Burke alum, Janine Khraishah was an unforgettable member of Burke world, excelling in school, on the field and in service to the community. After graduating from Burke in 2008, Janine went to Brown University where she was recently welcomed, as a Junior, into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Here’s what she has to [...]
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Phi Beta Khraishah
Posted in Alumni, Burke y El Mundo, College Counseling, Community, tagged college, Community on March 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Spring Break: Back on the Road With Felicia (’08)
Posted in Community on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Meanwhile, we catch up with Burke alum, Felicia, traveling through Oregon, preparing to feed the indigenous animal life… Please let us know if you have any spring break or college tour photos to share!!
I AM
Posted in Activism, Burke y El Mundo, Community, Performing Arts, Science on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just saw the Falls Church premiere of I AM http://iamthedoc.com/ . Check it out. Will be at E Street starting Friday. Heart-centered it had all my favorites: Thomas Merton, Albert Einstein, Desmond Tutu, Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, and new insights on how we are biologically and spiritually hard-wired for cooperation. I AM The Documentary | [...]
Spring Break: The Rolling Hills of Salky
Posted in Community on March 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Salky’s (Salkies?) headed to their new ancestral home in beautiful Washington, VA. Beautiful, no? Be sure to scroll down to see more of the local, native flora and fauna.
Spring Break: Alum Roadtrip
Posted in Community on March 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Felicia Aronson (Burke ’08) is pulling a Jack Kerouac, driving x-country on her way to a marine biology project she’s working on in the Northwest… but before she gets to jump in the water, she’s got the Great Plains to deal with…
Spring Break: Off the Coast of Cory
Posted in Community on March 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ps – If you have any vacation or college visit photos, feel free to send ‘em to ramaz57 [at] gmail.com.
Spring Break Pics – Becca
Posted in Community on March 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Truer Words
Posted in Community, tagged Community, literature on February 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Burke.Word has a special place in its virtual heart for words. Big words, olde words, odd words. Their roots, meanings and effect. Without mass or form, when linked together in a way that is honest and true, words can move, take shape, illuminate beauty and vibrate with a power that can create hope and prompt [...]
Aaron Brings Barça to DC
Posted in Community, Sports on February 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In his quest for world football domination, Spanish teacher and soccer impresario, Aaron Platenberg, has gone international. In 2009, Aaron joined with soccer pals, Raimon Pulgjaner and Isaac Moreno, to create the preeminent DC fan club to root insanely for FC Barcelona. For those who don’t know, Barça is one of the most storied and [...]
Reggie Wills, our Director of Equity and Inclusion, Makes the News!
Posted in Activism, Community, Education, journalism on February 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Reggie was interviewed by Teaching Tolerance Magazine, and he discussed Burke’s role in celebrating International Abolition Day last year in conjunction with the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation. He is quoted throughout the article and the reporter included details about the efforts of our students to recognize the plight of victims of slave trafficking. This is [...]
Anyone Know A Good Agent…
Posted in Community, Education, tagged Education on January 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The US Department of Education recently released a promo film about a new program. The producers asked a number of local high school seniors to be/act in it… a few of which you might just recognize. Take a look and you can say that you knew them when….
Blackout!!
Posted in Community, Sports, tagged Sports on January 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Friday was Blackout Day at Burke. The excitement and noise level was high enough to make you almost lose consciousness and blackout during the monster Pep Rally and later at the Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball games against WIS . The courtside stands were jam packed with students, teachers and alums decked out in their [...]
Getting to Know You…
Posted in Community, Education on January 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For the last 2 days Burke has performed different real-world variations on the great Rogers & Hammerstein show tune. Act 1 was Friday night’s Parent Welcome Party for Andrew Slater, incoming new Head of School, where the parent community and Andrew started to get to know one another. Act 2 opened with Saturday’s Burke Open [...]
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