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Alum takes helm at Bell-Jeff
Incoming Bellarmine-Jefferson High School Principal John Matheus has a long to-do list ready for when he takes over on July 1 — increase enrollment, foster a faith-based environment and champion the school’s athletic teams. But one...Tags: California State University, Northridge, Marketing, High Schools, Education, High School Sports
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From the Bullpen: It's time for high school baseball
Yes, it’s the start of the baseball season — the high school baseball season, that is. When the first pitch is thrown, there is that magic in the air that “this will be the season,” hope springs internal, and nothing can or will...Tags: High Schools, Education, High School Baseball, High School Sports
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Credit union brings art to students
Resting on scaffolding 12 feet off the ground, Randall Williams dipped his brush into black paint and made a smooth stroke that was the beginnings of an unraveling roll of film. And then, despite his precarious perch, he turned to the two dozen fifth-...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Native Americans, Education, Arts and Culture, Elementary Schools
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Shame on city's non-voters
For those concerned about where responsibility resides for the low turnout in the recent Burbank election, there is only one place to look — all the voters who didn’t vote. Speaking for myself as a Burbank citizen, shame on them (“...Tags: Referenda, Politics, Elections, Primaries, Voting
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Candidates vying for City Council and school board seats
Candidates for Burbank City Council and the Burbank Unified School District Board are winding down their campaigns as residents prepare to vote in the upcoming election. The primary nominating election via mail-in ballot is Feb. 22. Whichever candidate...Tags: Referenda, Politics, Elections, Local Elections, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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School board candidate Ted Bunch
Current school board member Ted Bunch has lived in Burbank for 24 years, and taught in Burbank Unified from 1962 to 1999. A military brat, Bunch attended Glendale Community College and San Fernando State College, eventually earning a general secondary...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Unions, Politics, Teaching and Learning, Examinations
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From the Bullpen: Broken ground unearths old memories
It's finally happened. After years of talk, securing funds, and sometimes downright political bickering, shovels have finally been turned on the Memorial Field rebuilding project at Burroughs High School. It was a who's who of Burbank schools,...Tags: Sugar Bowl, High Schools, Education, High School Sports, Human Interest
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District, city breaks ground on Memorial Field
More than a decade of planning and fundraising came to a head Monday as elected officials and community leaders crowded John Burroughs High School Memorial Field to break ground on a long-awaited $12-million renovation of the site.
"It is a wonderful...Tags: Public Officials, Politics, John Burroughs, Elections, Health and Safety at School
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Winter wonderland
It looked as though a blizzard had let loose Thursday on the playground at Horace Mann preschool. Ten tons of snow smothered what had once been a patch of dry grass, and ice stuck to the length of a spindly tree.
But overhead, blue sky peeked through...Tags: Education, Preschools, Horace Mann, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Family sues Beck's husband, LAPD
The family of a student who had a sexual affair with Burbank Unified middle school teacher Amy Beck has filed a lawsuit against her husband, a Los Angeles police officer, claiming he threatened to kill the teenager with his department-issued gun.
The...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Crimes, Family, Adultery
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Tenure issue must be discussed
As the election to fill three Burbank Unified school board seats comes to an end, one issue has been completely left blowing in the wind: the tenure system, or the obtaining of permanent status as a teacher. A generally avoided, divisive topic, the...Tags: Traffic, Jerry Brown, Politics, Teaching and Learning, Elections
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New members join Foothill Civitans
Our Foothill Civitan friends have been keeping busy with different causes. After initiating three new members — Ann Marie Coppen, Muguet Fonteboa and Judy Torres — during their Awards and Installation in September, they have hit the floor...Tags: Black College Reunion, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Homes, Health
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