Burlingame High School (California)
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| 1 Mangini Way Burlingame, California United States |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 1923 |
| School district | SMUHSD |
| Principal | Di Yim |
| Faculty | 67[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,316 (2014–2015) [2] |
| Color(s) | Scarlet & White |
| Athletics conference | Peninsula Athletic League |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Rival | San Mateo Bearcats |
| Website | www |
Burlingame High School is a public high school in Burlingame, California. It is part of the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD).
Contents
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." Designed by architect W. H. Weeks, the school took in students from Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae, and San Bruno.[3] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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", as well as in 2011. Burlingame leads the series record 48–32, with 4 ties.[citation needed]
Academics
Burlingame High School has been recognized nationally for its academic excellence. For 2013, it was ranked 280th in Newsweek's Top 2,000 Public High Schools, [5] 471st nationally by US News and World Report,[6] and 490th by The Washington Post's ranking of "America's Most Challenging High Schools."[7]
Burlingame High School has a wide array of Advanced Placement course offerings.
- ^Note 1 : Will begin in the 2013–2014 school year.
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.
Statistics
Demographics
2014–2015[2]
- 1,316 students: 674 Male (51.2%), 642 Female (48.8%)
| White | Hispanic | Asian | Two or More Races | Filipino | Pacific Islander | African American | American Indian | Not Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | 258 | 187 | 104 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 53.3% | 19.6% | 14.2% | 7.9% | 3.3% | 1% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0% |
Standardized testing
| SAT Scores for 2013–2014 [8] | |||
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| Critical Reading Average | Math Average | Writing Average | |
| Burlingame High | 560 | 579 | 561 |
| District | 546 | 576 | 548 |
| Statewide | 492 | 506 | 489 |
| 2013 Academic Performance Index | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Base API [9] | 2013 Growth API [10] | Growth in the API from 2009 to 2013 |
| 836 | 870 | 34 |
Extracurricular activities
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.
Theatre
Burlingame High School also has a very strong drama program. Prior to the 2013-2014 school year, the school would put on two performances a year; a play in the fall and a musical in the spring. Starting in the 2013-2014 school year, the school switched performance schedules and began to perform musicals in the spring and plays in the fall.[citation needed]
Musicals
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- Fall 2015- "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
- Fall 2014 - Once Upon a Mattress
- Fall 2013 – Curtains
- Spring 2013 – The Boyfriend
- Spring 2012 – "Anything Goes"
- Spring 2011 — Broadway Rhythm
- Spring 2010 — She Loves Me
- Spring 2009 — Grease
- Spring 2008 — Into the Woods
- Spring 2007 — Working
- Spring 2006 — Cinderella
- Spring 2005 — A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Plays
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- Spring 2016-Mystery Weekend
- Spring 2015 —Radium Girls
- Spring 2014 — The Dining Room
- Fall 2012 — Wyrd Sisters
- Fall 2011 — Scapino
- Fall 2010 — Life in the Fast Lane
- Fall 2009 — A Cry of Players
- Fall 2008 — A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Fall 2007 — One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Fall 2006 — Inherit the Wind
- Fall 2005 — All In the Timing
Notable alumni
- Hannah Hart, 2004 — internet personality, best known for YouTube series My Drunk Kitchen
- Dianna Agron, 2004 — actress in Glee
- Bill Amend, 1980 — cartoonist best known for FoxTrot.
- Marc Benioff, 1982 — founder and CEO of Salesforce.com.[11]
- Mary Crosby — actress, answer to the question "Who shot J. R.?"
- Nathaniel Crosby — golf player
- Ben Eastman – Olympic athlete.1932 Summer Olympics One of three Americans to hold the world record in both the 400 and 800 meters, was voted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2006
- Scott Feldman — Houston Astros starting pitcher
- Howie Hawkins – political activist
- Shirley Jackson — writer
- Jonathan "Butch" Norton, 1976 – former drummer with the band "Eels", session musician
- Anthony Neely, 2004 — Mandopop Singer in Taiwan.
- Brad Schreiber — writer
- Matthew Fondy, 2007 - Professional Soccer Player for Chicago Fire
- Matt Sosnick — baseball agent featured in License to Deal
- Erik Van Dillen — U.S. Davis Cup tennis player, 1971–75
- Mark Walen — Former NFL player
Popular culture
Scenes from the film Dangerous Minds were filmed on the campus of Burlingame High School in the spring of 1994.[12]
See also
References
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External links
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- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2013
- Articles with unsourced statements from August 2015
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- Educational institutions established in 1923
- Burlingame, California
- High schools in San Mateo County, California
- Public high schools in California
