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Issue 7 Vol. 132
Burlingame High School, 1 Mangini Way, Burlingame, CA 94010
May 20, 2022
THE SENIOR ISSUE CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2022
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five well-rounded seniors. The team clawed back from first-half deficits in both the quarterfinals and the semifinals, before dominating the final against No. 4 Aptos High School. “We’re not the most skilled, we’re not the biggest guys, but we’re dogs, I’ll tell you that,” senior and co-captain Lou Martineau said.
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The return of in-person learning this school year also meant the return of in-person concerts. Under music director Kyoko Yamamoto, Burlingame’s bands and concert choir hosted their annual Winter Concert, the Play-a-Thon at Washington Park and most recently, the Spring Concert on April 28. The Spring Concert showcased an expansive repertoire including iconic cha-cha-chá song “Oye Como Va,” performed by both the jazz ensemble and concert choir, “The Incredibles,” played by jazz ensemble,” “No One is Alone” from “Into the Woods,” sung by concert choir, various
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pieces from the Marvel Cinematic Universe by concert band, “The Hounds of Spring” by wind ensemble and other renditions. The latter part of the night ended with an ACK emotional speech by RM GE Yamamoto remi- INGLY T niscing on the graduating seniors. “Just to think that this will be the last year and last concert with them… I don’t know what to say,” Yamamoto said.
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The boys’ varsity basketball team won their second consecutive Division III Central Coast Section title this winter. Victory arrived in a Burlingame gym packed to the brim with rowdy fans. For the first time since 2013-14, the Panthers hit 20 wins in a season, led by a starting line-up of
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After 19 months without in-person productions, the Burlingame Theater Department put on two performances this year. “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic,” a Harry Potter comedy spin-off retold from the perspective of members of the Hufflepuff house, came to the stage in November, while the spring musical, “Into the Woods,” told an intertwined story of various fairytale favorites. Returning to in-person performances allowed the actors to find their energy, interact with the audience and connect with their fellow cast members. “These people are my best friends in the entire world,”
senior Laurel Brown said. “I spend every single moment with them. They are so loving and supportive and hardworking and dedicated, and I just can’t imagine my life without them.”
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cal to last year’s team, camaraderie and chemistry came naturally to the group, and led by rock-solid defense, they outscored their opponents by an average of more than eight points per game. “We know exactly how each other plays and how to communicate in the water, which helps a lot,” senior Jojo Hamdan said.
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After building strength and depth over the past two years, girs’ varsity water polo claimed a Peninsula Athletic Bay Division championship this fall, with a blazing record of 12-1. With a varsity squad almost i d e nt i -
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cancer, specifically osteosarcoma. “It was a pretty big and special moment for this school, not only the team because it was just bigger than the game itself ” junior running back Evan Daly said. “It was even better that we won it on the last play of the game.”
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In perhaps the most memorable occasion of “Friday Night Lights” this school year, Burlingame won a 22-21 nail-biter against Sacred Heart Preparatory on Oct. 1. The game was determined by a last-minute Panther touchdown and subsequent twopoint conversion, and the crowd erupted when the clock ran down. Players and spectators from both teams wore yellow for childhood