Author Amy Westervelt visits the Buena Vista branch of the Burbank Public Library on Thursday, March 28, to talk about the cultural and policy changes that need to be made to support working mothers in the United States, as she examines in recently-published Forget “Having It All”: How America Messed Up Motherhood — and How to Fix It.

Librarian Hubert Kozak booked the author event as part of Women’s History Month, a theme the library highlights each March.

“It’s about the double burden of working mothers who employers expect to work in their job as if they didn’t have children and who are expected to parent as if they did not have a job,” said Kozak. “Through all my working years I’ve watched working mothers, my colleagues, struggle with this burden and it seems that very little has changed for them, that we continue to do very little as a society to support them.”

“Westervelt explains why change has been difficult and she looks to the varying experience of motherhood in America, particularly the history of motherhood among marginalized groups, for what it can suggest about a way forward,” he added.

“Things need to change socially in some fundamental ways it appears, and perhaps what is most important about Westervelt’s analysis of the plight of working mothers is that she makes a compelling case that supporting working mothers is critical if we are to find a way forward to achieving broader and more comprehensive social and economic gender equality in America.”

Image Courtesy Burbank Public Library.

“We need to make both cultural and policy changes,” Westervelt commented. “A lot of the discussion around these issues tends to be focused solely on policy solutions, which, while necessary, are unlikely to actually work in the absence of cultural shifts.”

“An example I point to in my book is Japan, where, in an effort to increase birth rates, they have instituted all the Scandinavian policies we often talk about here: maternity and paternity leave, flex time, subsidized child care. Fewer than 3% of people took advantage of these policies, despite the fact that 40% wanted to, because the cultural norms hadn’t changed alongside the policies.”

“You may have seen an article in The New York Times recently about how little Japanese men do around the house, for example,” Westervelt also said. “These policies didn’t shift that.”

“I would expect to see a similar culture-context gap were we to implement such policies here as well,” she went to say. “We can’t just change policies, we need to shift the gendered division of labor in homes, the way we impose particular parenting roles on particular genders starting in preschool (baby dolls for girls, never for boys, for example), the way schools reinforce these norms and the whole notion of the ideal worker, which no longer reflects the real lives of men or women.”

Westervelt will discuss these ideas with NPR West’s Elise Hu in a conversation that begins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 28. The Buena Vista branch of the Burbank Public Library is located at 300 N. Buena Vista Street and plenty of free parking is available on site.

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There are ways in which a team can play baseball such as hitting behind the runner, cutting off the throw from the outfield and situational hitting, that will please a coach.

Bob Hart, the longtime Burbank High skipper, is a fundamentalist, and despite a 4-3 Pacific League victory over host Glendale on Tuesday afternoon, wasn’t happy.

“We left way too many guys on base. We had a lot of mental errors. I was not pleased with our performance,” Hart said. “Always happy for a win, but how I critique our team, my coaching and the players, is the performance is of their level. I look at it a little differently.”

Burbank’s pitching, shown in a win over Muir, was solid in its 4-3 victory over host Glendale. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

Hart’s team knows what to do, but at times didn’t against the Nitros.

“Situational hitting when we had runners on base,” he said of the occasional mental lapses. “Our approach didn’t change enough where we weren’t willing to shorten up our swings. Taking the same swings. Instead of the swings matching the count and the situation. A ground ball to second base gets the runner from second to third, but a fly ball, and you’ve got an out.”

Hart did like the manner his pitchers performed, including senior Andrew De La Torre, who earned the win after allowing three hits with six strikeouts and one walk over four innings.

“The pitching was solid,” Hart said of the three hurlers. “We played kick the can that one inning [fourth] and that never works to your benefit. But I think we underperformed, and that’s not taking anything from them [Glendale], because they’re much improved.”

Senior Joey Clark was effective after coming into the game in the bottom of the fifth and working two frames, surrendering one hit with one strikeout.

Sophomore Ryan King notched the save after toiling one inning, with two strikeouts and one hit yielded.

The go-ahead run was scored in the fifth inning off junior Nate Burke as De La Torre was safe on a two-out infield hit and junior Jakob Duarte’s booming double to right field scored De La Torre.

The Bulldogs, shown in a game against Muir, beat the Nitros 4-3, but Coach Bob Hart wasn’t happy because the team wasn’t always fundamentally sound. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

Burke ventured five and two-third innings, striking out four, walking two, hitting three batters and allowing seven hits.

After neither team scored in the first, the Bulldogs (3-9-1 and 3-2 in the Pacific League) banged out three of their seven hits in the second inning while scoring two runs.

Junior Troy Lee began the stanza with a base hit up the middle and raced to second base when De La Torre reached on an infield hit.

Duarte drew a walk and junior Dominick Severo lashed a sharp single to right center that scored two runs.

Burbank’s lead swelled to 3-0 with a run in the third as Duarte’s sacrifice fly to right field brought in Lee, who singled to right field with one out, stole second base and went to third on an error.

The Nitros (6-8 and 0-5 in league) rallied and evened it at 3-3 with a three-run fourth as they sent eight batters to the plate against De La Torre.

Senior Michael Tichenor began the frame by rapping a double to left center. Three batters later, senior designated hitter Ryan Kataoka collected a run-scoring double to left field that scored Tichenor.

Kataoka and Burke, who walked, both eventually came around to score on two miscues by the Bulldogs.

“If you’re asking me as a competitor, I want to win. If you’re asking me, am I satisfied with the result, no,” Glendale coach Marcus Whithorne said. “If you’re asking about the long-term approach and the long-view of this team, the fact that we were, after getting two and one in the three spot put up, to punch back, the next step is to be able to hold.”

Whithorne added: “We’re getting into a groove in the sense where we’re trying to eliminate the mental mistakes,” he pointed out. “We’re pitching to contact. We’re initiating action.”

De La Torre buzzed through the first inning without allowing a hit, getting Tichenor to bounce back to the box, striking out senior Darian Jenks looking and getting senior Nolan Wong to ground out to third base.

Another 1-2-3 inning followed as Kataoka grounded out to shortstop, Burke bounced out to second base, while senior Seth Harley fanned looking.

Senior Trent Lousararian singled to left to begin the third inning, however, Jenks and junior Ian Nord both fanned swinging and Lousararian was caught stealing.

Clark took over in the fifth inning and allowed a long leadoff single to left field by Nord, who was looking for a double, but was thrown out at second base by junior Aidan Gonzalez, who collected a single in the fourth inning for the Bulldogs.

Tichenor then grounded out to third base and Jenks grounded out to shortstop to end the frame.

Clark recorded a perfect sixth inning as Wong popped up to shortstop and Kataoka fanned, catcher to first base, while Burke flied to right field.

King worked the seventh inning and after getting Harley to bounce out to third base, Lousararian drilled a single to right center and went to second base on a passed ball.

King then struck out pinch hitter senior Sebastian Duran looking and whiffed Nord swinging.

Jenks came into the fray in the sixth inning, walked one batter, struck out one batter across one and one-third innings.

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It’s wildflower season in Southern California, and with the record-setting rainfall come prolific, colorful blooms from native plant species. While many flock to expansive fields of California poppies, sky lupine, golden yarrow, bush sunflowers, wild lilac and more at the Antelope Valley Poppy Fields or Walker Canyon near Lake Elsinore, the Verdugo Hills are also dotted with blooms. The Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley provides a local resource for viewing wildflowers and learning more about California native plants, year round.

With the Super Bloom in full effect, even weekdays are fairly busy at the Theodore Payne Foundation. We visited on a rainy day and enjoyed the easy hike up Wildflower Hill and browsing their seed catalogs and gift shop inside the education center. There’s also an outdoor classroom, picnic area, public restrooms and a good amount of parking on the small site.

(Photo By Lisa Paredes)

The helpful and knowledgeable people at the Foundation can tell you all about the many varieties of seeds they stock, and that fall is the best time to plant those seeds, for springtime blooms.

Lots of California native plants – flowers, grasses, bushes and trees – are available in the nursery, for immediate flowers and faster growth. California native plants are prized for their low water requirements and suitability for our more warm and arid climate.

(Photo By Lisa Paredes)

The outdoor demonstration garden helps people envision the mature growth of native plant species and gather ideas for drought-tolerant landscaping, that will also attract honeybees, butterflies, beneficial insects and birds.

Annually, the Theodore Payne Foundation holds a two-day native plant self-guided tour visiting several gardens throughout Los Angeles. The 16th annual tour takes place on April 6 and 7. More information and tickets are available at this link.

More information on the Theodore Payne Foundation and its Sun Valley nursery can be found here. It is truly a natural oasis in the heart of the San Fernando Valley.

(Photo By Lisa Paredes)

The Foundation and grounds are open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. year round, on Tuesday through Saturday during November 1 to June 30. From July 1 through October 31, they are open Thursday through Saturday.

Editor’s Note: While there’s always a lot going on in Burbank, myBurbank’s “Get Out Of Town!” highlights some of our favorite activities and events outside the town borders.

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Burbank police were called to the 1800 block of N. Kenwood around 9:25 am Tuesday for a report of a possible burglary with the occupants still inside the residence.

Arriving on scene, officers were able to stop a vehicle and detained the driver after finding items of evidence inside the car with two additional suspects still outstanding.  A perimeter was quickly established in the area to contain the men.

Police searched the area house by house led by the Burbank Police K-9’s with assistance from both Glendale and San Fernando who also sent their K-9 units in the massive search. There was also support from above with police helicopters.

Police were finally able to find the men after about four hours of searching with both being found underneath a house on Maple Street.  Both men were then taken into custody with further incident.

Police released the names of the suspects as:

• Katie Frank, a 22-year-old woman from Los Angeles
• Elias Valdez, a 26-year-old man from Los Angeles
• Jesus Ruano, a 28-year-old man from Los Angeles

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office will review the case and recommend charges.

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The Burbank High boys’ track and field team knew it would be close and knew Arcadia had revenge after the Bulldogs defeated the Apaches on their home turf last year and eventually took home the Pacific League dual meet title.
Thursday afternoon Burbank came as close as one could come to retaining that title. However, Arcadia prevailed with a 70-66 victory. Arcadia also won the girls’ competition, 73-63.
“They were really upset, which shows me how much they care,” Burbank coach David Card said of his team. “There were many tears shed. I feel sorry for the seniors that are moving on.”
Overall, Card said that while his team didn’t prevail, it wasn’t from anything Burbank did wrong.
“I’m really proud of the team. Our (goal) going into the season was a championship. We wanted that. But on the other hand we have a very young team,” Card said. “I’m really encouraged by how this team is going to shape up in the next couple of years. On the guys’ side and the girls’ side we really don’t have a lot of weaknesses. If not this year, I’m know we’re going to come back.”

Freshman Jack Sapyta was a double winner in taking the 100 in 11.32 seconds and the 200 (22.69).

Junior Bryan David took the 400 (50.78) and sophomore Mher Matevosyan won the 800 (1:59.41).

Junior Victor Goli won the 1,600 in 4:31.18. The race was so fast that sophomore Andres Leon was fourth in 4:32.86.

Alex Diaz-Infante won the 300 hurdles (43.06).

Zion Chavez won the triple jump (41 feet, 5 1/2 inches).

In the girls’ varsity competition, freshman Emma Cusumano was a triple winner. She took the 100 hurdles (16.31), the 300 hurdles (49.75) and was one of three winners in the high jump (4-6).

Sophomore Jayla Flowers took the long jump (17-6) and the triple jump (35-0).

Piper Loring and Paige Cizek tied with Cusumano in winning the high jump, all going 4-6.

Sarah Tominage took the pole vault (8-6) and Katherine Bui won the shot put (30-5).

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Results
Girls 100 Meter Dash Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

Finals
1 Chase, Maddie Burbank 13.56 5
2 Jensen, Miranda Arcadia HS 13.88 3
3 Padua Maldonado, Aryana Burbank 14.14 1
4 Vaughan, Caitlin Arcadia HS 14.29
5 Tello, Rylee Arcadia HS 14.41
6 Partida, Liliana Burbank 15.53

Girls 200 Meter Dash Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Chase, Maddie Burbank 27.56 5
2 Velichala, Shriya Arcadia HS 27.92 3
3 Mazola, Paige Burbank 28.07 1
4 Jensen, Miranda Arcadia HS 28.89
5 Tello, Rylee Arcadia HS 29.52
6 Partida, Liliana Burbank 31.86

Girls 400 Meter Run Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 De Prima, Jane Arcadia HS 1:02.79 5
2 Velichala, Shriya Arcadia HS 1:03.63 3
3 Gonzalez, Jasmine Burbank 1:07.68 1
4 Hutchin, Grace Burbank 1:09.63
5 Lee, Alycia Arcadia HS 1:09.65

Girls 800 Meter Run Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Zeron, Zoe Burbank 2:39.86 5
2 Weisinger, Katarina Arcadia HS 2:40.80 3
3 Maninang, Anica Arcadia HS 2:41.80 1
4 Gonzalez, Jasmine Burbank 2:42.30
5 Sorrell, Chloe Arcadia HS 2:42.33
6 LaCamera, Megan Burbank 2:42.82
7 Yee, Ella Arcadia HS 2:46.79
8 Li, Vicky Arcadia HS 2:49.12
9 Kodavati, Mahima Burbank 2:51.09
10 Sung, Ella Arcadia HS 2:52.79
11 Lee, Jessilin Arcadia HS 2:54.61
12 Barfian, Megan Burbank 3:09.78
13 Smith, Isabella Burbank 3:13.75

Girls 1600 Meter Run Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Tsun, Kelly Arcadia HS 5:32.68 5
2 Weisinger, Katarina Arcadia HS 5:38.72 3
3 Kim, Noela Burbank 5:45.99 1
4 LaCamera, Megan Burbank 5:49.25
5 Athavale, Neha Arcadia HS 5:57.86

Girls 3200 Meter Run Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Kim, Noela Burbank 12:24.86 5
2 Tsun, Kelly Arcadia HS 12:29.50 3
3 Athavale, Neha Arcadia HS 13:02.54 1

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Mazzola, Paige Burbank 17.75 5
2 Zhang, Maureen Arcadia HS 18.65 3
3 Padua Maldonado, Aryana Burbank 18.90 1

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Chen, Emme Arcadia HS 53.45 5
2 Padua Maldonado, Aryana Burbank 54.37 3
3 Cardenas, Andrea Burbank 1:12.89 1
— Zhang, Maureen Arcadia HS DQ

Girls 4×100 Meter Relay Girls Frosh-Soph
School Seed Finals Points

1 Burbank ‘A’ 52.94 5
2 Arcadia HS ‘A’ 53.74

Girls 4×400 Meter Relay Girls Frosh-Soph
School Seed Finals Points

1 Arcadia HS ‘A’ 4:23.44 5
2 Burbank ‘A’ 4:37.73

Girls High Jump Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Hutchin, Grace Burbank 4-06.00 5
2 Muliadi, Amy Arcadia HS 4-04.00 3
3 Watson, Natasha Burbank 4-02.00 1

Girls Long Jump Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Lee, Alycia Arcadia HS 15-02.50 5
2 Muliadi, Amy Arcadia HS 14-05.00 3
3 Chen, Emme Arcadia HS 14-02.00 1
4 Vaughan, Caitlin Arcadia HS 13-06.00
5 Watson, Natasha Burbank 12-08.50

Girls Triple Jump Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Jensen, Miranda Arcadia HS 30-07.00 5
2 Lee, Alycia Arcadia HS 28-10.00 3
3 He, Isabella Arcadia HS 27-07.50 1
4 Watson, Natasha Burbank 26-04.00
— Chen, Emme Arcadia HS DQ

Girls Shot Put Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Muliadi, Amy Arcadia HS 28-03.50 5
2 Montenegro, Clara Arcadia HS 24-00.50 3
3 Bleier, Elizabeth Arcadia HS 23-06.50 1
4 Herrera, Joy Arcadia HS 22-07.00
5 Topalian, Elizabeth Burbank 22-03.00
6 Siner, Sydney Burbank 21-04.50

Girls Discus Throw Girls Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Herrera, Joy Arcadia HS 80-07.50 5
2 Partida, Liliana Burbank 70-08.50 3
3 Siner, Sydney Burbank 67-11.50 1
4 Montenegro, Clara Arcadia HS 57-09.50
5 Bleier, Elizabeth Arcadia HS 54-01.50

Girls 100 Meter Dash Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Yarborough, Syrai Arcadia HS 12.00 5
2 Taylor, Morgan Arcadia HS 12.30 3
3 Betts, Tamryn Burbank 12.48 1
— Sung, Emilie Arcadia HS NT
— Camacho, Hannah Burbank NT
— Flowers, Jayla Burbank NT

Girls 200 Meter Dash Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Yarborough, Syrai Arcadia HS 25.56 5
2 Taylor, Jillian Arcadia HS 25.81 3
3 Powell, Stephana Burbank 26.04 1
4 Sung, Emilie Arcadia HS 26.20
5 Flowers, Jayla Burbank 26.68
6 Camacho, Hannah Burbank 27.58

Girls 400 Meter Run Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Taylor, Jillian Arcadia HS 58.70 5
2 Powell, Stephana Burbank 1:00.60 3
3 Wong, Nikki Arcadia HS 1:00.99 1
4 Lynch, Angelyce Arcadia HS 1:04.46
5 Ottosson, Amira Burbank 1:06.87
6 Fontanez, Gabi Burbank 1:07.58

Girls 800 Meter Run Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Graves, Kira Arcadia HS 2:28.27 5
2 Wong, Nikki Arcadia HS 2:28.30 3
3 Bass, Gabrianna Burbank 2:29.40 1
4 Levin, Jamie Burbank 2:35.93
5 Goli, Raquel Burbank 2:45.15
6 Bittencourt, Izzy Burbank 2:50.47
7 Danao, Natalie Burbank 2:53.53
8 Movsisian, Cynthia Burbank 2:57.48
9 Ecker, Lia Burbank 3:00.15

Girls 1600 Meter Run Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Wu, Joyce Arcadia HS 5:17.04 5
2 Kelley, Mckynzee Burbank 5:23.83 3
3 Fernandez, Sol Burbank 5:36.89 1
4 Mejia, Shalom Burbank 5:39.13
5 Wadsworth, Kaitlyn Arcadia HS 5:53.3
6 Forsyth, Lydia Burbank 5:56.23
7 Movsisian, Cynthia Burbank 6:01.23
8 Bittencourt, Izzy Burbank 6:01.25
9 Danao, Natalie Burbank 6:06.92
10 Kamae, Piper Arcadia HS 6:17.53
11 Chen, Cindy Arcadia HS 6:19.27
12 Leung, Chloe Arcadia HS 6:24.37
13 Ecker, Lia Burbank 6:43.12
14 Mejia, Melody Burbank 6:47.11

Girls 3200 Meter Run Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Wu, Joyce Arcadia HS 11:30.62 5
2 Markarian, Elin Burbank 11:46.44 3
3 Bass, Gabrianna Burbank 11:49.25 1

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Cusumano, Emma Burbank 16.31 5
2 Lopez, Carmina Burbank 17.55 3
3 Petrosyan, Alisa Burbank 18.02 1
4 Grogan, Natalia Arcadia HS 18.33
5 Ludwig, Crystal Arcadia HS 19.53
6 Mejia, Camila Arcadia HS 20.70

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Cusumano, Emma Burbank 49.75 5
2 Grogan, Natalia Arcadia HS 50.78 3
3 Petrosyan, Alisa Burbank 51.61 1
4 Lopez, Carmina Burbank 52.38
5 Mejia, Camila Arcadia HS 54.32
6 Ludwig, Crystal Arcadia HS 55.72

Girls 4×100 Meter Relay Girls Varsity
School Seed Finals Points

1 Arcadia HS ‘A’ 49.22 5
2 Burbank ‘A’ 50.82

Girls 4×400 Meter Relay Girls Varsity
School Seed Finals Points

1 Arcadia HS ‘A’ 4:03.51 5
2 Burbank ‘A’ 4:08.61

Girls High Jump Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Loring, Piper Burbank 4-06.00 3
1 Cizek, Paige Burbank 4-06.00 3
1 Cusumano, Emma Burbank 4-06.00 3
4 Wu, Joyce Arcadia HS 4-02.00
— Abe, Leilani Arcadia HS NH

Girls Pole Vault Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Tominaga, Sarah Burbank 8-06.00 5
2 Petrosyan, Alisa Burbank J8-06.00 3
3 Vardanyan, Elza Burbank 7-00.00 1

Girls Long Jump Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Flowers, Jayla Burbank 17-06.00 5
2 Taylor, Morgan Arcadia HS 16-03.00 3
3 Graves, Kira Arcadia HS 15-05.50 1
4 Cizek, Paige Burbank 14-11.50
5 Miyadi, Arina Arcadia HS 13-09.00
6 Vardanyan, Elza Burbank 13-05.00
7 Kampen, Kennedy Arcadia HS 12-10.00
8 Tominaga, Sarah Burbank 12-09.50

Girls Triple Jump Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Flowers, Jayla Burbank 35-00.00 5
2 Taylor, Morgan Arcadia HS 34-07.50 3
3 Lynch, Angelyce Arcadia HS 32-06.50 1
4 Cusumano, Emma Burbank 32-01.00
5 Vardanyan, Elza Burbank 30-04.00
6 Castresana, Andrea Burbank 30-00.50
7 Sacdalan, Jaycee Arcadia HS 28-08.00
7 Graves, Kira Arcadia HS 28-08.00

Girls Shot Put Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Bui, Katherine Burbank 30-05.00 5
2 Abe, Naomi Arcadia HS 29-11.50 3
3 Abe, Leilani Arcadia HS 29-06.00 1
4 Ngnibogha, Nadtine Arcadia HS 28-03.00
5 Ghadimian, Nikita Burbank 28-01.00
6 Safar, Tiffany Burbank 27-01.50
7 Yu, Gabriela Arcadia HS 25-09.00
8 Garaghonians, Tina Burbank 22-05.50
9 Ramirez, Kim Burbank 22-03.50

Girls Discus Throw Girls Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Abe, Naomi Arcadia HS 89-09.50 5
2 Abe, Leilani Arcadia HS 86-04.50 3
3 Ramirez, Kim Burbank 83-07.25 1
4 Safar, Tiffany Burbank 80-04
5 Ghadimian, Nikita Burbank 79-03
6 Bui, Katherine Burbank 76-11
7 Yu, Gabriela Arcadia HS 73-09.75
8 Castresana, Andrea Burbank 64-08
9 Ngnibogha, Nadtine Arcadia HS 60-05.25
10 Garaghonians, Tina Burbank 60-04.75

Boys 100 Meter Dash Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Chen, William Arcadia HS 11.49 5
2 Tran, Dylan Arcadia HS 11.60 3
3 Ottosson, Sebastian Burbank 11.74 1
4 Lin, Kenneth Arcadia HS 11.92
5 Fauntelroy, Caleb Burbank 12.14
6 Choi, Ryan Burbank 12.29

Boys 200 Meter Dash Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Tran, Dylan Arcadia HS 23.27 5
2 Ottosson, Sebastian Burbank 23.77 3
3 Balachander, Pranav Arcadia HS 23.96 1
4 Fauntelroy, Caleb Burbank 24.29
5 Mohamed, Youssef Arcadia HS 24.57

Boys 400 Meter Run Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Wang, Nathan Arcadia HS 54.02 5
2 Chen, Jeffrey Arcadia HS 55.04 3
3 Lewis, Adrian Burbank 55.99 1
4 Calabretta, Ethan Arcadia HS 58.65
5 Mendoza, Mauricio Burbank 1:00.01
6 Bercerril, Mario Burbank 1:03.88

Boys 800 Meter Run Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Hettich, Quinn Arcadia HS 2:06.00 5
2 McKibben, Max Burbank 2:07.04 3
3 Dong, Allan Arcadia HS 2:13.83 1
4 Ponsones, Ephram Burbank 2:17.23
5 Rodriguez, Andrei Burbank 2:17.98
6 Paz, Henry Burbank 2:18.48
7 Li, Nuoya Arcadia HS 2:19.01
8 Cardenas, Jarod Arcadia HS 2:20.17
9 Deverian, Vahe Arcadia HS 2:21.80
10 Chang, Aaron Arcadia HS 2:22.67
11 Sugiyama, Hayato Arcadia HS 2:24.64
12 Francis, Anthony Burbank 2:26.49
13 Mansour, Michael Burbank 2:33.48
14 Ordoukhanian, Tony Burbank 2:33.55
15 Fabian, Jacob Burbank 2:33.61
16 Bastian, Jake Burbank 2:40.72
17 Yehia, Jonah Burbank 2:42.87
17 Kahar, Vinit Burbank 2:42.87
19 Davoudian, Artin Burbank 2:45.61
20 Tellez, Itzcoatl Burbank 2:47.89

Boys 1600 Meter Run Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Pei, Tianyuan Arcadia HS 4:40.96 5
2 Jenkins, Tyler Burbank 4:46.25 3
3 Ho, Matthew Arcadia HS 4:48.52 1
4 Chang, Aaron Arcadia HS 4:54.86
5 Chan, Daniel Arcadia HS 4:56.73
6 Rodriguez, Andrei Burbank 4:59.08
7 Li, Nuoya Arcadia HS 4:59.67
8 Sosa, Adrian Burbank 5:00.52
9 McInnis, Elliot Arcadia HS 5:01.10
10 Kelley, William Arcadia HS 5:07.86
11 Chen, Kyle Arcadia HS 5:10.21
12 Paz, Henry Burbank 5:13.31
13 Ponsones, Ephram Burbank 5:14.88
14 Lin, Andrew Burbank 5:15.38
15 Sugiyama, Hayato Arcadia HS 5:16.20
16 Dally, Spencer Burbank 5:18.85
17 Fan, Joshua Arcadia HS 5:18.87
18 Ordoukhanian, Tony Burbank 5:23.81
19 Carter, Trevor Arcadia HS 5:24.21
20 Forsyth, Joseph Burbank 5:24.37
21 Jo, Christopher Burbank 5:24.92
22 Mansour, Michael Burbank 5:29.81
23 Bastian, Jake Burbank 5:30.88
24 Lovelace, Damon Burbank 5:31.95
25 Fabian, Jacob Burbank 5:42.44
26 Davoudian, Arvin Burbank 5:43.66
27 Davoudian, Artin Burbank 5:43.73
28 Dally, Gabriel Burbank 5:53.19
29 Yehia, Jonah Burbank 5:56.12
30 Bercerril, Mario Burbank 6:08.69
31 Tellez, Itzcoatl Burbank 6:16.41

Boys 3200 Meter Run Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Pei, Tianyuan Arcadia HS 10:05.12 5
2 Jenkins, Tyler Burbank 10:41.35 3
3 Garcia, Benjamin Arcadia HS 10:48.36 1

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Wiggins, Josiah Arcadia HS 17.03 5
2 Elizalde, Christian Burbank 22.17 3

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Wiggins, Josiah Arcadia HS 44.92 5
2 Hayes, Jahki Burbank 44.94 3
3 Elizalde, Christian Burbank 49.66 1

Boys 4×100 Meter Relay Boys Frosh-Soph
School Seed Finals Points

— Burbank ‘A’ DQ
— Arcadia HS ‘A’ DQ

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay Boys Frosh-Soph
School Seed Finals Points

1 Arcadia HS ‘A’ 3:37.51 5
2 Burbank ‘A’ 3:48.08

Boys High Jump Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Calderon, Joseph Arcadia HS 4-08.00 5
2 Stewart, Dylan Burbank 4-06.00 3

Boys Pole Vault Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Couden, Dylan Burbank 10-04.00 5
2 Stewart, Dylan Burbank 9-06.00 3
3 Dai, Allen Arcadia HS J9-06.00 1
4 Tang, Brandon Arcadia HS 8-06.00
— Kahar, Vinit Burbank NH

Boys Long Jump Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Wiggins, Josiah Arcadia HS 18-11.00 5
2 Taylor, Gregory Arcadia HS J18-05.00 3
3 Choi, Ryan Burbank J16-08.50 1
4 Ponsones, Ephram Burbank 16-01.50
5 Calderon, Joseph Arcadia HS 14-09.50
— Lee, Ryan Arcadia HS DQ

Boys Triple Jump Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Taylor, Gregory Arcadia HS 36-09.00 5
2 Calderon, Joseph Arcadia HS 35-08.50 3
3 Lee, Vincent Arcadia HS 35-01.50 1
4 Ko, Cameron Arcadia HS 32-09.00
5 Mora, Andrew Burbank 32-01.50

Boys Shot Put Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Tran, Dylan Arcadia HS 37-04.00 5
2 Westwood, John Burbank 34-00.50 3
3 Chen, William Arcadia HS 32-02.50 1
4 Salazar, Michaelangelo Burbank 31-06.50
5 Lin, Kenneth Arcadia HS 31-05.00
6 Kwon, Hye Jun Burbank 30-07.50
7 Stewart, Dylan Burbank 29-00.00
— Gavrishev, Alexander Burbank DQ

Boys Discus Throw Boys Frosh-Soph
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Gavrishev, Alexander Burbank 96-03 5
2 Westwood, John Burbank 89-03 3
3 Chen, William Arcadia HS 79-01 1
4 Lin, Kenneth Arcadia HS 69-09
4 Salazar, Michaelangelo Burbank 69-09
6 Smyth, Connor Burbank 67-06
7 Kwon, Hye Jun Burbank 67-02

Boys 100 Meter Dash Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Sapyta, Jack Burbank 11.32 5
2 Johnson, Aiden Arcadia HS 11.40 3
3 Brandon, Dylan Burbank 11.60 1
4 Zhao, Alan Arcadia HS 11.72
5 Le’au, Cole Burbank 11.78
6 Cavallero, Ty Arcadia HS 11.87

Boys 200 Meter Dash Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Sapyta, Jack Burbank 22.69 5
2 Johnson, Aiden Arcadia HS 22.85 3
3 David, Bryan Burbank 23.27 1
4 Zhao, Alan Arcadia HS 23.40
5 Fauntelroy, Kendall Burbank 23.44
6 Situ, Lyndon Arcadia HS 23.94

Boys 400 Meter Run Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 David, Bryan Burbank 50.78 5
2 Carranza, Anthony Arcadia HS 51.16 3
3 Htet, Nyi Arcadia HS 52.25 1
4 Kikuchi De Matos, Niko Arcadia HS 53.78
5 Fauntelroy, Kendall Burbank 55.58
6 Miller, Ian Burbank 1:00.00

Boys 800 Meter Run Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Matevosyan, Mher Burbank 1:59.41 5
2 Carranza, Anthony Arcadia HS 2:02.45 3
3 Cruz, Eduardo Arcadia HS 2:03.15 1
4 Leon, Andres Burbank 2:03.50
5 Castellanos, Luis Burbank 2:09.87
6 Nunez, Christian Burbank 2:14.76
7 Fnu, Aryan Arcadia HS 2:14.78
8 Gomez, Matt Burbank 2:20.84
9 Smyth, Connor Burbank 2:22.05
10 Apreza, Leo Burbank 2:22.87
11 Weinstein, Eli Burbank 2:28.49
12 Rodriguez, Victor Burbank 2:31.66

Boys 1600 Meter Run Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Goli, Victor Burbank 4:31.18 5
2 Hsu, Jacob Arcadia HS 4:31.21 3
3 Nagao, Soichiro Arcadia HS 4:32.29 1
4 Leon, Andres Burbank 4:32.86
5 Chiaravalle, Anthony Burbank 4:40.99
6 Fernandez, Alec Arcadia HS 4:46.66
7 Maloney, Drake Arcadia HS 4:47.73
8 Wright, Steven Burbank 4:48.44
9 Gonzalez Flores, Josue Arcadia HS 4:50.24
10 Uhm, Andrew Burbank 4:52.80
11 Nunez, Christian Burbank 4:57.05
12 Berrios, Ariel Arcadia HS 5:03.01
13 Apreza, Leo Burbank 5:03.67
14 Roman, Nathan Arcadia HS 5:08.46
15 Weinstein, Eli Burbank 5:16.02
16 Li, Karvin Arcadia HS 5:21.63
17 Rodriguez, Victor Burbank 5:28.47
18 Calabretta, Ethan Arcadia HS 5:30.83
19 Huang, Ethan Arcadia HS 5:36.31
20 Gomez, Matt Burbank 5:41.55
21 Bermudez, Ronaldo Burbank 6:06.19

Boys 3200 Meter Run Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Nagao, Soichiro Arcadia HS 9:42.34 5
2 Goli, Victor Burbank 9:42.65 3
3 Hsu, Jacob Arcadia HS 9:50.42 1

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Tom, Matthew Arcadia HS 16.21 5
2 Diaz-Infante, Alex Burbank 17.52 3
3 Diaz-Infante, Adrian Burbank 17.69 1
4 Slaughter, Nick Burbank 21.71

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Diaz-Infante, Alex Burbank 43.06 5
2 McMahon, Andrew Arcadia HS 43.46 3
3 Tom, Matthew Arcadia HS 43.85 1
4 Diaz-Infante, Adrian Burbank 44.93
5 Slaughter, Nick Burbank 45.18
6 Panganiban, Bryan Arcadia HS 45.75

Boys 4×100 Meter Relay Boys Varsity
School Seed Finals Points

1 Burbank ‘A’ 43.75
2 Arcadia HS ‘A’ 44.22

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay Boys Varsity
School Seed Finals Points

1 Burbank ‘A’ 3:25.62 5
2 Arcadia HS ‘A’ 3:28.30

Boys High Jump Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Cavallero, Ty Arcadia HS 5-06.00 5
2 Johnson, Aiden Arcadia HS J5-06.00 3
3 Chavez, Zion Burbank 5-04.00 1
4 Brandon, Dylan Burbank J5-04.00
5 Cusumano, Owen Burbank 5-00.00
— Burch, Charles Arcadia HS NH

Boys Pole Vault Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Tom, Matthew Arcadia HS 12-00.00 5
2 Brandon, Dylan Burbank 11-06.00 3
3 Lucsik, Ethan Burbank 11-00.00 1
4 Chavez, Zion Burbank 10-06.00
4 McMahon, Andrew Arcadia HS 10-06.00
6 Le, Alan Arcadia HS 9-06.00
7 Alazali, Amr Burbank 9-00.00
7 Hernandez, Joziah Burbank 9-00.00

Boys Long Jump Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Soo, Ethan Arcadia HS 20-01.00 5
2 Chavez, Zion Burbank 19-04.00 3
3 Lee, Kenneth Arcadia HS 18-05.00 1
4 Cusumano, Owen Burbank 17-11.00
5 Gamez, Andrew Burbank 17-02.50
6 Slaughter, Nick Burbank 14-07.00
— Bae, Hasung Arcadia HS DQ

Boys Triple Jump Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Chavez, Zion Burbank 41-05.50 5
2 McMahon, Andrew Arcadia HS 39-04.00 3
3 Le, Alan Arcadia HS 38-10.50 1
4 Gamez, Andrew Burbank 35-07.00
5 Lee, Kenneth Arcadia HS 34-11.50
6 Liu, Jerry Arcadia HS 34-05.00

Boys Shot Put Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Burch, Charles Arcadia HS 46-01.00 5
2 Valdez, Daniel Arcadia HS 44-06.00 3
3 Smyth, James Burbank 39-05.50 1
4 Cranston, Robert Burbank 38-00.00
5 Sicoff, Ethan Burbank 36-05.50
6 Salas, Cristian Arcadia HS 33-04.50
7 Traxler, Coleton Arcadia HS 32-10.00
8 Borghani, Kavon Burbank 32-07.00
9 escalante, luis Burbank 30-04.00
10 Lucsik, Hayden Burbank 29-01.00
11 Petrossian, Anthony Burbank 26-00.00

Boys Discus Throw Boys Varsity
Name Year School Seed Finals Points

1 Valdez, Daniel Arcadia HS 142-08 5
2 Smyth, James Burbank 130-00.50 3
3 Burch, Charles Arcadia HS 128-02 1
4 Cranston, Robert Burbank 104-02
5 Sicoff, Ethan Burbank 103-01
6 Salas, Cristian Arcadia HS 102-09
7 Borghani, Kavon Burbank 97-07
8 Traxler, Coleton Arcadia HS 96-01
9 Hernandez, Joziah Burbank 89-04
10 Lucsik, Hayden Burbank 73-04
11 Petrossian, Anthony Burbank 68-03
12 Smyth, Connor Burbank 67-06
13 escalante, luis Burbank 63-08.50
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Women – Girls Frosh-Soph – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored

1) Arcadia HS 78 2) Burbank 49

Women – Girls Varsity – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored

1) Arcadia HS 73 2) Burbank 63

Men – Boys Frosh-Soph – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored

1) Arcadia HS 85 2) Burbank 44

Men – Boys Varsity – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored

1) Arcadia HS 70 2) Burbank 66

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The bar that has been set for the Burroughs High boys’ volleyball team is high enough that even a win over rival Burbank isn’t anywhere close to the top of the Indians’ goals.

Friday evening nine-time defending Pacific League champion Burroughs looked solid for much of the match against the host Bulldogs and came away with a 25-14, 25-21, 25-20 victory.

But coach Joel Brinton knows what it is capable of, even if the results are not reflective of it.

“I”m happy that we figured out a way to win without playing our best. That’s about it. You can put that in the paper,” said Brinton. “Our kids who have been amazing for the past week, struggled a little bit tonight. It was awesome to see as a team that the middles had their back and the middles did a good job.”
Burroughs (11-6 overall, 6-0 in the league) lost the first point of the match on a kill by Burbank’s Chase Marcy.

But it was mostly Burroughs the rest of the way.

The Indians then went on a 7-0 run led by a pair of kills from Troy Outwater.

“I thought it was a fun match to coach. We started off a little bit slow in the first set with our serving and our plays. Maybe the crowd ambiance got to our heads,” Burbank coach Karl Rojo said. “We started to collect ourselves a little bit better in the second and third. I thought the receive was improving, the hits were slightly improving and the effort overall improved in the second and third. Our serving didn’t help. I’ve been drilling it in their heads that we’ve got to make our serves and to keep it tough and not make it easy.”

Burroughs closed out the first set on a pair of kills from junior Connor Burroughs, who had a match-high 13 kills.

Burbank led 7-3 to start the second game before Burroughs came back to tie things at 10.
The Indians took the lead for good at 11-10 on a block by Connor Burroughs.

Burroughs finished off the second game with a kill from sophomore Kade McGovern, who had nine for the match.

The Indians led from start to finish in the third and final game, even though the Bulldogs were never far behind.

Burroughs got 10 kills from Jagger Green and seven from Outwater. Steven Grandinetti had 25 assists.
Marcy led Burbank with eight kills. Jack Raytis had four kills. Brandon Villaflor had 14 digs.

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There were twists and turns and an eventual resolution in the seventh inning when the Burroughs High softball team faced its arch and city rival Burbank at Olive Park.

A two-run explosion that featured three hits helped propel the Indians to a 5-4 come-from-behind triumph over the Bulldogs in a Pacific League encounter before a near capacity crowd on Friday night.

Dyani Del Castillo was credited with the 5-4 win over Burbank. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

“It was exciting,” Burroughs coach Wes Tanigawa said of the one-run thriller. “That’s how you want games, right? You don’t want games boring?”

Tanigawa became serious and added: “I actually think the turning point is when I brought one of my sub players in and she got a great hit,” he said of junior Sabrina Englebrecht, who singled twice. “I think that really motivated the team. It was getting toward the end of the game. The girls were kind of coming down a little bit, but Sabrina coming off the bench with that hit pumped them all up and got everybody into the game.”

Sophomore Dyani Del Castillo began the frame with a bloop single to right field off senior Alyssa Porras and sophomore Alyssa Valenzuela’s hit to left saw Del Castillo advance to second base.

Porras struck out senior Citlali Mendez swinging, but nicked senior Megan Williams, which loaded the bases.

Englebrecht lashed a sharp base hit to center that brought home Del Castillo with the tying run and when senior Hannah Skinner lofted a sacrifice fly to left field, Valenzuela, who contributed three singles, crossed the plate with the winning run.

Alyssa Porras struggled at times and was the hard-luck loser. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

“I felt calm. l knew I was there already. Runners on really didn’t faze me,” said Skinner of her clutch at-bat in the seventh. “I already had a few hits before, so I knew what I was doing. I knew what she was throwing. When she was throwing all that junk, I knew she was tired at that point. I just stayed on it,” she noted.

Skinner, who singled twice, said that she was somewhat nervous early in the game, but then relaxed.

“It’s always the nerves that get us,” she said. “It’s just the nerves that get to both teams, but I calmed down as the game went on.”

The Bulldogs (4-6-2 and 3-3 in league) leaped ahead 4-3 in the top of the seventh when Porras (two hits) opened the frame with a double to center field off Del Castillo.

Del Castillo’s wild pitch moved Porras to third base and when sophomore Victoria Sanchez lifted a sacrifice fly to center field, Burbank pulled ahead by one run.

Burroughs, which finished with 14 hits, scored two runs in the first inning as Del Castillo’s double to left field brought home senior Mia Storer, who delivered a bloop single to left for a 1-0 edge.

Citlali Mendez unloads a throw during a one-run win over Burbank. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

It became 2-0 on Valenzuela’s base hit up the middle as senior Sierra Harvey, who singled, crossed home plate.

The Bulldogs, who managed five hits, evened it at 2-2 in the second inning as the Indians (7-5 and 5-1 in league) committed three of their four errors.

“It seemed like we played pepper with the left side of their infield today for the first few innings,” Burbank coach Mike Delaney said. “You’ve just got to be able to make some adjustments, but it took us a long time to figure that out. It’s an innings game. You can’t waste innings.”

Delaney, who saw his club commit two miscues, continued: “There was a good ebb and flow to the game. We rattled them and they rattled us. Hats off to them. They executed when they had to,” he said. “We battled and that’s what I love about this team. They find ways to score. Every single inning has to matter.”

Desi Gomez, who usually plays third base, was behind the plate for the Bulldogs. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

Senior Izzy Sanchez had a run-scoring infield hit in the top of the second frame that scored sophomore Erika Montoya, who led off with a  triple to right field.

In the bottom half of the second, Burroughs reclaimed the lead, 3-2, when Storer’s bloop base hit to center field plated Skinner, who singled to left field.

Burbank evened it at 3-3 with a run in the fifth inning when senior Alex Davis lined a bullet to center field that eluded Storer as she raced around the bases for a home run.

In the sixth inning, Storer made a spectacular diving catch of a potential double or perhaps triple off the bat of Montoya.

The Indians collected 14 hits with five runs against the visiting Bulldogs. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

Del Castillo was the winning pitcher after working seven innings, striking out one, walking two and hitting a batter.

Del Castillo induced Davis and senior Amaya Broyls to bounce out to third base in the first inning and after hitting senior Desi Gomez with a pitch, saw sophomore Lily Stell ground out to third.

Del Castillo set down the order in the third inning when Broyls was out after making contract with the ball while out of the batter’s box, Gomez popped to second base and Stell flied to right field.

Del Castillo tossed another 1-2-3 inning in the fourth when Montoya grounded to shortstop, while junior Tiffany Estrada and Izzy Sanchez each bounced back to the box.

Del Castillo’s third perfect frame was the sixth as Montoya lined to center field, while Estrada bounced to third base and Izzy Sanchez grounded to shortstop.

Porras was tagged with the setback, fanning four and hitting three batters across seven innings.

Porras allowed at least one hit in every inning except the fifth when she faced four batters, with Del Castillo the only base runner after getting hit with the pitch.

Part of the 14-hit Indians’ offensive barrage included base hits for Williams and senior Morgan Mersola.

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Author Kartik Hosanagar talks about the widespread influence of algorithms on everyday life in his new book, A Human’s Guide To Machine Intelligence, at the the Buena Vista branch of the Burbank Public Library on Wednesday evening, April 3.

“Algorithms touch our lives every day, from how we choose products to purchase (Amazon’s “People who bought this also bought”) and movies to watch (Netflix’s recommendations) to whom we date or marry (Match.com or Tinder matches),” commented Hosanagar. “In our imagining, we generally nod politely at recommendations by algorithms and make our own choices.”

“But that’s not the reality. Consider these facts: 80% of viewing hours streamed on Netflix originate from automated recommendations. By some estimates nearly 35% of sales at Amazon originate from automated recommendations. And the vast majority of matches on dating apps like Tinder are initiated by algorithms.”

“Algorithms are also advancing beyond their original decision-support role of offering suggestions to becoming autonomous systems that make decisions on our behalf,” Hosanagar continued. “For example, they can invest our savings and even drive cars on their own.”

“They are also a part of the workplace – for example, advising insurance agents on how to set premiums and helping recruiters shortlist job applicants. There are very few decisions we make these days that aren’t touched by algorithms.”

Image Courtesy Burbank Public Library

“The first wave of artificial intelligence has already arrived, and it is currently being used more pervasively in influencing how we make decisions than most of us realize,” commented Burbank Librarian Hubert Kozak, who organized the event. “Unfortunately, most of us have become aware of the use of algorithms when they are suspected of being responsible for some undesirable, or unintended result or some catastrophic tragedy. They are not ‘evil’ or rogue technology.”

“Machine intelligence has the potential to improve our lives in dramatic ways,” Kozak added. “What Hosanagar is concerned about is the area of interface between humans and these machines, the issues about how we will be able to come to trust what they do.”

“He argues that this will come from us having an understanding of how they work, their ability to make clear to us how they derive particular decisions (explainability), the amount of control we are able to retain about their decisions and transparency from developers and companies about the data used to ‘train’ them.”

“We tend to think of algorithms as objective decision-makers but they are in fact prone to many of the same biases we associate with humans,” said Hosanagar. “A recent example is the use of algorithms in U.S. courtrooms to compute risk scores such as a defendant’s risk of re-offending.”

“These scores are then used by judges, parole and probation officers to make criminal sentencing, bail and parole decisions. Recent research shows that these algorithms were biased against black defendants.”

“Other examples include sexist resume screening algorithms used by recruiters, anti-Semitic suggestions made by Google’s autocomplete algorithm, social media news feed algorithms that promoted fake news stories around elections and many more.”

Author Kartik Hosanagar talks about algorithms and their influence on major and minor aspects of daily life at the Burbank Public Library on April 3. (Photo Courtesy Viking Press)

“An important moment of insight for me as I was writing this book came from realizing that we can better understand the causes of rogue algorithmic actions by looking at what drives problematic human behavior,” Hosanagar added.

“In psychology and genetics, human behavior is often attributed to the genes we are born with and our environmental influences – the classic nature-versus-nurture argument.”

“It turns out that algorithms are no different. The actions and behaviors of early computer algorithms were fully programmed by their human creators. This was their nature.”

“However, modern algorithms also learn big chunks of their logic from real-world data. Much as a child observes and learns from her environment, modern algorithms learn how to drive cars and chat with people by observing humans doing the same tasks.”

“This is their nurture and it is starting to become more important as AI is being used more and more. So, many of the biases and unpredictable behaviors of modern algorithms are picked up from the data on which AI algorithms are trained. In short, our algorithms are hanging out with bad data!”

Hosanagar has proposed some checks and balances for regulators to consider in A Human’s Guide To Machine Intelligence. He also talks about rights that every person affected by algorithms should expect, what he calls an “Algorithmic Bill of Rights.”

“This as an important social issue, one that relates to information access, searching, and control (as well as privacy) and it seems to me that these are particularly appropriate issues for a library to bring to people’s attention,” Kozak also said. “Those have always been the work and concern of libraries, but now organizing and making useful the information in the world is something that online mega-companies do, for profit, and that can compromise the information product you get.”

“People need to be aware of that.  This book is a basic primer for the non-specialist, a lucid overview from a talented teacher and speaker.”

As the John C. Hower Professor of Technology and Digital Business and Professor of Marketing at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Hosanagar’s research focuses on the digital economy and the impact of analytics and algorithms on consumers and society, internet media and marketing and e-commerce.

Hosanagar has some predictions on what people will see next for technology, Artificial Intelligence and algorithms.

“In the next five years, we will see lots of driver-less cars on the road. We will have AI assistants running our lives for us. And we will have AI companions and chatbots that we will be interacting with,” he said.

“But the biggest development in the next ten years that I am hoping this book will also help contribute towards is the creation of algorithms that are fair, ethical and transparent. That may well be the most important advance in AI in the next ten years.”

For more information on the author and his book, visit his website here.

Hosanagar presents A Human’s Guide To Machine Intelligence at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3. The Buena Vista branch of the Burbank Public Library is located at 300 N. Buena Vista Street in Burbank. The event is free to the public and there is plenty of free parking available on site.

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In the game’s final at-bat in the eighth inning, Burbank High’s Dominik Severo knew the winning run was standing on third base and merely wanted to make contract.

Severo did and when junior Chad Ruf’s offering found his bat and then sizzled into center field for a base hit, junior pinch runner Adam Loera, who entered for junior Troy Lee, who was nicked by a pitch to lead off the frame, crossed the plate with the game-winning run, the Bulldogs earned a hard-fought 3-2 win over visiting Crescenta Valley on Tuesday night in a Pacific League game.

The extra-inning affair also snapped Burbank’s 19-game losing streak against the Falcons, who fell for the first time in league this season.

Andrew De La Torre didn’t get the win after working seven innings and allowing two runs. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

In the inning, junior Tyler La Marsna, who came in as a pinch hitter, laid down a sacrifice bunt, but was safe at first base on a Falcon throwing error.

Junior Jakob Duarte also laid down a well-placed sacrifice bunt that advanced the runners to second and third base.

“I was a little nervous, but I just thought I have to stay composed and play my game and hit it through the infield and that’s just what I did,” said Severo, a junior, who had two hits including an infield single in the fourth. “I got out of the box and took three breaths and just relaxed and put it out of my mind.”

The contest drifted into extra innings when the Falcons (12-6 and 6-1 in league) scored in the sixth that made it 2-2 when junior Isaac Sung’s blistering double to center field scored junior Chase Smith, who drew a walk to begin the frame.

The Bulldogs forged ahead 2-1 with a tally in the fifth inning as junior Oaklee Spens led off with a bloop single to left, went to second on a grounder by sophomore Ryan King, stole third base and came home on a wild pitch.

Neither team scored until the third inning when Crescenta Valley made it 1-0. Sophomore Will Grimm delivered a one-out infield single, took second on senior Andrew De La Torre’s wild pitch and advanced to third base on an infield single by senior Brian Ghattas.

When Ghattas took off for second base and the throw was on its way, Grimm bolted for home and scored.

Oaklee Spens scored two of Burbank’s three runs against visiting Crescenta Valley. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

“You pitch. You play catch and you put balls in play and run the bases the right way, good things are going to happen,” Burbank coach Bob Hart said. “I’m always happy when it’s a quality win. They’re a quality program. Anytime you can do well against them, it’s a feather in your cap.”

De La Torre was superb, allowing six hits with three walks and two strikeouts across seven innings.

Grimm was De La Torre’s equal, working seven innings, striking out five, walking four with five hits yielded.

The Bulldogs (5-9-1 and 5-2 in league) leveled it at 1-1 with a tally in the third inning as Lee’s single to right center brought in Spens, who led off with a hit to right center, and scooted to second base on King’s sacrifice bunt.

After senior Davis Mieliwocki walked, senior Daniel Ruiz was safe on a force out as Spens took third base.

Third baseman Davis Mieliwocki contributed three outstanding defensive plays, which helped the Bulldogs in their 3-2 win over the Falcons. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

Mieliwocki played third base and made three spectacular defensive plays.

“He got some action,” Hart said. “Even the ball he didn’t get, he knocked down and saved a run.”

Both teams used a pair of hurlers and each reliever was the pitcher of record as senior Joey Clark was credited with the victory after venturing one inning, walking one, hitting one batter and allowing one hit.

“My team was mentally into it tonight,” Hart said. “You could tell from the get-go and we had a terrible infield.”

Ruf absorbed the setback after surrendering one hit with a hit batter in one-third of an inning.

Aidan Gonzalez running hard to first base. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

De La Torre’s initial inning saw him face four hitters as Grimm grounded to second base, junior Vincent Parrott reached on an infield single, but erased when Ghattas lined to center field and Grimm was picked off at first base on the return throw.

De La Torre faced five batters in the second inning as Smith lined to right field, sophomore Noah Maddox drew a walk and raced to second base on Sung’s fielder’s choice.

De La Torre struck out junior Colby Rees swinging and sophomore Emilio Velis then flied to left field.

The fourth inning was a 1-2-3 frame for De La Torre, who induced Maddox to ground to shortstop, Sung to foul out to first base and Rees to bounce out to third base.

In De La Torre’s fifth inning, the right-hander walked Velis to begin the frame and induced senior Jamie Bleveans to pop up to the catcher.

Grimm singled to center field, Parrott reached on a force out as Velis became the second out and Ghattas flied to left.

De La Torre faced four batters in the seventh inning as Velis grounded to second base, Bleveans reached on an infield hit, but Grimm flied to center field and Parrott fanned looking.

Also getting base hits for the Bulldogs were Ruiz in the first inning and junior Aidan Gonzalez in the seventh.

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Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox spoke with students at John Burroughs High School on Friday, March 29, after he was inspired by work members of the school’s Build A Miracle club have been doing for years, building and furnishing homes in the poverty-stricken El Florido area of Tijuana.

Fox spoke with a group of students, including members of the Build A Miracle club, Habitat For Humanity club, students from AP Spanish classes and some of the school’s English learners, according to Burroughs Principal Deborah Madrigal.

Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox talks with students at John Burroughs High School in Burbank.(Photo By Ross Benson)

Build A Miracle (BAM) club president Jack Weerts introduced Fox, who started off acknowledging the efforts of the BAM club members.

“This club defined their purpose with their work in Tijuana,” Fox said. “They wanted to show themselves that they could change the world. And yes, you can change the world with big ideas, but you can also change the world step by step in the small leadership actions like the ones these students are doing in Tijuana. One home among millions of homes for one person, one family makes a difference.”

“The shortcut to happiness is doing for others. That is the only way our actions will transcend when we involve others and that is also the shortcut to accomplishment,” Fox continued. “When a leader has a cause and that leader is coming from compassion, there is no limit to what you can do and how far you can get.”

(Photo By Ross Benson)

“We are mighty powerful within. Usually when we speak about leadership, we speak about others. Be yourselves and recognize yourselves as leaders and do your work. Purpose must come together with performance,” he said. “We all dream. The American dream that we dream for our family, we dream for ourselves and we dream for our futures. We plan. We try to build up our path to where we want to go and we should try to get there with compassion and determination.”

Since leaving the Mexican Presidency in 2006, Fox has put his efforts into Centro Fox, also known as the Vicente Fox Center of Studies, Library and Museum, located in his home state of Guanajuanto. He told the JBHS students how non-profit work and his work with Centro Fox has been a great passion for him.

Fox also spoke about how important it is to set goals, no matter what it is one does in life. He credited his goal-setting with working his way up to heading the Latin American division of Coca-Cola, becoming Governor of Guanajuanto and, ultimately, President of Mexico.

(Photo By Ross Benson)

“It was very inspirational and quite an honor to have him speaking to our students,” commented Madrigal. “He thanked the BAM club for all the work they have done over the years. When he spoke to the students he focused on how they can be leaders and how if they have compassion and a clear goal, they can accomplish anything.”

Maddie Weerts, a junior at UCSD who started the Build A Miracle club at JBHS, former Mexican President Vicente Fox and current BAM club President, senior Jack Weerts. (Photo By Ross Benson)

“Getting the opportunity to hear Vicente Fox come and speak to us was truly an incredible experience,” said senior Billie Erickson, who’s been volunteering with BAM since she was a freshman. “Hearing his inspirational story about finding purpose and working towards the betterment of mankind and civilization has truly sparked a drive in me to spread more love and care to the world.”

“I have experienced Vicente Fox’s work up close, as I used to live down in Oaxaca, Mexico, while my family and I served as missionaries down in the orphanages, building communities. I’ve seen just how much a single person can change lives and serve as a leader, precisely as Vicente Fox has demonstrated to us young adults. For that, I convey an undying gratitude for the example he sets for people everywhere.”

 “The Build A Miracle Foundation has acted as a bridge between the communities down in Tijuana and the students in the club at JBHS,” Erickson added. “We get to see up close how our actions impact other people, and we connect and build lasting relationships with the families in Mexico and with each other.”

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox spoke with students at John Burroughs High School about leadership and the value of humanitarian work. (Photo By Ross Benson)

“The work we experience through BAM is unlike anything I’ve done throughout high school. I greatly look forward to the next trip down to Mexico, and all the good it shall bring.”

“I was so inspired by President Fox’s passion about his causes: healthcare, infrastructure, education and the creation of new leaders,” commented Weerts, a senior who’s been with BAM for three years and has visited Mexico eight times to help with the work. Weerts’ sister Maddie, a junior Psychology/Spanish major at UCSD, started the BAM club at Burroughs High School.

“The entire room was (unsurprisingly) invested and interested in what President Fox had to say and the questions posed by the students reflected their interest in being leaders in their own community and beyond,” he added. “One of the things that stood out most to me was when he spoke about doing what you’re passionate about in helping others and the money will come.”

BUSD administrators Emilio Urioste and Sharon Cuseo, former President of Mexico Vicente Fox, John Burroughs High School Principal Deborah Madrigal and BUSD Superintendent Matt Hill. (Photo By Ross Benson)

For the past twenty years, the Build A Miracle Foundation has building homes and changing lives in the impoverished El Florido community outside Tijuana, Mexico. Every family who gets a house through the Foundation must commit to making sure their children complete high school.

BAM provides educational support through their community center for both children and adults, and finds donors to assist children who want to attend college. A year in most Mexican universities averages $1500 and BAM has a dozen students currently pursuing higher education.

Last fall, the JBHS BAM club learned that there were families living at the dump in El Florido whose children had never attended school. The club raised money to purchase backpacks and school supplies for the students.

(Photo By Ross Benson)

Burroughs students have raised over $12,000 to furnish three homes over the past three years and are in the midst of trying to raise $15,000 to both build and furnish a new home by the summer.

The JBHS BAM club has set up an online fundraiser to help reach their goal and more information can be found here. To date, the campaign has raised just over $6000 in both online and offline donations. The students also recently gave a presentation on their efforts at a Burbank City Council meeting.

“Fox’s message about becoming a better leader resonated with myself and many other people,” commented senior Grace Vinyard, who has been a member of BAM for three years. “He emphasized the importance of working together with other people and connecting heart to heart with others. He also talked about how anyone and everyone can be a leader, and that even people who are less comfortable leading others can guide in any aspect.”

“Every time we travel down to Mexico, we help others build houses, but we inspire them to help themselves and their communities,” she also said. “Fox’s leadership inspiration translates into the action we would like to take in Mexico.”

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The Burroughs High boys’ and girls’ swim teams may not be large in number, but they are strong on quality.
Thursday afternoon the Indians defeated visiting Glendale High 95-76 in the girls varsity and 99-66 in the boys’ varsity competition.

“We have smaller team than normal, but I think that gives us the opportunity to focus on personal times rather than winning meets,” Burroughs boys’ team captain Nathan Gault-Crabb said. “It is an amazing credit to all of the swimmers if we win, but we’re trying to hit personal bests every meet rather than just winning the meet and doing okay. That’s our biggest thing this season.”
The Burroughs girls team won seven of 11 events, including all three relays.
Individually, junior Maya Wilson won the 200 freestyle in 2 minutes, .80 seconds. Wilson also won the 100 butterfly (1:02.32). She has received CIF automatic qualifying times in both events.
Wilson was on the winning 200 medley relay team along with Lilliana Noriega, Sophia Liwag and Emmanuella Nathan. The team has received a CIF qualifying mark.
Wilson was also a part of the winning 200 free relay team, which has also achieved a CIF qualifying mark, included Aleah Orozco, Noriega and Nathan.
Nathan won the 50 freestyle (27.24) and Madeline Spangler won the 100 freestyle (1:00.80).
The 400 free relay team of Nathan, Spangler, Orozco and Noriega were victorious (4:18.25).
Reigh Abaoag won the 100 butterfly (53.92) and the 100 breaststroke (time not available). He has received CIF automatic qualifying times in both events.
Gault-Crabb won the 200 individual medley (2:25.75).
Arthur Eldridge won the 50 freestyle (25.31).
Nicolai Lazarev won the 500 freestyle (5:32.14).
The 200 medley relay team of Jehu Morning, Gault-Crabb, Abaoag and Eldridge were victorious (1:48.54).
The 200 free relay team of Abaoag, Gault-Crabb, Dowling and Arshak Berberyan won in 1:39.34.
The 400 free relay team of Gault-Crabb, Dowling, Berberyan and Kristian Solano won in 3:57.20.
Both Burroughs team are now 3-2 in league dual meets.

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Dance performers and PTA volunteers were recognized on Friday, March 29, by the Burbank Board of Education and local lawmakers for their efforts in presenting the Ralph Emerson Elementary Multicultural Celebration, which was held on February 22.

Board of Education member Dr. Armond Aghakhanian spoke at the ceremony and presented certificates from Board President Roberta Reynolds and Superintendent Matt Hill. Additionally, certificates of recognition from Senator Anthony Portantino and Assemblymember Laura Friedman were presented.

Hill and Dr. Peter Knapik from BUSD attended the event, along with Arda Tchakian from Portantino’s office and Friedman’s field representative Maria Azilazian.

Performers and PTA volunteers were recognized by the Burbank Board of Education and local lawmakers for their efforts in putting on the Emerson Elementary Multicultural Celebration. (Photo By Ross Benson)

Those honored included the PTA’s Multicultural Celebration committee members Ellen Sedrakyan, Dipali Patel, Carla Eilering and Cristi Castillo, along with the committee chair Julie Cho.

Two Emerson teachers, Vivian Zakarian and Arpine Shazarian, who performed with the Gevorkian Dance Academy, were recognized along with Peter Hosharian, who is the father of fourth- and second-grade students at the school.

Others honored included Tracy Kochout, parent of a fifth-grader, from Clearly Irish Dance Studio and Trina Robinson, owner of Rock Star Dance Fitness and a parent of second-grade and kindergarten students at the school.

Burbank Board of Education member Dr. Armond Aghakhanian recognizes the volunteer efforts by those who presented Emerson Elementary’s Multicultural Celebration. (Photo By Ross Benson)

The second annual Emerson Elementary Multicultural Celebration featured performances by the Gevorkian Dance Academy, The Hosharian Brothers, Clearly Irish Dance Studio, Mexico Azteca Dance Company and Rock Star Dance Fitness.

During the day of the event, “students and staff wore clothes to represent their culture and that evening families were invited to continue with the celebration of all the beautiful cultures our students represent,” explained Kaitz.

The evening included a potluck dinner, arts and crafts for the students and the multicultural dance performances.

Students and teachers each also had an Emerson passport with their photo made. Their passport was stamped with the particular country of the food or craft that they tried at the different food and craft stations.

“Many parents dressed in their cultural wear for the show and it was a beautiful sight to see so many different cultures all together in celebration of our Emerson community,” commented Cho.

“It was a full house with dancing, singing and eating authentic dishes which are families brought to share,” Kaitz added.

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Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is tremendous fun!  At Wednesday night’s Pantages premiere, we were all kids in Charlie’s candy store, gorging on one delightful comedic moment after the other, and leaving with a bellyful of laughs.

Noah Weisberg (Willy Wonka) found the right balance between zaniness and warmth, and displayed impeccable timing.  He delivered his rapid-fire lines with a crispness rivaling that of Robert Downey Jr.  Henry Boshart (Charlie Bucket) was perfect as the young boy with a heart as golden as his golden ticket, a lad who doesn’t know how to be other than completely himself.  He was the perfect foil not only for Willy Wonka but the hilariously spoiled brats who were competing with him for the grand prize.

Small wonder that when Weisberg and Boshart took their bows, the audience’s vigorous applause soared to a standing ovation.

The whole cast was an irresistible box of chocolates—with an abundance of nuts– for anyone with a sweet tooth for humor. And as for the Oompa-Loompas:  Let’s just say that they alone are worth the price of admission.  Indeed, all the imaginative elements in Road Dahl’s beloved story are wonderfully captured in the production values as well as the cast.

Madeline Doherty (Mrs. Teavee) made for a delightful dipsomaniac, Jessica Cohen (Veruca Salt) is not only a ballerina, but even more impressive, a comedic one.  Brynn Williams (Violet Beauregarde) made girlish vanity charmingly humorous, underwriting it with her considerable talent.  Matt Wood (Augustus Gloop) carried great comedic weight and Daniel Quadrino (Mike Teavee) may have driven mom to drink, but drove the rest of us to mirth.

James Young (Grandpa Joe) was endearingly eccentric, and Amanda Rose (Mrs. Bucket) provided a moving counterpoint to all the fun as a widowed single mother who does not allow her grief to overshadow her love for Charlie.

Beneath all the chocolaty humor and charm is a crunchy core of 21^st truth that would not have surprised Roald Dahl. Visionary CEOs face the problem of finding equally visionary successors.  Willy Wonka could be Steve Jobs in a funhouse mirror.  And those seeking success at Google or other high-tech Shangri-La may share the bewilderment, if not the narcissism, of the chocolate factory contestants.  And with a nod to the “golden ticket” college admission scandals that have hit the news, we can see the same spirit of corner cutting among some of the parents of Charlie’s rivals.

As for Charlie himself, can a mere letter set him on the path to sweet success?  Well, a “mere” poem about a hurricane moved patrons to put Alexander Hamilton on a path from poverty to greatness.  But is Charlie’s love for the product itself—with no interest in treating it as a means to wealth and fame—enough?  I suspect Jobs would say that such a love is absolutely necessary, but not sufficient.  And as fans of the story know, without that love one’s hopes are likely to explode, be shredded or shrink drastically.

Charlie can learn other life lessons later on.  For now, let’s enjoy his sheer spontaneity and unabashed love of Everlasting Gobstoppers.

So if you long for an evening of pure laughter, a brief respite from the anger and distress roiling the rock we’re on, then put Charlie Bucket on your Broadway bucket list and go to the Pantages.

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Three weeks only, from March 27 to April 14, at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, 2019 Hollywood Blvd., near Vine. Tickets for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are available at www.HollywoodPantages.com/Cats and www.Ticketmaster.com, by phone at (800) 982-2787or in person at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre Box Office (Opens Daily at 10am PT).

Performances are Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8p.m., and Sunday at 1p.m. and 6:30p.m. Recommended for ages 6 and up. Children under 5 will not be admitted.

All patrons must have a ticket, regardless of age. Individual tickets start at $35. Prices are subject to change without notice.

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Brian Garcia goes about his business in a quiet and dignified manner, but is also highly confident and professional, which translates well onto the baseball diamond.

On Friday afternoon, Garcia’s clutch two-run double to left field in the sixth inning helped propel the Burroughs High baseball team past much-improved Muir for a 5-2 triumph in a Pacific League game at Tomahawk Field.

The Indians managed eight hits in a 5-2 victory over the Mustangs. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

Garcia’s at-bat came with no outs and scored junior Hyatt Entz, who singled to right center to open the stanza and then raced to second base on a wild pitch.

Junior Jorge Gutierrez also crossed home plate after getting hit by a pitch.

“I knew we weren’t going to win by one run,” said Garcia, a junior shortstop who contributed two hits. “One run wasn’t going to be enough to beat a team like that. These guys [Muir] fight.”

Garcia said that he was looking for a certain pitch from junior Amaris Harrison, who took over for senior Emilio Martinez.

“It was a fastball low and inside. I was looking fastball,” he said of the offering. “I put my foot down early. No off-speed was going to make me chase. If it wasn’t a fastball, I was going to take it.”

Also making it a long day for the Mustangs (12-5 and 4-4 in league) was the effectiveness of senior pitcher Nicco Chuidian, who tossed a two-hitter with eight strikeouts and three walks over six innings.

Chuidian did run into some trouble early as he allowed a run in the first and second inning, but didn’t surrender any runs after that.

“The pressure that I had to keep those first two guys off the base,” Chuidian said was the cause of the problem. “That early struggle. There’s always a sense of urgency when we play these kind of games. We knew it was going to be a tough battle.”

Nicco Chuidian gave up two hits and two runs and collected the win against Muir. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

Chuidian said that he grew more confident as the game progressed.

“I started relaxing more,” he noted. “As the game went on, I felt they were slowing down and I couldn’t let up.”

Burroughs Coach Craig Sherwood agreed.

“It’s hard to throw strikes to a guy that steals bases,” he said. “I think he was worried about walking him and he walked him.”

Senior Julian Jaramillo was also effective working one inning and didn’t allow a hit with one strikeout.

The seventh inning began with Martinez lining to right field, senior Tobias Humphrey striking out swinging and senior David Solis bouncing to second base.

The Indians (9-13 and 6-2 in league) had a one-run lead before Garcia’s key two-base hit and the way the Mustangs have been playing, knocking off previously unbeaten Arcadia 5-4 on the road and then taking care of Burroughs 1-0 in eight innings on Tuesday, they could have rallied.

“We had the same exact situation on Tuesday. Two guys on. Nobody out with Brian at the plate and all my instincts said to lay a bunt down and I didn’t do it and he hit into a double play,” Sherwood said. “And for two days, I literally didn’t sleep. I’ll never make that mistake again. I’ve gotta trust my brain and not my heart. ”

Sherwood continued: “And then he came up in that same situation and I said to myself, I knew he was going to hit,” he said. “And so I didn’t put the bunt on and he hits the double and breaks the game open.”

The runner scores for the Indians in a Pacific League game versus the Mustangs. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

Each team scored in the first inning when Muir led 1-0 after Harrison walked to open the frame.

Harrison swiped second base, moved to third base on senior Aryonis Harrison’s fielder’s choice and scored when junior Ely Resendiz bounced into a double play.

The Indians responded by taking a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first when six hitters trotted to the plate.

Garcia walked to commence the frame and dashed to second base after senior Michael Le laid down a sacrifice bunt.

Senior Collin Johnson’s line-drive hit to right center brought Garcia home and when Chuidian rifled a ball down the line for a single, Johnson crossed the plate to make it 2-1.

Muir evened the contest at 2-2 in the top of the second when junior Angel Lopez ripped a single to left center as Solis scored after walking with two out, stealing second base and scooting to third base on a wild pitch.

Luckily, the Indians are blessed with a deep pitching staff with a dozen hurlers standing ready.

It’s going to be close at third base as Julian Jaramillo readies for the throw. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

Chuidian is very likely the ace and showed it throughout much of the game, including the third inning when he faced the minimum three batters.

Harrison drew a leadoff walk, however, Aryonis Harrison was called out after running outside the white line down first base.

Resendiz then bounced into an inning-ending double play as the threat was vanquished.

A perfect frame followed in the fourth for Chuidian, who induced junior Harper Taylor to foul out to right field, Martinez to ground out to second base and Humphrey to fly out to right field.

Another perfect inning followed as Chuidian saw Solis fly out to right field, Lopez striking out, catcher to first base and senior Tyquise Solomon grounding out to second base.

The Mustangs began the sixth inning with a base hit to left field from Amaris Harrison, who was later picked off by Chuidian.

Aryonis Harrison struck out, but reached first base on a throwing error, only to see Resendiz strike out swinging and Taylor fanning with the catcher applying the tag.

Also getting base hits for Burroughs was senior Andres Salazar, along with junior Johnny Angel and Gutierrez.

Martinez yielded seven hits with two strikeouts and three walks across five innings for the Mustangs and Harrison toured one inning, allowing one hit with two walks and one strikeout and a hit batter.

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It has been a difficult season for the Burroughs track and field teams.
The Indians have had a number of injuries and competed Wednesday without sophomore pole vault star Eli Gault-Crabb as the Indians hosted Muir and Glendale Highs.

Burroughs defeated Muir in the girls’ varsity competition 56-20. Glendale defeated the Indians 73 1/2-53 1/2.

In boys’ varsity competition, Glendale defeated Burroughs 111-6 and Muir prevailed 77-15.

Below are the results from that meet.

Girls Varsity

JBHS 53.5 vs GHS 73.5
JBHS 56 vs MUIR 20
MUIR 20 vs GHS 98

4×100
Glendale 53.58
Burroughs 54.18

100m
Jenisis Sanford Muir 12.27
Kendall Gaskin Glendale 13.06
Jamie Gomez Burroughs 13.49
Natalie Bagnumyan Glendale 13.75
Haley Cogshell Muir 14.16

200m
Jenesis Sanford Muir 25.52
Jamie Gomez Burroughs 27.55
Kendall Gaskin Gendale 27.52
Kayla Wrobel Burroughs 28.72
Natale Baghumyan Glendale 29.12
Haley Cogshell Muir 29.31
Nyssa Laspinas Glendale 31.19
Jacquline Marinero Muir 31.84

400m
Jada,Reese Burroughs 1:03.50
Lakely,Nealis Burroughs 1:05.61
Valerie Reveles Burroughs 1:07.42
AnikaWhite Glendale 1:10.31
Nyssa Laspinas Glendale 1:16.69
Taguhi,Yanokyan Glendale 1:21.64

800m
Ceci Whitney Burroughs 2:37.13
Maisy Green Burroughs 2:40.00
Natalie Casal Muir 2:44.38
Taylor Lombardo Burroughs 2:44.63
Tien Glendale 2:49.25
Ashley Leclesma Glendale 2:50.24
Vanneza Venzor Glendale 2:55.31

1600m
Vanessa Reveles Burroughs 5:50.86
Julianna Navarro Burroughs 5:55.55
Elizabeth Surratt Burroughs 5:59.94
Taylor Lambardo Burroughs 6:00.95
Samantha Hoxsie Burroughs 6:14.64
Chloe Pellegrini Glendale 6:26.09
Hailey Gonzalez Burroughs 6:27.03
Ileana Figueroa Burroughs 6:37.69
Monserrat Vazquez Glendale 6:43.69

3200m
Chloe Pellegrini Glendale 15:48.93
Monserrat Vazquez Glendale 15:38.03

100H
Barbara Bajar Glendale 19.66
Samantha Amezqulta Glendale 19.97

300H
Samatla Amezquita Glendale 1:00.94

Discus
Faviola Ramirez Glendale 94’1”
Luz Perez Glendale 86’6”
Shiba Kim Glendale 81’7”
Brylan Carter Muir 80’2”
Alyssa Lebarron Burroughs 68’9”
Allison Hilliard Burroughs 64’9”

Shot Put
Allison Hilliard Burroughs 22’10.00
Alyssa LeBarron Burroughs 24’08.00
Brilyn Carter Muir 29’05.00
Shina Kim Glendale 29’02.00
Luz Perez Glendale 27’08.00
Faviola Ramirez Glendale 33’00.50

High Jump
Kayla,Wrobel Burroughs 5’00.00
Deniya,Fields Muir 5’00.00
Aliison Hilliard Burroughs 4’04.00
Dipannita,Roy Glendale 3’06.00

Pole Vault
Goar Saroyan Burroughs 7’06.00
Barbra Bajar Glendale 7’06.00
Brinda Narayanan Burroughs 6’06.00
Kalie Quon-Adams Glendale 6’06.00

Boys Varsity

JBHS 6 vs GHS 111
JBHS 15 vs MUIR 77
MUIR 30 vs GHS 66

4×100
Glendale 43.75
Burroughs 48.40

100m
Thomas Khan Glendale 10.96
John Humphrey Muir 10.98
Asa Roberson Muir 11.35
Chuck Shull Muir 11.44
Esteban Pelayo Glendale 11.78

200m
Thomas Khan Glendale 22.31
Esteban Pelayo Glendale 23.40
Chuck Shull Muir 23.87
Joey Vallero Burroughs 24.32
Alex Jensen Glendale 24.91
Sebastian DeJesus Burroughs 25.80
Noah Sanchez Burroughs 26.58

400m
Dylan Andrade Glendale 49.56
Donald Humphrey Muir 50.10
Ken Sindo Glendale 54.31
Alex Johnson Glendale 55.91
Sebastian DeJesus Burroughs 59.88
Tyler Mashore Burroughs 1:03.87

800m
Arvin Sales Glendale 2:03.71
Ronnie Winn Muir 2:06.92
Carlos Ponce Burroughs 2:09.03
Raymond Berrellez Burroughs 2:09.07
Mikel Laspinas Glendale 2:11.03
Logan Berger Burroughs 2:13.06
John Cochico Glendale 2:13.89
Johnny Padungyothee Burroughs 2:14.28
Jonathan Paxton Muir 2:15.14
Jalen Kelley Glendale 2:17.56
Dane Wright Burroughs 2:19.84
Joseph Aguayo Burroughs 2:23.78
Jason Noj Glendale 2:23.46
Isaac Flores Burroughs 2:31.57
Peter Lainson Burroughs 2:37.57
Jay Chung Glendale 2:44.74

1600m
Arvin Sales Glendale 4:42.78
Chadi Saklaway Glendale 4:47.04
Carlos Ponce Burroughs 4:49.68
Trevor Villagran Burroughs 4:50.61
Logan Berger Burroughs 4:53.00
Trad Hamzeh Glendale 4:56.11
Jonathan Padugyothee Burroughs 4:56.68
Dane Wright Burroughs 4:58.64
Caleb Black Burroughs 5:01.78
Joseph Aguayo Burroughs 5:03.18
Edgar Cid Glendale 5:15.43
Isaac Flores Burroughs 5:22.50
Robert McGraham Burroughs 5:11.53
Peter Lainson Burroughs 5:22.93

3200m
Chadi Sakalaway Glendale 10:36.43
Kirollos Jacob Glendale 10:56.11
Trad Hamzen Glendale 11:11.71

110H
John Calica Glendale 20.72

Discus
Julias Reyes Glendale 145’ 2.5”
Jordan Trice Muir 101’8”
Juan Orozco Glendale 98’11”
Christian Navarro Glendale 96’1”
Chris Perez Glendale 91’9”
Bernardo Brito Muir 66’6”

Long Jump
Micheal Dadayan Glendale 18’0.5”
Desmul Shy Muir 17’10.5”
Ostap Mejia Glendale 17’0”
Kirollos Jacob Glendale 16’ 7”

Shot Put
Bernardo Brito Muir 43’11.00
Jordan Trice Muir 33’04.00
Chris Perez Glendale 26’02.00
Juan Orozco Glendale 32’05.00
Cristian Navarro Glendale 34’04.50
Julius Reyes Glendale 42’09.00

300H
David Fuentes Glendale 49.87

Shot Put
Bernardo Brito Muir 43’11.00
Jordan Trice Muir 33’04.50
Chris Perez Glendale 26’02.00
Juan,Orozco Glendale 32’05.00
Cristian Navarro Glendale 34’04.50
Julius,Reyes Glendale 42’09.00

High Jump
Michael Dadayan Glendale 5’04
Desmond Shay Muir 5’02

Girls Frosh Soph

4×100
Muir 54.19
Burroughs 58.63

100m
Miracle Green Muir 13.38
Alyssa Ayson Glendale 13.91
Lilly C. Burroughs 13.94
Kennedy Hackett Muir 14.21
Ivonne Castill Glendale 14.26
Zoe Askerneese Burroughs 14.69
Talin Ohanes Glendale 15.66

200m
Sai Grant Muir 28.21
MIracle Green Muir 29.06
Vanessa Romo Glendale 30.82
Alatalie Atikiah Glendale 32.25
Alyssa Ayson Glendale 30.19
Penelope Ynez Glendale 30.44
La’Jhyiah Johnson Muir 30.76

400m
Sai Grant Muir 1:06.65
Kimberly Ramirez Burroughs 1:07.28
Vanessa Romo Glendale 1:13.30
Natalie Atikiam Glendale 1:14.12
Penelope Yanez Glendale 1:14.07

800m
Jordan Guzman Burroughs 2:30.29
Brianna Contreras Burroughs 2:36.79
Annabella Sutter Burroughs 2:44.88
Ari Allen Burroughs 2:44.88
Daniella Solorozano Burroughs 2:48.25
Kaia Mouser Burroughs 2:51.63

1600
Sophia Navarro Burroughs 5:52:41
Jamie Perez Burroughs 5:55:80
Briana Contreras Burroughs 5:56:34
Kiara Cruz Burroughs 5:56:97
Daniela Solorzano Burroughs 6:09:04
Anabela Sutter Burroughs 6:13:67
Patrycja Maciak Burroughs 6:16:63
Kaia Mouser Burroughs 6:18:20
Ariana Allen Burroughs 6:19:44
Annabel Ruggels Burroughs 6:48:28

100h
Laurah Chau Glendale 18.44
Hansen Shetata Glendale 19.60

300H
Haneen Shehata Glendale 55.15
Laurah Chau Glendale 1:02.94

Pole Vault
Lillian,Castiel Burroughs 6’06.00

Shot Put
Avanti Jimenez Burroughs 19’08.00
ArenToros Glendale 19’05.00
Grace Anderson Glendale 19’04.00
Hannah Reantaso Glendale 17’05.50
Meri Ekserjyan Glendale 16’06.50

Discus
Grace Anderson Glendale 55’0”
Avanti Jimenez Burroughs 54’10”
Hannah Reantaso Glendale 53’4”
Mary Ekserjyan Glendale 42’2”

Boys Frosh Soph

4×100
Glendale 46.19
Burroughs B 51.22

100m
Tyriak Lawson Muir 11.42
Emmet Lucas Glendale 11.69
Camden McMillan Muir 11.68
Justine Silverio Glendale 11.71
Bryan Baluyot Glendale 12.68
Alejandro Barrios Glendale 13.19

200m
Tyrrak Lawson Muir 23.91
Emmet Lucas Glendale 24.50
Bryan Baluyof Glendale 24.91
Gabriel Garciga Glendale 26.59
Trevor Fields Burroughs 26.37
Alejandro Barrios Glendale 28.06

400m
Gabriel Garcia Glendale 59.51
Nicolas Walker Burroughs 59.56

800m
Jimmy Nealis Burroughs 2:06.93
Adam Goldberg Burroughs 2:07.78
Julius Largaspada Burroughs 2:09.00
Colm Daily Glendale 2:12.93
Lester Muir 2:15.71
Dorbey Muir 2:15.86
Scott Muir 2:16.67
Chase Eldridge Burroughs 2:17.00
Leon Rubarts Burroughs 2:17.84
Joshua Gonzales Glendale 2:18.09
Guerra Muir 2:18.99
Robert Church Burroughs 2:26.97
Xander Penaflor Burroughs 2:29.25
Alejandro Silva Burroughs 2:28.09
Ryan Lumpkin Glendale 2:25.17

1600m
Mason Ortega Burroughs 4:50.14
Colm Daly Glendale 4:54.28
Tristan Bonilla Glendale 5:02.21
Chase Eldridge Burroughs 5:03.81
Leon Rubarts Burroughs 5:09.43
Xander Penaflor Burroughs 5:12.28
Alex Silva Burroughs 5:12.61
Roberto Castellanos Burroughs 5:17.21
Andrew Jitendran Burroughs 5:21.28
Joseph Fernandes Burroughs 5:21.93
Robert Church Burroughs 5:24.78
Aiden Giampietro Burroughs 5:27.03
Brandon Cortez Glendale 5:41.46
Taron Hovhanisyan Glendale 5:54.93
Mark Franco Glendale 5:56.68
Dawson Gaffney Burroughs 6:27.00

3200m
Aaron Castandeda Glendale 11:36.39
Tristen Bonilla Glendale 11:06.56
Dawson Gaffney Burroughs 14:27.31
Aiden Giampietro Burroughs 11:38.03
Andrew Jitendran Burroughs 11:46.21

300H
John C Glendale 50.16
Long Jump
Camden Mcmillan Muir 19’5”
Like Johnson GHS 18’7.5”
Anthony Sanchez Glendale 14’4.5”

Shot Put
Adam Golderg Burroughs 40’07.00
Jeremy Brown Muir 45’11.50
Diego Garcia Glendale 31’0.00
Michael Brown Burroughs 22’04.00
Alejandro Monroy Glendale 26’02.50
Aren Toros Glendale 19’05.00

Discus
Jeremy Brown Muir 87’10”
Diego Garcia GHS 74’2”
Michael Brown Burroughs 51’7”
Alejandro Monroy Glendale 61’7”

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Seven hundred students with improved or perfect attendance from Burbank Unified School District’s John Burroughs High, Burbank High, Monterey High, the Independent Learning Academy, FACTS Program, Jordan Middle School, John Muir Middle School and Luther Middle School attended a private screening of the recently-released Shazam! movie as guests of Warner Bros. Entertainment.

Another 100 BUSD administrators and teachers also joined the students to watch the movie, which ended up in first place at the box office with a reported opening weekend take of $53.5 million.

(Photo By Ross Benson)

Students received congratulatory letters and emails with an invitation to the Saturday, April 6, early morning screening at the AMC Burbank 16 theaters. Warner Bros. booked two large theaters at the complex and provided refreshments and a DC Shazam! comic book for everyone.

Mary Elizabeth Michaels, Director of Community Affairs for Warner Bros. and Tom DiMascio, DC Entertainment Director of Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Special Events and Logistics were on hand to usher and congratulate the students.

(Photo By Ross Benson)

Warner Bros. Entertainment has long been a partner with the Burbank Unified School District, supporting programs and projects at various school sites and district-wide for many years.

Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and Assessment Sharon Cuseo suggested the reward of a movie screening in August 2018. Cuseo and Instructional Technology Coordinator Bob Martin compiled the list of qualifying students.

Michaels, DiMascio and Vice President of Community Engagement Sally Chan worked with Cuseo, Martin and BUSD Arts & CTE Coordinator Peggy Flynn on invitations and event logistics.

“Research shows that by ninth grade, regular and high attendance is a better predictor of graduation rates than eighth grade test scores,” said Cuseo. “We are so fortunate to have engaged, committed partners like Warner Bros. who share in our work to provide the best possible foundations for our community’s young people.”

Increasing daily attendance rates has been an ongoing goal of the District, as well as the California Department of Education (CDE.) Research has shown that regular attendance correlates to improved student achievement.

School and district reported average daily attendance is used by CDE to determine annual funding for California public schools. Recently, the CDE launched a new grant program to provide more funding to districts showing improvement in chronic absenteeism.

“We are thrilled that Warner Bros. has provided this opportunity to celebrate our high school students who are making daily attendance a priority and we hope will be an inspiration for others who work to be invited to attend future events like this, “ said Cuseo.

(Photo By Ross Benson)

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The race to a Pacific League title in boys golf got a little more interesting Monday afternoon.
In a makeup from a match that was rained out earlier this season, Burroughs pulled even with Arcadia at DeBell Golf Course.
The Indians were just 11 strokes over par en route to a 20-stroke victory over the Apaches on the par-71 course.
Burroughs shot 366 and Arcadia shot 386. Crescenta Valley finished third by shooting 422. Burbank, which was without top golfer J.J. Nakao, who was celebrating his birthday, shot 437. Pasadena was fifth shooting 464.

Niko Coccio

“We all feel real comfortable here. The punched greens are kind of killing us because we’re not able to make as many puts as possible,” Burroughs Niko Coccio said. “I’m feeling confident that we can come out Thursday and win again. That will give us a good shot to win league.”
Burroughs sophomore Kodiak Hernandez was the low medalist shooting an even par.
“It feels good, but I hope the team can come together again on Thursday,” Hernandez said.
Freshman Lincoln Melcher and Coccio, a junior, were both just one stroke behind. Burroughs sophomores Daniel Gonzalez and Ryan McGowan followed by shooting 75 and 76 respectively. Senior Jake Panikowski shot 84.
Burbank High was led by sophomore Frank Maslyk, who shot 82. Senior Louie Calzado shot 84. Sophomore Kevin Kienlen shot 87. Senior Devin Blazon shot 91 adn freshman Ari Ahmed shot 93. Freshman Luke Carnegie shot 102.

Arcadia, like Burroughs has just one senior in its top six. Juniors Warren Oetojo and David Ju each shot 75 and fellow junior Justin Chen shot 76. Junior Josh Kwon shot 80 as did senior Kylen Yu. Sophomore Warren Lin shot 84.
For Crescenta Valley, Nate Frink shot 76 and Hank Norman shot 77.
Pasadena High was led by Jerome Dimalaluan, who shot 81.

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Students in the Burbank High School Drama program present The Crucible at The Colony Theatre with four shows on Thursday through Saturday, April 11 – 13. The Crucible is a partially-fictional 1953 play by Arthur Miller that dramatizes the 1692-93 Salem witch trials at the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Directed by Drama teacher Donovan Glover, who’s in his second year at BHS, The Crucible includes the entire advanced Play Production class, some students from Karen Broderick’s Theater Tech class and a few students from the Drama 2 class who make up the costume and prop crew.

Burbank High School students rehearse for “The Crucible”: (left to right) Jake Noren (John Proctor) 12th grade, Tyler Wahe (Giles Corey) 12th Grade, Azat Sayadi (Anne Putnam) 11th grade, Mohamed Malla (Thomas Putnam) 11th grade, Brie Carns (Rebecca Nurse) 12th grade, Parker Swierczynski (Reverend Parris) 11th grade, Natalie Haroun (Betty Parris) 10th grade. (Photo Courtesy Analise Torres)

“I love the art of directing, particularly when it’s combined with teaching,” said Glover, who previously ran the Theatre Academy at CHAMPS Charter High School before landing at BHS. “I am intent on developing a truly great high school Drama program – one not simply for putting plays together, but one devoted to driving, inspiring, and honing the voices of young artists; as well as producing top-notch, thought-provoking theater (regardless of the actors’ ages).”

“The young artists involved in this current production are remarkable,” commented Glover, who has been directing, writing and acting in theater for almost 30 years. “This is largely the same group of folks that co-created last Fall’s kooky and colorful Spamalot.”

“Last January, they presented a student-written, student-directed One-Act Festival – an eclectic array of original works. And now, we’ve switched gears entirely to delve into this raw, dark, and all too timely world of bullying and intolerance.”

“There is a central force of devotion in this production,” Glover said. “Each cast member is so entirely committed to their role in making this bleak work beautiful and haunting.”

“It is such an important work, perhaps now more than in many decades. I hope people will take the time to come see it, think about what is said, and be impressed by how we all say it.”

Burbank High School students rehearse for “The Crucible”: (left to right) Will Stern (Ezekiel Cheever) 11th grade, Baylen Johnson (John Willard) 10th grade, Kobe Jones (Francis Nurse) 12th grade, Karo Dzhgalian (John Hale) 12th grade, Tyler Wahe (Giles Corey) 12th grade, Carter Nicklaus (John Proctor) 11th grade. (Photo Courtesy Mama J)

Helping the young actors connect with their Crucible characters and time period more than 300 years in the past was an exercise in itself.

“A couple months ago, I gave the cast an assignment to share their character’s life (via an original monologue), as well as present a painting and a piece of music that represented the essence of their Salem character,” Glover explained. “One after another, these presentations were astoundingly profound and challenging… and often beautiful.”

“Many of the music pieces inspired me in my score-creation for this show. Other than the score, we have stripped the show’s production elements down to focus on the actors and Arthur Miller’s words.”

“Of course, we have costumes (dingy, non-traditional), stark lighting and a minimal, Expressionist set, but what will really stand out when one sees this show will be the grave understanding and powerful depth of these actors’ work.”

“Along with Karen Broderick and Patricia Tripp [costumes], I’ve also been helped immeasurably by my acting-coach wife, Maria McCann,” Glover added. “Because I get so utterly devoted to what I’m creating on stage, this allows us to be in the same world, and talk the same talk together… which is nice.”

Burbank High School students rehearse for “The Crucible”: (left to right) Richard Duenckel (John Hale)12th grade, Lily Kamm (Elizabeth Proctor) 11the grade, Jake Noren (John Proctor) 12th grade. (Photo Courtesy Analise Torres)

“It’s been a super awesome experience,” said junior Abby Griffith, who plays Elizabeth Proctor. “Personally, it’s probably been one of the most challenging roles I’ve had because typically we do comedies or musicals and haven’t done anything dramatic to the scale of The Crucible.”

“Getting into her character can be really vulnerable and challenging but it’s also been very rewarding,” Griffith also said. “It’s also been so amazing getting to perform in The Colony Theatre, being able to perform in a professional theater with legitimate dressing rooms.”

“My experience with The Crucible was pretty special and different in that there was a major focus on individual character development,” commented senior Karo Dzhgalian. “Mr. Glover let us pick a piece of music and a work of art to show that we understand the essence of the character.”

“We also were able to go through with Glover’s wife, Mrs. McCann, line by line to really dig deep as to what the character is trying to communicate. I thought this really helped me understand my intentions and allowed me to craft a better performance.”

“Being in The Colony was interesting in that I think makes the whole experience more genuine,” Dzhgalian added. “As someone who wants to pursue acting as a career, I think being able to work and perform in an actual theater as opposed to the school theater was important in that those types of theaters are the ones I want to perform in. Overall I’m pleased with the whole experience and being able to dig deep into this classic and important piece of theater.”

Burbank High School students rehearse for “The Crucible”: Lily Kamm (Elizabeth Proctor) 11th grade, Jake Noren (John Proctor) 12th grade. (Photo Courtesy Patricia Tripp)

Senior Analise Torres counts The Crucible as her third project as stage manager.

“I love it so much,” Torres said. “I have been working with our costuming team and our tech team, and I keep communication flowing between everyone.”

“I also help with the creative process like when it comes to movement of the actors or anything tech wise.,” Torres also said. “Working with everyone is so great and I thrive in the work environment.”

“This show is one of the best I’ve seen from our ensemble, especially the younger members. It is all coming together beautifully and I can’t wait for opening night.”

Burbank High School has four performances of The Crucible set at The Colony Theatre: Thursday, April 11, through Saturday, April 13, at 7:00 p.m., with a matinee on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The Colony Theatre is located at 555 N. Third Street in Burbank, with plenty of free parking in the adjacent parking structure.

Some of the roles are double cast – specifically the roles of Abigail Williams, Mary Warren, Reverend Hale, John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor. The two groups – the Salem and the Devil casts – perform two of the four shows each.

Tickets are $10 for students pre-sale and at the door with ASB card and $15 for general admission pre-sale and $18 at the door. Tickets are available in advance here.

Image Courtesy Burbank High School Drama Department.

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There wasn’t much debate of which track team was the better between Burbank and Burroughs Thursday night.
Burbank High put together a splendid performance in defeating the host Indians in all four levels.

Stephana Powell helped lead the Burbank girls team by having a role in four victories.

“We were focusing on a PRing today,” Powell said of personal records. “Our coach told us to do our best and prepare for next week.”
Next week is the Pacific League preliminaries, followed by the league finals the following week.

Burroughs was led by sophomore pole vaulter Eli Gault-Crabb, who cleared 15 feet.
“”I haven’t hit 15 in a while. I hit 15 about four weeks ago against Hoover,” Gault-Crabb said. “My goal today was to come out and at least tie or get close to it. I did that and now I want to be ready for CIF and league finals.”

Event 1 Girls 4×100 Meter Relay Frosh/Soph Girls
Team Relay Finals
Finals
1 Burbank High School A 53.15 5
— Burroughs A NT

Event 2 Boys 4×100 Meter Relay Frosh/Soph Boys
Team Relay Finals
Finals
1 Burbank High School A 47.20 5

Event 3 Girls 4×100 Meter Relay Varsity Girls
Team Relay Finals

1 Burbank High School A 50.48 5
2 Burroughs A 53.26

Event 4 Boys 4×100 Meter Relay Varsity Boys
Team Relay Finals

1 Burroughs A 50.00 5
— Burbank High School A DQ

Event 5 Girls 1600 Meter Run Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals

1 Bass, Gabrianna Burbank 5:29.12 5
2 Zeron, Zoe Burbank 5:53.93 3
3 Sutter, Anabela Burroughs 5:56.33 1
4 Butler, Sofia Burbank 5:56.39
5 Salorazano, Daniela Burroughs 5:56.42
6 Mouser, Kai Burroughs 5:56.67
7 Kodavati, Mahima Burbank 5:58.75
8 Abarabar, Kyalin Burbank 6:01.16
9 Maciak, Patrycja Burroughs 6:03.76
10 Bruce, Carlin Burbank 6:16.13
11 Jimenez, Mahzi-Star Burroughs 6:34.26
12 Smith, Isabella Burbank 6:51.48
13 Silva, Mariana Burbank 7:08.26

Event 6 Boys 1600 Meter Run Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals
1 Largaspada, Julius Burroughs 4:39.54 5
2 Nealis, Jimmy Burroughs 4:46.60 3
3 Jenkins, Tyler Burbank 4:47.18 1
4 Ortega, Mason Burroughs 4:50.62
5 Leighton, Jalen Burroughs 4:54.49
6 Rubarts, Leon Burroughs 5:03.53
7 Lovelace, Damon Burbank 5:07.15
8 Paz, Henry Burbank 5:07.75
9 Lin, Cody Burbank 5:10.01
10 Giampietro, Aiden Burroughs 5:12.83
11 Jo, Christopher Burbank 5:15.15
12 Forsyth, Joseph Burbank 5:17.68
13 Church, Robert Burroughs 5:18.92
14 Ordoukhanian, Tony Burbank 5:21.64
15 Fernandes, Joseph Burroughs 5:22.47
16 Mansour, Michael Burbank 5:24.75
17 Jitendran, Andrew Burroughs 5:25.17
18 Bastian, Jake Burbank 5:26.94
19 Lin, Andrew Burbank 5:41.07
20 Castellanos, Roberto Burroughs 5:44.50
21 Davoudian, Artin Burbank 5:50.14
22 Canizares, Max Burbank 5:50.93
23 Dally, Gabriel Burbank 5:52.68

Event 7 Girls 1600 Meter Run Varsity Girls
Name School Finals

1 Fernandez, Sol Burbank 5:36.35 5
2 Guzman, Jordan Burroughs 5:38.57 3
3 Kelley, Mckynzee Burbank 5:43.44 1
4 Mejia, Shalom Burbank 5:46.36
5 Levin, Jamie Burbank 5:58.67
6 Danao, Natalie Burbank 6:01.31
7 Lombardo, Taylor Burroughs 6:06.78
8 Bittencourt, Izzy Burbank 6:09.88
9 Movsisian, Cynthia Burbank 6:15.84
10 Hoxsie, Samantha Burroughs 6:20.96
11 Green, Maisy Burroughs 6:22.56
12 Mejia, Melody Burbank 6:42.71
13 Ecker, Lia Burbank 6:43.04

Event 8 Boys 1600 Meter Run Varsity Boys
Name School Finals

1 Olvera, Jahir Burbank 4:45.94 5
2 Chiaravalle, Anthony Burbank 4:45.97 3
3 Uhm, Andrew Burbank 4:48.81 1
4 Leon, Andres Burbank 4:50.84
5 Goli, Victor Burbank 4:50.86
6 Ellis, Dayne Burbank 4:51.19
7 Wright, Steven Burbank 4:53.33
8 Castellanos, Luis Burbank 4:53.53
9 Nunez, Christian Burbank 5:03.82
10 Aguayo, Joseph Burroughs 5:07.91
11 Lainson, Peter Burroughs 5:11.60
12 Weinstein, Eli Burbank 5:14.15
13 Flores, Isaac Burroughs 5:20.59
14 Rodriguez, Victor Burbank 5:24.14
15 Bermudez, Ronaldo Burbank 6:01.11
16 Esterhammer, Kai Burbank 6:27.68

Event 9 Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals
1 Mazzola, Paige Burbank 17.86 5
2 Lopez, Carmina Burbank 18.43 3
3 Padua Maldonado, Aryana Burbank 19.73 1

Event 10 Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Varsity Girls
Name School Finals
1 Cusumano, Emma Burbank 17.35 5
2 Petrosyan, Alisa Burbank 18.10 3
Event 11 Boys 110 Meter Hurdles Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals
Finals
1 Diaz-Infante, Alex Burbank 17.21 5

Event 12 Boys 110 Meter Hurdles Varsity Boys
Name School Finals
1 Slaughter, Nick Burbank 16.89 5
2 Diaz-Infante, Adrian Burbank 19.51 3

Event 14 Boys 400 Meter Dash Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals
1 Gamez, Andrew Burbank 55.31 5
2 Hayes, Jahki Burbank 57.37 3
3 Bercerril, Mario Burbank 59.49 1
4 Walker, Nicolas Burroughs 59.71
5 Miller, Sean Burroughs 59.81
6 Mendoza, Mauricio Burbank 1:00.08

Event 15 Girls 400 Meter Dash Varsity Girls
Name School Finals
1 Powell, Stephana Burbank 59.93 5
2 Betts, Tamryn Burbank 1:00.47 3
3 Flowers, Jayla Burbank 1:05.62 1

Event 16 Boys 400 Meter Dash Varsity Boys
Name School Finals
1 David, Bryan Burbank 51.12 5
2 Orudshyan, Alex Burbank 53.41 3
3 DeJesus, Sebastian Burroughs 59.58 1
4 Sanchez, Noah Burroughs 1:00.28

Event 17 Girls 100 Meter Dash Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals
1 Mazzola, Paige Burbank 13.71 5
2 Chase, Maddie Burbank 13.78 3
3 Gomez, Andry Burroughs 15.60 1
4 Askerneese, Zoe Burroughs 15.61
5 Partida, Isabel Burbank 15.80

Event 18 Boys 100 Meter Dash Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals
1 Ottosson, Sebastian Burbank 11.91 5
2 Fauntelroy, Caleb Burbank 12.07 3
3 Choi, Ryan Burbank 12.79 1
4 Rodriguez, Carlos Burroughs 13.01
5 Fields, Trevor Burroughs 13.14
6 Elizalde, Christian Burbank 13.38

Event 19 Girls 100 Meter Dash Varsity Girls
Name School Finals
1 Martinez-Reese, Jada Burroughs 12.86 5
2 Jaramillo, Paula Burbank 13.54 3
3 Camacho, Hannah Burbank 13.66 1
4 Gomez, Andry Burroughs 13.81
5 Padua Maldonado, Aryana Burbank 14.54
6 Reveles, Valerie Burroughs 14.58

Event 20 Boys 100 Meter Dash Varsity Boys
Name School Finals

1 Sapyta, Jack Burbank 11.60 5
2 Fauntelroy, Kendall Burbank 11.72 3
3 Brandon, Dylan Burbank 11.74 1
4 Black, Caleb Burroughs 11.75
5 Thomas, Ryan Burroughs 12.39
6 Le’au, Cole Burbank 12.49
7 Mashore, Tyler Burroughs 14.14

Event 21 Girls 800 Meter Run Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals

1 Bass, Gabrianna Burbank 2:31.12 5
2 Navarro, Sophia Burroughs 2:31.85 3
3 Perez-Fernandez, Jamie Burroughs 2:33.23 1
4 Contrares, Briana Burroughs 2:34.45
5 Cruz, Kiara Burroughs 2:38.79
6 Zeron, Zoe Burbank 2:40.16
7 Radillo, Jennifer Burroughs 2:46.16
8 Allen, Arianna Burroughs 2:47.90
9 Abarabar, Kyalin Burbank 2:58.08
10 Smith, Isabella Burbank 3:06.97

Event 22 Boys 800 Meter Run Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals
1 Goldberg, Adam Burroughs 2:07.53 5
2 McKibben, Max Burbank 2:07.92 3
3 Eldridge, Chase Burroughs 2:16.99 1
4 Paz, Henry Burbank 2:19.56
5 Francis, Anthony Burbank 2:24.96
6 Jo, Christopher Burbank 2:27.67
7 Ordoukhanian, Tony Burbank 2:29.04
8 Camacho, Benito Burroughs 2:30.92
9 Moran, Sebastian Burroughs 2:36.31
10 Yehia, Jonah Burbank 2:40.96
11 Davoudian, Artin Burbank 2:46.03
12 Dally, Gabriel Burbank 2:46.34
13 Kahar, Vinit Burbank 2:46.78

Finals … (Event 22 Boys 800 Meter Run Frosh/Soph Boys)
Name School Finals
14 Gaffney, Dawson Burroughs 2:47.03

Event 23 Girls 800 Meter Run Varsity Girls
Name School Finals
1 Markarian, Elin Burbank 2:28.72 5
2 Nealis, Lakely Burroughs 2:31.89 3
3 Kelley, Mckynzee Burbank 2:33.73 1
4 Reveles, Vanessa Burroughs 2:37.17
5 Navarro, Julianna Burroughs 2:38.60
6 Danao, Natalie Burbank 2:44.14
7 Gonzalez, Hailey Burroughs 2:53.26
8 Figueroa, Ileana Burroughs 2:56.12
9 Mejia, Melody Burbank 3:00.14
10 Ecker, Lia Burbank 3:01.21

Event 24 Boys 800 Meter Run Varsity Boys
Name School Finals
1 Goli, Victor Burbank 2:01.36 5
2 Leon, Andres Burbank 2:05.54 3
3 Ponce, Carlos Burroughs 2:06.82 1
4 Olvera, Jahir Burbank 2:08.91
5 Wright, Steven Burbank 2:15.66
6 Chiaravalle, Anthony Burbank 2:17.10
7 Nunez, Christian Burbank 2:17.50
8 Smyth, Connor Burbank 2:21.00
9 Vallero, Joseph Burroughs 2:23.65
10 Weinstein, Eli Burbank 2:30.86
11 Bermudez, Ronaldo Burbank 2:36.30
12 Esterhammer, Kai Burbank 3:00.00

Event 25 Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals

1 Lopez, Carmina Burbank 50.75 5
2 Padua Maldonado, Aryana Burbank 53.60 3

Event 26 Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Varsity Girls
Name School Finals
1 Cusumano, Emma Burbank 50.01 5
2 Petrosyan, Alisa Burbank 52.76 3
3 Cizek, Paige Burbank 53.45 1
4 Ottosson, Amira Burbank 53.68

Event 27 Boys 300 Meter Hurdles Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals
1 Diaz-Infante, Alex Burbank 43.37 5
2 Hayes, Jahki Burbank 46.71 3
3 Elizalde, Christian Burbank 49.36 1

Event 28 Boys 300 Meter Hurdles Varsity Boys
Name School Finals

1 Diaz-Infante, Adrian Burbank 43.39 5
2 Slaughter, Nick Burbank 44.80 3

Event 29 Girls 200 Meter Dash Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals

1 Askerneese, Zoe Burroughs 31.46 5
2 Chandrasekharan, Divya Burroughs 31.51 3
3 Partida, Liliana Burbank 32.25 1

Event 30 Boys 200 Meter Dash Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals
1 Ottosson, Sebastian Burbank 24.42 5
2 Fauntelroy, Caleb Burbank 24.92 3
3 Rodriguez, Carlos Burroughs 26.35 1
4 Francis, Anthony Burbank 26.54
5 Walker, Nicolas Burroughs 27.12
6 Pineda, Aidan Burbank 27.22
7 Fields, Trevor Burroughs 27.29

Event 31 Girls 200 Meter Dash Varsity Girls
Name School Finals

1 Powell, Stephana Burbank 25.97 5
2 Fontanez, Gabi Burbank 27.55 3
3 Camacho, Hannah Burbank 27.92 1
4 Jaramillo, Paula Burbank 28.91
5 Reveles, Valerie Burroughs 29.44
6 Wrobel, Kayla Burroughs 30.07

Event 32 Boys 200 Meter Dash Varsity Boys
Name School Finals
1 Miller, Ian Burbank 23.07 5
2 Black, Caleb Burroughs 23.15 3
3 David, Bryan Burbank 23.22 1
4 Fauntelroy, Kendall Burbank 23.37
5 Thomas, Ryan Burroughs 24.90
6 DeJesus, Sebastian Burroughs 26.07

Event 33 Girls 3200 Meter Run Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals
1 Butler, Sofia Burbank 13:16.25 5
2 Salorazano, Daniela Burroughs 13:17.15 3
3 Maciak, Patrycja Burroughs 13:29.68 1
4 Bruce, Carlin Burbank 13:34.07
5 Kodavati, Mahima Burbank 14:17.68
6 Cole, Natalie Burbank 14:26.85

Event 34 Boys 3200 Meter Run Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals
1 Jenkins, Tyler Burbank 10:42.93 5
2 Penaflor, Xander Burroughs 10:46.90 3
3 McGraham, Robert Burroughs 10:54.19 1
4 Silva, Alejandro Burroughs 11:21.72
5 Dally, Spencer Burbank 11:24.70
6 Lin, Cody Burbank 11:28.91
7 Forsyth, Joseph Burbank 11:31.44
8 Church, Robert Burroughs 11:43.05
9 Lovelace, Damon Burbank 11:44.34
10 Jitendran, Andrew Burroughs 12:03.07
11 Bastian, Jake Burbank 12:15.47
12 Mansour, Michael Burbank 12:25.93
13 Fabian, Jacob Burbank 12:26.75
14 Yehia, Jonah Burbank 12:44.75
15 Canizares, Max Burbank 12:45.03
16 Tellez, Itzcoatl Burbank 13:13.09

Event 35 Girls 3200 Meter Run Varsity Girls
Name School Finals
1 Fernandez, Sol Burbank 11:46.64 5
2 Markarian, Elin Burbank 11:48.11 3
3 Guzman, Jordan Burroughs 11:54.17 1
4 Whitney, Ceci Burroughs 11:55.70
5 Lombardo, Taylor Burroughs 12:41.38
6 Levin, Jamie Burbank 12:49.30
7 Goli, Raquel Burbank 12:50.09
8 Bittencourt, Izzy Burbank 13:18.28
9 Movsisian, Cynthia Burbank 13:42.41

Event 36 Boys 3200 Meter Run Varsity Boys
Name School Finals
1 Berrellez, Raymond Burroughs 9:48.91 5
2 Uhm, Andrew Burbank 10:18.72 3
3 Villigran, Trevor Burroughs 10:25.31 1
4 Berger, Logan Burroughs 10:39.51
5 Aguayo, Joseph Burroughs 10:59.06
6 Castellanos, Luis Burbank 11:05.28
7 Apreza, Leo Burbank 11:08.84
8 Ellis, Dayne Burbank 11:12.04
9 Lainson, Peter Burroughs 11:15.93
10 Flores, Isaac Burroughs 11:49.93
11 Rodriguez, Victor Burbank 11:51.73
12 Gomez, Matt Burbank 12:08.63

Event 37 Girls 4×400 Meter Relay Frosh/Soph Girls
Team Relay Finals
1 Burbank High School A 4:27.56 5
2 Burroughs A 4:31.62

Event 38 Boys 4×400 Meter Relay Frosh/Soph Boys
Team Relay Finals

1 Burbank High School A 3:41.26 5
2 Burroughs A 3:51.08

Event 39 Girls 4×400 Meter Relay Varsity Girls
Team Relay Finals

1 Burbank High School A 4:15.48 5
2 Burroughs A 4:40.63

Event 40 Boys 4×400 Meter Relay Varsity Boys
Team Relay Finals

1 Burbank High School A 3:39.41 5
2 Burroughs A 3:50.93

Event 41 Girls High Jump Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals

1 Loring, Piper Burbank 4-10.00 5
2 Hutchin, Grace Burbank J4-10.00 3
3 Watson, Natasha Burbank 4-04.00 1

Event 42 Boys High Jump Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals

1 Kahar, Vinit Burbank 4-10.00 5
2 Stewart, Dylan Burbank 4-08.00 3

Event 43 Girls High Jump Varsity Girls
Name School Finals

1 Wrobel, Kayla Burroughs 5-00.00 5
2 Cusumano, Emma Burbank 4-10.00 3
3 Betts, Tamryn Burbank J4-10.00 1
4 Cizek, Paige Burbank 4-08.00
5 Hillard, Allison Burroughs 4-06.00

Event 44 Boys High Jump Varsity Boys
Name School Finals
1 Chavez, Zion Burbank 5-06.00 5
2 Brandon, Dylan Burbank 5-04.00 3
3 Orudshyan, Alex Burbank 4-08.00 1
— Patel, Pranav Burbank NH
— Gamez, Andrew Burbank NH

Event 45 Girls Pole Vault Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals

1 Tominaga, Sarah Burbank 9-00.00 5
2 Castiel, Lillian Burroughs 6-06.00 3

Event 46 Boys Pole Vault Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals
Finals
1 Lucsik, Ethan Burbank 11-06.00 5
2 Stewart, Dylan Burbank 9-07.00 3
3 Couden, Dylan Burbank 9-00.00 1
4 Kahar, Vinit Burbank 8-00.00

Event 47 Girls Pole Vault Varsity Girls
Name School Finals

1 Petrosyan, Alisa Burbank 8-06.00 5
2 Castresana, Andrea Burbank J8-06.00 3
3 Saroyan, Goar Burroughs 8-00.00 1
4 Jaramillo, Paula Burbank 7-00.00
5 Narayanan, Brinda Burroughs 6-06.00
5 Quon-Adams, Kalie Burroughs 6-06.00

Event 48 Boys Pole Vault Varsity Boys
Name School Finals

1 Gault-Crabb, Eli Burroughs 15-00.00 5
2 Durmick, Sean Burroughs 11-06.00 3
3 Brandon, Dylan Burbank 11-00.00 1
4 Alazali, Amr Burbank 9-06.00
5 Hernandez, Joziah Burbank 9-00.00

Event 49 Girls Long Jump Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals

1 Tominaga, Sarah Burbank 13-06.50 5
2 Watson, Natasha Burbank 13-04.00 3

Event 50 Boys Long Jump Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals

1 Mora, Andrew Burbank 16-05.00 5
2 Choi, Ryan Burbank 16-04.00 3
3 Pineda, Aidan Burbank 14-10.00 1

Event 51 Girls Long Jump Varsity Girls
Name School Finals

1 Cizek, Paige Burbank 15-10.00 5
2 Flowers, Jayla Burbank 15-06.00 3
3 Castresana, Andrea Burbank 13-10.00 1

Event 52 Boys Long Jump Varsity Boys
Name School Finals

1 Chavez, Zion Burbank 19-11.00 5
2 Gamez, Andrew Burbank 17-03.00 3
3 Patel, Pranav Burbank 16-01.50 1
4 Orudshyan, Alex Burbank 15-02.00
5 Borghani, Kavon Burbank 12-03.00

Event 53 Girls Triple Jump Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals
1 Tominaga, Sarah Burbank 29-01.50 5
2 Watson, Natasha Burbank 28-05.00 3

Event 54 Boys Triple Jump Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals
Finals
1 Mora, Andrew Burbank 33-09.00 5
Event 55 Girls Triple Jump Varsity Girls
Name School Finals
Finals
1 Flowers, Jayla Burbank 36-10.00 5
2 Cusumano, Emma Burbank 31-08.00 3
3 Castresana, Andrea Burbank 30-06.00 1
Event 56 Boys Triple Jump Varsity Boys
Name School Finals
Finals
1 Chavez, Zion Burbank 41-06.00 5
2 Gamez, Andrew Burbank 35-00.00 3

Event 57 Girls Discus Throw Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals
1 Partida, Liliana Burbank 77-09.50 5
2 Siner, Sydney Burbank 68-11 3
3 Jimenez, Avanti Burroughs 56-11 1
4 Topalian, Elizabeth Burbank 49-02

Event 58 Boys Discus Throw Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals
1 Gavrishev, Alexander Burbank 94-02.50 5
2 Westwood, John Burbank 87-10.50 3
3 Kwon, Hye Jun Burbank 68-07.50 1
4 Salazar, Michaelangelo Burbank 61-02.50
5 Brown, Michael Burroughs 59-01

Event 59 Girls Discus Throw Varsity Girls
Name School Finals

1 Bui, Katherine Burbank 96-01 5
2 Safar, Tiffany Burbank 85-05 3
3 Lebarron, Alyssa Burroughs 78-08 1
4 Ghadimian, Nikita Burbank 75-09
5 Ramirez, Kim Burbank 72-09
6 Hillard, Allison Burroughs 71-08.50
7 Garaghonians, Tina Burbank 68-07.50
8 Castresana, Andrea Burbank 59-06

Event 60 Boys Discus Throw Varsity Boys
Name School Finals

1 Smyth, James Burbank 116-06 5
2 Sicoff, Ethan Burbank 104-10 3
3 Borghani, Kavon Burbank 98-00 1
4 Cranston, Robert Burbank 96-01
5 Hernandez, Joziah Burbank 95-01.50
6 Smyth, Connor Burbank 91-01.50
7 Gamez, Andrew Burbank 83-06
8 Lucsik, Hayden Burbank 76-07.50
9 Escalante, Luis Burbank 66-04
10 Petrossian, Anthony Burbank 64-06

Event 61 Girls Shot Put Frosh/Soph Girls
Name School Finals

1 Partida, Liliana Burbank 24-05.50 5
2 Siner, Sydney Burbank 20-03.00 3
3 Topalian, Elizabeth Burbank 18-04.50 1

Event 62 Boys Shot Put Frosh/Soph Boys
Name School Finals
1 Westwood, John Burbank 34-02.50 5
2 Gavrishev, Alexander Burbank 31-09.00 3
3 Salazar, Michaelangelo Burbank 30-02.00 1
4 Kwon, Hye Jun Burbank 29-02.50
5 Lucsik, Ethan Burbank 28-02.50
6 Brown, Michael Burroughs 23-05.00

Event 63 Girls Shot Put Varsity Girls
Name School Finals
1 Bui, Katherine Burbank 29-07.50 5
2 Safar, Tiffany Burbank 27-10.50 3
3 Ghadimian, Nikita Burbank 27-07.50 1
4 Lebarron, Alyssa Burroughs 25-08.00
5 Ramirez, Kim Burbank 22-07.00
6 Garaghonians, Tina Burbank 22-06.00

Event 64 Boys Shot Put Varsity Boys
Name School Finals

1 Smyth, James Burbank 40-04.00 5
2 Cranston, Robert Burbank 37-04.00 3
3 Sicoff, Ethan Burbank 37-01.00 1
4 Borghani, Kavon Burbank 33-07.50
5 Escalante, Luis Burbank 29-06.50
6 Lucsik, Hayden Burbank 26-04.50
7 Petrossian, Anthony Burbank 25-02.00

Women – Frosh/Soph Girls – Team Rankings – 15 Events Scored
1) Burbank High School 101
2) John Burroughs High School 22

Women – Varsity Girls – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored
1) Burbank High School 116
2) John Burroughs High School 19

Men – Frosh/Soph Boys – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored
1) Burbank High School 108
2) John Burroughs High School 19

Men – Varsity Boys – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored
1) Burbank High School 109
2) John Burroughs High School 24

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The Burbank Arts For All Foundation kicks off the Give Instead Gala, a month-long campaign to raise funds to support Burbank Unified School District’s arts programs, on Friday, April 12.

While the Foundation’s annual Party on the Plaza spring gala has earned a reputation as a stylish and entertaining evening to raise funds, its costly overhead takes a big bite out of donations and sponsorships for the event, reducing the amount the Foundation is able to donate to BUSD.

Image Courtesy Burbank Arts For All Foundation

In order to boost the amount of funding they can provide Burbank Unified in the face of the district’s mounting financial need, Burbank Arts For All Foundation has put forth the “black tie optional, pajamas preferred” month-long fundraising effort, calling it the Give Instead Gala.

“On behalf of our Board of Directors and staff, Burbank Arts for All Foundation is excited to engage the community in support of our mission to further creativity in the classroom for all of BUSD’s students,” commented Board of Directors Co-Chairs, Jill Vander Borght and Tom Vice. “With so many increased funding needs in the local schools, we could not justify spending money on our fancy night out this year.”

“In February, we were thrilled to grant $100,000 to help save an elementary music teacher, but we know there is more work to do,” they added. “Help the Foundation to spend less this gala season, so we can give more throughout 2019. We invite the community to join us, to link arms and to give in support of the arts.”

Burbank Arts For ALl Foundation Donates $100,000 to help save a Burbank Unified elementary music teacher’s job. Pictured: Burbank Unified School District Board of Education Clerk Steve Frintner, Burbank Unified School District Board of Education member Charlene Tabet, Burbank Unified School District Board of Education President Dr. Roberta Reynolds, Superintendent Dr. Matt Hill, Jill Vander Borght and Tom Vice (Co-Chairs, Board of Directors of Burbank Arts for All Foundation), Foundation Executive Director Trena Pitchford and members of the Burbank Arts for All Foundation Board of Directors: Brenda Etterbeek, Bob Mohler, Joan McCarthy, Lili Rossi, Cathy Stevens, Suzanne Weerts, Barbara Beckley, Caroline Solberg, Art St. Germain. (Photo by Ross A Benson)

The Give Instead Gala campaign suggests those who would usually spend money on tickets (which were typically $150 each), donations and sponsorships for the Party on the Plaza event, instead spend that amount in a direct donation to the Burbank Arts For All Foundation.

The campaign also suggests individuals or organizations could host a fundraising gathering on their own, create and promote a fundraising team online or make bids on the online auction which begins Friday, April 26. Items available for the online auction can be found here.

“We invite all of Burbank and those who care about Burbank students to become involved,” commented Foundation Executive Director Trena Pitchford. “With so much need, the Foundation wants to increase our impact, making it possible for even more students to experience the joy, creativity, and confidence that comes from learning through the arts!”

Burbank Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Matt Hill, Burbank Board of Education President Dr. Roberta Reynolds, Burbank Arts for All Foundation Co-Chairs Jill Vander Borght and Tom Vice during an announcement that they are donating $100,000 to aid the elementary school music program. ( Photo by Ross A Benson)

“We are counting on the more than 400 of Burbank’s local business and entertainment industry leaders, School District and City officials, celebrities, local arts supporters and educators who would normally attend our Party for the Arts gala, to get creative, party in your pajamas and share why you support the arts!” she added.

All proceeds from the Give Instead Gala benefits the Burbank Arts for All Foundation. Over the past 12 years, the Foundation has been able to fund 298 grants totaling more than $662,000 for BUSD arts education programs.

The Burbank Arts For All Foundation also hosts regular community engagement exchanges and forums to boost parent involvement and support student growth in the arts and arts-related careers, including the popular Creative Circles forum. The most recent Creative Circles Forum was held in October 2018 and experts talked about “The Art of Stagecraft.”

Panelists KayDee Lavorin Friel (two-time Emmy nominated set decorator), Jim Bissell (award-winning art director and production designer), Karen Broderick (Stage Craft Technology teacher at Burbank High School), Lily LaRocco (Vice President of Technical Services for Warner Bros. Studio Facilities) and Tim Pipher (producer and owner of L.A. Castle Studios) sat on a green screen set for “The Art of Stagecraft” educational Creative Circles forum presented by the Burbank Arts For All Foundation. (Photo by Ross A Benson)

Current Give Instead Gala sponsors include The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Entertainment, NBCUniversal, Nickelodeon, Logix Federal Credit Union, Providence Saint Joseph, FotoKem, House America Financial, and Woodbury University.

The Give Instead Gala is co-chaired by Joan McCarthy (The Walt Disney Company), Karen Volpei (Volpei-Gussow Real Estate), Carrie Brown ( The Walt Disney Company), Writer/Producer Suzanne Weerts and Cathy Stevens {Real Value Properties, Inc.)

More information on the Give Instead Gala can be found on the Foundation’s website here. Digital advertising and other sponsorship opportunities are available, with more information on the fundraising announcement and effort found here.

The Give Instead Gala runs through Friday, May 10.

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