Berkeley Unified is fortunate to have a significant number of employees who have dedicated their entire careers to our schools. A shining example of service to the District is Operations Manager Greg Williams, who is retiring after an astounding 44 years with the District. His announcement has been met with widespread expressions of gratitude for […]
Auspicious Launch for Class of 2019 at New Graduation Venue
The 2019 graduation of BUSD high school seniors on June 15 was a double celebration – of the students’ achievement and of the successful relocation of the graduation ceremony from its prior home at the UC Berkeley Greek Theatre to Haas Pavilion on the Cal campus. The smooth transition was all the more remarkable since […]
Constellation of Leaders Honor Superintendent Evans
A literal armload of high honors – including from the California Senate, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors – was bestowed on BUSD Superintendent Donald Evans during a farewell ceremony at the School Board meeting on June 12. “You have been a mighty leader – you absolutely have been, in every […]
Celebration and Certificates for English Learners Who’ve Attained Proficiency
The atmosphere was festive at the Berkeley Adult School multi-purpose room last Wednesday evening, June 4, when students and family members gathered to celebrate English Language Learners (ELL) who’ve attained English proficiency. The annual Reclassification Ceremony honored the 124 BUSD students who were certified as fluent this year, up from 98 students last year and […]
Berkeley High Bridge Students Celebrate Graduation and College Plans Ahead
There were many reasons for the group of twenty-nine Berkeley High seniors to gather and celebrate with family, friends, teachers, and mentors in the school library on May 29th. Back in 2015, these students became members of the sixth cohort of the BHS Bridge program determined to successfully transition to high school, carrying with them […]
Special Exhibition at Brower Center – BHS Student Art Raises Alarms Over Future of Our Planet
For an excellent view into the window – or many windows – of how Berkeley High students view the state of the environment and what we humans are doing to it, consider stopping by the featured Art/Act: Youth exhibition at Berkeley’s David Brower Center. The exhibit, which runs to Sept. 12, marries environmentalism and art […]
Oxford Elementary School Teacher Wins Prestigious US Environmental Award
Oxford Elementary School teacher Jackie Omania has been honored with the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. Ms. Omania was selected the 2019 winner from Region 9 of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which includes California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii. “Ms. Omania has gone above and beyond in her teaching career to better her student’s […]
Mayor’s Proclamation Celebrates Berkeley High’s ‘Mama Washington’
Berkeley High’s Naomi Diouf, fondly known as “Mama Washington,” was lauded in a City of Berkeley Proclamation, title “In Honor of Mama Washington,” issued on Thursday, May 16, by Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin. The upcoming retirement of Ms. Diouf, teacher of African/Haitian dance and chair of the African American Studies Department, has prompted an outpouring […]
Award-winning Poet and Novelist Elizabeth Acevedo Makes Berkeley School Visits
Poet and novelist Elizabeth Acevedo drew richly on her experience growing up as the Afro-Latina child of Dominican immigrants in New York City when she performed and spoke about her work to an enthralled audience of more than 1000 Berkeley High students, including the entire 9th grade, on May 14 in the Community Theater. Acevedo […]
Important Changes to the School Calendar in 2020
BUSD Calendar Page The first day of school for the 2019-20 school year is Monday, August 26, 2019. The next school year will end on Friday, June 12, 2020. In 2020, school will begin a week earlier than in 2019. The first day of school will be Monday, August 17, 2020. The school year will […]
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