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</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:red'>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:#FE2615'> Sahib-Amar Khalsa, <a href="mailto:sakk@mindspring.com">sakk@mindspring.com</a> </span></span><br><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Become a Writing Coach This Spring! </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Spaces are still available in WCC's Berkeley training this Thursday evening (Jan. 12). It's not too late to register. You can do so on WCC's website (<a href="http://www.writercoachconnection.org/">www.writercoachconnection.org</a>) or by calling Lynn Mueller, 510-524-2319 today.</span></b></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>You can make a difference at Berkeley High in Spring 2012. Register today for one</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>of our upcoming volunteer trainings and help students develop writing and thinking skills</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>in their English classes (9th & 10th grade at CPA, 12th grade at Green Academy).</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Working in one-on-one writing conferences with students, WCC volunteers</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>bring encouragement and assistance to the difficult task of putting ideas</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>into words on a page. Students are grateful, teachers supported, and</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>volunteers find the work incredibly satisfying. Coaches work with students</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>at all achievement levels and with every student in the class.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The volunteer commitment is only 1-2 hours once or twice a month (Thursday and Friday).</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>WCC provides all the training and support you'll need to be an effective</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>coach. We encourage volunteers of diverse ethnicities, ages, and walks of</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>life – all are welcome!</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";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</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Cal students.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Register today and learn strategies to help teens–including your own–gain</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>confidence, improve skills and complete assignments. To register:</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.writercoachconnection.org/">www.writercoachconnection.org</a> (go to "Volunteer").</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sahib-Amar Khalsa</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>BHS Site Coordinator - WriterCoach Connection</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>510-237-6963</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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>. 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