Burleson High School is a four-year public high school consisting of grades 9–12 located in Burleson

Burleson, Texas

Burleson is a city in Johnson and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is considered a suburb of Fort Worth and is located in the rapidly growing suburban expanse just south of the city. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,690, having increased from the 20,976 residents counted...

, Texas, and is part of the Burleson Independent School District

Burleson Independent School District

Burleson Independent School District is a public school district based in Burleson, Texas . The district was founded in 1909 by the citizens of Burleson...

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History

In 1901, Burleson's first school, the Red Oak Academy was constructed. It was destroyed by fire in 1909. The State of Texas granted a charter for an independent school district and the citizens of Burleson voted to construct a new school. By 1910 the new school was opened, which was on what is now the old Nola Dunn Campus. The school was later torn down and a new high was constructed in the 1960s. In 1997, a new larger campus was built for the high school. It was built at 100 John Jones Road, but the street name later changed to Elk Dr.

Academics

Burleson High School offers the following Advanced Placement Courses:

• AP English Language,
• AP English Literature,
• AP Statistics,
• AP Calculus AB,
• AP Calculus BC,
• AP Chemistry,
• AP Physics (B),
• AP Biology,
• AP US History,
• AP European History,
• AP Macroeconomics,
• AP Microeconomics,
• AP Human Geography,
• AP World History,
• AP Psychology,
• AP Spanish Language,
• AP Spanish Literature,
• AP German Language,
• AP French Language,
• AP French Literature,
• AP Music Theory, and
• AP Art History

In addition to the AP courses taught at BHS, a number of dual enrollment courses are taught as well. These include:
Pre AP Pre-Calculus, AP Economics, Health Science Tech 3, Pre-AP Algebra 2 (2nd Semester), AP English Literature, Pre-AP Spanish III, Adv. Anatomy/Physiology, AP French, AP Spanish IV (Language), Bus. Computer Info Sys I – II, AP Government, Theatre Arts III, AP Calculus AB/BC, and Theatre Arts IV

Athletics

BHS consists of over 20 sports activities for boys and girls including

• Football
• track and field
• boys basketball
• girls basketball
• tennis
• baseball
• softball
  Softball
  Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
  
  
• volleyball
• cross country
  Cross country running
  Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
  
  
• golf
• swimming
• boys soccer
• girls soccer
• Strutters (drill team)
• cheerleading
  Cheerleading
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• marching band
  Marching band
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• bowling
  Ten-pin bowling
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Achievements

Burleson was a state semifinalist in the 4A state title in football in 2001. In 2006, Burleson won the 5-A District Championship in football over Mansfield Summit High School

Mansfield Summit High School

Mansfield Summit High School is a size 4A secondary school located in Arlington, Texas, and is part of the Mansfield Independent School District.The school first opened in Fall of 2002....

. In 2008, Burleson won their first ever 5A playoff game against Arlington Martin High School, beating the Warriors 26-21, which moved them on to face Odessa Permian High School in the area round, who they eventually lost to in Abilene

Abilene, Texas

Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...

's Shotwell Stadium

Shotwell Stadium

Shotwell Stadium is a stadium in Abilene, Texas. It was built in 1959, using Rice Stadium as a model. It was initially named the Public Schools Stadium. The first game played in the Stadium was in the fall of 1959. Shortly after the first season, the stadium was renamed Shotwell Stadium, after the...

. In 2009 the Elks will play a playoff game in the new Cowboys Stadium after a win against the Weatherford Kangaroos.

Organizations

The school has over 30 organizations, which include community service, foreign language, sports, Air Force JROTC, FFA, and UIL

University Interscholastic League

The University Interscholastic League is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, music, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the American state of Texas....

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Media

"Elk TV" first aired in the 2005–2006 school year, with its original title being "Friday Morning Live" or 'FML'. It is the school's weekly news program which is written, directed and edited by the students in the broadcast journalism ELK TV STAFF Class, but was originally a combined effort of the Media Technology class and Broadcast Journalism team. Airing all the Burleson High School football

American football

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 games is 1460 AM

KHFX

KCLE is a radio station with a classic country format, licensed to Burleson, Texas. It serves the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex as a Fox Sports Radio network affiliate, and is under ownership of M&M Broadcasters.-History:...

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Notable alumni

• Kelly Clarkson
  Kelly Clarkson
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   singer, songwriter, actress, and American Idol
  American Idol
  American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
  
   season 1 winner
• Stacy Sykora
  Stacy Sykora
  Stacy Denise Sykora is an American volleyball player. She was a two-time All-American at Texas A&M University and she competed in both the 2000 and the 2004 Olympics as part of the U.S. women's national team...
  
   is a 3 time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008). She competes in volleyball.
• Kyle Burns – Drummer, Forever the Sickest Kids
  Forever the Sickest Kids
  Forever the Sickest Kids is an American pop punk band from Dallas, Texas, who have yet to be signed to a new label after the closure of Universal Motown Records. In issue 228 of Alternative Press, the group was named the number one underground band in the "22 Best Underground Bands". Their first...
  
  
• Jonathan Cook
  Jonathan Cook
  Jonathan Cook is a British writer and a freelance journalist based in Nazareth, Israel, who writes about the Middle East, and more specifically, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.-Background:...
  
   – Singer, Forever the Sickest Kids
  Forever the Sickest Kids
  Forever the Sickest Kids is an American pop punk band from Dallas, Texas, who have yet to be signed to a new label after the closure of Universal Motown Records. In issue 228 of Alternative Press, the group was named the number one underground band in the "22 Best Underground Bands". Their first...
  
  
• Liz Lee – star of the MTV reality show My Life as Liz
  My Life as Liz
  My Life as Liz is a mockumentary style American television series that centers on the life of Liz Lee, a misfit high-school senior living in small town Texas...