Come celebrate our student athletes from 6-9 with a dinner, awards, and dancing in Unity’s auditorium. We will recognize all seven teams and reminisce about our successes. Please come dressed in classy or professional attire.

The banquet is free for Unity-affiliated athletes, $5 for students (non-Unity students should bring ID) and $10 for adults. All funds will directly go to the athletic department for uniforms, trophies, and other team materials. Please contact. Mr. Zarazua for more information at dzarazua@unityhigh.org or call the main office at (510) 635-7170.

Music by DJ Kid Legit!

Unity will have an amended schedule to accomodate the mandatory START test, which is a state test to measure student progress.

Monday-Normal school day
Tuesday 8:15-11:45
Wednesday 8:15-11:45
Thursday 8:15-11:45
Friday 8:15-11:45

Seniors are not required to take the STAR exam but are still expected to report to school Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, unless they are participating in other school-related activities.

Congratulations to the girls’ soccer team for their tough win over BACSAC B League champions ARISE. After a 1-1 tie in regulation, Unity won 4-2 on penalty kicks. They will onto the semi-finals against rival Lighthouse. The game will take place at 4 PM on Tuesday 5/14 at Raimondi Field in west Oakland.

The baseball fell in their rematch to LPS-Hayward, after beating LPH in the regular season finale. As a result, Unity was eliminated from the playoffs. The team has nothing to be ashamed about, reaching the semi-finals in only their second year of existence and showing tremendous growth over this season. We look forward to reaching new heights next year!

If you are a graduating high school senior, we invite you to fill out an application to receive one of our scholarships. Simply go to our scholarship website, mipuebloscholarships.com, read the instructions, and complete your application. It is that simple!

The deadline to apply is May 15th, 2013. Now is the time, do not wait any longer and start your application!

Jacqueline Arias and Patricia Gonzalez were both selected for the prestigious East Bay Scholarship Fund, which provides each with $16,000 towards their education. Jacky will be attending UC Davis while Patricia will be attending UCLA. Since 2006 they are only the second and third Unity students to receive this award. Way to go ladies!

According to the EBCF page:
“East Bay College Fund helps resilient public school students, under-represented in higher education, access and succeed in college, expanding their life opportunities.

East Bay College Fund aspires to involve the whole community in providing college access services, scholarships, mentoring, and support networks to assist these young people in realizing their full potential.”

The team built off their season-ending victory over reigning champions LPS-Hayward to handily defeat LPS-Richmond in the first round fo the playoffs. There was great play all around, including pitcher Javier Barraza, a stolen base by Maria Hernandez, and solid play by the infielders, including ARISE player Gustavo Gonzalez. Support the team this Wednesday in the next round as they face a rematch against LPS-Hayward, who will surely be out for revenge! The game takes place at 4 PM in Tennyson Field. Let’s go tigers!

Hello Friends of ACAP, 

I hope my note finds you doing well.  I am writing you in hopes that you can help the Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP) reach deserving minority students that might be interested in participating in theACAP Summer Residency Week Program July 14 – 19, 2013.   We are extending the ACAP Application due date to May 15, 2013 to provide additional students the opportunity to apply for the program.

As many of you know, the ACAP is an innovative career development program designed specifically for minority students entering their sophomore, junior and senior year in high school in August or September 2013.  The program’s primary objective is to increase the number of underrepresented students of color that attend college and major in accounting, finance or business.  The 2013 ACAP summer residency week will be held at the University of California at Berkeley from July 14 – 19, 2013.  The summer residency program will include supervised field trips to Google, Facebook and the Big Four Accounting Firms in San Francisco as well as team building, lectures and our first annual business case study.  Best of all, the program is FREE.

As Chairman of the San Francisco Bay Area ACAP, I would like expand the awareness of the program and increase the pool of applicants for consideration of this life changing experience.

Please also contact me if you have any questions.

For more information about ACAP, please also visit our website at www.acapsfbayarea.org

Okorie Ramsey, CPA, PMP
Vice President, Finance Compliance Officer
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals
(510) 271-6649 (Office)
okorie.l.ramsey@kp.org

Congratulations on the baseball team for their 4-3 victory over LPS-Hayward, the number one team in BACSAC! Come support the team as they start their playoff run Monday, 5/6 at 4 PM VS LPS-Richmond. The game will be played at Lowell Field in West Oakland.

After tough regular season losses, the girls’ soccer team looks to rebound this Thursday in the playoffs against the winner of the ARISE/Lionel Wilson match. Come support the ladies in their quest for a strong finish.

Playoff Games
Monday, 5/6 at 4 PM
Baseball VS LPS-Richmond (Lowell Field)
Early dismissal: 2:30 PM

Thursday, 5/9 at 4 PM 
Girls’ Soccer VS opponent TBD (Raimondi Field)
Early dismissal at 2:30 PM

Eligibility for this week

Baseball
Emanuel Barraza
Javier Barrazua
Alexis Carillo
Aldo Hernandez
Alex Hernandez
Maria Hernandez
Jorge Mora
Eddie Nunez
Pedro Ramirez
Jorge Saldana

Girls’ Soccer
Beatriz Arias
Maria Baires
Mayra Canchola
Ana Diaz
Brenda Diaz
Nori Dubon
Alejandra Figueroa
Jennifer Garcia
Astrid Guzman
Susana Lopez
Stefani Navarro
Julie Ortega
Nancy Silva
Andrea Torres
Linda Vicente

Congratulations to Nori Dubon and Juan Carlos Rodriguez who will be going to Uruguay and Stephanie Gonzalez who will be going to Nicaragua for the summer as part of The Amigos de las Americas program.

“AMIGOS programs are founded on partnerships with local agencies that are carrying out ongoing work in communities in our host countries. Our partner agencies have two things in common. First, they are carrying out ongoing work to  promote community development in their countries. Second, they support our efforts to foster youth leadership, engage youth in community service and promote cross-cultural exchange in the Americas.”

Congratulations also go out to Yessica Muniz and Jennifer Franco who were both accepted to The Smith Summer Science and Engineering program in Northampton, MA!

“The Smith Summer Science and Engineering Program (SSEP) is a four-week residential program for exceptional young women with strong interests in science, engineering and medicine. Each July, select high school students from across the country and abroad come to Smith College to do hands-on research with Smith faculty in the life and physical sciences and in engineering.”

Congratulations and we look forward to seeing what your peers will be doing this summer!