BIHS Parent Action Group
The BIHS Parent Action Group meets every three weeks across from the Career Center in room D220. We seek your involvement in little and big ways. Take pictures, arrange for a teacher's lunch, help with field trips, lead a service project, be a mentor, raise money, participate in whole school leadership committees and more.
- Would you like to know more about events, programs and changes in your child's school and how you can get involved?
- Want to meet administrators from the BIHS learning community?
- Interested in meeting other BIHS parents who want to make a difference?
Find out more about how you can participate in large and small ways. Please join us for a vibrant discussion of BIHS's needs and a social gathering with the Parent Action Group on
TONIGHT, May 9th @ 7 pm.
Location: College Career Center 'A' Building 2nd Floor
Snacks will be served!
One Month From Today . . .
Tickets for the celebration on Friday, June
8th are limited, due to capacity constraints in the Pauley Pavilion.
Graduating BIHS Students do not need a ticket to attend, but their guests
do.
Each student may purchase up to 2 guest tickets using Brown Paper Tickets
(BPT), http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/225523.
Students on free or reduced price lunch should see Ms. Milton in D157 to
obtain tickets for their guests. Please be sure to secure your two guest
tickets prior to May 23!
During the check-out process on BPT, you may include a request for waiting
list tickets. If extra tickets are available as of May 23rd, we will let
you know. We will release extra tickets in groups of 1 or 2 until we run
out.
Ticket prices are variable to encourage each family to help defray the costs
of this event with a donation to BIHS. Please also note that if a student
purchases more than 2 tickets on BPT prior to May 23, BIHS will consider the
extra tickets a donation.
All tickets are will-call. Nothing will be mailed. You will check in at
the door. We will keep track of tickets by student name, which you will
enter during the check-out process.
BIHS Staff will receive complementary tickets.
Should you have any questions about the ticket purchase process please send
an email to bihscelebration@gmail.com.
Note that other than placing people on the waiting list, advance requests
for additional tickets cannot be accommodated. (Please remember that the
Greek Theater holds 8,000 - 9000 but the Pauley Ballroom a mere 700 - 800.)
This is a great celebration, and we hope all BIHS seniors and their special
guests plan to attend.
Wish List
Check out the BIHS Wish list.
IB students have higher college enrollment and graduation rates, study finds
As part of an ongoing research project, the International Baccalaureate Organization has been tracking the college attendance and completion rates of IB students in the United States, and the news is good. Among the key findings in the latest report:
- A greater proportion of IB students (71%) enrolled full-time in a 2- or 4-year college than the national average (56%).
- The majority of IB students attended selective colleges and universities.
- Overall, 81% of IB students graduated within 6 years of enrolling full-time at a 4-year institution, compared to the national average of 57%.
The report, "Postsecondary Enrollment Patterns of IB Certificate and Diploma Candidates from U.S. High Schools," is available as a research summary or a full research brief on the IBO website.
A parent's perspective on BIHS and the IB program
Sandi Hunt, a BIHS parent leader whose daughter was a member of our first graduating class last June, has compiled her thoughts about the BIHS program and the International Baccalaureate diploma. Other BIHS parents, as well as families considering BIHS, may be interested in Sandi's take on an IB education and the meaning of an IB diploma for the college-bound. Read her letter >
Join the BIHS email list
New Berkeley International High School families — and those who may have missed out in years past — should sign up today for the BIHS email list. It's the best way to stay on top of what's happening at school, from important announcements to news updates about our students. You won't be swamped with mail (generally only a message or two per week) but you will be better informed. If you're not also on the all-BHS E-tree, you can subscribe to that list as well.
Keep track of grades, attendance and more on PowerSchool
Berkeley High's PowerSchool web portal for parents and students (ps.berkeley.net/public/) allows families to check assignments, review grades and track attendance. You can look up existing student and parent login information on the BUSD website. If you don't have a login yet, you will be able to create one on the PowerSchool site. More PowerSchool information can be found on the Berkeley High website.