<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 10.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; color: #ff2500">PLEASE do not reply to this email.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> Announcements are reviewed in the BHS Main Office by Vice Principal Tammy Rose <a href="mailto:bhsmorningannouncements@berkeley.net">bhsmorningannouncements@berkeley.net</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>New announcements and reminders!</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b></b></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>“Showcasing the Creativity, Intelligence and Talent of Black Youth”</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> TALENT SHOW – PRIZES</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">1ST – $500.00</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">2ND – $250.00</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">3RD – $125.00</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS CELEBRATION AND SUPPORT OUR YOUTH</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">6:00 PM – 8:30 PM</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Berkeley High School - Little Theatre </span></p><div style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>"Loving" Film-screening Time Change!</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The film screening of "Loving" <b>February 22nd </b>will now be at <b>4:45pm</b> in the Little Theater.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Loving's were an interracial couple living in Virginia during Jim Crow. Their marriage, and arrest for violating mis-segregation laws, caused a legal battle that led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage in the US.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Hot beverages and desserts will be served at intermission Make sure to pass on the word and the EVITE to anyone you think would be interested!!!!!!!!</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">To RSVP please click here- </span><a href="https://www.evite.com/event/01586WHDBLYB6QTSCEPJDEDOQRHWMY/rsvp?utm_source=NA&utm_medium=sharable_invite&utm_campaign=send_sharable_link">RSVP FOR "LOVING"</a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">To watch a trailer click here-</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33g-ZHBQdNU">Trailer</a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Hope to see you there!</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Calling all writers! Looking for a different type of English elective? Want to get published? </b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Next year's juniors and seniors can sign up for the class "literary magazine"!</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">This English/elective for juniors and seniors does double duty as a creative writing course and a publishing class. We will publish two issues of a literary magazine each year, and each class member will both develop a portfolio of their own short stories, creative nonfiction and poetry as well as serve in a specific function on the publishing team: editing, marketing, layout and graphic designer. Please email Ms. Faur at <a href="mailto:arynfaur@berkeley.net">arynfaur@berkeley.net</a> or stop by H207 for more information. If you want priority for sign ups, please send her your student ID and full name. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>"The 2020 Leadership Team is looking for judges and MCs for the Talent Show!</b> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">This is a great opportunity, especially for the Chief of Publicity candidates to practice public speaking and experience a leadership-ran event. All inquiries please email Mr. V or talk to someone on Junior Class Leadership." </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Come to a dance under the stars on Friday, February 22nd! </b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Tickets are $7 or $5 with an ASB sticker, and unlimited pizza, snacks, and drinks are included! They're available for purchase in the leadership office or several upcoming lunches at the senior steps. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sign ups to audition for Romeo and Juliet on the C steps are due this Saturday, February 23rd!</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">If you want to act and gain theater experience in a supportive and inclusive environment, sign up for an audition at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/bhsRomJu">tinyurl.com/bhsRomJu</a>. For questions, email <a href="mailto:maximehendrikseliu@students.berkeley.net">maximehendrikseliu@students.berkeley.net</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Soccer team on their great 2018-19 season.</b> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The soccer team played Liberty High on Saturday in the Quarterfinals of NCS and at 0-0 at the final clock went to overtime. Liberty scored and won the game. Great job Jackets! </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Congratulations to the Boys Varsity Soccer team on their victory over Dublin High School on Saturday evening in the Jacket Stadium.</b> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The team is seeded #2 in the bracket and with a 1-1 score at the end of regulation time continued on to overtime. The Jackets scored and advance to the Semi Finals of the CIF/NCS playoff Championships. Berkeley High will host Amador Valley (#3) at home in the Berkeley High Jacket Stadium on Wednesday 2/20 at 7:00 p.m.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Admission for NCS games is charged. CASH only.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">General (adults) $10, Students, Senior, Children with Adult $6</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">To access the CIF/NCS bracket:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://cifncs.org/sports/soccer/index">http://cifncs.org/sports/soccer/index</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Click on the Brackets/history, Boys Division 1</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>***Good luck to our BHS Yellowjackets Competitive Cheer team as they head to Las Vegas for the JAMZ Nationals competition this next weekend!</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>"Physics! It's at the heart of everything! </b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">So you should learn it. Current sophomores and juniors interested in taking AP Physics 1 (algebra based, non-calculus) next school year should come to a short information session at the beginning of lunch in G214 on either Wednesday or Thursday this week." </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><div style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>AP Environmental Science:</b> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Thinking about taking AP Environmental Science next year? Attend a lunch meeting with Ms. Harm on Thursday Feb 21st in Room G216. Get your questions answered and learn why so many students love this class.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Interested in working with your hands and project based learning? </b> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Come to the Carpentry Shop in G112 at lunch on Thursday, February 28th for an information session. Learn about our new Carpentry and Digital Design classes.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Throughout the course of the year, students in the carpentry program will be engaged in a variety of individual and group projects, exercises and readings to build up their skills in construction, design and critical problem solving. This will include traditional methods of building with hand tools as well as cutting edge digital fabrication and modeling tools. Students will also be exposed to the range of career opportunities across the fields of fabrication, design and construction. Emphasis will be on hands-on projects that have constraints to guide their design but allow for individual creativity.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Do you speak two languages fluently? Are you a senior? Did you pass the California standards test in English language arts as proficient level or above?</b> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">If so, you may qualify for the Seal of Biliteracy. If you are interested in an application for the Seal of Biliteracy for your high school diploma, please see Ms Henrickson in M209, Ms Fullerton in M208 or Ms Stewart in C107 for an application. Applications are due March 22, 2019. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b> Queer and Trans Literature:</b> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">BHS is offering a brand-new English elective next year for 11th and 12th graders from all learning communities. This course introduces students to LGBTQIA+ (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, asexual, intersex, etc.) literature and culture. It is a yearlong course with English credit and elective credit (pending). You don't have to be part of the LGBTQIA+ community to enroll- come learn about experiences outside your own! To sign up, contact Mx. Hartman at <a href="mailto:jennhartman@berkeley.net">jennhartman@berkeley.net</a> or in room C-335, or ask your English teacher for more info.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sakai, Japan, is Berkeley's oldest sister city, and the Berkeley-Sakai Sister City Association is looking for families to host 1 or 2 Japanese students next summer</b> from July 26 to July 31. We are also looking for students who would be interested in participating in a student exchange to Sakai and other parts of Japan in July 2020. If you are interested in hosting and/or going to Sakai, please visit our website at <a href="http://www.berkeley-sakai.org">www.berkeley-sakai.org</a> and fill out an Interest Form. We would also like to invite you to our Annual Dinner on Friday, March 8, 2019 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Berkeley Methodist United Church. Please join us and find out more about our student exchange program!</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(207, 35, 43);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Thank you !</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">_____________________________</span></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Nicole Chee, 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 <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(1, 176, 240);">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(1, 176, 240);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; color: #4f81bd">BHS etree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(1, 176, 240);">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(1, 176, 240);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; color: #4f81bd">BHS website: <a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(1, 176, 240);">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(1, 176, 240);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; color: #4f81bd">BUSD 2018-2019 Calendar: <a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar1819"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(1, 176, 240);">http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar1819</span></a> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación: <a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(1, 176, 240);">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</span></a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">To post a message, send to: <a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(1, 176, 240);">bhs@lmi.net</span></a>.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(79, 129, 189); min-height: 12px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">To </span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px; color: #ff2500">unsubscribe</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> from the etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(1, 176, 240);">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: unsubscribe. 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