Katherine Delmar Burke School
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Katherine Delmar Burke School, also called Burke's, is an independent girls' school for kindergarten through eighth grade. It was founded in 1908 by Katherine Delmar Burke and was originally named Miss Burke's School. Burke's is located in San Francisco, California
near Lincoln Park. Burke's is one of three all-girl K-8 schools in San Francisco and is one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area. Burke's celebrated its centennial during the 2007–2008 school year. Burke's is a member of the California Association of Independent Schools.
Head of School
Location: Sea Cliff, San Francisco
School Mascot: Trees
School Colors: Green and Gold
The co-chairs have many responsibilities. They plan and run the weekly assemblies, plan Upper School lunches such as the Holiday Lunch and the Halloween Lunch, they keep the Youth Voice Board looking good and write weekly newsletters, and they run the youth voice lunch meetings.
The secretaries take notes during each lunch meeting, then post them on the youth voice board. They also write letters to organizations outside of school, when needed.
The community service chairs help to choose and communicate with charitable organizations outside of school. They then plan and run fundraisers at school to raise money for the chosen organizations. They also plan and run the yearly food drive.
The spirit chairs help to plan spirit days, such as fake an injury day, pajama day, etc. They also encourage people to attend sports events at school, and help to make the entire school community more spirited.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
near Lincoln Park. Burke's is one of three all-girl K-8 schools in San Francisco and is one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area. Burke's celebrated its centennial during the 2007–2008 school year. Burke's is a member of the California Association of Independent Schools.
Students
- School Size: 400
- Grade Size 44-46 (average)
- Student-Teacher Ratio 8:1
Head of School
- Lila Lohr, July 2011 – Present
Location: Sea Cliff, San Francisco
Sports
- Soccer (Club, Varsity and JV)
- FutsalFutsalFutsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
(just JV teams) - Cross Country
- Softball (7th and 8th only)
- Volleyball (Club, Varsity and JV)
- Basketball (Club, Varsity, JV)
School Mascot: Trees
School Colors: Green and Gold
Campus
3½ acres, including:- Large Athletic Field
- Playground
- Lower School Classrooms
- Lower School Courtyards
- Library and Technology Resource Center
- Upper School Courtyard
- Upper School Classrooms
- Art, Music and Drama Studios
- Gymnasium/Auditorium
- Grace Magill Arts & Science Building
Youth Voice
The youth voice is kind of like the student council. The officers consist of normally two co-chairs, two secretaries, two community service officers, and two spirit officers. There are also four representatives for each grade, one from each homeroom/advisory. The officers and reps meet twice per week, and the officers meet alone once per week. There are also two teachers who sponsor the meeting. Each year near the beginning of the first trimester, 7th and 8th graders write speeches and present them in front of the Upper School. Then, there is a vote to see who will be the officers for the year. The representatives are voted on by advisory groups twice per year.The co-chairs have many responsibilities. They plan and run the weekly assemblies, plan Upper School lunches such as the Holiday Lunch and the Halloween Lunch, they keep the Youth Voice Board looking good and write weekly newsletters, and they run the youth voice lunch meetings.
The secretaries take notes during each lunch meeting, then post them on the youth voice board. They also write letters to organizations outside of school, when needed.
The community service chairs help to choose and communicate with charitable organizations outside of school. They then plan and run fundraisers at school to raise money for the chosen organizations. They also plan and run the yearly food drive.
The spirit chairs help to plan spirit days, such as fake an injury day, pajama day, etc. They also encourage people to attend sports events at school, and help to make the entire school community more spirited.
Notable Alumnae
- Sidney Bacon Burnside Russell '99, painter and artist
- Elizabeth CharlestonElizabeth CharlestonElizabeth Charleston was a San Francisco native known for her impressionist flower and landscape paintings. Charleston began painting at the age of 50, while recovering from an automobile accident.-Life and work:...
, painter - Ann Blumlein Lazarus ’67
- Dr. Mary Piel ’73
- Mary Lowrey Gregory ’71
- Dr. Bella Shen Garnett ’89
- Nancy Hellman Bechtel ’55
- Heather Zona Martinez ’81
- Elisa Katherine Escamilla Schwartz ’56
- Jennifer EganJennifer EganJennifer Egan is an American novelist and short story writer who lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Egan's novel A Visit From the Goon Squad won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction....
, novelist and journalist - Vendela VidaVendela VidaVendela Vida is an American novelist, journalist, and editor who lives in the Bay Area.-Books:Vida has written four books....
, novelist and editor