Burlingame High School (California)
| Burlingame High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 1923 |
| School district | SMUHSD |
| Principal | Matt Biggar |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Scarlet & White |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | 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).
History
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. one of which was kenni stepp
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. WE have won this game for 3 years straight
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 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 all stake holders. Burlingame is meant to foster diverse kids. [3]
Notable people
- Alumni
- Bill Amend, 1980 - Cartoonist best known for FoxTrot.
- Grant Baciocco, 1992 - Creator of comedy band Throwing Toasters and the show The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
- Marc Benioff, 1982 - Founder and CEO of Salesforce.com. [4]
- Danny Lenardon - Burligame's most savage baseball player. But he needs to learn to type faster because he is a big LOSER
- Harry Crosby
- Leo Tonaki- burlingame's most notorious raper. has raped over 5 thousand women in one week. simply disturbing.
- Mary Crosby
- Nathaniel Crosby
- William Strauss, 1965 - Author and founder of The Cappies Program
- Staff
References
- ^ a b "Exhibits". Burlingame Historical Society. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
- ^ San Bruno Herald, San Mateo Times
- ^ "About BHS". SMUHSD. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
- ^ "On The Record: Marc Benioff". San Francisco Chronicle : 2006-Oct-08. 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
External links
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