Elise Spenner, Copy Editor
January 16, 2022
On Tuesday, Jan. 11, the Black Parents Association held the second Unity in the Community Virtual Town Hall of the school year, with presentations from Black Student Union (BSU) leaders across the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD), feedback on support for students of color and an introduction to a pilot social justice class at Aragon High School. The meeting opened with an “Amplified...
Leilani Dougherty, Staff Reporter
January 7, 2022
MAIA Impact Club president Kylie Holzman is a senior at Burlingame and has run the club for two years. Q: What is the MAIA Impact Organization? A: So the MAIA Impact School is an all-girls school in Guatemala. It's run by mostly Indigenous women, and their whole goal is to provide high-quality education for girls in rural Guatemala. In Guatemala, if they do have access to education,...
Farah Caban, Business Manager
December 23, 2021
In the spring of 2020, junior Elisenne Yun was elected as the Associated Student Body (ASB) president for her senior year. She virtually sat down with the Burlingame B to discuss the role of ASB at Burlingame and her latest work and goals for next semester. Answers have been lightly edited for clarity, brevity and to follow the Burlingame B's stylistic guidelines. What is...
Arda Inegol, Staff Reporter
December 16, 2021
Model UN at Burlingame is currently led by co-presidents Alex Kelly and Seneca Simpson. The club, made up of 25 members from all grades, participates in regional conferences. In this Q&A, Kelly provides insight into the club’s goals and talks about the conferences they plan on attending this year. What is Model UN? Model UN is basically a simulation of the real world...
Mattingly Germack, Copy Editor
December 16, 2021
On the morning of Monday, Oct. 18, senior Jake Janosky arrived at school in his blue Jeep and parked on the railroad-track-side of Carolan Avenue. Janosky said that like many students on Monday mornings, he was groggy and running late; he didn’t bother to check the quality of his parking job. Janosky’s parking wasn’t egregiously poor; he claimed he was almost perfectly within the...
Lizzy Wan, Senior Reporter
December 13, 2021
On Nov. 21, Burlingame hosted the annual FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) qualifier. Burlingame’s robotics team spent the weekend setting up and running the event, meaning they were unable to participate. Junior Jason Zhai is an FTC co-captain for the Iron Panthers this year. He was the emcee for the event and introduced team selections, awards and made announcements for the competition. “Hosting...
Sophia Bella, Staff Reporter
December 12, 2021
On Saturday, Oct. 16, Preston’s Candy and Ice Cream on Broadway hosted a birthday party to celebrate 75 years of business. Over 200 guests visited throughout the day, eager to try the free handmade confections the store was offering. “I didn’t want to say anniversary because it sounds too old,” said Irene Preston, the owner of Preston’s. “Birthday party sounded more fun!” Irene...
Isabel Liu, Staff Reporter
December 10, 2021
In the light of recent anti-Asian violence, many Californian communities took on a conversation confronting the past. The city of San Jose apologized to Chinese immigrants in September by acknowledging the history of violence, discrimination and the destruction of several Chinatowns. San Jose is one of the latest cities to apologize, following the first Californian city, Antioch, to do so in May. A...
Sophia Bella, Staff Reporter
November 24, 2021
On Sunday, Nov. 14, senior Elena Hung hosted the No-Sew Upcycled T-Shirt Reusable Face Mask workshop over Zoom as part of her work on Burlingame Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board. Hung, along with Environmental Education Fellows Raquel Asi and Chiara Barasuky-da Silva, presented a mini-lesson on the impacts of fast fashion. Asi and Barasuky-da Silva are part of a public governmental agency...
Wali Chaudry, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2021
On Sunday, Oct. 24, a weather phenomenon known as a bomb cyclone hit the San Francisco Bay Area, resulting in flooding, debris and road closures throughout Burlingame. The cyclone included gale-force winds and an immense amount of rain. Additionally, some Burlingame students suffered from power outages at their homes. “I was worried all throughout Sunday afternoon because not all of [my homework]...
Jackson Spenner, Senior Reporter
November 9, 2021
More than a year ago, on Aug. 12, 2020, members of the City of Burlingame’s Economic Development Subcommittee (EDS) met to discuss just one topic: how to optimize downtown outdoor dining. With indoor dining restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, city officials — along with then-council member and vice mayor Ricardo Ortiz and Ann O’Brien Keighran— scrambled to help restaurants on Burlingame...
Leilani Dougherty, Staff Reporter
October 7, 2021
Burlingame is welcoming Maureen Seto, the new library technician, as an addition to the faculty. Having previously worked as a staff assistant in the administrative office at Mills High School, Seto was excited for a change. “I decided to switch over to being a librarian because it gave me the opportunity to interact with kids more on a daily basis,” Seto said. Seto's...
