Burbank High School (Burbank, California)

Burbank High School
Location
902 N. Third Street
Burbank, CA
Coordinates 34°11′17″N 118°18′48″W / 34.1880°N 118.31326°W / 34.1880; -118.31326Coordinates: 34°11′17″N 118°18′48″W / 34.1880°N 118.31326°W / 34.1880; -118.31326
Information
Type Public
Established 1908
School district Burbank Unified School District
NCES District ID 0606450[1]
NCES School ID 060645000563[2]
Principal Michael Bertram
Faculty 103
Enrollment about 2800
Color(s)      Royal Blue
     White
Team name Bulldogs
Website Burbank High School

Burbank High School is the flagship public high school in Burbank, California, USA. It opened on September 14, 1908, and its inaugural class had 334 students. It is a part of the Burbank Unified School District. The area had previously been served by the Glendale Union High School District.

Burbank High began an extensive facility update in 2003, and its first phase of reconstruction was a building housing new classrooms for the entire school. By 2005, the campus also had a new gym, pool, visual and performing arts center, parking structure, athletic field, and tennis courts.

In addition to a core curriculum that satisfies the University of California A-G requirements, Burbank High offers 17 Honors and Advanced Placement classes, a wide variety of visual arts classes, career technical classes and nationally recognized performing arts.

In the past several years, the Academic Performance Index score (derived from State Testing) has risen by 95 points to a score of 806. No other school in the State with similar demographics made this amount of gain.

History

Burbank High was first established in 1908. Previously students attended Burbank schools until the high school level, when they moved onto Glendale Union High School District. After 1908 the Burbank School District withdrew from the Glendale High School district.[3]

Show Choir Program

Burbank High is known for its nationally ranked advanced mixed show choir called In Sync, directed by Brett Carroll. Also directed by Brett Carroll, is the advanced women's group, "Impressions", the advanced men's group, "Sound Dogs", and an intermediate mixed group, "Out of the Blue". Burbank High School also had an intermediate women's group, "Sapphire", directed by Donna Dandino, but no longer does as of 2014. The Burbank High School show choir program was recently ranked number one in the country for 2009 and 2010 and is ranked number one on another ranking list for the 2009 to 2010 season.[4][5] Burbank High School hosts its own non-competitive show choir competition called Burbank Blast, intended to be held annually starting 2008; starting in 2011, Burbank Blast will be a full-fledged judged competition, the first Burbank High has ever hosted. Burbank High Show choirs finished the 2010 competition season ranked in the top five overall in the nation. This marks the third straight year for this accomplishment.

Journalism

The students and staff publish a newspaper and a yearbook, the Ceralbus. "Ceralbus" means "blue and white". In 2010, Burbank High's 2009 yearbook reached the finalist round in the National Pacemaker Award for the first time. The school newspaper, The Burbank Bulldog, produces a paper monthly, and covers events concerning both Burbank High School and the Burbank Community.

Academic Decathlon

Burbank High School runs two competitive Academic Decathlon teams, ranked in 2007 23rd in the United States, and currently holding 12th overall in Los Angeles County Office of Education.

The Roberta Kordich award was given to coach Valerie Beidelman for her support and dedication to the Burbank High School Academic Decathlon Team.

Athletics

Burbank High School ("The Bulldogs") fields a full range of high school interscholastic athletic teams including both men's and women's basketball teams, tennis, American football, baseball, softball, golf, swimming, water-polo and soccer. It competes in the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section as a member of the Pacific League. Burbank High boys' varsity 2011 cross country team lately completed in the CIF Finals and came in 7th place. They advanced to the State Championships where they finished 11th.

Notable alumni

Publicity

The Nickelodeon TV show Victorious used digitally altered images of Burbank High School as a model of the front of Hollywood Arts, the fictional high school in which most of the series took place. The interior of the school, however, was filmed at Nickelodeon On Sunset. Also, The Disney Channel TV show Ant Farm used only the front of the school as transitions between scenes.

References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Burbank Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  2. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Burbank High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  3. ↑ "Brief History of Burbank High School" (Archive). Burbank High School. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
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  5. ↑ http://showchoirranks.com/
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  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Harris, Tyrone (March 13., 2008). "Burbank High School celebrates 100 years of memories". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved April 24, 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  12. ↑ "Chandler's 1-Hitter Lifts Burbank, 2-1". Los Angeles Times. May 18, 1991. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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  14. 1 2 Risen, Tom (January 31, 2009). "Upstaging the script". Burbank Leader. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  15. ↑ Murphy, Mary (September 2, 1972). "Grimes grows up". Los Angeles Times. Tucson Daily Citizen. p. 60. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  16. ↑ Moskun, Dick (November 10, 2012). "Larry Maxam Avenue". MyBurbank.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
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  18. ↑ Ortega, John (August 11, 1990). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: JEFF NELSON : Distance Dandy Walked When It Hurt to Run : Untimely Injuries Ended Promising Career That Produced U. S. Record and 2 State Titles". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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  21. ↑ Kleiner, Dick (August 14, 1982). "Love Takes Young Actress East to Star in Pictures". The Sumter Daily Item. Google News. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  22. ↑ Jenkins, Lee (June 7, 2007). "Pro Scouts Go Diamond Mining at Los Angeles-Area Powerhouse". New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  23. ↑ Leon, Alex (April 27, 2002). "Paradice found -- on the green". Burbank Leader. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Vic Taybank lets off Steam in 'Alice'". Independent Press-Telegram. Newspapers.com. January 2, 1977. p. 131. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
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