<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Times;
panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
span.apple-style-span
{mso-style-name:apple-style-span;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
span.BalloonTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FB0307'>PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact</span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF2600'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Francesca Verdier, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:francesca.verdier@gmail.com">francesca.verdier@gmail.com</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Academic Choice families,</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>The Academic Choice Fall Meeting will be held this Wednesday November 16 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the College Career Center, which is located across from the library on the second floor of the Berkeley High A building.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On the agenda:</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>1. Academic Choice State of the State</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Academic Choice Lead Teachers Matt Carton and Ben Sanoff discuss:</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br><span class=apple-style-span> * AC Houses - a commitment to rigorous teaching</span><br><span class=apple-style-span> * Clarification of class choices students may make</span><br><span class=apple-style-span> * Advisers and Counselors - what's the difference?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> * Resources for struggling students</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>2. Questions and Answers about Academic Choice</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>3. The Academic Choice Advisory Council (ACAC) - Helping to Make Academic Choice Successful</span><br><span class=apple-style-span> Members of the ACAC describe what they do and how you can help.</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>4. Breakouts</span><br><span class=apple-style-span> Freshman parents at each table ask questions to Sophomore, Junior and Senior parents.</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>5. ACAC Finances and Fundraising</span><br><span class=apple-style-span> The exciting programs ACAC funds and how your contributions make this possible.</span><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-- <br>Francesca Verdier, ACAC Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>________________</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Pat Anderson, Diane Douglas, Marguerite Fa-Kaji and Lisa Sibony 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"><span style='color:navy'>bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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/"><span style='color:navy'>http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a>; BHS PTSA website: <a href="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/" title="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/"><span style='color:navy'>http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/</span></a>. To unsubscribe from the etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: 'unsubscribe'. To post a message, send to: <a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs@lmi.net</span></a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>