[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 05/10/06

Tue May 9 21:12:04 PDT 2006

STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
May 10, 2006

Administration
1.	SUMMER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS ARE HERE!  Sign up in the counseling dept.
Summer school June 21- July 28th.  Early 
registration is May 3- May 26th.  Don't delay, 
get enrolled.

2.	Attention students:  Bart tickets have 
not yet arrived, I am checking with Bart to find 
out why we haven't received the tickets.  More 
information will be available to you tomorrow.

3.	Missing Social Studies materials. 
Anybody see box of TCI Middle East Studies 
Curriculum?  Or big box of California Desk Maps. 
See Mr. Berkman in C107.

4.	New elective for next year!  Peer 
tutoring/ leadership.  Learn a great way to help 
your fellow students and learn more about 
yourself!  Sign up now!  See Miss Lovett in room 
C331 or your counselor for more details and to 
sign up.

5.	Jr. Prom disc are now available for check 
out.  See Ruby Taylor at the front desk.

6.	AP TEST- Students please do not forget to 
bring your student ID pictures!
8:00 AM:   Chemistry, Environmental Science
Students whose last name is (A-G) should report 
at 7:30 am, Wednesday, May 10 to the BHS library 
for the AP Environmental Science exam and that 
the rest of the alphabet (H-Z) should report to 
the lobby of the Community Theatre.  The AP 
Chemistry test will be held at 7:30 am in the 
Jacket Gym on Wednesday.

7.	Health Fact of the week: Higher doses of 
caffeine can cause anxiety dizziness, headaches, 
the jitters, and can interfere with normal sleep 
patterns.  Know what you are putting in your 
body, know the effects. Brought to you by the BHS 
Health Center Youth Advisory Board.

8.	"BACKSTAGE" for 9th through 12th grades. 
BackStage is an apprenticeship program for 
teenagers.  Each apprentice will select a 
particular focus for the summer such as: 
choreography, stage and set design, music, 
costuming, stage management or direction.  During 
the course of their apprenticeship, participants 
will assist with a youth drama camp, and will 
receive a small stipend.  Call 521-6250 for more 
information.

9.	If any one saw a candy bowl in Room A100 
please return to the admin office immediately. 
This bowl was special gift and has sentimental 
value.  Reward if found, no questions asked.

9.	Youth volunteers needed at MOCHA:  The 
Museum of Children's Art in Oakland is seeking 
High School students.  For more information call 
Rae Holzman, 465-8770 x 310 or visit 
http://www.mocha.org.

10.	Student needed for garden work near Live 
Oak Park- 3-5 hours per week, after school and 
Saturdays, times are flexible.  Salary: $8 -10 
per hour.  Sophomore or junior student preferred. 
For more information, call Adele at 524-9351.

Clubs
1.	The last two trials of the Berkeley High 
Student Court will be held on Tuesday and 
Wednesday.  Both start at 5:00 PM. Trials are 
held across the street in the Berkeley City 
Council Chambers, on the second floor of Old City 
Hall.

2.	Wanna be safe?  Come to condom club on 
Wednesday, May 10th in G103 at lunch.

3.	Earphone English as usual at lunch today on Wednesday in C116.

4.	Attention all members of the Culture and 
Language Exchange club: Come to an important 
meeting during 2nd period on Friday in C105.  Get 
your permission slips from Mr. Berkman or Ms. 
Friedman, C105 or C107.  We will be talking about 
our final event of the year, the Ropes Course! 
Be there or be square.

Sports
1.	In the final league race of the season at 
Norcal, the mens' and womens' crew teams won 14 
out of 18 events.  This included 5 events where 
Berkeley won by more than 20 seconds as well the 
men winning a race in a sculling boat- in which 
they have never practiced or raced.  Events won 
for the men
were Varsity $, JV$, Lightweight $, Freshman 4, 
Novice 4, Novice 8 and Quad sculling 4.  The 
women won in the Varsity 8, JV8, 3rd varsity 8, 
Freshman 8, Varsity 4, and JV 4.  The crew teams 
now head to the regional championships in two 
weeks at Lake Natoma outside Sacramento, with 
chances to qualify for the US Rowing National 
Invitational in Cincinnati.

2.	Open gym volleyball is available on 
Thursdays 4:30-5:30 in the Donahue Gym  on 5/11, 
5/18, 5/25, 6/1.  Open gym is available to all 
Berkeley High Girls.

Senior / Junior Section
1.	College Visits:
UC Berkeley-  May 10th
1:20 PM    UC Berkeley summer session-find out 
about interesting classes to improve your skills 
and GPA over the summer.  Sign up in D221 to come 
to the presentation.

2.	Scholarships- CSF Sealbearer- You must be 
a member of CSF for at least 4 semesters, 
including one semester during senior year; 
demonstrate financial need, and plan to attend a 
college in the fall of 2006-Applications in D221. 
Deadline- May 18.

3.	Seniors!  Have you recently turned 18? 
Will you be 18 by June 6, 2006?  If so, stop by 
D148 and pick up a  voter Registration card in 
order to vote in the June 6th primary Election.

4.	Nancy Elizabeth Branch 2006 African 
American Scholarship- Open to African-American 
seniors planning to attend a four year college. 
Applications available in D221.  Scholarship: 
$1,000.  Deadline:  May 31st.
Applications available in D221.  Scholarship: $1,000.  Deadline:  May 31st.

5.	Seniors- Full time summer jobs available 
with the Social Security Administration, 1221 
Nevin Avenue, Richmond, across from the Richmond 
BART station.  Pay $11.34 per hour.  Low income 
students are given priority for employment. 
Applications available in D221.

6.	Seniors!  Our time here at Berkeley High 
School has almost come to an end.  Graduation is 
around the corner!  Do you want to be a part of 
the show?  Are you a speaker, artist, or dancer? 
Come to the try out on May 10th starting 6th 
period in the Community Theater.  Sign up with 
Ruby
at the front desk.  Have something creative 
prepared.  We want to see all your diverse 
talents. Be there!

Events/ Performance
1.	SENIORS- there is a senior trip to Santa 
Cruz on June 6th.  Buy your tickets now!  Tickets 
are $25 and will be sold each day at lunch on the 
community theatre steps.

2.	If you want to record your music- rap, 
beats, or string quartets- you can come to the 
CAS sound studio for complete professional 
support from our professional student engineers. 
Cut your own CD!  If you are interested, see Mr. 
Ayers in room C324 to sign up.

3.	CAS MexEx Benefit Brunch and Silent 
Auction, Saturday, May 13 10 AM -1PM  Six Degrees 
Restaurant 1403 Solano Ave., N Berkeley  Tickets 
$35.  Also bring your checkbook for the silent 
auction.  You can also purchase tickets in C319.

4.	Flamenco Concert, Thursday, May 18th 7:30 
PM.  Featuring: Carla Zertuche, baile, David 
Mclean, guitarra, Stephanie Narvaez, baile, Ariel 
El Moreno, cante, and Katja Cooper, percussion. 
King Middle School 1781 Rose St., Berkeley 
Concert is $5 for students, $15 - $50 for adults. 
Tickets at
the door.

5.	Come to Y fest 2006, a rally/festival 
celebrating youth power, this Saturday from noon 
to five at the Justin Herman Plaza in San 
Francisco.  This event features music from the 
Gnomes, The DJ Project, the Latin Jazz Youth 
Ensemble of San Francisco and more.  Check it out 
on
myspace.com/yfest.

6.	Opera Club!  If you are interested in 
getting incredibly cheap ($30) tickets to the SF 
Opera and seeing world class performances, check 
this.  Attend Madam Butterfly by Puccini on May 
30 (Tuesday).  Space is limited so purchase your 
ticket now!  See Mr. Ayers in C324.

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.	COUPON BOOKS- Stop by Milvia Street exits 
and get your copy of "Guide to the Good Life in 
Berkeley."  For just $10, you get hundreds of 
coupons that can save you hundreds of dollars at 
places like Extreme Pizza, Crepes A Go Go , and 
Grub and Go, LaVal’s, Games of Berkeley and 
Iceland.
All proceeds go to support Berkeley Schools! And many many more.

Belinda McDaniel