Berkeley High School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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K ? = -- -,- s While the rest of America was celebrating the Bicentennial, Berkeley High was worrying about its present and future. Not only did school start five weeks late because of the strike, but the school ' s bleak financial status threatened both programs and morale. Another disaster was averted at the last minute when the School Board rescinded a vote to send 1.000 West Campus students to BHS on two months notice because other schools did not meet earth- quake standards. As the Board proposed cubacks in almost all programs which help make BHS a unique experience, both teachers and students began to unite by working towards saving the quality of the school. In spite of these sour notes, many students kept their spirits up. The Jaz.z Quartet returned from the Monterey Jazz Festival with rave reviews. The Chicano Workshops Prison Survival Project brought 228 donations which were distributed to inmates for Christmas. It didn ' t rain on a delayed homecoming day. The Basketball team not only won the League title, but thoroughly beat El Cerrito in on eof the most exciting games of the season. The track team was looking forward to taking the state champ- ionship, and the students made an overwhelming showing at the Board meetings to protest cutbacks. Even though the spirit improved during the spring semester, a question mark still hung over the Spirit of ' 76.