Burlingame High School
| Burlingame High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1 Mangini Way Burlingame, California, United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°34′57″N 122°20′48″W / 37.5826°N 122.3466°WCoordinates: 37°34′57″N 122°20′48″W / 37.5826°N 122.3466°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 1923 |
| School district | SMUHSD |
| Principal | Chris Holleran |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,360 (2010-2011)[1] |
| Color(s) | Scarlet & White |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | 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
In order to meet the growing student population, the school was opened in December 1923 under the name "San Mateo High School, Burlingame Branch." The school took in students from Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae, and San Bruno.[2] Initial enrollment consisted of 350 students and 30 teachers. As a branch 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.[2] Within 10 years the enrollment of the school 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.
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 study and discussion, the board decided to close Crestmoor in the fall of 1980 and keep Burlingame open.[3]
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 rival of Burlingame since the division of the Burlingame branch. In 2009, Burlingame lost the Paw to San Mateo High School, ending a 5-year winning streak tracing back to 2004. Burlingame came back in 2010 to win back "The Paw". Burlingame leads the series record 47-32, with 4 ties.
[edit] Academic Reputation
Burlingame High School has been recognized nationally for its academic excellence. Newsweek rated Burlingame High School 207th in 2007 and 244th in 2008 in its national ranking of public high schools. More recently, Burlingame High School was ranked 257th nationally in The Washington Post's 2011 High School Challenge.
[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 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.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Marching Band
Burlingame High's Marching 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. It's currently led by musical director David S. Kimura, Drum Major Jacob Marotta, and Band President Jeri Feng.
[edit] Theatre
Burlingame High School also has a very strong drama program. Each year two performances occur: one play in the fall and one musical in the spring.
[edit] Musicals
- Spring 2011 — Broadway Rhythm (Directed by Mary Bettini Blank)
- Spring 2010 — She Loves Me (directed by Mary Bettini Blank)
- Spring 2009 — Grease (directed by Mary Bettini Blank)
- Spring 2008 — Into the Woods (directed by Mary Bettini Blank)
- Spring 2007 — Working
- Spring 2006 — Cinderella
- Spring 2005 — A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Spring 2004 — Grease (featuring Glee actress Dianna Agron as Marty)
- Spring 1992 — Little Me (directed by Howard Frieberg)
- Spring 1991 — Chicago (directed by Howard Frieberg)
- Spring 1990 — Grease (directed by Howard Frieberg)
[edit] Plays
- Fall 2009 — A Cry of Players (directed by Mary Bettini Blank)
- Fall 2008 — A Midsummer Night's Dream (directed by Mary Bettini Blank)
- Fall 2007 — One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (directed by Mary Bettini Blank)
- Fall 2006 — Inherit the Wind (directed by Jaye Petrick)
- Fall 2005 — All In the Timing (directed by Nancy Fitzgerald)
- Fall 2004 — Southern Fried Murder (dinner theater)
- Spring 1989 — Bleacher Bums
- Fall 1989 — The Real Inspector Hound (directed by Howard Frieberg)
- Fall 1990 — Dracula (directed by Howard Frieberg)
- Fall 1991 — The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (directed by Howard Frieberg)
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dianna Agron, 2004 — actress in Glee
- Bill Amend, 1980 — cartoonist best known for FoxTrot.
- Grant Baciocco, 1992 — puppeteer and podcast host for The Jim Henson Company[4]
- Marc Benioff, 1982 — founder and CEO of Salesforce.com.[5]
- Mary Crosby — actress, answer to the question "Who shot J.R.?"
- Nathaniel Crosby — golf player
- Scott Feldman — Texas Rangers starting pitcher
- Howie Hawkins – political activist
- Shirley Jackson — writer
- Brad Schreiber — writer
- Matt Sosnick — baseball agent featured in License to Deal
- Erik Van Dillen — U.S. Davis Cup tennis player, 1971–75
- Jonathan "Butch" Norton, 1976 - former drummer with the band "Eels", session musician
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b "Exhibits". Burlingame Historical Society. http://www.burlingamehistorical.org/page186.htm. Retrieved January 12, 2007.
- ^ San Bruno Herald, San Mateo Times
- ^ "Exploring The World Of Performance". San Mateo Daily Journal. August 15, 2011. http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?type=lnews&title=Exploring%20the%20world%20of%20performance&id=165160. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "On The Record: Marc Benioff". San Francisco Chronicle. October 8, 2006. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/10/08/BUG2QLICVV1.DTL&type=business. Retrieved January 13, 2007.
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