Berkeley High School E-Tree
An invaluable resource for all Berkeley High families

Berkeley High has an organized email list that sends all subscribers the Student Daily Bulletin, the College & Career Advisor's Bulletin, and important BHS news and notices. The BHS e-tree works with the Berkeley High administration to ensure the accuracy of all information posted.

To subscribe automatically, send an e-mail message to:
bhs-request@lmi.net with "subscribe" as the first and only word in the subject line.

To unsubscribe automatically, send an e-mail message to:
bhs-request@lmi.net with "unsubcribe" as the first and only word in the subject line.

The BHS etree is also archived weekly, so that if you delete an important announcement you can find it again!

BHS E TREE: FAQ/Tips on How to Use

Now that the school year is underway, the BHS etree volunteers would like to welcome our new subscribers and welcome back our long-time subscribers  -- a total of  2,811!  Please encourage all BHS families to subscribe to the etree if they haven't already.  The etree, as you know, is a valuable source of information for notices about important school events and activities.

Please read, use, and pass on these tips about the BHS etree...

1. RESPONDING:
If you wish to respond to an etree posting, please do not hit reply but direct your message to the  contact person  who is listed at the top of the postings.  This goes for Janet Huseby's volunteer postings as well.  While she works closely with the etree as BHS Volunteer Coordinator, Janet is not an etree moderator and does not directly receive replies to etree messages.

2. FORWARDING:
Please be careful when you intend to forward an etree message to your child or someone else--oftentimes, our subscribers use REPLY instead of FORWARD, and we then  must write back to say that  their message has not  reached their intended recipient.

3. POSTING ANNOUNCEMENTS :
The etree is moderated, so when you send your announcements for posting to bhs@lmi.net, the etree moderators will check for accuracy and appropriateness.  The etree is used for announcing club meetings, school events, administrative notifications, and similar BHS- and BUSD-sponsored activities.  It is not a discussion board or opinion forum.  You can email bhs-owner@lmi.net to ask questions of the moderators prior to posting notices.  Please read these additional important guidelines on postings:

    -- Use a descriptive subject line in your message (you don't need to say "please post").  It should clearly state what the message is about. The line may be edited by the moderators for brevity, and we will add a "tag" (SPORTS, CLUBS, etc.).
    -- Always include contact information at the top of every message (e.g., Contact: Pilar Hernandez at phernandez@yahoo.com ).
    -- Please check your message for accuracy of dates, names, spelling, room numbers, etc. before sending.
    -- Send your message early!  Please note that it could take the moderators 1 to 1-1/2 days to complete the final posting, so please allow enough time for getting your notice out.  We are often able to post much sooner, but we need to allow for variations in availability and any needed clarifications.
    -- Due to the high volume of information we are requested to post on the etree, we don't do daily event announcements.  For daily postings, you can send your announcements to Belinda in the BHS office ( bmcdaniel@berkeley.k12.ca.us ) , who will post in the Student Daily Bulletin, if appropriate. 
    -- The moderators do their best to limit postings to BHS- and BUSD-sponsored events and notices.  If you have information you believe would be of interest to the parent/student community at BHS, but is not specifically a BHS item, we will suggest you submit your information to the Parents of Teens newsletter, which can be found at:
          Website: http://parents.berkeley.edu < http://parents.berkeley.edu/ >
          Post a message: http://parents.berkeley.edu/ post_teens.html < http://parents.berkeley.edu/ post_teens.html >

4. MANAGING THE HIGH VOLUME OF MESSAGES:
On a normal school day the etree sends up to five or six postings.  At the beginning and end of the year it can be double that. We have several suggestions for managing the high volume of email:
    a. Delete aggressively. The content of each posting is clearly stated in the subject line.  If the item is not of interest to you, delete.
    b. Set up a separate folder for etree messages. Opening the folder on a daily basis it is possible to quickly scan the postings and decide which ones you want to open and read.
    c. Finally, a digest version is available.  The digest collects all etree postings on a daily basis and sends them out in batches, usually once a day, around 12 noon. This sounds better than it is. The digest messages are strung together in one long posting.  To read the day's information it is necessary to scroll down through everything. Often the messages are a day late. And, occasionally this one long email is truncated which is even worse. However, if you are still intrigued by the digest and if you did not check the digest option when you subscribed to the etree, let us know at bhs-owner@lmi.net  and we will help you switch over.

5. SUBSCRIBING:
It is easy to subscribe to the etree.  Directions are included at the bottom of each posting.  However, every now and then a subscription does not "take."  If this happens to someone you know, have them email us at bhs-request@lmi.net, and we will help.

6. ARCHIVES:
All etree postings are archived.  To find an old post, go to the etree archives here.  This address can be found at the footer of each etree posting.  Also included in the footer is the BHS PTSA website: http://www.bhs.berkeleypta. org/    The etree archives may also be accessed through the PTSA website.

7. OTHER ETREES
We believe everyone at Berkeley High should subscribe to the BHS etree.  In addition to the BHS etree, most of the small schools, programs and the PTSA operate supplementary etrees featuring information of specific interest to their constituents.  Below are PTSA and small learning community websites where you can find more information:
    BHS PTSA: http://www.bhs.berkeleypta. org/
    Academic Choice: http://bhsacademicchoice.com/
    BIHS: http://berkeleyihs.org/
    AHA: http://aha.bhs.berkeleypta. org/
    CAS:  http://cas.bhs.berkeleypta. org/
CP Academy: http://www.bhscpa.org/
    SSJE: http://bhs.berkeley.net/index. php?page=school-of-social- justice-and-ecology
BHS: http://bhs.berkeley.net/

8. WHO ARE WE?
Finally, we would like to introduce ourselves. The BHS etree is a parent-run operation. Volunteering for the etree can be immensely satisfying but also demanding.  We do our best-often late at night. Diane Douglas, in her fifth year as etree moderator, has a daughter on her way to the University of Oregon and a freshmen son in Academic Choice.  Marguerite Fa-Kaji on board for her second year as a moderator, has a daughter on her way to Rice University, a daughter who is a junior in Academic Choice, and daughters at King and Thousand Oaks.  Pat Anderson, also a second year etree moderator, has a son on his way to UC Santa Cruz and a daughter who is a sophomore in BIHS.

We welcome your postings and your thoughts and comments on the etree.  Have a great year at Berkeley High!

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