[BHS Etree] STUDENT BULLETIN: Mar. 21 (Wed)

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Persian New Year

At 9:15 am this morning, Persian New Year began. To our students and staff who observe this great occasion: nowruz mobarak!


ASB Elections Are Today and Tomorrow

This year for ASB elections, Berkeley High will be using Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), a system of voting that allows you, the voter, to rank candidates in various elections. Here’s everything you need to know about this new system:

For each race, you will be given the opportunity to select multiple candidates for office. Just fill out your ballot as you usually would, but now you can choose second-choice and third-choice candidates in races with lots of candidates. We will only use your lower-choice votes if every candidate you ranked higher is out of the running. By not marking lower-choice votes, you not only don’t hurt your favorite candidate, you lose your voice if that candidate is eliminated.

How does RCV work? All of the first-choice votes are tallied first. Then the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes is eliminated. Normally, their voters would not influence the outcome of the election. However, in RCV, voters whose candidate is eliminated have their vote for their next-favorite candidate counted. This process is repeated until a clear winner emerges.

Ranked Choice Voting is the system of choice in the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco. It consistently produces winners that a vast majority of voters are satisfied with, and always produces a winner backed by a majority of voters. This allows voters to more accurately convey their preferences, instead of voting strategically. ASB Leadership elections are designed to prepare you to vote in real elections, so why shouldn’t they be conducted the same way?


Prom 2018

Prom 2018: Masquerade takes place on Saturday, April 21, at the San Francisco Galleria from 8:00 pm–11:30 pm. Prom Tickets are now on sale online for $70 each at bhsprom2018.bpt.me. Beginning March 26, tickets will also be sold Monday through Friday in the Leadership Office at lunch and after school for $75 each.


Morning Sports Report

Recent wins by Jacket sports teams include: boys varsity lacrosse and girls varsity lacrosse. As a reminder: If you’re not hearing your team’s results on the morning announcements, it doesn’t mean we don’t care; we just don’t have the results. Ask your coach to send an Email message to bhsmorningannouncements at berkeley.netwith scores and other results, and we’ll be sure to share them.

Today most Jacket sports teams will go north, south and west to compete on the road (weather permitting): the badminton team travels to Mt. Eden; the boys tennis team heads to Arroyo; the varsity baseball team plays San Lorenzo on the road; the freshman baseball team meets Casa Grande in Petaluma; the boys varsity lacrosse team plays Urban in San Francisco, and the girls varsity lacrosse team plays Justin-Siena in Napa. The only home game is in the Donahue Gym, where the boys varsity volleyball team plays San Leandro High School.


Kick Butts Day

Kick Butts Day is tomorrow, March 21. In observance of Kick Butts Day, the Tobacco Use Prevention and Education team will host a fun activity at lunch on the Senior Steps. There will be games, prizes and a great opportunity to get educated about the risks of tobacco.

The Jacket Wants You to Join Their Team

Join the Jacket newspaper! We are currently looking to hire new staff for the Copy-Editing Team. Applications can be found on berkeleyhighjacket.com/applications and are due tomorrow. Email bhsjacketapplications at gmail.com with questions.


Advanced Dance Lab Performance

This weekend, students in the Advanced Dance Lab program will present their spring program. You have two opportunities to see them perform: Friday and Saturday at 7:00 pm in the Little Theater. Tickets are only $5 for students, $12 general admission, and $5 for seniors.


News from the College & Career Center

Attention 9th-11th graders: Are you interested in attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo? Then come to the CCC this Friday during lunch to meet a Cal Poly SLO Admissions Officer and learn about Cal Poly and a program called RaiseMe, which is a fundraising platform that Cal Poly SLO has partnered with to offer prospective students a chance to earn scholarships while enrolled in high school.





Scholarship Info for Seniors: The Berkeley Community Fund offers several scholarship programs including the High Hopes Scholarship, the BHS Class of 1951 Scholarship, the Berkeley Rotary Scholarship, and the Berkeley Promise Scholarship. Get hands on help with the scholarship application from BCF staff on Tuesday and Wednesday after school in the CCC. The deadline for BCF-administered scholarships is Thursday, March 22. And Seniors who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan are eligible to apply for the $2,500 Shelley Bergum Higher EducationScholarship; applications are due on Friday, March 23. Visit the CCC for more information on scholarships.

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