Parents’ Club | Volunteer at Berkeley Preparatory School

Becoming a Berkeley parent is something special; we share a common bond in wanting an exceptional education for our children. Parents' Club allows us to strengthen this bond with each other, with students, and with faculty and staff, elevating the experience of the whole family through a deeper connection with the entire Berkeley community.

Parents' Club offers multiple opportunities to volunteer and participate - accommodating even the busiest schedules. Parents across all divisions, from grades Pre-K through 12, get involved, not only to meet fellow parents and learn more about Berkeley, but also because of the friendships made, the fulfilling work deploying our skills and talents to enhance the Berkeley experience, the reward in serving those in need off-campus, and the fun of celebrating at our big fundraiser, BUC BASH!

Getting involved is the best way to get the most out of your family's experience at Berkeley, and our Parents' Club makes involvement easy. We welcome you!

Creating an engaged parent community
Hosting events that benefit these groups
How do these groups benefit?
Benefiting Families
Benefiting Faculty and Staff
Benefiting Students
Benefiting the community
Benefiting Parents

BUC BASH

Parents’ Club is proud to announce Berkeley’s 2022 BUC BASH, held on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

The only school-wide social fundraiser of Parents’ Club brings together parents of all divisions, alumni, faculty, and their guests. This year, we will catch up for lost time and gather outdoors for an evening of Bites and Brews, featuring breweries from across Tampa Bay.

Support of BUC BASH and its online auction allows Parents’ Club to host more than 30 events, programs, and enrichment opportunities throughout the year, including Fall Fair, Turkey Trot, and the Faculty and Staff Appreciation event.

The BUC BASH Online Auction will kick off on February 24 and close at BUC BASH on March 5. Please check back (on this page) for additional details closer to the event date.

We are grateful for your previous support in making BUC BASH 2020 a success. We can’t wait to celebrate being together again for BUC BASH 2022.

Scholarship

To make a Berkeley education accessible to students for whom the opportunity is financially out of reach, Parents' Club established an endowed scholarship in 1997. The endowment provides one full and one partial scholarship to students with financial need who demonstrate the potential for outstanding academic achievement. In 2011, Parents' Club renamed it The Joseph A. Merluzzi Endowed Scholarship to honor the retiring headmaster for his many years of service. Since its inception, the endowment has enabled ten students to pursue an education at Berkeley.