Schools

Burbank Community Day School Wins The IKEA Life Improvement Challenge and Receives Complete Makeover

John Burroughs High School Vocal Music Association had all musical guns firing: Powerhouse, Sound Sensations, Sound Waves, Decibelles, Vocal Ensemble, Muses, Men@Work and Dance Ensemble

Parents, supporters and parishioners gathered for St. Francis Xavier School's Sizzling 60s Dinner Auction, raising funds for capital improvements at the school.

Members of the Burbank community visited classrooms and read to area children for the annual Read Across America event.

A senior at Burbank High will have her artwork displayed on the main tower at Bob Hope Airport in April of 2016

A Warner Bros. $10,000 Challenge Grant spurred donations to the Jordan Middle School auditorium renovation fundraising efforts, propelling funds raised past the initial $100,000 goal.

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.