BHS students face hurdles within U.S. medical system
The closer teens get to adulthood, the closer they get to adult responsibilities like insurance, rent, and navigating the healthcare system. American teenagers face this dilemma uniquely, as America is one of few wealthy countries without universal insurance or health care, as well as one of the most expensive countries for pursuing higher education.
Bakers, mathematicians celebrate Pi Day
Pi Day, celebrated on March 14, is a celebration of pi, the constant that represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The first three of the infinite digits of pi are 3.14, so March 14 was chosen for the annual celebration.
Linda Carr brings art and passion to BHS
Linda Carr holds a multitude of roles at Berkeley High School — the Beginning Modern/Jazz Dance, Dance Production, and Advanced Dance teacher; choreographer for the play Urinetown; and leader for the visual and performing arts department at BHS. Growing up in Marin County, Carr went to Redwood High School.
Verse becomes art on stage at the BHS SLAM Spoken Word club
Spoken word is a powerful performance of poetry that, rather than reflecting one’s own story, reflects a broader message about society as a whole. Spoken word centers largely around how a poem is performed using both vocal techniques and physical movements when delivering meaningful lines. The Berkeley High School Student Led Arts Movement Spoken
Anatomy students dissect hearts and ethics through class
Dissecting animals happens around five times a year in Honors Anatomy and Physiology classes at Berkeley High School. It allows students to have a physical representation of what they’re learning about and gives them a hands-on activity.
Where do you feel most connected to the Black community?
“I feel connected to the Black community here at Berkeley High because I take African dance,” said sophomore Corina Blanton, later explaining the connection she gains from the class by being surrounded by other Black youth, as well as the appreciation she feels from others in the class interested in the art of African
Spotlight: Young Black women who are up for the challenge
It is their experiences as Black girls and their confidence in themselves that allow Berkeley High School students Markayla Griffin, Amaya Houston, and Tamar McKey to have a positive impact on their community through taking on academic and leadership challenges.
Dungeons and Dragons assembles party of BHS math teachers
Benjamin Nathan, Korianna Austera, Michael Weitz: Berkeley High School math teachers by weekday, and Dungeons & Dragons enthusiasts by weekend. Beginning during quarantine, they’ve been meeting semi-regularly to join in playing the game.
BHS students gain new perspectives, foster connections abroad
“Going to school in Spain opened me up to a lot of different opinions and a lot of different insights,” said Liam Graham, a Berkeley High School senior who spent a semester studying abroad at the American School of Madrid, an international school in Madrid, Spain. For BHS senior Emma Claus, studying abroad at Hiyoshigaoka
What’s your favorite place to hang out in the Bay Area?
Berkeley High School senior Charlotte Lee mentioned her love for nature in Berkeley. “Up behind the Claremont, there’s this grove of eucalyptus trees,” she said, “It’s great.” She also shared her appreciation for the Berkeley Hills, “It’s really pretty up there, it’s a great place to go on hikes and stuff like that,” Lee said.
BHS seniors reflect on their musical educations within BUSD
Typically, a Berkeley Unified School District student takes their first music class in third grade, learning how to play the recorder. In fourth and fifth grades, students can select an instrument from a range of brass, woodwind and string instruments.