Schools

Hosted by four present and former Principals of Muir Middle School, The Really Big Show raised close to $20,000 towards modernizing the auditorium with support from Burbank High's arts and music programs and Muir's own students in a musical production.

Burbank Unified seeks the community's input on programs and positions to be funded and reinstated in the coming years as more money from the State of California has become available.

Burbank and Burroughs High Schools hold Career Technical Education Days for students to explore work and education opportunities after high school.

Three scholarships for bilingual college-bound students are available from the Community Foundation of the Verdugos. Deadline for applications is March 7. Scholarships are also available for business and Journalism majors.

Burbank Arts For All Foundation presents a roundtable exploration of technology, science and the arts in schools. Held at the Falcon Theatre on Monday, February 24, the forum is open to the public.

Burroughs High School students impress again with a fun-filled "Guys And Dolls," drawing on the talents of young actors, musicians and singers.

Muir and Burbank High performing arts students make history by combining for the first time on a show. It kicks off a fundraising campaign to raise $100,000 to modernize Muir's auditorium. Community partners have already donated $2,000 toward the campaign

Members of the Jordan Starr Players Theater Workshop debuted their inaugural play "Little Red Riding Hood," a mash-up story of featuring well-known fairytale characters.

Approximately two-thirds. or 800, of the students attending Jordan Middle School were invited to the annual pancake A's Breakfast. Teachers and staff prepared breakfast for students who received at least one "A" on their report card.

BUSD will hold informational meetings on the growing Spanish Dual Immersion program for Kindergarten and first grade classes in 2014-15 on Monday and Tuesday, February 10 and 11.