Elsie Yuen

Position

Writer

Illustration of a teacher holding an attendance list with many absences.

Teachers discuss why students skip class and forms of prevention

Features

A range of factors can cause students not to attend school, including struggles with the class subject or conflicts with other students. However, skipping class affects not only the students but their teachers as well.

BHS students practice in an advanced music class.

Students pursue passions via music school

Features

“Nothing else interests me. It’s probably unhealthy, but it’s true. I don’t want to do anything else, and I don’t know if I would be able to do anything else even if I tried,” said Elliott Martens, a senior at Berkeley High School.

Seniors rally outside of the A building.

Red and Gold Day: Crowds of students celebrate Jacket pride 

News

Berkeley High School celebrated Red and Gold Day, previously known as Rally Day, on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. On Red and Gold Day, the BHS campus is transformed into a sea of red and gold, as students and teachers alike celebrate school spirit.

Teachers honor Latinx Heritage Month within classrooms

Features

“I think that whether it’s Latino History Month, or Black History Month, it’s important for students of  all cultures to learn about people that look like them and maybe have a similar upbringing to them because traditionally, in American education, we haven’t necessarily highlighted these voices and these folks that are working to do something