Tekla Carlen

[Photo] The importance of student journalism

Amelia Harris and Allison Cohen
September 13, 2020

Tekla Carlen is a freshman at Wellesley college.

Board approves Credit/No Credit plan in 3-2 vote

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
April 18, 2020

The San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) Board of Trustees approved a Credit/No Credit grading policy for this semester after a 3-2 vote Thursday night. During the special meeting, Board members...

Hit-and-run injures four minors on Howard Ave

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
March 3, 2020

Omeed Adibi has been arrested after allegedly hitting four middle schoolers intentionally on the corner of Howard Avenue and Clarendon Road last Saturday. Adibi is an 18-year-old San Mateo resident who...

Academy Award for Best Picture 2020: Who deserves to win?

Tekla Carlen, Aideen Delahunt, Jacob Lubarsky, Amelia Harris, Aidan O, and Hanna Sato
February 9, 2020

The Academy Awards will air tonight at 5 p.m. on ABC. For a last-minute briefing on who is up for Best Picture and how good the films actually are, The Burlingame B’s reporters have written a guide to...

Chen wins international science video competition

Tekla Carlen and Caroline Yeow
November 5, 2019

Update: Senior Jeffery Chen won the Breakthrough Junior Challenge on Sunday, garnering $250,000 in college scholarship money. He accepted his award at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony, which honors the...

Burlingame High School target of hate-motivated vandalism

Claire Hunt, Tekla Carlen, Amelia Harris, and Jacob Lubarsky
September 6, 2019

Facilities Engineer George Reyes arrived at school Thursday, Sept. 5 at 6 a.m. to discover vandalism containing anti-Semitic, homophobic and racist messages on the walls of several buildings. Reyes immediately...

Sharp to serve at Stanford

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
May 1, 2019

Even though Emmy Sharp is a junior, she has known for over a year where she is almost certainly headed after graduation. Sharp plays competitive volleyball and is verbally committed to Stanford University’s...

Students react to Operation Varsity Blues

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
April 23, 2019

The economic inequalities of the college application process entered the national spotlight last month. Federal prosecutors announced on March 12 that 50 people had been indicted on charges of mail fraud...

Social science department ushers in new macroeconomics course

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
March 25, 2019

Macroeconomics will become the new Advanced Placement (AP) economics course, replacing the current AP Microeconomics, to complement a semester of AP Government for seniors next year. Unlike other high...

Lucas Gilmour wins ASB presidential election

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
March 22, 2019

The school has reached a decision—junior Lucas Gilmour will become the next Associated Student Body (ASB) president after seniors Evan Mahaffey and Lily Navab graduate this May. Gilmour has previously...

District hosts first arts, media and entertainment day for CTE students

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
March 21, 2019

In an effort to emphasize alternative career pathways, the San Mateo Union High School District held an event dedicated to the arts, media and entertainment industries for students in relevant Career Technical...

A year of firsts: exploring the Best Picture nominees

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
February 24, 2019

Introduction The 91st Academy Awards will take place at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with millions of others watching from their home screens, although not as many...

Burlingame needs a minimum wage ordinance

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
February 20, 2019

While Burlingame’s cost of living is exorbitant, even for California, its minimum wage is shockingly average. The current standard at the federal level is $7.25. According to CNBC, California is the...

You Matter week

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
October 15, 2018

Canvas’ spiffy features are slow but sure to please

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
September 28, 2018

After its pilot last year, Canvas officially replaced School Loop as Burlingame’s learning management system (LMS) in August. By using an LMS, teachers, students and parents can develop a mutual understanding...

Adam Patheal says goodbye to Burlingame

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
May 24, 2018

Adam Patheal has been teaching physics at Burlingame for five years. Unfortunately, this will be his last. He and his wife, who teaches at San Mateo, are moving to San Diego to be closer to family.

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Psychology class introduces 20% Time Projects

Tekla Carlen, Editor-In-Chief
November 26, 2017

Psychology is a long-established class, but this is the first year students are doing semester-long 20% Time Projects which are in-depth research projects about any psychology-related topic. The idea is that students spend 20% of their time in the class on the project.

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