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Berkeley High party deaths: Oakland police arrest two

Avatar photo by Alex N. Gecan March 31, 2023, 9:28 a.m.March 31, 2023

Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia were killed at a house party in North Oakland Oct. 1. Police said they have arrested two suspects in the killings.

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Berkeley High was once Cal’s biggest feeder school but not anymore

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich March 26, 2023, 7:12 a.m.March 29, 2023

Until recently, Berkeley High students were admitted to Cal at above average rates — even with lower GPAs. That’s no longer the case.

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A ‘lovely person inside and out’: Berkeley High cheerleader dies unexpectedly

by Frances Dinkelspiel March 21, 2023, 2:30 p.m.March 22, 2023

Lillia Bartlow, who was involved in a collision on Claremont Avenue in 2016, died Friday. She was 16.

Posted inArts

Painter Héctor Muñoz-Guzmán, 3rd-generation South Berkeley resident, draws inspiration from his family

by Mary Corbin March 10, 2023, 1:23 p.m.March 10, 2023

He is currently painting a seven-panel tribute to South Berkeley through the city’s Civic Arts Commission.

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Jewish families ask BUSD to move high school graduation to preserve Sabbath

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich March 09, 2023, 3:44 p.m.March 9, 2023

District leaders say graduation will remain on Saturday this year, but they will try to move it in future years.

Posted inSchools

BUSD could drop plan for downtown parking garage after year of pushback

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Feb. 17, 2023, 4:30 p.m.February 17, 2023

City and district officials are exploring other options to secure parking for Berkeley High teachers rather than move forward with a $27 million, voter-approved garage on Milvia Street.

Outside of gleaming white building with bas relief of bare-chested Greek-looking figure
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Tour Berkeley High’s gleaming new building for visual and performing arts

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Feb. 02, 2023, 4:29 p.m.February 13, 2023

The new A Building is now open for classes such as Jazz Band and video production. The revamped Berkeley Community Theater will open later this year.

Posted inSchools

Berkeley students aiming to prevent fentanyl overdoses say ‘don’t do drugs’ won’t cut it

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Jan. 27, 2023, 3:27 p.m.January 31, 2023

A Berkeley High student group’s harm-reduction campaign prioritizes placing FentCheck strips in school and increasing access to education.

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Can Jasmina Viteskic reform Berkeley schools’ Title IX office?

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Jan. 10, 2023, 11:59 a.m.January 12, 2023

Student leaders trust her. She’s made the complaint process less painful. But can the charismatic Title IX coordinator fix how the district handles sexual assault?

Posted inSchools

Berkeley teacher who sent 15,000 letters to students gets a ‘love letter’ of her own

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Jan. 01, 2023, 7:00 a.m.January 3, 2023

A new documentary chronicles Berkeley High teacher Nancy Rubin’s decades-long project delivering letters written to students’ future selves.

Posted inSchools

See how your Berkeley school did on state tests

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Dec. 06, 2022, 1:10 p.m.December 6, 2022

An interactive graphic created by CalMatters allows you to see how test scores changed at every Berkeley school through the pandemic — broken down by race, grade and other factors.

Posted inSchools

Berkeley students’ reading test scores stable through pandemic, math scores drop 4 points

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Dec. 05, 2022, 2:56 p.m.December 6, 2022

High schoolers saw the biggest drop in scores. Achievement gaps, still a major crisis, didn’t dramatically worsen as many expected.

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