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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 Sahib-Amar
Khalsa <a href="mailto:sakk@mindspring.com">sakk@mindspring.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></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'>Become a Writing Coach This Spring! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><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'>You can make a difference at Berkeley
High in Spring 2012. Register today for one <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'>of our upcoming volunteer trainings and
help students develop writing and thinking skills <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'>in their English classes (9th & 10th
grade at CPA, 12th grade at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Green</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><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'>Working in one-on-one writing conferences
with students, WCC volunteers<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'>bring encouragement and assistance to
the difficult task of putting ideas<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'>into words on a page. Students are
grateful, teachers supported, and<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'>volunteers find the work incredibly
satisfying. Coaches work with students<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'>at all achievement levels and with every
student in the class.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><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'>The volunteer commitment is only 1-2
hours once or twice a month (Thursday and Friday).<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'>WCC provides all the training and support
you'll need to be an effective<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'>coach. We encourage volunteers of diverse
ethnicities, ages, and walks of<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'>life – all are welcome!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><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'>To see the complete training schedule in
January & February, please go to <a
href="http://www.writercoachconnection.org/">www.writercoachconnection.org</a>.
We also offer four special college trainings for <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'>Cal students.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><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'>Register today and learn strategies to
help teens–including your own–gain<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'>confidence, improve skills and complete
assignments. To register:<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'><a
href="http://www.writercoachconnection.org/">www.writercoachconnection.org</a> (go
to "Volunteer").<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></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'>Sahib-Amar Khalsa<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'>BHS Site Coordinator - WriterCoach
Connection<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'>510-237-6963<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>_________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>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 </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"
title="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399'>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>BHS etree
archives: </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><a
href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"
title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><font size=2 color="#333399"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399'>; BHS PTSA website: </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><a href="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/"
title="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/"><font size=2 color="#333399"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399'>. To unsubscribe from the etree, send an email
to </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><a
href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><font
size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399'>bhs-request@lmi.net</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399'> with one word only in the subject line:
'unsubscribe'. To post a message, send to: </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"
title="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>bhs@lmi.net</span></font></a></span></font><font
color="#333399"><span style='color:#333399'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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