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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
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;background:white">Lisa Sibony</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white"><a href="mailto:lisasibony@berkeley.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">lisasibony@berkeley.net</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Dear Incoming Families,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Please find in this message important information to help plan your transition to Berkeley High School. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BHS Athletics Team Info Meeting</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;color:blue">Wednesday, May 9, 7:00-8:30 p.m, BHS library. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Athletic Director Britta Fjelstrom will host an informational meeting for REGISTERED incoming 9th graders and parent/guardians only. Many coaches will be
 in attendance. Come learn about summer sports opportunities, participating in any of the 29 Varsity (JV and Freshmen) teams, and learn how to fill out registration forms online over the summer so you are ready for Fall/Winter/Spring seasons. Football starts
 in July. All other Fall sports begin tryouts mid-August.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">*This event is for any incoming 9th grader who is registered to attend Berkeley High in the Fall. California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) bylaws state that any student who is not currently registered
 is not allowed to have pre-enrollment contact with Coaches and Athletics staff. Thank you for your understanding.*
</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Questions: <a href="mailto:athleticdirector@berkeley.net" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#1155CC">athleticdirector@berkeley.net</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Social Living, Mental Health & Our Teens A Parent Engagement Event for Incoming 9th Grade Parents/Guardians<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Wednesday, May 16, 6<span style="background:white">:30-8:15 p.m. BHS Library.
</span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please come early for a light dinner served at 6:15.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Come hear from BHS students about staying healthy, mental health and peer education, and from teachers and staff on how the BHS community supports our students' mental health and social-emotional well-being
 in the transition to high school. Sponsored by the PTSA. Questions: Lea Baechler-Brabo
<a href="mailto:leabaechlerbrabo@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">leabaechlerbrabo@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freshmen Orientation and Registration,
<span style="color:blue">Wednesday, August 22,</span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Time/Location TBA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Orientation will consist of an assembly, small group sessions facilitated by Link Leaders, and a campus tour, in addition to students receiving their schedule,
 photo ID, text books and locker assignment. Link Leaders are trained upperclassmen students who will guide a group of 9th graders through orientation until the end of the school year. Time/details will be announced on BHS Etree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Students who miss registration can check in at the counseling office in the main BHS Admin building, on the first day of school (Monday, August 27) starting
 at 8:00 am, where they can get a printed copy of their schedule.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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, Jenny Fosket and Dylan 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"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">BHS etree archives:
</span><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" target="_blank" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a><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 website:
</span><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A;background:white">BUSD 2017-2017 Calendar:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F81BD;background:white">
</span><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;background:white">http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F81BD;background:white"> 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323E4F;background:white">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F81BD;background:white"> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">To post a message, send to:
</span><a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">bhs@lmi.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</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><a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy"> with one word only in the subject line:
<b>unsubscribe </b>(<i>T</i><i>he request must be sent from the email address that is subscribed to the list</i>.)
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 or contact the Etree moderators at </span><a href="bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u>subscribe </u>to the etree, send an email to </span><a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">
 with one word only in the subject line: <b>subscribe</b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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