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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Mark
Coplan</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:Mark_Coplan@berkeley.k12.ca.us">Mark_Coplan@berkeley.k12.ca.us</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This email has BHS photos for everyone, from recognition of
the Girls Basketball Team; serious forums, School Board Discussion and guest
lecture to BHS Dance just before the break. Enjoy... Mark Coplan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Council Honors BHS
Girls Basketball Team<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On March 29, 2011 the Berkeley City Council honored the BHS
Girls Basketball Team, rated fourth in the nation, for a great season that
brought <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
 w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> all the way to the State
Championships. The girls also brought BHS a record 10th NorCal Championship,
under the direction of Coach Cheryl Draper and her staff. See the photos on
Flickr.com: [<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626319036369/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626319036369/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>2. On April 1, 2011 the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
students Honored the BHS Girls Basketball Team, rated fourth in the nation with
a rally in the Donahue Gym. The Seniors were recognized, and the team took on a
number of challenges on the court. Elisha Davis (led the Lady Jackets in the
State Championships with 16 points with four three-pointers) took on challenger
Vice Principal Vernon Walton and a student in the audience; Brittany Boyd took
on another student and the girls took on the staff and the boys varsity team in
full court competition. See it all in photos.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>BHS Girls Basketball Rally 2011 on Flickr.com: [<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626321583587/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626321583587/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>BHS Girls Basketball Rally 2011 Girls Vs Boys Varsity on Flickr.com:
[<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626449080624/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626449080624/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>BHS Girls Basketball Rally 2011 Girls Vs Staff  on
Flickr.com: [<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626321814377/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626321814377/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>3. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>'s Black Youth
in Crisis Forum Two<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On March 19th, parents and staff mostly listened to students
speaking of their own experiences at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>'s Black Youth
in Crisis Forum Two. The organizers have done an incredible job of putting the
two forums so far together. These are just the photos of the event; we can look
forward to hearing more about the outcome from the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">BHS</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Parent</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">Resource</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
and the District’s Office of Parent and Community Partnerships.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>See the photos on Flickr.com: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626445912700/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626445912700/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>4. Bay Area Media Icon Belva Davis visits <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Belva Davis visited <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
the last week in March and talked to about 150 students about her role in bay
area and national media, as the first black woman in the world of television
media. An icon in the field, she clearly impacted the students with a strong
message of what can be accomplished when you don't give up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>See the photos on Flickr.com: <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626325345977/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626325345977/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>5. Berkeley High School Dance to Advance in Life Friday
April 1st, 2011 was incredible. Photo sets one and two are my photo essay of
the program. The photos are somewhat extensive, but that is necessary to help
the dancers & choreographers review their work. Watch for the videos on
YouTube soon.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>BHS Dance to Advance in Life Photos Part One on Flickr.com:
[<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626439892878/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626439892878/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>BHS Dance to Advance in Life Photos Part Two on Flickr.com:
[<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626449437140/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626449437140/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>6. BUSD Board Meeting March 30, 2011, Response to and
Discussion of Weapons on Campus: See the report and the Board discussion on
Vimeo.com: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Part One: <a href="http://vimeo.com/22010236">http://vimeo.com/22010236</a>
 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Part Two: <a href="http://vimeo.com/21805615">http://vimeo.com/21805615</a>
 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Part Three: <a href="http://vimeo.com/21820237">http://vimeo.com/21820237</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Photos on Flickr.com: <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626351113623">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157626351113623</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Mark A. Coplan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Public Information Officer, BUSD<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>510-644-6320 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:Mark_Coplan@berkeley.k12.ca.us">Mark_Coplan@berkeley.k12.ca.us</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Berkeley</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Unified <st1:place
w:st="on">School District</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2134
  Martin Luther King Jr. Way</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Berkeley, Ca 94704-1180<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>_________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Diane Douglas, Marguerite
Fa-Kaji and Pat Anderson are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the etree;
please direct any questions to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net">bhs-owner@lmi.net</a>.
 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>BHS etree archives: <a
href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</a>;
BHS PTSA website: <a href="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/">http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/</a>.
To unsubscribe from the etree, send an email to <a
href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net">bhs-request@lmi.net</a> with one word only in
the subject line: 'unsubscribe'.   To post a message, send to: <a
href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net">bhs@lmi.net</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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