<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-631856009268897043gmail-docs-internal-guid-531cd908-7fff-2850-fb83-f68d2321e406" style=""><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#ff0000">Please do not reply to this email. Questions? Contact </font></span><a href="mailto:info@bhsdg.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">info@bhsdg.org</a></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">News from the Berkeley High School Development Group</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">April 2025</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Happy Spring! Read on to find out more about the vital programs that your donations to BHSDG have funded recently, and how to get involved to help support our students, teachers and staff, and the Berkeley High School community.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Join BHSDG.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are looking for new board members who bring new perspectives and ideas for strengthening the educational experience of all Berkeley High students. If you are interested in learning more about the board, please join us at our next monthly meeting on </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">May 5 with new member reception with pizza, starting at 6:30 pm</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, followed by the board meeting 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the CCC, or reach out at </span><a href="http://info@bhsdg.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">info@bhsdg.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. To learn more about our work, please see</span><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/618e91d8dd9cc5228bafdda9/t/677c93032e4018606ac1e282/1736217372218/BHSDG.Annual.Report.2023-24.11.25.FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">BHSDG's 2024 annual report</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">WHAT HAVE YOUR DONATIONS FUNDED RECENTLY? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Your giving to BHSDG funds after-school tutoring, classroom supplies, software, teacher professional development, technology, college-application support, and many other activities. Without your donations, the BHS experience would simply not be the same. Highlights of grants funded at our September meeting include:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Special Education Classroom Chromebook Initiative. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This grant partially funded the purchase of designated Chromebooks for 10 Special Education classrooms.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Afam Literature/ AP Patterns in Black Literature Book Club.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">These funds facilitated the purchase of new works by BIPOC authors selected by students for BHS African American Literature classes.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">California Math Council North Conference Attendance. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This grant covered registration and lodging for 6 BHS teachers to attend this conference as professional development.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Coordination of Support for Multilingual Learners. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Funding for this program provides stipends to student tutors to work with MLP students in 7th period tutorial. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">BTA’s Wellness Center Grand Opening. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">These funds paid the honorarium for keynote speaker Cam’ron Moore (TV writer/producer) for the Wellness Center’s Grand Opening.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Prom Tickets and Yearbook Subsidies.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> BHSDG Grants helped subsidize tickets for prom and yearbooks to ensure that all of our students can participate and feel connected. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">HOW YOU CAN HELP</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Donate.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Donate online, or via check payable to BHSDG, P.O. Box 519, Berkeley, CA 94701-0519. Please inquire if your employer has a matching gift program that could double your donation. You can also donate stock by contacting </span><a href="mailto:info@bhsdg.org" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">info@bhsdg.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">ABOUT BHSDG</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are an all-volunteer, nonprofit foundation made up of parents and students whose mission is to strengthen the educational experience of </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-style:italic;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">every</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Berkeley High School student. In the 2023-24 school year we awarded $378,429 in grants, and we managed an additional $235,567 of donations and other revenue earmarked for specific learning communities, programs, and departments.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">BHSDG is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and all donations to BHSDG are tax deductible. Contact </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:info@bhsdg.org" target="_blank">info@bhsdg.org</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(4,51,255);font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">for more information about attending</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(4,51,255);font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">To learn more about BHSDG, make a donation, become a business partner, or submit a grant proposal, please visit</span><a href="http://bhsdg.org/wp/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(4,51,255);font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://bhsdg.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></p></span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><div style="color:rgb(70,103,157);font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><div style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(70,103,157);font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><div style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(55,82,139);outline:none">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" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(15,76,155);outline:none">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"> </p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(16,60,192);outline:none"><span style="outline:none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none" target="_blank">BHS E-tree archives<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;outline:none"></span></a></span></p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(16,60,192);outline:none"><span style="outline:none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none" target="_blank">BHS website<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;outline:none"></span></a></span></p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(16,60,192);outline:none"><span style="outline:none"><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" target="_blank">BUSD 2024-25 Calendar<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;outline:none"></span></a></span></p><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(16,60,192);outline:none"><span style="outline:none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XoKaZIol254f7rDheAHhgr1FEJWfEOS2e4nU7_4LcqM/edit" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none" target="_blank">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación</a></span></p></div><div style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11px"><br></span></div><div style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11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