Despite a shaky start to the season up against challenging opponents, the boys lacrosse team is looking forward to a successful season. Their first pre-season games were against Menlo Atherton, which they lost 0-19, Serra, which they lost 8-5, and San Benito, which they won 6-5 in a double-overtime game.

The swim team is preparing for a competitive and exciting season this year.“We lost a lot of strong swimmers last year, especially on the girls’ side, and will need to step up this year,” senior co-captain Allison Sullivan Wu said. “We have a lot of new swimmers and I can’t wait to see how the season pans out.”

Boys’ golf just started the season and has no tryouts. They are hoping to do better this year than last year as they only won two games last year. They are still currently in the preseason, but their first game is on February 27 against Sequoia High School at the Crystal Springs Golf Course at 3:00pm.

The track team recently began their season with a rigorous practice schedule including a variety of long distance exercises as well as sprints. Although the team has a new coach this year, it doesn’t seem like they will be let off easy.

Following up on last year’s comeback season, the boys’ tennis team is working hard to meet high expectations in the competitive PAL Bay Division. They eased into the season with a victory over San Mateo on Feb. 20. They returned to their home courts with a friendly competition when they triumphed over Mills High School.

The girls varsity soccer team tied its senior night game 0-0 against the Terra Nova tigers Feb. 15.“My favorite part of the season was playing Terra Nova,” senior Grace Colson said. “It's always such a competitive game it and just really fun to be apart of and experience. It was also a very emotional game since for some of us seniors that was the last time we'll be playing soccer.”

Walking into Caffe Central, I had my expectations set fairly high for this coffee shop which just recently replaced La Panotiq, a place I had previously enjoyed. This cafe had a very similar atmosphere, very comfortable and modern with a cute aesthetic. There were plenty of benches and chairs around small tables, furnished with flower pots. The place was fairly full, with families and students sitting around tables, either talking or studying.

As March approaches, the theater program is preparing to present their annual spring play, “The Iliad, the Odyssey and all of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less.”After completing a successful run of the fall musical “My Favorite Year” in October, the drama department is moving forward and tackling a new production.

I recently went to Joe and the Juice - a Danish juice-bar chain that, in early February, opened a store on Burlingame Avenue where The Plant had previously been located.The first thing I noticed when I walked in was the relaxed, inviting atmosphere. People were taking advantage of the comfy seating and various nooks situated throughout the restaurant, sipping juices, and hammering away at MacBook Pros.

Burlingame High School has a long history of nurturing talented and skilled musicians who devote their time to instrumental music performing inside and outside the classroom. Junior Sophia Stroud has devoted her time to performing jazz music since the age of ten.

Senior Kelly Wakasa has found Internet fame through the lifestyle and skating videos he posts on Instagram and YouTube. Although he only started the Instagram account as a place to post skating videos without being judged on his personal account, he started to gain a following. Once he reached 10 thousand followers, he became motivated by the level of success he had reached and started to pursue the accounts in a more serious way.