On Wednesday, February 19, Berkeley High School students and staff spoke out about systemic rape culture at a Berkeley School Board meeting. Student organizers of the walkout, which took place the week before, came prepared to call the board to action with seven demands.
As January comes to a close, the focus of high school students across the world has increasingly turned to college. Students across the country are finding the college admissions system unfair and inequitable.
Berkeley High School sports have a reputation for being strong and competitive teams. In the past, our teams have won countless games and become league champions.
Field Hockey The girls’ varsity field hockey team has had a successful season, currently holding a record of 5-5-2. Their greatest accomplishment was defeating University High School, who is number one in the league, with a score of 1-0.
When thinking about sports at Berkeley High School it’s easy to focus on the successes and failures of the boys’ teams. However, the girls’ athletics at BHS are equally — if not more — successful and relevant.
Haley Kirtland, a current senior and captain of the Berkeley High School swim team, holds seven BHS records — five individual and two relay — and is the first BHS swimmer to ever compete at state championships.
The 2020 Summer Olympics are coming. The 2020 summer games will make a return to Tokyo, Japan for the first time since 1964. While there are many mainstays returning once again to the Olympics, following is a list of all the sports that are either brand new, have been altered, or are coming back to
Being an athlete is more than just a label. For some, sports are more than just a game. Being an athlete is a daily task of discipline, determination, and perseverance.
Illustration by Ari Libenson While Berkeley High School’s athletic program both appreciates and relies heavily on its coaches, the salaries of these coaches do not reflect this.
Photograph by Trinity Graham FOOTBALL The Berkeley High School Football team had a rocky start to their season, which continued throughout the fall. They ended the season with a 0-10 record.
Photograph by Nigel Oliphant In the past two weeks, the levels of chlorine and other chemicals in the Berkeley High School pool have become hazardous, affecting the numerous students who play on the boys’ and girls’ Water Polo teams. This chemical imbalance was a result of a broken chlorine reader, which was feeding too
Photograph by Samuel Heller For many Berkeley High School students, the end of summer is a time of relaxation. However, for fall sport athletes, the end of summer is packed with tryouts, preseason workouts, and practices.
Photograph by Paolo Harris-Paz Berkeley High School’s undeniable sense of community can be seen throughout the school year, whether it’s during unity week, at assemblies, within the diverse collection of clubs, or at dance performances.
Varsity water polo Captain Zev Bennett started playing freshman year because of its “hard-core” nature. Water polo is a highly strenuous sport, in which athletes tread water for nearly half an hour while competitors attempt to drown, kick, and win in anyway they can.
Only a few months ago, the state government first imposed strict stay-at-home orders for every California resident, due to the spread of COVID-19, causing mass panic and forcing many people to stop working.
Berkeley High School’s February 2020 walkouts against sexual assault sparked school and district-wide conversations about rape culture on campus — conversations that have continued despite the school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In mid-July, a group of self-identified upperclassmen created an Instagram account, @bhsprotectors, to “call out perpetrators and give survivors a safe
The United States holds many possibilities. It’s a place that offers asylum, job opportunities, and freedom. These are the factors that pull people from countries around the world to the US.
