<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="aju"><div class="aCi"><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Please do not reply to this email. If you have any questions please contact BHS Principal Juan Raygoza at </span><a href="mailto:juanraygoza@berkeley.net" target="_blank" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration-line: none;" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">juanraygoza@berkeley.net</span></a><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">. </span></font></div></div><div class=""><div id=":mr" class="gt ii"><div id=":mq" class="a3s aiL "><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span id="m_1475902197168304155gmail-docs-internal-guid-ec7506fd-7fff-55cc-61ba-8f7792711fa1" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Hello BHS Families,</span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">I want to share with you the message I sent students just a short while ago regarding Spirit Week planning. Please take a few minutes to review the message and, if possible, I encourage you to continue the conversation with your student about working together with their Student Leadership peers, our staff, and my administration team to plan for safe and positive activities for our community. </span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Thank you. </span></div></span>__________<div class=""><span id="m_1475902197168304155gmail-docs-internal-guid-6b01edab-7fff-89c5-e326-6cd8ec0e1a79" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Hello BHS Students,</span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">I hope you are all doing well.</span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">I want you all to know that I've spoken with many of you in the last few weeks about my decision around Spirit Week. I've had individual conversations, visited ASB, spoken with Jacket reporters, and heard many of you via email. It is clear you want opportunities for celebration and to feel connected to BHS. I want the same for our students </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">I want those activities to be safe. </span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">I did not </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">cancel</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> Spirit Week, but instead </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">postponed</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> Spirit activities until I believe that we've planned intentionally and collaboratively (students, staff, and administration), actively participated in learning opportunities like consent education, ensured that we have sufficient staff (teaching, administrative, custodial, safety staff, etc.) on the day-to-day, engaged in honest dialogue about past Spirit Weeks and Rally Days, and assessed how the Covid pandemic continues to impact our everyday lives.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> I believe we are making progress. </span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">This week, I invited Mr. John V, as well as your ASB President (Chloe Burke) and Vice President (Hanim Nuru) to speak with our SLC/Department Teacher Leaders. We had a good conversation about students' wants and ideas and staff’s concerns and hopes. It is clear everyone wants something for students and our work is to plan for safe and positive Spirit activities. I am committed to continuing the work to make that happen this year. </span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">I am aware of plans for an unofficial Spirit Week next week, November 15-19. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">I am asking that students not participate in an unofficial Spirit Week as it would be unsafe to do so without proper planning and will also jeopardize our work in planning for official Spirit activities in the Spring. </span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Please feel free to reach out to share your thoughts and concerns.</span></div><br class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Thank you. </span></div></span></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature" class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class=""></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px; 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