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'{{Infobox school | name = Burke High School | type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] [[high school]] | location = 12200 Burke Blvd<br/>Omaha, Nebraska<br />United States | image = | district = [[Omaha Public Schools]] | grades = [[ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]] | principal = Darren Rasmussen | faculty = | students = 2,073 (2018-19)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3174820&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=317482001360|title=Burke High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> | ratio = 16.68<ref name=NCES /> | teaching_staff = 124.29 (FTE)<ref name=NCES /> | enrollment_as_of = | colors = Black and gold {{color box|black}} {{color box|gold}} | mascot = [[Bulldog]] | motto = | free_label = | free_label2 = | free_text = | free_text2 = | website = http://www.ops.org/high/burke/ }} '''Harry A. Burke High School''' is a [[secondary school]] located in [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The principal is Darren Rasmussen.<ref>{{cite web|title=MAIN OFFICE STAFF|url=https://burke.ops.org/STAFF/AdminandOffice/tabid/307/Default.aspx|website=burke.ops.org|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> The school's mascot is the Bulldog. Each year in May, the Nebraska State Track Meet is held at the school.<ref name = "modernize">{{cite news|last1=Duffy|first1=Erin|title=$12.85 million plan would modernize Burke High's stadium, other facilities|url=http://www.omaha.com/news/education/million-plan-would-modernize-burke-high-s-stadium-other-facilities/article_550fcb70-26a5-11e7-a8dc-af36886cda22.html|access-date=March 9, 2018|publisher=Omaha World-Herald|date=April 24, 2017}}</ref> Its stadium was renovated in 2008.<ref name = "modernize"/> ==Name== Burke High School was dedicated to Harry A. Burke in November 1967. Burke, who was [[Omaha Public Schools]] superintendent from 1946 to 1962, actively prevented black educators from having positions of authority during his tenure.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sasse |first1=Adam Fletcher |title=A History of Segregated Schools in Omaha, Nebraska |url=https://northomahahistory.com/2018/02/06/a-history-of-segregated-schools-in-omaha-nebraska/ |work=North Omaha History |date=February 6, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Among Burke's racist statements was "I would never want black people in a position of power, where white children would be educated." A 2019 op-ed in school newspaper ''The Burke Beat'' and a June 2020 petition both called for the school to change its name.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bahnsen |first1=Kylie |title=Forgotten History: Is it time for a name change? |url=https://bhspress.com/1454/opinion/forgotten-history-is-it-time-for-a-name-change/ |work=The Burke Beat |date=November 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name="WOWT"/> Alternative namesakes were suggested, including [[Lucy Gamble|Lucinda Gamble]], Omaha Public Schools' first African American teacher.<ref name="WOWT">{{cite news |last1=Chapman |first1=John |title=Burke High graduate petitions for school name change amid BLM movement |url=https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Graduate-starts-petition-to-change-Harry-A-Burke-High-Schools-name-amid-movement-571324981.html |work=WOWT |date=June 17, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> ==Extracurricular activities== ===Academic Decathlon=== Burke has participated in the [[United States Academic Decathlon|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 (Nebraska)|Pius X High School]]. Burke holds the record for the highest overall score by a Nebraska team (48,337), set in 2008.<ref>[http://acadecscores.gilslotd.com/wiki/State/Nebraska/2008 State/Nebraska/2008 - AcaDec Scores and Information Center<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2009, the Burke Academic Decathlon team placed second in Division I and third overall at the national competition.<ref>[http://acadecscores.gilslotd.com/wiki/2009_Nationals Nationals/2009 - AcaDec Scores and Information Center<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ===Athletics=== Burke athletic teams have won 40 state championships. {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4"|State championships<ref>{{cite web | title = Nebraska School Activities Association | url =http://nsaahome.org/tr.php | format =English | access-date =2012-06-26}}</ref> |- ! Season !! Sport !! Number of championships || Year |- | rowspan="4"|Fall || [[Golf|Golf, girls']] || align="center"|1 || 1982 |- | [[Tennis|Tennis, boys']] || align="center"|1 || 1986 |- | [[American football|Football, boys']] || align="center"|1 || 2018 |- | [[Cross country running|Cross country, boys']] || align="center"|6 || 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983 |- | rowspan="5"|Winter || [[Wrestling]] || align="center"|1 || 2000 |- | [[Basketball|Basketball, boys']] || align="center"|2 || 1977, 1986 |- | Basketball, girls' || align="center"|1 || 1978 |- | [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming, boys']] || align="center"|3 || 1992, 1994, 1995 |- | Swimming, girls' || align="center"|5 || 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 |- | rowspan="5"|Spring || [[Golf|Golf, boys']] || align="center"|3 || 1976, 1981, 1992 |- | [[Soccer|Soccer, boys']] || align="center"|2 || 1990, 1994 |- | Tennis, girls' || align="center"|7 || 1975, 1981, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997 |- | [[Track and field athletics|Track and field, girls']] || align="center"|1 || 2004 |- | [[Baseball]] || align="center"|6 || 1970, 1975, 1979, 1992, 2000, 2018 |- | align="center" colspan="2"|'''Total''' || align="center"|'''40''' || |- |} ==Notable alumni== * [[George Andrews (American football)|George Andrews]], professional football player for the old [[Los Angeles Rams]] and 19th overall pick in the 1979 NFL Draft<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ANDREGEO01 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606203650/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ANDREGEO01 |archive-date=2013-06-06 }}</ref> * [[Craig Anton]], supporting character on ''[[Phil of the Future]]'' *[[Joshua Becker]], [[Simple Living|minimalist]] writer * [[Barney Cotton]], offensive line coach for the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football]] team * [[Jason Dourisseau]], professional basketball player * [[Mike Freeman (jazz musician)|Mike Freeman]], jazz musician * [[Alex Henery]], professional football player * [[Rod Kush]], professional football player and founder of Rod Kush Furniture == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.ops.org/high/burke Burke website] * [http://www.classreport.org/usa/ne/omaha/burkehs Omaha Burke High School alumni website] {{coord|41|15|38|N|96|06|23|W|display=title}} {{OPS HS}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Omaha Public Schools]] [[Category:High schools in Omaha, Nebraska]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1965]] [[Category:Public high schools in Nebraska]] [[Category:Magnet schools in Nebraska]] [[Category:1965 establishments in Nebraska]]'