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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</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FE2615'> Elizabeth James, <a href="mailto:Elizabethjames@berkeley.net">Elizabethjames@berkeley.net</a> </span><br><br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Please note that this email contains two topics<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>PE Waiver Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fall 2012 PE Waivers are due Friday 1/11/13 by 4:00 PM to the Attendance Office. Exceptions to the due date will not be made.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Spring 2013 PE Waivers will be available for pick up from Monday 1/14/13 to Friday 1/18/13 at the Attendance Office. Students may only pick them up before school, at lunch, or after school. There will be a Q & A meeting on Friday the 18th @ 3:45 in the BHS Little Theater. This meeting is optional for students, parents, and coaches. Students interested in completing their hours at the Berkeley YMCA are required to attend the Q & A session.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>New this Semester:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>There is no mandatory meeting unless you will be doing your hours at the YMCA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>We now have a group waiver form for teams of 20+. If your team has more than 20 BHS students on it, your coach may use one GROUP WAIVER form. No need for individual forms now. Please have your coach contact me directly for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Technovation Challenge 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>We are still accepting students! There is a MANDATORY Hack Day on Saturday, January 19th. Details TBA, but plan on spending the bulk of your day there. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Team members must turn in consent forms in to Ms. James in the Attendance Office ASAP. Please visit her if you have any questions or need a new form.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>There will not be a Technovation meeting next week, but normally meetings will be held in Room G200 after school.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Elizabeth (Betty) James<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Program Assistant - BHS Attendance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone 510/644.6209<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://berkeleyschools.net/attendance/">http://berkeleyschools.net/attendance/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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:navy'>________________</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'>Diane Douglas, Marguerite Fa-Kaji, and Lisa Sibony are </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>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>. 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>; 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><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>To <b>unsubscribe </b>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 <b>subscribe</b> to 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: 'subscribe'</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>