[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 03/13/06

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
Monday, March 13, 2006
Contact:  Belinda McDaniel  bmcdaniel at berkeley.k12.ca.us


Administration
1.	Attention CSF participants!  CSF applications and community service
sheets are now available in the SLC.  Seniors, you must complete four
semesters, one of which must be from your senior year in order to 
qualify
for seal bearer status.

2.	The dates for the Honors Algebra 2 and Honors Math Analysis tests are
April 3rd and April 5th from 3:30 – 4:15 in room H306.  Please contact 
Mr.
Weitz via email at <mweitz at berkeley.k12.ca.us> Ask your current math
teacher for more information.

3.	Students and Administration:  March is Pennies for Patients Month.
Please donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by making 
contribution
in your second period boxes or by buying paper pennies for $2.00 in D148
or in the main office.  See Mrs. McKnight or your second period student
council rep.

4.	The MORP (Prom backwards) is re-scheduled for March 31st from 
6:30-10:00 p.m.
in the BHS Food Court.  If you already have purchased tickets, you will
be added to the guest list.  All others can still purchase tickets on
Monday at the Allston Way box office at lunch and after school.   
Tickets
are $5 per person. Special Guest Artist will be performing!  See you 
there!

5.	Come audition for Dance Production 2007!  This year’s sophomores and
juniors are invited to audition for next year’s class.  The Audition is
next Thursday, March 16th after school.  Rehearsals start this Wednesday
at lunch.  Come see Ms. Carr in the A building for more info.  If you 
love
to dance, come on by!

6.	Students and staff please check the Parent Resource Center for lost
items.  Due to space issues items can only be kept for short period of
time.  Items will be given away to the Disaster Relief next week.

7.	Are you missing a coat, sweater, t-shirt, pants, etc?  Please stop by
the PE office before and after school and during lunch to pick up your
items.  Unclaimed items will be donated to Goodwill.


Clubs
1.	Wanted to exchange homes (in Madrid), house sit, or rent; 3 or 4
bedroom home from July 23-August 24.  This is a Spanish family coming to
Berkeley to do research at Cal.  We are exchanging with them the first
three weeks in July, but they have a two month commitment.  Please call
525-4454 or email [ mailto:ggorrin at pacbell.net ]ggorrin at pacbell.net if 
you
can help.

2.	The Club Commissioners meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday March
16th at lunch in conference room A.

3.	Physical inactivity increases the risk of dying prematurely, dying of
heart disease and developing diabetes, colon cancer, and high blood
pressure.  Stay active.  Stay healthy. Brought to you by the BHS Youth
Advisory Board.

4.	The book drive for Oakland Children’s Hospital is still going!  Bring
books to your 2nd period class and win a pizza party!

Sports
1.	Congratulations to Coach Gene Nakamura and the Berkeley High School 
Girls Basketball team on their NORCAL Championship; they defeated Napa 
High School  58-29 on March 11. The win puts Berkeley in its first 
state title game since 2001 and its seventh in the last 17 years. The 
Yellow Jackets play Long Beach Poly in next Saturday's final on March 
18 in Sacramento in the Arco Arena at 6 p.m.

Senior / Junior Section
1.	College Visits:
Monday, March 13:
9:30 am Cal State Fresno program in Medical Physics.  This
talk will focus on the growing field of biomedical physics and the 
career
opportunities.
Tuesday, March 14:
1:20 and 2:20 Cal State East Bay onsite admissions in D221.
Bring an official transcript.

2.	East Bay Consortium of Educational Institutions Scholarship – Thirty
$2,500 scholarships will be awarded for students attending four year
college, nineteen $1,000 scholarships for students attending community
colleges.  Must be a graduating senior who will be attending a four year
accredited college or university, or a community college or a
vocational/technical school.  Students must have a minimum 2.0 if
attending a community college or vocational school, active participation
in extracurricular activities and financial need.  Applications 
available
in D221.  Deadline: April 21.

3.	Tzu Chi foundation Scholarship- Seniors are selected based on 
financial
need, academic achievement and community involvement.  Minimum unweighed
GPA of 3.0 $1,000 scholarship.  Deadline: March 31st.

4.	The final days to order your cap and gown for graduation is here.  
The
Jostens' representative will be on campus, Thursday, March 9th at lunch 
in
the courtyard.  If you haven’t ordered, now is the time!

5.	Meleia Willis-Starbuck Memorial Scholarship For Social Justice –
Graduating senior who plans to attend two or four year college next year
who has participated in work to further the cause of Social Justice, has
financial need and a minimum GPA of 2.5.  Applications available in 
D221.
Received Deadline: March 30th at 4:00 pm in D221.

6.	Seniors!  Did you miss your Senior Portrait appointment!  Did you
forget to schedule one?  Well, you now have one more opportunity to be
featured on the Senior Formal Memory poster.  Appointments are available
on March 15th and 16th from 2:30 – 7:00 pm here at BHS.  Contact
ABCHArrell.com for more information or see Ivery McKnight-Johnson in 
D148.

7.	Chicano-Latino Youth Leadership Project Summer conference.  Open to
current 10th and 11th graders, the conference will take place at
Sacramento State University from July 29-August 5.  The conference is 
free
to students who are selected.  Applications are available in D221.
Deadline: March 22.

Events/ Performance
1.	The Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble and combos spring Jazz concert
is March 17th.  Come hear what the musicians are up to.  BHS students,
teachers and staff are free!!  Others $10 please.  We will have lots of
delicious food for sale before the concert and at intermission so bring
your appetites.  This is all happening at the Little Theater at BHS.
Tickets are available at the door.  Box office opens at 7:00 pm.  For
further information on the performance, please contact Lori Ferguson at
527-8245.

SALES
1.	BART tickets for March are here.  Please pick up your tickets in room
D224 at lunchtime only.

2.	BART ticket orders will be taken March 30, and 31 at lunchtime in
  D224.  Price per ticket is $16.00

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