5.5 BULLETIN: TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, JOIN API LEADERSHIP, JACKET FUNDRAISER, ART in ACTIVISM CONTEST, BEYOND THE CUT, LINK LEADERS, CHESS CLASS & more buzz…

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Video Bulletin: Monday, Wednesday, Friday May 5, 2025
Below is today’s video bulletin:
PA: Trivia Friday with Principal Raygoza

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS


UPCOMING EVENTS

Register your New or Returning Student Club for 2025-2026

JOIN LEADERSHIP CLICK HERE >>> 9th Grade Link Leader Interest Form due by midnight of May 30


BHS JACKET FUNDRAISER

The Jacket is hosting our first ever live fundraiser, on May 20th from 7-9 PM at the Babette Cafe!

Join us for an evening of exploring the future of journalism. The event will feature guest speakers from UC Berkeley and opportunities to support our student voices.

Buy your tickets through this link

or on our Instagram @bhsjacket.

Email any questions to bhsjacketbusiness@gmail.com 


Come see Berkeley High’s capstone film showcase, “Beyond the Cut.” 

We’ll be screening nearly two hours of short films produced by students in Advanced Studio Editing and IB Film (years 1 and 2.) Admission is FREE, held at Freight and Salvage on Thursday, May 8th, at 6pm. Doors open at 5:30. 

Contact Ms. Marini for more information at amandamarini@berkeley.net 


APIC Leadership applications are open until May 17th!

 If you’re interested please sign up by then and email us with any questions at berkeleyhighapic@gmail.com  or DM us @bhs.apic


Senior Info Page


Join the BHS JACKET

the bhs jacket is opening applications for writers illustrators and podcast team

http://berkeleyhighjacket.com/apply 

Submitted by simonvandusen@students.berkeley.net 

@bhsjacket


Audition NOW for Dance Production the 2025-26 school year! 

There is NO age limit or dancing experience required! The audition is on May 7th @ 4pm! Audition workshops TODAY, tomorrow, Friday, May 5th and 6th at lunch and after-school! 

Click the link below to sign up for the audition and get some more info! 

Find a poster around the school and you can scan the QR code there for the form as well. 

Questions? Email lindacarr@berkeley.net! Looking forward to seeing all of you!! -Ms. Carr and Dance Production!


PTSA Student Team’s announcing the Art in Activism Contest:  A Tribute to Changemakers & Change Making

PTSA Student Team’s announcing the Art in Activism Contest:  A Tribute to ChangeMakers & Change Making 

❗️KEY UPDATE❗️

No submissions yet for Music or Performance Art!   A printed QRCode with video links is great for the multimedia display!  Cash awards are for each category 💸

Submission deadline:  May 15th! ✨

Cash Prizes & Art Display at Guerilla cafe!   

For contest details visit:  

bhs.berkeleypta.org/student-life 

*Over the coming week, please check out the Instagram story at ptsa.bhs to see beautiful submissions rolling in


IMPORTANT PREVIOUSLY SHARED ANNOUNCEMENTS


Berkeley-Sakai Student Exchange 2026

Sakai, Japan, is Berkeley’s oldest sister city. The Berkeley-Sakai Sister City Association is looking for high schoolers to participate in next summer’s Berkeley-Sakai Student Exchange, held since 1969.

Student ambassadors will visit Sakai, Japan, for a homestay and travel to other locations (Kyoto and Hiroshima) for 2 weeks in late July of 2026. This is a unique opportunity in that students will meet with Sakai’s government officials while also having time to explore the city and get to know Japanese culture better.

If you are interested in going to Japan in 2026, please fill out this interest form. Once you complete the form, you will be invited to an informational meeting on Friday, May 16.

If you want to learn more about past exchanges, visit our website berkeley-sakai.org. Feel free to email ameleis@berkeley-sakai.org or info@berkeley-sakai.org if you have any questions.

Submitted by amanimeleis@students.berkeley.net 


Celebrate Berkeley High School’s Student Filmmakers!

We are thrilled to announce that seven Berkeley High School students have been selected to participate in Future Filmmakers, an immersive documentary filmmaking program led by acclaimed filmmaker Jordan Olshansky. As part of this experience, each student has been paired with a professional filmmaker mentor guiding them in crafting a short, autobiographical documentary — bringing their unique voices and stories to life.

This year’s student filmmakers are:
🎬 Madison Chau 🎬 Nico Lee
🎬 Derrick Coney 🎬 Oliver Hufford
🎬 Keely Shaller 🎬 Camila Reyes Mendez
🎬 Madeleine Wilson

Over the past several months, these students have worked closely with the Future Filmmakers team and their mentors to develop deeply personal documentary films. From conceptualizing their stories to learning the technical aspects of filmmaking—including cinematography, sound design, and editing—each student has gained hands-on experience in bringing their vision to the screen. These films will also be used as the key element in curriculum modules for high school teachers to facilitate conversations around themes important to young people today.

“The Future Filmmakers project is about amplifying student voices and giving young storytellers the tools to shape the narratives that matter most to them,” says Jordan Olshansky, Executive Director of Future Filmmakers. “These films are personal, powerful, and a testament to the creativity and resilience of young artists.”

Mark your calendars! We invite you to join us for the Future Filmmakers Festival, an inspiring evening dedicated to showcasing the powerful work of our student filmmakers:

📅 Date: Tuesday, May 27th
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Location: Rialto Elmwood Theater, 2966 College Ave, Berkeley, CA

For tickets and more information: LINK

Future Filmmakers Flyer

Warm regards,

Phil Halpern

BHS Video Production Teacher/ Liaison to the Future Filmmakers Project


BHS ATHLETICS

Support your Yellow Jackets!

For Upcoming Games Check out the full BHS Athletics Schedule

Follow on X & Instagram @bhsjacketsports

BHS Athletics website

Contact Athletic Director athleticdirector@berkeley.net 

Go Jackets!


BHS LEGACY HOODIE

Purchase Here @ online BHS Student Store 

Sizes S – 3XL

Don’t Leave Your Legacy Behind

Contact johnvillavicencio@berkeley.net


Quick Links

Need a Replacement Student ID? February 3 is the last on-campus photo day.

Need a Locker? Visit C-210 during lunch or after school.

Welcome Back Assembly 24 & What Every Ninth Grader Should Know

OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH GUIDE Click here for some tasty Off Campus Lunch ideas.

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

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Current List of Student Clubs

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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

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