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<p class="gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(251,2,7);margin:0px;font:12px Arial"></p><p class="gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="color:rgb(251,2,7);font-size:12px">Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jacobs, <a href="mailto:maryjacobs@berkeley.net"><span class="gmail-s2">maryjacobs@berkeley.net</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(251,2,7);font-size:12px">.</span><br></p><p class="gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p3" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);margin:0px;font:10px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:11px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p4" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">SENIORS,</b></p><p class="gmail-p4" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><br></b></p><p class="gmail-p5" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">COMMUNITY COLLEGE:</b></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">1. Summer 2021 enrollment is open. Sign up now even if you change your mind and do not start until the fall semester.</p><p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Create an account at </b><a href="http://cccapply.org/" style=""><span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline"><b style=""><font color="#0000ff">cccapply.org</font></b></span></a><font color="#000000"> and you will get an ID # within 1-2 days.</font></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>2. Ready to pick a <b>Learning Community at Berkeley City College</b>?</p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Let the BCC Counselors know you want a learning community in this</p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>interest form</b>:</p><p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><span class="gmail-s3" style="text-decoration:underline;background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYS3AXGjQBy3__ddYWNu9gsOP0KFhSdoiZjgvOvRdfoG_hWQ/viewform" style=""><b style=""><font color="#0000ff">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYS3AXGjQBy3__ddYWNu9gsOP0KFhSdoiZjgvOvRdfoG_hWQ/viewform</font></b></a></span></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><br>3.</b> <b>East Bay Community College Fair:</b> 3/24/21 at<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>2-4pm</p><p class="gmail-p8" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Here is the link to join the East Bay Community College Fair:</b><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ebcccfair"><span class="gmail-s4" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>tinyurl.com/ebcccfair</b></span></a><b><br>
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</p><p class="gmail-p8" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p class="gmail-p5" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSIONS:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style=""> </span></b></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>1. US Navy Info with Sgt. Meeds</b>: 3/23/21 at 2-2:30</p><p class="gmail-p9" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-s3" style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86287868103?pwd=ZjlpM3lTRTZERkNRQVo4eTc1d2haZz09" style=""><font color="#0000ff">https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86287868103?pwd=ZjlpM3lTRTZERkNRQVo4eTc1d2haZz09</font><span class="gmail-s5" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></span></a></span></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Meeting ID: 862 8786 8103 Passcode: GoJackets</p><p class="gmail-p10" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>2. Chico State Info Session for Admitted Students (Next Steps) or Juniors</b> : 3/24/21 at 1:30-2:30<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="gmail-p9" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-s3" style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://csuchico.zoom.us/j/85422114880?pwd%3DSVBkK09XMW1rUjFNd2xsajE3SnFtQT09&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1616629145344000&usg=AOvVaw1SlrREZX8q1idvXK1bvl2G" style=""><font color="#0000ff">https://csuchico.zoom.us/j/85422114880?pwd=SVBkK09XMW1rUjFNd2xsajE3SnFtQT09</font></a></span><span class="gmail-s6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</span></p><p class="gmail-p11" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p5" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><br></b></p><p class="gmail-p5" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL AID AWARDS:</b><span class="gmail-s1" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>
</span></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">1. Let Julia Maciel break it down for you- grants, work study, scholarships, loans, EFC. Workshop with Julia Maciel on 4/13/21 at 3:00-4:00pm for general public.</p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">4/22/21 at 6:00-7:15pm for AVID, Bridge, EAOP, RISE,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>and YScholars. Link to follow. <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>2. College counselors are available to help you figure out best financial aid packages or college options. Contact David An at <a href="mailto:davidan@berkeley.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(0,0,255)">davidan@berkeley.net</span></a> or Jennifer Hammond at <a href="mailto:jenniferhammond@berkeley.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(0,0,255)">jenniferhammond@berkeley.net</span></a>.</p><p class="gmail-p12" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p5" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><br></b></p><p class="gmail-p5" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">SCHOLARSHIPS: <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style=""> </span></b></p><p class="gmail-p13" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/berkeley.net/spreadsheets/d/1gY3jeHg3G4ONMB9UJHwrHMo4t8dH_b4O6x80Skcj5xw/edit#gid=0" style=""><font color="#0000ff"><b style=""> </b><span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline"><b>Scholarship List</b></span></font></a><span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline"><b style=""><font color="#0000ff"> </font> </b></span><font color="#000000">(many applications are not updated yet but check websites and plan ahead) </font><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </b></span></p><p class="gmail-p5" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>New this week:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="gmail-p5" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">1. The Pearl & Ivy Community Corporation, Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Inc./Alpha Nu Omega Chapter: Due 4/15/21: 3 different awards:</b></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>*Ida Louise Jackson Scholarship: </b>$1000 for African American female in Alameda or Contra Costa counties; 3.0 or > GPA, US citizen, going to UC Berkeley or a HBCU,</p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>*Alpha Nu Omega:</b> $1000 for African American female or male senior in Alameda or Contra Costa, 2.80 & > GPA to CA 4 yr. college or HBCU</p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>*Olga Jane/Daisy Ross</b>: African American female, 3.50 & . GPA to 4 yr. college, US citizen<br>
</p><p class="gmail-p5" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><br>2. The Pathfinder Chapter of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA):</b></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">* ABWA Scholarship:</b> <b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Due 5/10/21</b><font color="#000000">; $2000; Female, US citizen, GPA 3.0 & >, to 4 year college. Must contact</font><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><font color="#000000">Debbie Derham, Chair, at </font><a href="mailto:debbie@summit-tax.com" style=""><span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline"><font color="#0000ff">debbie@summit-tax.com</font></span></a><font color="#000000"> or call 209-966-5344.</font><br>
</p><p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">* Polly Olson Memorial Scholarship:</b> <b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Due 5/10/21</b><font color="#000000">;</font><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><font color="#000000">$1000 to a female, US citizen, GPA 2.75 or >. Must contact Debbie Derham for details of the application at </font><a href="mailto:debbie@summit-tax.com" style=""><span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline"><font color="#0000ff">debbie@summit-tax.com</font></span></a><font color="#000000"> or call 209-966-5344.</font><br>
</p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p class="gmail-p14" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><b style="">MARCH</b><span class="gmail-s1" style=""><b style="">:</b></span></span></p><p class="gmail-p15" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">1. Hearthstone Housing Foundation:</b><font color="#000000"> </font><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Due 3/31/21</b><font color="#000000">: Show financial need in FAFSA or Dream Act, live in the county where Hearthstone Housing is located, 3.0 GPA. </font><a href="http://www.hearthstonehousing.org/scholarship" style=""><b style=""><font color="#0000ff">www.hearthstonehousing.org/scholarship</font></b></a></p><p class="gmail-p15" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><br>2. The Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund: Due 3/31/21:</b> Primarily for Jewish families from SF Bay Area to attend college full time; based on financial need and merit; Go to <a href="http://jewishfed.org"><span class="gmail-s4" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>jewishfed.org</b></span></a>. Click for Scholarship page for application.</p><p class="gmail-p17" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-s6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><br>3. </b></span><b>Chicana Latina Foundation: $1500 award. Due 3/31/21</b> for student who identifies as Chicana or Latina, has lived in a Bay Area county for at least 2 yrs, will attend full time college in a Bay Area county, will commit to Foundation leadership and service projects/events.</p><p class="gmail-p18" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-s3" style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://chicanalatina.org/programs/programs-scholarship-guidelines/" style=""><b style=""><font color="#0000ff">https://chicanalatina.org/programs/programs-scholarship-guidelines/</font></b><span class="gmail-s7" style="color:rgb(16,60,192);text-decoration:underline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b></b></span></a></span></p><p class="gmail-p10" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p10" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p19" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">April Due Dates:</b></p><p class="gmail-p15" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>1. Society of Women Engineers: Due 4/23/21</b>: Women or nonbinary or gender non-conforming; pursuing engineering or computer science</p><p class="gmail-p20" style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-s3" style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://ggs.swe.org/scholarship-application.html" style=""><font color="#0000ff" style=""><b>Scholarship Application - SWE Golden Gate Section</b></font></a></span><span class="gmail-s6" style="font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">.</span></p><p class="gmail-p15" style="margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>2. Tzu Chi Foundation: Due 4/30/21. Apply online at </b><a href="http://www.tzuchi.us/scholarship" style=""><span class="gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline"><b style=""><font color="#0000ff">www.tzuchi.us/scholarship</font></b></span></a><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </b><font color="#000000">Use 94704 as school zip code for our region..Requires 3.0 GPA or >, financial need shown through IRS docs, writing essays, transcript, 2 letters of rec.</font></p><p class="gmail-p15" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><br>3. Hispanic Heritage Foundation:</b> $2500 award <b>Due 4/30/21.</b> Details when you make an account.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="gmail-p21" style="color:rgb(0,0,255);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-s6" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b> </b><a href="https://hispanicheritage.org/leadingconeducacion/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>https://hispanicheritage.org/leadingconeducacion/</b></span></a></span></p><p class="gmail-p22" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p15" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><br></b></p><p class="gmail-p15" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Vipin Agrawal Scholarship: </b>$1000, Opens 4/1/21. <b>Due 5/31/21. </b><a href="https://vipinagrawalfund.com/"><span class="gmail-s4" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>https://vipinagrawalfund.com/</b></span></a></p><p class="gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p23" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p24" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;font:15px Arial;min-height:17px"><br></p><p class="gmail-p25" style="color:rgb(24,25,27);margin:0px;font:12px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>_____________________________</b></p><p class="gmail-p26" style="color:rgb(70,103,157);margin:0px;font:12px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Nicole Chee, Jenny Fosket, Chaghig Walker, and Charlotte Le Liboux 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 class="gmail-s8" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</p><p class="gmail-p27" style="color:rgb(62,0,63);margin:0px;font:12px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p><p class="gmail-p28" style="color:rgb(12,97,171);margin:0px;font:12px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-s9" style="color:rgb(70,103,157)">BHS Etree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span class="gmail-s8" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a></span></p><p class="gmail-p28" style="color:rgb(12,97,171);margin:0px;font:12px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-s9" style="color:rgb(70,103,157)">BHS website: <a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/"><span class="gmail-s8" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a></span></p><p class="gmail-p26" style="color:rgb(70,103,157);margin:0px;font:12px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">BUSD 2020-2021 Calendar:<span class="gmail-s10" style="color:rgb(15,121,165)"> <a href="https://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2020-21-BUSDCalendar_5.15.19.pdf"><span class="gmail-s8" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(12,97,171)">2020-2021 Calendar</span></a></span></p><p class="gmail-p26" style="color:rgb(70,103,157);margin:0px;font:12px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación: <a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy"><span class="gmail-s8" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</span></a></p><p class="gmail-p27" style="color:rgb(62,0,63);margin:0px;font:12px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p><p class="gmail-p26" style="color:rgb(70,103,157);margin:0px;font:12px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">To post a message, send to: <a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s8" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs@lmi.net</span></a>.</p><p class="gmail-p27" style="color:rgb(62,0,63);margin:0px;font:12px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p><p class="gmail-p26" style="color:rgb(70,103,157);margin:0px;font:12px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">To <span class="gmail-s11" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(251,0,7)">unsubscribe</span> from the Etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s8" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: unsubscribe. 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: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/"><span class="gmail-s8" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/</span></a>, or contact the Etree moderators at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s8" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-owner@lmi.net.</span></a></p><p class="gmail-p27" style="color:rgb(62,0,63);margin:0px;font:12px Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p><p class="gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(251,2,7);margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial">
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