[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Daily Bulletin 10/8/07 NO SCHOOL MONDAY

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
October 8, 2007  

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Administration

*1. NO SCHOOL TODAY FOR STUDENTS!  Staff Development Day.

2.  Acheivers will be here next week (October 10-12) to accept class 
ring, cap and gown and other graduation product orders.  If you have 
questions, please call or email achievers directly @ 408-441-7200 or 
mailto:help at acheivers123.com

3. Seniors! If you have not taken your senior portraits, more 
appointments have been made available!  Call 510-655-2099 or go to 
abcschoolportraits.com

4. The College/Career Center will be closed during sixth period until 
Monday, October 22 until new behavior guidelines have been determined.

5. BSEP Meeting, Tuesday, October 9, 2007 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.  Agenda Items:
Members and alternates sign in; establish a quorum; introductions; 
approval of minutes from last meeting; public comment; approval of 
agenda-additions/changes; chair report; elect chairperson; elect 4 
reps to the BSEP Planning and Oversight committee; Elect 2 
representatives to Shared Governance Committee; Plan for evaluation 
of programs funded for Fiscal year 2007/8; Approve calendars of 
meeting for the school year;

6. Attention sophomores and juniors- This year's PSAT will be 
Saturday, October 20 at 8 a.m.  Sign-ups will be October 1 through 10 
at lunch and after school to 4 p.m. at the D- building ticket windows 
on Allston Way.  The test fee is $22 cash or money order payable to 
Berkeley High School.  This is an excellent practice for the SAT and 
for Juniors the test to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship 
programs.  Do NOT wait to sign up on the last days.  The line will be 
LONG!

7. Confidential Drug and Alcohol Therapy group starts, October 15th 
at lunch.  A good place to talk about your drug use and get support 
and advice for making changes in your life.  Go to H215 for details.

*8. Purse found: If you can identify the purse we have it in 
Administration office.

RALLY INFORMATION
1. Spirit week is coming soon- October 22-26! Support your class with 
a t-shirt design or by joining the rally dance.  The Associated 
Student Body, ASB, is currently taking ideas for spirit week!  Bring 
them by D148 or come by for more information.
2. Congratulations to the official rally dance leaders:
Hania Muhammed- Freshmen
David Berry - Sophomores
DeMaria Travillan/ Sharonda Davis - Juniors
Ibrahima Diouf - Seniors
3. Do you want to represent your class and be Homecoming Royalty? 
Applications are available now in D148.
4. Do you like to draw? The sophomore class of 2010 is looking for 
t-shirt designs for our rally day shirt!  Have any ideas or drawings? 
Submit them to Mrs. Jordan in D148 and represent your class of 2010.

Clubs

1. Interested in the working of our National government.  See Hilary, 
Obama, Diane F or Barbara Boxer in action.  Please come to an 
informational meeting on close-up. It will be a fun time.  Lunchtime 
in G201 on October 9, 2004.

2. Come join the Black student Union, it meets every Wednesday at 
lunch Mr. McKnight's in H211 if you are interested come hold it down 
with us.

Sports

1. To all BHS students who want to tryout for basketball, soccer or 
wrestling:  You must have a valid annual physical and a complete 
athletic packet to try out.  Now is the time to get a physical! 
Athletic packets are available in the athletic office or in the front 
office.  Turn it in the coach on first day of practice.  Al winter 
sports start on Monday, November 5.   Don't miss your opportunity to 
play-get your paperwork together now! 

2. Neff will be on campus selling letter jackets on Tuesday, October 
9th at lunch and immediately after school in the athletic office. 
Order forms are available in the athletic office.  Letter award 
winners may purchase cloth awards for $10.  The jacket is purchased 
directly from Neff- cost depending on add-ons, is $160-180.  Check or 
Visa are accepted. Jackets are available in red w/ cream sleeves and 
black w/ black sleeves.

Senior / Junior Section

1. Essay Readers and workshops- Essay readers will be available in 
the College/Career Center at lunch time this week and next.  No 
sign-ups are necessary; just bring your essay draft.

2. Essay writing workshops:  Morning workshops will be held in the 
College/career . Afternoon workshops in either Conference room A or 
B.  Students must sign up to attend.  Friday, 10/5, 7:30 pm; Tues, 
10/9, 3:30 pm;  more to go.  Stay tune.

*3. Seniors if you got gigz in any way; come practice everyday  after 
school on the community stage from 3:30 - 5:30 pm and at lunch on 
Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Afro-haitian dance room.

4. APPLY TO THE UC's AND CAL SATES NOW! The UC application is now 
available online at 
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/.  You can start 
your application and work on it now.  The first day to submit your 
application is November1.  The Cal State application is available at 
www.csumentor.edu.  You can start the applications and save them as 
you go.  Sign up attend the application workshops where you can get 
one on one help with both applications.  All workshops will be held 
in the BHS library.  Thursday, 10/18- 7:30 am; Tuesday, 10/23-3:30 
pm; Friday, 10/26- 7:30 am; MONDAY, 10/29- 3:30 pm; Tuesday, 10/30- 
7:30 am    more dates in November.

5. SENIORS-Sign up in the College/ Career Center to attend these 
college visits.  You must get an authorization (Available in D221) 
signed by the teacher whose class you will miss.

*6. College Visits:
Tuesday, October 9
8:30   Kenyon (OH)
9:30   Holy Names (CA)
10:35  Wilberforce (OH)
2:20    Seattle University (WA)
Wednesday, October 10
8:30    Williams (MA)
9:30    McGill(Montreal, Canada)
12:20  Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
2:20     College of Wooster (OH)
Thursday, October 11
8:30      UCLA
10:35     American University of Rome
12:20     Carleton (MN)
1:20      University of Pennslyvania
2:20       Yale (CT)
Friday, October 12
8:30      Howard (DC)
10:35   Clark Atlanta(GA)
1:20     Skidmore (NY)

Events/ Performance

1. Come celebrate our freedom to read this week during Banned Book 
Week!  Come to the library to see the display of titles that have 
been challenged in school and public libraries.  Fill out a slip to 
guess why someone objected to each of these books.

JOBS

1. Student workers needed- Work at Berkeley Natural Food Store.  For 
more information, please contact 510-526-2456.

2. Looking for someone to do yard work.  Starting at $10 /hour.  2-5 
hours a week.  Contact Kevin King at 510-849-2996.

Tutorials

Free School wide tutorials. Step Up the Academics
and improve those first quarter grades.
New Free Teacher Tutorials open to all students funded by
donations made to the Berkeley High School Development Group

Name
Days
Subject
Time
Room

Jessica Quindel
M
IMP math
3:15-4:15
C335

Jared Prolo
Tu, Th
IMP and other math
3:20-3:50
H206

Nakia Baird
Tu Th
Geometry and other math
3:15-4:45
H304

Gideon Goldman
M, Th
Statistics
3:15-4:15
H115

Shannon Erby
M
Freshman & U.S. history
3:15-4:30
G105

Matt Meyer
M
Economics and government
3:15-4:30
W. Gallery

Ben Sanoff
T
World history
3:15-4:30
C205

Alexandra Freidus
Th
Freshman, world, and U.S. history
3:15-4:30
G208

Kalpna Mistry
Th
Freshman global studies
3:15-4:30
C204

Benette Williams
Th
French & Spanish
3:30-5:00
C106

Samantha Borg
M
Spanish
3:30-5:00
C135

Marcela Taylor
T
Spanish
3:30-5:00
C112

Janelle Bugarini
T
Spanish
3:30-5:00
H201

Matt McHugh
T
Physics
4:15-5:30
G214

Alan Miller
M, F
English
3:15-4:45
C217

Susan Jones
M, W
English
3:15-4:45
C231

Scott Wilson
T, Th
Algebra 1, Geometry
H109

Student Learning Center (SLC) Room D221
Oscar Rojas-Soto: oscarrs at berkeley.k12.ca.us
All subjects: Monday- Friday~~ 3:15-6:00
AP Projects tutors: ask Oscar for schedule (available for US History,
Economics, Government, Biology, Human Anatomy, Literature and Composition,
Language and Composition, Calculus, Math Analysis and Statistics)


Questions:  Karen Meryash  mailto:kspivey at ix.netcom.com






Belinda McDaniel