John Burroughs High School

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John Burroughs High School
Location
John Burroughs High School
1920 West Clark Avenue

Burbank
,
California
91506

United States
Information
Type Public
Established1948
School district Burbank Unified School District
Staff100.95 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,305 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio22.83 [1]
Color(s)  
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section Pacific League
MascotThe Bears
Website www.burbankusd.org/jbhs

John Burroughs High School is a public high school located in Burbank, in Los Angeles County, California. It is known for its notable alumni, and being the filming location for many television shows.

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History

The building was built in the 1920s, but was not established as a high school until 1948. [2] The school was named after naturalist John Burroughs.

Academics

The school scored a 768 on the Academic Performance Index in 2007, and in 2010 reached a score of 819, meeting the school's 12th consecutive goal. [3] 90% of students passed the math portion of the CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exams) on the first attempt, while 92% of students passed the English portion of the CAHSEE on first attempt.

Athletics

The track and field team produced Olympic silver medalist Ron Morris (Rome, 1960).

In 2016, the boys' varsity water polo team won the school's second CIF championship. [4]

Performing arts

Choirs

The school has seven award-winning choirs including Chamber, the advanced mixed show choir, also known as Powerhouse when competing; Madrigals, the advanced women's choir, also known as Sound Sensations when competing; Sound Waves, the intermediate mixed choir; Decibelles, the intermediate women's choir; Men @ Work, the men's choir; Vocal Ensemble, selected members from Chamber in an a cappella ensemble; Muses, selected members from Madrigals in an a cappella ensemble. [5]

The school's advanced mixed show choir, Powerhouse, has won awards including the Grand Championship at Fame Orlando 2007, Grand Champions at Fame Chicago 2008, [6] Grand Champions at Fame New York 2009, [7] Grand Champions at Fame New York 2012, and Grand Champions of FAME Hollywood 2013. The two advanced show choirs of John Burroughs High School, "Powerhouse" and "Sound Sensations" also won Grand Championship at Fame Chicago 2013. They were also awarded Grand Champions of New England Show Choir Showdown in 2015. With the grand championship, Powerhouse also received caption awards for Best Choreography, Best Costumes, Best Diction, Best Female Sound, Best Tech Crew, and Best Male Soloist. Sound Sensations received the award for Best Vocals of the Women's Division. [7] The John Burroughs High School choirs have a record of being undefeated in various seasons. The Advanced Women Show Choir, Sound Sensations, has remained undefeated in 2010, 2013 and 2015; and the Intermediate Mixed Show Choir, Sound Waves, remained undefeated in 2012 and 2017. In 2010 Powerhouse performed on The Oprah Winfrey Show. [6] Also in the fall of 2010, the Powerhouse Choir performed on Dancing With The Stars. [8] Powerhouse has performed twice on The Voice . And, in February 2011, Powerhouse Choir performed for the Chinese New Year Night Parade at Hong Kong, representing the U.S. [9]

Band

There are four bands: Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble (A Band and B Band) as well as a Drumline and Color Guard at Burroughs. In 2006, the marching band played in a sound byte for Shrek the Third and was featured in the animated movie. In 2010, they recorded for the movie "Megamind". They were selected to play at the 2011 Sugar Bowl half-time show in New Orleans, Louisiana. Soon afterwards, they were invited to be featured on Ellen for her 2011 Super Bowl Special.

The JBHS marching band was featured in the 1994 movie "Little Giants", which included sound from the percussion line just prior to the big game.

The JBHS Marching band was featured in a comedy skit for the 70's NBC television show "Laugh-In" which aired on Nov. 8, 1971.

District

John Burroughs High School is a member of the Burbank Unified School District (BUSD).

Notable alumni

Many actors and actresses have attended the school due to its proximity to major entertainment studios such as NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Studios, as well as voice recording and animation studios including Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network.

In the media

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  2. ↑ Burbank.com, 4 December 2009 Archived 9 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ John Burroughs High School website, 2009, " "MyJBHS.com". Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2009.", 4 December 2009
  4. ↑ Rich, Charles (November 19, 2016). "Burroughs boys' water polo reels in first CIF championship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "About the JBHS VMA Program" . Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "John Burroughs High School Powerhouse". Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Show Choir National Championship". Archived from the original on April 10, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Powerhouse Performs on Dancing With the Stars" . Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Powerhouse to Perform in Hong Kong!" . Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  10. ↑ Henson, Steve (March 4, 1995). "One Strike and They're Out : Four Players on the Fringe of the Majors Struggle Through Uncertain Times During the Baseball Labor Dispute". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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  12. ↑ "Friendlies: Westballz, the Challenger". Red Bull .
  13. ↑ Burroughs High School Yearbook, 2009

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