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The Burlingame B

The Student News Site of Burlingame High School

The Burlingame B

Siu received multiple medals, including a team trophy at the 2024 games in swimming and track. At the games, she enjoys spending time with her team and meeting new people.

After life-saving transplant, senior Caitlyn Siu excels at Transplant Games

Kai Shah, Staff Reporter
November 7, 2024

When senior Caitlyn Siu was just two months old, doctors diagnosed her with a rare disease that caused her liver to fail. Within months, she needed a transplant. The surgery came when she was 10 months...

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Students use both paper and technology  in their classes.

Students and teachers debate whether classroom computers help or hinder learning

Connor Leong, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2024

From Canvas to Chromebooks, technology has become a fixture inside the classroom. The impact of the pandemic, which forced educators to rely almost solely on digital tools for instruction, still lingers....

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Burlingame student volunteers Jayden Harjani and Miguel Fernandez pose with Mills student Sushim Chakrabortty at the Burlingame Community Center polling site.

Students work at polling stations on election day

Josie Wettan, Copy Editor
November 6, 2024

On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, Burlingame students had the opportunity to witness democracy in action and assist in its operation by working at polling stations through the San Mateo County Registration...

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 Engineering Training Lead Pranav Bajaj checks on one of the robot's mechanisms.

Iron Panthers freshmen shine at first robotics competition

Connor Leong, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2024

The freshmen on the Iron Panthers took part in their first robotics tournament, Capital City Classics at Elk Grove, from Saturday, Oct. 26 to Sunday, Oct. 27th. The tournament is an off-season FIRST Robotics...

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The cafeteria prepares meals from scratch to feed over 1,000 students. Preparation for lunch service begins three hours before school starts.

Cafeteria shifts to scratch-made meals, balancing nutrition, budget challenges

Akira Nakamura, Staff Reporter
November 4, 2024

The task of cooking for 1,500 students has undoubtedly become more challenging after the school cafeteria introduced preparing meals from scratch at the end of the 2022-23 school year. Rather than reheating...

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Sophomore Ella Berger poses with her cabin taking a photo with her digital camera.

Volunteers find leadership and lifelong lessons in outdoor education

Josie Wettan, Copy Editor
October 31, 2024

Six students volunteered to be cabin leaders for a fifth and sixth-grade Outdoor Education trip the week of Oct. 15 to Oct. 21. After a week of leading San Mateo County students in environmental activities...

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Adapted physical education (P.E.) specialist Jeff Torres and physical therapist Angel Hsieh support Bay University student Ryan Chew during his weekly pool exercise, helping him move more freely in the water.

Weightless: For Bay University student Ryan Chew, the pool is liberation from cerebral palsy’s limits

Jeannine Chiang, Managing Editor
October 31, 2024

When Bay University student Ryan Chew enters the pool, the transformation is immediate. On land, he relies on a network of supports — wheelchair, straps, caregivers — to manage basic tasks. But in...

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Freshman Ilsa Carlson playing in a match against Menlo Atherton High School on Tuesday, Sept. 4.

Making their way: freshmen tackle varsity volleyball

Olivia Newman, Staff Reporter
October 30, 2024

From volleyball clinics and five years of school volleyball to playing three years of club volleyball and competing in the national championships, Ilsa Carlson and Elaina Newman have the unique experience...

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Vences’ cousins dress in Calavera makeup for a festival.

Día de los Muertos: a time for commemoration, celebration, and reconnection

Evelyn Du, Diversity Coordinator
October 30, 2024

According to the Google Dictionary, death is “the end of the life of a person,” or “the destruction or permanent end of something.” While it is true — death often conjures up feelings of hopelessness,...

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Pick of the Litter is a secondhand store on the edge of Broadway that donates 100% of its proceeds to the Hope program at the Peninsula Humane Society.

10 hidden gems in Burlingame: Uncovering lesser-known local treasures

Abby Knight, Social Media Manager
October 25, 2024

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Students and staff adapt to the rise of AI in education

Students and staff adapt to the rise of AI in education

Connor Leong, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2024

Ever since ChatGPT was first released nearly two years ago, students and teachers alike have been grappling with the question: is Artificial Intelligence (AI) a powerful tool that enhances education, or...

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