[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 10/10/07

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
October 10, 2007

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Administration

*1. Come to the AC leadership bake sale in the park on Thursday, 
October 11th, 2007.  Support the academic choice leadership and enjoy 
yummy baked goods!

2. Art Historians! All current and former Art History students are 
invited to come to an exciting informational meeting on Wednesday, 
October 11th at 3:30 p.m. in G108B.

3.  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

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

5. 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!

6. 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.

7. 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.

Clubs

1. 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.

*2. Go to Washington D.C. and meet Hilary, Obama, and Barbara Lee. 
It is an exciting town to visit and see our government.  Please come 
to an informational meeting about close-up on Thursday, October 11th 
at lunch in G201.

*3. Come to French Club!  Everyone is welcome to join.  We meet every 
Friday at lunch in room C102.  Join the club and watch movies play 
games, and do much more! Also, be sure to come to our bake sale
next Monday at lunch and ask us how you can go to France!

*4. Do you like drawing manga, reading manga, eating Japanese candy 
or just curious to see what manga is?  If so, join the manga club 
coming to room C221 any Monday or Wednesday at lunch.

Sports

*1. Attention all boys and girls interested in wrestling for BHS. 
Come to a meeting on Thursday, October 11th at lunch in the athletic 
office.

2. Wanna play lacrosse this season?  Come to the Women's Lacrosse 
meeting at lunch on Wednesday! There will be official announcements 
from the Varsity Coach, Laura, about Fall Ball and Lacrosse this 
season.  Everyone is interested should come.

3. 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 into the coach on first day of practice.  All winter 
sports start on Monday, November 5.   Don't miss your opportunity to 
play- get your paperwork together now!

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 p.m.;  more to go.  Stay tune.

3. 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 a.m., Tuesday, 10/23-3:30 
p.m., Friday, 10/26- 7:30 a.m., MONDAY, 10/29- 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, 
10/30- 7:30 a.m.    More dates in November.

4. 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.

5. College Visits:
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

Jobs

Tutorials

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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






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