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PENNIES FOR PATIENTS
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Pennies for Patients Made a Difference
We are proud and happy to say that we have just
finished our Pennies for Patients fundraiser. We raised
five-hundred dollars for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society,
and we can't wait to send our donation into the foundation. During the two weeks,
students and teachers brought their loose change to contribute to
this event. Pennies
were positive points and all silver coins were negative. The race was close from the
beginning.
Congratulations to the seniors our
Winners!!! You guys
stepped up your game in the last week and broke through to the
lead. The staff who
took the lead from day one ended up in second place; the freshmen in
third; the juniors in fourth and the sophomores placed last. We thank all those
who participated and contributed to this event. We would also like
to express our appreciation to all the parents and faculty who made
a donation check to this fundraiser. Again, thank you so
much everyone! The
funds are for a worthy cause which we happily
support.
Michael Connolly, Sherine Sadaghi and Lauren
Pease
Community Service
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2010 MOM'S LUNCHEON
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2010 Mom's
Luncheon
The 2010 moms enjoyed a wonderful luncheon in
April at Paula O'Brien's lovely home in
Clayton. We were delighted to have four first-time
attendees and enjoyed getting to know them.
We ended our afternoon with an insightful "get
acquainted" game led by Kathleen Rago. Each mom was asked the
question, "If you had the time to take one class, what class would
you enjoy taking"? Answers ranged from gourmet
cooking to tap dancing to
Old Testament
history. It was fun getting to know each
other!
Don't miss our last
luncheon of the school year on Friday, May 16th at
Kathy Ferro's home. We are spicing things up
with a Mexican cuisine theme! Evites have already been sent to
all 2010 moms.
If you did not recevie an
Evite, please click on my name below to email me for more
information.
2010
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COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
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College and Career News
 Sophomores:
Class ring
brochures will be distributed during May class meetings; extra
brochures will be available in the CCC for any sophomores who may
miss the class meeting. A representative from Herff
Jones will be at Berean on Tuesday, May 20th during the
lunch period to take ring orders for sophomores or
juniors.
Juniors:
If you intend to take
or re-take the SAT or ACT next fall, you may register online over
the summer. For SAT
Reasoning or SAT Subject exams, visit www.collegeboard.com and for an ACT, visit www.actstudent.org.
Seniors:
If you would like more graduation announcements,
please see Mrs. Sweeris.
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S
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Never Give Up!
 In just a few weeks the Class of 2008 will turn the
tassel to end a significant stage in their High School careers. The spiritual growth and
development that has taken place in their lives these past four
years may not demonstrate its fruit for many more years to
come. But, one thing we
can be sure of, is what we as parents and teachers have done for
these young people gave them foundational opportunities for their
futures. As I prepare
to offer some last words of encouragement to the Class of 2008, I
can't help but think that while they will individually go in many
directions, there is a basic principle of life that will last. The principle is to
persevere in the Truth no matter how the world will influence
them. Class of
2008-never give up.
If our young people are to become the life-time
followers of Christ we hope they will be, then let them take these
good words of advice from Dr. Kent Keith (1968) from his book "The
Paradoxical Commandment:"
People are unreasonable, illogical and
self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish
motives.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you
vulnerable.
Be honest anyway.
The biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest
people with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed
overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may turn against you if
you help them.
Help them anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you may get
kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you've got
anyway.
Help me help these young people internalize the
principle to never give up, and while we are at it, we may want to
internalize it for ourselves too. Work, dream, give and love
with the love the Lord gave each of us, even if we never receive
anything in return. Let
us also believe what Luke 6:38 has to say: "For if you give, you
will get! Your gift
will return to you in full and over flowing measure, pressed down,
shaken together to make room for more, and running over. Whatever measure you use to
give-large or small-will be used to measure what is given back to
you." So never
give up.
On another note, there are two important notices I
need to remind you as parents to be aware of so that they will not
catch you by surprise:
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RenWeb will be disconnected beginning May 23rd. Report cards will be
mailed out the first week in June.
- Also, remind your student that even though it is the
end of the year it is not the time to let down their guards. Any demerits earned
starting on May 5th until the last day of school, which is May
29th, will carry over to the following year's
record.
At the end of the school year I usually like to give
you the opportunity to respond to our school-wide survey on RenWeb
that will give us your evaluation of how well we are doing. This survey will become
activated on May 2nd and remain open for your response until May
23rd. As before, these
surveys are designed for all families to respond with complete
anonymity. The results
will give us only the number of participants and their
response. I have been
conducting these surveys each year for the past two years and I have
been disappointed by the low response. Nonetheless, we take all of
those respondent's comments and suggestions to find ways to improve
our school program. So,
please take time to respond; it is simple and does not require much
time to accomplish.
Thank you.
Since this is our last Newsletter correspondence, I
want to express my heart-felt appreciation to many of you who have
given so much time in helping us accomplish this service by your
voluntary assistance.
Also, on behalf of the faculty and staff I want to thank each
and every one of you for entrusting us with your most valuable
possessions, your sons and daughters.
May God richly bless each of you with a wonderful
summer. And, may He
bless each of your family members with His abundant love and
grace.
Sincerely,
Mr.
Noriega
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BEREAN CHRISTIAN
BACCALAUREATE
Sunday, May
25th,2008
at 3:00 pm
North Creek
Church
2303
Ygnacio Valley Road
Walnut
Creek, CA
GRADUATION
Friday, May
30th, 2008
at 7:30 pm
Golden Hills Community
Church
2401 Shady
Willow Lane
Brentwood,
CA
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JSB
Portraits---
To those students who were photographed by Picateers
at JSB--- You will receive an email in approximately one
week with a password from Picateers to give you access to the
photos. You place your order directly with them and
they will ship the orders to your home. The photos will be posted
online at www.picateers.com where
you can review and choose the photos and picture packages you wish
to purchase. If you are not happy with the photos you are
under no obligation to purchase any at
all. We promise to produce quality photos at a
reasonable price.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Jung at
(925) 949-6109.
Below are the ID numbers
to reference if your are an escrip
user:
500017549 Boys' Basketball
Program
142474966 Main School
Budget
500017550 Football
Program
500017551 Cross Country
Program
500017552 Girls'
Volleyball Program
500017553 Tennis
Program
500017554 Soccer
Program
500017555 Girls'
Basketball Program
500017556 Baseball
Program
500017560 Golf
Program
500017559 Track
Program
500017558 Boys' Volleyball
Program
500017557 Softball
Program
500017561 Swimming
Program
500017562 Music
Department
500017563 Drama
Department
500017563 Art
Department
500017572 Cheerleading
Program
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Brain Tumor Walk for
Coach Johnson
This past Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 we took part in the
San Francisco Brain
Tumor Walk and Angel Adventure with Coach
Johnson. It was an opportunity for an outreach
ministry to give hope to families who need Jesus for strength and
guidance. We had about
25 students, parents and faculty all wearing bright yellow t-shirts
partially donated by Jeff Willis reading "got
hope?" on the front and the back reading "Jesus is
the answer."
"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their
strength. They will
soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they
walk and not be faint."
These shirts  stood out in
the crowd of thousands of people as we walked proudly with our
shirts. We could see by
some of the smiles on peoples faces that our message spoke to the
hearts around us.
We wanted to share the message that Jesus is the
answer to what truly has blessed Coach Johnson and his
family through this time, and all they want to do is spread the love
and hope of the Lord to people who are going through this same
trial. It
blessed us all to share this day with Coach and to also make a
donation for the research in finding a cure. There is HOPE and faith in
finding a cure.
Mrs. Chung
SG Advisor
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TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
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TEACHER APPRECIATION
WEEK
Throughout
this month we have prepared for Teacher Appreciation
Week to honor our faculty and staff. We've made
picture frames (pictured left), wrote cards, took
pictures, made a special video, shopped for favor gifts,
painted posters and did some baking. It has been
worth it to show our incredible staff how much we love
and appreciate them. Each day last
week our class officers served the staff lunch in
classroom E2.
On Monday, the freshmen served a delicious
catered lunch from the Maestre family Filipino catering
business; Tuesday the sophomores served a catered
Mexican fiesta from El Faro; Wednesday the juniors
served a homemade spaghetti feast; Thursday the seniors
served a Chinese buffet from Three Brothers from China;
and on Friday our entire class shared lunch with the
staff purchasing lunches from the Art Show Barbecue.
The staff was
also honored at a special chapel with a video on
Friday
and presented cards and a gift; jackets with our field
logo honoring our new athletic field. We also made
picture frames with the staff photos including verses
and or words of thanks and encouragement that are now
hanging on the halls of the office so they can feel
encouraged and blessed every.
Pictured right: Seana Shafer and Dr.
Comfort wearing their new
jackets!
Jewell Chung
Student Government
Advisor
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HISTORY
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BEREAN'S SIXTH ANNUAL HISTORY FAIR
"The Allied Invasion of Normandy" by Matt
Adams
The
6th Annual History Fair was a tremendous success
and it was estimated to be the most well
attended to date! The projects...well, I ran out
of great adjectives to use an hour or two into the judging
process. Amazing, inspiring, awesome!!! If you were
there, you know what I mean.
"The
Eiffel Tower: Making Its' Way To The Top" by Mariah
Soltero
The
following projects received special recognition:
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By unanimous
decision of three judges, Best of Show went
to Brooke Fraser for "Their Blood
Resounds". The project compares the persecution of
Christians by the Roman Empire in the First & Second Centuries
with that of Christians in North Korea in the 21st Century. She
explains her interest in the subject is because she "plans on
becoming a missionary someday and and has been moved by many
stories of Christans who withstood terrible suffering for Christ's
sake."
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The award for
Creative Excellence went to Dustin
McCormick for "Soviet Espionage in the Cold
War" which was exceptionally high on viewer involvement
& interaction.
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Brendan
Dailey received recognition in Academic
Excellence for his work on "Snipers in World War
II". He produced a rock-solid thesis, excellent research
and highly supportive visuals.
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Claire
Fredriks was recognized for Best Integration of a
Biblical Worldview. The Biblical applications this year
were the best ever. There was much competition for this catagory.
Claires' presentation of "Child Prostitution in India" was an
excellent example of many demonstrating a Biblical worldview.
"Under The Veil" by Kirsten Pouch
Many
projects moved people emotionally, hopefully, to greater action for
Christ. These top four projects will be reassembled for the
Annual Awards night ceremony on Monday, May 12. The
students are now busy writing stories of things they learned and
experienced through these projects. Perhaps there may be a platform
for sharing these later. In a few weeks, Dr. Jung
will post a slide show of projects on the school
website. Keep checking for it.
Berean has
every reason to be grateful to the Lord for the outstanding job
these students have done. Thanks for all the support to
Administration, staff, and parents. Congratulations to all students
who worked so hard!
Social Sciences
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
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The count down is here and May has
arrived! We're
excited for the ending weeks as we put our final events in
motion. We begin with a
PALS lunch on Monday, May 12th. We will
be "passing the baton" on Tuesday, May 13th
with the SG assembly. At this
assembly, our current class will give gifts to the next
year's class and our theme for next year will be
introduced by our new ASB President Kristen Fraser. Later that day at lunch, we
will begin day 1 of our Dodgeball Tournament where
16 teams have already signed up. This tournament will last
until Friday, May 16th when a championship team is crowned. Next, we have Senior Retreat
from Sunday, May 18th through Tuesday, May 20th at the KOA Camp in Santa
Cruz. The guest
speaker is alumni Tim Arnett ('05)
who did an incredible job at last year's senior retreat. The final event will occur
on the same day Wednesday, May 21st. We will have senior
chapel were the senior officers select seniors to share and have a
final class prayer.
I am so thankful and blessed for the hard work
and commitment this class has given to me and the
school. Each
one of them represented our class verse as the Divine Servant and it
was a joy to serve along side them everyday. I will miss them all
very much.
Your
joyful servant,
Mrs.
Chung
SG
Advisor
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MUSIC NEWS
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The
Abundant Life Singers Tour was last week...and we
are tuckered out, but very blessed!
If any
of you think that our main purpose is to end up at Disneyland...you
are incorrect. We sang
and ministered at the Fresno family shelter, arriving in Riverside
at 1 a.m. at the fine Motel 6.
Try to find out who didn't have beds in their room! The next morning took us to
California Baptist University, where we had a quick campus tour, a 1
1/2 hour voice class, and then a two hour choir rehearsal with their
fantastic choir.
ALS sung for them and did a great job and they
decided to sing their best performance of the year
there. I
wonder if 140 college students and another high school choir of
about 60 made any difference to them??
We sang at Magnolia Village Retirement Center, which
is across the street from the college. The people were so
appreciative of our kids.
I wish that you could see the love our students
showed because it would have warmed your heart. After that
exhausting day we finally arrived in Anaheim.
The Los
Angeles Mission was our next stop, where we sang for about 100
homeless and guest.
It is one of the greatest blessings of our
year. We shared
the program with Sister Quinn, who spoke a very powerful message
which will be remembered.
I will never forget Sister Quinn. And, she called me Sister
Natalie. I kind of like
that. Any of you who
want to begin addressing me that way, may. : )
No rest for the weary...on to Artesia Christian Home
for two performances.
What a blessing this home always is to us. The people, mostly of Dutch
decent, and all Christians, show us what a lifetime of loving God
looks like.
This was my tenth year there and I, as usual, left
very blessed.
Ask some kids about our motel fiasco. It still stings a little for
me, as it was most likely my fault. AARGH! But, God is good and found
us another place to stay quickly. That's all the detail I will
give. Once, again, I
came home very tired, and very happy to have spent quality time with
my students. We all
grow closer to each other while we are
gone.
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 Now, on to the
musical!!! Don't miss
it. May 9th and 10th at
7:30 pm in the Berean gym.
It is a Broadway Revue this year, with the
addition of several very funny sketches by the Drama
Department.
You will laugh
your socks off.
$8 adults, $5
students.
Music Department
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SPRING
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"Living it Out" at Spring Retreat
This
year's Spring Retreat was an awesome time of fun,
fellowship, and growing closer to our Lord. It began with excited
students leaving early on Thursday after lunch to hop
on the bus for a three hour ride to the mountains of
Silver Spur Christian Camp. After settling in, the first
event of the trip was a time of worship and hearing the first
session from our energetic speaker, Jeremy
Swigard. He
shared how we needed to "lace up" and be ready for the race for the
Lord.
 The events on Friday were highlighted by the
recreational fun of a giant swing (pictured left),
the rock climbing wall and, of course, the
thought provoking words of our high spirited
speaker once again.
To conclude Friday night the students gathered around the
campfire to roast s'mores, and share about how God
has been moving in our lives.
We also had a special time
of prayer for Coach Johnson.
 Friday morning Jeremy challenged us to live
for the Lord and reach out to our families, friends and
community.
Overall, the retreat was spiritually encouraging and
physically a blast!
Luke
Heisinger and Shada Sadeghi
Spiritual Emphasis
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JUNIOR SENIOR
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An Enchanted Evening at
JSB
"Welcome to the
Claremont!" greeted the friendly
doorman, as students strolled through the doors of the beautiful and
elegant Claremont Castle. The stunning interior, as
well as the scenery
surrounding the white castle left students spellbound. From 5:30 to 6:30 pm, JSB
attendees enjoyed socializing with their friends while listening to
a harpist and taking pictures in front of the castle backdrop
painted by artist Tyler Norwood (pictured
above), eating appetizers, sipping lemonade with green
sugar-rimmed glasses, dipping various food items into the 44"
chocolate fountain, and filling up on a assorted candy ranging from
green rock candy to green gummy rings to chocolate covered raisins
and mints. But
that was just the beginning...
 When the students entered the ballroom to two
knights holding royal flags at the door as they entered, they were
awed by the beautifully decorated tables and grand
stage. After
everyone found their castle named table and were seated, the live
performers came out singing and performing "Be our Guest"
both on the stage and throughout the audience. Then while they enjoyed
their salads each table selected the best dressed of the
evening. It was
difficult to choose because everyone looked amazing.
The best dressed boy was Tim Allen,
the girl Tracy Adams, and the couple,
Kirsti Dishman and Mitch
Lee, who all took home the movie "Enchanted" as a
gift.
 For the
main course everyone enjoyed the beef tenderloin cooked to
perfection on risotto and fresh asparagus. Once again, the
performers dazzled us with a final number to wish everyone a happily
ever after evening as we enjoyed our sweet dessert of turtle
cheesecake. We
concluded with a few
special thank you's and then the students were given their photo
albums and chocolate castle gifts. This spectacular
night at the Claremont Castle came to a close but, the memories will
live on. Happily Ever
After!
Bradley
Davis
Junior
Class Officer
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CHEER SQAUD NEWS
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2007-2008 Varsity Cheer Highlights
The girls strike a jazz pose at the beginning of their
routine
Following
weeks of early morning practices, the BCHS Varsity Cheer
Team packed up and headed down to Azusa Pacific University
for the Fellowship of Christian Cheerleaders' West Coast
Championships. This
year our team branched out and competed in a new category: Senior Jazz
Dance. We are
especially grateful to alumnus Leah Gonzalez, Class
of 2001, for sharing her expertise in dance by choreographing a
professional routine and working with the team to help prepare them
for competition.
The girls did an amazing job at the
competition! The only damper on the whole
experience was leaving behind senior Alexis McIntosh who was nursing
illness and an injured ankle; she was greatly missed!
The team with their
first place trophy! From left to right: Coach Lynn
Arnett, Kristen Borde, Cady Lang, Lena Miller, Angela
Lucero, Caroline Johnson.
We are also
pleased to report that the BCHS Varsity Cheer Team
has been awarded highest scholastic championship team
award for the North Coast Section of the California
Interscholastic Federation.
The team's cumulative grade point average for winter 2008 was
3.81 earning them another banner for the gym!
2008-2009 Varsity Cheer Squad Selected
Back row: Aly
Prior, Mae Johnson, Caroline Johnson, Angela Lucero, Cady Lang
Front row:
Alexia Paredes, Laney Penn, Taylor Shafer, Kjersten Jensen,
Meagan Barbee, Lauren Hogan, Kristen
Borde
Cheer
clinics for those trying out for next year's cheer squad were held
in the evenings on April 21-24 culminating in the actual try outs on
Friday, April 25.
All of the girls trying out worked hard and are to be
commended for showing their best spirit in front of the
judges. Those
who were selected for the squad were invited to a special
celebration at Berean on Tuesday, April 29 during seventh
period.
Congratulations to Coach Lynn Arnett and the BCHS
Varsity Cheer Squad for 2008-2009!
Written by Celia Miller
2008 Cheer mom!
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MONTEREY BAY FIELDTRIP
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Monterey
Bay Aquarium
Trip
On Monday, April 28th the students in Dr. Comfort's
and Miss Fung's Biology, Anatomy & Physiology and Advanced
Placement Physics classes headed off on another field trip to the
Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey. Three buses of students and
chaperones left Berean around 9:30 am and returned about 8:30 that
night. In
between they spent time at the aquarium working to complete their
class specific assignments and were treated to a little R & R
time at a nearby beach.
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