at 643-8902 or driver@berkeley.edu. Applications also available in D221.? FOR JUNIORS *The Junior Summer To Do List and the Senior Profile are both available in the College/Career Center.? Come by and pick yours up.? It will make the fall much easier if you start your college search and application process during the summer.? ATHLETES -- Juniors who want to play Division I or Division II sports in college need to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse at https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/ .???They also need to instruct College Board or ACT to send their SAT or ACT scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center.? Finally, they will need to turn in a Transcript Request Form to our registrar, Barbara Mellion (D173).? Mark ?FINAL JUNIOR TRANSCRIPT? across the top of the form and paperclip the request to a stamped business size envelope addressed to the NCAA Eligibility Center.? You must use Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address on the envelope or the Eligibility Center will not accept them.? If you have any questions about how to complete any of these tasks, see your College Advisor at lunch or after school. SUMMER PROGRAMS Check out www.enrichmentalley.com for information on summer programs. Looking for ways to volunteer this summer, go to www.volunteerinfo.org for information on programs in the Bay Area. One Tour Bus, Ten Days, 30 Young People -- you can be part of an all-expenses-paid trip across the country! BAY-Peace is taking their summer training institute on the road.? Join with youth groups from Portland, Denver, Watsonville, L.A. & New York to travel to Chicago for a national counter recruitment conference, July 13-23. Are you a Bay Area high school student or young adult? Do you have a talent for spoken word, visual art, street theater, radio, video or community organizing? Are you ready to bring the skills and knowledge you gain on this trip back to the Bay to help win the Youth Manifesto Campaign? For more information, send your name, phone number, email, school or organization to: baypeace@baypeace.org or go to www.baypeace.org or call 809-7416 for more information.? A list of summer programs is available by going to the College/Career Center website - http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=home-2 -- then clicking on "Summer Programs 2009." FOR SENIORS You can access your AP scores starting July 1 and send them to colleges beginning July 3 using the AP Automated Grade Reporting Service. Students can call (888) 308-0013 (toll free in the United States and Canada) or (609) 771-7366, 24 hours a day. You will need your AP number to use the service, so please hold on to your AP Student Packs. SENIOR EXIT REPORTS -- If you haven't turned in the Exit Report in D221, do so NOW.? The information contained in these reports is very important so that we can have accurate data of the future plans of all seniors and assess how Berkeley High is doing in college admissions.? No information on an individual student will be shared without the student?s permission.? These forms were distributed in all senior English classes.? Additional forms are available in D221. If you haven't turned in your Transcript Request Form to Ms. Mellion in D173 so that we can send an official transcript to the school they will be attending in the fall, DO SO IMMEDIATELY!? All colleges require that students send them a final transcript confirming their senior year grades.? MANY SCHOOLS WILL RESCIND YOUR ADMISSION IF THEY DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR FINAL TRANSCRIPT.???WHAT WE NEED:? a) Write ?FINAL TRANSCRIPT? in capital letters across the top of the form of the Transcript Request Form and fill it out.? If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must sign the request form; b) Paperclip it to a stamped (postage has gone up to 44 cents!) business size envelope addressed to the college, with Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address.? c)? If you applied to a school which uses the Common Application, print out the Final Report form and attach it to the outside of the envelope.? Some schools have their own final report form which you can use instead.? No Final Report form is needed for Cal State or UC campuses.? Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) open travel program for college students -- Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success.? A panel of judges comprised of college professors and education advocates from coast to coast will gather in the summer to select the students who will receive free travel to their colleges and universities.? Each student is eligible to receive from one to four tickets that the student or an immediate family member can use in the Fall 2009 to travel to/from a college or university.? The travel tickets are awarded to undergraduate and graduate Hispanic students with socio-economic need who journey away from home to pursue higher education.? Essay required.? To view the criteria for the 2009 award program, www.southwest.com.? Applications available at http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Lanzate_EN.asp?SnID=33099403 . Deadline: Friday, June 5, 2009. SCHOLARSHIPS For a complete list of scholarship applications available in the College/Career Center, go to http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=scholarships.? Salvadoran-American Leadership and Educational Fund (SALEF) -- Open to graduating seniors with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who are of Salvadoran, Central American, or other Latino ethnicity, have financial need, and have a history of community service and involvement.? Students may be either graduating high school seniors or current undergraduate, graduate and professional students.? Community college students are eligible if they are AB540 students.? Students must reside and study in the San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles Area (specifically South Central Los Angeles, Pico Union, East Los Angeles) and San Fernando Valley. Recipients must be able to help other students through mentoring, community service, or tutoring after receiving the award.? The application is available at www.salef.org and in D221. The scholarship is open to all students regardless of immigration status. Scholarship:? $500-$5,000.? Deadline:? June 30.? Univision Exito Escolar -- Open to current Latino seniors who reside in Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano or Sonoma County Essays in English and Spanish are required.? Scholarship amounts vary from $500 to $2,000. US CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED.? Applications available in D221.? Applications must be received at the Univision office by 5:00 pm on July 31. *New to the bulletin today From bhs at idiom.com Thu Jun 4 14:43:42 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Thu Jun 4 13:47:01 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] EVENT: Berkeley High Jazz Concert, Fri. 6/5 Message-ID: <139023.16755.qm@web82105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact berkeleyjazz@comcast.net The Berkeley High Jazz Bands will have their final concert of the school year this Friday, June 5 in the Little Theater. Doors open at 6 PM, concert begins at 6:30 PM. Food will be available for sale in the lobby from 6 PM till 7 PM. Since all 3 level bands will be playing, as well as combos from each band, the concert is expected to last until 10:30 PM. Tickets are $10 for adults, $3 for students and free to BHS students with ID. From bhs at idiom.com Thu Jun 4 14:55:46 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Thu Jun 4 14:56:14 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] VOLUNTEERS: Textbooks/mailing/summer school registration/coffee Message-ID: <166469.97571.qm@web82102.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact: Janet Huseby jhuseby@pacbell.net School is coming to an end but not the need for your help. Below are several opportunities.? If you can help, we will be very happy. 1. Our Textbook Manager Robert Stiles needs your help BIG TIME Tuesday through Thursday, June 9, 10 and 11. At that time students will be sitting for their final exams.? If the teachers have not already collected the class books, they will be doing so before the exam.? We need volunteers that can put on tennis shoes, push carts, and stack books! We have divided the day into 1.5 hours shifts to facilitate parking in the many two hour zones around our school BUT if you can come for a longer time we will have some parking passes to hand out. The shifts are 10 to 11:30, 11:30 to 1 and 1 to 2:30. Please let Robert know when you can come and copy our volunteer coordinator Janet Huseby. Their email addresses are: rstiles@bekeley.k12.ca.us jhuseby@pacbell.net WHY IT IS IMPORTANT: Every year Berkeley High loses thousands and thousands of dollars due to lost and damaged textbooks. In the past our book budget has been $300,000 annually. Roughly a third was devoted to replacing textbooks: science books cost up to $150, math books clock in at $90, and history books can go for $100.? We are talking big bucks! And, to make it worse, this year we have no money in our budget for replacing lost textbooks. It is more important than ever that we collect every book possible. We need your help. 2. Summer School Registration. Jorge Melgoza and Kristin Glenchur, our Summer School Principals, need help Tuesday, June 16 from 7:30 to 10:30 in the school cafeteria with summer school registration.? If you can help, for all or part of the time, please email Mr. Melgoza at: jorge_melgoza@berkeley.k12.ca.us and copy Janet at jhuseby@pacbell.net. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT: Many of our students who are enrolled in summer school need the classes they will be taking in order to graduate. A smooth, well-run registration sets the tone and affirms to our students that summer school is an important academic endeavor and that we as a community care about them. 3. Ms Antoinette Cooks in our counseling center needs help for a few hours on either Monday or Tuesday, June 29 or 30 with an important mailing. If you can help, please contact Ms. Cooks and let her know what time you will be coming in. Her email is: Antoinette_Cooks@berkeley.k12.ca.us 4.? FINALLY, I need you to come (or rather would LIKE it if you came), along with everyone else who has volunteered during this school year, to our Administration volunteer coffee tomorrow morning, Friday, June 5 from 8 to 10 in the morning. This is an important chance for our principal and vice principals to personally thank the many many many people who have in many ways contributed to Berkeley High this year. The coffee will be held in the main administration building. The front desk will direct you to the location! See you tomorrow. -- Janet From bhs at idiom.com Thu Jun 4 16:00:04 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Thu Jun 4 16:42:10 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 6/5/09 Message-ID: <18CA79D0479E477FB92FFF68E54231F3@your0cdc4f5844> STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN June 5, 2009 ADMINISTRATION *1. Seniors-reminder: Graduation rehearsal on Thursday, June 11 at 12:40 pm. 2. Yearbooks are for sale in H102B after school everyday, and on the Senior Steps at lunch. $80 for 1, $65 if you have free and reduced lunch. Previously purchased yearbooks can also be picked up with an ID or receipt. 3. To all AP US History students in Academic Choice, please pick up the readings for the summer! This is very important to be ready on Day one of the next school year. See Mr. J Colon, or Mr. B Sanoff. 4. Attention all students taking AP Spanish Literature next year. Stop by C116 before school or C125 after school any day to pick up your summer reading packet and answer a few questions from Se?or Lobo. Gracias y nos vemos. FOR JUNIORS *1. The Junior Summer To Do List and the Senior Profile are both available in the College/Career Center. Come by and pick yours up. It will make the Fall much easier if you start your college search and application process during the summer. FOR SENIORS 1. Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) open travel program for college students - Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success. A panel of judges comprised of college professors and education advocates from coast to coast will gather in the summer to select the students who will receive free travel to their colleges and universities. Each student is eligible to receive from one to four tickets that the student or an immediate family member can use in the Fall 2009 to travel to/from a college or university. The travel tickets are awarded to undergraduate and graduate Hispanic students with socio-economic need who journey away from home to pursue higher education. Essay required. To view the criteria for the 2009 award program, go to http://www.southwest.com. Applications available at http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Lanzate_EN.asp?SnID=33099403. Deadline: Friday, June 5, 2009. 2. PAID Summer Day Camp Jobs and VOLUNTEER Internships at Camp Galileo. Work at Camp Galileo and enjoy games with kids, confidence and leadership building AND outings with staff (bowling, pool parties, rock band parties, sky high and many more). Go to http://www.galileo learning.com/jobs/ for more info on hours, locations and pay. (Paid team leader positions for graduating seniors and summer intern volunteer positions for lower classmen.) Email Nicole Connell at nfconnell@gmail.com for more info and if you apply, use the Priority Code: BIGIDEAS. FOR ALL STUDENTS 1. Paid Youth Web Consultant Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) UC Berkeley. The Labor Occupational Health Program is dedicated to educating youth about their rights on the job and how to stay safe at work.~ This summer, they are seeking a high school student who has some web design experience/interest to help plan for and develop a more engaging and interactive website (www.youngworkers.org).~ You will learn new web development and design skills and will have the opportunity to work with a professional designer to build a website using industry standard tools. For more information and to receive an application, contact Donna Iverson at 643-8902 or driver@berkeley.edu. Applications also available in D221. 2. Homework helper needed or a 9th grade girl. Are you good at math/language arts and/or Spanish? Prefer a junior who can assist with homework and help organize assignments. We live 8 blocks from BHS. Will pay $12.00 an hour for approx 1-1.5 hrs per night. Interviews in June. Occasional hours in July/ August. Weekly starting in September. Call Micky Duxbury: 529-6328. From bhs at idiom.com Thu Jun 4 20:07:20 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Thu Jun 4 20:08:39 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for June 5, 2009 Message-ID: <708609.75292.qm@web39603.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Do not reply to this e-mail, please contact Ilene Abrams at iabrams@berkeley.k12.ca.us. College Advisor's Bulletin Friday, June 5, 2009 SAT WORD OF THE DAY:? CONSTITUENTS -- the individuals represented by an elected office holder.? California state legislators will need to explain to their constituents, many of whom are in college or have children in college, why they would vote to eliminate the Cal Grant program.? URGENT ALERT UPDATE -- Additional info:? You can also write your own letter and send it to the following:? * Harry Ermoian, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Noreen Evans - harry.ermoian@asm.ca.gov * Dan Reeves, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Kevin de Le?n dan.reeves@asm.ca.gov * Colleen Beamish, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield colleen.beamish@asm.ca.gov * Todd Moffitt, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Roger Niello todd.moffitt@asm.ca.gov * David Reade, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Jim Nielsen - david.reade@asm.ca.gov * John Ferrera, Chief of Staff to Senator Denise Ducheny - john.ferrera@sen.ca.gov * Russell Lowery, Chief of Staff to Senator Bob Dutton - russell.lowery@sen.ca.gov * Bob Hartnagel, Chief of Staff to Senator Mark Leno - bob.hartnagel@sen.ca.gov * John Casey, Chief of Staff to Senator Alan Lowenthal - john.casey@sen.ca.gov * Gina Zari, Chief of Staff to Senator Mimi Walters - gina.zari@sen.ca.gov Gov. Schwarzenegger has frozen all Cal Grants awarded to students in the class of 2009.? He has proposed that the Cal Grant program be eliminated as part of his new budget.? Write a letter to your state legislative representatives and to the governor against this proposal.? Let them know what it will mean to you and others that you know.? For a sample letter, go to https://www.calpirgstudents.org/action/save-cal-grants .? Please do this now!? This drastic proposal hurts not only individual students and families, but the future of the economy of California.? FOR ALL STUDENTS Paid Youth Web Consultant Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) UC Berkeley.? The Labor Occupational Health Program is dedicated to educating youth about their rights on the job and how to stay safe at work.? This summer, they are seeking a high school student who has some web design experience/interest to help plan for and develop a more engaging and interactive website (www.youngworkers.org).? You will learn new web development and design skills and will have the opportunity to work with a professional designer to build a website using industry standard tools. For more information and to receive an application, contact Donna Iverson at 643-8902 or driver@berkeley.edu. Applications also available in D221.? FOR JUNIORS *The pamphlet Introducing the University is also available in the College/Career Center.? This pamphlet contains helpful information on admissions, majors and financial aid from the UC system.? Pick your copy up before the end of school! The Junior Summer To Do List and the Senior Profile are both available in the College/Career Center.? Come by and pick yours up.? It will make the fall much easier if you start your college search and application process during the summer.? ATHLETES -- Juniors who want to play Division I or Division II sports in college need to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse at https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/ .???They also need to instruct College Board or ACT to send their SAT or ACT scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center.? Finally, they will need to turn in a Transcript Request Form to our registrar, Barbara Mellion (D173).? Mark ?FINAL JUNIOR TRANSCRIPT? across the top of the form and paperclip the request to a stamped business size envelope addressed to the NCAA Eligibility Center.? You must use Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address on the envelope or the Eligibility Center will not accept them.? If you have any questions about how to complete any of these tasks, see your College Advisor at lunch or after school. SUMMER PROGRAMS Check out www.enrichmentalley.com for information on summer programs. Looking for ways to volunteer this summer, go to www.volunteerinfo.org for information on programs in the Bay Area. One Tour Bus, Ten Days, 30 Young People -- you can be part of an all-expenses-paid trip across the country! BAY-Peace is taking their summer training institute on the road.? Join with youth groups from Portland, Denver, Watsonville, L.A. & New York to travel to Chicago for a national counter recruitment conference, July 13-23.? Are you a Bay Area high school student or young adult? Do you have a talent for spoken word, visual art, street theater, radio, video or community organizing? Are you ready to bring the skills and knowledge you gain on this trip back to the Bay to help win the Youth Manifesto Campaign? For more information, send your name, phone number, email, school or organization to: baypeace@baypeace.org or go to www.baypeace.org or call 809-7416 for more information.? A list of summer programs is available by going to the College/Career Center website - http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=home-2 -- then clicking on ?Summer Programs 2009.? FOR SENIORS *If you are interested in a career in technology or business, check out Year Up at www.yearup.org .? This free, full-time training program offers a weekly stipend and 14 credits from City College of San Francisco. It combines six months of on-the-job training at local corporations with six months of classroom training.? Applications and more information are also available in the College/Career Center.? You can access your AP scores starting July 1 and send them to colleges beginning July 3 using the AP Automated Grade Reporting Service. Students can call (888) 308-0013 (toll free in the United States and Canada) or (609) 771-7366, 24 hours a day. You will need your AP number to use the service, so please hold on to your AP Student Packs. SENIOR EXIT REPORTS -- If you haven?t turned in the Exit Report in D221, do so NOW.? The information contained in these reports is very important so that we can have accurate data of the future plans of all seniors and assess how Berkeley High is doing in college admissions.? No information on an individual student will be shared without the student?s permission.? These forms were distributed in all senior English classes.? Additional forms are available in D221. If you haven?t turned in your Transcript Request Form to Ms. Mellion in D173 so that we can send an official transcript to the school they will be attending in the fall, DO SO IMMEDIATELY!? All colleges require that students send them a final transcript confirming their senior year grades.? MANY SCHOOLS WILL RESCIND YOUR ADMISSION IF THEY DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR FINAL TRANSCRIPT.???WHAT WE NEED:? a) Write ?FINAL TRANSCRIPT? in capital letters across the top of the form of the Transcript Request Form and fill it out.? If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must sign the request form; b) Paperclip it to a stamped (postage has gone up to 44 cents!) business size envelope addressed to the college, with Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address.? c)? If you applied to a school which uses the Common Application, print out the Final Report form and attach it to the outside of the envelope.? Some schools have their own final report form which you can use instead.? No Final Report form is needed for Cal State or UC campuses.? Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) open travel program for college students -- Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success.? A panel of judges comprised of college professors and education advocates from coast to coast will gather in the summer to select the students who will receive free travel to their colleges and universities.? Each student is eligible to receive from one to four tickets that the student or an immediate family member can use in the Fall 2009 to travel to/from a college or university.? The travel tickets are awarded to undergraduate and graduate Hispanic students with socio-economic need who journey away from home to pursue higher education.? Essay required.? To view the criteria for the 2009 award program, www.southwest.com.? Applications available at http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Lanzate_EN.asp?SnID=33099403. Deadline: Friday, June 5, 2009. SCHOLARSHIPS For a complete list of scholarship applications available in the College/Career Center, go to http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=scholarships.? Salvadoran-American Leadership and Educational Fund (SALEF) -- Open to graduating seniors with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who are of Salvadoran, Central American, or other Latino ethnicity, have financial need, and have a history of community service and involvement.? Students may be either graduating high school seniors or current undergraduate, graduate and professional students.? Community college students are eligible if they are AB540 students.? Students must reside and study in the San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles Area (specifically South Central Los Angeles, Pico Union, East Los Angeles) and San Fernando Valley. Recipients must be able to help other students through mentoring, community service, or tutoring after receiving the award.? The application is available at www.salef.org and in D221. The scholarship is open to all students regardless of immigration status. Scholarship:? $500-$5,000.? Deadline:? June 30.? Univision Exito Escolar -- Open to current Latino seniors who reside in Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano or Sonoma County. Essays in English and Spanish are required.? Scholarship amounts vary from $500 to $2,000. US CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED.? Applications available in D221.? Applications must be received at the Univision office by 5:00 pm on July 31. *New to the bulletin today From bhs at idiom.com Fri Jun 5 15:02:15 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Fri Jun 5 15:03:11 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] ADMIN: School Governance Council Meeting 6/5 Message-ID: <732689.4883.qm@web82101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact Richard Ng richard_ng@berkeley.k12.ca.us The next Berkeley High School Governance Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 5th at 4:15 and will be held in the Community Theater Lobby. The agenda for the meeting is: Beginning Business Items -- 5 minutes (Jim Slemp), Decision ? SGC Members sign in ? Approve minutes from last meeting ? Establish a Quorum ? Process Observer Comments from members of the BHS Community -- 10 minutes (Jim Slemp), Information Principal's Update -- 10 minutes (Jim Slemp), Information Mouse Squad -- 10 minutes (Crystal Jensen), Decision BHS Media Coordinator FTE .2 -- 10 minutes (Matt Carton), Decision EL Budget Approval -- 10 minutes (Heidi Ramirez-Weber), Decision EL Plan -- 10 minutes (Kristin Glenchur), Decision CAHSEE Plan -- 10 minutes (Kristin Glenchur), Decision Accountability and PD Plan -- 10 minutes (Dave Stevens & Sherene Randle), Information WASC Plan -- 10 minutes (Maggie Heredia-Peltz), Information Schedule Update -- 10 minutes (Amy Frey), Information Instructional Material Budget -- 10 minutes (Jim Slemp), Decision If there are any questions please contact Richard Ng at 510-644-4803 or via e-mail at richard_ng@berkeley.k12.ca.us Thank you From bhs at idiom.com Fri Jun 5 15:05:06 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Fri Jun 5 15:05:38 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] PARENT RESOURCE CENTER: June BART Tickets Message-ID: <203090.65291.qm@web82104.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact Irma Parker iparker@berkeley.k12.ca.us Attention Parents: BART tickets for June are in. Please have your child pick up their tickets by June 11th. All tickets not picked up by June 11 will be sold. Students with receipts will be given a refund for tickets ordered. Thanks -- BHS Parent Center From bhs at idiom.com Sun Jun 7 07:58:05 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Sun Jun 7 07:59:07 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for June 8, 2009 Message-ID: <22755.86469.qm@web39606.mail.mud.yahoo.com> College Advisor's Bulletin Monday, June 8, 2009 SAT WORD OF THE DAY: PRODIGY -- a highly talented child. Jabari grew up as a prodigy on the piano, giving concert performances in front of sold-out crowds by the age of 12. *CAL GRANT UPDATE -- GREAT NEWS! The Legislative Conference Committee on the Budget voted to reject the Governor?s proposal to eliminate the Cal Grant program. It?s important to keep your letters coming until the proposal is defeated in the final budget. BACKGROUND -- Gov. Schwarzenegger has frozen all Cal Grants awarded to students in the class of 2009. He has proposed that the Cal Grant program be eliminated as part of his new budget. Write a letter to your state legislative representatives and to the governor against this proposal. Let them know what it will mean to you and others that you know. For a sample letter, go to https://www.calpirgstudents.org/action/save-cal-grants. Please do this now! This drastic proposal hurts not only individual students and families, but the future of the economy of California. Additional info: You can also write your own letter and send it to the following: * Harry Ermoian, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Noreen Evans - harry.ermoian@asm.ca.gov * Dan Reeves, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Kevin de Le?n dan.reeves@asm.ca.gov * Colleen Beamish, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield colleen.beamish@asm.ca.gov * Todd Moffitt, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Roger Niello todd.moffitt@asm.ca.gov * David Reade, Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Jim Nielsen - david.reade@asm.ca.gov * John Ferrera, Chief of Staff to Senator Denise Ducheny - john.ferrera@sen.ca.gov * Russell Lowery, Chief of Staff to Senator Bob Dutton - russell.lowery@sen.ca.gov * Bob Hartnagel, Chief of Staff to Senator Mark Leno - bob.hartnagel@sen.ca.gov * John Casey, Chief of Staff to Senator Alan Lowenthal - john.casey@sen.ca.gov * Gina Zari, Chief of Staff to Senator Mimi Walters - gina.zari@sen.ca.gov FOR ALL STUDENTS *SUMMER JOB -- Read to an elderly woman Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings for two hours in the Oakland hills. $15/hour. For more information, contact Sara at 527-4639. Paid Youth Web Consultant Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) UC Berkeley. The Labor Occupational Health Program is dedicated to educating youth about their rights on the job and how to stay safe at work. This summer, they are seeking a high school student who has some web design experience/interest to help plan for and develop a more engaging and interactive website (www.youngworkers.org). You will learn new web development and design skills and will have the opportunity to work with a professional designer to build a website using industry standard tools. For more information and to receive an application, contact Donna Iverson at 643-8902 or driver@berkeley.edu. Applications also available in D221. FOR JUNIORS *HELPFUL WEBSITE -- If you want to take a campus tour but can't get to the campus, check out http://youniversitytv.com/. The pamphlet Introducing the University is also available in the College/Career Center. This pamphlet contains helpful information on admissions, majors and financial aid from the UC system. Pick your copy up before the end of school! The Junior Summer To Do List and the Senior Profile are both available in the College/Career Center. Come by and pick yours up. It will make the fall much easier if you start your college search and application process during the summer. ATHLETES -- Juniors who want to play Division I or Division II sports in college need to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse at https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/ . They also need to instruct College Board or ACT to send their SAT or ACT scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center. Finally, they will need to turn in a Transcript Request Form to our registrar, Barbara Mellion (D173). Mark ?FINAL JUNIOR TRANSCRIPT? across the top of the form and paperclip the request to a stamped business size envelope addressed to the NCAA Eligibility Center. You must use Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address on the envelope or the Eligibility Center will not accept them. If you have any questions about how to complete any of these tasks, see your College Advisor at lunch or after school. SUMMER PROGRAMS Check out www.enrichmentalley.com for information on summer programs. Looking for ways to volunteer this summer, go to www.volunteerinfo.org for information on programs in the Bay Area. One Tour Bus, Ten Days, 30 Young People -- you can be part of an all-expenses-paid trip across the country! BAY-Peace is taking their summer training institute on the road. Join with youth groups from Portland, Denver, Watsonville, L.A. & New York to travel to Chicago for a national counter recruitment conference, July 13-23. Are you a Bay Area high school student or young adult? Do you have a talent for spoken word, visual art, street theater, radio, video or community organizing? Are you ready to bring the skills and knowledge you gain on this trip back to the Bay to help win the Youth Manifesto Campaign? For more information, send your name, phone number, email, school or organization to: baypeace@baypeace.org or go to www.baypeace.org or call 809-7416 for more information. A list of summer programs is available by going to the College/Career Center website at http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=home-2 and then clicking on "Summer Programs 2009." FOR SENIORS *SENIORITIS? If you are getting below a C in any of your classes and are planning to attend a four year college in the fall, you MUST contact the college to discuss this. All colleges will receive a copy of your final transcript. By contacting the college and discussing your options with them, you may be able to prevent your admission from being rescinded. Please see your College Advisor if you would like to discuss your grades or what to say to the college. If you are interested in a career in technology or business, check out Year Up at www.yearup.org. This free, full-time training program offers a weekly stipend and 14 credits from City College of San Francisco. It combines six months of on-the-job training at local corporations with six months of classroom training. Applications and more information are also available in the College/Career Center. You can access your AP scores starting July 1 and send them to additional colleges beginning July 3 using the AP Automated Grade Reporting Service. Students can call (888) 308-0013 (toll free in the United States and Canada) or (609) 771-7366, 24 hours a day. You will need your AP number to use the service, so please hold on to your AP Student Packs. If you haven't turned in your Transcript Request Form to Ms. Mellion in D173 so that we can send an official transcript to the school they will be attending in the fall, DO SO IMMEDIATELY! All colleges require that students send them a final transcript confirming their senior year grades. MANY SCHOOLS WILL RESCIND YOUR ADMISSION IF THEY DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR FINAL TRANSCRIPT. WHAT WE NEED: a) Write "FINAL TRANSCRIPT" in capital letters across the top of the form of the Transcript Request Form and fill it out. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must sign the request form; b) Paperclip it to a stamped (postage has gone up to 44 cents!) business size envelope addressed to the college, with Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address. c) If you applied to a school which uses the Common Application, print out the Final Report form and attach it to the outside of the envelope. Some schools have their own final report form which you can use instead. No Final Report form is needed for Cal State or UC campuses. SCHOLARSHIPS For a complete list of scholarship applications available in the College/Career Center, go to http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=scholarships. Salvadoran-American Leadership and Educational Fund (SALEF) -- Open to graduating seniors with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who are of Salvadoran, Central American, or other Latino ethnicity, have financial need, and have a history of community service and involvement. Students may be either graduating high school seniors or current undergraduate, graduate and professional students. Community college students are eligible if they are AB540 students. Students must reside and study in the San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles Area (specifically South Central Los Angeles, Pico Union, East Los Angeles) and San Fernando Valley. Recipients must be able to help other students through mentoring, community service, or tutoring after receiving the award. The application is available at www.salef.org and in D221. The scholarship is open to all students regardless of immigration status. Scholarship: $500-$5,000. Deadline: June 30. Univision Exito Escolar -- Open to current Latino seniors who reside in Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano or Sonoma County. Essays in English and Spanish are required. Scholarship amounts vary from $500 to $2,000. US CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED. Applications available in D221. Applications must be received at the Univision office by 5:00 pm on July 31. *New to the bulletin today From bhs at idiom.com Sun Jun 7 16:40:34 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Sun Jun 7 16:46:05 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] MISC: Last Days for BHS Wearables - Great Gifts In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Contact: Diane Douglas Looking for a perfect end-of-year or graduation gift? How about plaid PJ bottoms or a black BHS hoodie or BHS bike socks? Berkeley High spirit wear (wearables) will be available for sale Monday afternoon (3:15 to 3:45pm) and by appointment before June 8. Sales take place in the Athletic Director's office at Donohue Gym. Prices and some pictures at http://www.berkeleyathleticfund.org/bwear.html ALSO, look for us at the Greek Theatre on graduation day. We will be selling Berkeley High seat cushions for $5--great for cushioning those stone seats! Wearables sales coordinators: Sarah Martiniak 849-1506 smartiniak@comcast.net OR Diane Douglas 524-4342 diane@profacto.com From bhs at idiom.com Sun Jun 7 20:11:31 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Sun Jun 7 20:12:08 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] ADMIN: BHS Safety Committee Meeting, Wed. 6/10 Message-ID: <619537.64441.qm@web82101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact Billy Keys Bkeys@berkeley.k12.ca.us The Berkeley High School Safety Committee will have its final meeting of the year on June 10 at 4:00 p.m.. All that would like to come are invited. Public testimony will be available. The agenda will be: 1. Call to order 2. Roll Call 3. Public comment (3 min. each) -- 30 minutes total (if needed) 4. Approval of previous meeting minutes 5. Board comments (3 minutes each) 6. Chair updates 7. Brainstorm process for next year's committee A. Organization of committee B. Possible timeline of mandated duties of committee C. Set a schedule for presentations of: BUSD/BHS Truancy and Attendance Policy and practices, Students on Probation. 8. Good of order 9. Adjournment From bhs at idiom.com Sun Jun 7 20:14:33 2009 From: bhs at idiom.com (bhs@idiom.com) Date: Sun Jun 7 20:15:01 2009 Subject: [BHS etree] MISC: Last Days for BHS Wearables - Great Gifts Message-ID: <924793.70554.qm@web82101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please do not contact the e-tree; contact Diane Douglas diane@profacto.com Looking for a perfect end-of-year or graduation gift? How about plaid PJ bottoms or a black BHS hoodie or BHS bike socks? Berkeley High spirit wear (wearables) will be available for sale Monday afternoon (3:15 to 3:45pm) and by appointment before June 8. Sales take place in the Athletic Director's office at Donohue Gym. Prices and some pictures at http://www.berkeleyathleticfund.org/bwear.html ALSO, look for us at the Greek Theatre on graduation day. We will be selling Berkeley High seat cushions for $5--great for cushioning those stone seats! Wearables sales coordinators: Sarah Martiniak 849-1506 smartiniak@comcast.net OR Diane Douglas 524-4342 diane@profacto.com