THE BURLINGAME BFriday, September 23, 2016 1 Mangini Way, Burlingame, CA 94010 Issue 1 Vol. 103

On page 2, read about our new prin-cipal, Mr. Belzer and his transition to Burlingame High School. Article by senior reporter ;WÅI�/]MZZI�

Page 3 includes an introduction to the mental health coun-seling team new to BHS this year. Article by senior reporter Stella Lorence.

Artwork by: Lena Banchero

Check out senior reporter Alex Lee’s article on the legal tobacco usage age being raised in Cal-ifornia this year, on page 4.

On page 5, read all about San Francis-co’s Outside Lands. The music, the culture, the city are ITT�KW^MZML�Ja�[\IЄ�reporter Melissa Milligan.

There are more students at BHS this year than ever before! Read about some of the new stu-dents and freshman on page 6.

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7V�XIOM� �aW]�_QTT�ÅVL�Editor-in-Chief Andrew Battat’s take on voter ID laws. Don’t miss out on senior reporter Tay-lor Cotchett’s article on Harambe either.

Keep up to date with The Burlingame B on our website theburlingameb.org. Follow us on social media @theburlin-gameb on Twitter & Instagram.

Check out senior reporter Victorya Cintra’s Op-Ed arti-cle on the Olympics: should the event have political stakes aside from the ath-letics? Page 9.

Every year, there are exciting new clubs at BHS. Read about some of the additions to this school year, and more, on page 10.

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News2 Friday, Sept. 23, 2016

Larger student body does not concern administrationBy: Benjamin RosenbergSENIOR REPORTER

New principal; new expectationsBy: Sofia GuerraSENIOR REPORTER

“Teamwork for All” is the new standard set for Burlingame High School’s administrative leaders ac-cording to new Principal Paul Bel-zer. In the midst of Di Yim’s sud-den resignation, students were left to wonder what the future would hold for the school faculty. As the news circulated in school halls, Superintendent Kevin Skelly had already expressed his approval for Belzer, and eventually, the Board of Trustees appointed Mills High School’s sitting principal to BHS.7KH� QHZ� SULQFLSDO� RIÀFLDOO\�

assumed his position as head of the administration on July 1st DQG� FRPSOHWHG� WKH� ÀUVW� LWHP� RQ�his agenda: meeting with the As-sociated Student Body Council.

ASB President Johnny Kersh-ner, who has worked closely with the administration throughout his high school experience, can FRQÀUP�WKDW�WKH�QHZ�SULQFLSDO�LV�continuing a long career in educa-tion by reaching out to students and bolstering existing efforts to improve student morale and work with the rest of the faculty. Even

though he is not well-known among the school’s increasing population, Kershner believes Belzer is simply “getting used to the school,” and will have a more VLJQLÀFDQW� SUHVHQFH� RYHU� WLPH��

For twenty-six years, Paul Belzer has been expanding and exploring an accomplished ca-reer in education. Beginning in %DNHUVÀHOG�DV�DQ�(QJOLVK�WHDFKHU�and soccer coach, he found him-self relocating to the Bay Area in 2002 when he became Capuchi-no High’s assistant principal. He then transferred to Mills High School, where he began a ten-year relationship with an increasingly spirited faculty and student body.

Senior Serena Nash, who attended Mills High School for a semester during Belzer’s ad-ministration, believes that his role there transcended basic management of the school and made the faculty a positive in-ÁXHQFH� DQG� WKDW� WKLV�KDG� DQ� LP-pact on the overall spirit at Mills.

“They had so much spirit,” Nash said of the administration.

“They made it really dif-ÀFXOW�WR�EH�XSVHW�WR�EH�JRLQJ�there because everyone was really welcoming… I think it’s good that he’s here be-cause hopefully, he can bring some of that spirit to BHS.”

Of BHS’s unspirited reputation, Belzer says that the best way to put these per-ceptions behind us is to take it step by step. He doesn’t be-lieve that the perceptions are entirely accurate. Although BHS is known for lacklus-ter responses to rallies and underwhelming reactions to spirit activities, there is no shortage of enthusiasm for oth-er extracurriculars like Robotics or Model UN, or classes like Art of Video, taught by Steve Erle.

“Students love the class and are really invested in the end of the year Film Festival. It’s not a traditional kind of spir-it, but it’s there,” Belzer said.

He also knocks down assump-tions that BHS is inherently in-different to school spirit, stating

that “Mills was the same way. We just need to focus on the good things and keep things positive.”

“He’s a super friendly guy… and he takes the time to listen to us,” Kershner said of Princi-pal Belzer, who has been open with explaining his goals for the school. It is already clear through his open door policy WKDW� %HO]HU� LV� DQ� LQWHUDFWLYH� ÀJ-ure in the lives of BHS students.

According to Kershner, the RQO\� VLJQLÀFDQW� FKDQJH�KDV�EHHQ�DPRQJ� WKH� VWDII�� EXW� KLV� LQÁX-ence will extend beyond student council members in no time.

While the student body may not be familiar with Principal Belzer now, he has a promising start, and it won’t be long be-fore he makes positive strides to make himself known among the entirety of the students at BHS.

There has been a sharp increase in the student population at Burl-ingame High School this year. Ac-cording to data from the San Mateo Union High School District, BHS experienced a 65 student increase in enrollment; as of September 2015, 1,295 students attended BHS while there are currently 1,360. This is up from a 24-student increase be-tween September 2014 and 2015.

For the last few years, enrollment was unusually low due to the con-struction of the F building. With construction complete, however, enrollment has returned to normal levels. The population in areas that feed into the SMUHSD’s three San Mateo schools (San Mateo, Ara-gon and Hillsdale) has also gone up in recent years, and some of that has spilled over into Burlingame.

“It’s just more kids coming up from our feeder schools; more kids are at [Burlingame Intermediate School] right now than before,” as-sistant principal Valerie Arbizu said. “We’re not seeing quite as many stu-dents go to private schools right now.”

Because of the higher enroll-ment, many new students, partic-ularly freshmen, do not have their own lockers and some teachers do not have a permanent class-room. As a result, it is sometimes harder for students and teach-ers alike to keep track of their belongings and stay organized.

“It’s about adapting to the en-vironment of the teacher who has taken ownership of that room,” said history teacher Alison Liber-atore, who teaches in two differ-ent classrooms at opposite ends of the A building. “You feel like a visitor. Nothing is yours, and nothing is where you left it. You’re sort of living out of a suitcase.”

Class sizes are also larger. Classes are capped at 35 students, per dis-trict policy, but now more classes are right at that number. Teach-ers thus have to spend more time grading work, and students get less individual attention. The hallways of both the A and C buildings have become more crowded, sometimes preventing students from getting to class on time. On-campus parking

has also become an issue with more spaces reserved for a larger staff.

“A lot of teachers have trouble quieting the class down,” senior Solena Aguilar said. “It’s hard for them to get everyone to focus, es-pecially with the new teachers.”

San Mateo High School, the largest school in the district, had the biggest jump in enrollment this year. Aragon, which is next largest, had the second-biggest jump, fol-lowed by Burlingame, the district’s third-largest school. The district projects that enrollment throughout the district will continue to increase through at least 2020, but that could change if the cost of living in San Mateo County continues to rise.

Another major issue involved creating student schedules. With more students to accommo-date, it was harder than usual for the counselors to give stu-dents the classes they wanted.

“When students want to switch from a class, after their schedule has already been made, it’s much harder this year because there is not a lot of space to move their schedule around,” counselor Carla Renzi said.

The district has set the school’s student capacity at 1,420, so BHS is QRW�RYHUÁRZLQJ�E\�DQ\�PHDQV�� �$O-though the senior class is currently the smallest of the four grades, the other three classes are about the same size, so Arbizu projects that enroll-ment will stay steady for the next year or so. At this point, the administra-tion does not see the perceived over-population issue as a big problem.

“As long as we’re using our space creatively and maximizing the use of classrooms, so that kids aren’t burst-ing at the seams and teachers feel like they have a place to teach, we’ll EH�ÀQH�µ�$UEL]X�VDLG���´,�ZRXOG�QHY-er want to be in a situation where we have to limit enrollment, especial-ly to families who live in the area.”

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The student population at Burlingame increased significantly this school year.

After ten years at Mills High School, Paul Belzer is BHS’s new principal.

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Of the 24 new hires at BHS this year, three have joined former School Safety Advocate Christina Cabrera to form the Wellness Team. The team is made up of three Mental Health therapists, or Wellness Counselors-- Cabre-UD��$OH[DQGUD�&ULVWDÀ��DQG�$O-isa Meyer-- under Health and Wellness Coordinator Yvette Yamboa-Wacher, who splits her time between BHS and San Mateo.

This new change was brought about by a district policy in an attempt to pro-vide ongoing support for students that need it. The program is in collaboration with Stanford and Peninsu-la Health Care. Peninsula Health Care provides funding for the new program, and the Stanford Department of Psy-chiatry & Behavioral Sciences provides training. Additional-ly, the Wellness Coordinators meet biweekly with repre-sentatives from Stanford to discuss and receive reports about the program.

“They’re just kind of look-ing at how the program’s looking from a bigger lense,” Yamboa-Wacher explains. “Next year, they actually hope to conduct a whole study on the program. They’re real-

ly hoping that we can be the model for the other high schools in the county.”

Cabrera explains that the Wellness team encourages students to see their school counselors (either Tammy Esrailian, Karen Latham, Luis Mashek, or Carla Renzi) if they need immediate aca-demic, emotional, or social support. Their counselor will then meet with the Wellness team to discuss whether or not the student needs ongo-ing sessions with a Wellness Counselor.

“Our whole purpose is to make sure kids can access their education,” Assistant Principal Valerie Arbizu said.

The Wellness Team has established weekly drop-in sessions, during which any student can come in to talk to one of the Mental Health Therapists. They are also try-ing to form support groups, for students with similar situ-ations and needs, and working towards doing some class pre-sentations to spread aware-ness of their services and mental wellness in general.

The Mental Health Team also works with Special Ed-ucation students who have weekly therapy sessions writ-ten into their Individual Edu-cation Plans (IEPs).

Yamboa-Wacher is one of

three Wellness Coordinators, who is co-responsible for two schools. Though Yam-boa-Wacher does not often meet with students personal-ly, she supervises the Mental Health Therapists that are still working towards their licens-ees and serve as “gate-keep-ers” for referrals, helping to decide if a student needs on-going support.

Though there have been logistical challenges with establishing this program-- dealing with paperwork and getting approval from the county council-- both Arbizu and Yamboa-Wacher empha-sized that working with the new therapists has been pleas-antly easy.

“We’re really lucky that we have three full-time counsel-ors at our school, and I think we’re also really lucky that we all work so well together,” Ar-bizu said.

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“My desire for Burlingame is to see a school that has a place for everyone but that everyone is a part of,” Princi-pal Paul Belzer said.

Features 3Friday, Sept. 23, 2016

Mental Wellness Team estab-lished through district policyBy: Stella LorenceSENIOR REPORTER

Segregacion racial en BHSBy: Chelsea LopezSENIOR REPORTER

The Burlingame B StaffStaff Reporters:Juliet AdelmanLena Banchero

Sasha BenkeCharles Chapman

Darrion ChenMira Guleri

James LowdonMelissa MilliganMaggie Murdoff

Lilly PageVishu PrathikantiAmanda TeomanSummer UtigardChristopher Xue

Daniel Yu

Senior Reporters: Victorya CintraTaylor Cotchett

Sofia GuerraPriscilla Jin

Alex LeeChelsea LopezStella LorenceJillian Rolnick

Teacher Adviser:Melissa Murphy

Editors-in-Chief:Felicia AzzopardiAndrew BattatCharlie Jones

Design Editor: Lauren Bingham

Business Manager:Renata Servulo

Web Manager: Christopher Hu

Chief Photographer:Jason Rundle

Copy Editor:Benjamin Rosenberg

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La segregación Racial es una tema que es suponido haber que-dado en el pasado. Pero, a veces los restos de este acto prejuicioso se pueden encontrar en diferentes partes. La escuela es un lugar al que los jóvenes van para encontrarse a sí mismo y convertirse en la perso-na que desean ser en la vida. Aun así, todavía existen estudiantes que piensan todavía existen prejuicios en la escuela. Debido a esto varios estudiantes de minoría se sienten inferiores por las división es en cír-culos sociales durante los recreos.

Unas estudiantes de La Es-cuela Secundaria de Burlingame se atrajeron mucho a este tema y quisieron dar su opinión sobre sus pensamientos en si había seg-regación racial en su colegio y qué pensaban sobre el acto. Las per-spectivas variaron de prejuicios que existen sobre diferentes razas que se ven y cómo estos prejuicios dictan cómo los estudiantes se mi-ran el uno al otro. Otra perspectiva encontrada fue como los estereo-tipos que existen afectan las metas de cada raza minoría en escoger clases regulares y avanzadas. Inc-luso salió la perspectiva de que si existe segregación, pero es desin-tencionada.

Alejandra Laureano una estudi-ante en su último año en la escuela de Burlingame expresó que “aun-que quisiera decir que no, si siem-pre se siente un poquito la difer-encia social en la escuela.” Agregó que “algunos grupos se sientan juntos durante el recreo pero no creo que lo que hagamos consci-entemente, quizás solo es que asi no sentimos cómodos.“ Laureano quiso enfocarse más en la idea de que quizás no había segregación intencional en la escuela y simple-mente los estudiantes escogen es-

tar con grupos de personas con los que sienten pueden relacionarse personalmente más.

Alana Hroziencik, otra estudi-ante en su último año en BHS tam-bién nos dio su opinión sobre el tema declarando “No pienso que la división racial es explícita, pienso que es más siniestro en la forma en que los prejuicios de las personas en sus propias mentes causan una división.Esto no para a que la gen-te se hable bien cara a cara. Pero, si causan chismes por detrás de la es-palda sobre las creencias de ciertas personas y su raza o origen ”

Después De encontrar los re-sultados sobre los verdaderos por-centajes de estudiantes de difer-entes etnicidades que toman clases avanzadas. Encontré que de 590 estudiantes en total de todos los grados que toman clases AP, 346 de ellos son Blancos ellos forman la mayoría en nuestro colegio. El segundo grupo mayoritario to-mando clases avanzadas constituye de los estudiantes Asiáticos. Por ejemplo 95 de los 590 estudiantes optan por tomar clases avanzadas. El grupo tercero representado to-mando clases avanzadas son los Latinos con solamente 81 estudi-antes de 590 tomandolo.

Es importante recordar que estas estadísticas son de todos los grados juntos y que solamente es un porcentaje pequeño com-parado al número de estudiantes de cada etnicidad en toda la escuela que no toman clases avanzadas.

Después de analizar estas es-tadísticas las mostramos a algunos estudiantes para escuchar sus opin-iones al respecto.

Primero hable con la estudiante Katherine Lunsford una senior de La Escuela de Burlingame. Ella dijo que “Al principio quería decir

que no había una segregación pero al pensarlo bien, si he notado que durante los recreos hay grandes grupos de la misma etnicidad que se sientan juntos.” Lunsford men-cionó que estudiantes durante los recreo suelen a sentarse con otros estudiantes de la misma etnicidad. Esto quizás sea debido a que se sientan con estudiantes con los que pueden conversar sobre las clases que comparten. Y esto no se puede hacer con otros estudiantes que no toman las mismas clases.

Priscila Tapia otra Senior de La Escuela de Burlingame habló so-bre lo qué pensaba de las estadísti-cas. Tapia nos responde “ pienso que, especialmente en clases avan-zadas, hay una separación. Cual-quiera puede tomar una clase avan-zada, pero para tomarla tienes que querer hacerlo.“ Tapia nos explicó que aunque estudiantes de puedan WRPDU� ODV� FODVHV� HV� PX\� GLÀFLO� VL�tomarlas debido a que entre es-tudiantes latinos como ella porque “nunca hemo considerados los más inteligentes. Simplemente el-los trabajan para sobrevivir.” Este estereotipo mencionado por Tapia es uno que es muy común con ciertos estudiantes Hispanos que sesienten inferiores a los demás estudiantes.

La base de la segregación siem-pre regresa a los estereotipos de las diversas etnicidades. Aunque no es tan palpable como en el pasado la segregación siempre ocurre. Quizás no esté presente conscientemente pero todavía existe en la sociedad. Tristemente la segregación racial se encuentra en diferentes formas, Esto solamente puede cambiar si estudiantes privilegiados deciden ser menos prejuiciosos y aceptar a los demás como son.

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BHS welcomes new officerBy: Jilly RolnickSENIOR REPORTER

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“At Burlingame, I work closely with Mr. Wolfgram; he is my partner here. [My job] is to be a resource for him, so whether he has questions about may-be something that happened over the weekend that involves Burlingame High School kids, or something going on cur-rently, or something maybe with park-ing; anything he would have to call the police for, he’s gonna call me,” Rum-baugh said.

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cer Rumbaugh is not at BHS or any of the oth-er 12 schools in which she also acts as the re-VRXUFH� RIÀFHU��she works pa-

trol. This means that she is one of WKH� RIÀFHUV� ZKR�

reacts when people call the police de-partment. Patrol also entails working on WUDIÀF�RU�WDONLQJ�WR�SHRSOH�ZKR�DSSHDU�suspicious on the street.

“I like working with kids...I feel that ZKDW�LQVSLUHG�PH�WR�EH�D�SROLFH�RIÀFHU�ZDV�D�VFKRRO�UHVRXUFH�RIÀFHU��VR�,�IHHO�LI �I can just either inspire a child[...] to go into law enforcement or just even help that one child that may be going down that rocky path or that smooth path, then I’ve done my job.”2IÀFHU� 5XPEDXJK� ORYHV� WR� WUDY-

el, eat, spend time with friends, watch movies, workout, and claims to be a regular girl. She is obviously relatable and would be easy to talk to; plus she would love to get to know Burlingame students.

“[My uniform] is a costume. Every-body has a job to do, but I’m still a hu-man being… Just come and introduce yourself to me.”

Officer Rumbaugh smiles next to her car on a visit to BHS.

Features4 Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2016

El Niño draws whales to Half Moon BayBy: Amanda TeomanSTAFF REPORTER

Buddies tradition stays strongBy: Sofia GuerraSENIOR REPORTER

California raises the legal tobacco ageBy: Alex LeeSENIOR REPORTER

In recent months, California residents as well as visitors have observed an increased amount of whale sightings off the coast, a phenomenon that has raised many questions this year. The California Coast is known for its VFHQLF� EHDFKHV�� ÀOOHG� ZLWK� WRXU-ists and locals whom admire the ELRGLYHUVLW\�RI �WKH�3DFLÀF�2FHDQ��Along the 840 mile coastline, Half Moon Bay is located on the peninsula, a quick 20 minute drive from Burlingame High School.

Mrs. Johnson, a Biology and Environmental Science teacher at BHS, explains that this spe-FLÀF� DUHD·V� ELRGLYHUVLW\� LV� GXH� WR�“the rocky substrate and the cold, nutrient-rich water we have.” Johnson majored in marine and coastal ecology in college, and became a marine biologist before coming to the school.

+DOI �0RRQ�%D\·V�XQLTXH�EHDX-ty makes it a popular tourist des-tination. Recently, whale sightings have prompted even more peo-ple to visit the beaches of Half Moon Bay. Johnson reveals that this noteworthy occurrence does not indicate that the whale popu-lation is growing, rather that their migration patterns are chang-ing. The whales spotted, mostly Humpbacks, normally stay in the area for three months, then migrate north to feed in Alas-ka or south to breed in Mexico.

This year, however, whale watchers have noted that some of these whales have stayed in the area all year long and unusu-ally remain close to shore. This behavior is directly correlated to the phenomenon El Niño.

“Right now we are seeing a lot of mammals such as whales

off the coast because they are coming for a food source, and when waters are warmer for longer, it tends to increase the amount of food sources avail-able for them.” Johnson said.

Because the climate of the water is changing as a result of El Niño, whales have taken full DGYDQWDJH�RI � WKH�VXUSOXV�RI �ÀVK�and krill, abandoning their usu-al migration. Because their prey LV� ÁRXULVKLQJ�� WKH� ZKDOHV� EHQH-ÀW� IURP� OLQJHULQJ� LQ� WKH� HDVWHUQ�3DFLÀF�� DQG� WKRVH� ZKR� JHW� WKH�chance to see them are in awe.

Will Karp, a senior who surfs in Half Moon Bay, says, “Be-ing able to see the animals that I share the ocean with gives me a deeper respect for marine life.”

As whales continue to appear in abundance in places up and down the coast, California res-

idents such as Karp are appre-ciating the creatures to a greater extent. This new found awareness about marine life is triggering pos-itive changes in our community.´2QFH� SHRSOH� KDYH� H[SHUL-

enced seeing a whale up close, they are perhaps more likely to care more and have a deep-er connection to marine life. If they care more they are more likely to change their lifestyle in order to help the health of

our oceans.” Johnson asserts.Johnson hopes that these

sightings will remind people that we share the Earth and its natu-ral resources with other species. In order to protect these species from human harm, we must pre-serve the nature surrounding us.

Humpback whales spotted swimming off the coast in Half Moon Bay, California.

Buddies of all ages huddle with their groups on August 26.

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class, namely Julia Servulo and Tori Rickman of the Buddies Commission, and held together by numerous upperclassmen and staff volunteers like teacher Traci .UHSSHO��%XGGLHV�'D\�ZDV� D� FR-ordinated effort consisting of ice-breaker bonding games, question and answer panels, and multiple activities with the annual speaker, Keith Hawkins.

Senior Gracie Kober said that in addition to the subtle changes in Buddies days from year to year,

“we also do a lot of similar ac-tivities that have been successful in the past to helping the fresh-men get familiar with the school.” These activities are meant to connect each grade through the collective experience of Buddies 'D\�DQG�IUHVKPDQ�DQ[LHWLHV��

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Kreppel, who helped pass out t-shirts, says her favorite part of the day was “seeing all the smiles and talking with everyone,” but acknowledged that there were some hiccups in slide presenta-tions and that not every freshman was enthusiastic.

Senior lead buddy Aastha Adhikari also says she enjoyed aiding the effort to make Burl-ingame High a second home to the freshman and is proud of her

fellow upperclassmen for making the plans come to fruition.

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buddy added onto her “comfort-able” experience beginning fresh-man year.

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could lead to cancer and other health problems down the road,” BHS junior Kailey Nichols said.

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disease, like “formaldehyde” and “diacetyl” have been found in E- Cigarettes. It is generally accepted that E- cigarettes are safer than cigarettes: to what degree, howev-er, is what is under question. ´7R� PH�� LW·V� DQRWKHU� EULOOLDQW�

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raising the tobacco age would ac-tually discourage teens from using tobacco. He also mentions a very interesting point- that tobacco usage by teens has actually been dropping in the United States, and California especially. This im-plores us to ask the question: how PXFK�LQÁXHQFH�ZRXOG�WKLV�ODZ�UH-ally make?

There are people at BHS with similar questions.

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this law, teenagers will still be able to get tobacco illicitly.

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Computer science classes prepare students for tech industryBy: Christopher HuWEB DESIGNER

The spirit of Outside LandsBy: Melissa MilliganSTAFF REPORTER

Students’ interest in comput-er science is on the rise. When senior Erin Woo decided to learn computer science last year on her own, she found the first steps quite intimidating. Howev-er, she knew that the answer was within grasp and that thinking the word ‘impossible’ was not going to cut it. Woo persisted and also joined Girls Who Code to get additional help. When she got the skills she needed, she participated in hackathons.

“It takes a kind of mind-set to really get into coding but when you get in the zone, you’re basically unstoppable,” Woo said. “It helped knowing that

I wasn’t alone and that a lot of people were there to help me.”

This year, she is one of the seventy people taking AP Com-puter Science at Burlingame High School. Like her, a size-able amount of students has had some kind of coding experience, either by taking the Principles of Computer Science class at BHS the previous year or self-study-ing. A few students have decid-ed to go for the challenge with no background knowledge at all.

“The fact that it’s new to me makes it fun,” senior Cole Rome-ro said. “I’ve learned that if you want to get into coding, you have to be patient and prepared for a

lot of discipline. The more you do it, the easier it gets and the more you get used to certain habits.”

As the demand for computer engineers skyrockets, BHS has made notable strides to open computer science classes to all students. For those wanting to start off at a more manageable pace, the introductory course Principles of Computer Science, added last year, sets the founda-tions for problem solving and algorithm development through the beginner-friendly languag-es SNAP! and Python. Students not only learn from our own computer science teacher Chris-tina Wade, but also from skilled

professionals in the tech industry through Technol-ogy Education and Liter-acy in Schools (TEALS). This year’s TEALS teachers include Mike Morearty, who has been a software developer for 28 years and has worked for Mi-crosoft, Adobe, and Asa-na, as well as Hannah Thompson, a current tal-ent recruiter at Bina Tech-nologies and a former soft-ware engineer at Yahoo.

For those willing to take the difficulty up a

notch, BHS offers AP Com-puter Science. Students

learn Java, an object-oriented programming language that is popular with programmers to-day and powers Google’s An-droid operating system. This class has an Algebra 2 prerequisite.

Wade and Aragon High School teacher Lisa Kossiver launched the district’s computer science pro-gram in 2013 and were the first to teach the courses in the district. Wade, who is now in her fourth year of teaching computer science, offered BHS students an oppor-tunity to start early in the field.

“I couldn’t believe that we didn’t offer CS to students at a great school like BHS, especial-ly being so close to Silicon Val-ley,” Wade said. “I also wanted more students to consider STEM majors in college, so exposing them to CS in high school was an important part of this goal.”

Learning how to code at a young age not only prepares students for the tech industry but also trains critical think-ing. One must understand the function of each line of code, strive to be concise and cogent, and think through mistakes.

“Computers are an integral part of our daily lives, so learning how to use them, as well as code is a basic skill such as reading, writ-ing, and math,” Wade said. “Be-ing exposed to coding helps stu-

dents think logically and creates opportunities for them to learn other skills that can help them in college and in the workplace.”

Computer science generally requires an in-depth knowledge of math. However, according to code.org, coding itself often does not require people to know more than the basics - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Rather, coding is a test of grit, logic, and using creativity to discover the most direct path to problem-solving.

“I’m no genius and math is definitely not my forte,” Woo said. “Coding is all logic. How well you can code depends more on your personality and work ethic rather than your given in-telligence. Being a good cod-er takes a lot of creativity and flexibility, and most of the time you’re working with other peo-ple which makes it really fun.”

Both Wade and her com-puter science students advise that everyone should learn how to code, whether self-learning, enrolling in a class, or joining a club like Girls Who Code.

“Give coding a try! If you like it, keep learning and con-sider CS as a career,” Wade said. “There are so many jobs that are creative, fun and rewarding that involve coding in some way.”

One of the most popular events in California, Outside Lands encompasses the spirit of San Francisco’s music, art, and people. Communities from the bohemian Haight-Ashbury, the industrious Silicon Valley, and the bustling financial district form a culture like no other at the outdoor festival. Attend-ees of Outside Lands unify through personalized outfits, good eats, and of course, mem-orable music. For three days, Golden Gate Park is a cultur-al hub where people come to express themselves and escape the conformity of everyday life.

For a weekend, Outside Lands attendees feel a spirit like no other, a unifying force of friends, strangers, and mu-sic that senior Lillian Cheung said made her, “fall in love with the people around [her].”

In her words, she felt an en-vironment of love, not only for the music but for the commu-nity. With her two close friends, she met “so many different peo-ple who taught her to love mu-sic,” and she claims an Outside Lands experience heavily de-pends on “who you go with and what you want to get out of it.”

She remembers standing at the front row listening to her favorite band, Moon Taxi, and feeling like her life was a dream.

Like Lillian, senior Isabella Hernandez attended the festi-val Friday night, and her pri-mary goal that evening was to see J. Cole. For her, the festival lived up to the hype because she got to experience one of her favorite artists with people just as excited about the music.

Along the same lines, senior Emily Williams, describes ex-

periencing one of her favorite artists as the highlight of her Saturday night. She had low ex-pectations, but when the show began, she was blown away by the spectacular light show and blended Zedd songs. In addi-tion, when asked to describe their fashion at the festival in a single word, many responded with adjectives like bohemian and indie, but Emily described her outfit as “tumblr”. Her word best encompases the definition of Outside Lands style, one that allows people to express themselves freely and escape the boundaries of everyday fashion.

As junior Julia Rajkovic’s first ever Outside Lands experi-ence, her favorite moment was unique compared to the oth-ers. “I found the best brussels sprouts with my friends,” she admitted proudly. She and her friends are big fans of the vege-table, and they felt lucky to find their favorite food in a festival with such diverse food options.

As Outside Lands has shown, everyone makes their own unique memories when they meet people, listen to the music, or simply have some good food. She attended on the Sunday, and her favorite con-cert was Major Lazer, which she claimed had, naturally, many cool lasers. Despite the fact that it was, what she claimed, kind of hard to breathe, she felt like she was one with the crowd. Jajkovic stated, “if the crowd is jumping, you’re jumping.”

While many might feel like not knowing the art-ist lineup means they should not attend, senior Jess Or-ford believes, “the atmosphere gets you pumped about mu-

sic you don’t even know.” Being with friends can en-

courage you to experience new music and food you would not have thought to try on your own, and being apart of a crowd can make you feel like you be-long to something greater than yourself. The spirit of Outside Lands highly encourages new experiences with vastly different people. Orford recalls watching the sunset on Sunday, the final night of the festival, listening to Lana Del Rey, the final concert of the night. As everyone soaked in the last moments of Outside Lands, Orford described mov-ing to the rhythm of a slow song with the entire crowd, feeling totally at bliss admiring the orange pink fusion in the sky.

According to attendees, Fri-day had more alternative mu-sic while the rest of the week-end had more mainstream artists. While the artist lineups may differ, the atmosphere of unity remains the same.

Senior Hanna Rashidi claims that she could “feel the San Francisco vibes” among the diverse and friendly people.

“Everyone was cool with each other,” Rashidi said.

Altogether, students at Bur-lingame High School attend Outside Lands to create memo-ries and feel unified amongst a greatly spirited body of people.

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Ava Klapper is a freshman coming from Crocker Middle School and has shared nothing EXW�ORYH�IRU�KHU�ÀUVW�ZHHNV�LQ�KLJK�school.

“I really like how big [BHS] is,” Klapper said.

“Everyone is really nice, and there are so many different per-sonalities.”

Klapper currently plays club soccer and is planning on go-ing out for the school team in November. She is excited to be part of the team and share in the school pride that comes with playing for BHS.

“I love to play soccer because I like being on a team where we all

rely on each other and work to-gether,” Klapper said.

She is also excited to participate in the BHS Track Team in the spring.

Aside from sports, Klapper enjoys spending time with her friends and getting to know those she has met so far at Burlingame. She also enjoys her English class, which she shares is mostly due to her teacher, Ms. Abitbol.

“I really like our current unit about integrity, and I enjoy read-ing,” Klapper explained.

Full of energy and ready to take on the school year, Klapper shared that she felt comfortable on campus right away.

“Everyone has been super nice and welcoming.”

By:Margaret MurdoffSTAFF REPORTER

Ava Klapper Sebastien Maychrowitz

Linda SpinettaLinda Spinetta had an excep-

tional life in her home country, Italy. For seven years, she lived with her parents in the city of Ge-noa where she had good friends and steady grades at a traditional Italian school. Yet, she still felt like something was missing. Eventual-ly, she realized that she wanted to

experience a different way of life, one that diverged completely from the one she had always known. Because she had never been out-side of Italy, she found that the best way she could encounter a new lifestyle was to venture to America to study at an American school.+HU� ÀUVW� \HDU� DW� %+6�� /LQGD�

said that she is fully immersed in

the English language, and it has taught her to believe that “the best way to learn something new is to experience it.” She intends to uti-lize every second of her time this year with what she gratefully calls her wonderful American family, and she is excited to spend the re-mainder of her time studying En-glish and experiencing a new life.

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After watching BHS practices at the age of 6, Mason Rossi was inspired to begin playing water polo for BAC and later for Stan-ford’s club team.

. Now, he is the only freshman on the BHS Boys Varsity team.

So far, Rossi has found the high school drills and 15 hours per week time commitment to be more rigorous than that of club. But despite the demanding sched-ule, Rossi enjoys practice for its team building nature.

“I like getting to know my teammates personally as well as through the sport,” he explained.

When he is not in the pool, Rossi spends time making robots. “I’ve built a few drones, and I

have a car I built up--it’s a 1974 Ford Bronco, which I’m looking forward to driving when I get my license,” he said.

He is also thinking of joining robotics if it does not interfere

with water polo.In upcoming years, Rossi hopes

to continue water polo throughout high school, into college, and po-tentially even after.

Mason Rossi

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Ms. Joseph Mr. FergusonBy: Lena BancheroSTAFF REPORTER

Mr. Kish

Ms. Joseph is a new teacher for AS English II sophomore stu-dents and teaches in room A101. Ms. Joseph went to St. Mary’s College in California and has been WHDFKLQJ� IRU� ÀYH� \HDUV�� PRVW� UH-cently at a continuation school.

After teaching at BHS for sev-eral weeks, she said that BHS, “is bigger and students are very moti-vated”. Junha Park, a student from her 2nd period class said that “Ms. Joseph is easygoing, relatable, and smart, but knows how to control the class and teaches pretty effec-tively”

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'LIIHUHQW� VWXGHQWV� ÀQG� WKH�transition from middle school to high school easier than others. Se-

bastien Maychrowitz, a new fresh-man at Burlingame, has found the transition easier than expected. Coming from Our Lady of An-gels, Maychrowitz was used to a small school where there were only four classes.

“There were uniforms at OLA, but at BHS I get to wear whatev-er I want and be myself. The only thing that made me nervous was P\�FODVVHV��$W�ÀUVW��,�GLGQ·W�NQRZ�where they were, but my teachers showed me where to go” May-chrowitz said.

At BHS, he plans on joining clubs such as Toasty Tuesdays and Surf Club. When Maychrowitz isn’t at school, he enjoys reading comic books, fencing and playing video games.

Every student has a different H[SHULHQFH�LQ�WKHLU�ÀUVW�IHZ�ZHHNV�of high school, and for May-chrowitz it was a transition for the better.

Growing up in Lake Orion, Michigan, science has always in-trigued Joshua Dyl. He says that he believes it is “the best way to get at the truth of things.” Dyl attended Western Michigan University and Oakland University in Michigan. Dyl says “labs and activities are my favorite teaching techniques because they are interactive.”

A student in Dyl’s chemistry class and a Burlingame sopho-more, Esetia Mataele says “in-stead of the student asking for KHOS�� >'\O@� RIIHUV� ÀUVW�µ� '\O� KDV�taught chemistry at Mira Mon-te High School for the past six years, and this year we welcome him to Burlingame High School!

Michael Zozos is the newest addition to the Burlingame So-cial Sciences department. Before coming to BHS, Zozos taught multiple levels of history at El Camino High School for nine years. Mr. Zozos has greatly en-joyed his time at BHS.

“The reputation of the school, the faculty, and the students are what drew me in,” Zozos said.

Currently, he teaches Psychol-ogy, Modern World History, and US History. In his free time, he enjoys endurance sports such as biking and running. If you’d like WR�WDON�WR�KLP��\RX�FDQ�ÀQG�KLP�LQ�his room A142.

Many people know Kirby Kish, a math teacher in room 506, but almost no one knows about his extremely eventful life prior to teaching. Kish got his master’s degree in business administration from USC and his bachelor’s de-gree in electrical engineering from Cal Poly. Kish has held a multitude of interesting jobs, one of which included being a programmer for Sony, where he was assigned to ZRUN�RQ�WKH�ÀUVW�3OD\VWDWLRQ��+H�was also a business consultant for 1HWÁL[� EDFN� ZKHQ� LW� ZDV� RQO\� D�couple people, and he is credited with coming up with the name for the company. Throughout all of his careers, however different, Kish knew that he loved to teach, which was why he became a high

school teacher.One of his students, Brandon

Sullivan, says, “Mr. Kish has a fun way of getting material across to students and helping you under-stand it … Mr. Kish really makes the subject fun.”

Kish expressed his passion for teaching by saying, “I’ve al-ways enjoyed seeing and helping people ‘get it’, and back when I was in marketing, I was teaching people. Whether it was seeking a vision, or whatever, I loved teach-ing.” Kish has already integrated himself into the BHS community by becoming a supervisor for the Burlingame Robotics team, and he will continue to further the school and community.

Michael Ferguson is a new Freshman and Sophomore En-glish teacher at Burlingame. Due to overcrowding, he shares a class-room with Ms. Joseph and Ms. Farley.

He describes the experience as

“hectic going from class to class,” but adds that it doesn’t really mat-ter in the “great school environ-ment.”

While new to BHS, Ferguson is an SMUHSD native, having at-tended Capuchino High School. Then, he went on to San Francisco State University. Now a dedicat-

ed teacher, Mr. Ferguson describe his motives in choosing education as a career, “I love English. I was captured by short stories and grav-itated towards helping people, and that equals teaching.”

When not teaching or grading papers, Mr. Ferguson enjoys mov-ies and baseball.

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Alec Sasano is a freshman who has recently been welcomed into the Panther community. Sasano went to Crocker Middle School, and he enjoys swimming and video games.

“The Burlingame campus is bigger and nicer, the days feel lon-ger because there are 7 periods, and the teachers are more strict,

compared to middle school” Sa-sano stated.

“School is not hard yet...” Sa-sano continued.

Nevertheless, Sasano is happy about BHS being his home for the next four years, “except for the fact that Japanese isn’t a subject.” He looks forward to joining the BHS swim team in the spring.

By: Darrion ChenSTAFF REPORTER

Want More? Check out all of Burlingame’s new teachers at TheBurlingameB.org

Ms. Joseph teaches AS English II students in A101.

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Chemistry teacher Joshua Dyl looks forward to teaching his Sophomore students

Michael Zozos teaches Psychology, Modern World History, and U.S History in room A142

Before coming to BHS, Kirby Kish taught at Mercy Burlingame. Find him in P506

Freshman Alec Sasano looks forward to participating on the swim team.

Freshman Sebastien Maychrowitz enjoys lunch outside the Fresh-man Quad.

Freshman Ava Klapper is excited for the school year, especially upcoming sports seasons.

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On May 28, 2016, Harambe was killed. The Cincinnati Zoo had to commit the unimaginable and kill one of their beloved, lowland silverback gorillas in or-der to protect the safety of a four year old boy. Isaiah Dickerson climbed over a three foot fence, WKURXJK�ÀYH�IHHW�RI �EXVKHV��DQG�IHOO� D� ÀIWHHQ� IHHW� GURS� LQWR�+D-UDPEH·V�KRPH��+RUULÀHG�VFUHDPV�from crowded bystanders caused Harambe to become more agitat-ed, making killing the gorilla the

zoo’s only option.Harambe’s death has ignited

anger from animal rights activist groups, and others arguing that there should have been other measures taken to protect Isaiah.

Senior Caroline Cosovich agrees, claiming that “Harambe’s life mattered. Something, any-thing else could have been done.” Being a beloved animal of the Cincinnati Zoo, of course, every other outcome was taken into consideration. Unfortunately, the zoo’s only option to assure Isaiah would be saved unharmed was to

kill Harambe. His death has turned Harambe

into an internet sensation, with QHZ�PHPHV� DQG�KDVKWDJV�ÁRRG-ing the web. A facebook page was made supporting Harambe, also emphasizing the blame on Deonne Dickerson and Michelle Gregg, Isaiah’s parents. This new social media Harambe trend is completely disrespectful. Many people have forgotten that Ha-rambe was a beloved animal and friend at the Cincinnati Zoo, and everyone there is in mourning to-wards this loss.

The fact that Ha-rambe died is horrible; he was a rare and beau t i fu l , 440 pound gorilla who had just cel-ebrated his 17th birth-day and was head-ed towards b r e e d i n g . The Cin-cinnati Zoo, accord ing to director Thane May-nard, never had to kill an animal in all 141 years it has been open. M a y n a r d has studied p r i m a t e s all his life, and even w o r k e d with Jane G o o d a l l , the world’s f o r e m o s t expert on

chimpanzees. According to Maynard,

“the child was being dragged around… his head was banging on concrete. That is not a gentle thing. The child’s life was at risk.”

First observing in a video, Goodall actually thought that Harambe was protecting Isaiah, but upon further review she re-marked “it was awful… but as long as humans and wild animals are in close proximities, there is no way to prevent accidents from happening.”

A possible alternative out-come was shooting Harambe with a tranquilizer, but according to Zookeeper Jack Hanna, “tran-TXLOL]HU� GDUWV� WDNH� DERXW� ÀYH� WR�ten minutes to take effect.” With-in that time, Harambe would have become more agitated, putting Isaiah in an extremely life threat-ening situation.

By the facts, Junior Vivian Yuen agrees that the action of killing Harambe makes sense, but still argues that “something else should have been done.”

Being a mother of four, Gregg obviously had other priorities to be paying attention to, and I as-sume within the three seconds she took her eyes off Isaiah, that is when he ran to go see Haram-be.

Many bystanders heard Isaiah complain to his parents about how he wanted to “touch the gorilla.” As determined as Isaiah was to touch Harambe, it was out of Greggs control at that point. This could have easily happened to any other parent. The fact that this family is actually being ha-rassed and blamed for this is ab-solutely absurd. They did nothing wrong and no one is to blame.

As the social media trend came to rise, the Cincinnati Zoo was practically forced to shut down their facebook, and all oth-er social media pages, due to the

excess amount of Harambe jokes that were being shared to them. Memes, hashtags, and other in-stances where his name is being said in situations that has nothing to do with him, are all reasons why the Cincinnati Zoo feels dis-respected. Instead of laughing at meaningless internet memes, we should be showing sympathy toward a beautiful animal that unfortunately and tragically just passed away.

After asking students at Bur-lingame High School what they knew about Harambe, many of them responded, “you mean, the meme?” These responses shows how many are completely obliv-ious of what actually happened, and only know Harambe as the disrespectful internet sensation he has become. Not knowing the real event, you would not realize that these jokes are disrespectful, as they seem like any other inter-net meme.

Many other students, who knew about the actual event, agreed that the meme’s are imma-ture and disrespectful.

“It’s stupid to glorify an an-imal’s death with memes,” said VHQLRU�(O\VVD�$OÀ�

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“When people come in con-tact with wild animals, life and death decisions sometimes have to be made,” said Goodall.

Senior Gray Goodman agrees, saying “nothing else could have been done.”

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Op-Ed 9Friday, September 23, 2016

Every four years, spectators

around the world eagerly tune in

to watch dedicated athletes com-

pete and demonstrate their talent

at the Olympics. The games this

year, hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Bra-

zil, boasted athletes from a total

of 206 nations. The games ended

successfully for many countries,

including the United States, who

took home 46 gold medals. De-

spite the superior athletic talent

portrayed at the games, trivial

scandals made many headlines

and emphasized how the Olym-

pics often times diverge from ath-

letics and crosses into addressing

sociopolitical issues.

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emerged during the Olympics

was an incident between an

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The small gesture was considered

a serious issue as shaking hands

after a match is an essential part

RI � -XGR� SURWRFRO�� 7KH� FRQÁLFW�quickly took on a greater signif-

icance because of the historical

tensions between the two coun-

tries.

Before the competition, na-

tionalist groups in Egypt ex-

pressed anger with the match and

implored El Shehaby to retract

his participation. However, the

head of the Egyptian Olympic

Committee, Hisham Hatab, stat-

ed, “Islam will play the match

without troubles….the delega-

tion doesn’t allow mixing politics

with sports.”

Hatab’s response serves to

emphasize the exact issue at

hand: the blurring of boundar-

ies between politics and sports in

the Olympics. Not only are ath-

letes faced with executing their

VSRUW�ÁDZOHVVO\��EXW�WKH\�DUH�DOVR�charged with the daunting pros-

pect of representing their home-

land. As a result, they often times

drag their country’s reputation or

current political situation into the

game.

El Shehaby’s actions after the

ÀJKW�DUH�QRW� WR�EH�GHIHQGHG�� UH-

fusing to shake hands is ultimate-

ly a sign of poor sportsmanship.

But viewers must take into con-

sideration the pressure El Sheha-

by was under from people back in

Egypt. In the eyes of some of his

fellow Egyptians, his refusal to

VKDNH�KDQGV�ZDV�HQWLUHO\�MXVWLÀHG��Senior Caroline Cosovich

commented on her observations

of the athletes at the Olympics,

“Some athletes at the Olympics

are very protected and ordinary,

but others are public creatures

that the countries are almost ex-

ploiting as celebrities. It’s a lot of

pressure to have that caliber of

athleticism, professionalism, and

such present ability.”

However, not all social in-

teractions at the Olympics had

negative political associations.

For example, on August 9 after

a round of competition, North

Korean gymnast Hong Un Jong

posed for a photo with South

Korean gymnast Lee Eun-Ju.

The innocent picture was blown

up across media as people no-

ticed the peaceful interaction

between the two rival countries.

Many viewers expressed their

support of the picture and how

it captured the true values of

the Olympics, which is to bring

together athletes from across

the world to compete peacefully.

Usually, South Korea demands

that its citizens acquire the gov-

ernment’s approval in order to

have any sort of communication

with North Koreans. However,

for events that require citizens

to travel and interact with other

countries, such as the Olympics,

the rule is lifted. Therefore, the

Olympics gives countries the op-

portunity to come together and

bridge any gaps that may occur

between them. However, media

coverage of the games can often

times emphasize the political and

social gaps between the compet-

itors instead of focusing on the

competition itself.

Cosovich stated, “The media

ZDV�VR�LQGXOJHQW�LQ�HYHU\�VSHFLÀF�detail that it was confusing view-

ers and causing more rumors to

be spread...Too much coverage at

the Olympics was about contro-

versial opinions of athletes and

their countries instead of their

accomplishments.”

Whether cultural interactions

LQ� WKH� 2O\PSLFV� UHÁHFW� SRVLWLYH�or negative political interactions

in the world, it is important to re-

member that the Olympics is sim-

ply a sports competition. Instead

of expecting athletes to embody

an entire nation, we should be

focusing on how they represent

their particular sport.

By:Victorya Cintra

SENIOR REPORTER

The Olympics: a game of sport or politics?

Israeli fighter Or Sasson offers to shake hands with Egyptian El Shehaby after the first round of their match.

Every year, administration sits

students down and tells us the

EDVLFV��ZKDW�ZH�FDQ�GR��ZKDW�ZH�cannot, where we can go, and,

infamously: what we can wear.

In 2014, this presentation caused

controversy when a then senior

stood up in front of the entire au-

ditorium, about one-third of the

student body, and challenged the

validity of dress codes because

they were inherently sexist.

Since then, dress code pre-

sentations are given in smaller

groups, where risks of causing

school-wide backlash are slim-

mer. This year, however, certain

comments made proved that

backlash was in no way impossi-

ble or unwarranted.

The administration gave us

the standard guidelines regarding

honor code, attendance, senior

expectations, and dress codes.

We were told that this year, the

dress codes were not meant to

target any gender, rather promote

an overall professional environ-

ment. However, instructions to

cover any cleavage or midriff did

not feel very gender neutral. Nor

did instructions to “cover our

curves.”

7KH� ÀUVW� SUREOHP� ZLWK� WKH�above statements is the fact that

they felt almost more point-

ed than instructions that begin

with the word “ladies.” They

DUH� GLIÀFXOW� WR� LQWHUSUHW�� 'RHV�“cover your curves” mean that

we should not wear anything

tight? How much cleavage is too

much? When do we cross that

line? These questions put a lot of

weight on the female students at

this school when they get ready

in the morning, and very little on

boys who quite literally cannot

possibly break the majority of

dress code rules, seeing as they

do not even have cleavage. Of

course, boys have the capacity to

break guidelines regarding drug

paraphernalia or inappropriate

subject matter, but that is more

common sense than it is a forced

responsibility for the way others

interpret you.

In the school issued planners,

the dress code is outlined as “the

District’s expectations for what is

acceptable and unacceptable.”

There are three guidelines, the

most prominent of which states

that “no suggestive or revealing

attire that would divert attention

from the learning process or con-

tribute to inappropriate conduct

by other students (e.g., this in-

cludes shorts and skirts deemed

too short by the school adminis-

tration. Shorts must have a mini-

mum three-inch inseam, and girls’

tops should have a minimum of

one-inch straps.”

However, these guidelines

and the ones mentioned in the

presentation are nowhere to be

found on the district website.

Though they never explicitly

tell us, girls know that the reason

we are told to cover up is a result

of the constant sexualization of

our bodies, not a concern for pro-

fessionalism. There are plenty of

professional women who show

their curves and, yet, surprise

surprise, are incredibly success-

ful and driven. Dressing in a way

that you like and feel comfortable

in should be a decision that you

make, not one that is made for

you. The way one dresses can also

EH�PRUH�WKDQ�MXVW�FORWKLQJ��LW�FDQ�be a form of self-expression or

body positivity.

“Dress codes tell us that girls

have to follow the rules but that

boys do not. You’re basical-

ly blaming the girls and giving

them this moral responsibility for

something that is not theirs,” se-

nior Lillian Cheung said.

More than being blatantly sex-

ist, these new dress code guide-

lines have undertones of body

shaming. Not every girl has cleav-

age. Two girls could be wearing

the same shirt, but have different

appearances in it because of their

body type. The idea that one of

these girls could be dress coded

and the other could not is more

WKDQ� XQIDLU�� LW� WDUJHWV� LQGLYLGXDO�bodies and places restrictions on

some girls that others do not have

to deal with. The implications of

those restrictions are not a mere

inconvenience for young women

DW�%XUOLQJDPH��LW�VHQGV�XV�D�GLUHFW�message that stems far deeper

than whether or not we can wear

spaghetti straps. It is about bodi-

ly autonomy, and the difference

between showing up to class in a

bikini, which we can all agree is

inappropriate, and showing up to

school in a tank top. Part of the

problem is that they can almost

be viewed as the same thing, as

a sort of shameful and rebellious

act when, in reality, it may just be

a cute shirt.

It can be easy to write off the

Burlingame dress code simply

because it is rarely enforced. The

majority of young women on

campus have shown “cleavage,”

or worn shorts that are plenty

VKRUWHU� WKDQ� RXU� PLGGOH� ÀQJHUV��That is not the point. Dress codes

can make girls feel incredibly

targeted and uncomfortable. We

are forced to have an increased

awareness of our bodies in a place

that is meant to be safe. If we are

“here to learn,” being caught by

the administration on our way to

English class should be the least

of our worries.

“We really can’t control the

way our bodies look,” Cheung

reiterated.

Being dress-coded is not a

common occurrence on campus,

but when it happens, it is not

something easily forgotten. Se-

nior Sam Hale, who was forced

to wear leggings under her ripped

jeans last year after a male teach-

er deemed them too sexual, was

one of the girls that had to go

through the humiliating process.

“I was humiliated. I commit-

ted no crime but received a pun-

ishment. That day I was taught

that my body is nothing to cele-

EUDWH��,�VKRXOG�EH�DVKDPHG�RI �LW�µ�Hale said.

So, dress code or not, our

bodies are our own, and they are

something we as young women

should be taught to love and ac-

cept. If we are taught by adults

that the way our peers perceive us

is more important than our edu-

cation, then we cannot possibly

have an entirely positive relation-

ship with our bodies. Instead, the

feeling of being under constant

scrutiny is something that can fol-

low young women into our adult

lives. It is time for administrations

across the country to stop weap-

onizing the female body and in-

stead empower students to sepa-

rate sexualization from education.

By:Felicia Azzopardi

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

District’s revised instructions to cover up curves are a cover

up for sexism

“DRESSING IN A WAY THAT

YOU LIKE AND FEEL COMFORTABLE

IN SHOULD BE A DECISION THAT YOU

MAKE, NOT ONE THAT IS MADE FOR YOU.

THE WAY ONE DRESSES CAN ALSO BE

MORE THAN JUST CLOTHING; IT CAN

BE A FORM OF SELF-EXPRESSION OR

BODY POSITIVITY.”

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This fall, a new club at BHS is planning to create some rip-ples in the Burlingame commu-nity.

“The objective of Opening Doors club is to bring about change for the homeless com-munity, especially minors under eighteen,” club founder junior Anika Furr said.

Over the course of the school year, members of Opening Doors club will have many opportunities to make a difference in the lives of homeless teens around the Bay Area. The club will host at least one school-wide fund raiser, and donate the proceeds to the Covenant House.

Furr de-scribed Cove-nant House as, “a home for teenagers. They provide teens with necessities such as food and

shelter, while also educating teens in life skills so that they can have a better future.”

Additionally, Opening Doors club will participate in #LunchBag, a monthly event in which students prepare bagged lunches and distribute them to the homeless in San Francisco.

To join Opening Doors club, head to Ms. Miller’s classroom A127 on Tuesdays at lunch.

“I think it’s a really cool opportunity for this school be-cause we get to help people that are less fortunate than us,” Furr said.

“We can make each other VWURQJHUµ�� -XQLRU� 6RÀD�*XHUUD�wishes to bring the right idea to the Panther community of simply treating animals right. *XHUUD��DQ�DFWLYH�YROXQWHHU�DQG�advocate for humane treatment of animals, started this club with bold intentions to not only raise awareness to the corrupt-ed meats and textiles industries and animal abuse, but to take action against them.

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contests as she depicts images of sheep being mistreated merely for their wool.�*XHUUD� KRSHV� WR� DG-

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whom she cares for dearly. “I can’t get enough of animals. It’s great to show compassion any ZD\�\RX�FDQ�µ�*XHUUD�VD\V�

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Recently, junior Chris Xue has created the Puzzle Club to relieve stress, take your mind off schoolwork, socialize and maybe even pick up a new hobby. The puzzle club will incorporate a wide variety of different types of puz-zles so it can appeal to everyone.

“There’s a type of puzzle for everyone” he explained, “if you don’t like math, you wouldn’t like sudoku, but maybe you would like a cross-word which revolves

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Burlingame High School’s growing digital photography program is gaining traction due to the commitment of the teacher, Steve Erle, and a select group of students who expressed interest in bringing formal photography educa-tion to Burlingame High. Erle said that he found that, “we were the only school in the district that didn’t offer a dig-ital photography class.” Since Erle also teaches Art of Vid-eo, much of the equipment needed to start the class was already available to students. The class has been well sup-ported by the district, and a recent CTE grant has allowed for the class to buy new cam-eras that are rumored to arrive in September. Erle is inter-ested in offering an option for students to continue their photography education at

Burlingame and says he, “is in discussions about that”

and “there is a course on the books that other schools in the district are offering.” This course would give students a way to continue to a more ad-vanced course.

Brida Kirwan, a sopho-more currently enrolled in the class, says that when she en-tered the class she wasn’t ex-

perienced with photography, but she is, “excited and loves the class so far.”

Mr. Erle says his mission in the class is to teach kids, “to take good photos intentional-ly, not accidentally.” With the support that the school and district are devoting to the class, it is likely that the class will be able to achieve this mission.

At Burlingame high school there are several groups and organizations dedicated to ÀJKWLQJ� FDQFHU�� VXFK� DV� &DQ-cer Research Club and Relay for Life. Relay for Life is an event spon-sored by the Ameri-can Cancer Society and put on by BHS stu-dents to raise money for cancer r e s e a r c h and funding other ACS prog rams. Since 2008, BHS stu-dents have f o r m e d teams and raised thou-sands of dol-lars by walking laps for 24 hours. Due to nationwide policy for high school events by ACS, last year Relay was a day event. However, due to the tireless efforts of the BHS Relay commissioners, Relay is back to an overnight event this year. The committee pe-

titioned for the event to be overnight again as ACS poli-cy usually keeps high school

events from doing so.Co-chairs Diana Daniels

and Johnny Kershner said, “we were able to get it back thanks to many past relay

participants and their parents support for chaperoning the overnight event.”

Kershner adds that the event now has “extra layers of security to have ACS sup-port our event. We are one of the few, if not only, high school in America that can do an overnight event.”

You can form a team on-line at relayforlife.org/burl-ingamehighschoolca or join a friend’s. While this event is run by BHS students, anyone in the community can sign up or donate. In order to spend the night, each participant

has to raise a minimum of a 100 dol-lars, which can easily be achieved by asking for d o n a t i o n s from fami-ly members, bake sales, and other fundraisers.

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activities, ceremonies, and bonding. Bring a tent, sleep-ing bags, snacks, and parent chaperones and join the 140 students already signed up. Be sure to sign up for this amaz-ing event that brings our stu-dent body together in an ex-traordinary way.

Relay for Life brings back overnight eventBy: Lena BancheroSTAFF REPORTER

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Varsity cheer has had a great start to the year under the lead-ership of senior captains Kather-ine Kawaguchi and Ashley Kall. During the summer the team went to a camp in Santa Cruz where they did stunting and dance clinics and learned new sideline routines and chants.

“We won the spirit award at camp this year because we gen-uinely wanted to be spirited, we were all happy and energetic,” Kall said.

With all the new things the team learned this year at camp, they have new areas of focus this year.

“We are focusing on stunting, we’re trying to really build our progressions and do things that DUH�PRUH� LQWHQVH� DQG� GLIÀFXOW� VR�we can wow the crowd with new

things,” coach Lynn Currie said.As captains, Kawaguchi and

Kall are responsible for organizing practices, creating all new routines, coordinating all stunts, and cre-ating all cheer dance mixes. They are also in charge of leading all bonding activities within both the junior varsity and varsity squads, DQG�IRU�KDQGOLQJ�DOO�FRQÁLFWV�WKDW�could arise within the team. Their expectations for the team is for everyone to be dedicated and to have fun.

“It feels so weird being varsity captain, I feel like just yesterday I was a freshman looking up to all the varsity cheerleaders,” Kall said.

Kawaguchi expanded on Kall’s comment.

“It’s really fun, Ashley and I were JV captains sophomore year so it’s really nice to lead together this year. Sloan Cimmet and Lexi Monych have been doing cheer

with us for all four years and so LW·V� UHDOO\� H[FLWLQJ� WR� EH� ÀQLVKLQJ�up high school and cheer togeth-er. We’re seniors [so] this is the last HYHU\WKLQJ��LW·OO�GHÀQLWHO\�EH�ELWWHU-sweet.”

The cheerleading team has many traditions that they uphold and look forward to every year.

“We have a lot of bonding ac-tivities, we have JV little sisters, ev-ery home game we give our foot-ball buddies a balloon and some candy or Gatorade, and right be-fore the Little Big Game we pre-view our halftime dance routine for the football team because they don’t get to see it on the actual day,” Kall said.

The coach and captains agree that they are most excited for the Little Big Game.

“We want to get everyone in-volved and super spirited in the Panther Pit and in the stands,”

Kawaguchi said.The team will be cheering at the

next home football game against Sacred Heart Prep on September 30 at 7 p.m., so make sure to come

out and show your support.

The alarm blares at 6:00 am. And then by 6:30, the players are in the water, practicing up un-til only a few minutes before the morning bell rings.

This is the grueling routine that the BHS Boys Water Polo Team has been following this season. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, the team practices from 6:30-7:30am before school starts, and then from 3:30-5:30pm after school. The team typically plays their games on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

This year’s team has a unique set of talents that they believe will take them far in the competitive Peninsula Athletic League. ´2XU�URVWHU�LV�ÀOOHG�ZLWK�VKRRW-

ers and this will be a big advantage for us because our whole lineup is offensive threats who can also swim very quickly. We will be able to outshoot and outswim the other teams and this will be what brings us back up to the bay division,” se-nior captain Ian Wong said.

The team does recognize that WKH�3$/�LV�ÀOOHG�ZLWK�RWKHU�VWURQJ�teams, but it is something that the team embraces.

“After beating Aragon 11-3, one of the better teams in the league, I feel we will be very successful this season. However, I know al-most nothing about Woodside Priory--they might pose a chal-

lenge to us. If they do, we will simply swim faster, shoot better, and talk more. At this point, we’re just taking it one game at a time. Regardless, we respect each and every team we play,” junior Jacob Chudovsky said.

So far, the team has a league re-FRUG�RI ������7KH\�ZRQ�WKHLU�ÀUVW�game against Sequoia High School by a score of 13-0. Their second game was against Aragon High School, and the Panthers showed their dominance, winning by a score of 11-3.

“I think that it’s really hard to point out a single player that is im-portant. When these guys are play-ing together, trusting each other, that’s when they are at their best,” coach Steve Pratt said.

As the season moves on, the seniors realize that this may be their last chance to accomplish their ultimate goals: winning the PAL title and getting a shot at the elusive CCS championship. ´(QWHULQJ�P\�ÀQDO� VHDVRQ� LV�D�

very bittersweet experience. I re-alize that this is the last time I will get to represent the school and make my team proud but since this is my last chance, I really think this will be my best season yet. I have been playing harder than ever and the intensity of our practic-es are really preparing us for our games,” Wong said.

Come support the water polo team in their next home game against Terra Nova on October 11 at 6 p.m.

The girls’ water polo team is looking for-ward to a great season. Despite losing sever-al key seniors who graduated last year, vet-eran varsity player, junior Rachel Maxwell, is optimistic about the upcoming season.

“This year we have been working a lot harder with the new coach and the upperclassmen have really been encouraging and nurturing the newer players to water polo.” Maxwell said.

“We are working a lot more on the togetherness and cohe-siveness of the team.”

New varsity coach Perry Wu, former all-American high school player and division I college play-er, is excited to bring new ideas to the team.

“We are returning our top scorer from last year [...] but we are relatively inexperienced as a

team as a whole compared to all the other teams” Wu said.

“I’m excited to see the girls improve. It’s the one thing as a coach and as players, you do have control over. For me success is seeing my team and player demonstrate VLJQLÀFDQW�JURZWK�µ��

Come support the team at their next home game on September 28th at 5:00 pm.

The beginning of a school year means new supplies, new classes, and fall sports. Girls Tennis starts the season with prac-tices Monday and Wednesday and has matches Tuesday and Thursday. Coach Bill Smith has been leading the team for almost 20 years; before, he was our foot-ball coach for 10 years. Smith relishes time with students, adding that his pri-mary motivation is the individuals on the team.

Smith said, “I wouldn’t do it if they didn’t have outstanding academic and athletic abilities.”

Due to his experience and passion, Se-nior tennis player Jacklyn Jajeh describes him as “one of the best coaches out there.”

Tennis requires a multitude of skills and coordination. While it is a demand-

ing sport, Jajeh adds that, “We still have a lot of fun!”

Be sure to keep an eye out for our Var-sity Girls Tennis Team as they face Hills-dale, Menlo-Atherton, and Woodside in the upcoming weeks.

Fall in Burlingame contains the most no-cut sports, includ-ing: cross country, tennis, foot-ball, etc. This placement makes the most sense; the new school year gives people a chance to challenge themselves and meet new people. Joining an inclusive sport can be helpful. One of these sports is girls golf. Every Mon-day through Thursday after school, the girls meet on Crys-tal Springs to work on their game with their new coach, Joe Dito. Golf is unique because only the top 6 players are sent to play in matches. This year, Coach Dito said that, “the players are very competi-tive and want to improve to be in the top category in order to com-pete.”

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junior Samantha Goodwill, is looking forward to improving her game this season. “It’s a very re-laxed environment for new play-ers, but this year I want to make the top six, so I work one on one with the coach and work hard to improve my swing at practice.”

Come support the team at their matches in Poplar Creek on Sept. 27th against Aragon.

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Varsity cheerleaders (left to right) Katherine Kawaguchi, Isabella Medegheni, Ashley Kall, and Lauren Bingham perform at the Welcome Back Rally.

Junior Samantha Goodwill is enjoying her first year on the Girls’ Golf Team. All golf practices and tournaments are off campus, showing how much commitment it takes to be on the team.

Junior Brady Kiesling shoots for a goal in a game in September. The varsity team played two games this week, against Priory and Capuchino.