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On Wednesday, Jan. 7, the junior class cabinet continued ticket sales for the upcoming Winter Formal during lunch. The d...
01/08/2026

On Wednesday, Jan. 7, the junior class cabinet continued ticket sales for the upcoming Winter Formal during lunch. The dance, titled “A Tale as Old as Time,” is themed after the Disney classic “Beauty and the Beast.” It will be held on Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City.

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(Photos and Reporting: P. Cornelius)

After months of hard work, the B is closing out the year with a review of the semester. In fall of 2025, the paper was l...
01/07/2026

After months of hard work, the B is closing out the year with a review of the semester. In fall of 2025, the paper was led by editor-in-chief Joelle Huysmans and managing editors Evelyn Du, Henry Gardner, and Iny Li. Last semester, the B published a record of 123 online articles, along with three print issues. Among the articles published online, 11 have won Best of SNO awards, a nationwide accolade for student journalists. The website, theburlingameb.org also received 39,714 views and 99 posts were published on Instagram.

On Wednesday, Dec. 10, Bay Academy students, teachers, and instructional assistants visited the San Mateo Union High Sch...
12/13/2025

On Wednesday, Dec. 10, Bay Academy students, teachers, and instructional assistants visited the San Mateo Union High School District office to host the fourth annual Bay Academy Holiday Boutique.

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(Reporting: A. Zarahn, Photos courtesy of Patrick Myers)

On Friday, Dec. 12, leadership hosted their annual cookie decorating event to celebrate the holiday season and give stud...
12/13/2025

On Friday, Dec. 12, leadership hosted their annual cookie decorating event to celebrate the holiday season and give students a chance to unwind before finals week. Tables were set up with sugar cookies, icing, and a variety of sprinkles.

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(Photos and reporting: P. Brown)

This week, a new exhibit opened at the Burlingame Public Library: a display of items found in a time capsule buried in f...
12/12/2025

This week, a new exhibit opened at the Burlingame Public Library: a display of items found in a time capsule buried in front of Burlingame City Hall in 2000.

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(Photos and reporting : J. Wettan)

The December issue is here. Scroll to see what’s inside. In today’s paper: AI’s potential to grade student work, El Cami...
12/12/2025

The December issue is here. Scroll to see what’s inside.

In today’s paper: AI’s potential to grade student work, El Camino Real faces construction, new movies are released, cross country competes at state, and students share their perspective on virtual interactions.

The Panthers beat the Aragon Dons in their first league game of the season with a final score of 2-1 on Tuesday, Dec. 9....
12/10/2025

The Panthers beat the Aragon Dons in their first league game of the season with a final score of 2-1 on Tuesday, Dec. 9. For co-captain and senior Mika Haggarty, closing out their first game with a win is a positive start to the season.

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(Reporting: L.Von Hagen, photos: L.Von Hagen)

It’s time to try something new. There’s no problem with sticking to what you know, but I’ve seen people both in person a...
12/09/2025

It’s time to try something new. There’s no problem with sticking to what you know, but I’ve seen people both in person and online who won’t have anything to do with music from the past 20 years, discounting it all as bad.

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(Reporting: J. Moss, graphic by K. Hwang, photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

On Friday, Dec. 5, the Burlingame community held its annual tree lighting ceremony and “Winterfest” event, where several...
12/07/2025

On Friday, Dec. 5, the Burlingame community held its annual tree lighting ceremony and “Winterfest” event, where several student clubs set up booths to welcome the winter season with interactive displays and activities.

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(Reporting and photos: Scarlett Ko)

On Wednesday, Dec. 3, culinary arts students interested in business-focused career pathways visited KitchenTown, a comme...
12/05/2025

On Wednesday, Dec. 3, culinary arts students interested in business-focused career pathways visited KitchenTown, a commercial kitchen space that supports chefs in developing the business aspect of their craft. During the visit, students learned about KitchenTown’s history and the various degrees held by its chefs.

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(Reporting: Andrew Barrera, photo courtesy of Shannon Couch)

Conducted by music director Kyoko Yamamoto, the music department and its five ensembles — jazz, wind, concert band, voca...
12/04/2025

Conducted by music director Kyoko Yamamoto, the music department and its five ensembles — jazz, wind, concert band, vocal jazz, chamber orchestra, and symphony orchestra, a combined orchestra of chamber and wind ensembles — hosted its annual winter concert on Wednesday, Dec. 3. The concert featured winter classics such as “Sleigh Ride” and newer fan favorites like selections from the Disney movie “Encanto.”

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(Reporting and photos: T. Scholz-Moresco)

With money on the line and only a brief period of time between a stock’s rise or fall, the stock market is known as a hi...
12/02/2025

With money on the line and only a brief period of time between a stock’s rise or fall, the stock market is known as a high-risk, high-reward environment that takes years of experience to master. Despite this, some students have already begun investing in stocks, and a few are even finding success in the market.

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(Reporting: F. Lee, graphics : K. Hwang)

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