Burlington High School Profile

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District Office RE-6J

1457 Martin Avenue P.O Box 369 

719-346-8737    FAX 719-346-8541   

High School

380 Mike Lounge Drive

719-346-8455  FAX 719-346-5599

Don Anderson – Superintendent 

Eileen Jones – District Librarian 

LuCinda Lounge – Business Manager 

Cindy Peacock – District/Board Secretary 

Don Seegar – District Technology   

Thomas Satterly - Principal

William Farnsworth – Athletic Director

Tawni Gribben –  Secretary/Bookkeeper

Judi Rainbolt – A.D./Counselor Secretary

 Marilyn Sexson – Counselor

 County

Kit Carson County covers 2,162 square miles and lies in east central Colorado near the Kansas border. Kit Carson County has about 8,049 residents. Data collected from the Economic Research Service verifies that 12% of the people of Kit Carson County are considered “people living in poverty” and 16.6% of the related children under 18 years of age are also considered living at the poverty level. Within the five school districts the student membership reflects a 22% Hispanic population. Approximately 41% of all students in Kit Carson County qualify for free/reduced lunch. (Wikipedia)

Burlington

Burlington is located on I-70, 15 miles west of the Kansas border. The community of Burlington has a population of 3,700 people with a median age of 35 years. The median household has an income of $34,000 and the median home value is $96,000.  Burlington is considered a Frontier Community in state demographic information. Burlington is supported by the following entities: Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital, Kit Carson County Correctional Center, Kit Carson County Airport, Kit Carson County Seat, Old Town, Kit Carson County Carousel, Morgan Community College and Burlington Activities Center. (Burlington website)

Burlington High School

Burlington High School averages 230 students (9-12) with a recently declining enrollment. There are 17 full time teachers and five part time. The average number of years of teaching experience is thirteen. 91% of the staff meets the state’s definition of Highly Qualified.

Graduation Requirements

24 credits required for graduation

Ag Ed. Business, Construction, COE       2 credits                                   Science                     3 credits

English                                                     3 credits                                   Health                      ½ credit

Fine Arts                                                 1 credit                                    P.E.                         ½ credit

Social Studies                                          3 credits                                   Electives                  8 credits

Mathematics                                            3 credits

Note: College-bound students will need the following credits: English 4, Math 4, Science 3, Foreign Lang. 2 Social Studies 3.

Dual credit classes offered through Morgan Community College are available to juniors and seniors who qualify by ACT scores or Accuplacer scores.                   

High School Grading Scale                                       Morgan CC Grading Scale

A             100-93                                                     A                100-90

B              92-86                                                      B                89-80

C              85-77                                                      C                79-70

D             76-70                                                       D                69-60

Annual Testing

PLAN---All 10^th grade                                                                  NWEA MAPS---9^th -10^th -11^th Fall & Spring

PSAT---11^th grade (optional)                                                        CSAP---9^th – 10^th

ASVAB—11^th grade (optional)                                                      State ACT---11^th

CELA---All qualified students                                                         AIMS Web---All qualified students

Extra Curricular Activities

Extra curricular activities are considered very important in the attempt to graduate well-rounded community members. The opportunities at BHS include: Drama, NHS, FBLA, FFA, StuCo, Spanish Club, Band, Football, Volleyball, Boys and Girls Golf, Wrestling, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Track, Baseball, Cheerleading, Yearbook, Newspaper, and Youth Coalition.

Class of 2008 Profile

The Class of 2008 graduated 53 seniors on May 18, 2008. According to the ACT High School Local Profile Report; 53 students in the class of 2008 took the ACT mandated test (Spring 2007), which resulted in a composite score of 19.1.

38% of the class enrolled in a 4-year college or university; 23% in community or junior college; 13% in tech school and 26% entered the work force or were undecided at graduation.

CHSAA

Burlington is classified as 1A and 2A in various sports. This fall (2008), BHS received notification of All-Academic teams in football 1A, volleyball 2A and student government. The volleyball team was first in the state overall in Class 2A.