GAINS
MATHEMATICS COUNT
In an unbelievable turnaround that's usually reserved for works of
fiction, the John Burroughs School Chamber Choir became champs after a
miscalculation of scores was discovered.
The group of winning warblers thought they were on their way home
after the competition neared an end in Branson, Mo., but a thoughtful
father began tabulating the choir's scores and found a great discrepancy.
We would like to applaud the actions of a single parent who had enough
gumption and mathematics capability (as well as time on his hands) to
figure out that the figures didn't add up.
Cheers!
MARCHING TO THE TOP
The Burbank High School Bulldog Marching Band has proven time and time
again in this past year that they are definite winners.
Not only did the band receive top honors and take home the Sweepstakes
Trophy as the highest scoring band for the third year in a row in the
Burbank on Parade, but this weekend, the band returned from the 54th
Maytime Band Review with -- you guessed it -- first-in-class honors, also
for the third year in a row.
While all musicians in the band work together to create a marvelous
music machine, there is one person in particular who has led the group to
the winner's circle time and time again. That person is Dean Immel, who
took over the baton as instrumental music teacher at Burbank High School
in 1994.
A school can only boast a first-class band only if it has a
first-class bandleader.
LOSS
FAREWELL
It was a sad day for Burbank when Bill Wiggins left his City Council
seat May 1. But he didn't leave empty handed. He towed along all the
syrupy, sentimental parting gifts from his fellow council members, which
included a blown tire.
But seriously, having Wiggins depart from the council is a great loss
to Burbank and its residents.
Even-tempered, Wiggins consistently demonstrated great restraint. Over
time, his face became familiar as he sat with a quiet quality and
listened sympathetically to both sides of any debate. Only then would he
weigh the opinions of others then respond with sound reason and logic.
Wiggins is for real. He is as nice as he seems. What you see is what
you get. And his contributions over the past eight years can be seen
throughout the city.
