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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'>PLEASE 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'>, </span></font><a
href="mailto:cyoung@berkeleyhigh.us" target="_blank"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>cyoung@berkeleyhigh.us</span></font></a><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dear Families of BHS Seniors,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>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></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>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></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>TICKET POLICY</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>1. Each graduate can pick up two free
tickets. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>2. Each graduate can purchase up to five
additional tickets until June 10. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>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></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>4. Tickets can only be purchased with
cash or money order made out to "<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>".</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>TYPES OF SEATING (See attached seating
chart for a visual.)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>There are three types of seating:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>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></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>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></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>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 (</span></font><a
href="mailto:cyoung@berkeleyhigh.us" target="_blank"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>cyoung@berkeleyhigh.us</span></font></a><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>or</span></font><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>510.644.8990) is
notified beforehand. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Seating Chart:</span></font><font size=2
color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#1F497D'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.tickettoss.com/images/venue-maps/GreekTheatreBerkeley_all.gif"
target="_blank"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.tickettoss.com/images/venue-maps/GreekTheatreBerkeley_all.gif</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>TICKET PRICING </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>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></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Lawn - $15 / $5</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Bowl - $18 / $6</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Disabled - $15 / $5</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Lawn - $20 / $7</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Bowl - $25 / $8</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>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, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">ADA</st1:place></st1:City> compliant and can safely accommodate 8,000
people! </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Reminder: Tickets can only be purchased
with cash or money order made out to "<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>."</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>PURCHASE PROCEDURE</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>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 <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Bancroft
Street</st1:address></st1:Street> meets <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Milvia Street</st1:address></st1: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></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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