CELEBRATES 90 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
On the weekend of May 3rd and 4th, Burlingame High School, along with the BHS Alumni Association and the student leadership team, will commemorate the 90th anniversary of the school. The community is invited to participate in a variety of planned activities.
In 1921, voters passed a $361,000 construction bond to purchase land and construct the new school. In December 1923, 30 teachers and 350 students moved from San Mateo High School to Carolan Avenue in Burlingame. The sign above the columned porch read “San Mateo High School - Burlingame Branch.” The dedication ceremony attracted more than a thousand community members. Burlingame High School became an independent school in 1927.
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The new high school formed its by-laws, wrote a constitution, and created an organizational structure. It quickly established its culture and many traditions that remain today: the Little-Big Game with San Mateo (first held on Armistice Day, November 11, and then on Thanksgiving Day for many years) ; the red and white school colors, the Block B letters for successful athletes; its newsletter, theBurlingame B and its motto, “Not the biggest but the Best.”
Burlingame High School has, over time, maintained a record of high academic achievement and community volunteerism. The loyalty of its graduates has resulted in the creation of the Burlingame High School Alumni Association, a group with an estimated 11,000 graduates who contribute to the school in a variety of ways, including sponsoring various student opportunities and scholarships, a local Athletic Hall of Fame, and annually honoring an Alumnus of the Year.
