Shortly before the suit was filed, a district Title IX investigation found that former chemistry teacher and football coach Matthew Bissell engaged in a years-long pattern of inappropriate behavior.
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Berkeley High student faces up to reality of vision loss
Jorden Johnson and his mother Keisha Darden. Photo: courtesy family Sometimes bad things happen to good people, changing the trajectory of their lives with no notice. For Jorden Johnson, a 17-year-old senior at Berkeley High School, this moment came while attending football practice in the summer of 2015. Johnson says it was like any other day. He was […]
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BHS grad coaches Ecuador’s first American football team
Coach Owen Krebs talks to his team before its inaugural game, in late July, against a team from Lima, Peru. Photo: Daniel Pulgarian Owen Krebs embodies everything that is Berkeley: passion, engagement and the desire to make the world a better place. Last winter, the energetic 24-year-old relocated to Ecuador where the former Berkeley High […]
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Berkeley’s Lazarus, football player, to Cal State Fresno
The Berkeley High BHS signing ceremony for Michael Lazarus took place earlier this week. Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD Berkeley High School celebrated National Letter of Intent Signing Day 2014 on Wednesday with a signing ceremony for Berkeley High football player Michael Lazarus. Lazarus was awarded an athletic scholarship at a Division I university, California State University, Fresno. The young man’s mother, Neesa Lazarus, is also […]
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Despite football loss to O’Dowd, Berkeley High celebrates
Bishoo O’Dowd defeated the BHS Yellow Jackets, 21-0. Photo: Mark Coplan The Berkeley High Yellowjackets lost to Bishop O’Dowd 21-0 on Friday, Nov. 1, but the evening still held some special moments. The parents of senior players escorted them out to the field; the Cheer King and Queen were announced, the Pep Band was bigger […]
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BUSD addresses concerns over BHS campus construction
Berkeley High's old gym is slated for replacement with Measure I funds. Photo: Tracey Taylor Earlier this month, the Berkeley Unified School District abruptly closed Berkeley High School’s Old Gym citing the unsafe condition of the building. The lack of warning meant that several of the school’s sports teams, including its football squad, had no place to store equipment. […]
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Closure of BHS gym rattles athletes, angers parents
The Old Gym at Berkeley High School was abruptly shut this week because of seismic safety concerns. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The unexpected and abrupt closure of Berkeley High School’s Old Gym this week has thrown some of the school’s athletic programs into turmoil. On Monday, members of the football team were told they could not […]
