Cheerleading squad, dance team debut

By Emile Berlinerblau ’23 and Thomas Roddy-Johnson ‘23

Burke’s dance team made their second performance at an all-school assembly in December, which they repeated a few nights later at the annual holiday party. As they spend afternoons…

HS, MS tuition will increase by 3.7 percent

By Huit Blackmon ’21 and Abby Ross ‘21

Burke’s middle and high school tuition will crack the $40,000 mark together for the first time next school year, according to a late January email to parents. A roughly proportionate…

Burke students, faculty affected by government shutdown

By Helene Hendrix ‘23

The US government remained shut down for over a month due to President Trump’s request for $5 billion to build a wall along the border of Mexico and the United States. The House…

“Gala” will replace auction for fiftieth anniversary

By Riley Del Sesto ’24 and Madeleine Lampietti ‘24

Burke plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary this April with a gala instead of an auction.

D.C. Council begins year embroiled in controversy

By Eddy Dong ‘20AND Jacob Zuckerman ‘22

By Eddy Dong ’20 and Jacob Zuckerman ‘22

As the new term for the D.C. City Council begins this year, questions about…