[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 02-01-06

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
February 1, 2006
Contact: "Belinda McDaniel" <bmcdaniel at berkeley.k12.ca.us>


Administration

1.	Late Start Day- Students begin school at 10:00 AM.

2.	There is a student council meeting 
Thursday, February 2nd.  All second period 
representatives must attend.  If you are unable 
to come, find an alternate from your class.  The 
meeting will be held in the Little Theater at 
lunch.

3.	Special Ancient History course for high 
school students at UC Berkeley Extension, 
conveniently scheduled from 3:45 to 6:45 PM in 
downtown Berkeley beginning today.  This class 
meets every Wednesday.  Discover the history of 
Western civilization from ancient Greece to the 
late Roman
Empire.  Earn three semester units in history 
toward either high school graduation or college 
credit, depending on school approval.

4.	JOB OPENING:  Student needed to file two 
or four hours each week in a tax and financial 
planning office in West Berkeley near Gilman and 
6th street.  $8 per hour.  For more information, 
contact Linda at 525-1010.


Clubs
1.	Earphone English- First meeting of the 
new semester today at lunch in C116.  Come check 
out our new audio books.

2.	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
today.

3.	Want to get free money?  A speech 
contest- at the Berkeley City Center on February 
9th at lunch time.  You receive $25 just for 
participating.  For more information contact Miss 
Lovett in C331.


Sports
1.	Badminton tryouts 6 AM, February 6, 2006. 
You must have your Athletic packet completed! 
See Mr. Patton for more details in D218.

2.	All boys interested in trying out for the 
BHS tennis team should come to a meeting at lunch 
in the Athletic Office (ticket windows located 
next to the Donahue Gym).  Completed athletic 
forms can be turned in at this meeting.  Tryouts 
begin on Monday, Feb. 6 at 4:00 at the Martin 
Luther King Middle
School Tennis Courts.

3.	The Boys golf meeting has been changed 
from Thursday 2/2 at 3:30 to Friday 2/3 at 3:30 
in the athletic office.  Meet the coach, find out 
about the team, and turn in completed athletic 
packets.

4.	Boys Volleyball tryouts begin on Monday, 
February 6 in the Old gym at 3:45 PM.  A complete 
athletic packet must be turned in on that day. 
Contact Coach Chris Paik at velocitipartners.com 
if you have questions.


Senior / Junior Section
1.	FAFSA Workshops: Bring your financial 
information and your questions.  Trained 
assistants from UC Berkeley will be available to 
help you fill out the financial aid forms.  All 
workshops are in the Berkeley High School library 
computer lab:
       Friday, February 3, 7:30 am
       Wednesday, February 8, 3:30 pm
       Monday, February 13, 6:30 pm
       Thursday, February 16, 7:30 am
       Tuesday, February 21, 3:30 pm

2.	For all students- Etude Club of Berkeley 
offers over $1500 in prizes in the Young Artist 
Award Competition.  Awards in piano, voice and 
orchestral instruments.  For application and 
audition requirements, call Dr. Susan Waller at 
925-829-4922.  Deadline: March 15.

3.	For Juniors-KRON 4 Students Rising Above 
Scholarship.  This is a scholarship for students 
who will graduate from high school and then 
attend college in 2007.  Students must be from 
low income families who are rising above great 
difficulties and succeeding in school and in 
life.  Applications are available in D221. 
Applications must be received by KRON by Tuesday, 
April 4.

4.	For all students- Science Fiction and 
Fantasy Contest- sponsored by LA con IV, the 64th 
World Science Fiction Convention and Baltimore 
WorldCom 1998.  Students enter a short story with 
a science fiction or fantasy theme, original 
artwork with a science fiction or fantasy theme. 
Complete
rules are available in D221.


Events/ Performance
1.	In celebrating of Dr. Kings Birthday and 
Black History month, CAS and the Parent Resource 
center will present: Team I’Themba, a South 
African Dance and Drama Troupe.  Through dance 
and drum the group tells the story of how South 
African people overcame in their struggle for 
freedom from
apartheid to become a nation preparing for peace 
with itself.  The performance will take place on 
February 3, 2006 at 6:30 PM in the Little 
Theater.   Admission: Students $6, General $12. 
Tickets go on sale,
beginning 5:00 PM on February 3rd (The day of the show).


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




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