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While the senior class of 2020 was forced to miss all of the pomp and circumstance of a graduation ceremony, myBurbank wanted to salute...

Horace Mann, middle and high school councelors, and library assistants are just some of the proposed cuts during the budget discussion

Graduating seniors in the BHS Class of 2020 culminated a week of senior awards and recognition with a virtual graduation ceremony on Friday evening, May 22.

Graduating seniors in the JBHS Class of 2020 culminated a week of senior awards and recognition with a virtual graduation ceremony on Thursday evening, May 21.

Hundreds of parents and students have signed petition urging Burbank Teachers Association and BUSD Administration to allow high school students to choose a letter grade option for their Spring semester grade, rather than a blanket Credit/No Credit mark.

Graduating seniors at Burbank and Burroughs High Schools picked up their caps and gowns this week. BHS first year Principal Tom Crowther, also known as Dr. C on campus, explained how the process worked and his hopes for the Class of 2020.

Substitute teachers left without an income petition to be included in the school district’s employee compensation during the Coronavirus shutdown.

In place of the typical Spring semester play, JBHS Drama is releasing a murder mystery web series on IGTV and YouTube, written, filmed and edited remotely by teacher Guy Myers and students in the Play Production class in accordance with the safer at home guidelines. It's free to watch but donations to JBHS Stagecraft Technology program via the JBHS Drama website are encouraged.

BUSD announces plan to use Credit/No Credit grading for the spring semester, while several parents of high school students raise concerns and request the option of choosing a letter grade for the semester. Superintendent Matt Hill also lists resources and announcements for all BUSD students and families in his weekly email.

Since Measure I did not pass, the Burbank Unified School District must cut $3.8 million for the 2020-21 school year to balance the budget and one of the proposed cuts includes the elimination of the Stage Craft Technology program at Burbank and Burroughs High Schools. Parents, students and stakeholders are rallying support for the beloved, and as many see it, vital, program.