[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 4/20/06

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
April 20, 2006
Contact:  Belinda McDaniel  bmcdaniel at berkeley.k12.ca.us


Administration
1.      STAR TESTING: The Star test will be given to all 9th through 
11th
graders from Tuesday, April 25th through Friday, April 28th.

On Tuesday, April 25th,  all 9th-11th graders should go to their 2nd 
period class
or to the location given to them by their teacher at 8:30 am.
The STAR tests will be given until lunch each day.

SENIORS DO NOT TAKE THE STAR TESTS AND  STAY HOME UNTIL AFTER LUNCH.

The afternoon schedule will take place as follows:  After  lunch ALL 
STUDENTS   INCLUDING SENIORS report as follows.

Tuesday, April 25th
Period 1 – 12:56 -1:39 pm
Period 2 -  1:45 – 2:27 pm
Period 3 -  2:33 – 3:15 pm

Wednesday, April 26th
Period 4 -  12:56-1:39 pm
Period 5- 1:45 – 2:27 pm
Period 6-  2:15 – 3:15 pm

Thursday, April 27th
Period 1 – 12:01 – 1:03 pm
Period 2 – 1:09 – 2:09 pm
Period 3 – 2:15 – 3:15 pm

Friday, April 28th
Period 4 – 12:01 – 1:03 pm
Period 5 – 1:09 – 2:09 pm
Period 6 – 2:15 – 3:15 pm

2.  The BHS Site Council will meet Tuesday, April 25, 4:30 - 6:00 pm in
Conference Room B.  On the agenda are a vote on a proposal for a Site
Council bylaw change, first semester grade reports, Small Schools data,
Algebra Project update, Student Coordination update.  Please feel free 
to
contact me with any questions.  Jane Wise SSC recorder, 525-0124.

2.      For anyone absent during on-line scheduling-- or for anyone 
wanting
to make changes to their requests-- make up on-line schedules  is
everyday after school in the library computer lab for the first two
weeks after spring break.  (Monday 4/17 through Friday 4/28).

3.      Health fact of the week:  “If you drink two cans of soda a day 
and
cut down to one, in a year you’ll eliminate more than 50,000 calories
from your diet-that’s 16 pounds worth of calories.”  Brought to you by
the BHS Youth Advisory Board.

4.      Need help with a writing assignment?  Writer’s Cafe has moved 
to the
library for its last four sessions:  April 19 & 20 and May 3 &4.  We
have writing coaches available to help you brainstorm, organize, or
polish your work.  Come and see us this Wednesday and Thursday from
11:30 am to 12 :10 pm.

5.      Teachers, your input is very important to the Health Center!  
Please
remember to return your completed staff surveys to the Health Center by
Friday, April 28th.   You can either drop them in our mailbox in the
D-building or hand deliver them to the Health Center and redeem your
$5- Peets gift card.

Clubs

1.      APIC meeting this Thursday at lunch in  G302.  T-shirts are 
here--
Come and get them and hear about more festival updates!

2.      Want to represent Latino culture? Do you sing? Dance? Do spoken
word? Come audition for the LaRaza Latino Awareness assembly.  May 4th
at lunchtime in  C124.

Sports

1.  Attention all girls who want to try out for Berkeley High
Volleyball next year:  Come to an important meeting in the Donahue Gym
this Thursday, 4/20, at 4:00 pm. Meet the new coach, learn about the
upcoming season, and pick up athletic packets.

2. Good luck to our BHS Chess Team as they will be competing this Friday
through Sunday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the National High School Chess
Championships.  The team of David Knott, Jamie Irvine, Geoff Zoehfeld,
Elliott Jardin, Andrew Yun and Mason Eastman will represent our school.
Go jackets!!




Senior / Junior Section

1.      College Visits:  None

2.      MAY 1 Deadline- May 1 is the deadline to send in your Statement 
of
Intent to register (SIR) to most colleges and universities.  For most
schools, if you do not send in your SIR and your deposit (if required)
by May 1, you will not be able to attend that school I the fall.  You
may only send in a SIR to one school.  It is unethical to tell more
than one school that you plan to attend their college in the fall.  If
you have any questions at all, please stop by to see me at lunch or
afterschool.

3.      Junior Prom Royalty applications are due Wednesday, no 
exceptions!
Please turn them into D148.  MS. McKnight-Johnson office.

4.      UC Merced is still accepting applications for all majors for 
fall
2006. To apply, you must download a paper application at
<http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/apply/
download.html>.

5.      Summer job- Meyer Sound labs has 5-7 paid summer internships for
high school students (must be 16 years old) in manufacturing operations
doing assembly or data entry type work.  Interns must commit to a
minimum of 6-8 weeks for 30 hours per week.  Interested students can
stop by Meyer Sound at 2832 San Pablo Ave between 8:30 - 5:00 pm.

6.      Summer programs- take classes at any of the UC campuses for 
college
credit.  For more information go to
<http://www.ucop.edu/pathways/ucnotes/april06/summer.html>. This page
lists contact information, academic requirements, and cost of summer
sessions at each UC campus.  Also for more details see Ilene Abrams.

7.      Save the date!  St. Mary’s College Fair, Saturday, April 29th 
from
1:00 to 4:30 pm.  Take the bus directly from Berkeley High to St.
Mary’s College in Moraga.  $2 tickets available from Mrs. Harris in the
College Career Center- first come, first serve!


Events/ Performance

1.      Attention teachers, staff & students:  Berkeley High School’s 
annual
Health & Wellness Fair will be on Thursday, April 20th, 2006 from 8:30
am - 3:30 pm.  Please come and participate in health-related games and
activities.  There will be prizes, food, and music by a live DJ from
KMEL.  For more information, contact Alena Wall at the Berkeley High
School Health Center.  Hope to see you there.

SALES

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

2.      Juniors:  Only 10 days until Prom!. Tickets are $70.00 at the
Allston Way Box office.  Tuxedos fittings by LJ’s tuxedo’s will take
place Thursday, April 20th in D148.  Make sure you are fitted.

3.      Bart tickets are in!  Pick them up today.