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Letter From the Editors Dear Reader, Firstly, thank you for taking the time to pick up and read this book. It has been a labor of love for us here in the 2023-2024 Burlingame High School Publications class. We have truly enjoyed researching the story of this wonderful high school, meeting so many of the alumni, and hearing your stories. From being a part of the Centennial Celebration in October of 2023 with our photography to flipping through old yearbooks and being immersed in the lovely memories held by all of the alumni, this project has truly widened our perspectives and helped us understand how vast the BHS community really is. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have created this book and we hope you cherish the memories of the past century through it as much as we have. When talking to any one of the various alumni that has helped us gather information, their love for this school was clear. It is that love that has kept the school so full of life for the last 100 years. The connections that have been formed between friends, teachers, families, and staff are truly timeless and have allowed the sweet memories of childhood to stay with people throughout their life. Just as Burlingame High School has helped many be successful in their lives, so have many people helped create this book. A special thanks to Glenn Morgan and Rusty Knudsen for their photographs and input in the creation of this book, our advisor Michelle Riley, Angela Chen who designed the Centennial logo featured on the cover, and all the people who submitted photographs and stories through our online form. This book could not have been completed without your help nor without all the past editors of previous yearbooks which we have drawn from, so a special thanks to them as well. While we know this book cannot be perfect, and definitely cannot capture every event or person in only 66 pages, the goal for this book was to bring back memories of your time at BHS and serve as a time capsule of the first 100 years and the Centennial Celebration, so we hope it has achieved those goals. Thank you for reading with us, thank you for remembering your experiences, and thank you, most of all, for sharing your love of this school. Happy reading! Sincerely, The Alumni Book Staff: Maeve Canniffe, Caitlyn Siu, Aria Sherwood, and Sydney Brillon-Dyas 1
BUS • IS ••• • When Burlingame High School was originally founded as a branch of San Mateo High School, no one expected the legacy that would emerge from the school. The land, purchased in March of 1922, has been home to many memories, experiences, and friendships spanning over 100 marvelous years. Our community has grown from 419 original students to the current student body of 1,549 pupils. Surviving the test of time, Burlingame High School has·only gotten stronger, with students and staff alike relying on each other when needed and formin~ connections that will last a lifetime. Through wars, depression, storms, and even a pandemic, the Panther community has only become more of a societa force over time. Panther pride is what has made BHS such a great place to go to school. Ther is nothing like being a part of a community that recognizes the strength of both individuals and the whole. This feeling is only amplified when the strength is carried into further life by Panthers with great respect. As many alumni have noted, Burlingame High School has contributed greatly to their success and happiness in life by developing connections, values, and interes1 that would later be applicable to jobs, friendships, relationships, and daily lifE 2
To celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of BHS, the towns of Burlingame and Hillsborough collaborated with the Alumni Association and the Burlingame High School Service Commission to create a weekend-long celebration filled with exciting events and activities. The weekend festivities started early on Friday morning with an alumni golf game at Crystal Springs and continued into the evening when alumni watched the Burlingame High School Varsity Football team take on against Wilcox High School. Alumni enjoyed their own section and were also invited to play with the pep band. A highlight of the night was when Nancy Baldwin, class of 1948 and the oldest alumni in attendance that night, conducted the coin toss at the start of the game. From then on, the party was in full swing. With a block party on Lorton Avenue on Friday night, a full day festival in Washington Park, school tours on Friday and Saturday where alumni relived their high school memories in old chemistry, English, and history classrooms, and dining at local Burlingame restaurants such as II Fornaio, Twelvemonth, Village Host Pizza, and Behan's Irish Pub on Saturday. Bands composed of Burlingame High School alumni and even one current student also came to perform for the large crowd throughout the day. Overall, the weekend was a great success filled with lots of laughs, love, and nostalgia. Alumni wave to the train, a tradition from graduation ceremonies, as they listen to speeches at the Centennial Celebration . 3
Blingum Through the Years 1921 Bond Before the school wa opened, a constructio1 bond was passed fa $360,000 and 2 yea~ of construction w completed after a vot of 1,710 in favor a 280 opposed. today's money, t bond would be ov $6 millio 1939 WWII 1934 Housing SMH The start of WWII greatly impacted BHS culture and continued to influence how students interacted with one another throughout the war. From raising money for the war effort to changing their lifestyle to support the needs of other Americans, the strength and togetherness of the community shone through during the war. While the buildings at San Mate High School were being reinforce for earthquake protectio Burlingame High School took in a the SMHS students so they could sti go to school. The school yea featured a very crowded BHS an forced rivalries to calm in order t maintain a strong school communit • 1939 Fiesta de Las Gradas 1948 Fundraising 4 To support war efforts, students participated in a carnival fundraiser known as Fiesta de las Gradas and raised $1,275 to donate to the war efforts. The students were able to raise enough money to even buy a bomber in the name of Burlingame High School, an effort unmatched any other school in the district. Various drives to raise funds f war orphans were ran by studen still trying to support pea following World Wars I and II. T Marshall Plan was also a hot top that many students flooded deba for in order to express th varying opinions on giving man to aid with the war recove in Europ
1923 Opening of BHS Burlingame High School opened in December to 419 students and 30 teachers as a branch of San Mateo High School. 1928 School Colors The iconic red and white school colors and banners emerged with the rivalry between San Mateo and Burlingame and the need to gain an identity for the school. 1949 Rec Center After extensive campaigning for a recreation center, students were finally awarded with the "Rec", a place that would continue to be a popular hangout spot for years to come. 1927 Autonomy A similar bond to the one issued in 1921 allowed for the school to become its own entity rather than part ...._... of San Mateo High School. 1927 First LBG Once BHS gained its independence from SMHS, the rivalry between the two schools was instantly in full swing. The first Little-Big Game took place in November of 1927 with Burlingame winning 7-6 in an unprecedented victory. The LBG is a tradition that has continued into the modern day. • 1951 Scoreboard Through a paper drive organized by the Mechanical Drawing Club, BHS was able to raise enough money to build the electric scoreboard on the football field. 5 •
1953 I Bleachers After being deemed unsafe, the 25-year-old bleachers were replaced with a beautiful new set that cost a whopping $36,950. This completed the look of a fantastic new football field along with the addition of the electric scoreboard. 1955 I Golden B Society The Golden B Society was formed t recognize people who contributed larg amounts of service to the school an communit Gold&n ''B' 1970 Threats to BHS 1968 Fundraising Considered for closing due to a new high school opening in Foster City, alumni and students protested getting attention for their anti-closing sentiments from local newspapers and saving BHS for many years to come. Led by the student council an various clubs, BHS studen raised over $1500 dollars for th Peace Corp and museu! dystrophy research. They al used the money to send ma books to Pakistan and ov 5,000 pounds of clothes to t Appalachian mountain 1971 Vietnam War 1973 50-Year Anniversa Many students worried about being drafted during or after their senior year for the Vietnam War. There were a good handful of students that were drafted, but once the Paris Peace Accords were signed at the beginning of 1972, the draft was ended and all students breathed a sigh of relief. 6 Alumni from the first 50 years Burlingame High School celebrate over the course of three days wi parties, entertainment, an reconnectio
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