Burlington High School (Kansas)

Burlington High School
Main Building from South-East
Address
830 Cross Street Burlington, Kansas, 66839 United States
Coordinates	38°12′27″N 95°44′46″W / 38.20750°N 95.74611°WCoordinates: 38°12′27″N 95°44′46″W / 38.20750°N 95.74611°W
Information
School type	Public
School board	BOE Website
School district	244
Superintendent	Cliff Williams
CEEB Code	170430
Principal	Jim Kuhn
Vice principal	Dallas Scothorn
Staff	30
Faculty	26
Age	14 to 18
Enrollment	290
Student to teacher ratio	11.1
Language	English
Campus type	Suburban
School color(s)	Red, gray, black
Song	Hail Alma Mater
Fight song	Wildcat Victory
Mascot	Wildcats
Nickname	Cats
Team name	Wildcats Ladycats
Rival	Yates Center
Accreditation	North Central Association
Newspaper	Cat Tracks
Yearbook	Master Key
Communities served	Burlington, New Strawn, parts of Coffey County
Feeder schools	Burlington Middle School
Affiliation	Tri-Valley League
School Size	3A [1]
Website	School Website

Burlington High School is a high school located in Burlington, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is the westernmost building in the northern education complex on the outer edge of the city limits. It is the only high school in the Unified School District No. 244. The current principal is Jim Kuhn.

The school mascot is the Wildcat and the school colors are red, gray, and black.

History

In 1996, a courtyard and gazebo in the center of the facility was enclosed and converted to computer technology labs. In 2005, an addition was made to the athletics portion of the campus by adding baseball and softball diamonds, so the team could play closer to the school. In 2007, an addition was made to the athletics portion of the campus by adding a wrestling room so the team could have a bigger facility to practice in. Over the last decade, several security measures have been enacted to protect the students and faculty in the wake of incidents such as Columbine, even though there has been no reported serious cause to believe similar events will happen.

Campus

The front of the building houses the administration offices, band practice room and special services rooms. The school gymnasium is located on the western side of the main building. A wrestling wing is on the northwest corner of the school. The school also has a football field and track with a large red brick stadium and softball/baseball diamonds. To the east is the Middle School which houses grades 6 through 8. A courtyard and gazebo used to be in the center of the facility. However this was closed to the outside and turned into a technology lab and computer-aided drafting room.

Demographics

Students

Burlington High attracts many transfer students due to its close proximity to Wolf Creek. During the refueling time period several families move in to help with the outage causing the Burlington, and the school student population to rise. Burlington High School is one of the largest 3A schools in the state of Kansas with a student population of 297.^[2] This occurred in 2003 after several large classes graduated without adequate replacements in the younger classes, dropping the district from 4A classification. As of the 2008 school year, the school went back up to a 4A being a very small one with only a few kids more than required for 3A.

Faculty

There are around 45 faculty members, 26 of which are teachers at Burlington High.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The mascot of Burlington High is the Wildcats. The school offers many athletic programs including: football, wrestling, cross country, basketball, baseball, softball, track, golf, and volleyball. The basketball teams won the 2000 Kansas State Girls Basketball Championship, and the 2004 Kansas State Boys Basketball Championship, along with multiple showings in the tournament over the years.

State championships

State Championships[3]
Season	Sport	Number of Championships	Year
Winter	Basketball, Boys	1	2004
	Basketball, Girls	1	2000, 2013
Total		2

Clubs

Burlington also offers Scholar's Bowl, drama, forensics, band, and vocal.

School publications

• The school newspaper is called Cat Tracks; it is run by Sandy Loucks.

Notable alumni

• Tyrel Reed, professional basketball player for RBC Verviers-Pepinster in Belgium, Played in college at University of Kansas

References

1. KSHSAA Football Classifications and Enrollments
2. Student Population
3. "State Records & State Champions" (English). Retrieved 2010-02-05.

External links

• Burlington H.S.
• USD 244