Omaha Burke High School
| Burke High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
 | |
12200 Burke Blvd Omaha, Nebraska United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Omaha Public Schools |
| Principal | Gaye Lannan |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 2,047 (2016-17)[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Website | http://www.ops.org/high/burke/ |
Harry A. Burke High School is a secondary school located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The principal is Gaye Lannan.[2] The school's mascot is the Bulldog.
Each year in May, the Nebraska State Track Meet is held at the school.[3] Its stadium was renovated in 2008.[3]
Extracurricular activities
Academic Decathlon
Burke has participated in the Academic Decathlon competition for 14 years, and has been the Nebraska state champion seven times. Their chief rivals are Creighton Preparatory School and Pius X High School. Burke holds the record for the highest overall score by a Nebraska team (48,337), set in 2008.[4] In 2009, the Burke Academic Decathlon team placed second in Division I and third overall at the national competition.[5]
Athletics
Burke athletic teams have won 40 state championships.
| State championships[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of championships | Year |
| Fall | Golf, girls' | 1 | 1982 |
| Tennis, boys' | 1 | 1986 | |
| Football, boys' | 1 | 2018 | |
| Cross country, boys' | 6 | 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983 | |
| Winter | Wrestling | 1 | 2000 |
| Basketball, boys' | 2 | 1977, 1986 | |
| Basketball, girls' | 1 | 1978 | |
| Swimming, boys' | 3 | 1992, 1994, 1995 | |
| Swimming, girls' | 5 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 | |
| Spring | Golf, boys' | 3 | 1976, 1981, 1992 |
| Soccer, boys' | 2 | 1990, 1994 | |
| Tennis, girls' | 7 | 1975, 1981, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997 | |
| Track and field, girls' | 1 | 2004 | |
| Baseball | 6 | 1970, 1975, 1979, 1992, 2000, 2018 | |
| Total | 40 | ||
Notable alumni
- George Andrews, professional football player for the old Los Angeles Rams and 19th overall pick in the 1979 NFL Draft[7]
- Craig Anton, star of the TV show Phil of the Future
- Barney Cotton, offensive line coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
- Jason Dourisseau, professional basketball player
- Mike Freeman, jazz musician
- Alex Henery, professional football player
- Rod Kush, professional football player and founder of Rod Kush Furniture
References
- ^ "Burke High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "MAIN OFFICE STAFF". burke.ops.org. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Duffy, Erin (April 24, 2017). "$12.85 million plan would modernize Burke High's stadium, other facilities". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ State/Nebraska/2008 - AcaDec Scores and Information Center
- ^ Nationals/2009 - AcaDec Scores and Information Center
- ^ "Nebraska School Activities Association" (English). Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
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