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NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
ID CARDS are READY for PICK UP in the COUNSELING CENTER
Next on campus school photo day is September 30
Important info about resources & key people on campus:
Contains info on Mental Health, Getting Involved, Academics & Beyond, Community Expectations, & more.
UPCOMING EVENTS
9.5 Fall Club Fair 1st-3rd period
9.9 Senior Sunrise & Spellout
9.17 National Voter Registration Day
9.20 9th Grade Assembly
9.26 BHS Back to School Night
Late September – Talent Show Auditions
10.10 Talent Show
10.15-19 Unity Week
10.19 Homecoming Dance / Game
If you have a schoolwide event to promote, contact Mr. V
School Board Meetings This Week
There will be a special school board meeting held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 5:15 pm. The meeting agenda can be found here.
The next regular School Board meeting is on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Open session begins at 7:00 pm.
Meeting Highlights to Include:
Item 13.1 For Approval: Pauline Follansbee, Assistant Superintendent of Business Service, to submit for approval the 2023-24 unaudited actuals and GANN resolution.
Click here for meeting agendas and information about how to attend.
Recent School Board Meetings
Berkeley high ultimate frisbee
Berkeley high ultimate frisbee season is starting up in September! The girls team is looking for more players to join!
First practice/tryout is September 15th 9am @ Jacket Stadium. If you’re interested in joining fill out the
Submitted by Alexandralekhamnouane@gmail.com
@bhshysteria
Join BIHS Leadership!
If you want to join a chill leadership team join BIHS Leadership! We plan and coordinate fun events inside and outside of BIHS. We meet every Wednesday at lunch in C221.
Submitted by chahdothmane@students.berkeley.net
Audition for the BHS spring mystery musical!
Auditions will be held September 24th and 25th at 4pm in A101. Callbacks are October 1st and 2nd at 4pm in A101. If you want more information come to the information sessions at lunch in A101 on September 10th and 18th.
Contact caitlynlouchard@berkeley.net
@berkeley_high_theater
Teen Programs at the Berkeley Public Library
9/10 at North Branch
This workshop on developing unique essays focuses on teaching participants basic strategies for developing a series of interchangeable written “modules” that can be used to address the most popular aspects of multiple scholarship essay prompts.
On the Rooftop author talk and live band
9/25 at the Hillside Club
Join us for an evening of live music and conversation at the Hillside Club (2286 Cedar St). Author Margaret Wilkerson Sexton will discuss her book, “On the Rooftop” with host Lewis Watts, author of “Harlem of the West”. Featuring live jazz music by the legendary all women big band Melba’s Kitchen.
(moderated by members of the BHS Right Writers Club!)
10/8 at North Branch
An evening of conversation with local author Dashka Slater (The 57 Bus and Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed). This will be a teen-moderated event, with members of BHS’s Right Writers club interviewing Dashka, followed by audience Q+A and book signing.
TTRPGs (D&D and other games)
North Berkeley Library,
first Friday of the month starting 9/6
Have you ever thought about learning to play a tabletop role-playing game? Are you a grizzled Dungeons & Dragons adventurer? Does this all sound like nonsense, but you’re interested in having fun on a Friday afternoon in a relaxed and inclusive space? Come on down to Teen Room at North Branch for games at the library!
Berkeley Youth Poet Laureate Application Workshop
We are looking for our 2025 Berkeley Youth Poet Laureate! If you are interested in applying, come check out our application workshop on Monday, September 9th and Tuesday, September 24th in the Teen Room at Central. We will help you with your resume and selecting/editing poems to submit.
Contact rbrown@berkeleyca.gov
Yearbooks are available for presale!!
Right now they cost $75, but prices will rise on November 1st so make sure to order yours before then.
Code 16356
Contact bhsyearbook@berkeley.net
@berkeleyearbook
Seniors, it’s time to submit your senior quotes!
This is a special quote that can be funny, sentimental or anything in between. Submitting one ASAP ensures that yours will be featured in the book, so submit as soon as you can!
or find it in the bios of the yearbook instagram and the @bhs25seniors instagram.
Contact amandamarini@berkeley.net
@berkeleyearbook
OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH GUIDE
Click here for some tasty ideas.
Created with support by the BHS PTSA
For more student life tips, click here
2024 HOMECOMING DANCE
Help us decide upon a theme for the Saturday, October 19th dance.
This dance is open to all grade levels and is open to Berkeley High students only.
No guest passes.
Please complete this survey before September 9.
Class of 2026 Junior Leadership
@bhsjuniors2026
Are you interested in studying in a different country this summer?
In the last two summers, over 70 Berkeley High students studied abroad in countries such as Spain, South Africa, Costa Rica, South Korea, France, and many more.
There will be information about the programs offered, scholarships, and the application process. An information session on summer study abroad will happen in the CCC at LUNCHTIME and AFTER SCHOOL on Thursday, Sept. 12th, 2024.
Submitted by letran@berkeley.net
Join The Robotics Team
The Robotics Team this year will have two teams, a Varsity and a Junior Varsity. The Varsity team is open to Juniors and Seniors, and the Junior Varsity is open to Sophomores and Freshmen. Both teams will learn about robots, media, business, and more, but they will meet at different times and sometimes go to different competitions.
If you’re interested in Media, Business, Engineering, 3-D design, Coding, or you think building robots sounds cool check us out at the club fair, come see us in G107, or email us at robotics@berkeley.net!
IMPORTANT PREVIOUSLY SHARED ANNOUNCEMENTS
Class of 2025
Senior Sunrise & Spellout
Monday,September 9th
Spellout photo to be taken at 9:30 am in the main courtyard of BHS. Wear RED & GOLD!
Hosted by the Senior Class Leadership team
@bhs25seniorclass
BHS Blazer
I’m excited to inform you that the BHS Blazer is coming back for yet another year!
The anonymously published newspaper covers a range of topics such as school commentary, pop culture, humor, and much, much more…
This may seem similar to the Jacket, which I’m sure you are all very familiar with. However, the Blazer credits itself as being targeted towards a more enlightened and sophisticated audience.
Issues are published every two weeks, alternating weeks with the Jacket’s issues.
And issues can be found on the G and H Bulletin Boards, or by following the Blazer’s instagram account: @BHSBlazerest
If you are interested in writing for such an esteemed publication, then you’re in luck because the Blazer is hiring. If you want to join them, or have any inquiries, feel free to contact them via their instagram @BHSBlazerest or via their email: BHSblazerest@gmail.com
The first issue of the year will be published soon, so keep an eye out for an announcement on their Instagram.
The Berkeley High Jacket is Hiring
The Berkeley High Jacket is excited to announce that we are opening up applications for writers, photographers, illustrators, podcast, and copy team. We are a completely student run newspaper that publishes biweekly. No experience is needed in order to apply, so please if you are thinking about it, apply!
Applications can be found on our website: https://berkeleyhighjacket.com/
Don’t hesitate to reach out to josephinemorasky@students.berkeley.net or ysabelchu@students.berkeley.net with any questions and make sure to follow our instagram @bhsjacket for more information about applications.
16 & 17 year olds can Now Vote for their School Board in Oakland & Berkeley
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters is using California’s pre-registration system–the system that allows 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote in California as a whole–as the system to register 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in their local school board races in Oakland or Berkeley. Therefore, a resident of Oakland or Berkeley who is 16- or 17- years old and who is otherwise eligible must use California’s pre-registration system (https://registertovote.ca.gov) to register to vote as a “youth voter.” Any 16- or 17- year-old residing in Oakland or Berkeley who previously pre-registered to vote will be automatically registered as a youth voter.
See the full BUSD press release here
BHS ATHLETICS
Hello Returning Student-Athletes,
The clearance registration portal for 24-25 is open. Remember, it is best to get a physical anytime from now to the beginning of August to ensure that the physical is good for the whole sports year (early August to early May).
Go to berkeleyhighathletics.org and follow the links to Athlete Registration. There are helpful FAQs, tutorials, and links to forms, local clinics that perform sports physicals, optional summer workout opportunities, and much more.
Support your Yellow Jackets!
For Upcoming Games Check out the full BHS Athletics Schedule
Follow on X & Instagram @bhsjacketsports
Contact Athletic Director athleticdirector@berkeley.net
Go Jackets!
Purchase your Annual Sports Pass here!
$20 ($150 value) gets you free entrance to ALL 
Let’s continue to have the best student fan section in the conference!
The 2024-25 Club Registration form is NOW OPEN.
We are now accepting registrations for all new and returning clubs. You will need two student leaders, a certificated staff sponsor and a place you meet on campus. You can register and submit all documents at the link below.
2024-2025 CLUB REGISTRATION FORM
There will be a mandatory club leader meeting on Thursday, August 29. The fall club fair will likely take place on September 5th.
Join the Class of 2028 Leadership Team
CLICK HERE >>> CLICK HERE >>> Class of 2028 Leadership Positions
due by midnight of September 11, 2024
Represent your hive! Even if you have not thought of yourself as a leader, you should consider adding your name to the 9th Grade Leadership Lottery. Instead of an election or interview, ASB Leadership will be conducting a lottery to select one representative from each Hive and an additional five students from any hive.
If you have any questions, email
Yair Sas at yairsas@students.berkeley.net, or Mr. V at johnvillavicencio@berkeley.net
@juicethejackets
Quick Links
Need a Replacement Student ID? September 30 is the next on-campus photo day.
Need a Locker? Visit C-210 during lunch or after school.
DRAFT Welcome Back Assembly 24 & What Every Ninth Grader Should Know
BHS All Class Reunion Facebook page (non-BUSD)
Order a 2024-25 Yearbook Click here Contact amandamarini@berkeley.net
Make a BHS Health Center Appt. Click here
Complete a Free & Reduced Lunch Application secure.ezmealapp.com contact saraleon@berkeley.net
Click here for the daily lunch menu
Club Registration Register a BHS Student Club for 2024-25
BHS Athletics Berkeleyhighathletics.org
Class of 2025 Senior Info 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.
Useful Links
Contact Info
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