Burlingame High School

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Burlingame High School
Location
1 Mangini Way
Burlingame, California, USA
Information
School district SMUHSD
Principal Matt Biggar
Type Public Secondary
Grades 9-12
Mascot Panther
Color(s) Scarlet & White
Established 1923
Homepage http://bhs.smuhsd.org

Burlingame High School is a public high school in Burlingame, California. It is part of the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD).

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[edit] History

Burlingame High School in Burlingame, California
Burlingame High School in Burlingame, California

In order to meet the growing population of students, the school was opened in December 1923, under the name of "San Mateo High School, Burlingame Branch". The school took in students from Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae, and San Bruno. [1] Initial enrollment consisted of 350 students and 30 teachers. As a branch school of San Mateo High School, extracurricular organizations were shared between the schools. There was a single band, football team, and other athletic teams with student members from both schools. [1] Within 10 years the enrollment of the school had increased to 494 boys and 474 girls, totalling 968 pupils, a figure close to the school's original design capacity. In 1927 the school name was officially changed to Burlingame High School.

Bing Crosby sent his three children from his marriage with Kathryn Grant to the school in the 1970s.

In the summer of 1980, the SMUHSD board decided it must close one of the district's seven schools, due to declining enrollment. Following public hearings, the board narrowed the choice to either Crestmoor High School or Burlingame High School. After further study and discussion, the board decided to close Crestmoor in the fall of 1980 and keep Burlingame open.[2]

The school's rivalry with San Mateo High culminates annually in a football matchup dubbed "The Little Big Game" patterned after the Big Game. San Mateo High School has been a major rival of Burlingame since the division of the Burlingame branch.

[edit] Curriculum

Burlingame High seeks to prepare its students through academic rigor and through the development of social citizenship. To this end the school has codified a number of core values which encourage a diverse learning environment which is tolerant, achievement oriented, encouraging, supportive, and ultimately enjoyable. The school seeks to foster an ethical, standards based program that fully engages the community, parents, faculty, and students. [3]

Burlingame Panthers football team in training
Burlingame Panthers football team in training

[edit] Extracurricular activities

Burlingame High's Marching Band Band plays rock, pop, and funk songs at all home basketball and football games. The band presents its field show twice a year often with the unique "dance break" in the middle of the show.

Burlingame High School's newspaper, The Burlingame B, covers school-related events, voices student opinion, and spotlights exceptional students and faculty. The monthly paper is the product of student writers, photographers, editors, and page designers of the journalism class. During the 2006-2007 school year, the Burlingame B was awarded 1st place by the Peninsula Press Club for Layout and Design. Alums of the newspaper include the writer Brad Schreiber.

[edit] Notable people

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Exhibits. Burlingame Historical Society. Retrieved on 2007-01-12.
  2. ^ San Bruno Herald, San Mateo Times
  3. ^ About BHS. SMUHSD. Retrieved on 2007-01-12.
  4. ^ On The Record: Marc Benioff. San Francisco Chronicle : 2006-Oct-08 (2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-13.

[edit] See also

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