[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin for 4/24/09

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
April 24, 2009           

ADMINISTRATION

1.  Free tutoring available for all levels of Latin, on Tuesdays and Thursdays in C105.

2.  Students please sign up for AP Language and Literature.  Pick up the summer reader in C205 during lunch! (Ms. Tammer's room)

3.  STAR Testing continues through today, Friday, April 24th.  Please make sure you read the times correctly.  This test is for 9-11th graders only - Seniors report to school after the test.
                   
Friday, April 24th
8:30 - 8:50    Prep/Attendance
8:50 - 10:15   History Part 1
10:15 - 10:20  Break
10:20 - 12:00  History Part 2
12:00 - 12:50  lunch   
12:01 - 1:03   Period 4
1:09-2:09      Period 5
2:15 - 3:15    Period 6

CLUBS

1.  Are you interested in journalism?  Are you interested in investigating all the amazing environmental progress happening in the Bay Area and encouraging BHS to go green?  The Green pages, the new addition to the Jacket entirely dedicated to environmental issues, is for you!  Email Anna at aguth at mac.com

*2.  Are you interested in joining the Berkeley High Jacket?  Well you might just be in luck!  The Jacket currently has a number of positions open on the 2009-2010 ed board, including web editor, multimedia editor, copy editor, and business manager.  If you are currently a freshman, sophomore or junior and think you might be right for one of those jobs, please send an email to charlottew at bhsjacket.com or drop by room C213 on Mondays at lunch.

FOR ALL STUDENTS

ST. MARY'S COLLEGE FAIR - Saturday, April 25, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm.  Come to the St. Mary's College Fair to get information from over 150 college representatives from around the country.  Workshops on admissions and financial aid in English and Spanish are also available.  Free shuttles are available every 15 minutes beginning at 12:30 pm from the Orinda BART station. For more information, go to www.stmarys-ca.edu/ebcc.

FOR SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS

1.  Exploring College Options - Student/Parent Information Sessions on Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Penn and Stanford.  Tuesday, April 28, 7:30 pm, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 - 9th Street, Oakland.  RSVP at www.exploringcollegeoptions.org

2.  SAT/ACT TEST DATES -- May 5 is the regular registration deadline for the June 6 SAT and SAT subject tests. May 8 is the regular registration deadline for the June 13 ACT.  These are the last tests offered before September 2009.  Fee waivers for low income students are available in D221.

SUMMER ACTIVITIES

The Museum of Children's Art in Oakland is seeking high school age volunteers for the summer arts day camp apprentice program. Volunteers should be interested in working with young children (6-10 yrs) and art. During camp, volunteers will assist the art instructors and supervise campers during recess and field trips.  Camp runs June 15-Aug 21. Volunteers work half-day shifts for a minimum of two weeks of their choice during the summer.  For information and applications email: rae at mocha.org or visit www.mocha.org.

EVENTS/PERFORMANCES

1.  MORP is tonite!  Please come out and party with us.  MORP is from 7:00 – 11:00 pm. at the BHS Cafeteria.  The tickets will be sold at the door. $8 if you wear Black and White, and $10 if you don’t.  We will have a live performance and be selling food at this event.  Please come out and party!

*2.  En Pointe Youth Dance Company II
Directed by two BHS students -- Molly Levy and Tai Vogel -- and featuring other BHS students as dancers, the show is called Impulse.  It will be at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts (2640 College Ave. at Derby in Berkeley), Friday, April 24th and Saturday, April 25th at 8 pm.

3.  Senior prom tickets are $65.  Buy your tickets in D173.  Guest passes
are available in D148.  Prom is May 9, 2009.

4.  World Premiere of an original musical written by BHS seniors Nathan Kersey-Wilson and Abby Simons opens at BHS this Friday night at 7pm!!  The musical is called DOUBLE DIGITS and follows a group of students who must cast aside their differences when power at their school is abused for treacherous ends.  DOUBLE DIGITS is a witty, heartfelt story with a gorgeous score.  Come see your fellow students perform in this fun high energy show this Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 2 pm in the Little Theatre. The cost is $6 for BHS students and staff.  The show continues through the first weekend of May.  Don't miss this student written, directed and performed musical world premiere!

5.  High School Musical 2 - On Stage seeks Dancers and Singers!! Ages 14 and up.  Auditions: Sat. April 25. Time: 1 - 5 p.m. Location: St. Teresa's Church, 4850 Clarewood Drive, Oakland CA.  Please prepare a one minute song, a two minute monologue and be dressed to dance!  By appointment only!  Call today: 510-969-8375. Rehearsals will start in late April, performances will be two weekends in June at the Del Valle Theatre in Walnut Creek. Rehearsals will be in Oakland.

6. WANT TO BE PART OF ONE OF BROADWAY'S BIGGEST HITS? YMTC announces auditions for its fall production of A CHORUS LINE.  Calling all dancers, singers, and actors. Auditions (by appointment) May 11 - 13. For more information, checkout www.ymtcberkeley.org.  Tuition assistance available.