This year’s model of schooling from home has turned students’ worlds upside down. Homework has drastically increased to fit the shortened amount of class time at Berkeley High School, and with lack of monitoring from teachers, cheating on assignments is now easier than ever.
On February 17, the freshman class at Berkeley High School chose the Small Learning Communities that they will be in for the rest of high school. Although the process was altered to accommodate distance learning, the registration was similar to past years.
On January 23, animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere held a protest lobbying for the City of Berkeley to stop spending city funds on animal products. “The vision that I have, when I’m on the streets fighting for liberation, is a world where there’s equity for everybody … including non human animals,” said Priya
Berkeley High School will be offering the Preliminary SAT to BHS juniors on Tuesday, January 26, for the first time since schools closed due to COVID-19 in March of 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept through Berkeley, causing people to lose jobs, family members, and become significantly more isolated. These issues are only exacerbated in lower income areas, and many have scrambled to stay afloat.
To read the previous installments of this investigation, click here and here. When considering Asian Pacific Islander American focused classes at Berkeley High School, it’s crucial to take into account that BHS had a semester-long Asian American studies class about 20 years ago.
Read parts one and three of the investigation here. Ethnic Studies teacher Jeren Penalosa grew up hating his Filipino identity. He believed that being an American meant fitting in and assimilating, so that was his goal throughout his high school career at James Logan High School in Union City.
Read parts two and three of this investigation here. Berkeley High School has been ahead of its time in its diverse range of ethnic studies. The school offers an African American Studies program, which has garnered much attention as the only one of its kind at a high school level in the United
For Chicanx/Latinx Heritage Month, the Berkeley High School Latinx Unidos club is altering their yearly tradition by sending out a video showcasing Latinx culture to the entire high school. The club aims to send the video out by the last week of Chicanx/Latinx heritage month, which is the third week of October.
On October 8, a new policy concerning transgender and gender non-conforming students will be reviewed by the Berkeley Unified School District policy committee.
In the coming weeks, many Berkeley businesses will be opening back up, including barber shops, salons, and pools. On September 2, the City of Berkeley ordered the continuation of its reopening plan, which allows select businesses to open services, outdoor and some indoor. The previous order made progress by allowing salons, barbershops, pools, live-streamed concerts,
Berkeley Unified School District has gone entirely virtual this fall, and many Berkeley High School traditions have been cancelled or redesigned to function online, including freshman orientation. This year’s orientation provided its fair share of challenges, mostly involving a lack of participation and enthusiasm.
