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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Meghan Colgan, <a href="mailto:meghan.colgan@bayer.com">meghan.colgan@bayer.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Attention Sophomore Students and Parents:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please join us for Biotech Academy Information Night!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tues<span style='color:black'>day, </span>March 13, 2012 <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6:00-8:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Berkeley High School Food Court<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"'>Delicious appetizers and raffle prizes!<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"'>Why should your child join Biotech Academy their junior year?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 1. 8-week paid summer internship at places like Bayer HealthCare and Kaiser<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 2. Free support services: in-class lab assistant and tutoring<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 3. Hands-on lab training<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 4. In class speakers, workshops on job training skills and academic advising<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 5. 100% high school graduation rate and experience for a sustainable career in science<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"'>RSVP Required for Planning Purposes to Meghan Colgan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Program Director at Biotech Partners : 510-705-7795 or <a href="mailto:meghan.colgan@bayer.com">meghan.colgan@bayer.com</a><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"'>Check out our website for more information: <a href="http://www.biotechpartners.org/">www.biotechpartners.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><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";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Meghan Colgan, Program Director<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=220 height=94 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCFBC6.3E7DF400" alt="Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CC61B1.E7BCFD90"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ph: 510-705-7795<br>fax: 510-705-5237<br>web: <a href="http://www.biotechpartners.org/">www.biotechpartners.org</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Our Mission: To help youth from populations underrepresented in the sciences navigate the worlds of work, school and life through a biotechnology-focused curriculum, including job training and internships, that provides access to fulfilling well-paid careers in bioscience and increases opportunities for higher education.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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 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:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><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'>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></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></span></a></span><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:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><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'>BHS etree archives: </span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></span></a></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>; BHS PTSA website: </span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/" title="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/"><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/</span></span></a></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>. 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