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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Jahlil Taylor, <a href="mailto:jahliltaylor@students.berkeley.net">jahliltaylor@students.berkeley.net</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red">CONGRATULATIONS<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Talented</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Tenth</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>for A
Successful 1st Semester!</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This past Fall the '<span class="gmail-il">Talented</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Tenth</span>'
established itself at Berkeley High as an organization focused on developing
Black Male Excellence. The goal of the '<span class="gmail-il">Talented</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Tenth</span>' is to
empower young men to rise beyond any limitations by promoting knowledge of
self, confidence, discipline, and academic achievement. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">During the fall semester, the '<span class="gmail-il">Talented</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Tenth</span>' engaged
with the broader community. They volunteered at the Rainbow Recreational Center
'Thanksgiving Turkey Drive', served Christmas Dinner at the South Berkeley
Senior Center, and gave their time at the Joyce Gordon Gallery Holiday
Fundraiser.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">They also had the honor of having guest speakers, author of
"OG Told Me" Pendarvis Harshaw and David West of the Golden State
Warriors. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This Spring semester, the '<span class="gmail-il">Talented</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Tenth</span>' will be
joined by strategic partners that will help to support its mission: My
Brother's Keeper Alliance (Barack Obama Foundation), The Hidden Genius Project,
100 Black Men of the Bay Area, and the Urban Strategies Council- Boys &
Young Men of Color. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The '<span class="gmail-il">Talented</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Tenth</span>' would not
have come into existence without the help and guidance of men who are committed
to the empowerment and elevation of young black men and would like to thank the
following: <b>Dwayne Byndloss (BHS Counselor), Terrance Christianson (BHS
Counselor), Durwin Brown (Catalyst Foundation for Youth Development), Michael
Gibson (Alameda County, Morehouse College), Eugene Lemon and Akeem Brown (The
Hidden Genius Project)</b><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For more information about the<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Talented</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Tenth</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>contact: <a href="mailto:jahliltaylor@students.berkeley.net" target="_blank">jahliltaylor@<wbr>students.berkeley.net</a><span></span></span></p>
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Kaufman are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the Etree; please direct any
questions about the Etree to them at </span><a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,240)">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(79,129,189)">.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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