[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 11/09/05

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Contact:  Belinda McDaniel  bmcdaniel at berkeley.k12.ca.us
               

Administration
1.	NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11- Veteran's Holiday.

2.	Please continue bringing canned food to 
your 2nd period class until December 10th!  This 
is for the Holiday Meal to help the homeless.  We 
appreciate your help!

3.	Spend your day off with fellow students 
and Rebuilding Together to prepare a home for a 
family affected by hurricane Katrina. 
Volunteers, including students needing to 
complete community service hours, are invited to 
work this Friday (preferably) and Saturday.  We 
will be sanding, painting, and doing other 
repairs to the home.  If you are interested 
contact: Rowan or Richard Spencer at 693-3127 or 
Amy Dawson at 644-8979.  Bring an old long 
sleeved shirt.  Pizza will be provided.

4.	Cody's Books School Benefit Daze: Friday- 
Monday, November 11-14, 2005. 25% of the proceeds 
of your purchases at Cody's during this four day 
event will be contributed to Berkeley High.  Shop 
(2 Berkeley locations) at 2454 Telegraph Ave, and 
1730 Fourth Street; 1 San Francisco location-2 
Stockton Street at Market. Just save your 
receipts and mail them to Julie Wong, 1311 Santa 
Fe Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702   or call 528-8191.

5.	Got an assignment due?  Writer's Café is 
open during lunch today in A101.  We have trained 
coaches to help you with your writing 
assignments. Come and see us.  We're open from 
11:30 to 12:10 Wednesdays and Thursdays;  first 
come, first served.  Snacks available.


Clubs
1.	Reminder! AC Freshman Mentors- we are 
going into 9th grade classes today, November 9th. 
We will be teaching about study skills and 
helping them with projects they are working on in 
English.

2.	Close-Up meets tomorrow.  All interested 
students should plan to meet or contact Mr. 
Collier in G201.  The Close Up meeting is 
Wednesday, lunchtime, G201.  Applications will be 
distributed, questions will be answered, and 
information will be available.  Close-Up.

3.	Earphone English- Wednesdays at lunch in 
C116.  Come check in with Francisca and check out 
the audio books.

4.	The 2nd club commissioners meeting will 
be held on Thursday, November 10th in conference 
room A.  All club representatives must be there.

5.	Health Fact of the Week:  Drivers who use 
cell phones while driving are four times more 
likely to crash than those not on a cell phone. 
Be safe while driving by avoiding the use of cell 
phones.  This health fact was brought to you by 
the Berkeley High School Health Center Youth 
Advisor.

6.	The few, the proud, ITP's:  Informational 
meetings November 9, 10th and 16th in room C213 
at lunch.

7.	Calling all poets!  Enter the Poets 
Stomping Smoking poetry contest. Write a poem, 
rap or flow to express the truth about smoking. 
Use your inner creativity to educate your peers, 
combat youth smoking and expose tobacco industry 
lies, exploitation and social injustice. Cool 
prizes, including $50 cash grand prize!  Pick up 
a submission form from the door of G202 and 
submit your entry by November 9th. Poetry 
reading/Awards reception on November 17th at 7:00 
pm at the Hall of Health.  All are welcome.

8.	Speak on it meets every Wednesday at 
lunch in conference room A.  Come join and be 
part of a group that helps makes a difference at 
BHS.  All students welcome!  Food and drinks 
served.  See you there!

6.	Achtung! Achtung!  Come see "The Cabinet 
of Dr. Caligari", a 1919 silent German 
expressionist movie.  Bring your lunch and come 
to German Film Club, which meets every Wednesday 
in C115.

7.	Having sex?  Thinking about having sex? 
Come join Condom Club this Wednesday at lunch. 
Bring your food and come to classroom G103 to 
sign up.  Come once and get a sticker for the 
back of your ID.  Show your ID at the Health 
Center and receive 12 free condoms. There will be 
free food.


Sports
1.	BHS Crew: Looking for a spring sport? 
The BHS crew team needs additional novice rowers, 
for men's and women's crew to fill out the team 
roster.  Rowers are conditioning over the winter 
in preparation for the spring race season.  No 
previous rowing experience required! Contact 
Coach Chris Dadd at 925-676-8025.

2.	The final league football game of the 
year versus rival El Cerrito hasbeen moved from 
Thursday to Friday at 5:00 p.m. at El Cerrito. 
Students/ Seniors $3 and Adults $5.  Come out and 
support your Yellow jackets!


Senior / Junior Section
1.	Seniors:  If you are applying to any 
private schools which require counselor 
recommendations, your large envelopes addressed 
to each college along with a Transcript request 
Form and the Counselor Recommendation Form (also 
called the school report form), are due in the 
College/ Career Center no later than November 
10th.  See Mrs. Abrams or Mrs. Harris in D221.

2.	Don and Roy Splawn Charitable Foundation 
West.  Award: up to $1,000 based on financial 
need, academic qualifications, dedication to 
school, community and family, and extraordinary 
circumstances.  Based primarily on overcoming 
personal challenges.  Apply online at
http://www.fsrequests.com/splawn. Deadline is January 20th at %:00 PM EST.

3.	Did you know that you can apply to up to 
31 colleges that are on the Common Black College 
Application for only a $35 fee?  Go to 
[http://www.eduinconline.com 
]www.eduinconline.com for more information or 
stop by the College/Career Center.

4.	Award Opportunity- The Soroptimist club 
offers award to a young woman ages 14-17 that 
make the community and world a better place 
through volunteer efforts. Volunteer actions that 
benefit women and girls are particularly valued. 
Applications are available in D221.  Deadline: 
December 1.

5.	College visits:

Wednesday, November 9
10:35   California Maritime Academy

Tuesday, November 15
10:35  Olin College of Engineering (MA)
             Olin offers free tuition to all 
students accepted to the program.  Check it out!

Wednesday, November 16
8:30    UC Irvine


Events/ Performance
1.                Razors and rolling pins
Come 
see what everyone is talking about.  Last weekend 
for "SWEENEY TODD," the Demon Barber of Fleet 
Street!  Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 
10,11, 12 at 7:30.  Longfellow Middle School 
Auditorium.  $12 general and $6 for students and 
seniors.  Tickets are
available at the door, or for advance 
reservations call 510-595-5514 or email 
ymtctickets at hotmail.com   Don't miss it!


SALES                                     
1.               Bart tickets for November are 
in.  Please pick up your tickets in room D224.