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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;background:white">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:bhs-ptsa@berkeleypta.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">bhs-ptsa@berkeleypta.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">On March 20th, in the BHS library from 6:30 PM to 8:15 PM, parents are invited to engage in a discussion about how and why teen anxiety is experienced at
Berkeley High. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">At 6:15 a light dinner will be available consisting of chicken, vegetarian sides, and salad selections from Poulet </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">At 6:30 several
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">BHS teachers are coming to discuss the upcoming BFT contract negotiations</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">At 6:45 the anxiety discussion will begin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">We encourage you to complete this questionnaire <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/7jcBwprrHHfhkj8a2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#196AD4">https://goo.gl/forms/7jcBwprrHHfhkj8a2</span></a> prior
to coming to the meeting (or if you can't come). The questionnaire gives you the opportunity to share your story but protect your child's privacy and your identity. Additionally the data it gathers is a potential means to formulate new ways to serve BHS students.
The reality is that California seriously underfunds education and BUSD has to make additional budget cuts for next year, so it's unlikely that there will be sufficient funding for on campus mental health resources anytime soon. <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">Here is some additional information on this topic: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Last year's May 16th PTSA meeting focused on resources at BHS, and the information presented is still relevant. Here is a link to the presentations slides: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1u769iBg9VaiHnKjav2A8hkR5N-msdgsIQZFUgew6vv8/edit#slide=id.g37c66890f4_2_74" target="_blank"><span style="color:#338FE9">https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1u769iBg9VaiHnKjav2A8hkR5N-msdgsIQZFUgew6vv8/edit#slide=id.g37c66890f4_2_74</span></a><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">A 2019 Pew Research Study "The study found that 70% of teenagers saw mental health as a big issue"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/health/teenage-depression-statistics.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#196AD4">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/health/teenage-depression-statistics.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">"Anxiety is the most common mental-health disorder in the United States, affecting nearly one-third of both adolescents and adults, according to the National
Institute of Mental Health. But unlike depression, with which it routinely occurs, anxiety is often seen as a less serious problem."</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/magazine/why-are-more-american-teenagers-than-ever-suffering-from-severe-anxiety.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer" target="_blank"><span style="color:#196AD4">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/magazine/why-are-more-american-teenagers-than-ever-suffering-from-severe-anxiety.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer</span></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" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">_____________________________</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">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 </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">BHS etree archives: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" target="_blank" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">BHS website: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A;background:white">BUSD 2018-2019 Calendar:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F81BD;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar1819" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:blue">http://bit.ly/BUSDCalendar1819</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4472C4"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:blue;background:white">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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