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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

Lily Page

Lily Page, Managing Editor

Lily Page is a senior at Burlingame High School (BHS) and managing editor of The Burlingame B (italicize the name.) This is her third year in Journalism. Over the past summer, Page attended a Latin I course at UC Berkeley. Page is the co-president of the BHS Gender and Sexuality Alliance, runs on the track and cross country teams, is currently preparing her AP Art portfolio, and plays the violin. Her interests include journalism, classics, literature, and cats. Lots of cats.

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Moreci champions radical vulnerability in new mixtape ‘Camp Cake’

Moreci champions radical vulnerability in new mixtape ‘Camp Cake’

Lily Page, Managing Editor
May 21, 2019

Senior Johnny Moreci, alias JohnnyCakes the Rapper, wants you to know that he has a story to tell. On May 18, he released a mixtape called Camp Cake on Youtube and Soundcloud. As I chatted with Moreci...

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“The press could be giving us stuff that is real and stuff that is fake, senior Emily Steinberger said. We have to be able to decide what is real.”

Steinberger argues for value of press in speech competition

Lily Page, Managing Editor
March 25, 2019

Candlesticks flickered in wooden chandeliers. Banners adorned the walls. Two long tables stretched across the room. A girl with curly red hair stood behind the podium. This was not, however, a scene from...

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Assistant Principal Valerie Arbizu describes the new schedule and receives student input at the student council meeting.

[Photo] BHS begins finalizing new schedule for the next school year, incorporating flex time

Hanna Sato, Head Photographer
March 24, 2019

Assistant Principal Valerie Arbizu describes the new schedule and receives student input at the student council meeting.

The English Curriculum Council, comprising of the English department chairs in the district, has chosen 20 books to be divided among schools in San Mateo Union High School District.

English getting new books

Lily Page, Managing Editor
February 19, 2019

English departments across the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) will introduce new books into their curriculum this semester and next year. The new titles are the culmination of a two-year...

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The Star of David is recognized as a symbol of Jewish identity. The design of this necklace, belonging to freshman Zoe Steinberger, has a story. During the Spanish Inquisition, Jews wore Star of David necklaces which could unfold as butterflies in order to conceal their true religious meaning. Steinbergers necklace is a modern replication of this design.

“I feel like every other Jew in the world—terrified and scared”

Lily Page, Managing Editor
November 20, 2018

Jewish students speak on Pittsburgh shooting On Oct. 27, a shooter wielding an AR-15-style assault rifle and three handguns entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He killed 11...

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Famous author with local roots

Famous author with local roots

Lily Page, Managing Editor
October 28, 2018

She was born in San Francisco, and she died in Vermont. She had few friends as a young girl and agoraphobia as an adult. She existed as a social pariah in her three years at Burlingame and received worldwide...

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When the passenger becomes the pilot

When the passenger becomes the pilot

Lily Page, Managing Editor
September 30, 2018

Senior Alessandro Franco awoke in the early hours, gathered his paperwork, and drove to San Carlos airport at a time which he described as the “a**crack of dawn.” He checked the weather report...

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Italian students speak on Italian politics

Lily Page, Managing Editor
May 3, 2018

Fifty-two Italian students from Carpi, Italy arrived in Burlingame on March 19. They stayed for a week, during which time, they explored Sausalito, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Google campus. 

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Giving a voice to LGBTQ+ students

Lily Page, Managing Editor
April 22, 2017

Today, April 21, is the Day of Silence, so named because students vow to remain silent throughout the day in solidarity with LGBTQ+ students bullied into silence. As this day approaches, students across the country reflect on whether LGBTQ+ students have a voice at their schools, whether the student body and administration are welcoming and respectful, and ultimately, whether these students are supported.

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Holocaust Survivor Helen Farkas’ Speech

Lily Page, Managing Editor
February 13, 2017

On Wednesday, February 1, Holocaust survivor Helen Farkas gave a moving speech about her survival and escape from Auschwitz-Birkenau, a Nazi concentration camp.

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Benefits of spending time outdoors

Lily Page, Managing Editor
December 6, 2016

With homework, sports, and other extracurricular activities, many students have difficulty finding time to decompress. That’s where the great outdoors come in: spending time outside appeals to our mental, physical, and emotional health.

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What’s on the California Ballot?

Lily Page, Managing Editor
November 2, 2016

There are many issues in the California 2016 ballots, such as drug prices, personal income taxes, nonviolent crime processes in court, and others. Get involved in local politics!

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