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NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 25 Back to School Night more info here
September 27 Homecoming Dance: Once Upon a Time tickets on sale
By October 31 Club Registration New or Returning Student Club for 2025-2026
Fall Club Fair Slide Deck & Online Club List
Senior sunrise & Spellout
Senior sunrise will take place this coming Monday September 22,2025 at Inspiration Point. We will meet at 6:15 AM in order to watch the sun rise. We will provide an assortment of breakfast foods sweet and savory along with refreshments. Please come and join us for the first senior event of the year and remember to drive safe and have fun! We will return to school promptly at 9:30 to take a senior class photo on the quad in between c steps and the community theater steps.
See you there, Jackets!
Please contact Corina Blanton or Leah Green for additional info
or follow our instagram @scp_corina.leah26
UNITY WEEK 2025
September 22-27
MON. – PAJAMA TUES. – ADAM SANDLER WED.- WE WEAR PINK
THUR.- JERSEY vs JERSEY SHORE FRI.- RED & GOLD JACKET PRIDE
Have fun with your outfit choices, but refrain from making fun of others. See slide deck for notes.
Jackets, please remember to…
Be Spirited
Be Respectful
Be Safe
Be Mindful of Others
Purchase Homecoming Tickets
All grades are welcome to attend!
Students disciplined as a result of actions during Unity Week will not be allowed to participate.
Once Upon a Time tickets on sale now
Hoco tickets $20
Submitted by angelwu@students.berkeley.net
@2027jackets
>>PTSA Student Team’s Recruiting for New Members<<
Use this link to express interest, attend a meeting & potentially join us!
Or copy & paste into your browser: bit.ly/3It6zuf
Work with the current team then take it over for the following year. Our projects:
Club Grants & Interviews
Art Contest & Opening at a local cafe with live student band music!
& more
Submitted by haralabatosr@gmail.com
Join us at Sun Day
Join us at Sun Day, an event all about clean energy and climate action happening THIS SUNDAY at WILLARD PARK@2pm. There will be food trucks and lots of fun activities around clean energy!! If you’re interested in volunteering apply here!
Submitted by amelaamago@students.berkeley.net
@sunriseberkeleyhigh
The Berkeley Youth Poet Laureate
The Berkeley Youth Poet Laureate application is open for 2026! We are looking for a teen to represent Berkeley by sharing their poetry and writing. Come chat with the Berkeley public librarians and our 2025 Vice Youth Poet Laureate in the BHS library at lunchtime on 9/25 to find out more!
Contact Robyn Brown RBrown@berkeleyca.gov
@bhslibrary
Join Sending Sunshine!
It’s an official global organisation and it’s a club where you can get easy community hours by sending creative cards to senior citizens! We meet every other Wednesday at lunch, starting on September 24! You don’t have to come to all of the meetings but make sure you come to the first one on September 24th.
We meet in H101, Mx. L-N’s room.
Contact us at sendingsunshineberkeley@gmail.com, sophiecranley@students.berkeley.net, mariellebled@students.berkeley.net, or at josephinecooper@students.berkeley.net.
@sendingsunshine_berkeley
The Berkeley High Jacket newspaper has officially opened submissions for the Latinx/Chicanx Heritage Month issue!
Send in your poetry, short writing samples, drawings, photography or any other type of visual art! You can submit by sending your submission to claratjen@students.berkeley.net and sydneylehrer@students.berkeley.net. Be sure to get those in by October 3rd!
Submitted by claratjen@students.berkeley.net
@bhsjacket
UC and Common App Workshops
Seniors! We have workshops scheduled for Friday, September 19th to work on your UC and Common App activities list. Come through during your free 1st, lunch, or 6th, and after school until 4 pm.
Passes required if you don’t have a free period. Also, check your Inbox for the newest CCC newsletter!
Submitted by yasminnavarro@berkeley.net
@berkeleyhs_collegecareercenter
Women of Lit
Hi Jackets! We’re Women of Lit, and we’re hosting a meeting this Friday in C126, which is Ms. Wachtel’s room. Be there, we’re going to have snacks, and it’ll be super fun! Be there or be square!
Submitted by aarushibhandari@students.berkeley.net
@bhswomenofliterature
Come meet your counselors in the D building!
Drop in hours are before school, during lunch, and after school till 4.
If you don’t know your counselor or if you have any questions email Ms.Sheila at sheilaburke@berkeley.net
@berkeleyhighcounseling
Coastal Cleanup
We invite you to join other high schoolers from around the bay to come help the community and pick up trash at the Oakland and Alameda estuary! It is led by highschoolers and it looks great on College applications. The cleanup is happening from 10:30 to 1:00 at the Jack London Aquatic center on September 20th.
Go to https://JLAC.eventbrite.com to sign up.
We hope to see you there!
Join Create For Kids!!!
We make cards and kid kits for pediatric patients, supporting them and helping them persevere! You also earn volunteer hours for each card (30 min) and kid kit (1 hr).
We meet every other Tuesday (our first meeting is 9/22) in room C317! Hope to see you at our first meeting!
Any questions? Email createforkids@gmail.com OR DM our Instagram @createforkidsberkeley
Metamorphoses tickets are on sale!!
Shows will run from October 4th-11th, and will be at Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley.
Make sure to purchase your tickets soon before they sell out!
Join the club, Seeds for Change
become a tree ambassador! Meeting every other Monday in room G216
Submitted by onaweiss@students.berkeley.net
@seeds_for_change_
Join Scientific Adventures for Girls’ Near Peer Program!
Scientific Adventures for Girls is looking for girls in high school to serve as Near Peers in our TK-6 afterschool STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs.
As a Near Peer, (open to girls and girl-identified youth ages 15+) you’ll help engage elementary-age girls and support Teachers and Assistants in hands-on STEM activities. This is an in-person classroom role at public schools in Richmond and Oakland.
Starts September 22, so signup today.
IMPORTANT PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
SIGN UP FOR THE 2025 TALENT SHOW
Singers, bands, rappers, comics, dance, circus acts, etc…
Berkeley High Got Talent!
Auditions begin September 22
Talent Show is October 16
Submitted by jordankehat@students.berkeley.net
The BHS Safety Committee invites you to volunteer for a position on our committee.
This committee is responsible for developing and implementing our school’s comprehensive safety plan. Joining the Safety Committee is a powerful way for you to contribute directly to the well-being of our school.
The first Safety Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16, at 4:15 PM.
We’ll meet in person at the Berkeley High School Main office Conference Room B, with a hybrid option available for those who cannot attend in person. Please check your email for more information and respond to the email if you would like to join.
Submitted by cassandratesch@berkeley.net
Yearbook Info
Yearbook Name Change Request
Please complete before November 1
Submit your senior quote for the yearbook!
There is a limit of 200 characters and quotes are due before 11:59 on January 21st, but the sooner the better! Please submit your quote as soon as you know what you want to do – seniors only!
Calling all crafty people!!
If you make your own clothes, accessories, do your nails, ANYTHING, email anabelorozco@students.berkeley.net for a chance to be covered in the yearbook!!
Email any questions to bhsyearbook@berkeley.net
@berkeleyearbook
Cheer Fundraiser
Support the cheer team by helping us raise funds for skills camps and competitions.
Submitted by tiffanysutherland@berkeley.net
@bhs_cheerteam
BHS ATHLETICS
Boys Soccer
All boys interested in playing soccer for Berkeley High this winter please make plans to attend our annual preseason meeting on Monday, October 6th from 5:30 to 7:00pm at Berkeley High School – M Gym. Soccer tryouts begin November 3rd – go to www.homecampus.com and register today!
Todos los ninos interesados en jugar fútbol para Berkeley High este invierno hagan planes para asistir a nuestra reunion annual de pretemporade el martes 1 de octubre de 5:30 a 7:00pm en Berkeley High School – M Gym.. Las pruebas de fútbol comienzan el 3 de noveimbre. ¡Visite www.homecampus.com y regístrese hoy!
Register for 2025-26 Sports
Athletes must be cleared to participate – Deadline to be cleared for first day is:
8/11 at 9AM! (those that register after that will miss day 1)
Uncleared athletes can stay and watch but can’t participate
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.
There is also an online store open all year round.
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!
Attend Leadership Meeting
September 29th
Hey Jackets! I’m Rue Bhandari, your 2025-26 commissioner of achievement. Please mark your calendars for our open invite leadership meeting hosted on September 29th. It’s a great opportunity to share your opinions and test out if you’d want to be part of leadership in the future.
Please email me at this address aarushibhandari@berkeley.students.net and see you all there!
AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING
The Berkeley High School Development Group (BHSDG) After-School Teacher Tutorials will officially begin on Tuesday, September 2nd. You can view the full schedule here:
2025-26 BHSDG After-School Teacher Tutorial Schedule
Come to the Bay Area Youth Climate summits annual conference,
We are excited to share an opportunity for students to engage in climate justice and connect with peers across the Bay Area!
The Sixth Annual Bay Area Youth Climate Summit (BAYCS) will take place on Saturday, September 21, 2025, from 9:00 AM–3:30 PM at The General’s Residence in San Francisco.
This youth-led event invites students and community members to come together for a day of collaboration, learning, and action. The summit will feature:
12 interactive workshops led by local organizations and change-makers
Hands-on activities during lunch
Panels and discussions with inspiring leaders in the climate movement
If you’re interested in climate action, this is the perfect space to connect, learn, and take part in shaping solutions.
👉 Register here: Eventbrite Link
📍 Location: The General’s Residence, 1 Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94109
For questions, please reach out to bayareaycs@gmail.com
Submitted by damonhunt@students.berkeley.net
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? September 15 is the last on-campus photo day.
Need a Locker? Visit C-210 during lunch or after school.
Welcome Back Assembly 25 & 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 2025-26 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 2025-26
BHS Athletics Berkeleyhighathletics.org
Class of 2026 Senior Info Senior Info, Dates & Resources <will update to 2026 soon
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