[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 01/11/06 LATE START DAY

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
January 11, 2006


Administration
1.	Wednesday is late start.  Students begin school at 10:00am.
Period 01		10:00 – 10:40
Period 02		10:46 – 11:30
Lunch		1:30 -12:10
Period 03		12:16 –12:56
Period 04		1:03 – 1:43
Period 05		1:49 – 2:29
Period 06		2:35- 3:15

2.	Attention sophomores and staff: Tomorrow, January 12, the sophomores
town hall meeting is happening 3rd period in Community Theater.  If your
3rd period has all sophomores you will attend the meeting with your 
class.

3.	Did you volunteer for the Holiday Meal?  If the answer is yes, then
come pick up the form that confirms your community service hours.  This
can be used for CSF credit.  Forms are available in Mrs. McKnight’s
office, D148.

4.	The Berkeley High School Site Council and Shared Governance will meet
on Tuesday, January 17th from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. in the BHS Library.  On 
the
agenda are: Berkeley International High School Proposal- decision on a
recommendation for the Board, review of lottery results and an update on
the plan for the Master Schedule.  For the full agenda, please see the 
BHS
PTSA website.  Jan Wise, recorder, ph 525-0124.

5.	Health Fact of the Week:  Have you ever heard someone say: “I drive
better when I’m high?”  Marijuana does not make you a better driver.  It
distorts perception, affects your reaction times and driving abilities,
which puts you at higher risk for crashes and injury.  Don’t use 
marijuana
and drive. Brought to you by the BHSHC Youth Programs Coordinator.

Clubs
1.	The Berkeley High Student Court is still accepting applications to 
be a
student lawyer.  Pick up an application outside C311.  The deadline is
Thursday.

2.	Do you want to win money and scholarships?  Then enter the 69th 
Annual
Lions club student speakers contest.  To find out more contact Miss 
Lovett
in room C331 or come to an informational meeting at lunch on Thursday,
January 19th in D218.

3.	Attention drama students- Do you have a monologue or skit prepared?  
If
so, join us on the Forensics team and enter into Individual events at
tournaments  For more information contact Miss Lovett in room C331 or 
come
to an informational meeting Thursday, January 19th lunch in D218.

4.	Do you believe today’s political situation is in dire need of your
help?  Come to the World Can’t Wait Activist Club to work with you 
towards
a common goal of making this world a better place.

5.	The next trip to the Berkeley Snowboard Club is scheduled for 
Saturday,
February 4th to Sugarbowl.  There is a mandatory club meeting this 
Tuesday
in room C213 at lunchtime.  Everyone who is planning on attending the 
trip
must fill out their forms and hand them in  along with their checks by
next Tuesday, January 17th.

6.	BHS Language and Culture exchange we will have an exchange this
Thursday January 12, 1st period in the cafeteria.  Please see Mr. 
Berkman
in C107 for a permission slip.

7.	BHS students”Speak on It” meets Wednesdays at lunchtime in conference
room B.  All are welcome.  Lunch served.  See ya there!

8.	Wanna be safe?  Come join the condom club.  Meet on Wednesdays at 
lunch
in G103.

9.	All students attending the Lenaea Festival in Sacramento must come to
mandatory meeting in the drama room at lunch today.

10.	Applications to be a lawyer for the Berkeley High student court are
now outside C311.  Please return them by Thursday at 4:00 p.m.  For
questions, email jdaniels at berkeley.k12.ca.us.

11.	The Club Commissioners meeting will be on Thursday, January 12th at
lunch in Conference Room A.  All club representatives must attend.

12.	Clubs!  Do you want to be in the yearbook?  Come to H102 during 7th 
to
reserve your pages by January 20th.  $25 for a quarter page.  $50 for a
half page and $100 for a full page.  All pages need to be in by February
24th.

Sports
1.	All students interested in playing baseball for Berkeley High this 
year
should come to a meeting during lunchtime on Thursday 1/12 in room C128.

2.	Congratulations to Paul Navo for placing 3rd at the Oakland Tech
Varsity Tournament this past Saturday.  Good job Paul.

3.	Berkeley Wrestling hosts John Swett High School this Thursday at 7pm 
in
the Old Gym Social Hall.  Come out and support your wrestlers and cheer
them on to victory.

Senior / Junior Section
1.	Lewis H. Latimer Scholarship- Open to African-American seniors with a
minimum GPA of 2.5 who is planning to enroll in a four year college,
community college or business school. Essay and letter of recommendation
is required.  Applications available in D221.  Award: Minimum of $500.
Deadline: March 3.

2.	Two helpful lunchtime workshops led by BHS alum and UC Berkeley
Incentive Awards winner, Laila Nossier, in conference room A.  Tuesday,
January 10- study skills and organizational skills for the college
application process.  Thursday, January 12- ways to reduce stress in
college application process.  Don’t miss these useful sessions!

3.	If you applied to any colleges which require your first semester
grades, Mid-Year report Forms are due to Ms. Mellion in D173 no later 
than
January 17.  Turn in the Mid-Year Report Form along with a Transcript
Request Form with “Mid Year Report” written across the top and a stamped
envelope addressed to the college with a return address of Berkeley High
School 1980 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704.  Remember the postage cost
has increased to 39 cents.

4.	Missed the CAL deadline?  The following Cal State campuses are still
accepting applications: Cal Maritime, Bakersfield, Channel Islands,
Domiguez Hills, East Bay (formerly named Hayward), Fresno, Fullerton, 
Los
Angeles, Monterey Bay, Sacramento, San Bernadino, San Marcos, 
Stanislaus,
Humboldt, San Francisco, and San Jose.  DEADLINE to apply to San 
Francisco
is January 13th.

5.	Junior and Senior Artists- National Portfolio Day, Saturday, January 
21
at Art Academy University, 79 New Montgomery St. San Francisco, 12:00
noon- 4:00 pm.  This is your chance to have try our portfolio reviewed 
by
an expert. Representatives of over 30 leading colleges of art and design
will be present.  For more information go to www, npda.org or call
800-544-ARTS.

Events/ Performance
1.	Did you love RIZE and Mad Hot Ballroom??  Come out and see the real
deal!  Berkeley High School’s Dance Production 2006 performs this 
weekend
and next:  Friday and Saturdays, January 13, and 14 @8 pm in the Little
Theater.  Students $5/ General $10.  Hip hop, Jazz, Modern and Ballet-
these dancers can bust a move like nobody’s business.

SALES
1.	Winter Ball tickets are on sale at lunch on Monday, Wednesday, and
Fridays at the Allston Way box office.  Tickets are $65.00.  We will no
longer accept any checks! Students must have ID and a student’s 
activities
contract on file.

2.	Yearbooks are on sale in H102 everyday at lunch and after school.  
They
are $70 dollars.  Make checks payable to BHS yearbooks.