Our goal this year is to raise one million dollars, and we believe we will do it, with your continued support. We hope to have 100% participation in this annual fall fundraising effort from every parent or guardian at Berkeley High. We thank all of you who have given so generously in the past, and we thank you in advance for your contribution to this year’s campaign.

 

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The eScrip Program, with only 600 members generating an average of $45 per member, brought in $27,000—PLEASE SIGN UP today! Choose ID# 13764698

 

PAPERSCRIP

Works just like cash; delivered to your door!
Local merchants provide paperscrip and gift cards
and donate a percentage to BHS.

Merchants include:

• Berkeley Bowl

• Peets

• Solano Merchants

Please contact:
Linda Safarik-Tong
bhs_scrip@yahoo.com
524-5544

 

Tax deductible donations can be made to:

BHSDG
P.O. Box 519
Berkeley, CA
94701-0519

If you would like more information about the BHSDG, please call
510-464-1181

Our tax identification number is 
94-3173406.

 

Another Way to Give to BHSDG:

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Help our organization give where funds are needed the most. We hope you will make an unrestricted donation to THE ANNUAL FUND or you may designate your donation to the department, program, or small school of your choice, including:

• The College/Career Center

• 1st Step BHS Counselor’s Scholarship Fund

• The Health Center

• The Library

• Academic Choice (AC)

• Berkeley International High School (BIHS)

• Arts and Humanities Academy (AHA!)

• Communications Arts & Sciences (CAS)

• Community Partnership Academy (CPA)

• School of Social Justice & Ecology (SSJE)

• B-Tech (formerly Berkeley Alternative School)

• Berkeley Independent Studies (BIS)

Please consider making your donation to the Berkeley High School Development Group’s Annual Fund. Your donations to this unrestricted fund allow us to support the broadest range of school programs and activities. Money from this “unrestricted fund” touched the lives of every student at Berkeley High. Your donation goes to many places when you give to the Annual Fund. This past year, your donations purchased or supported:

PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS

• Equipment and supplies for a new printmaking studio

• Funds to support a costume director

• Berkeley High School Art Gallery

• Weekly after school Art Studio providing intensive support to build skills

ACADEMIC SUPPORT

• Math: Support for a one-day workshop for BHS math teachers

• Study trip to the de Young Museum

• History: Substitute teachers during five-day Close-Up Program

• Science: Set of H-ITT classroom response remotes, Macromedia Studio 8 software, and laptop computers

• English: Books, LCD projector, and mask-making project

• WriterCoach Connection:Writers’ Café and coach training

• Academic Pathways: In-class tutors for AP Project

• Subsidies for AP exam fees

STUDENT SUPPORT

• Academic Counseling, Parent Resources, and College and Career Centers: Discretionary funds for immediate student needs

• School Psychologist: Young Men’s Group

• Student Court: Alternative school discipline program

• Special Education: Assistive technology and BookShare subscription

• Counseling: 1st Step Scholarships

• College and Career Center: Seed funds to publish True Admissions: College Essays by Berkeley High Students

• Community Partnerships Academy (CPA): Support for the Peer Health Educators project

• College visit trip for 100 sophomores

• Student Organizer

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

• Forensic Debate Club: Student fees for tournaments/training

• Best Buddies Club: Field trip to the Oakland Zoo

• Building with Books Club: Assistance for field study

• Chess Club: Help to attend the National High School Chess Championship

BHS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY

• Printing the PTSA Newsletter

• Seed money to print a School Directory

• The Homework Site: A website to connect teachers, students and parents

• BHS “Red and Gold Parent Handbook”

• College Handbooks

 

 

 

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Please help us reach our goal of raising one million dollars to support Berkeley High School.