
<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; color: rgb(255, 37, 0);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; color: #000000"> Mary Jacobs at <a href="mailto:maryjacobs@berkeley.net">maryjacobs@berkeley.net</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 9.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 11px;"><br><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Here is a monthly spreadsheet of scholarships.</b>  Note that not all have been updated yet. See websites for eligibility, applications, and deadlines.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">If you cannot access, please use student's <a href="http://berkeley.net">berkeley.net</a> school e-mail address.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gY3jeHg3G4ONMB9UJHwrHMo4t8dH_b4O6x80Skcj5xw/edit#gid=464419465">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gY3jeHg3G4ONMB9UJHwrHMo4t8dH_b4O6x80Skcj5xw/edit#gid=464419465</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>In addition, check out these sites for scholarships:</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/">https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="https://www.collegegreenlight.com/">https://www.collegegreenlight.com/</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://www.eastbayconsortium.org/scholarship">http://www.eastbayconsortium.org/scholarship</a> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(4, 51, 255);"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="https://www.fastweb.com/">https://www.fastweb.com/</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>Reminder of previously posted applications due ASAP in February and March:</b></span></p><div><br></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b> Kiwanis: </b> Due by 2/21/19 3 PM; Mail or hand deliver</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="https://berkeleykiwanis.weebly.com/scholarship.html">https://berkeleykiwanis.weebly.com/scholarship.html</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Application: hard copies in Scholarship Box in CCC next to printer or download from website.</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">Applicants should be aware of the following eligibility requirements which will be strictly adhered to. Any applications not meeting these requirements will be disqualified, so please look this over carefully before applying!</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Only graduating seniors from high schools or G.E.D. programs within the cities of Berkeley, Albany and El Cerrito are eligible.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Applicants must submit a completed application, three essays, one official transcript and two letters of recommendation</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>Berkeley Retired Teachers Award; Due in CCC by 2/22/19</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Applicants  must be Berkeley residents, attended at least 3 years of BUSD elementary school, all of middle school and all years at BHS.  Only hard copy applications in the CCC. Write a one page essay and be available for an interview, if selected, on 4/18/19.</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> Asian Pacific Fund: Due by 2/26/19, unless otherwise noted. </b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://asianpacificfund.org/what-we-do/scholarships/">http://asianpacificfund.org/what-we-do/scholarships/</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://asianpacificfund.org/what-we-do/scholarships/apply-for-scholarship/">http://asianpacificfund.org/what-we-do/scholarships/apply-for-scholarship/</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Who can apply?  Incoming or current college students of any ethnic background. Must plan to be enrolled full time in Fall 2019.  Minimum GPA of 3.0, US citizen or permanent resident.</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> Japanese American Citizen League (JACL): Mail by 3/1/19:</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">For graduating seniors who plan to enroll in 2 year of 4 year college in Fall 2019 (no deferments).</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Must join as member of JACL for student rate of $34</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Scholarships awarded on basis of academic achievement,  school activities, work history, letter of recommendation, personal statement, Japaneses cultural activities, and a group interview. Hard copies in Scholarship Box in CCC next to printer or print your own copies here:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3eDkwRbm02dUEFGS2JNSklsOVJaWXJOTlFpeGk5eUhTWUY4/view"> Announce 2019 Scholarship.doc</a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 12px;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3eDkwRbm02deC1jOVVkb3hhV2hUNV9JWGx4dldiaWtlUEVR/view"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 11.5px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 11.5px;">2019 National Freshman-Application.doc</span></a><br><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3eDkwRbm02dOTdvemk1VzNXU3ZGRzNrSF9JemVndXN0SW9N/view?usp=drive_web">Berk JACL Membership Application.doc</a></p><div><br></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Society of Women Engineers: Opens 3/1/19, Due in May</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="https://scholarships.swe.org/applications/login.asp">https://scholarships.swe.org/applications/login.asp</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php/scholarships#activePanels">http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php/scholarships#activePanels</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>Berkeley Community Fund High Hopes Scholarship: Due 3/21/19</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="https://berkfund.org/">https://berkfund.org/</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The High Hopes Scholarship Program is a college success program designed to provide mentorship, programs, community support, and resources to motivated and resilient college-bound seniors from Berkeley public high schools. Scholars receive a scholarship of $16,000, payable in installments of $2,000 twice a year for four years.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Scholarships are awarded based on demonstrated financial need, community involvement, and academic and personal achievement. Funds awarded may be used for tuition, books, room and board and incidental expenses in connection with the recipient�s college education. BCF administers Berkeley Rotary scholarships*. Students will submit one application and participate in one interview process to be considered for both the BCF and Rotary scholarships. Only one scholarship will be awarded per student.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Who can apply:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">2019 graduates of Berkeley High School or Berkeley Technology Academy</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and documented financial need</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Open to AB540 students</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Apply: <a href="https://highhopesscholars.communityforce.com/Login.aspx">https://highhopesscholars.communityforce.com/Login.aspx</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>Shelley Bergum Higher Education Award: Due 3/22/19</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 11.5px;">The goal of the Shelley Bergum Higher Education Scholarship is to support individuals with disabilities to pursue an Associate or Bachelor�s Degree at a higher education institution in California. Two scholarships of $2,500 each will be awarded annually. Current awardees will be encouraged to reapply each year until the course of study is completed.</span></p><div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3eDkwRbm02dNWJ1dW9HNlo5OEdrY0JWWkxUZHBvX1Zxd3ZZ/view">SHELLEY BERGUM HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP</a></p><div><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3eDkwRbm02da2hyQWExYWhxZmdsRXJNdW5wc1lydko2OGNJ/view">SBHE Flyer</a></div></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>Useful CCC Links:</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>College &Career Center Resources:</b> <a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/resources/college-career-center/college-career-guide/">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/resources/college-career-center/college-career-guide/</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>College & Career Calendar: </b><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/resources/college-career-center/college-and-career-center-calendar/">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/resources/college-career-center/college-and-career-center-calendar/</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Naviance: </b><a href="https://student.naviance.com/berkeleyhigh">https://student.naviance.com/berkeleyhigh</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 9.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 9.5px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 9.5px; 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 Pol�tica de No Discriminaci�n: <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: <b>unsubscribe</b>.<b> </b>The request must be sent from the email address that is subscribed to the list.  If that does not work, visit the URL at the bottom of each message, or put your email address at the end of this URL:  </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; color: #01b0f0"><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/">http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">, or contact the e-tree moderators at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net">bhs-owner@lmi.net</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">subscribe</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> to 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: <b>subscribe</b></span></div></body></html>