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Read about the recipients at the Seniors Awards Night on May 20th.

Say goodbye to the Burlingame Staff and teachers leaving this year.

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6/7 Find out what all of our seniors are doing after graduation.

Read about seniors pursuing sports in college.

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The Goodbye Rally ends with a splash Sophomore Kieran Loftis plays to win at the slip-and-slide competition.

“It’s bittersweet, in the younger grades you might take the rallies for granted but now that it’s the last one, it’s different. It’s exciting and it’s foreshadowing the things to come.”

Senior Johnny Moreci

Junior Louis Pang reveals his identity as the panther mascot.

PHOTOS BY LILY PAGE AND CLAIRE HUNT

Sophomores try to catch a T-shirt fired from the robotics team’s T-shirt cannon.

Senior Alessandro Franco stants up victoriously after winning the slip-and-slide competition.

English teacher Jim Burke is teaching for his 28th and final year here at Burlingame before he moves on to Middle College this fall. Burke came to Burlingame in 1992 and has since taught English at various levels.

During that time he has written 30 books. “[My books] are all pretty much about the things that I’ve had the chance to learn from my colleges or from the students at this school,” Burke said.

This year, Burke was nominated by fellow faculty members for the Vic Mangini Outstanding Teacher award, which he went on to win. The Vic Mangini Outstanding Teacher award is given to teachers who best ex-

emplify the model Vic Mangini, the man whom Mangini Way is named after, set. “[Mangini] went from, I think, a counselor, to a teacher, to a vice principal to a principal, and then he was on City Council for three different terms and eventually became the mayor,” Burke said. “When I got to know him, he was an aging gentleman who just didn’t know how not to serve the community.”

Next year, Burke plans on teaching juniors and seniors at Middle College.

“Working in the same dis- English teacher Jim Burke instructs his first period English class on trict, same employer in a differ- his last Monday at Burlingame High School. ent setting provides some inter- munity. myself,” Burke said. “I have the esting opportunities for me that I “I think it’s a community great opportunity to work with can’t find here,” Burke said. that has high expectations for its colleagues who challenge me also When asked about what he kids, so ... I’ve always felt free to to always be learning and trying will miss most about Burlin- challenge them and to challenge to do a better job.” game, Burke described the com-

PHOTO BY JAMES LOWDON

Senior Reporter

Anti-Semitism op-ed

Junior Ethan Gardner examines a recent example of anti-Semitic sentiment on campus and probes the perception of tolerance in the community.

AP Euro cheating

Mr. Burke continues teaching career at MC

BY JAMES LOWDON

CHECK US OUT ONLINE

Following an alleged cheating incident on the AP European History exam, the administration interviewed students but were unable to arrive at a direct conclusion. They have now turned the investigation over to the College Board.

Zac Levine profile

Combining a passion for basketball and entrepreneurship, sophomore Zac Levine established his own Amateur Athletic Union club.

Johnny Moreci profile

Senior Johnny Moreci, alias Johnny Cakes the Rapper, opens up about hardship in a new mixtape, “Camp Cake,” released on SoundCloud and Youtube.

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News

ODFL to do charity work in Nepal

BY DAVID MEHRAN

Staff Reporter This summer, the Burlingame One Dollar For Life (ODFL) club will send four students to do service work in Nepal. The club plans to utilize funds from events such as the dollar drive and the international food fair to help build a library and an assembly area at the Chuna Devi and Seti Devi schools in the Nepalese communities of Pharphing and Nagarkot.

“I applied [for the trip] as soon as the application came out, and I set up a meeting for outreach to let other families know about it,” junior and club vice president Talia Friedman said. “We’re going for two-and-a-half weeks so we’ll also do some sightseeing, but mostly it’ll be work every day.”

ODFL emphasizes making

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the largest impact possible on all of their trips. The club hopes to create a permanent effect on the lives of the people in the communities they visit by financing and personally building infrastructure, as compared to just making monetary donations. Fundraising events that ODFL conducts during the year are crucial to funding the projects.

“We have events such as the dollar drive throughout the year,” junior and club treasurer Brett Kuwahara said. “[The money] goes to schools or libraries, mainly to help underprivileged children.”

Originally created at Los Altos High School, ODFL is on a mission to get as many people as possible involved in the construction of infrastructure in developing countries.

PHOTO BY DAVID MEHRAN

ODFL works to encourage education in developing nations.

THE BURLINGAME B STAFF Teacher Adviser: Melissa Murphy

Sports Editor: Tyler Idema

Editor-in-Chief: Vishu Prathikanti

Chief Photographer: Hanna Sato

Managing Editor: Lily Page

Copy Editors: Tekla Carlen Claire Hunt Caden Thun

Design Editor: Allie Kennedy Business Manager: Moya Liu Webmaster: Ben Neuman

Senior Reporters: Charles Chapman Darrion Chen James Lowdon Annie Sun

Staff Reporters: Alec Abramson Hubert Chen Wesley Chen Ethan Gardner Mark Habelt Amelia Harris Jacob Lubarsky David Mehran Aidan O’Sullivan Allison Szetu Rachel Yap Caroline Yeow

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The Burlingame B:

Senior Wills

We, Vishu Prathikanti and Lily Page, leave the Burlingame B to Tekla Carlen and Claire Hunt. It’s been a pleasure to watch you both grow as writers and leaders throughout your two years on the staff.

May your ledes be snappy, your PDF days short and your nachos cheese-y.

Panther Tracks:

We, Emily Steinberger, Regan Fair and Justin Huwe, are beyond thrilled to will the BHS yearbook to a truly outstanding editing team: Lucas Gilmour, Natalie Malik, Emmy Sharp, Cedric Eaton and Jake Cacciato. We have the utmost faith that you guys will make the best yearbook yet! Always remember: communication, passion and perseverance.

ASB Cabinet:

We, Lily Navab and Evan Mahaffey, leave the ASB Presidency to Lucas Gilmour. Make sure food is brought every block day or else everything goes downhill.

Number 26:

I, Justin Lo, leave the number 26 for the Burlingame High School varsity football team to Jackson Giovara. Wear it proud!

Iron Panthers:

We, Katherine Mohr and Darrion Chen, leave the Iron Panthers robotics team to James Varah and Sydney Woo. Please keep the lab clean and win us another blue banner or two. Good luck!

Varsity Swim Team:

I, Olivia Carvallo, leave the BHS Swim Team to Stephanie Pham, Michelle Tam, Alec Sasano and David Mehran. I love you all like siblings! Don’t forget secret fish. Just keep swimming!

BHS Marching Band:

We, Madison Kong and Katrina Lee, leave the BHS Marching Band in the capable hands of Sydney Kong and Ben Sherstinsky. We trust that you’ll continue to make band feel like a family!

Varsity Water Polo:

We, Madison Kong and Katrina Lee, leave the BHS Marching Band in the capable hands of Sydney Kong and Ben Sherstinsky. We trust that you’ll continue to make band feel like a family!

Drama Club:

I, Max Sigler, leave the title of Drama Club president to Sebastien Maychrowitz. Keep doing fun activities in Drama Club every week and bringing people into the drama community.

Varsity Girls Tennis:

We, Sofia Zaragoza and Samantha Goldstein, leave the Burlingame tennis team to Anya Smith, Allie McHugh, Rebekah Coleman and Natalie Malik. Don’t forget to always motivate for practice and fight for your fair points! Good luck girls :)

Varsity Girls Lacrosse:

Relay for Life: I, Makenna Mahrer, leave Relay for Life to Talia Friedman. Keep up the amazing hard work and thank you for all you do in helping to finish the fight once and for all!

We, Izzy Bechwati and Margaret Barber, will the varsity lacrosse team to Diana Milne, Ann Fitzgerald and Kelsey Nichols. Good luck next year and go Panthers!

Senior ditch day from the perspective of attendence staff

BY HUBERT CHEN

Staff Reporter

The 2019 senior class cut day was somewhat successful. Because of the rally on May 3, and AP testing starting on May 6, this year’s class had two unofficial skip days, one on May 6 after Cinco de Mayo and the other on Friday, May 10. The history of this tradition is unclear, having started informally across American schools in the late 20th century.

It is supposed to be a day when students who have impeccable attendance decide to buck the

system and skip. Many schools, such as Burlingame, have come to accept the tradition as inevitable and do their best to accommodate the seniors on their day of absence by planning classes and tests accordingly. Burlingame seniors take their finals a week early and attend senior activities and graduation practice while the rest of the school takes finals.

“I personally don’t like [senior ditch day] because everybody’s parents call them out, so they are not truly ditching ... That means I get as many phone calls as there are seniors, and that creates a lot

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of work,” attendance staff Denise Burch said. “I understand that senior activities week was created in order to offset senior cut day so that they could have days off, but now kids take both [senior ditch day and senior week].”

“While this happens every year, seniors missing school makes our job harder. We need students in their seats to make sure they graduate,” said Melissa Murphy, who has been teaching seniors at this school for nine years. “I had a few die-hards show up and I respect their dedication.”

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Staff

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retiring teachers and staff

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At the Goodbye Rally, students and staff give a final farewell to Randy Williams (Campus Safety Specialist), Pina Heyer (Foreign Language Teacher) and Karen Latham (School Counselor).

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BY JACOB LUBARSKY

Staff Reporter

Burlingame Campus Safety Specialist Randy Williams will retire at the end of this school year.

Williams has worked in the San Mateo Union High School District for over 35 years and at Burlingame for over 15 years.

“For the last three or four years, I’ve been kind of contemplating retirement,” Williams said. “My wife just retired in November … We decided that she would retire in November and I’d retire at the end of the school year.”

Williams has been awaiting retirement to travel with his wife and family and even join a culinary class.

“I like to cook; I cook every day,” Williams said.

“So I’m going to take some cooking classes and just do whatever I want to do.”

Throughout his career, Williams has been a staff favorite at the school among students and staff alike. “[Williams] is so selfless and he always gives his time and energy to the students,” senior Johnny Moreci said. “He goes out of his way to make everybody’s day a little bit better.”

Although Williams is excited for what awaits him in retirement, he will be sorry to leave the school. “[I’ll miss] the staff and the community,” Williams said. “We are like one big happy family, and just like any other family, you may have some differences, but for the most part, we all get along.”

BY AMELIA HARRIS

Staff Reporter

After 12 years at Burlingame and 37 years teaching, Spanish and Italian teacher Giuseppina Heyer will retire at the end of the school year. During the fall Heyer and her husband plan to travel with friends through Europe, visiting the Alps, Austria and stopping in Sardinia, Italy, where her family is from. There she will partake in the harvest of the grapes, an autumnal tradition in her family’s vineyard.

Heyer graduated from the Sapienza University of Rome in Italy and moved to the United States with her husband when she was 25. Though she has previously taught French at other schools, she currently teaches Italian II and Spanish III. “I’ll miss the kids. I think

the kids are what keeps me young,” Heyer said.

Although she will miss Burlingame, she plans to return in the 2020 spring semester as a substitute. In her free time she is looking forward to gardening, travelling and spending time with her husband.

Sophomore Melanie Gordon had Heyer for Spanish III this past school year. In the class they used computers to play Quizlet Live and they also studied vocabulary with descriptive short stories and repetition.

Under Heyer’s instruction, Gordon says her understanding of the language developed immensely.

“I’ll miss her positive attitude. Every day when we entered the classroom, we were greeted with a smile as she asked us how our day was,” Gordon said.

Karen Latham

BY ALLIE KENNEDY

Design Editor

Next fall, students will no longer visit academic counselor Karen Latham.

After 34 years at Burlingame, Latham is retiring.

In 1985, Latham accepted part-time teaching positions at Burlingame and Taylor Middle School.

She later transitioned to teaching industrial arts and health classes only at Burlingame, and in 1995 Latham shifted to counseling.

“Teaching health was tons of fun … We talked about things that kids were really interested in,” Latham said. “That got kids talking to me about other things, so counseling was a good fit for me.”

Although Latham enjoys many aspects of being

a counselor, her favorite part is working with individual students and inspiring change.

“I really like when I can help somebody really figure something out and really get somewhere,” Latham said. “There’s some sort of personal growth or some sort of academic growth where you see this switch flip for them. And you know that you had a hand in helping it happen.”

Looking back on her time at Burlingame, Latham knows she will miss the people the most.

Although she is excited for what the future holds, deciding to leave was bittersweet.

“I’ve spend well over half my life in the A Building,” Latham said. “It’s a part of who I am.”

Counselor Tamara Esrailian to move to Rocklin, California said. “[But] I’m going to miss the students. I’m go-

Counselor Tamara Esrailian is leaving Burlingame and moving to Rocklin, California, a suburb near Sacramento.

As the adviser for both the One Dollar For Life (ODFL) and First Gen clubs, Esrailian has tried to make a difference in the lives of many students at Burlingame. Next year, however, she will no longer be a member of the staff.

“We’re looking for a new pace in life,” Esrailian

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ing to miss working with kids. There’s a lot of really cool people, and I’m going to miss collaborating with

teachers. This is a good place to work, and I really enjoy it.”

Esrailian has been at Burlingame for 13 years, and has tried to positively impact students through her counseling work and the clubs she advises.

“Everyone who has had her as a counselor would agree that her kindness and thoughtfulness made getting through high school much easier. It is going to be weird finishing high school without her help,” junior Cedric Eaton said.

For ODFL club, she

helped club members raise thousands of dollars every year to help build schools and medical buildings in developing nations. She helps get grants and organize fundraisers for the club. As the adviser for First Gen club, she assisted students who planned to be the first in their family to attend college.

“If a student can look back and say, ‘Wow, Ms. Esrailian really helped me on my journey,’ that would make me really happy,” Esrailian said.

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Ms. Esrailian works with members of the One Dollar For Life club.

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As a direct result of Nielsen’s involvement, students are only able to enter campus through prescribed ports of entry, upon which the young intellectuals are promptly separated from their parents. Any guardian who wishes to be granted asylum on campus must obtain a permit from The Office (a term that was capitalized as a result of the reforms).

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Meme Reporter

In an effort to raise funding for the school, Burlingame is now auctionin g bathroom stall doors to ent husia art fanatics eager to acq stic uire a piece of history in the making.

The artists who are creati ng these masterpieces are part of a new postmodern art movement : Abstract Depressionism. Th e first gallery show took place on Ap 20 in the A building bathro ril oms, with just under 70 attend ees.

“It was quite an auctio n,” sophomore and art dealer Lin- Linchom Freedman and Cole Fle tchall-Silva are proud new coln Freedman said. “I ma naged owners of a valuable abstr act depressionism art pie to get an etching of a Juu ce aucl pod.” tioned at the A building bathrooms But Burlingame students are not the only members of the ng out the tiny community excited about st cen- room really bri this postmodern art. The 21 noticeable feacultural renaissance; tea 20th and otherwise un chers tury will certainly rival the ce.” pie have started to show intere n the tures of the art st as n will take in that respect, maybe eve tio auc t The nex ny well. ma see I s. res dig I t bu 16th, ilding bathmp’s place in the A bu “I’m really glad that the new similarities with Ducha ly rooms again, this time with generation is showing a sin bab cere, ‘Fountain’ from 1917, pro the C and F if aloof, interest in art,” tea influ- rare imports from and nt rta po im cher the most Joshua Gnass said. “This is vious buildings. truential piece from the pre and ly the birth of a new gen g tin ligh re of century. The dark hbat the of st the scented mi

“Please be quiet for AP testing” GRAPHIC BY DARRION CHEN

Students are picketing the school in hordes after learning that they must read one book over the summer for their Advanced Placement English class.

The 150 sophomores first created a petition last Thursday, when their teacher Reeda Bök informed them of the holiday homework. Now they have taken to the streets.

“I can’t believe Ms. Bök would demand this emotional labor of us,” sophomore Lea Zi said. “She clearly hasn’t read up on her developmental psychology, and we can’t have this kind of irresponsibility at our school.”

Most of the complaints deal with the amount of time it takes to read a book at a time when students should be relaxing.

“My parents had me diagnosed with ADHD so I could have more time on the SAT,” sophomore Tim Mannagement. “I thought it was a bit overboard, but maybe it’ll get me out of this assignment. It’s my human right to play video games 24/7 in July.”

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Imma Hoarder, a BSD sch ool board trustee and Unite d MileagePlus® member, launch ed a bundle of Bed, Bath and Beyond coupons at The Burlin game B when we suggested that the district was disregarding the notion that America was built by students.

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Hoarder exclaimed while booking a United flight to Ba ghdad for the weekend. “Besides , happily process two car we avans of migrants—one at 8 a.m. and one at 3 p.m.—five days a week.”

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Justin Andrews Jonathan Hung

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA

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Sophia Pitre

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Mackenzie Langlinais

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Grace Burdick

Joshua Varghese

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Benjamin Matthews

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INTERNATIONAL FLORIDA TEXAS SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

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Fenn Jones

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UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA (ITALY) Kai Galia

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Galia to play soccer at University of Perugia, Italy

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BY VISHU PRATHIKANTI

Editor-In-Chief

Instead of going to a typical four-year university, senior Kai Galia will participate in a six-month soccer program at the University of Perugia in Italy.

“I go to the university and learn Italian in the morning and then play soccer in the afternoon,” Galia said. “It’s mostly based on soccer, but obviously, they want me to learn Italian.”

The program is geared towards international students hoping to join professional or college soccer teams after the six months. If they fail to join a team after that time period, they can apply to the program again or apply to a four-year university. “[Getting in a team] can take one to 10 years. It just depends how I do,” Galia said. “So yeah, that sounds kind of scary, but if I work hard, I think I can get away with it.”

The program starts in September 2019 and ends in March 2020.

“The goal is to play professional soccer, but if that doesn’t work out for the six months, then I’ll try to play college up here,” Galia said. “[I’ve loved soccer] since I started to walk. My dad got me into it as early as he could. And I’ve just loved it ever since; that’s my whole life. Pretty much everyone knows me for it. So yeah, that’s all I live for now.”

Kaufman trains Guzman to Greening Zheng crefor EMT and continue work begins gap year ates biometrics ski instructor at Sky High in green design startup

BY JACOB LUBARSKY

Staff Reporter

Senior Isaac Guzman-Cuate currently works as a prep cook at Sky High Sports in Burlingame. He prepares the food for the Sky High food court and birthday parties, and after May 30, he will continue to work at his current job as well as beginning new ones.

Guzman has been working for most of his high school career, moving from one job to another with most being in the restaurant industry.

“You know, [restaurants] have been looking for a lot of young chefs lately,” Guzman said. “They’ve been changing the industry, you know, giving young people jobs.”

Guzman has received various job offerings, from cooking for the Cheesecake Factory to the Facebook headquarters.

However, Guzman does not want a permanent career in the culinary industry; he currently supports his family by helping pay rent and bills monthly.

Although Guzman has been working for years, he knows there is still more room to grow as a cook and a hard worker in general.

“There’s a lot of stress in there,” Guzman said. “You know, at the end of the day, it’s not about how qualified you are; it’s about how hard you work.”

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The choice of taking a gap year was simple for Ben Kaufman.

“I gain a year of maturity, experience and fun. Not sure what I lose,” Kaufman said.

After committing to Miami University of Ohio for mechanical engineering, Kaufman decided it was a good opportunity to take a gap year. One reason is that he is young for his grade, so taking a year off will allow him to go to college older; the other reason is that he believes a break from school to be necessary.

“I think taking a break is a necessary part of life and I do not want to do eight straight years of school,” Kaufman said. “I want to live my life and have an experience few get to endure.”

Kaufman has decided to spend his year training to be Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certified and working as a ski instructor and patroller. He also plans to travel to Fiji. By working in a multitude of different fields, Kaufman hopes to gain a network of connections as well as work experience.

While taking a gap year may seem risky to some, for many incoming college students, it could be exactly what they need. Kaufman believes his work experience will not only be essential for gaining confidence and new friends, but also good practice for his first job after college.

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BY CAROLINE YEOW

Staff Reporter

After having taken both regular and advanced Architectural Design at Burlingame, senior Gemma Greening has become well-versed in design software programs. She plans to utilize this knowledge during her gap year, when she will help design plans for her father’s roofing and solar business, Mid-Peninsula Roofing.

Although Greening has helped with her father’s business all throughout high school, most of the planning was done on paper, where conversions complicate the process of design.

“Depending on the slopes of the roof, the flat area is different than once it’s sloped, so there are different conversions that you would use to picture the roof,” Greening said.

Now that she has gained a solid grasp on computer programs, Greening hopes to make the designing process more efficient.

“I want to be an architect, so I am taking a gap year because I have been working really hard at school for a really long time and I kind of want a break but I still want to do something that’s related to the field I want to work,” Greening said.

After her gap year, Greening plans to apply to California Polytechnic State University, renowned for their architecture program.

BY WESLEY CHEN

Staff Reporter

Senior Justin Zheng, commonly referred to as J.Z. by his friends and acquaintances, has decided to take a gap year next year in order to found his own tech startup. While it is hardly unusual for a tech startup to be born in Silicon Valley, it is rather rare for one to be started by someone right out of high school.

Zheng’s planned startup will revolve around, as he puts it, “biometric recovery of cryptographic private keys.” In simpler terms, he will work on recovering and locking data such as passwords and cryptocurrency using human interactions. The ability to unlock a phone with a fingerprint is an example of this technology.

While he has already decided the company’s general objective, other important details such as the name have not quite solidified.

“We went with Matrix23 on incorporation,” Zheng said. “But I hate the name, so I don’t know.” However, he remained confident that despite some of the details being rough around the edges, everything will work out well in the end.

When asked about other conditions associated with the company, Zheng responded: “I hope there’s a decent market ‘lol.’”

Though little work has been done on the startup as of now, Zheng hopes to be able to use his gap year for uninterrupted work on his project.

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Alexander McMaster to play baseball at Skyline College

BY CHARLIE CHAPMAN Senior Reporter Senior Alexander McMaster, a catcher for the varsity boys baseball team, has committed to Skyline College to continue his baseball career.

For the last four years, McMaster has caught for the Panthers and has been an integral part of the team’s success each year, with the Panthers currently sitting at 8-5 in league play.

While McMaster credits his experience playing for the Panthers as the reason he is moving on to play in college, he expects college play to be different.

“College baseball is a completely different game,” McMaster said.

“Guys are stronger, faster and smarter, but I can’t wait to start competing.”

McMaster hopes to continue playing baseball at a four-year school after Skyline and made the decision to play at Skyline since it made sense for him “financially and on the baseball field,” according to McMaster.

Next year, McMaster will play alongside fellow Burlingame graduates and current Skyline players Tyler White, Kaleb Keelean, Paul Ferrari and Derek Flowers.

Mia Fontana to attend UC Berkeley to pursue soccer

BY HANNA SATO Chief Photographer From a young age, senior Mia Fontana participated in multiple sports, before she found one she wanted to pursue as her passion. Fontana played soccer since age five and committed to playing soccer for University of California, Berkeley, in her sophomore year.

Fontana described how her soccer experience has strengthened her character. She has learned about leadership, helping other team members and improving work ethic, skills which she will continue to utilize.

“I really want to be a starter in college and continuing to play for the national team,” Fontana said. “And if it’s a possibility, in like three or four years, I want to play pro.”

When reflecting on past achievements, Fontana says she is most proud of her commitment to UC Berkeley and participation in the U7 Women’s National Team this year.

Having been intensely committed to soccer for several years, Fontana struggled but eventually found a balance between her commitment to soccer and school.

“I just had to manage my time a lot better, study ahead of time and make sure I had all my assignments listed out. It was definitely hard, but I was able to find a system that worked for me,” Fontana said.

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Chloe McNamara to attend Middlebury College for softball

BY CLAIRE HUNT Copy Editor

Senior Chloe McNamara will be attending Middlebury College in the fall, where she will be a pitcher on the Middlebury softball team. McNamara committed this past summer after a labor intensive process of touring campuses and dealing with recruitment.

“I narrowed it down that I wanted a small liberal arts college that played Division III softball because I wanted to focus on academics but then also be able to play the sport that I love,” McNamara said. “I received a few offers from different small liberal arts colleges and Middlebury stood out to me right away as the one that I wanted to spend four years at.”

McNamara has been playing softball since she was nine years old.

While she attributes some of her success to her involvement in the competitive, college-oriented Cal Nuggets Program, she mostly accredits her accomplishments to her family, her team and her work ethic.

“Thank you for the past four years,” McNamara said, directly addressing her teammates. “We’ve had our ups and downs, and in the end, this team has been so compatible and the real epitome of a team because we’re always there for each other. Even when things get rough or things at home are harder, we’re there to support each other and really be a team. So thank you to everyone who supported me.”

Ngai to spike at Foothill College

BY CAROLINE YEOW Staff Reporter

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Senior Katilyn Ngai’s love of volleyball runs in the family. Her dad played for decades and now coaches, and both her sister and brother play.

The sport is something they bond over and sometimes get a little competitive over. Next year, Ngai will play volleyball for Foothill College.

The recruitment process for college volleyball is rarely an easy one. Ngai sent her highlight film to Foothill, had a conference call and then finally secured her spot on the team. Recruitment for college volleyball is highly competitive, “but if you work through it fast, you can get through it,” Ngai said.

Within a year and a half of attending college at Foothill, Ngai plans to transfer to Loyola Marymount University or University of California, Santa Barbara, to pursue biology, her tentative major. Ngai finds promise in Foothill College’s high student athlete transfer rate, which is 85 percent.

Ngai’s volleyball career started in seventh grade at West Portal Lutheran Church and School and continued throughout middle school and high school. Ngai is grateful to her teammates and coaches who challenged her over the past five years.

“I want to say thank you for always pushing me to my limit and telling me ‘don’t give up’... saying ‘you have a dream, you have a goal, you’re playing college volleyball and you’re gonna achieve that,’” Ngai said.

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Managing Editor Senior Dana Rienks Alfaro, lover of art and making art, will attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the fall.

Of the slushy Illinois spring, Rienks Alfaro said, “I’m going to have to switch out my spring jackets for fat winter jackets.”

She has been making art since infancy, and is enthusiastic about the opportunity to expand her knowledge of different mediums and styles.

“We have to take this class called Core Studio, which is like, wood-working, sewing, knitting,” she said.

Rienks Alfaro’s parents are also artists, and she attributes her abstract style to her father’s glass-blowing. The cartoonish figures that form many of her subjects often have otherworldly expressions, blending reality with the surreal workings of her inner-mind.

“It makes me feel at peace with the world, like there’s something beautiful in everything. Like you can take something good out of a bad feeling,” she said.

Upon having been asked whether she considers herself an optimist, Rienks Alfaro laughed and said, “I mean, sometimes.”

Then she paused and mulled it over for a moment. “Actually, I would,” she said. “I would.”

BY CLAIRE HUNT

Copy Editor

Suzanna Longworth started acting when she was in 3rd grade.

As a child, her parents would take her to see shows and encourage her musical abilities, and her creative instincts were encouraged by family and friends. It is no surprise, then, that she has ended up pursuing a career in musical theatre.

Her journey to committing to Long Island Post was not easy; in fact, it was one of the most stressful experiences of her life. From pre-screens, voice lessons, dance and acting coaches to facing rejection from numerous schools, Longworth said this year was one of her hardest.

“It’s a really crazy process, it’s an expensive process, it’s a frustrating process, it makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you throw up, it makes you do so much, and then after it’s all over you’re like ‘oh okay I’m done’,” Longworth described.

Longworth’s favorite show is Urinetown: The Musical, a political satire, and her favorite actress is Stephanie J. Block, a three-time

Suzanna Longworth to study Musical Theatre at Long Island University Post Tony Award winning Broadway star. Surprisingly, her favorite movie is not a musical; it’s the Pixar classic Ratatouille.

“I love Ratatouille. For me it spoke on a personal level; it was like a metaphor for the arts. It said anyone can do this, anyone can do whatever they want,

anyone can cook, anyone can sing, anyone can be a dancer, and I just loved that message and it struck a chord in me when I was little,” Longworth said. “It told me that, even if I’m not the best, I can still do this because it’s what I love.”

BY ALLISON SZETU

Staff Reporter

In the fall of 2019, Sophia Stroud will attend the jazz program at University of the Pacific.

A self-taught musician, and the only drummer in the Burlingame Jazz band, Stroud plans to major in jazz performance.

“I think going into being a professional musician so young made it so much more real,” Stroud said.

Stroud first learned how to play the drums when she was in elementary school, and has been playing for nine years. She has pursued her passion for music by forming a jazz trio called Strawberry Jam, which plays gigs at Old School Cafe in San Francisco.

“Being in bands, either musicians for hire or being in my own ensemble, is just really fun,” Stroud said.

Stroud is excited about going to University of the Pacific, and

BY AIDAN O’SULLIVAN

Staff Reporter

Stroud finding the be drum at University of at to her the Pacific is anxious to learn how to play a new instrument, study opera and broaden her musical theatre skills.

“I’m excited to be a more well-rounded musician. I can’t

imagine not doing music as a profession,” Stroud said. “It’s just such a staple in my life that I can’t live without it.”

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On June 27th, as students work summer jobs, spend the day at the beach and go on vacation, senior Lilli Hirth will depart for summer training for the United States Naval Academy (USNA).

There, Hirth will learn about the history of the military, specifically the navy, and get into physical shape.

In order to apply, Hirth needed a congressional nomination from a congressperson, senator, or the president or vice president.

After obtaining a nomination from Rep. Jackie Speier, Hirth completed the traditional applica-

tion process of essays and letters of recommendation from teachers. Hirth plans to major in either oceanography or aerospace engineering and hopes to work with unmanned submarines in monitoring tides and currents. Though her experience will be similar to a typical four year college in many ways, following graduation, Hirth will spend a minimum of five years serving in the navy or marine corps.

“I’m most looking forward to forming really tight bonds with people that I know I’m gonna be working closely with. I think that what’s so unique is you can trust your classmates with your life,” Hirth said.

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Senior Evan Mahaffey plans on attending Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the fall. Mahaffey intends to major in business and minor in theatre.

Mahaffy participated all four years at BHS in the theatre program.

“Being involved in theatre at BHS is the reason I’m minoring in theatre,” Mahaffey said. “It was a great 4 years and I loved each production and drama class. Ms. Skelton has always been supportive and made drama extremely enjoyable; she is a large reason I am continuing in theatre.”

Throughout Mahaffey’s time at Burlingame high, theatre has munity.

“I met some of my best friends enabled him to connect with peo“I chose to minor in theatre through BHS theatre and hope it ple and create lifelong friendships because of the community it built will provide the same at Lehigh.” while establishing a sense of com- for me at BHS,” Mahaffey said.

Evan Mahaffey to minor in Theatre at Lehigh University