[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 6/3/08

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
June 3, 2008

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Administration

*1. Yearbooks will be distributed after school in H102.  Please have
your receipts and ID's to pick them up.  Yearbooks are still on sale.

2. Attention all students signed up for AP Spanish Literature! Please
come by C125 after school any day this week (June 2nd - June 6th) to
pick up your required summer reading material from Sr. Lobo. Gracias!

*3. Attention all students including graduating seniors; The Health
center will be open this summer.  Call or drop in for an appointment
at 644-6965.

*4. All lost and found items will be placed next to the library on
Wednesday at lunchtime until 3:30 pm.  Please check for lost items,
all items left will be donated to BOSS  on Thursday for distribution
to local shelters that serve children and youth.

*5. Attention Awesome BHS students!  Your Band and Orchestra has a
special treat for you this Thursday night at 7:30 pm in the Little
Theater. Come support your classmates and hear super exciting chamber
music by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, as well as jazz and Blues and
swing songs by more recent composers.  It's free, and there will be a
bake sale.

6. Graduation tickets are on sale in D173.  Tickets are $5 each.

7. For the first time, BERKELEY INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL T-SHIRTS
will go on sale Friday, June 6 in front of the Donohue Gym.  The
shirts come in green and blue so you can get one in your house color.
The cost is $15 and money from the sale will go to support BIHS. Cash
or checks made out to Berkeley High School Development Group will be
accepted.  QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED.

8. Tobacco is a costly habit-especially in California, where a pack of
cigarettes cost $5.  Did you know that money spent on tobacco in ONE
MONTH could buy a digital camera, and in one year a big screen TV?  If
you are thinking about quitting, or you are concerned about a friend
who smokes, come to an confidential chat with Paulinne Bondonno,
BUSD's smoking cessation counselor.  Please call 644-6034 or visit
H104 for further info.

9. All sophomores who are signed up for AP Language and Composition
next year, your summer reader is in!  Please pick it up from Ms. Tebbe
in C216 during lunch any day.  The summer reading assignment is
mandatory.

10. BHS Summer School takes place Wednesday, June 18 through Friday,
July 25.  Applications and course offerings are available through your
counselor.  Priority registration takes place from now until June 2nd.
Summer school is offered only to students who earned a D or an F in an
academic class.  If you think you may need to be in Summer School,
make sure you register now!

11. denise brown memorial project:  do you have great memories of ms.
brown? Funny stories? Songs you remember singing in her kindergarten
class? AHA is collecting the writing and artwork of students, parents
and staff at Berkeley High to honor the memory and spirit of denise
brown. Anyone who is interested in contributing can bring their
writing, artwork, photography, etc., to Mr. Cagan in Room A105. If you
are interested in being videotaped to talk about Ms. brown, or to do a
performance piece, let Mr. Cagan know and we will arrange a date for
videotaping. The completed project will be a book of collected writing
and artwork, along with a DVD of Ms. Brown and her students and
friends. Seniors - make sure to get your submissions in before you
leave Berkeley High!"

12. Those of you who participated in the Pomp and Circumstance
project, must have one parent sign the release form for us to use your
photograph.  You may pick up your release form from Vice-Principal
Vernon Walton's office in D-156.  Please return the release form to
Vice Principal Walton's office by Wednesday, June 11th.  All
participants are entitled to one 5x7 inch photograph and groups get
one photograph.  Those 17 years old must have one parental signature
before you receive your photograph.  Those of you who were 18, amd
participated in the project, may also pick up up your photograph from
Mr. Walton's office.  Thank you for participating in this documentary.

Clubs

*1. California Scholarship Federation (CSF) Participants: Community
Service Timesheets and fundraising money are due today, May 30, 2008
for the Spring 2008 semester in the College Career Center.  Please
contact csfbhs at gmail.com with any questions.

2. FIRE meeting on Thursday, June 5, for the celebration of our
accomplishments this year.

*3. Earphone English - last meeting we will be recording again for the
blog and planning for the summer and next year.  Come on by C116 at
lunch Wednesday, June 4th.

*4. Jacket Aviation if you are interested in airplanes or aviation or
would just like to learn more about airplanes come by.  We will be
raising money going to aircraft museums , hear guest speakers and
participating in many volunteer activities that involve aviation come
to D220.


Events

*1. Youth Musical Theater Company is holding auditions on June  3 & 5
at the Metal Shop Theater (Willard Middle School) for its fall show,
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. FIDDLER is a classic tale about life in the tiny
town of Anatevka, during a time of violent change in Russia. Beautiful
music, funny and poignant script, many male and female principle
roles, large singing/dancing chorus.  We are looking for singers,
actors and dancers of all ethnicities.  On the surface this is a story
about Russian Jews, but it is truly a story about all immigrants who
have to leave their homes, traditions and families behind to make new
lives for themselves somewhere else.  For more information, go to
www.ymtcberkeley.org, or call 510-595-5514.

*2. Come see the World premiere of the Writing on the wall a new play
by Katie Henry, about trust, betrayal and a class that puts Catcher in
the Rye on trial.  June 5,6th at 7 pm. [The location of the play was
not provided to the etree...]


Senior/ Junior Section

1. Tuesday, June 3 - Last day for seniors to turn in a Transcript
Request Form to Ms. Mellion in D173 so that we can send an official
transcript to the school they will be attending in the fall.  Write
"FINAL TRANSCRIPT" in capital letters across the top of the form and
paper clip it to a stamped business size envelope addressed to the
college, with Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704)
as the return address.  If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must
sign the request form.  All colleges require that students send them a
final transcript confirming their senior year grades.

2. JUNIORS: The new Introducing the University booklet from the
University of California is now available in D221.  This very helpful
booklet contains information on each UC campus including lists of
majors, student and admissions data and contact information, as well
as general information on applying for admissions and financial aid.
If you are planning to apply to any UC campuses in the fall, please
stop by to pick up your copy. 

3. The JUNIOR Summer To Do List and the Senior Profile are now
available in the College/Career Center.  Students and their
parents/guardians must complete the Senior Profile if they are
applying to any college which requires a counselor recommendation.
The UC's and Cal States do not accept counselor recommendations.
Although the completed Senior Profile is not due until September, we
strongly recommend that students fill it out over the summer because
they will be extremely busy in the fall. 

4. SCHOLARSHIPS: Salvadoran-American Leadership and Educational Fund
(SALEF) - Open to graduating seniors with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who
have a background of Salvadoran, Central American, Latino ethnicity,
have financial need, and have a history of community service and
involvement.  recipients must be able to help other students through
mentoring,~community service, or tutoring after receiving the award.
The application is available at www.salef.org .  Scholarship:
$500-$2,500.  Deadline:  June 30. 

Summer Opportunities

1. The Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA) is seeking High School youth
for volunteer positions as an Art Apprentices, working at our Art Camp
this summer (June 11-Aug 24). We are looking for responsible teens
with an interest in art and having fun. The Art Apprentices will be
assisting our Art instructors by helping young campers (ages 5-13)
making art, preparing materials for art projects, clean up, recess
supervision and chaperoning field trips to other museums and programs.
This is a great opportunity to gain experience working in art and
supervising children. The minimum commitment is 5-6 hours per day for
two weeks (not necessarily consecutive weeks).For more information and
applications call: MOCHA at 510-465-8770

2. Applications for Youth Spirit Artworks 2008 Summer Commercial Arts
Training Program--Now Being Accepted  Youth Spirit Artworks, the new
commercial arts training program for youth, is now accepting
applications for its 2008 summer intensive arts furniture painting
jobs program which will be held from June 23, 2008 through August 8,
2008. Spaces are limited--Youth Spirit will accept 20 youth for the
program. The summer program will be held from 9:30am to 2:30pm Monday
through Friday at Berkeley Technology Academy, Art Studio/Room 126,
2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (at Derby), Berkeley, CA 94703. Free
lunch is provided. All participating youth completing the program will
receive stipends, as well as 50 percent of the proceeds of everything
we sell. For information contact: Kscottbey at youthspiritartworks.org or
call 510-282-0396. Visit the YSA website at:
http://www.youthspiritartworks.org/

3. STAGE DOOR CONSERVATORY will be hiring three students to work as
apprentices from June 16 through August 25.  Apprentices will assist
with the day-to-day operation of our musical theater camp and with
rehearsals. They will also select and focus upon one specialty area
and focus on this area during their apprenticeship.  Each apprentice
will be paid a $1,000 stipend at the conclusion of the 10 week period
and can be absent for one week during the season, with the exception
of the weeks of August 2 and August 18. Program hours: 8:30 AM to 4:00
PM, MON - FRI. Apprentices must also work at our shows on August 8, 9
and 10 and 22, 23 and 24.  For more information and an application,
please email us at stagedoor2005 at yahoo.com. Counselor-in-training
opportunities are also available.

 All Students

1. ART COMPETITION- Youth Spirit Artworks is holding an art
competition for Berkeley youth, giving young people the opportunity to
create art designs for wooden benches along the Adeline Street
Corridor in South Berkeley. The themes for the bench designs need to
relate to health and health care reform since this is part of a health
education campaign in South and West Berkeley addressing health
disparities in our community. The bench designs chosen will be painted
on nine local benches in 2008. The name of the artist/designer will be
designated on each bench. Designs will be accepted through June 1st.
Prizes are available for the top three designs chosen. For information
contact: Kscottbey at youthspiritartworks.org  or call 510-282-0396 or
visit the YSA website at: http://www.youthspiritartworks.org/