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 Main Building from South-East | |
| Established: | Unknown |
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| Principal: | Dr. Jim Kuhn |
| Asst. Principal & Activities Director: |
Dallas Scothorn |
| Phone Number: | (620) 364-8672 |
| Address: | 830 Cross Street Burlington, KS 66839 |
| School Size: | 3A |
| Accredited: | North Central Association |
| Cost: | Unknown |
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 USD 244 school district.
History
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 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.
- New in 2007, we have added a wrestling wing on to the west end of the school. Complete with a full size gymnasium and locker rooms.
Students
Burlington High School is one of the largest 3A schools in the state of Kansas with a student population of 297.[1] This occured in 2003 after several large classes graduated without adequate replacements in the younger classes, dropping the district from 4A classification.
Faculty
There are around 45 faculty members, 26 of which are teachers at Burlington High. Notable members include Principal Jim Kuhn, Vice Principal and Activities Director Dallas Scothorn.
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. We also have Scholar's Bowl, Drama, Forensics, Band, and Vocal. They have had success over the years in these events; having many students go on to have excellent college careers. The basketball teams won the 2000 Kansas State Girls Basketball Championship, and the 2004 Kansas State Boys Basketball Championships with multiple showings in the tournament over the years.
Curriculum
USD 244 has the basic high school schedule including seven hours. The first class starts off the day's schedule at 8:14, and is followed by the shorter 25 minute homeroom for all students. The rest of the day varies for each student depending on their classes. However, most take six more courses, in addition to the first one, throughout the remainder of the school time. There is of course one break for the students to have lunch, this occurs during the third-fourth or fourth-fifth courses switches depending on the student's schedule. The building then lets out at 3:08 for the students to go home or to a school activity.
Main Page: Curriculum
Trivia
- The school newspaper is called Cat Tracks.
- 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.