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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Lisa Sibony
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:lisasibony@berkeley.net" target="_blank">lisasibony@berkeley.net</a><span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Registration for the 2015-16 school year begins next week! Please find here the required Health Center and Emergency Cards and important information from the Athletic Department, Leadership,
Attendance Office, and the BHS Development Group. There is also information on Connecting to Berkeley High, info about Transportation Safety, along with a general FAQ for the 2015-16 school year.
<a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/information/2015-16-registration-info/" target="_blank">
http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/information/2015-16-registration-info/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Free and Reduced Lunch form can be completed online at
<a href="https://secure.ezmealapp.com/" target="_blank">https://secure.ezmealapp.com</a> or can be picked up on registration day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">When your students attend registration next week, they should bring with them the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">- Completed Emergency card
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">- Signed Health Center Release Form (<i>for freshmen and new BHS students</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">- Lock for their locker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">--Money for ASB sticker (see link above)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Seniors: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Berkeley Book of College Essays (3rd edition) will be available for purchase on Monday from 9:00-1:00. The essays in this impressive book were all written by Berkeley High seniors and collected after they
were accepted at college. The book costs $15, cash or check made out to BHSDG. All profits from the book go to the Berkeley High School College and Career Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">Seniors</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> - Monday, Aug. 24<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">Juniors</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> - Tuesday, Aug. 25<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">Sophomores</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> - Wednesday, Aug. 26<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10th, 11th, 12th graders are to report to the Jacket Gym.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Registration hours:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Last Name A – G</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">8:30 to 10:00 am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Last Name H – O</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">10:00 to 11:30 am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Last Name P – Z</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">1:00 to 2:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">(Please note that doors will be closed from 11:30 - 1:00)</span><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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Freshmen Orientation and Registration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thursday, Aug. 27 and Friday, Aug. 28<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Incoming 9th graders report to Berkeley High at
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">8:00 am</span></strong> for orientation. There will be signs and Link Leaders directing you where to go. Freshman are supposed to meet on the s</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">teps
of the BHS Community Theater. <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Each orientation assembly will begin promptly at 8:00 am</span></em><span style="color:black">. Orientation will consist of
an assembly, small group sessions facilitated by Link Leaders, and a campus tour. Link Leaders are trained upperclassmen students who will guide a group of 9<sup><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">th</span></sup> graders starting with orientation
through the end of the school year. For more info on Link Crew, please contact John Villavicencio (aka Mr. V)</span> at
<span class="go"><a href="mailto:johnvillavicencio@berkeley.net">johnvillavicencio@berkeley.net</a><span style="color:#1F497D">.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Last Names A – K</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Thursday, August 27 at 8:00 am – 12:00 pm</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Last Names L – Z</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Friday, August 28 at 8:00 am – 12:00</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Freshman will have their school photo ID taken, receive the BHS organizer (free to all students – paid by the BHS Development Group), have a chance to purchase an Associated Student
Body (ASB) Sticker, sign up for a locker, and turn in required forms. A light snack will be provided, but no lunch will be served. Please consider sending your student with a bag lunch.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Friday, August 28, Make-Up Registration Day</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Doors will open at 8:30 and close at 12:30.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please Note: Non-freshmen are encouraged to go through the process between 8:30-9:30
<i>or </i>11:30-1:00 because freshmen (last names L-Z) will be going through the registration portion of their orientation between 9:30-11:30.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">First Day of School -
<span style="color:black">Wednesday, September 2, 8:27 a.m.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There is no "0" period on this day only.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Independent Study Families. All high school students must report to campus on September 2 to pick up their schedule, meet with their teachers, receive their first assignments for the Fall
semester. They will also have their picture ID taken, pick up free/reduced lunch forms, receive an organizer (free to all students this year!), and drop off emergency cards and other forms. The schedule is as follows: Seniors 9:00am-11:00am, Juniors 11:30am-12:30pm,
Sophomore/Freshman 1:30pm-2:30pm. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT ATTEND THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL MAY LOSE THEIR PLACEMENT IN THE PROGRAM.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lisa Sibony<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Outreach and Volunteers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Berkeley High School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">_____________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">Marguerite Fa-Kaji and Catherine Ference are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the Etree; please direct any questions about the Etree to them at
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net">bhs-owner@lmi.net</a><span style="color:navy">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><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:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" target="_blank" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">BHS website:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">To post a message, send to:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net">bhs@lmi.net</a><span style="color:navy">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">To
</span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">unsubscribe
</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">from the etree, send an email to
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net">bhs-request@lmi.net</a><span style="color:navy"> with one word only in the subject line:
<b>unsubscribe </b>(The request must be sent from the email address that is subscribed to the list.)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u>subscribe </u>to the etree, send an email to </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net">bhs-request@lmi.net</a><span style="color:navy"> with one word only in the subject line:
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