Berkeley High School

Berkeley High School is so ginormous, it’s easy to get lost! I was never a student here but I did teach some extracurricular classes here through the Downtown Berkeley YMCA teen program.
Their auditorium is impressive and I remember the first time I came here, it was actually for a Motion City Soundtrack concert. Kind of weird but true.
You’ll notice that the student body population is quite diverse and are true Bay Area natives. Awesomely located in Downtown Berkeley.
Since the last time I’ve visited, Berkeley High School had undertaken the project of updating their football field. It’s completed now and looks significantly better.

Oh how I miss this school. Graduate in ’09. I had the best years of my life at this school. 4 years that I will never forget. First of all this is probably one of the best schools in Berkeley and around Berkeley. The campus is HUGE! You have several buildings that hold different classes.
Office building which I think was the A building with the cafeteria, main offices, tutoring rooms, attendance offices. Then the C building has the senior steps, theater & theater and music classrooms. The H & G building has 3 floors — the 3^rd floor has all the science classes 2^nd and 1^st floors had math classes, science classes and some lab classes. The brown building in the middle (forgot the name) had all the language classes, English classes and history classes. It also held all the lockers.
There is a large indoor pool and an indoor gym for badminton and indoor sports. The older gym by the field, was for basketball games. The old gym is no longer standing which held a lot of the older games that were no longer funded like ballet, fencing, wrestling & other sports.
The school has a lot f history behind it but it was kept up really well. The teachers were the best of the best. Mr. Conn is a great art teacher and Ms. Mizbani is a great chemistry teacher. Miss this school so much. Wish I could go back to my high school years! :(

Everything about berkeley high is awesome except for the ratchets.

Friends and family went to the girls varsity basketball game. We were very surprised and shocked at the behavior of the cheerleaders as well as some of the basketball players. There was a lot of disrespect from the cheerleaders, from the beginning of the game to the end, not only to the team that were playing against them, but to some of the opposing parents as well. Shocked that the coach of the cheerleaders sat and made no kind of attempt to stop this kind of behavior, was a sad thing to see. Although I know that this is a competitive game, I understand the fact that both teams are playing to win. But the way some of their players were taunting the other players was hard to accept. there was a lot of foul things being said on the court by this team :-(. Coaches, you are the adults and your girls represent your school. Respect for theirselves and others makes for a great school and game. Your girls played very well, but the behavior did not suit you, your team or school.

Wow, many memories at this school. Some good, some bad. Overall, high school was great.
This high school is pretty big and can be quite overwhelming for those incoming freshmans! It’s almost as big as a college campus. Then again, that’s good because then you get used to the huge amount of people surrounding you. The school has small schools within the school itself (if that makes any sense) they have: AC (academic choice), AMP (Academy of medicine and public service, AHA (arts and humanities academy), CAS (communication, arts, sciences), Green Academy.
They have numerous amounts of clubs, activities, sport choices! BHS has so many things to offer but it’s one of those schools that you have to do it yourself. It’s really an atmosphere where you have to become independent. Or, if you have a parent that’s guiding you throughout high school that’s fantastic!
Dance production is the best here! Berkeley has some of the best dancers, singers, athletes, actors its really an amazing school to be a part of! The greatest thing about berkeley is that the vibe is really chill and laid back. So many ethnicitys its really nice to see such a diverse community. The students here are all very spirited and proud to represent the yellow jackets! go jackets!
Here’s the negative part:
–If you come from a middle school where you had a block schedule instead of the usual 7 period schedule your in for a huge awakening because it will catch you off guard and can become overwhelming. It does get better though with hard work and determination you can achieve anything.
–They have a very strict attendance policy
–Off campus lunch this may be a negative to some parents because it can lead to more students skipping class rather than returning on time.
overall, it’s really a good school. AFTER ALL its HIGHSCHOOL it’s not easy. but we all have to get through it!

Loved my high school. It allowed me to build a strong foundation and because of programs offered, like the biotech program and the wonderful teachers, it has allowed me to make more money today as entrepreneur.

Beautiful campus with a lot of beautiful teachers!!!
I just love BHS, because I fail in love here for the very first time. Great memories!!!

Beautiful campus — like a college campus! Wonderful teachers, nice administrators, and hard-​working students.

Five stars for Alex Panasenko. Minus one star because high school sucks even with the magic of Mr P.
I don’t remember much else… My friends and I were friends with the guys on the Lacrosse team, so we were «Lacrosse-​titutes» even though I didn’t have sex with anyone at all in HS… Ummm I used to dress kinda gothy sometimes and umm… I had ridiculously intense crushes on boys. Gotta love hormones!