[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 11/17/08

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
November 17, 2008

*New to the bulletin today

ADMINISTRATION

*1.  Attention Students!  BART Tickets for November have arrived.  Please pick up your tickets by November 25th at lunchtime in room D224.  All tickets not picked up by the 25th will be available for sale to other students.

*2.  Are you a freshman interested in leadership?  Come to the last freshmen leadership information meeting today.
     
*3.  Up for a great night of jazz?  Come and hear the Jazz Ensemble play at their winter concert on Friday, November 21 at 7 p.m. in the Little Theater. There will be food for sale in the lobby before the concert, starting at 6 p.m.

CLUBS
*1.  The Vagina Monologues auditions are coming up fast!  Auditions are today and tomorrow, November 17 and 18, after school.  Sign up for an audition on the callboard in the A building, next to room A105.  Auditions will be held in the Drama Room in A203. Sign up!

*2.  Are you interested in celebrating our Latino heritage at BHS?  Come join La Raza Club.  Meetings are Mondays at 3:30 pm in room H201.  Gracias!

SPORTS

*Girls Lacrosse is starting conditioning. Come to the turf from 3:30 to 4:30 every Tuesday and Thursday to work out and get ready for the upcoming season. Bring workout clothes and a stick if you have one, all skill levels are welcome.

FOR ALL STUDENTS

*1.  College Fair -- Wednesday, November 19, 3:00-7:00 pm, at Youth Uprising, 8711 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland.  Includes representatives from many local four and two year colleges, historically black colleges and universities, programs in beauty/barber school, design industry, automotive tech and more as well as workshops on financial aid, test prep and college applications.  For more information, call 510-777-9909.

2.  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.

3.  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.

4.  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

1.  COLLEGE VISITS
Over 100 college representatives visit Berkeley High's College/Career Center every year.  Seniors may attend up to 10 of those meetings, with the permission of the teacher whose class they are missing.  Sign up in advance in the College/Career Center and pick up a permission slip.  The complete November list is available at http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=finding-a-college.

Tuesday, November 18
9:30  Olin College of Engineering (MA)

Thursday, November 20
10:35  Sacramento State University

*2.  SAT/ACT TEST DATES FOR SENIORS -- November 19 (note new date) is the late registration deadline for the December 6 SAT and SAT subject tests. November 20 is the late registration deadline for the December 13 ACT. THESE ARE THE LAST TESTS ACCEPTED BY ALL UC CAMPUSES AND MANY CAL STATE CAMPUSES.  Fee waivers for low income students are available in D221.

*3.  COMPLETE YOUR UC AND CAL STATE APPLICATIONS NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 30!
Due to the economic downturn, many Cal State campuses are closing applications on November 30th.  Don't miss the chance to apply.
THE FOLLOWING CAL STATE CAMPUSES WILL CLOSE APPLICATIONS ON NOVEMBER 30:
CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL POLY POMONA, CHANNEL ISLANDS, CHICO, FULLERTON, HUMBOLDT, LONG BEACH, NORTHRIDGE, SAN MARCOS, SAN DIEGO STATE, SAN JOSE AND SONOMA STATE.  Although San Francisco State will close applications on December 10, their priority deadline is November 30. Other Cal State campuses may close applications on November 30 or shortly thereafter as well, so consider this to be the final deadline.

Attend application workshops or pick up a handout with application instructions in the College/Career Center, or go to www.csumentor.edu to apply.  Your college advisor will be happy to check your application before you submit it. Both the UC application (www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply) and the Cal State application (www.csumentor.edu) are available online.


4.  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.

Wednesday, November 19, 3:30 pm – UC/CSU
Thursday, November 20, 7:30 am – UC/CSU
Thursday, November 20, 3:30 pm – UC/CSU