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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Do not reply to this email, please contact: Athletic Director Office Team</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, <a href="mailto:athleticdirector@berkeley.k12.ca.us" target="_blank">athleticdirector@berkeley.k12.ca.us</a><br> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>BHS has over 500 student athletes playing 13 spring sports on 23 different teams - freshman, jv and varisty.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Each week there are at least 4 changes in schedules in different sports due to scheduling and weather.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Because of the number of students and regularity of changes, we put through excuses after the event has happened. Sometimes it takes us up to 10 days to put through the clearance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Parents do not need to contact the attendance office or the athletic office to clear a student athlete. If the absence is not excused 15 days after the event, please contact the coach and they can let the AD office know.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If you have any questions, please contact us at </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:athleticdirector@berkeley.k12.ca.us" target="_blank">athleticdirector@berkeley.k12.ca.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>______________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>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" title="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></font></a>. </span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>BHS etree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></font></a>; BHS PTSA website: <a href="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/" title="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/</span></font></a>. 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