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The Burlingame B

The Student News Site of Burlingame High School

The Burlingame B

The Student News Site of Burlingame High School

The Burlingame B

The city has placed signs in city parks to remind people of the new bike ordinance limiting the use of e-mobility devices.

City ordinance prohibits electric bikes, scooters, skateboards in city parks

Connie Lu, Web Editor November 15, 2024

On Nov. 6, City Ordinance No. 2031 went into effect, prohibiting the usage of electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and other e-mobility devices in all city parks and recreation areas. The ordinance will...

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...

 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...

On Nov. 5, residents in districts 2 and 4 will choose from two out of the six candidates to be on Burlingame's city council.

Seven candidates vie for Burlingame city council seats in 2024 election

Alex Bertelli, Senior Reporter November 3, 2024

On Nov. 5, 2024, Burlingame is holding a general election to determine who will represent city council for the next four years. On the ballot are seven candidates: Nirmala Bandrapalli, Hadia Khoury, Rachel...

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...

Freshman Scarlet Ko shares study methods for the upcoming spring ELPAC test in her ELD 3 class.

Schools grapple with supporting multilingual students amid integration challenges

Iny Li and Audrey Wei October 29, 2024

Moving from Taiwan was already a challenge for sophomore Brandon Lin, who enrolled at Burlingame with limited English proficiency. Over the past two years, Lin has juggled seven courses alongside native...

Due to county reccomendations after 2018, Burlingame no longer conducts Lockdown/Barricade drills for students or staff.

‘Never truly prepared’

Connie Lu, Zachary Newman, and Sophia Bella October 28, 2024

The B asked students and staff to reflect on their personal sense of safety on campus in an anonymous survey. This is what they said:  “Our community can be deemed safe. However, every single community...

For many students, electric bikes serve as their main mode of transportation, but its dangerously high speeds are bringing up conversations among members of the community.

Youth e-bike riders raise safety concerns due to a lack of knowledge regarding road rules and high speeds

Natalie Gyde, Multimedia Editor October 28, 2024

As electric bikes become more popular in Burlingame, concerns about pedestrian and cyclist safety are prompting the city to explore new regulations for high-speed e-bikes. During a Burlingame City Council...

New technology policies ordain that students only use school-issued Chromebooks and give up their phones during class time.

Personal devices banned in class

Alex Bertelli, Senior Reporter September 28, 2024

Near the end of the 2023-24 school year, administration issued a newsletter outlining two new technolgy policies to be implemented in August. The computer policy mandates that students use school-issued...

Caltrain Public Information Officer Dan Lieberman emphasizes the variety of features in the Caltrain that are catered to the public’s needs.

Caltrain electrification project brings efficiency and clean energy into play

Iny Li, Business Manager September 25, 2024

For senior Ryan Wang, a regular Caltrain commuter, it’s the growing similarity between the Bay Area’s newest electric trains and the advanced transit system he grew up using in China that made him...

English department drops 4-point scale

English department drops 4-point scale

Sophia Doss, Copy Editor September 24, 2024

The English department reverted to a traditional grading system after four years of using a 4-point scale, according to department co-chairs Melissa Murphy and Mary Dhyne. The shift, which took effect...

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