The cheerleaders led us in P-R-I-D-E cheers. Photo shared by Les Heller.
Remember PRIDE? It was hugely important in our day, and I seem to recall that during our time at Burbank High, the sign was vandalized with red paint, perhaps by some John Burroughs students. Cheerleaders also spelled it out for football games. Later it was painted high up on the Gym so that it couldn’t be vandalized.
The PRIDE sign on the gym. Photo is from the Burbank High Centennial book.
But now, if you drive by the campus, PRIDE is nowhere to be seen, at least not from the street, so I asked several Burbank High “experts” on what happened.
Wes Clark, who manages a blog on the history and lore of Burbank, wrote, “I’m guessing that, over the decades, it was simply forgotten – which was also the case with manners, respect, good learning habits and ambition.”
Mike McDaniel, another Burbank expert, said, “To the best of my knowledge they still use ‘Pride’ but things like school spirit are not as important as when we were all there in the 60’s and 70’s. I have seen it used on paper banners and on cheerleaders’ wood blocks that they paint in BHS colors. So it is still used.”
Hey, Class of 1968, let’s show the world we still have some school spirit! Consider attending our 50th Class Reunion on October 6, 2018 by sending us an email. You can get all the information about this event from the following links:
Burbank High Class of 1968 