[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 11/12/08

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
November 12, 2008

*New to the bulletin today

SPORTS

*1.  Basketball tryouts begin Monday, November 10th at 3:00 pm for Freshman, 5:00 pm for Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors in the Donahue Gym.  Please be on time. You must have a physical in order to tryout. Please dress in proper basketball attire: Tennis shoes, sweats or shorts.

2.  Varsity, JV, Freshman Boys Soccer, Head-Coach Philip Scicluna. Contact: pscicluna2 at yahoo.com.  Tryouts are Monday and Tuesday all day at Derby Field (9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 2:00 - 4:30 pm); Wednesday and Thursday after school at Derby field 3:45-6:30 pm; and, Friday after school at BHS Turf 3:45-6:00 pm. For more tryout information (what to bring, etc.) check out www.futbolberkeley.com.

3.  Wrestling tryouts begin on Monday November 10 at 4:30 in the Old Gym. Anyone interested in joining the wrestling team come to tryouts or talk to Mr. O in the Athletic Office.

FOR ALL STUDENTS

1.  World Affairs Council is sponsoring the International Career Mentor Night on Thursday, November 20, 6:00-8:00 pm.  This is an opportunity to speak with Bay Area professionals in international development, journalism, foreign service, education, law, business and global health.  Space is limited.  Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.  Applications available in D221 and at http://www.itsyourworld.org.

2.  Want to study abroad? Youth for Understanding and World Affairs Council awards annual scholarships to high school students (only) who want to study abroad for the summer, semester or year. Come to this information session to learn more about the 2009-2010 YFU study abroad programs and meet former Council scholarship winners. Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 6:00 pm. To register, contact Katie Walsh at kwalsh at wacsf.org or call 415.293.4650.

3.  Violet Richardson Award of the Soroptimist Club -- Award of $1,000 to a young woman currently between the ages of 14 and 17 who has demonstrated initiative in both identifying a problem and trying to solve it and who has had significant and noteworthy accomplishments as a volunteer. Application available in D221.  Received deadline:  December 1.


FOR SENIORS

COLLEGE APPLICATION WORKSHOPS -- ALL HELD IN THE LIBRARY COMPUTER LAB.
You must sign up in advance in the College/Career Center to attend.  15 person maximum per workshop.

PERFORMANCES

All Berkeley High students are invited to see Youth Musical Theater Company's production of "Fiddler on the Roof." There are six performances the weekend of November 7th and 14th at the Julia Morgan Theater.  This production features 19 BHS students.  Tickets are available online at brownpapertickets.com and at the door.