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The Burlingame B

Students try French food at International Food Night on Thursday, April 11.

Leadership hosts annual cultural week

Abby Knight, Social Media Manager
April 25, 2024

Leadership’s Diversity and Inclusion Commission welcomed students back from spring break with its annual cultural week from April 8-12. Notably, Thursday, April 11 featured the second annual International...

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The Burlingame Topgolf structure is still undergoing construction and will not be available to the public until September 2024.

Topgolf: Coming to a city near you

Sophia Doss, Copy Editor
April 24, 2024

Construction on a new Topgolf location near Murray Field - the second in the Bay Area is set to finish at the end of this year, offering a golf entertainment complex for serious players and casual enthusiasts...

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Dating in high school: Is it worth the risk?

Dating in high school: Is it worth the risk?

Natalie Gyde, Multimedia Editor
April 12, 2024

“It’s love with an expiration date,” senior Olivia Johnson said.  It’s no secret that everyone wants to be the “It Couple.” To go on dates, to have a valentine, post one's significant other...

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For most music producers, digital audio workstations (DAWs) are a necessity for mixing and polishing audio. Here, staff writer Bertelli is shown next to his DAW. While there is no shortage of highly capable DAWs on the market, prices for professional software typically range in the hundreds of dollars.

Exploring art through sound: Three amateur music producers pursue passion

Alex Bertelli, Senior Reporter
April 10, 2024

There is a beauty to art that lies in its freedom — there are no rules, limits to what can be expressed or necessarily right approaches. Three of Burlingame High School’s music artists — sophomore...

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Elizabeth Diehl, who plays Ariel Moore in Footloose, performs the dance number “Holding Out for a Hero” during a dress rehearsal.

Footloose rocks (and rolls) the stage

Emma Yu, Senior Reporter
April 9, 2024

Over the course of two weekends in March, Burlingame Drama rocked the stage with six spectacular performances of “Footloose,” this year’s annual spring musical. Footloose features the journey...

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Students believe a four-day school week would offer more benefits than traditional five-day weeks.

Debating the merits of a four-day school week

Sophia Doss, Copy Editor
April 9, 2024

According to the Education Weekly, almost 900 schools nationwide have adopted four-day school weeks. But the popular schedule isn’t taking hold across California — only two districts and five schools...

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Team members carry the robot out for competition.

Iron Panthers barely fall short of world championship

Will Kriner, Copy Editor
March 31, 2024

From Wednesday, March 20, to Sunday, March 24, the Iron Panthers attended the Arizona East Regionals of the international FIRST Robotics Competition in Tempe, Arizona.  The Panthers spent three months...

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Store owner Katherin Baban sorts through books in her new store Gigglemugs on Friday, Feb. 23.

Local store brings candy, books and charm to Ave

Audrey Wei, Senior Reporter
March 28, 2024

When Katherin Baban dreamed up her business idea — a store on Burlingame Avenue that offers a wide range of books for all ages and quality candy — her first, and most important, customer was her daughter....

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 Books from ancient India to modern novels written by Indian-American authors have paved the way for more diverse cultural representation in written works.

Comic books and culture: My connection to South Asian literature

Arshia Chakravartti, Copy Editor
March 28, 2024

Books have an innate power to open a reader’s eyes to another world, creating this feeling of wonder and awe at a place that is not real but feels just within reach. I’ve experienced these same feelings...

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Student volunteers senior Miu Onoe, senior Landon Stoubagh and freshman Karen Mikoshiba welcome the Japanese exchange students after their arrival at Burlingame.

Burlingame welcomes five exchange students from Japan

Connie Lu, Web Editor
March 28, 2024

Burlingame may not have a Japanese language class, but that didn’t stop the community from hosting five Japanese exchange students on Friday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 26 — four students and two...

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