2022-2023 ASB Leadership
One big, red & gold family!
BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT BULLETIN
David D-R., Ari F., & Valerie L., Chiefs of Publicity
Mr. V, Director of Student Activities
Bulletins & more @juicethejackets Instagram
Video Bulletin Catalog (requires BUSD account)
Video Bulletin: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
PA: Trivia Friday with Principal Raygoza
February 10, 2023
Here is today’s video bulletin:
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Survey for Bullying Prevention Program
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BHS Bias Based Bullying Assessment
Berkeley High School Athletics Program belongs to the Positive Coaching Alliance. The Positive Coaching Alliance, in partnership with the National School Climate Center, is launching a Bullying Prevention Program in which high school athletes lead a bullying prevention campaign. Only four schools were invited to participate in this student-led leadership opportunity!
One essential piece of the student-led effort is to survey all students. Athlete leaders will use the information to guide their planning and campaign.
We need 2nd period class assistance so that we can have enough student responses that will enable the student athlete leaders to plan an impactful bullying prevention campaign.
Thank you for providing 5 minutes of classroom time during the 2nd period class so that students can take the survey. The Friday announcements will have a brief video reminder and introduction, as well as the survey link.
If you’d like more information, here is the Athletes with Courage: Bullying Prevention Flyer.
Guest Speaker for the E-Sports Club
The BHS E-sports Club will be hosting a Technical Game Designer from Riot Games, Ko Costerella, a Berkeley High Alumni. It will be held Thursday, February 23 in G211. His job consists of coding and coming up with new game ideas. Bring your friends to listen to his experiences and ask your own questions! Please submit questions beforehand in the google form linked in our Instagram @BHS_Esports_Club, or ask them the day of!
Submitted by mariannemah@berkeleystudents.net
PLAY FANTASY BASEBALL & EARN SCHOOL WIDE BRAGGING RIGHTS!
Join the fun, competitive, data driven hobby of fantasy baseball. We are in the process of organizing a league that will determine who can put together the best team at Berkeley High. If you like baseball or consider yourself a strong manager, then consider joining. We will play in a custom league that we will finish on the last weekend of school. More details to those who are interested.
Sign up by March 1st
Contact Mr. V
IMPORTANT PREVIOUSLY SHARED ANNOUNCEMENTS
JOIN BHS LEADERSHIP
Applications for elected and appointed positions are open.
Learn more about the due dates, election timeline and more by clicking here.
Contact Mr. V
@juicethejackets
We want your delegates!
Attention 9th-11th grade Social Studies teachers. Please send names of 1-2 delegates for the Election Convention from each period of your social studies classes to Mr. V before Feb 16th.
Reporting Sexual Harassment at BHS
For more information about reporting sexual harassment at BHS, please visit the BHS Title IX page and view the reporting poster. Please also check out the Title IX Virtual Wall for important links and resources.
The BHS Green Team and Bay Area Volunteer Club would like you to sign a petition about the Green New Deal!
For those who don’t know, the Green New Deal is a climate legislation that aims to combat climate change by bringing the US to net-zero emissions. It plans to do this by investing in electric vehicles, clean energy, reducing pollution, and more!
This petition is asking Congress and the president to pass the Green New Deal.
Submitted by lolaleeman@students.berkeley.net
@bhsgreenteam
Introduction to the Field of Education
New teacher prep pathway at BCC. It starts on Wednesday, February 8th as a hybrid course, and students don’t need to preregister in order to attend. We had some guest speakers from BCC at our Counseling Department Meeting on Friday. There are a lot of supports in this course including a near-peer mentor who is available to students in and out of class sessions. The teacher is also bilingual in Spanish and English.
Link to the Intro to Education flyer
www.tinyurl.com/BCC-YOUTH-APPRENTICESHIP
Contact BCC-TEACH@PERALTA.EDU
@BCC-TEACH
Seniors!!! Have you submitted your FAFSA or CADAA yet?
These are applications to get FREE money to go to college! You MUST submit FAFSA or CADAA or an Opt Out Form if you are a senior, it is a requirement!!
Need help with it or don’t know where to start? The College and Career Center is hosting a FAFSA/CADAA Day TODAY Wednesday, February 8th from 8am-4pm. Seniors have the opportunity to come any period to the CCC and get live help from your college counselors so you can submit your FAFSA or CADAA. We also encourage you to bring your parent/guardian(s) to help you fill out the tax and financial information.
Please see the flyer for more details on what you should bring in order to submit the financial aid applications. Hope to see you there seniors!
Contact mayamartinez@partner.berkeley.net
@eaopdcacbhs
@berkeleyhighcounseling
Valentine’s Grams
On Sale for $1 Wednesday – Monday at lunch
Wed-Thur at Campus Green
Fri-Mon at Glass Doors
Delivered on Tuesday, February 14th
Contact lillianmakler@students.berkeley.net
@bhs23niors
If you missed the Spring Club & Electives Fair
Check out the full list of club and elective course options below:
Senior Superlative Season
Jackets, its senior superlative season! Starting right now you can go to the linktree in the Yearbook instagram; @berkeleyearbook with one “y”, to start submitting your peers for one of this years 24 senior superlatives! This is one of everyone’s favorite parts of the book but its 100% POWERED BY YOU so make sure you get those submissions in! The strict deadline for name submissions is FRIDAY 2/10 at 3:33, don’t miss it!
Contact bhsyearbook@berkeley.net
@berkeleyearbook
This week in BHS Athletics!
Upcoming Home Games
On Friday,
Boys Soccer vs San Leandro.Freshmen @ 4:00 PM. JV @ 5:30 PM. Varsity @ 7:00 PM.
Boys Basketball faces Piedmont. Frosh/Soph @ 4:00 pm. JV @ 5:30 pm.
On Saturday,
Wrestling All Day Tournament starting @ 9:00 AM.
Girls Soccer. Freshmen vs Northgate @ 2:00 PM.
Boys Soccer. Freshmen vs Acalanes @ 11:00 AM.
Visit our WEBSITE at http://berkeleyhighathletics.org to find information on teams, game schedules, tickets, coach contacts, registration, spiritwear (fan zone), updates, and more! Follow us on Twitter @BHSjacketSports and Instagram @bhsjacketsports
Watch the YouTube stream of home Football, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, and lacrosse games for free.
Go Jackets!
Prom 2023: A Secret Garden
Saturday, March 25, 2023
8:00 pm – 11:30 pm. Doors close at 9:30pm
No in & out privileges for any reason.
Prom 2023 plans to be a memorable evening with the city skyline as a beautiful backdrop. Guests can expect light food options, activities, and free photobooth pictures. This will be a Class of 2023 & 2024 exclusive event, meaning that no students from the Class of 2025 or 2026 may attend. Check @juicethejackets & @bhs23niors on Instagram for updates as we approach the prom date.
Click here for the Guest Pass Form
Review the the senior letter
Legacy Hoodies Return!
BHS Legacy Hoodies are on sale now February 24th.
The hoodie features a big and bold, red and gold BHS in tackle twill across the front with yellow jackets stitched in below. We can offer sizes small up to triple extra large. The hoodies will be available online for a limited time. The hoodies will be ordered, created and then ready for pick up 6 weeks after the end of sales.
Order your BHS Legacy Hoodie today!
No shipping of orders – in person pick up only
Contact johnvillavicencio@berkeley.net
PTSA hosts Third Annual Black History Month Art Contest
In celebration of Black History Month, the Berkeley High School Parent Teacher Student Association is hosting its Third Annual Black History Month Art Contest which will showcase Black history-themed student creative works in poetry, visual arts, digital art, music, and performance art. Prizes in each category are $100 for first place, $50 for second, and $25 for third. Winners will be announced on February 21st at our PTSA meeting. All current Berkeley High, Independent Study, and Berkeley Technology Academy students are eligible to participate. All submissions will be posted on the student section of the PTSA website. All submissions must be received by February 17th, by midnight via this google form: . Please make sure you are signed into your berkeley.net account. You can check out previous submissions here: and here: on the PTSA website. For more information please check out the full list of rules.
Submitted by bhsptsa.students@gmail.com
@ptsa.bhs
C400 RECORDING STUDIO
Would you like to record music, poetry, a podcast, etc. in a professional-grade sound studio right here at Berkeley High? If so, scan the QR code below and fill out the Google Form to reserve the studio. IT’S FREE!
Contact alexanderkelly@students.berkeley.net
Class of 2023 Graduation
Berkeley High School
June 3, 2023
Red Ceremony: Last Names A-K 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Gold Ceremony: Last Names L-Z 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
*You can wear red or gold cap & gown to either ceremony
More info > > > Class of 2023 Senior Letter
Cap & Gowns, Class Rings, & Graduation Announcements
Graduation orders can be placed at any time online, by phone or by mail. Achievers Inc. handles orders for just the cap and gown as well as rings, announcements, grad swag and even graduation packages. Cap & gowns are traditionally worn at an in-person graduation. Consider using a cap & gown for senior portraits, graduation pictures, at home celebrations as well as any of graduation activities to be confirmed in the spring.
Online: GraduationOrder.com (password bhs510)
Phone: 408.441.7200 Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (English/Spanish)
Mail: Achievers Inc., 877 Commercial Street, San Jose, CA 95112
Quick Links
Need a Replacement Student ID? Replacement ID Form
Need a Locker? Visit C210 or complete this form.
Order a 2022-23 Yearbook Click here Contact genevievemage@berkeley.net
Make a BHS Health Center Appt. Click here
Complete a Free & Reduced Lunch Application secure.ezmealapp.com contact saraleon@berkeley.net
Join a BHS Student Club BHS Student Club List
Club Registration Register a BHS Student Club for 2022-23 closed until May 2023
BHS Athletics Berkeleyhighathletics.org
Class of 2023 Senior Letter Senior Info, Dates & Resources
About
ASB Leadership is a collective student voice composed of a diverse body of student leaders. Our mission is to create a more positive and engaging experience at Berkeley High through civic engagement, community building, sustainability, social events, and positive staff-student relations.
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Berkeley High ASB Leadership
1980 Allston Way, Berkeley CA United States 94704
johnvillavicencio@berkeley.net
510.644.8990
Go Jackets!
Notification of Non-Discrimination Policy
The Berkeley Unified School District is committed to providing a hostile-free working and learning environment. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, bullying, intimidation, and retaliation, based on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status (related medical conditions), religion, color, national origin (including language restrictions and possession of a driver’s license (issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart attack), medical condition (cancer-related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance.
Discrimination is different treatment based on a protected characteristic in the context of an educational program, work or activity without a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason that interferes with or limits the individual’s ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by the District or includes an adverse employment action.
Hostile environment harassment occurs when a target is subjected to unwelcome conduct based on a protected characteristic, which is both subjectively offensive to the target and would be offensive to a reasonable person of similar circumstances/characteristics and is sufficiently so severe, and so pervasive to interfere with or limit an individual’s ability to effectively work or to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or opportunities offered by the District. Harassment may take many forms, including but not limited to, verbal remarks and name-calling, graphic and written statements, or any conduct that may be threatening or humiliating. Harassment based on any of the above protected categories is a form of unlawful discrimination and will not be tolerated by the District and can result in disciplinary action against the offending student or employee.
Upon witnessing an act of discrimination, harassment, bullying, intimidation, and retaliation, based on actual or perceived protected characteristics, school personnel are required to take immediate steps to intervene when it is safe to do so. Once a school/office has expressed notice or reason to know of such conduct, whether carried out by employees, students, or third parties, it should take immediate and appropriate steps to investigate, determine what occurred, take prompt and effective steps reasonably calculated to end the conduct, eliminate a hostile environment, if one has been created and prevent the conduct from occurring again. These steps should be taken regardless of whether an individual makes a complaint or asks the school/office to take action. Complaints are protected from retaliation. The District prohibits retaliation against any person who files a complaint or an appeal, reports instances of noncompliance, discrimination, harassment, bullying, and intimidation, or who participates in the complaint-filing or investigation process. This nondiscriminatory policy applies to all acts related to school activity or school attendance within any school/office under the jurisdiction of the Berkeley Unified School District.
For more information, or to file a complaint please contact:District Title IX Coordinator/Compliance Officer Berkeley Unified School District, 2020 Bonar Street, Room 117, Berkeley CA 94702 Phone: (510) 486-9338; Email: complaints@berkeley.net