Berkeley High School

Sittin next to the football feild, the BHS Mural Club

BHS Mural Club promotes re-use center

News

“It was a really fun experience, painting and designing something that everyone can see and enjoy,” said Taylor Kelso, a freshman at Berkeley High School.  During February 18-20, 2023, the BHS mural club painted a mural aimed towards promoting re-use at BHS according to the club’s president, Carina Nottingham.  “We were inspired by the beautiful

Martin wrote the book with her father.

‘Freedom! The Black Panther Party’ authors present at library

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On March 2, the writers of the novel “Freedom! The story of the Black Panther Party,”  Jetta Grace Martin and her father, Waldo E. Martin, presented at the Berkeley High School library.

The BHS Robotics

BHS Robotics reaches semifinals at FIRST Canada Competition

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​​From Feb. 28 to March 4, Team Berkelium, Berkeley High School’s robotics team, traveled to Victoria, British Columbia to participate in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Robotics Canada Competition.

BHS Community Theater set to open in May

News

On January 3, the A Building reopened, but construction on the Community Theater has continued since. The theater first went under construction in the summer of 2020.

Students holding hands in a circle

BHS should require community service hours for the benefit of all

Opinion

Some high schools across the country require students to complete a certain amount of community service in order to graduate. However, at Berkeley High School, students do not have to complete this requirement.

Student Studies on laptop, surrounded by work.

March's endless grind: How to manage it

Opinion

Nothing happens in March. Though home to Women’s History Month, St. Patricks Day, and the National Latin exam, the thing that makes March secretly unique is the fact that there are zero non-weekend days off throughout the month, leaving Berkeley High School students endlessly wandering the halls for five-day weeks and yearning for the weekends.

Data from the California Deparment of Education dashboard on student achievement.

Dept. of  Education releases dashboard on student achievement

News

On December 15, the California Department of Education released the 2022 California School Dashboard, according to a Berkeley Unified School District press release.

Class options menu icons

Electives are crucial for student growth

Opinion

Cambridge Dictionary defines the word “elective” as “a subject that someone chooses to study, in addition to the subjects that they have to study.” Berkeley High School has offered elective courses for years, and as long as schools continue to give students the freedom to select certain classes, students will

Students work on homework in the BHS Black Scholars Center

Black Scholars Center expands, gains growth in attendance

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The Black Scholars Center at Berkeley High School hosts students on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, during seventh period in M-110, to offer academic support in a community based environment.

A looming parking garage

BUSD’s staff parking garage proposal should be re-evaluated

Opinion

In November of 2020, Berkeley Unified School District announced its plans to construct a triple-story staff parking garage, topped with a Berkeley High School tennis court.

A man posing

Toxic masculinity on campus harms entire BHS community

Opinion

A diverse and random sample of 100 Berkeley High School students from all grades and Small Learning Communities were asked to answer “Yes” or “No” to “Does BHS have a toxic masculinity issue?” Of the people surveyed, 69 percent responded with “Yes,” asserting that it is an issue at BHS, while the other 31 percent

Teachers sometimes allow students to spend class outside.

Alternative teaching styles benefit students

Opinion

High school field trips are growing more and more common, as opposed to traditional classroom learning. Since the pandemic, student engagement has plummeted, with 50 percent of students reporting that they are less motivated, according to a recent study conducted by the EdWeek Research Center.

Aryn Faur assists students in the MLP.

MLP must exist in schools across the U.S.

Opinion

When navigating the treacherous river of high school, there are a lot of things to think about: social cliques, grades, extracurriculars, college applications, and so much more.

Berkeley Tech

Berkeley Technology Academy deserves awareness, resources

Opinion

Berkeley Technology Academy is one of Berkeley’s lesser-known options for high school education. It offers public school students a curriculum in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, Career and Technical Education, Project Based Learning, and the opportunity to recover credit.

The Habesha Student Union

Ethiopian, Eritrean students form union

Features

“I grew up not knowing a lot of Habesha people in my classes or in school, separate from my sister,” said Maraki Mengesha A. “A lot of times I felt really isolated whenever there’d be conversations about culture, because I’d look around, and there wouldn’t be a lot of Habesha students there too.”  Habesha is

The vegetable buffet

Vegan school lunch effectively reduces BHS's carbon footprint

Opinion

When one walks into most modern-day restaurants, they can expect to find food options that suit their dietary needs. Everyone is entitled to a meal, regardless of whether or not they eat meat, even though select privileged groups are often the only ones with access to vegetarian and vegan food options.

Manny Lane-Scott performs an original stand up comedy routine at BHS talent show.

BHS Talent Show features live music, comedy, and a fire alarm

News

On Friday November 4, Berkeley High School students gathered in the Little Theater to watch the BHS Talent Show. The show consisted of mostly musical performers, and one stand up comedian.

A zoom meeting

BSEP holds run-off election in first official meeting of the year

News

Berkeley High School students voted in a runoff election on October 19 to appoint the student representatives for this year’s School Site Council. The student representatives had already been elected last spring, but an additional election was recently called due to downsizing.  “The state of California couldn’t get enough people on SSC boards across