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Burlington High School (Iowa)

{{Short description|Public secondary school in Burlington, Iowa, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox school

| logo = Burlington High School.jpg

| logo_size = 200px

| name = Burlington Community High School

| motto =

| established = 1968

| type = Public Secondary

| principal = Nathan Marting

| faculty = 61.24 (FTE)

| ratio = 17.83

| enrollment = 1,092 (2022-23){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1905790&ID=190579000181|title=Burlington Community High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=August 28, 2024}}

| grades = 9-12

| address = 421 Terrace Drive

| city = Burlington

| state = Iowa 52601

| country = US

| district = Burlington Community School District

| colors = Purple and Grey {{Color box|purple|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|gray|border=darkgray}}

| athletics = Southeast Conference (Iowa)

| mascot = Homer the Hound (Grayhound)

| yearbook = Pathfinder

| newspaper = Purple and Gray

| website = [https://bhs.bcsds.org/ bhs.bcsds.org]

| footnotes =

| coordinates = {{coord|40.805|-91.136|display=inline,title|type:landmark}}

| pushpin_map = Iowa

| picture = Burlington Community High School Sign.jpg

}}

Burlington Community High School, or Burlington High School, is a four-year public high school located in Burlington, Iowa. The school has an enrollment of 1,092 students in grades 9 through 12. It is located at 421 Terrace Street and takes up the entire block on the west side of the street, from Terrace Drive, to Roosevelt Avenue, and north-south, from Division Street, to Johanssen Drive. The current building was completed in 1969, with the first graduating class in 1970. Prior to that, the school was located in another two-building campus two blocks west of Central Avenue, near the downtown business district. Until 1983, 9th grade students were enrolled in a separate building. The following school year, ninth grade was integrated into the high school.

As the only high school in the district, it serves Burlington and Middletown, as well as some residences in the western portion of West Burlington."[https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_BURLINGTON.pdf Burlington] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427121042/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_BURLINGTON.pdf |date=2018-04-27 }}." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on September 16, 2018."[http://www.westburlington.org/index.php?option=com_dropfiles&format=&task=frontfile.download&catid=155&id=1&Itemid=1000000000000 Zoning Map]." West Burlington. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.

The school sports teams are called the Grayhounds, and is only one of two high schools in the nation to use a purple and gray color scheme.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

Campus

The campus consists of two buildings: the two-story main building and the single-story industrial arts building. It has one outdoor classroom, a running track, a football practice field, a softball field, one baseball field, and an indoor swimming pool. The two-story main building, which houses all of the classes but the standard shop classes, is built in a U-shape, with the cafeteria located in the center of the building. The gym, music rooms, band rooms, and all sports facilities are located in the left wing and the main classrooms are in the right wing. The current building is the third building the school has occupied since it opened; the first building stands as the current district maintenance shops and the second building sits on a hill only two blocks from the original building. It has been unoccupied since 1996.

Sporting facilities

The locations for the sports teams are scattered throughout the city, the baseball team plays primarily at nearby Community Field, the home of Burlington's Prospect League team, the Burlington Bees, but will play at the on campus field when necessary. The football, and soccer teams utilize Bracewell Stadium, located inside of a ravine in the center of the city, surrounded by bluffs on all four sides and was the first football stadium west of the Mississippi River to install lights for night games. The basketball team primarily uses the gym at the school campus, but can also utilize Clark Field House, located directly to the north of Bracewell Stadium. The swimming team uses the pool on the grounds, they also have access to the indoor pool located at the local YMCA/YWCA, and the softball team uses the softball field located there as well as the track and tennis teams using facilities on the campus.

Athletics

The Grayhounds compete in the Southeast Conference in the following sports:{{cite web|url=https://www.southeastconferenceia.org/|title=Southeast Conference|publisher=Southeast Conference|access-date=2020-09-19}}

  • Baseball
  • 3-time State Champions (1946, 1973, 1975){{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-BASEBALL_STATBOOK-6.11.20.pdf|title=2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2020-06-10|access-date=2020-09-19}}
  • Basketball
  • Boys' 1987 Class 3A State Champions{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-Basketball-Stat-Book-1.29.20.pdf|title=2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2020-01-29|access-date=2020-09-19}}
  • Cross Country
  • Boys' 2009 Class 4A State Champions{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-XC-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf|title=2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2019-12-16|access-date=2020-09-19}}
  • Football
  • 2-time State Champions (1951, 1959){{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-RB-Football-6.9.20.pdf|title=Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2020-06-09|access-date=2020-09-19}}
  • Golf
  • Boys' 2000 Class 4A State Champions{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-20-Golf-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf|title=2019-2020 Golf Stat Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2019-12-16|access-date=2020-07-23}}
  • Girls' 1980 Class 3A State Champions{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/iahsaasports/iowa-high-schools/current-high-schools/burlington|title=Burlington|publisher=Iowa High School Sports|accessdate=2020-09-19}}
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Notable alumni

{{alumni|date=December 2015}}

See also

References

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External links

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Category:Educational institutions established in 1914

Category:Public high schools in Iowa

Category:Schools in Des Moines County, Iowa

Category:Buildings and structures in Burlington, Iowa

Category:1914 establishments in Iowa