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Bengals on the Road - High School
A small snippet of field trips and travel from January 2026.
Close Up on Leadership
"From January 27-30, Zora P. '27, Noa F. '27, Payton A. '27, Leyu F. '28, and Curtis (HS History) attended the NAIS Close Up Student Civic Leadership Summit in Arlington. At the conference, the Burke cohort networked with other students from around the United States and built knowledge, developed strategies, and honed leadership skills to make a positive impact in their community. At the end of the conference, the cohort presented a proposal to implement an improved peer-to-peer tutoring program at Burke. We are excited to see the action plan come to fruition!" – Kamilah (Director of Civic Engagement)
Close Up on Leadership
"From January 27-30, Zora P. '27, Noa F. '27, Payton A. '27, Leyu F. '28, and Curtis (HS History) attended the NAIS Close Up Student Civic Leadership Summit in Arlington. At the conference, the Burke cohort networked with other students from around the United States and built knowledge, developed strategies, and honed leadership skills to make a positive impact in their community. At the end of the conference, the cohort presented a proposal to implement an improved peer-to-peer tutoring program at Burke. We are excited to see the action plan come to fruition!" – Kamilah (Director of Civic Engagement)
An Evening of Arts
Jessica B. '29, EC R. '29, Ari E. '27, Beatrix F. '27, Luca R. '27, and Cecil K. '29, with Gen and Kirsten W., represented Burke at the 2nd Annual Student Arts Mixer, hosted at National Cathedral School. Gen reports, "Jessica, Luca, Bea, and Ari performed during the open mic, with Bea presenting an original song and poem. EC read an original poem and displayed digital portraits from a project he is doing on students with chronic illnesses. Cecil exhibited two pieces of art, one painting and one mixed media."
Old School Sounds
In US Music Since 1945 with Curtis, 11th and 12th graders analyze music history from myriad perspectives, including technology, society, culture, business, and performance. To build their aural understanding, they recently took a field trip up Connecticut Avenue to Art Sound Language (a record and bookstore). Students dug through the collection, plus learned how to use two turntables to fade music in and out from store owner PJ.
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Jessica B. '29, EC R. '29, Ari E. '27, Beatrix F. '27, Luca R. '27, and Cecil K. '29, with Gen and Kirsten W., represented Burke at the 2nd Annual Student Arts Mixer, hosted at National Cathedral School. Gen reports, "Jessica, Luca, Bea, and Ari performed during the open mic, with Bea presenting an original song and poem. EC read an original poem and displayed digital portraits from a project he is doing on students with chronic illnesses. Cecil exhibited two pieces of art, one painting and one mixed media."
Old School Sounds
In US Music Since 1945 with Curtis, 11th and 12th graders analyze music history from myriad perspectives, including technology, society, culture, business, and performance. To build their aural understanding, they recently took a field trip up Connecticut Avenue to Art Sound Language (a record and bookstore). Students dug through the collection, plus learned how to use two turntables to fade music in and out from store owner PJ.
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