[BHS etree] STUDENT ACTIVITIES: Updated Club List., Oct. 19

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Contact: Janet Huseby Jhuseby at pacbell.net

Below is the latest Club List with the following new additions (in random
order): Rock, Soul and Jazz Club; Women's Literature Club; Reading Buddies;
Hebrew Speakers Club; LGBTSA; Harp Club, Engineering Club, Science Club;
C.O.V.E.; and Judo Club.   For contact information, please drop by the
Student Activities Office right off the Food Court or ask the Front Desk
Volunteer for the Club List spreadsheet. 


1. Athlete to Athlete Tutoring. Meets Monday and Wednesday after school in
C224 and C219. Mission: The club focuses on the student-athlete though peer
tutoring between a BHS honor roll athlete and a BHS athlete on the verge of
ineligibility. 

2. Asian and Pacific Islander Committee. Meets Thursday lunch in room C334.
Mission: To strengthen the Asian American community at BHS and to celebrate
Asian heritage throughout our community.

3. Baking Club. Meets Wednesday lunch the week of Friday BBQs once a month
in room C213.  Mission: To raise money by providing baked goods for the
student body alongside the BBQ Club.

4. Barbecue Club. Meets 1st Friday of each month in the Courtyard. Mission:
To provide Berkeley High students with a tasty burger and an electric
atmosphere.

5. Berkeley High School Mountain Bike Club. Meets Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Sunday at various locations. (contact Student Representative
Chet Mahoney at chetcandrive at gmail.com for locations.)) Mission: To interest
and provide the opportunity for high school students to engage in
alternative forms of team sports and exercise. 

6. Berkeley High Ultimate. Meets Tuesday 6 to 8 pm and Thursday from 4 to 6
pm at Derby Field and BHS track. Mission: To give anyone who wants a chance
to experience the fun-spirited and competitive game of ultimate Frisbee. 

7. Black Scholars. Meets Mondays 3:30 to 4:30 in D221. Mission: To create a
unified group of students of African American background interested in
developing academically. 

8. Bridge the Gap. Meets Wednesday at lunch in C311. Mission: Bridge the gap
attempts to help close the achievement gap by providing struggling students
with a place to go for academic help. 

9. Build On. Meets Tuesday at lunch in room D218.  Mission: Build On is a
nationwide organization that does community service in their area and raises
money to build schools in developing countries

10. Chess Club. Meets Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:45 in Portable 7. Mission.
Play Chess.

11. Chorus Club. Meets at lunch on Thursday, Tuesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 and
MWF from 4:30 to 5:30 in rooms A201 and A203. Mission: Singing!

12. C.O.V.E (Cetacean Organization vs. Extinction). Meets Tuesdays at lunch
in Room G212. Mission: To raise awareness and fundraise for animals vs.
extinction operations around the world and to talk about political issues
surrounding animal extinction and the human interference.

13. Double Dutch Club. Meets Thursday at lunch in G306 and the track.
Mission: The Double Dutch Club's purpose is to support the athletic and
physical growth of students in BHS while integrating a multitude of
personalities in between two ropes.

14. Eco Community. Meets Thursdays from 3:45 to 4:45  in G207. Mission: Eco
community educates people on environmental issues that effects the world and
the community. We would also like to reach out to people in our community. 

15. Eco Jackets. Meets Tuesday at lunch in C125. Mission: To make the BHS
community aware of pressing ecological and global warming issues.

16. Engineering Club. Meets 1st Friday of every month at lunch in room G207.
Mission: To educate students about engineering and related fields. 

17. French Club. Meets Fridays at lunch in C106. Mission: To let students
learn more about French culture.

18. Film Club. Meets Fridays Thursday at lunch in C311. Mission: To
introduce people to watching films and help those who already watch films
expand their knowledge and repertoire.

19. Harp Club. Meets every other Thursday at lunch in Conference Room A.
Mission: To plan upcoming performances which will be at hospitals,
retirement homes, etc.

20. Hebrew Speakers Club. Meets Wednesdays at Lunch at Baja Fresh Mexican
Grill. Mission: To discuss Jewish current events and speak primarily in
Hebrew.

21. Independent Theater Projects. Meeting times TBA in room C213. Mission:
Independent Theater Projects, or ITPs, is currently in its 15th year as a
completely student-run endeavor. Students are in charge of booking a
theater, directing, casting, producing a, and acting in three short, one-act
plays. 

22. Italian Club. Meets Thursday at lunch in Portable 11. Mission: This club
will focus on Italian Culture.

23. Judo Club. Meeting times not set yet but will meet in the Wrestling
Room. Mission: To teach judo, practical self-defense and a competitive sport
to everyone who wants to learn. 

24. Key Club. Meets Mondays at lunch in C115. Mission: The Key Club focusers
on community service by participating in events such as AIDS walk in SF, the
Holiday Meal, and helping the Alameda Food Bank. 

25. Kiva Club. Meets Mondays and Wednesdays at lunch in room C232. Mission:
The Kiva Club uses the website kiva.org to make micro loans to struggling
entrepreneurs around the world.  Our mission is to educate others about
global poverty and one way to help solve poverty. 

26. La Raza Club. Meets Tuesday at lunch in the library. Mission: Our club's
purpose is to show our fellow classmates and the whole entire school our
Latino culture.

27. LGBTSA. Meets Wednesday at lunch in Room H102A. Mission: To create a
safe space for anyone (especially lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender youth
and their allies) so that people can talk about what's bothering them.

28. Massage Club. Meets Wednesday at lunch in C224. Mission: Massage and
stress relieving in the most stressful days of the week.

29. Multicultural Student Union. Meets Tuesday at lunch in C213. Mission: We
want a place where multicultural students have a place to be who they are
and not have to choose.

30. Quiz Bowl. Meets Tuesday at lunch in C102. Mission: We will represent
BHS in academic knowledge tournaments against other high school around the
Bay Area and possible beyond. 

31. Reach. Meets Wednesdays at lunch in Conference Room A. Mission: Our
club's mission is to end slavery across the world. Raising money provides
necessary supplies such as educational aid and other resources to help
former slaves earn a living once they are freed.

32. Reading Buddies. Meets Mondays and Wednesday 4:30 to 5:15 at Washington
Elementary School. Mission: BHS students committed and passionate about
helping elementary level students learn how to advance in reading and
reading comprehension skills.

33. Rock, Soul, and Jazz Club. Meets Wednesday and Thursday at 3:30 to 4:30
p.m. in room H109. Mission: To give students access to musical instruments,
opportunity to practice rhythm and sight reading leading to possible
performance or auditioning into band or jazz ensemble. Wednesday for
beginners, Thursday for advanced. 

34. Science Club. Meets Thursday at lunch in room G305. Mission: To help all
struggling science students, AP or otherwise, not fail.

35. Taste of Culture. Meets Tuesday and Thursdays at lunch on the senior
steps. Mission: To bring all females from different races together with
different food backgrounds to show other races what their foods are like.  

36. The Berkeley High Creative Writing Club. Meets Thursday at lunch in room
C135. Mission: To give students a venue to causally show their writing and
receive serious feedback and critiques.

37. The Bicycling and Spoken word Poetry Club. Meets Mondays at 3:35 pm  at
Alston and Milvia. Mission: To explore the correlation between vigorous
exercise and spoken-word poetry.

38. The Harry Potter Club. Meets Thursday at lunch in Mr. Becker's Room
(A101?). Mission: To be nerdy and worship Harry Potter. 

39. The Knitting Club. Meets Fridays at lunch in the library. Mission: Teach
younger generations to knit.

40. The Women's Literature Club. Meets Thursday at lunch in Room A05.
Mission: to hold weekly discussions about literature written by women/about
women protagonists and relate the ideas in the text to the larger world.

41. The UNICEF Club. Meets Tuesday at lunch in C205. Mission: To educate
students on poverty in other countries, help other countries by sponsoring
fundraisers. 

42. Women's Rugby. Meets Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30 to 6 pm. on the
track. Mission: To get more BHS girls interested in the wonderful sport of
rugby.

43.  Youth for Christ Club. Meets Tuesday at lunch in C311. Mission: a safe
environment for Christians and non-Christians alike to discuss God, Christ,
and the Christian faith. 


In addition to the clubs above which have officially registered with Mr.
Young, the Student Activities Director, the following clubs have advertised
at least a preliminary planning meeting  in the Student Daily Bulletin:
Vocal Jazz and California Scholarship Federation.  There is also the
Outsiders Club.