Katherine Delmar Burke School, also called Burke's, is an independent girls' school for kindergarten through eighth grade. It was founded in 1908 by Katherine Delmar Burke and was originally named Miss Burke's School. Burke's is located in San Francisco, California near Lincoln Park. Burke's is one of three all-girl K-8 schools in San Francisco and is one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area. Burke's celebrated its centennial during the 2007–2008 school year. Burke's is a member of the California Association of Independent Schools.
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Location: Sea Cliff, San Francisco
School Mascot: Trees
School Colors: Green and Gold
3½ acres, including:
The youth voice is kind of like the student council. The officers consist of normally two co-chairs, two secretaries, two community service officers, and two spirit officers. There are also four representatives for each grade, one from each homeroom/advisory. The officers and reps meet twice per week, and the officers meet alone once per week. There are also two teachers who sponsor the meeting. Each year near the beginning of the first trimester, 7th and 8th graders write speeches and present them in front of the Upper School. Then, there is a vote to see who will be the officers for the year. The representatives are voted on by advisory groups twice per year.
The co-chairs have many responsibilities. They plan and run the weekly assemblies, plan Upper School lunches such as the Holiday Lunch and the Halloween Lunch, they keep the Youth Voice Board looking good and write weekly newsletters, and they run the youth voice lunch meetings.
The secretaries take notes during each lunch meeting, then post them on the youth voice board. They also write letters to organizations outside of school, when needed.
The community service chairs help to choose and communicate with charitable organizations outside of school. They then plan and run fundraisers at school to raise money for the chosen organizations. They also plan and run the yearly food drive.
The spirit chairs help to plan spirit days, such as fake an injury day, pajama day, etc. They also encourage people to attend sports events at school, and help to make the entire school community more spirited.
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