[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 02/10/06

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
February 10, 2006
Contact: "Belinda McDaniel" <bmcdaniel at berkeley.k12.ca.us>


Administration
1.	BSEP Applications are now available for the fall year 2006. 
You can pick them up in the Administration office with Belinda 
McDaniel or contact her at 644-4800.  Applications can also be sent 
electronically.

2.	The City of Berkeley will be observing Lincoln's Birthday on 
Monday, February 13th and therefore the BHS Health Center will be 
closed all day.

3.	Parents- effective today: if you double park to pickup or 
drop off your students you will be given a ticket by the Berkeley 
Police.  They informed our school yesterday that they will start 
citing parents who double park on Allston Way, Milvia Street and 
Martin Luther King Jr Way.  The city has
received too many complaints; Be careful and don't double park!

4.	Job Opportunities- Student needed for filing and organizing 
two to six hours per week in Albany.  Times are flexible $7.50 per 
hour depending on experience.  For more information, contact Betty 
Martinez 510-526-0312 or [ mailto:well-being at pacbell.net 
]well-being at pacbell.net.  For more
information on the company, go to http://www.possiblesociety.org 
www.possiblesociety.org.

5.	King Middle School After-school ELL Tutorial is looking for 
Spanish bilingual tutors who can work from 3-4, Monday, Tuesday and 
Thursday, and from 2:15-3:15 on Wednesday.  We'll also hire 
monolingual English speaking tutors who want to patiently work with 
middle school students.
You must be in the 11th or 12th grade and able to get to King on 
time.  Pay: $9.00 / hour.  Come to the Science room 7 and ask for 
Patricia Rathwell  or Mrs. Hamai.  You may also call 644-4811.

6.	The pasta shop is looking for seniors to work on weekends at 
1786 Fourth Street in Berkeley.  Pick up an application at the store 
and ask for Porsche.  Salary: $8.50 per hour.  For more information 
go to [http://www.pastashop.net ]www.pastashop.net


Clubs
1.	The Reach out and Read club is having a Valentine's Day bake 
sale on Tuesday, February 14th!  Come to the courtyard at lunch for 
delicious cookies, valentine's candies and beautiful roses.  Be 
romantic!

2.	The Reach out and Read club is having a book drive!  Reading 
at a young age is important and we can help!  Donations will be given 
to Children's Hospital Oakland to be read and distributed to children 
when they visit.  From February 15th through March 15th please bring 
in any picture books,
children's books, or teen books to your 2nd period class.  The class 
with the most books at the end of the month will win a pizza party!

3.	HIV and AIDS are a serious matter.  In 2003, an estimated 
7,081 young people were living with AIDS, a 37% increase since 1999. 
Stop the spread of this devastating disease.  Respect yourself. 
Protect yourself.  Get HIV tested at the BHS Health center today. 
It's just a cotton swab saliva
test, and it's free and confidential.  Brought to you by the BHS 
Youth Advisory Board.

4.	Ping Pong club today at lunch.  Get some meat at BBQ club, 
then come on over to the old gym and hit some.

Sports


Senior / Junior Section
1.	Seniors!  It's time to purchase your senior pages.  A single 
page is $200 and a double page is $400.  Come by the yearbook room 
H102 after-school!  The deadline to purchase is February 24th. 
Limited amount of pages, so hurry!

2.	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:
       Monday, February 13, 6:30 PM
       Thursday, February 16, 7:30 AM
       Tuesday, February 21, 3:30 PM

3.	For seniors- Want to be a chef?  Would you like to work in 
hotel management?  The Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management 
Program of City College of San Francisco is now accepting 
applications for Fall 2006.  For more information, go to 
www.ccsf.edu/cahs or call 415-239-3152.
Application deadline: April 10.

4.	Scholarships- Richard S. Navies Scholarship-seniors who are 
US citizens or legal residents, graduating from a Bay Area High 
School with a minimum, GPA of 2.5 who haves been a varsity athlete 
for at least two years.  Students should also have volunteered in 
school or community
organizations.  Award: $2,500 or deadline: March 17.

5.	Sigma Pi Alpha Scholarship- Female senior of Chicano/ Latina 
background with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who plans to attend a two or 
four year institution after graduation and has financial need.  US 
citizenship or permanent residency is NOT a requirement.  Application 
available in D221.
$250 scholarship.  Deadline: April 1.

6.	Ligurians in the World Association: A graduating senior who 
has at least one parent of Italian descent $1,000 scholarship. 
Application available in D221.  Deadline: April 15.

6.	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.

7.	California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science 
(COSMOS) is now accepting applications.  COSMOS is now enrolling 
students at four sites-UC Davis, Irvine, San Diego and Santa Cruz. 
Tuition, room and board is $2,000, but FULL SCHOLARSHIPS are 
available for qualified students.
The COSMOS course clusters address topics not traditionally taught in 
high schools such as astronomy, aerospace engineering, biomedical 
sciences, computer science, wetlands ecology, ocean science, 
robotics, game theory, and more.  The program runs from July 9 - 
August 5.  Apply at
http://www.ucop.edu/cosmos/welcome.html ]www.ucop.edu/cosmos/welcome.html.
Deadline is March 16 at 5:00 PM.

8.	Anita Baskerville Harris Scholarship Award: Graduating 
African-American female with a minimum GPA of 3.0 with financial need 
who is planning to attend a four year college or university. 
Scholarships range from $500 to $2,000.  Deadline: April 1.


Events/ Performance
1.  Come see the Vagina Monologues this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 
10/11) in the Florence Schwimley Little Theater.  The Showing is at 
7:30 but the doors open at 7 PM.  Tickets are $5 for students with ID 
and $10 for adults.  Our proceeds go to stop violence against women. 
Come See the School.


SALES
1.	BART Tickets are here!  Please pick them up in D224.  See 
Irma Parker for more information.

2.	Neff will be on campus to sell letter jackets on Thursday, 
February 16th.  They are available in red and cream or black and 
black.  This will be the last round of letter jacket sales for the 
school year.  Payment must be made directly to Neff.  Delivery takes 
place 4-6 weeks after the order is placed.  Order forms are available 
in the athletic office.

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