Black Athlete Spotlight
Zariyah King is a junior and guard for the Berkeley High School girls’ varsity basketball team. While she and her family were living in Georgia, they lived across from a basketball court where her brother would take her to play with him.
Fall sports postseason recap and review
All Berkeley High School cross country teams had a successful 2023 season, earning first place in the West Alameda County Conference league. According to BHS senior Mason Mullen, “We’re just the fastest we’ve ever been.” In California, it is notoriously difficult to make it to the state cross-country championships because California is one of
BHS alumni reflect on homecoming game
The tradition of the homecoming football game first began in the 1910s in American colleges such as the University of Minnesota. This game was designed to have alumni come back to their alma mater to support current students and show school pride.
Jackets crush Encinal in league opener
On Friday, Oct. 6, the Berkeley High School football team took on Encinal High School for their first West Alameda County Conference League game, winning by a score of 55-6.
Jackets sting Monarchs with a 27-6 win
On Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, the Mount Eden Monarchs faced off against the Berkeley High School Yellow Jackets in a game of flag football. The game began with an exciting start.
BHS sports sees increasing attendance
According to Robin Van der Vegt, a co-athletic director at Berkeley High School, prior to COVID-19, football and volleyball games at BHS often had a few hundred attendees at each game.
‘Bottoms,’ a basic plot paired with campy, feel-good comedy
“Bottoms” was the most-watched film on Letterboxd, the social media website for film nerds, on its first week of wide release. It’s been marked as “watched” by over 100k users, far more than other summer movies like “Gran Turismo” and “Blue Beetle.” But it has thus far made a mediocre nine million at the box
Fall sports preview: A new season starts
Last season, the girls volleyball team made it through the first round of North Coast Section playoffs but was defeated by the first seed, Monte Vista, in the quarter finals.
Athletes weigh priorities in college search
“Before I found out you could get full-rides from sports and that I would be successful in football, I was just planning on going to community college because I didn’t feel like it was worth being in that much debt,” said Berkeley High School senior and Stanford football commit Jackson Harris.
Athlete Profile: Oliver Shrieve
Oliver Shrieve, junior and Berkeley High School boys volleyball captain, started playing volleyball at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School when he was 11 years old.
Revival of promposal sparks competition
Boom boxes, big signs, and bare chests painted with the letters P, R, O, and M. These are all hallmarks of an average day in March at Berkeley High School during promposal season.
Students without phones navigate socially
Sevan Minassian-Godner, a Berkeley High School senior, has used a flip phone for nearly a year. After going to a school retreat in February 2022, he realized how glued people had been to their phones. “There were people at tables eating or sitting at tables who were just texting each other,” Minassian-Godner said.
Runners and artists take on Turkey Trot
As a drone circled overhead capturing video, nine Berkeley High School students and John Villavicencio, BHS director of student activities, lined up on the football field to start the turkey trot.
A day in the life of Juan Raygoza
Most Friday mornings, Berkeley High School principal Juan Raygoza delivers donuts. Clutching the pastry-filled box, he ambles down BHS hallways, past classrooms filled with students watching the morning announcements.
Lack of substitute teachers burdens BUSD educators
In recent years, Berkeley High School has grappled with a severe substitute shortage, which began during the pandemic. BHS students are no strangers to being greeted by vacant classrooms with no substitute available. Becoming a substitute requires a four-year college degree, a California Basic Educational Skills Test pass certificate, and the patience to handle students’