Burlington High School (Burlington, Kansas)

Infobox School
name = Burlington High School


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caption = Main Building from South-East
streetaddress = 830 Cross Street
city = Burlington
state = Kansas
county = Kansas
zipcode = 66839
country = USA
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schoolboard = KSDoE
district = 244
affiliation = Tri-Valley League
superintendent = Dr. Dale Rawson
principal = Dr. Jim Kuhn
viceprincipal = Dallas Scothorn
enrollment = 290
staff = 30
faculty = 26
ratio = 11.1
lower_age = 14
upper_age = 18
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accreditation = North Central Association
schooltype = Public
language = English
campus type = Suburban
song = Hail Alma Mater
fightsong = Wildcat Victory
mascot = Wildcats
team_name = Wildcats Ladycats
nickname = Cats
school_colors = Red, Gray & Black
rival = Yates Center
yearbook = Master Key
newspaper = Cat Tracks
ceeb = 170430
communities = Burlington New Strawn Burlington Hampden Ottumwa Pleasant Star
feeders = Burlington Middle School
free_label = School Size
free_text = 3A [ [http://www.kshsaa.org/Football%20Classifications.pdf KSHSAA Football Classifications and Enrollments] ]
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Burlington High School is located in the city of Burlington in the U.S. State of Kansas. It occupies the westernmost building in the northern education complex on the outer edge of the city limits. It is the only high school in the [http://www.usd244ks.org/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1 USD 244] school district.

History

In 1996, a courtyard and gazebo in the center of the facility was enclosed and converted to computer technology labs.

In 2005, an addition was made to the athletics portion of the campus by adding baseball and softball diamonds, so the team could play closer to the school.

In 2007, an addition was made to the athletics portion of the campus by adding a wrestling room so the team could have a bigger facility to practice in.

Campus

The front of the building houses the administration offices, band practice room and special services rooms. Other notable details include:
* A gymnasium on the western side of the main building
* A wrestling wing is on the North-West corner of the school.
* A football field and track with large red brick stadium and softball/baseball diamonds.
* To the east is the middle school that houses grades 6 through 8.
* A courtyard and gazebo used to be in the center of the facility. However this was closed to the outside and turned into a technology lab and computer-aided drafting room.

Students

Burlington High School is one of the largest 3A schools in the state of Kansas with a student population of 297. [ [http://ks.localschooldirectory.com/schools_info.php/school_id/32279 Student Population] ] This occurred in 2003 after several large classes graduated without adequate replacements in the younger classes, dropping the district from 4A classification.As of the 2008 school year, the school went back up to a 4A being a very small one with only a few kids more than required for 3A.

Faculty

There are around 45 faculty members, 26 of which are teachers at Burlington High.

Extracurricular activities

The mascot of Burlington High is the Wildcats. They participate in many sports including: football, wrestling, cross country, basketball, baseball, softball, track, golf, and volleyball. They also have Scholar's Bowl, drama, Forensics, band and vocal. The basketball teams won the 2000 Kansas State Girls Basketball Championship, and the 2004 Kansas State Boys Basketball Championship, along with multiple showings in the tournament over the years.

Additional facts

* The school newspaper is called "Cat Tracks", which ran by Sandy Loucks.
* Burlington High attracts many transfer students due to its close proximity to Wolf Creek. During the refueling time period several families move in to help with the outage causing the Burlington, and the school student population to rise.
* Over the last decade several security measures have been enacted to protect the students and faculty in the wake of incidents such as Columbine, even though there has been no reported serious cause to believe similar events will happen.
*In the 1920s, the school's mascot was a giant Pink Grasshopper.

References

External links

* [http://www.usd244ks.org/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1 USD 244]