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JBHS senior Griffin Armstorff recently received the Congressional Award Silver Medal for completing hundreds of service hours, setting goals in physical fitness, working on personal development and going on an extended expedition in the wilderness.

NEA Chairman Chu visits Miller Elementary to catch up on progress with public school arts programs in L.A. County and observe some of Miller's state-recognized arts programs in action.

BUSD high school students met representatives from a variety of post-secondary schools and career fields at the annual CTE Days event.

Fourth- and fifth-graders in the Burbank Unified GATE program attended a pull-out day of classes focusing on three figures in the history of mathematics along with some challenging brain-teasers and puzzles.

Burbank Elks present close to 2000 dictionaries to Burbank Unified third-graders every year. This year, students at McKinley Elementary received their very own dictionaries to keep during a school assembly.

Sunday's final show caps a weekend of Burroughs High School's campy and clever musical, "Legally Blonde."

The popular movie-turned-Broadway-musical "Legally Blonde" runs at the Burroughs High School auditorium on February 6, 7 and 8.

Each BUSD department has opened an online survey that allows parents, staff, and community members to rate their responsiveness and customer support

Wednesday's BAFA Community Meeting focused on a panel discussion of public school music education by BUSD music teachers and the district's Visual/Performing Arts Coordinator.

Burroughs High School's production of "Flowers For Algernon" won multiple awards including Best Ensemble, Best Lead Actor - Male, Best Lead Actor - Female and Best Tech Crew at the 2015 southern region competition for the California Educational Theatre Association.