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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Do not reply to this email, contact Chris
Young</span></font><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>, <a
href="mailto:cyoung@berkeleyhigh.us">cyoung@berkeleyhigh.us</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear
Families of BHS Seniors,</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
<br>
<span class=apple-style-span>We are just about one month away from the
beautiful graduation ceremony that takes place at the picturesque and historic
Greek Theater. Limited seating capacity and the costs for the event
dictate our ticket policy and pricing. Tickets will go on sale June
1. </span><br>
<br>
<span class=apple-style-span>Please read carefully to understand this policy,
types of seating, pricing, and purchase procedure as it is notably different
than in recent previous years:</span><br>
<br>
<span class=apple-style-span>TICKET POLICY</span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>1. Each graduate can pick up two free
tickets. </span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>2. Each graduate can purchase up to five
additional tickets until June 10. </span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>3. Tickets beyond the seven maximum (2 free + 5
purchased) cannot be purchased until the final week of sales at a premium
price. Up to five additional tickets can be purchased during the final
week at the premium price (for a total of 12 tickets maximum per graduate).</span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>4. Tickets can only be purchased with cash or
money order made out to "Berkeley High School".</span><br>
<br>
<span class=apple-style-span>TYPES OF SEATING (See attached seating chart for a
visual.)</span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>There are three types of seating:</span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>A. Lawn - These seats are on the lawn that is on
the outside perimeter of the theater bowl. A blanket to sit on is
suggested.</span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>2. Bowl - These seats are the majority of the
seats in the theater. They are organized in several rows of benches
without backs below the lawn seating area and above the orchestra pit where
graduates will be seated.</span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>3. Disabled - Limited seating (500 seats) are
available for disabled guests and their caretakers (one caretaker per disabled
guest). Tickets for disabled guests and their caretakers can only be
purchased if the Director of Student Activities, Chris Young (<a
href="mailto:cyoung@berkeleyhigh.us" target="_blank"><font color="#2a5db0"><span
style='color:#2A5DB0'>cyoung@berkeleyhigh.us</span></font></a><font
color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></font>or<font
color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></font>510.644.8990) is
notified beforehand. </span></span></font><span
class=apple-style-span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Seating Chart:<font color="#1f497d"><span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span></font><br>
<font color=black><span style='color:black'><a
href="http://www.tickettoss.com/images/venue-maps/GreekTheatreBerkeley_all.gif">http://www.tickettoss.com/images/venue-maps/GreekTheatreBerkeley_all.gif</a>
</span></font></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TICKET
PRICING </span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>There are different prices for each type of
seating, and reduced prices for students who were on free or reduced lunch
starting no later than May 1. The standard ticket price is listed
followed by the reduced price:</span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>Lawn - $15 / $5</span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>Bowl - $18 / $6</span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>Disabled - $15 / $5</span><font color="#1f497d"><span
style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Premium
tickets, which are tickets purchased in the week preceding graduation (June
13-16) beyond the five available to each student have the following prices:</span></font></span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>Lawn - $20 / $7</span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>Bowl - $25 / $8</span><font color="#1f497d"><span
style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please understand we do not like to
charge our graduate families so much for tickets to be a part of this special
day. However, it is a necessary tradeoff to be able to pay for a large
enough venue and staffing to accommodate the tremendous number of attendees.
No currently available BUSD facility is large enough, ADA compliant and
can safely accommodate 8,000 people! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Reminder: Tickets can only be
purchased with cash or money order made out to "Berkeley High
School."</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
<br>
<span class=apple-style-span>PURCHASE PROCEDURE</span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>Tickets can be purchased beginning June 1 by
graduating seniors or parents of graduates from 2:30pm-4:30pm in the
athletic ticket office, which is just west of the Donahue Gym entrance on the
BHS campus where Bancroft Street meets Milvia Street. To keep lines at a
minimum, there will be 3-4 windows each serving an alphabetical portion of
graduates by last name. Tickets are given on the spot in exchange for
payment. </span></span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><br
clear=all>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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