[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin of 02/24/06

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
February 24, 2006
Belinda McDaniel  bmcdaniel at berkeley.k12.ca.us


Administration
1.	The BHS BSEP committee funds all types of 
student enrichment programs with money provided 
by the BSEP Tax Measure of 1994.  BSEP program 
proposal application forms are now available for 
the fall of 2006.  You can pick them up from 
Belinda McDaniel in the Admin office or call her 
at 644-4800.  The forms can also be sent 
electronically.

2.	The BHS Site Council will meet Tuesday, 
February 28th, 4:30 -6:00 in the conference room 
or Library.  On the agenda are an update on 
advisories, Safety and Attendance Data, an 
Academic Choice update, and student orientation, 
registration and scheduling.


Clubs
1.	Attention all club reps:  Club field 
trips and off campus events must be submitted for 
approval to Ms. Bennett on the appropriate Field 
trip request form and signed by your club's 
teacher sponsor.  For questions, see Ms. Bennett.

2.	Clubs!  If you reserved a page for the 
yearbook you must bring it in with your money by 
this Friday, February 24th, $25.00 for a 
quarter-page, $50.00 for a half-page and $100 for 
a full page.

3.	Reach!  Presents the 1st annual Asian 
American youth conference entitled, "Claiming Our 
Future," February 25, 2006 at UC Berkeley 
(Dwinelle Hall) from 9:30-4:00 PM.  Free 
workshops and performances and food!  Please 
register at lists.berkeley.edu

4.	Cookies, brownies, and other delicious 
food!  There will be a bake sale this Friday on 
the Community Theater steps at lunch to support 
the Environmental Club.  Come eat for your 
ecosystem!

5.	Health Fact of the Week:  An estimated 
38,000 high school students in the United States 
crash while driving under the influence of 
marijuana each year.  Be safe, Be sober.  Don't 
use marijuana and drive.  Brought to you by the 
BHS Youth Advisory Board.

Sports


Senior / Junior Section
1.	Attention all seniors, we are having a 
slide-show of 9th -12th grade during our senior 
ball.  So get your pictures in!  Bring your 
pictures to room D148 during lunch.  There is a 
limit of 3 pictures per person.  Put your 
pictures in an envelope with your name printed 
legibly on both the envelopes and pictures!

2.	Scholarships: Oakland Associations of 
Insurance Agents- $5,000 scholarship, renewable 
for three additional years, to graduating senior 
with a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0 who has 
participated in community service and has 
financial need.  Applications available in D221. 
Deadline:  March 31.

3.	Thurgood Marshall Scholarships- 2,000 
merit scholarships awarded through 47 different 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 
each with their own criteria and their own 
application.  High School GPA minimum of 3.0 and 
a minimum combined critical reading/math score of 
1100 with financial need.  For more information 
and a list of schools, go to 
www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org.

4.	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!

5.	For seniors-  Want to be a chef?  Would 
you like to work in a 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.

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.	ITP's  Performances:  February 24th and 
25th at Hillside Club on Cedar between Spruce and 
Euclid.  Shows at 8:00 PM, but come early since 
they are usually sold out!  Tickets are $5 
students and $10 general.

2.	Come hear the Berkeley High Jazz ensemble 
and Combos at Yoshi's on Monday, March 6.  In 
addition to their standard repertoire, they will 
be performing an original composition by and with 
BHS Alum and Jazz great, Peter Apfelbaum.  Each 
show will feature a combo and the big band.
Tickets are $15. please call Yoshi's at 238-9200. For more information call
3.	Brown bag Theatre is back!  Come see Advanced Theatre projects do 10
different versions of the same short play – YES- by David Mamet each
directed by a different student at lunch February 27- March 1st.


SALES
1.	BART Ticket orders will be taken on 2/27/ 
and 2/28 at lunchtime in room D224.  Ticket 
prices are $16.00 each.  Cash only.

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