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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(251,2,7)">Please do not reply to this email. If you have questions, contact BHS Principal Juan Raygoza at <a href="mailto:juanraygoza@berkeley.net"><span class="gmail-s1" style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">juanraygoza@berkeley.net</span></a>. <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Hello Berkeley High School Community,</p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Berkeley High School is experiencing an elevated COVID-19 risk during the Omicron surge. Working with our Public Health partners at the City of Berkeley, we are shifting our case response focus to twice-weekly school-wide testing of students and staff and community-wide COVID risk notifications, rather than individual exposure letters for students. </p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">We will be testing all Berkeley High School students and staff on the following dates:</p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b>Starting Tuesday, January 11th, all students and staff can access Covid (rapid) testing at J104/Athletic Plaza on a grade-level schedule:</b></p>
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<li class="gmail-li5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:19.2px;line-height:normal"></span><span class="gmail-s3">9th/12th graders can access testing on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5:00pm</span></li>
<li class="gmail-li5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:19.2px;line-height:normal"></span><span class="gmail-s3">10th/11th graders can access testing on Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:30-5:00pm </span></li>
<li class="gmail-li5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:19.2px;line-height:normal"></span><span class="gmail-s3">Student Athletes will continue their regular testing schedule which falls primarily on Mondays</span></li>
<li class="gmail-li5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:19.2px;line-height:normal"></span><span class="gmail-s3">Staff can access testing on Monday - Friday from 2:30-5:00pm</span></li>
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<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Most Berkeley High School students and staff are already registered for BUSD’s free COVID-19 testing. Anyone not registered for testing can <a href="https://my.primary.health/l/berkeley_usd"><span class="gmail-s1" style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">register here</span></a>. This is one-time registration only. It is not necessary to register for each test date.</p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">This twice-weekly testing will provide a faster and more efficient way of identifying students and staff who have COVID at Berkeley High School, which will slow the spread of COVID at our school. </p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">In the last seven days, 136 COVID-19 cases have been identified as having been on campus while infectious. We will continue to watch our case numbers and, in consultation with the City of Berkeley Health Department, make a determination about the pace of future testing.  </p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Please refer to the<a href="https://www.berkeleyschools.net/coronavirus/case-dashboard/"><span class="gmail-s1" style="color:rgb(16,60,192)"> COVID Case Dashboard </span></a>to see case numbers on a daily basis.</p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Thank you. </p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">__________</p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(251,0,7)">Por favor de no responder a este email. Si tiene preguntas, comuníquese con el director de BHS, Juan Raygoza, en <a href="mailto:juanraygoza@berkeley.net"><span class="gmail-s1" style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">juanraygoza@berkeley.net</span></a>.</p>
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Hola Comunidad en la Escuela Berkeley High School,</p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">La Escuela Berkeley High School está experimentando un riesgo elevado de COVID-19 durante el aumento de Omicron. Trabajando con nuestros de Salud Pública del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Berkeley estamos cambiando nuestro enfoque de respuesta de casos a pruebas de estudiantes y personal escolar dos veces por semana y notificaciones de riesgo de COVID en toda la comunidad, en lugar de cartas de exposición individual para estudiantes.</p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Estaremos administrando la prueba en la Escuela Berkeley High School para todos los estudiantes y el personal docente en las siguientes fechas:</p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b>A partir de martes 11 de enero, todos los estudiantes y el personal pueden acceder a las pruebas (rápidas) de Covid en J104/Athletic Plaza en un horario de nivel de grado </b>:</p>
<ul class="gmail-ul1">
<li class="gmail-li5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:19.2px;line-height:normal"></span><span class="gmail-s3">Los estudiantes de 9.º y 12.º grado pueden acceder a las pruebas los martes y jueves de 3:30pm a 5:00pm</span></li>
<li class="gmail-li5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:19.2px;line-height:normal"></span><span class="gmail-s3">Los estudiantes de 10.º y 11.º grado pueden acceder a las pruebas los miércoles y viernes de 3:30pm a 5:00pm</span></li>
<li class="gmail-li5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:19.2px;line-height:normal"></span><span class="gmail-s3">Los estudiantes atletas continuarán con su horario regular de pruebas, que se realiza principalmente los lunes.</span></li>
<li class="gmail-li5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:19.2px;line-height:normal"></span><span class="gmail-s3">El personal puede acceder a las pruebas de lunes a viernes de 2:30pm a 5:00pm</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">La mayoría de los estudiantes y el personal docente en la Escuela Berkeley High School están ya inscritos para la prueba gratuita COVID-19 en BUSD. Cualquier persona que no esté inscrito para recibir la prueba puede <a href="https://my.primary.health/l/berkeley_usd"><span class="gmail-s1" style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">inscribirse aquí</span></a>. Esta es una inscripción única. No es necesario que se inscriba para cada fecha de la prueba.</p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Esta prueba, la cual se realiza dos veces por semana, ofrecerá una forma más rápida y eficaz de identificar a los estudiantes y al personal docente que tienen COVID en la Escuela Berkeley High School, lo cual disminuirá la propagación del COVID en nuestra escuela. </p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Durante los últimos siete días, 136 casos de COVID-19 han sido identificados de haber estado en el plantel escolar mientras estaban bajo el periodo de infección. Seguiremos observando el número de casos y, en coordinación con el Departamento de Salud del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Berkeley, tomaremos una decisión acerca del ritmo de las futuras pruebas.  </p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Consulte el <a href="https://www.berkeleyschools.net/coronavirus/case-dashboard/"><span class="gmail-s1" style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">Tablero de Casos de COVID</span></a> para ver los números de casos a diario.</p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Gracias.</p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:18px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(98,98,98);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p10" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(24,25,27)"><b>_____________________________</b></p>
<p class="gmail-p11" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">Nicole Chee, Jenny Fosket, Chaghig Walker, and Charlotte Le Liboux are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the E-tree; please direct any questions about the E-tree to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</p>
<p class="gmail-p12" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(62,0,63)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p13" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(12,97,171)"><span class="gmail-s5" style="text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/">BHS E-tree archives</a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p13" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(12,97,171)"><span class="gmail-s5" style="text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/">BHS website</a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p13" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(12,97,171)"><span class="gmail-s5" style="text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Calendar-21-22-v71221.pdf">BUSD 2021-2022 Calendar</a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p13" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(12,97,171)"><span class="gmail-s5" style="text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XoKaZIol254f7rDheAHhgr1FEJWfEOS2e4nU7_4LcqM/edit">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación</a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p12" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(62,0,63)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p11" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">To post a message, send to: <a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs@lmi.net</span></a>.</p>
<p class="gmail-p12" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(62,0,63)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p11" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">To <span class="gmail-s6" style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(251,0,7)">unsubscribe</span> from the E-tree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="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-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/</span></a>, or contact the E-tree moderators at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-owner@lmi.net.</span></a></p>
<p class="gmail-p12" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(62,0,63)"> </p>
<p class="gmail-p14" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157)">To <span class="gmail-s5" style="text-decoration-line:underline">subscribe</span> to the E-tree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span class="gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: subscribe</p></div>