Burleson High School
Public school
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Burleson High School is a four-year public high school consisting of grades 9–12 located in Burleson, in the U.S. state of Texas, and is part of the Burleson Independent School District.[3]
| Burleson High School | |
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| Location | |
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100 Elk Drive Burleson, Texas, United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
School district | Burleson Independent School District |
Principal | Wayne Leek[1] |
Academic Associate Principal | Angelia Sifford[1] |
Kappa House Vice Principal | Tommy Neal[1] |
Sigma House Vice Principal | Julie Knight[1] |
Omega House Vice Principal | Alan Sypert[1] |
Teaching staff | 118.78 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9th through 12th |
| Enrollment | 1,782 (2023–2024)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.00[2] |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Red, White, Black |
| Athletics | Over 19 sports |
Athletics conference | 5-AAAAA |
| Mascot | Elk |
| Website | http://bhs.burlesonisd.net/ |
History
In 1901, Burleson's first school, the Red Oak Academy, was constructed. In 1909, the building was destroyed by fire. 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, on what is now the old Nola Dunn Campus. The school was later torn down and a new high school 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 Drive.
Notable alumni
- Kyle Burns – drummer, Forever the Sickest Kids
- Kelly Clarkson (2000) – Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, American Idol season 1 winner, and daytime talk show host[4][5]
- Jonathan Cook – singer, Forever the Sickest Kids
- Jalen Kitna (2021) – college football quarterback[6]
- Liz Lee – protagonist of the quasi-reality MTV show My Life as Liz
- Dylan Raiola – College football quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Kody Russey (2016)[7] – NFL player
- Stacy Sykora – three-time Olympian volleyball player (2000, 2004, 2008)