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March, 2004

1  Birthday of Ralph Ellison, author (biography)

2 Birthday of Theodore Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) (biography)

3 Birthday of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor. (biography)
Friends of the Berkeley Unified Libraries meeting starts at 7:15pm in the Washington School library.

4 Birthday of Miriam Makeba, musician (biography). Birthday of Antonio Vivaldi, composer (biography)

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6  Birthday of Michelangelo, artist (biography)

7  Germany violates the Treaty of Versailles in occupying demilitarized zones in the Rhineland, 1936

8 The Longfellow and King Middle School PTAs are proud to present a Parent/Guardian workshop on Bullying and Name Calling led by Barry Chersky and Nickolas Carlisle from the Respect for All Project, 7-8:30 pm at the Longfellow Middle SChool Theater, 1500 Derby Street.

This important workshop will examine emotional responses to bullying, create a context for understanding bullying, help us pespond to challenges as parents and guardians, and includea discussion how we can create safe schools. Bring successful strategies you or your child have found to share with the group! We'll also show excerpts from "Let's Get Real" which showcases students in the 6th to 8th grades.

Contact Mary McDonald at 526-7831 or at marylucas.mcdonald@sbcglobal.net with questions.

9  Birthday of Bobby Fisher, chess master (biography)

10  Birthday of Bix Beiderbecke, musician (biography)

11  International Women's Day is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.

International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. In ancient Greece, Lysistrata initiated a sexual strike against men in order to end war; during the French Revolution, Parisian women calling for "liberty, equality, fraternity" marched on Versailles to demand women's suffrage. 

The idea of an International Women's Day first arose at the turn of the century, which in the industrialized world was a period of expansion and turbulence, booming population growth and radical ideologies. (from the University of Kansas Medical Center)

Birthday of Ralph Abernathy, civil rights activist (biography)

Staff Development Make-up Day

12  Birthday of Jack Kerouac, author (biography)

13 The planet Uranus discovered by Sir William Hershel (who origially named it Georgium Sidus, after George III)

14  First US game preserve founded in 1903

15  Birthday of Andrew Jackson, 7th President (biography)
Integrating City, School, & Community Student Support Services PROF. HOWARD ADELMAN AND LINDA TAYLOR University of California, Los Angeles, 7:00 pm in the Berkeley High Library, corner of Addison and Milvia Streets in Berkeley.

Our speakers are nationally known for their work addressing barriers to learning as well as integrating city and school district approaches to mental health. They will be working with Berkeley officials including Mayor Tom Bates and Schools Superintendent Michele Lawrence to further the integrated services model in Berkeley. Howard Adelman and Linda Taylor are
co-directors of the School Mental Health Project and its federally-supported National Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA. They note that "Schools are not in the mental health business. All our work approaches mental health and psychosocial concerns in ways that
integrally connect such efforts with school reform and improvement." . More information is available at the district website: http://www.berkeley.k12.ca.us.

16  Birthday of James Madison, 4th President (biography)

PTA Meeting at King Middle School. 1781 Rose Street. 7 p.m. In the library. PTA Sponsored Berkeley High Orientation

17  Birthday of Mia Hamm, athelete. (biography)
PTA Council Meeting. Starts at 7 p.m.. Place to be announced.
Curriculum Night, 7 p.m. This is an opportunity for current 9-11th grade families to discuss with the counselors and department heads questions on math sequencing, science levels, Advanced Placement courses, college requirements, etc. If your kid is not sure what classes to sign up for next year, this night is not to be missed.

18Purim Commemorates the rescue of the Jewish people in ancient Persia (Late 6th century B.C.E.). Celebrated with feasts, special prayers, the reading of the Book of Esther, the sending of gifts from friend to friend, and extra charity. (from ou.org.)

Birthday of Albert Einstein, scientist. (biography) and Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President. (biography)

19 The first eclipse recorded in history (lunar), observed by the Babylonians, 721 BC.

20  Birthday of B. F. Skinner, psychologist (biography)

21  Birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, composer (biography)

22  Birthday of Stephen Sondheim, composer (biography)

23  Caesar Chavez Day.  César Estrada Chávez was born in 1927 and raised in migrant labor camps. He  worked for the Community Service Organization from 1952 until 1962 and then left to create a farm workers' union which gained recognition in 1966 as the Farm Workers Organizing Committee. Chávez became its president and in 1968 organized a national boycott of California grapes while working to obtain labor  contracts. (from holidayfesitval.com)

Birthday of Akira Kurasawa, film director (biography)

24  Birthday of Harry Houdini, magician. (biography)

Middle School Open house

25  Birthday of Bela Bartok, composer. (biography)

26  Birthday of Robert Frost, poet. (biography)

27  Birthday of Sarah Vaughn, musician (biography)

28  Birthday of Maxim Gorky, author (biography)

Spring Break Begins (3/28/-4/1)

29  Birthday of John Tyler, 10th President (biography)

30  Birthday of Vincent van Gogh, artist (biography)

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