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55-531: The Uptones were formed by nine high-school students in 1981, and such was their musical synergy that they started writing songs and playing live shows the same year. Band members Eric Din, Paul Jackson, Ben Eastwood, Erik Rader and Charles Stella were attending Berkeley High School and Cazadero Performing Arts Camp at the time. They had been inspired to start a ska band after attending an English Beat show in San Francisco. According to Din, another main influence

110-509: A giant sequoia in a yard south of the new high school buildings. The tree is apparently no longer there, pending results from a future investigation. The main building of the high school suffered moderate damage in the form of toppled chimneys, broken windows and some weakened walls as a result of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . Professor Andrew Lawson of the University of California included one of his own photographs (shown at left) of

165-509: A combination of alt-rock, ska and reggae, though Din would always consider The Uptones his main band. Subsequently, The Uptones reunited 2002. According to Din, the other bands "were just keeping the heart of the Uptones alive." The new line-up included original members singer/guitarist Din, singer/keyboardist Jackson, bass-player Eastwood and saxophonist Adam Beach, along with new members Musashi (Moose) Lethridge on guitar, Mike Stevens on drums, and

220-432: A core group of teachers" that monitor the students and make sure none slip through the cracks. Originally slated to start in the fall of 2017, the program began in the fall of 2018. These core groups, called hives, are composed of about 120 students who share 4 teachers in their core subject areas: Math 1 (or Advanced Math 1), Physics 1, English, and Ethnic Studies/Social Living. Students also get to choose two electives. "At

275-473: A digital reissue of the OUTBACK six-song EP, including the original version of Burning Sky which had been a hit on KITS "Live 105" commercial alternative radio in San Francisco in 1987 and remained in rotation through the 1990s. In 2020, Liberation Hall Records released The Uptones' "Get Out of My Way, the early recordings" CD, along with 415 Records: Still Disturbing The Peace , a compilation of bands originally on

330-684: A horn section featuring Jeanne Geiger on trombone and Scott Bertrand on trumpet. The band currently plays live shows throughout the Bay Area and was featured in a cover story in the San Francisco Chronicle Datebook in March, 2008. In 2008, the Uptones recorded a new CD, Skankin' Foolz Unite! with producers Matthew King Kaufman and Michael Rosen for the Fun Fun Fun Recordings label. Guitarist Moose Lethridge left The Uptones to join

385-434: A long run of success, Kihn's 1984 album Kihntagious was a comparative flop, and Kaufman essentially shut down Beserkley. He blamed the label's demise on "corporate rock": "When marketing costs surpassed production budgets, it stopped being fun," he later said in an interview for a 2004 Beserkley label compilation. Kaufman followed Kihn to EMI , where he remained Kihn's producer for his two EMI albums. He licensed some of

440-457: A more flexible and individualized education, they have the option of Berkeley Independent Study (BIS) as an alternative to the traditional classroom environment. More ideas addressing the achievement gap include implementing an additional period strictly for advising so as to provide not just academic support and guidance with course selection, but social and emotional support as well—especially with regards post-graduation plans. One worry, however,

495-475: A rating of 8/10 by GreatSchools , which utilizes test score, college readiness, course offering, equity, and discipline data to evaluate schools. It receives a grade of A+ by Niche , which utilizes public data and user reviews. The Berkeley High School campus covers four city blocks between Milvia Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, and Allston and Channing Ways. The first cornerstone was laid in 1901, and

550-424: A similar path." In 2000, in an attempt to better serve its diverse community and close the achievement gap between white students and students of color, BHS began experimenting with the idea of small schools . In 2005, Berkeley High School officially established four small schools and a comprehensive program, Academic Choice. The small schools that began the 2005-06 school with 240 students were In addition to

605-635: A substantial discography, The Uptones were highly influential players in the early 1980s underground music scene. Joe Marchese of The Second Disc calls them a "leading light of the mid-’80s ska eruption." Citing an enormous impact on the West Coast ska scene, Marchese writes, "They bridged the era of the Specials and Madness with the era of Green Day , Sublime , and Rancid ." Rancid included their cover of Uptones' song "Get Out of My Way" on their 1993 self-titled album. Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy has cited

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660-593: Is a public high school in the Berkeley Unified School District , and the only public high school in the city of Berkeley, California , United States . It is located one long block west of Shattuck Avenue and three short blocks south of University Avenue in Downtown Berkeley . The school mascot is the Yellowjacket . Some of the campus buildings are recognized as a Berkeley Landmark by

715-541: Is an American record producer who was the owner of leading independent label Beserkley Records in Berkeley, California from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s, successfully producing records by Jonathan Richman , Greg Kihn and others. Born and raised in Baltimore , Maryland , Kaufman graduated from law school but never took the bar. Instead, convinced they were to be the next Beatles, Kaufman went to California to co-manage

770-577: Is another possible explanation for the persistence of the achievement gap. A BHS teacher said that "freshmen often will decide their learning community based on stereotypes within the school." "Much of the segregation occurs during the nonstructural part of the school day: before and after school, during lunch and between classes." Segregation inside schools is directly influenced by segregation outside of school, and in Berkeley white students are more reported to be from middle and upper-middle-class families living

825-738: Is currently closed, but the main building is being used as the administrative offices of the Berkeley Unified School District. A number of famous performers have played at the Berkeley Community Theater on the Berkeley High campus. On May 23, 1952, Paul Robeson sang, despite a small McCarthy-era furor. In 1957, Stan Getz was one of the featured performers of the Berkeley Jazz Festival. A significant portion of students and faculty alike were involved with

880-441: Is the fact that because academic disparities among racial and socioeconomic groups are established in elementary and middle school, these programs aimed at closing the achievement gap at BHS won't make that much of a difference. The argument is then made for elementary and middle schools to make similar efforts in order to reduce those disparities more early on. To add, the development of interactive feedback loops would give districts

935-626: The San Francisco Bay Area for the next seven years. East Bay venues included The Keystone Berkeley , Berkeley Square , and Ruthie's Inn . San Francisco gigs took place at the On Broadway , The Farm , the Old Waldorf , The Stone , the Kabuki , and Wolfgang's , which sold out to large audiences consisting mainly of high school students. Rock promoter Bill Graham took note and started booking

990-512: The "most integrated high school in America." However an achievement gap continues to exist between the white students and black and Latino students. For example, for the 2017–18 school year, the percentages of white students who graduated with the requirements for the UC application fulfilled was 86%, compared to 40% of black students and 50% of Latino students. In 2015, the graduation rate for English learners

1045-471: The 2011 Isabel Allende novel El Cuaderno de Maya , the title character Maya Vidal attended Berkeley High. Nancy Rubin, who taught the class "Social Living" at Berkeley High for several decades, published a 1994 book titled Ask Me If I Care: Voices from an American High School which addresses teen social issues and is compiled from journal entries by anonymous Berkeley High School students written during their Social Living classes. She and her class were

1100-428: The Berkeley hills while minority students are more reported to come from lower income families in the more flatland neighborhoods. In 2015, administrators began discussions about reorganizing the high school. The Berkeley Redesign Project involved teachers, staff, students and parents. The first major change was to switch to a "universal 9th grade," in which freshmen will be placed in core groups of 120 students, with

1155-560: The Beserkley Records catalogue to Rhino Records in 1986. He also continued to act as an occasional talent scout/producer, discovering Ed Haynes and producing his 1989 debut Ed Haynes Sings Ed Haynes for Apache Records. In 1991, Kaufman co-founded Eastern Light Productions, producing a series of award winning Russian historical documentaries in collaboration with the Soviet Filmmakers' Society, Kinocenter . In 1996, he launched

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1210-628: The English Beat in 2010. He was replaced by singer/guitarist Emily Jayne. In 2013, Lethridge rejoined The Uptones, and in 2018 he left again. In June, 2010, the Uptones played four California dates on The Warped Tour . On November 5, 2017, The Uptones played a benefit concert at the Ashkenaz in Berkeley to raise money for the Northern California fire relief effort. This was their first show since December 2013. In 2019 Berkeley Cat Records released

1265-608: The San Francisco rock band Earth Quake . He helped the band get a two-record deal with A&M Records in 1970, and picked up production tips from Lou Adler and Glyn Johns . Also while at A&M, Kaufman helped organize the series of demos recorded by The Modern Lovers . These recordings were unreleased at the time, but would later form the basis of their acclaimed debut album. After becoming frustrated with A&M, Kaufman decided to set up his own label in 1973. Beserkley Records (headquartered at John Doukas' house at 1199 Spruce St. in Berkeley, California). The first releases from

1320-614: The Son Of Beserkley label. In 2008, Kaufman launched a new label, Fun Fun Fun Recordings . Their first release was a compilation called "MP3 Jackpot Winners" which features songs discovered via the MP3 Jackpot website. Other 2008 Fun Fun Fun releases include "Skankin' Foolz Unite!" by Berkeley ska band, the Uptones , and "Repulsa" by metal goth act Repulsa . In 2009, Fun Fun Fun released CDs by Sex 4 Moderns, Hobo, and Stiff Richards, all produced by Kaufman. In 2009, Kaufman commissioned

1375-702: The UK. In addition to his duties as label owner and producer, Kaufman occasionally co-wrote songs with various Beserkley acts under the pseudonym "Rose Bimler". Kaufman was also an occasional recording artist for Beserkley, releasing singles under the names "Son of Pete" and "Count Slowly and the Four Twenties". By the end of 1980, the only artist on Beserkley was Greg Kihn, who between 1981 and 1983 released three US top 40 albums and two US top 40 singles: " The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) " (#15, 1981), and " Jeopardy " (#2, 1983). All were produced by Kaufman. However, after

1430-436: The Uptones as a key influence. His bandmates Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman were also influenced by the Uptones, having opened for them in their earlier band, Basic Radio . Michaels describes the Uptones' place in the underground Berkeley ska scene in an interview: "There was a ska scene in Berkeley that most people don't know about, in the mid-80s... There was this great band called the Uptones that would get on stage [and do]

1485-629: The Uptones in San Francisco Chronicle's list of top 100 Bay Area bands: "Along with Operation Ivy , the Uptones formed the core of the Berkeley ska-punk scene that paved the way for the likes of Rancid. A hard-edged, upbeat band that would have been huge if it hadn't been years ahead of its time." The discovery of a DAT tape of a 924 Gilman Street show led to the release of the album The Uptones Live!! 924 Gilman in 1995. Crawdaddy! called it "the best live ska record ever." Berkeley High School (California) Berkeley High School

1540-570: The West Campus of Berkeley High School was opened in the buildings of the former Burbank Junior High School at Bonar Street and University Avenue. It served all ninth graders, while the main campus served grades 10–12, except for an interval from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s when it was 7–9 to accommodate construction at Willard Junior High School. It was turned over to the Berkeley Adult School in 1986, which used it until 2004. West Campus

1595-781: The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Report from 2011 to 2012 reported that within AC was 12% Latino students, 19% African American students, and 41% white, and within IB was 11% Latino, 29% African American and 47% white; while within AMPS was 24% Latino, 51% African American and 9% white. Moreover, Green Academy (now discontinued) and AMPS were the learning communities with the most students who scored not proficient in Math and English California Standards Test (CST) scores. The following demographics data

1650-587: The academic disparity between certain groups, including African-Americans, Latinos, students whose first language is not English, and students living in poverty, that perform significantly below others. This gap extends beyond the results of standardized test scores and also applies to the disparity between certain groups regarding dropout rates, participation in honors classes and Advanced Placement (AP) exams , and numbers of students admitted to colleges. Due to Berkeley High School's racially, ethnically and socio-economically diverse student population, it has been called

1705-766: The band as support for major acts such as the Go-Go's and UB40 at the Greek Theater in Berkeley; X , Madness and the English Beat at the Kabuki; Oingo Boingo at the Warfield; General Public at the Henry J. Kaiser Center; and Billy Idol at the Oakland Coliseum. The Uptones have also played numerous shows with Los Angeles bands Fishbone and The Untouchables . Despite starting out in their teens and breaking up before they could record

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1760-400: The choice of learning community beginning in tenth grade. This is intended to counter the occurrence of freshmen choosing their learning community based on stereotypes within the school and give them the opportunity to learn what the communities are like first-hand before they decide which one to join by creating a "randomized and intentionally heterogenous collection of students who would share

1815-693: The city; and since January 7, 2008 eight of the campus buildings were designated a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places under the name, the Berkeley High School Campus Historic District . The first public high school classes in Berkeley were held at the Kellogg Primary School located at Oxford and Center streets adjacent to the campus of the University of California . It opened in 1880 and

1870-568: The complex has been under almost continuous construction ever since, except for a decade around World War II. In the late 1930s, Berkeley High was remodeled and old buildings were replaced with newer ones. The Florence Schwimley Little Theater, the Berkeley Community Theatre , and the G and H buildings are prime examples of the Streamline Moderne style designed by architects Henry H. Gutterson and William G. Corlett. The rebuilding

1925-602: The corner of Grove (now Martin Luther King Way) and Allston Way, where the "H" building is located today. At that time, Kittredge Street ran through what is today's campus site instead of ending at Milvia. The local office of the Bay Cities Telephone Company sat on the site of today's administration building at the corner of Allston Way and Milvia by 1911. On Arbor Day of 1902, noted naturalist John Muir joined Berkeley's mayor William H. Marston in planting

1980-486: The damage in his famous report issued in 1908. The building was subsequently repaired and re-opened. In 1934, it was demolished and soon thereafter replaced by the buildings that stand there now, the "H" and "G" buildings. In 1955, Berkeley High School band director Bob Lutt (who eventually was made executive director of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra ), founded Cazadero Performing Arts Camp . In 1964,

2035-583: The end of ninth grade, students then have the opportunity to rank one of the five learning communities at Berkeley High School for their 10th-12th grade education." After the BHS lottery process and upon being placed into a learning community, students are required to fulfill each learning community's unique academic requirements and are able to choose additional courses from individual departments, like African American Studies, Math, Performing and Visual Arts, Physical Education, Science and World Language. If students prefer

2090-522: The fall of 1970, a "school within a school" opened at Berkeley High, called Community High School. It was "alternative", in keeping with the sixties culture which permeated life in Berkeley at the time. By 1974, there were several small schools within Berkeley High: Genesis-Agora (formerly Community and Community 2), Model School A, School of the Arts, and College Prep. Berkeley High School was also

2145-492: The first high school graduation occurred in 1884. In 1895, the first high school annual was published, entitled the Crimson and Gold (changed to Olla Podrida by 1899). In 1900, the citizens of Berkeley voted in favor of a bond measure to establish the first dedicated public high school campus in the city. In 1901, construction began on the northwest portion of the present site of the high school. The main school building stood on

2200-532: The first public high school in the United States with an African American Studies department, established in 1969. The campus was designated a historic district, the Berkeley High School Campus Historic District , by the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 2008. Berkeley High demographics, as of the 2017–2018 school year, out of 3,118 enrolled students: The achievement gap refers to

2255-450: The five learning communities that vary in size, academic emphasis and offerings. Taking into account these preferences as well as a student's zip code, a lottery system determined the student's placement in one of the small schools. However, after several years, it was clear that the learning communities model had made little progress in closing the academic achievement gap between students at BHS. A demographic breakdown of small schools from

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2310-494: The label, ignored in the United States, were embraced in the U.K. with Roadrunner reaching #11 on the UK singles chart. The follow-up single Egyptian Reggae reached #5 in the UK singles chart in 1977. By 1975, the label had an artist roster consisting of Earth Quake, Jonathan Richman (with and without the Modern Lovers ), The Rubinoos and Greg Kihn . Kaufman co-produced album releases by all these artists, as well as acquiring

2365-535: The mid-1980s Third wave ska movement: "Their impact upon the evolving ska scene was enormous ... With a musical maturity far beyond their years and a groundbreaking third wave sound ... the Uptones knocked out high-energy songs quite removed from anything or anyone else ... Light years ahead of their time, the Uptones were a pivotal band and a seminal one." The review notes the Uptones' rabid hometown following and strong influence on later ska practitioners. San Francisco Chronicle music critic Joel Selvin wrote of

2420-685: The potential to continuously measure effectiveness and then implement alterations or modifications to its programs. A 5-year reform by the Bay Area School Reform Collaborative (BASRC) stresses the importance of adequate professional development for teachers to ensure they are fully prepared to implement school-wide programs for positive change, including teachers being treated as active learners through trainings and workshops and being empowered as professionals by each other and teacher educators. Berkeley High School has been rated by several independent organizations. It currently receives

2475-566: The rights to the 1972 A&M Modern Lovers recordings, which were issued as an album in 1976. Beserkley also released singles and compilation tracks by a handful of other artists. Buoyed by these successes, Kaufman opened a short-lived UK office of Beserkley, headquartered in Kingston-upon-Thames . They signed The Tyla Gang who released two albums in the US and the UK for the label, as well as The Smirks , who released two singles on Beserkley in

2530-508: The roster of Howie Klein's 415 label . The compilation includes music from Uptones contemporaries of the 1970s/80s Bay Area punk and new-wave music scene, including The Nuns , The Mutants , Pop-O-Pies , and SVT . In 2024, Berkeley Cat Records released a live UpTones recording from November, 1986 at the Rheem Theater in Moraga, California. Allmusic praises the Uptones for being ahead of

2585-447: The small schools) that guarantees them a spot in one of those small schools if they don't list any other choices. "The majority of white students and Asian students who come into school don't choose the small learning communities, they only choose IB or AC" and this policy hasn't been removed because parents have fought against students having to be placed in a small learning community if they did not want them to. Segregation among students

2640-583: The smaller schools, there are two Comprehensive Learning Communities which compose nearly two-thirds of the student body, between 1000 and 1300 students. Academic Choice (AC) and Berkeley International High School (BIHS) - part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program as of 2007 - make up this Comprehensive Learning Community. Prior to the Fall 2018 school year, upon enrolling at Berkeley High School incoming freshmen immediately chose to join one of

2695-400: The subject of episode 2 season 1 of the documentary series "Hi I'm ___" released December 2021. Berkeley High School students in 2001 compiled and published a dictionary of youth slang . The 2020 episode of Reply All titled "Candidate One" was about the school body president elections for the 2019 school year. Matthew King Kaufman Matthew "King" Kaufman (born May 19, 1946)

2750-654: The various forms of political activism which characterized the sixties in Berkeley, including protests against the Vietnam War , advocacy for civil rights and third world studies, and supporting People's Park . The campus included a Black Students Union, Chicano Student Union, and Asian Student Union (formerly called the Oriental Student Union). In 1971, Berkeley High students elected a homosexual male African American student as Homecoming Queen . Berkeley High School has been innovative in its high school curriculum. In

2805-496: The whole 2-Tone thing...and they looked and played like a punk band, really dynamic and exciting. People would be stage diving and going crazy at their shows." Despite critical acclaim and a devoted following, after seven years the band went their separate ways. Their recording output had been minimal, and they were mostly known by word-of-mouth from their live shows. Original band members Din, Jackson and Eastwood went on to form new rock bands, first Hobo and then Stiff Richards, playing

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2860-507: Was 68%--much lower than any other group. Beyond academics and looking at student performance and behavior, "white and hispanic students are suspended less frequently than African-American students," and black students are much more frequently expelled, drop out, are absent, and/or are enrolled in remedial classes and special education. Regarding post-graduation, "many white and Asian students graduate with honors and attend elite colleges and universities, while few blacks and Latino students follow

2915-764: Was disaggregated by learning community by the BUSD WASC Self-Study of 2011–2012. Note that Green Academy and Life Academy have been discontinued. BHS Demographics 2010-2011 The following California Standards Test (CST) data was disaggregated by learning community by the BUSD Department of Evaluation and compares the proficiency rates of Berkeley High School's six learning communities. Note that Green Academy has been discontinued. Percent of students "proficient or above" in Math and English California Standards Test (CST) scores A policy exists surrounding students who wish to be placed in IB or AC (the most rigorous of

2970-523: Was financed largely through Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal program the WPA . They are embellished with sculptural reliefs by Robert Boardman Howard , Jacques Schnier and Lulu Hawkins Braghetta. Berkeley was the subject of "School Colors", an episode of PBS's Frontline about racial politics at Berkeley High School. The documentary was filmed throughout the 1993–1994 school year and aired on October 18, 1994. In

3025-654: Was the documentary Dance Craze , “...basically a bunch of concert footage of the English two-tone bands.” Writing original songs throughout the Reagan era, The Uptones were a dance band with a political bent, covering topics such as the Cold War and the increased militarization of the U.S. One of their first public gigs in 1981 was at Barrington Hall in Berkeley with MDC headlining. The Uptones, consisting entirely of 15- and 16-year-olds, would continue to play sold-out shows throughout

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