Burlington-Edison High School

Infobox School
name = Burlington-Edison High School


motto =
district = Burlington-Edison School District
type = Public secondary school
principal = Beth VanderVeen
location = Burlington, Washington, USA
faculty = 65 (as of Oct. 2005)cite web | publisher = Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in Washington | title = Washington State Report Card | url=http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/?schoolId=2347&reportLevel=School | accessdate = 2006-11-30 ]
students= 1145 (as of Oct. 2005)
colors = Blue and gold
mascot = Tiger
website = [http://www.be.wednet.edu/OurSchools/Hs/behs.htm Burlington-Edison HS Website]

Burlington-Edison High School (commonly abbreviated to B-EHS) is a public secondary school in Burlington, Washington. It serves students in grades 9-12 in the Burlington-Edison School District, including the communities of Burlington, Bow, Edison, and Alger. The principal is Beth VanderVeen, and the assistant principals are Mike Curl and Mike Jones. The mascot is the Tiger, and the school colors are blue and gold. In 1943 Burlington High School combined with Edison High school to form Burlington-Edison High School. The Edison High School mascot was the Sparkplugs and their colors were red and white. Burlington-Edison High School kept the Tiger mascot when the schools combined, as well as their blue and gold colors. Burlington-Edison's main rival is Mount Vernon High School.cite web | publisher = Burlington-Edison High School | title = B-EHS Website | url=http://www.be.wednet.edu/OurSchools/Hs/behs.htm | accessdate = 2006-11-30 ]

Demographics

In the 2005-2006 school year, the total student population was 1145. 78.4% of those students were white, 17% were Hispanic, 2.6% were Asian people, 1% were African American, and 0.6% were American Indian or Native Alaskan. As of May 2006, 22.9% qualified for free or reduced lunches, and 2.1% were migrants.

Kirkby Field

Burlington-Edison High School's stadium was named in November 1992 after legendary Burlington-Edison athlete Roland Kirkby. [ [http://www.stumpranchonline.com/skagitjournal/WestCounty/Burl-NW/Pioneer/RolandVerneKirkby.html Roland and Verne Kirkby ] ] Widely considered one of the top grass fields in the state, it the home to the successful Tiger Football team. During the seventies and eighties they experienced great success, winning state championships in 1971, 1977 and 1986 under legendary coach Glenn Rickert.

Notable Graduates

*Danielle Fisher - First female and at the time, youngest person to climb the seven summits (the tallest peak on each continent)
*Edward R. Murrow - Famous radio broadcaster
*Mary Mapes - Former 60 Minutes producer
*Melvin "Wick" Peth - Bullfighting Rodeo Legend [ [http://www.be.wednet.edu/OurSchools/Hs/sports/hall_of_fame/40s/melvinpeth.htm Class of 1940's ] ]
*Mel Hein - NFL Hall of Fame and MVP Offensive Lineman. Only OL to ever win NFL MVP. One of only two players to have his number retired at Washington State University.
*Roland Kirkby - University of Washington running back (1948-1950), one of only three players to have his number retired in University of Washington football

Hall of Fame

Starting in the winter of 2005, Burlington-Edison High School has honored outstanding former athletes. Every winter at a home basketball game, honorees are inducted. The Hall of Fame is displayed in the foyer of the main gym. [ [http://www.be.wednet.edu/OurSchools/Hs/services/Accrediation/Final%20Report.pdf Microsoft Word - Final Report.doc ] ]

Among those inducted into the Hall of Fame are: [ [http://www.be.wednet.edu/OurSchools/Hs/sports/hall_of_fame/index.html Tiger Hall of Fame ] ]
*Roland Kirkby
*Mel Hein
*Melvin "Wick" Peth
*Marvin Fredrickson

Intelligent Design Controversy

In 1997 it became known to the public that longtime biology teacher Roger DeHart had been teaching intelligent design in his curriculum through excerpts of "Of Pandas and People" and "Inherit the Wind". This event brought forth national attention and controversy. From 1986 to 1997, Roger DeHart had subtly posed the intelligent design theory in the classroom. After parents of one of DeHart's students notified the American Civil Liberties Union, the group threatened to sue the Burlington-Edison School District if DeHart didn't stop teaching intelligent design. The event sparked large debate and support groups for both sides were formed. DeHart was later reassigned to earth sciences and in 2001 he resigned and took a teaching job at Marysville-Pilchuck High School. He taught there for one year before transferring to a Christian school in California. [http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/01/8/10/14189379.cfm] [ [http://www.scienceormyth.org/discoveryinstitute.html Science in the classroom, or creationism? ] ]

Video production

Friday Morning Show - A weekly show airing on school television every Friday at the start of second period has three main goals: to inform, recognize, and entertain the students. Many episodes of the shows have been very successful and funny, while others have been otherwise poorly put together or entertaining. Such episodes as the "Family Guy FMS" or the "Lets get some shoes FMS" have been instant hits.Fact|date=September 2008

Video Annual - A collection of clips, segments, and commentaries put together by a select group(s) of students into one video to be sold at the end of each year. This yearly DVD is sold to the students.

Senior Video - A yearly DVD made to be sold to students to highlight, look back on, and memorialize the current graduating class of B-EHS. Generally made up of segments, and clips of seniors, and senior events, sports, etc.

Class Time - Sports and Entertainment Marketing is taught by George Way for both periods 3 and 4. Class time is spent producing movies such as " [flagpole] " or " [Homemade Infomercials] ". The Friday Morning Show is open for a video production student to sign up and take responsibility for each week. Also the Video Annual and the Senior Video is generally assigned or given to a willing student(s) to complete and have ready to sell by the end of the year. This class is only available to Junior and Seniors at B-EHS.

NJROTC

A unique addition to our high school is the NJROTC unit which also functions as a citizenship building class. NJROTC stands for Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps.

Education - The JROTC Unit at Burlington Edison, also known as the "Flying Tigers" teaches leadership, followership, and basic skills needed to succeed in the world today. Taught by [http://www.be.wednet.edu/OurSchools/Hs/dept/njrotc/instructors.htm Captain Bailey] USN retired and [http://www.be.wednet.edu/OurSchools/Hs/dept/njrotc/instructors.htm Chief Hull] USN Retired. The unit consists of 90-100 students on agerage. The Unit homepage is located [http://www.be.wednet.edu/OurSchools/Hs/dept/njrotc/home.htm Here]

Extra Curricular - The class also offers many teams for the students to be a part of. These teams include Color Guard, Drill Teams, Physical Strength, and Air rifle teams. Each team competes monthly at a meet hosted by different JROTC schools in the area. Students that are on the teams are required to show up each morning at 6:20 for practice. Drill Teams practice on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; Color Guard on Wednesday.

Field Trips - As a part of the curriculum, the freshamn class, NS1, takes a field trip to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and get a private tour of the operations that take place there. The Sophomore/Junior class, NS2, takes a field trip to Bangor Sub Base on the Olympic Peninsula. On occasion in the past the Senior class, NS3, has taken a field trip aboard a Naval Destroyer for a day, but due to recent terror treats and security, these have been put to a stop.

Athletics

Soccer - The girls soccer program has seen recent success, earning trips to the state tournament in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, they had a final record of 19-4, claiming the Northwest League Championship and 2nd place in districts, losing to Archbishop Murphy. That same season, the Girls Soccer team placed second in the state, losing 2-1 to Fife High School in the championship game. [http://www.wiaa.com/history/champs.aspx WIAA State Championship History ] ]

Golf - The golf program has earned state championships in 1975, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1997. They finished second in 1983, and their 1988 and 1989 second place finishes were just a preview for the four straight state titles to follow and five in eight years. The girls golf team won state titles in 1989 and 1990 in the 3A division, they also finished second in 1993, 1995, 1999, and 2000. The golf program has also had many individual state champions, including the following:

Cross Country - The Cross Country team has seen huge success over the past four years. In 2004 they traveled to state and placed 5th. The following year they returned to state and placed 3rd. Then in 2006, the Tigers finished their season with only one loss. They won the Lynden co-ed relays, Mt. Baker Invite, and Seaside meets. They also won the League and District meets and traveled once again to state. That year they walked away with a first place finish. Members of the 2006 state team were Josh Simpson, Tyler Armenta, Patrick Spilsbury, Milan Drake, Frank Sosa, Wes Hargrove, and Kyle Barkdull (Alternate). Then this year the Tigers had an undefeated season. They swept almost every meet, with the exception of one point. They won Mt. Baker and Seaside again this year, but no League or District titles. Then the Tigers came to state and upset Seahome to win again. It came down to the Tigers' 6th man, Connor J. Whan, which helped the Tigers win by one point. The team consisted of: Josh Simpson, Milan Drake, Patrick Spilsbury, Tyler Williams, Frank Sosa, Connor J. Whan, Alan Denadle, and Kyle Barkdull (Alternate)

External links

* [http://www.be.wednet.edu B-E School District Website]
[http://www.behsdebate.com B-E Debate Website]

References