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The Burlingame B

This year, Burlingame’s administration implemented the course selection map to encourage students to explore the course catalog and envision their next steps and goals.

New four year map lets freshmen plan courses early

Athena Bostonmaer, Staff Reporter February 27, 2023

Some teenagers can’t decide which outfit to wear each morning, let alone the 20-some-odd classes they will take over the course of their high school career. But nonetheless, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, the...

From being forced to leave their homes to not receiving the basic necessities, 26 million people across both Turkey and Syria still need humanitarian aid according to the World Health Organization.

7,000 miles away, impact of Turkey-Syria earthquake reverberates for students

Joelle Huysmans, Diversity Coordinator February 25, 2023

For most Burlingame students, the impact of the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, taking an estimated 47,000 lives, has been reduced to images on social media of pulverized houses, orphaned...

The school library has quickly become a hub for chess matches, attracting a variety of players during lunchtime and after school.

Chess is trending at school — here’s why

Arda Inegol, Business Manager February 24, 2023

Today, glance inside Burlingame’s library or classrooms and you will undoubtedly see students playing the game of chess with their friends or practicing on their own. Chess has officially become the...

Yet since the storm, Californias surface area that is experiencing drought conditions has decreased from 85% in late 2022 to just under 63% two weeks ago, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

California’s rainstorms don’t solve its droughts. We can fix that.

Zach Shapiro, Staff Reporter February 17, 2023

Dried up reservoirs, brown hills and dead grass have become the norm in California over the past few decades. But while the state seems perpetually stuck in a drought, every few years, everyone hunkers...

Nicole Carter, Burlingame’s new dean as of the spring semester, works in her office on Feb. 2.

Meet the new dean — except you may already know her

Kristie Kim, Social Coordinator February 13, 2023

At this point in her career, Nicole Carter has done practically everything at Burlingame. She's taught health, guided studies and nutrition. She has also led leadership and served as the activities director....

Led by the DJ’s compelling music, students showed their best moves on the dance floor.

Under shimmering Northern Lights, students dance the night away at Winter Formal

Joelle Huysmans, Diversity Coordinator February 8, 2023

Loud music, colorful disco lights, mini dresses and sharp-looking suits — a winter formal is the ultimate high school dance experience. Every year, the event marks a time when students can forget their...

Two Burlingame Musicians performed in last year’s California All-State Music Education Conference. Last year, the conference was held in Fresno, the same location this year’s CASMEC will take place.

Seven Burlingame musicians selected for California All-State Ensembles

Abby Knight, Copy Editor February 6, 2023

Among the several thousand student musicians across the state who auditioned for the 2023 California All-State Ensembles, there were 12 Burlingame students. This year, seven of the 12 were selected to...

“I felt the pain from everybody,” music director Kyoko Yamamoto said after Fridays incident. “Everybody was in so much pain — except those people who were laughing, and spectating, and even taking videos.”

Community shocked by public lunchtime altercation

Jackson Spenner, Elise Spenner, and Jake Rothstein February 3, 2023

At lunchtime on Thursday, Feb. 2, an altercation between two students in the quad quickly escalated into a violent situation prompting intervention by several administrators and safety officials, including...

Multiple dancers inside the lion costume perform accompanied by a group of several drummers.

Main Library rings in Year of the Rabbit with festive dance, musical performance

Will Kriner, Senior Reporter February 2, 2023

Burlingame celebrated the Lunar New Year at the Main Library on Saturday, Jan. 28, kicking off the Year of the Rabbit with a traditional lion dance, a spirited ensemble of drummers and a festive crowd....

Bright red and yellow dragons danced through the streets of Millbrae during its annual Lunar New Year celebration.

Millbrae’s Lunar New Year Festival unites culture, community and cuisine in celebration of Asian heritage

Brinda Iyer, Copy Editor February 1, 2023

Millbrae gave the Year of the Rabbit the warmest of welcomes with its annual Lunar New Year festival on Sunday, Jan. 29, presenting various aspects of East Asian culture in all of its diverse beauty. “I...

Students without a 5th, 6th or 7th period are expected to receive stickers for their ID cards from the counseling office, indicating that they are permitted to leave.

ID policies aim to crack down on class cutting, students skeptical

Ellie Neuman, Staff Reporter January 24, 2023

When students returned to classes after winter break on Wednesday, Jan. 4, the administration sent a school-wide email announcing a new sticker policy for leaving campus. Students without a 5th, 6th or...

This winter, California has been plagued by heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, with drainage water flooding streets and forming small lakes outside houses.

California deluge wreaks havoc on local houses and businesses

Brinda Iyer and Athena Bostonmaer January 24, 2023

For Malik Zughayar, a typical New Year’s Eve consists of celebration with friends and family, reminiscing over the highlights of the past year. But on Dec. 31, 2022, Zughayar — the owner of Burlingame...

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