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The Student News Site of Burlingame High School

The Burlingame B

After the Little Big Game on Saturday, Nov. 9, leadership sets up decorations and equipment for the Homecoming dance at the Grand Bay Hotel San Francisco.

Behind the scenes: planning a school dance

Alex Bertelli, Senior Reporter
November 18, 2024

Homecoming has stood as Burlingame’s most widely attended dance in recent years, and it’s paired with a preceding week of spirited activities and the highly anticipated Little Big Game. On Saturday,...

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The musical debuted on Thursday, Nov. 14.

‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ takes stage as first entirely student-run musical

Abby Knight and Paige Cornelius
November 17, 2024

After more than two years of preparation, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee debuted on Thursday, Nov. 14, as a musical entirely conceived, directed, and managed by students. Adapted from the 2005...

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Every homecoming week, each class is expected to put together a banner that reflects their class spirit or the homecoming theme, with the seniors (top left) winning 1st place, the juniors (top right) taking 2nd place, the sophomores (bottom left) receiving 4th place, and the freshmen (bottom right)  finishing in 3rd place.

Creating the Little Big Game murals

Natalie Gyde, Multimedia Editor
November 15, 2024

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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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Transform everyday essentials into creative Halloween costumes

Transform everyday essentials into creative Halloween costumes

Paige Cornelius, Staff Reporter
October 30, 2024

As the infamous “Halloweekend” approaches, it can be stressful for students who don’t know what to wear. Every year, the most common ideas are heavily influenced by pop culture — and this year...

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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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Italian exchange students with their host students at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Friday, Sept. 27.

Italian exchange students return to Burlingame

Will Kriner, Copy Editor
October 10, 2024

From Sept. 25 to Oct. 5, students from the Italian program hosted exchange students from Udine, Italy. They attended classes with their host students, and on their time off, had a tightly packed schedule...

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Ignite2Unite speaker Freddie Silvera transitions students to the next activity during BDTW.

Breaking Down the Walls returns

Iny Li and Natalie Gyde
October 1, 2024

“Stepping outside my comfort zone.” “Expressing emotions and vulnerability.” “To reflect on myself and who I am.” These were just some of the sentiments echoed by student participants...

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Breaking Down the Walls is a unique event hosted every two years where students and staff get together and learn each others’ stories.

Bringing back Breaking Down the Walls

Connie Lu, Web Editor
September 24, 2024

“It's hard to hate someone whose story you know.” That’s the main catchphrase — and spirited mantra — of Breaking Down the Walls (BDTW), a community-building program returning to campus from...

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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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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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