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Friday, July 10, 2009
Education
BURBANK — About 5,000 students attending classes outside their home school districts will be forced to enroll in their local schools after the state’s District of Choice law expired Wednesday. CITY HALL — In his first Board of Education meeting since taking over as Burbank Unified School District’s new superintendent, Kevin Jolly on Thursday took a back seat to trustee Larry Applebaum, who grilled a pair of competing food service vendors hoping to win a contract.
DOUBLE DUTY
CITY HALL — The Burbank Unified School District Board of Education adopted a new budget package Thursday in reaction to state cuts that will slash its spending by $9 million and turn funding on its heels after years of steady growth.
LABOR NEGOTIATIONS CITY HALL — The tears started flowing almost as soon as local officials and their representatives Thursday began showering their praises on retiring Burbank Unified Supt. Gregory Bowman.
SUPERINTENDENT SEND-OFF
Tykara Ferguson, a shock of black hair peering from beneath her Monterey High School graduation cap, stood at the microphone and began to serenade the class of 2009 with a hushed rendition of Vitamin C’s “Graduation (Friends Forever).”
Chords from a towering organ echoed through the airy sanctuary at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Saturday as graduates from Bellarmine- Jefferson High School completed their final rites as students.
Providence High School senior speaker Alexia Townsend and her 151 classmates got their diplomas Saturday at a peculiar place that had spooked her parents, she said.
Hundreds of high school seniors celebrated Saturday at the graduation ceremonies for Bellarmine-Jefferson and Providence highs.
Burbank High School’s 100th senior class went out in style Friday during a graduation ceremony that featured rousing musical performances at the Starlight Bowl. The future may be uncertain for the class of 2009, but one thing is clear, senior Marianne Epstein told her fellow John Burroughs High School graduates Thursday. BURBANK — Students sang and danced through a celebration of Burbank High School’s 40th anniversary pop show Sunday, performing on a jazzed-up stage that was worthy of Hollywood, organizers and students said.
Previous Education HeadlinesJuly 4th, 2009 Students must stay within local districtBURBANK — About 5,000 students attending classes outside their home school districts will be forced to enroll in their local schools after the state’s District of Choice law expired Wednesday.July 3rd, 2009 Schools switch food servicesCITY HALL — In his first Board of Education meeting since taking over as Burbank Unified School District’s new superintendent, Kevin Jolly on Thursday took a back seat to trustee Larry Applebaum, who grilled a pair of competing food service vendors hoping to win a contract.July 2nd, 2009 July 1st, 2009 June 29th, 2009 Burbank school budget approvedCITY HALL — The Burbank Unified School District Board of Education adopted a new budget package Thursday in reaction to state cuts that will slash its spending by $9 million and turn funding on its heels after years of steady growth.June 27th, 2009 Burbank school budget approvedCITY HALL — The Burbank Unified School District Board of Education adopted a new budget package Thursday in reaction to state cuts that will slash its spending by $9 million and turn funding on its heels after years of steady growth. |
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