<div dir="ltr"><div><p id="m_3911819372667960239gmail-isPasted" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(255,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">This message has been sent out several times. It is being sent again today as it is the deadline for any changes to a student's lottery preferences.</font></span></p><p id="m_3911819372667960239gmail-isPasted" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(255,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(255,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please do not reply to this email. Contact your 9th grade School Counselor if you have any questions.</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hello U9 Families,</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We would like to inform all BHS 9th grade families and students about some important details related to the Learning Communities (LC) Lottery process for the 10th grade, as well as the 10th grade course selection process.</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The goal of the computerized lottery assignment system is to provide a fair and equitable method for school assignments while prioritizing individual choice and ensuring student diversity across the enrollment of all of Berkeley High School’s Small Learning Communities.</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"> </span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">In the upcoming weeks, 9th grade students will participate in a number of activities to learn about our Learning Communities so they can make an informed decision in the upcoming Learning Community Lottery:</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);list-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.5em;font-size:medium;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li style="margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:underline">Learning Community Education Assembly & Video</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700"> - </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">On </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0);color:rgb(34,34,34)">Wednesday, January </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0);color:rgb(34,34,34)">2</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0);color:rgb(34,34,34)">8</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">, all 9th grade students attended a live assembly about BHS’s five Learning Communities - Academic Choice (AC), Academy of Medicine and Public Service (AMPS), Arts and Humanities Academy (AHA), Berkeley International High School (BIHS), and Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS). Staff and students from each LC discussed the academic offerings and experiences in their communities. You can review this assembly by accessing </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:12pt"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CsRgXbaw18McjmHktb6U6AQW5rpPh0d1jjZNBciD_cA/edit?usp%3Dsharing&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1773412855435364&usg=AOvVaw03oLmdMzLiqoduxNMmh0H8" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);text-decoration:inherit">the slide deck</a></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"> from the presentation. That slide deck also has a link to a live video of one of the assemblies.</span></font></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px 0px 0px 36pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);list-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.5em;font-size:medium;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li style="margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:underline">BHS Course Catalog Scavenger Hunt Activity</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700"> - </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0);color:rgb(34,34,34)">During the last week of January</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">, all 9th grade students participated in a course catalog ‘scavenger hunt’ in their Freshman Seminar class. This activity guides students through the Course Catalog, paying close attention to the requirements and offerings within each LC. </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The 2026-27 BHS Course Catalog will be available on the BHS website starting in late February/early March. Until it is posted, folks are welcome to review our </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:12pt"><a href="https://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/BHS_CourseCatalog-25-26.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);text-decoration:inherit">25-26 BHS Catalog</a></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">  on the </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:12pt"><a href="https://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);text-decoration:inherit">BHS Website</a></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">(</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">See Documents section)</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">.</span></font></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Learning Community Lottery Selection for 9th Graders</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0)">During the </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-weight:700;background-color:rgb(0,255,0);font-size:12pt">week of February 16</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0)">,</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt">BHS Counselors joined 9th grade classes to assist students in submitting their lottery rankings. </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt">This was a quick process but was </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);text-decoration-line:underline;font-weight:700;font-size:12pt">absolutely required</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline">.  If students were absent for this presentation, they should notify their Freshman Seminar teacher and Hive Counselor so that alternate arrangements can be made.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-weight:700;font-size:12pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Learning Community Lottery Guidelines</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">During this </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700">Lottery Selection </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">with the School Counselor, your student will enter the Learning Community Lottery. Your student will </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700">rank</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"> the LCs that they desire to be placed in for the duration of 10th-12th grade. Please have a conversation with your student about their learning community ranking prior to the Lottery Selection.  </span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The ranking rules are as follows:</font></span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);list-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.5em;font-size:medium;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li style="margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Your student will rank their choices in order of preference: top choice as #1, second choice as #2, and so on.</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:underline">Your student</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:underline"> MUST </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:underline">rank</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"> BOTH AC and BIHS (our two largest LCs)</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Your student </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700">does not have to rank</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"> any of the three smaller learning communities (AHA, AMPS, CAS) if they do not want to be placed in a smaller learning community. In that case, they may rank only AC and BIHS.</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">If your student does choose to rank one of the smaller learning communities (AHA, AMPS, CAS), that is optional and must be in addition to ranking both AC and BIHS. Please note that if your student chooses to rank any of the smaller learning communities (AHA, AMPS, CAS) even as their #3, #4, or #5 choices they may end up being placed in one of those smaller learning communities.  </font></span></li><li style="margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Because the three smaller LCs have limited seats, not every student who ranks a smaller LC will be placed there. This is why your student </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700">must rank both AC and BIHS</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">. If your student chooses to rank AHA, AMPS, and/or CAS (which is optional), they </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700">DO NOT need to rank all three </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">of these smaller LCs, only the LC(s) they actually want to join.</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Your student MUST NOT rank any of the smaller LCs (AHA, AMPS, CAS) that they are not interested in joining.</font></span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">See below for example rankings to avoid common mistakes:</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><table style="border:none;text-indent:0px;border-collapse:collapse;empty-cells:show;max-width:100%;width:1044.28px;font-size:medium;border-spacing:0px;margin-right:auto;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><tbody style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"><tr style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);height:0pt"><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt"><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:14pt;margin:0px 0px 5px;letter-spacing:-0.25px;padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(67,67,67);padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">✅ Correct</font></span></h3></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt"><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:14pt;margin:0px 0px 5px;letter-spacing:-0.25px;padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(67,67,67);padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">✅ Correct</font></span></h3></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt"><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:14pt;margin:0px 0px 5px;letter-spacing:-0.25px;padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(67,67,67);padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">✅ Correct</font></span></h3></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt">❌</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-weight:700;font-size:12pt"> Incorrect</span></font></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt">❌</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-weight:700;font-size:12pt"> Incorrect</span></font></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt">❌</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-weight:700;font-size:12pt"> Incorrect</span></font></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);height:0pt"><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0)"><ol start="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);list-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.5em"><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AC</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;padding-left:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">BIHS</font></span></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0)"><ol start="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);list-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.5em"><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">CAS</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AHA</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AC</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">BIHS</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AMPS</font></span></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0)"><ol start="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);list-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.5em"><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AMPS</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">CAS</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">BIHS</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AC</font></span></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt;background-color:rgb(244,204,204)"><ol start="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);list-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.5em"><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AHA</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">CAS</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AMPS</font></span></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt;background-color:rgb(244,204,204)"><ol start="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);list-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.5em"><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">BIHS</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">CAS</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AHA</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AMPS</font></span></li></ol></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt;background-color:rgb(244,204,204)"><ol start="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);list-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.5em"><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AMPS</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.15;font-size:11pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AC</font></span></li></ol></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);height:0pt"><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0)"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ranking ONLY required LCs</font></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0)"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ranking required LCs and all smaller LCs</font></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt;background-color:rgb(0,255,0)"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ranking required LCs and some smaller LCs</font></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt;background-color:rgb(244,204,204)"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Required LCs (BIHS and AC) not ranked</font></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt;background-color:rgb(244,204,204)"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Required LC AC not ranked</font></span></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);padding:5pt;font-size:inherit;min-width:5px;vertical-align:top;width:78pt;background-color:rgb(244,204,204)"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Required LC BIHS not ranked</font></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700">Sibling Priority for LC Placement</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"> </span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">If your student's #1 choice is a LC that an older sibling currently attends, </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:italic">and that sibling will STILL be enrolled in that LC next year</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">, your student will be given priority in the lottery for that LC.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">If this applies to your student, they must provide the sibling's student ID number and BUSD email address  when entering the lottery with their School Counselor.</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Only actual </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">siblings qualify</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> (not cousins, family friends, “play siblings”, etc.) and that sibling cannot be a current senior who will be graduating at the end of the school year. All sibling entries and LC assignments will be verified.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(0,255,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">What Happens Next?</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(0,255,0)">This week</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">received an email containi</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">ng an LC Lottery Report detailing your student’s ranking. As the parent/guardian, you will have the opportunity to edit the ranking and email it to your student’s Hive Counselor no later than Friday </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(0,255,0)">March 13th @ 3PM.</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt">After our parents/guardians have had the opportunity to review and edit their student’s lottery choices (after March 13th @3:00 PM)</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt"> the lottery will be run and your child will receive their LC placement in late March, just before spring break. While we try to accommodate most students’ top choices, please note that there is no guarantee your student will be placed in their first, second or even third choice.</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:underline">THE LC LOTTERY RESULT IS </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:underline">FINAL</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:underline">. </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt">Students will then sign up for next year’s classes; more information about course selection will be provided at that time.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:underline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Course Requests/Scheduling</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:12pt;padding-bottom:12pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">In April, after your student has been assigned to a Learning Community (LC) and notified of their placement, they will attend a presentation with their new LC counselors to submit 10th-grade course requests, including any LC specific electives.</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:12pt;padding-bottom:12pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">After course requests are submitted, you and your student will have your course requests sent to you as well. If you would like to request changes, your student will contact their new LC counselor. Change requests will be accepted through April 17, as long as they meet the requirements of the LC.</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:12pt;padding-bottom:12pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Your child will receive their schedule of classes during Registration in August, just prior to the start of next school year.</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">If you have any questions about the lottery process, please do not hesitate to contact your student’s school counselor.</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;height:11pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225)"></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);margin:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(225,225,225);font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thank you</font></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;outline:none!important"><div dir="ltr" style="outline:none!important"><div style="font-family:Arial;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><div style="margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;overflow-x:hidden;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><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"><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(55,82,139);outline:none!important">-------------------------------------------</p><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="https://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-2026-Tk-12-Calendar-Final-8-6-25.pdf" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none!important" target="_blank">BUSD 2025-26 Calendar</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="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XoKaZIol254f7rDheAHhgr1FEJWfEOS2e4nU7_4LcqM/edit" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none!important" target="_blank">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación</a></span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(70,103,157);font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11px"><br></span></div><div style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11px"><font color="#46679d">To </font><font color="#ff0000">post</font><font color="#46679d"> a message, send to: </font><a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net" style="color:rgb(70,103,157)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs@lmi.net</span></a><font color="#46679d">.</font></span></div><p style="color:rgb(62,0,63);font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11px"> </span></p><div style="color:rgb(70,103,157);font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11px">To <span style="color:rgb(251,0,7)">unsubscribe</span> from the E-tree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span 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/" target="_blank"><span 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" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-owner@lmi.net.</span></a></span></div><p style="color:rgb(62,0,63);font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11px"> </span></p><div style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11px"><font color="#46679d">To </font><font color="#ff0000">subscribe</font><font color="#46679d"> to the E-tree, send an email to </font><a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" style="color:rgb(70,103,157)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(12,97,171)">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a><font color="#46679d"> with one word only in the subject line: subscribe. </font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(70,103,157);font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11px"><br></span></div><div style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><div style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11px" color="#ff0000">PLEASE NOTE</font><font color="#46679d" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial;font-size:11px">: </font><span style="color:rgb(70,103,157);font-family:Arial;font-size:11px">The system will send a confirmation email; <b>the subscription or unsubscription will not be complete until you follow the link in that email and confirm that you want to subscribe or unsubscribe.</b> Tip: Check your spam folder if you do not see the confirmation message shortly after you subscribe/unsubscribe!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>