<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; ">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Sahib-Amar Khalsa </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; "><a href="mailto:sakk@mindspring.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">sakk@mindspring.com</a></span></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"><b>Our last training to become a Writer Coach will begin on Feb. 20.</b> Register now at <a href="http://www.writercoachconnection.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.writercoachconnection.org</a>. <i>We especially need more coaches on Wednesdays.</i><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font color="black"><span style="color: black; "><b><i>You can make a difference at Berkeley High by becoming a Writer Coach!</i></b> Help students develop writing and thinking skills in their English classes (9th grade at CAS; 9th & 10th grade at AMPS; 10th, 11th & 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>We believe that every student, with the right guidance and
encouragement, can communicate his or her ideas with clarity,
confidence, and pride. Join us as we coach students to rise to this academic and personal challenge.</span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">Working one-on-one with students <u>during class time</u>, WriterCoach Connection (WCC) volunteers bring encouragement and assistance to the difficult task of putting ideas into words on a page. Students are grateful, teachers supported, and volunteers find the work incredibly rewarding. Coaches work with students at all achievement levels and with every student in the class on their writing assignments.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;">The volunteer commitment is only 1-2 hours once or twice a month. WCC provides the training and support you'll need to be an effective coach. We welcome volunteers of diverse ethnicities, ages, and walks of life.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; font-size: 15px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">To register and for more information: <a href="http://www.writercoachconnection.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.writercoachconnection.org</a> (go to "Volunteer"). </span><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#de2a00" style="font-size: 15px;">Also, c</font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#de2a00">heck out this <i>Berkeleyside </i></font><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#de2a00">article on WCC</font>: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><a href="http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/02/11/learning-to-write-one-edit-at-a-time/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/02/11/learning-to-write-one-edit-at-a-time/</a> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">Sahib-Amar Khalsa<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">BHS Site Coordinator - WriterCoach Connection<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">510-237-6963</span></font></span></font></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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