Berkeley High School Archives

Teens step up to work at the polls as COVID-19 drives older workers away

By Frances DinkelspielSept. 110:28 a.m.Sept. 26

It’s National Poll Worker Recruitment Day and one Berkeley High student hopes to recruit other youth to join her in becoming a poll worker.

renovations underway at Oxford Elementary School

School notebook: ‘Not-so-dire’ budget cuts, re-envisioning school policing, a fire at BUSD, Oxford renovations, grab-and-go meals

By Supriya YelimeliJuly 103:54 p.m.July 10

Berkeley school news — in brief.

In brief

Renovations underway at historic Berkeley Community Theatre

By Berkeleyside staffJuly 93:07 p.m.Sept. 15

The $45 million project, scheduled to be completed in summer 2022, will redo the 3,500-seat community theater and the Florence Schwimley Little Theatre.

Recent stories

East Bay teens talk pandemic, protests and the people in their lives

By Ashley McBride and Natalie OrensteinJuly 112:15 p.m.July 2

Eight teenagers in Oakland and Berkeley talk about how they’ve had to adapt after the shutdown upended their social lives and support systems.

Berkeley High students hold their fifth Black Lives Matter protest in Berkeley

By Tracey TaylorJune 284:21 p.m.June 28

The Say Her Name demonstration was held “in recognition of all the identities that have been neglected in the fight against police brutality and systemic racism.”

Teenage Black Lives Matter protesters demand that Berkeley Hills residents ‘wake up’ and take action

By Supriya YelimeliJune 244:46 p.m.July 14

A march organized by Berkeley High students began at Ashby BART and ended at Codornices Park.

‘I don’t want to be the next name’: Young women lead the Black Lives Matter charge in Berkeley

By Supriya YelimeliJune 2310:06 a.m.July 27

Shayla Avery, 16, Ultraviolet Schneider-Dwyer, 17, and Hadassah Zenor-Davis, 16 — all new to organizing —orchestrated one of the largest protests in the city so far.