<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-58615354-7fff-04df-e701-e41c8fd5b46c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please do not reply to this email.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> If you have questions, contact </span><a href="mailto:berkeleyhighjazz@gmail.com" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">berkeleyhighjazz@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hello BHS Jazz Families–</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Welcome to the 2024-25 school year! We are very excited to start playing jazz together!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">On </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Tuesday, August 13</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> from </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">12:30 - 2:30 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (the day before the first day of school) we have "Music Orientation" in Room A202 (upstairs in the A Building).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This year, THE PRIMARY THING THAT WILL HAPPEN DURING "MUSIC ORIENTATION" IS THAT WE WILL CHECK OUT INSTRUMENTS, CHECK IN INSTRUMENTS THAT STUDENTS HAD OVER THE SUMMER, AND COLLECT MIDDLE SCHOOL INSTRUMENTS / EXCHANGE THEM FOR HIGH SCHOOL ONES.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">That said, we WILL have several laptops so that you can fill out your BHS Jazz registration on the spot if you would like. This includes giving us your contact data so we can keep you informed of all things Jazz, and parents signing permissions for field trips, etc. You can also do this online, but it’s very nice to get it done before school starts! A parent needs to be present to complete this process.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We will also offer tours of the shiny still-almost-new A Building, if you are new to BHS.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">But, the only people who *</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">have*</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> to come to orientation are folks who will be checking out an instrument this year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Drummers, pianists, guitar players ... unless you need to check something out, you are excused. Bassists, only come if you will be checking out a school bass to keep at home for the year. Horn players who will play your own instruments all year … no need to come to orientation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you are a continuing or new horn player who plans to check out a BUSD instrument for the 2024- 25 school year, please come by, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">even if you already have the instrument you plan to use for the coming year in your possession. *Bring the instrument with you* (one exception -- bass players, you do not need to drag that bass in, just take a pic of the 1700 number and bring that with you).  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you have an instrument that you were using over the summer and do not plan to continue using that instrument, you need to return it to us at orientation </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(for example, if you are a bass player who wanted to try out a saxophone over the summer, it is time to return that saxophone now).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Even if you think we already know the number of your instrument, please stop by -- we promise you, we do not know it!  BRING ANY AND ALL BUSD INSTRUMENTS YOU CURRENTLY HAVE AT YOUR HOUSE WITH YOU!  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Entering freshmen, please bring your middle school BUSD instrument with you and we will exchange that for a high school instrument.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please bring $20 in CASH (CASH ONLY!!!) for every instrument you plan to check out</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.  At this time, we can only check out ONE of each type of instrument to you, but you could check out two different types of instruments, for example, a sax and a flute, if you will for sure use both of those instruments in BHS jazz classes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Questions? Email </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:berkeleyhighjazz@gmail.com">berkeleyhighjazz@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Cheers!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sarah Cline and Robert Figueroa</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Jazz Program Co-Directors</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Berkeley High School</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(56,118,29);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">------------------------------------</span></p><div style="color:rgb(70,103,157);font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(55,82,139);outline:none!important">Chaghig Walker, Charlotte Le Liboux, Shirley Hudacko, and Maria Kong are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the E-tree; please direct any questions about the E-tree to them at <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none!important" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(15,76,155);outline:none!important">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(47,0,48);outline:none!important"> </p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(16,60,192);outline:none!important"><span style="outline:none!important"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none!important" target="_blank">BHS E-tree archives<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;outline:none!important"></span></a></span></p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(16,60,192);outline:none!important"><span style="outline:none!important"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none!important" target="_blank">BHS website<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;outline:none!important"></span></a></span></p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(16,60,192);outline:none!important"><span style="outline:none!important"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TK-12-Calendar-24-25-Final-1-10-24.pdf" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none!important" target="_blank">BUSD 2024-25 Calendar<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;outline:none!important"></span></a></span></p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(16,60,192);outline:none!important"><span style="outline:none!important"><a rel="nofollow noop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