[BHS etree] BULLETIN: Student Daily Bulletin, Wed. 10/21/09

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STUDENT DAILY BULLETIN
October 21, 2009           

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ADMINISTRATION

*1. HOMECOMING SPIRIT DAY SCHEDULES
     Monday:    Urkel-Revenge of the Nerds Day
     Tuesday:   Future Superhero Day
     Wednesday: Tropical Hawaiian Day
     Thursday:  80/90s (Seniors), Backwards Day (9th-11th grade)
     Friday:    Red and Gold Day - Homecoming Rally

*2. Read Beyond Reality @ your library!  October 18-24.  Stop by the BHS
Library during Teen Read Week to read beyond reality!  Check out materials
to change your world, take you somewhere unlike your world, or learn about
other cultures.  Stop by today and pick up a page turner that you can read
or listen to, just for the fun of it.

CLUBS

*1. La Raza Club is recruiting new members.  Anyone can join in on the fun
and celebrate the Latin Culture, even if you don't  speak Spanish or are
Hispanic.  We meet on Tuesdays at lunch in A105 and Fridays after school in
A105.  Hope to see you there.

*2. There will be a bake sale on the senior steps this Friday after school.
Come and get some delicious baked goods.

*3. Sophomores listen up!  Come buy a sophomore t-shirt on Wednesday at the
senior steps.  Regular shirts are $12 and v-necks are $15.  Hurry before
they're sold out!  You will get a receipt. Present the receipt at lunch next
Tuesday to pick up your shirt.

*4. Got Independence?!  Independent Theater Projects is back!  Come to an
informational meeting in C213 (Mr. Carton's room) at lunch today, and
Thursday to find out more about ITPs and auditions.

*5. Come audition for Vagina Monologues!  Informational meetings: October
26, 28, and 30th.  Auditions are November 2nd and 3rd.  Sign up sheets in
the A Bldg on the drama board.


JOBS

YouthWorks is the City of Berkeley's Youth Employment Program. The 2009 fall
after-school program will be accepting applications from October 1st until
October 31st. Interested youth are required to come in person to the Youth
Works Office at 1947 Center Street, Basement, to pick up an application,
starting Thursday, October 1st. For more info: (510)981-4970 or
youthworks at cityofberkeley.info

SENIOR/JUNIOR SECTION

1. Students who need fee waivers: We have ACT fee waivers and SAT fee
waivers.

*2. Essay workshops - Friday, October 23    7:30 - 8:30 am   UC/ CSU
Application

*3. COLLEGE VISITS: FOR SENIORS ONLY!

    Wednesday, October 21, 2009
        9:31 am    Sarah Lawrence (NY)
       10:40 am    U of British Columbia, U of Toronto (Canada)
       12:24 pm    Oberlin College
        1:28 pm    Hobart & William Smith (NY)

    Thursday, October 22, 2009
        8:27 am    Ithaca


EVENTS/PERFORMANCES

*1. Attention all Rally dancers, Mandatory rally screening on October 23rd
4:30 pm in Naomi Washington's dance studio.  Please have you final mixes
complete by then.  No cursing, only appropriate dancing will be allowed.
Anyone interested in being an MC please come to the dance studio as well.

*2. Hello BHS, are you a Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior interested
in running for Homecoming court?  All grades can run.  Stop by D148 to pick
up an application.  Good luck!

3. The BHS Spring Musical will be the Broadway Hit: "The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee." Auditions coming in October. Show opens April 7th. See
Mr. Winer for details!

4. Become a famous graphic artist!  Create the Artwork and design for this
year's BHS Jazz t-shirt. Artwork entries are due in the band room (A105) by
October 21. Voting by BHS jazz students will be October 22nd. Pick up an
entry flyer in the band room today!

5. Youth Musical Theater Company is holding auditions for its winter show,
Once Upon a Mattress, on November 2, 3 & 4 at the Metal Shop Theater
(Willard Middle School). Once Upon a Mattress is a hilarious musical spoof
of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. It is
full of delightful, snappy music by Mary Rodgers, wonderfully witty lyrics
by Marshall Barer, and big, fun dance numbers. Rehearsals begin November 30,
and performances run Feb 19 - 28. Newcomers welcome! Tuition assistance
available. Information meeting on October 21, at the Metal Shop Theater. For
more information, go to www.ymtcberkeley.org.