Lexi Goldstein, Staff Reporter
May 27, 2020
On March 31, the Health Officer of San Mateo County issued a new Shelter-In-Place order which is now set to end on May 31, 2020; adding two additional months to governor Gavin Newsom’s original mandate. Despite the numerous unfavorable effects of COVID-19, the extra attention family pets are receiving is one positive outcome of quarantine. Over the past month, family pets have been spoiled with attention...
Samantha Johnstone, Staff Reporter
May 15, 2020
The Burlingame High choir may not be allowed to rehearse together, but modern technology is allowing them to continue performing together. Videos of the choir students singing independently were stitched together and posted to Youtube on April 21. The rehearsal process began by the students being expected to download the song and practice it by themselves. Once they were adequately prepared, the...
Caroline Yeow, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2020
Living through a pandemic tests the integrity of governments and citizens. Some countries have responded skillfully and minimized the impact of the virus. Some countries have not. Likewise, some citizens have acted with mindfulness and compassion, while others seem to not take the pandemic seriously. Considering the wide range of reactions to COVID-19, here are some lessons we should take away from...
Hubert Chen, Staff Reporter
April 28, 2020
The U.S., along with other countries, is now deep into the COVID-19 pandemic and facing the economic backlash of business shutdowns. With nearly everything we can think of moving online, it is clear that there will be some companies and businesses set to emerge in better condition than others at the end of the tunnel. Online retail companies such as Amazon, communication services such as Zoom and manufacturers...
Samantha Johnstone, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2019
People tend to associate turkey with Thanksgiving, and it makes sense to do so. According to the National Turkey Federation, 88% of Americans consume turkey on Thanksgiving, adding up to a total of 42 million turkeys eaten on one day. But there’s been a push toward vegetarian and vegan diets in the past few years that has led to trouble in Turkeyland, USA. One might think that vegetarian and vegan...
Tekla Carlen and Caroline Yeow
November 5, 2019
Update: Senior Jeffery Chen won the Breakthrough Junior Challenge on Sunday, garnering $250,000 in college scholarship money. He accepted his award at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony, which honors the year’s biggest achievers in mathematics, fundamental physics and life science. The event was held at NASA’s Hangar One in Mountain View. The prize’s founders include Mark Zuckerberg and Russian...
Aideen Delahunt, Staff Reporter
October 21, 2019
On Friday, September 20th, millions of people around the globe gathered in the streets to protest the lack of action against climate change. Climate change is one of the biggest problems of this generation and while it affects everybody, young people will have to deal with this issue for much longer than anyone else. That is why many of these people were students, and some of them were our very own. “There...
Aidan O'Sullivan, Senior Reporter
October 21, 2019
Matt Smith has been the athletic trainer for all Burlingame sports teams since 2005. Prior to working at Burlingame, Smith was a physical therapist at various clinics, as well as an athletic trainer at a high school in San Jose. Smith decided to become an athletic trainer because it encompassed everything he was looking for in a career path. “I decided to become an Athletic Trainer because I...
Vishwanath Prathikanti, Editor in Cheif
May 23, 2019
The Burlingame B We, Vishu Prathikanti and Lily Page, leave the Burlingame B to Tekla Carlen and Claire Hunt. It’s been a pleasure to watch you both grow as writers and leaders throughout your two years on the staff. May your ledes be snappy, your PDF days short and your nachos cheese-y. Swim Team Captain I, Olivia Carvallo, leave the BHS Swim Team to Stephanie Pham, Michelle...
Hubert Chen, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2019
The 2019 senior class cut day was somewhat successful. Because of the rally on May 3rd, and AP testing starting on May 6th, this year's’ class had two unofficial skip days. One on May 6th after Cinco de Mayo and the other on Friday, May 10th. The history of this tradition is unclear, having started informally across American schools in the late 20th century. It is supposed to be a day when students...
