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By Kelly Corrigan, kelly.corrigan@latimes.com | April 22, 2014
John Muir Middle School unveiled a mural of Yosemite Valley on Monday, which also marked the birthday of the school's namesake on April 21, 1838. The mural depicts images of Yosemite Valley once captured by legendary photographer Ansel Adams. PHOTOS: Muir Middle School unveils Yosemite mural The project was created over a span of a few weeks with help from 160 of Muir's art students, whose work was overseen by Los Angeles artist Randall Williams. It measures 5,400 square feet, making it the largest mural at any school in Burbank Unified.
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By Kelly Corrigan, kelly.corrigan@latimes.com | March 21, 2014
Seventh graders at John Muir Middle School participated in their annual “Around the World Day” that had outside drummers and dancers bring their music and performances to the students in a daylong event on Friday. Organized by the seventh grade teachers, Muir Principal Greg Miller said there were Taiko drummers, Peruvian dancers and sword play. The day began with medieval jousting, and throughout the day, performers and dancers invited students participate in the activities.
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By Alene Tchekmedyian, alene.tchekmedyian@latimes.com | February 25, 2014
Burbank residents wishing to share any concerns or complaints with the city's elected officials can do so at a town hall meeting next week. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at John Muir Middle School, located at 1111 N. Kenneth Road, and is an opportunity for the public to meet with the Burbank City Council in a casual setting away from City Hall. “It's healthy for us to just go out and listen,” said Mayor Emily Gabel-Luddy, adding that she hopes the meetings can continue regularly every six months.
SPORTS
By Jeff Tully, jeff.tully@latimes.com | April 16, 2013
Local athletes found the themselves in the heat of competition Saturday at the annual Burbank All-City Middle Schools Track and Field Meet. Boys and girls' in the sixth through eighth grades from the three local middle schools - Jordan, John Muir and Luther - took to the track and infield at Burbank High for the friendly event. Nearly 300 athletes took part in the meet. PHOTOS: Burbank All-City Track and Field Meet It was also a good showing as far as new meet records go, as 16 new marks were set across the divisions.
SPORTS
BY JEFF TULLY, jeff.tully@latimes.com | March 13, 2012
The Burroughs High track and field team has not even held a home meet at its new Memorial Field facility. Instead, a group of local youth athletes got first crack at the venue in an annual event Saturday. They were able to test out the new running track and compete on the state-of-the-art field event areas. Area athletes also found themselves in the heat of competition at the annual Burbank Middle Schools Track and Field Meet. Boys and girls from the three local middle schools - Jordan, John Muir and Luther - took to the track and infield at Memorial Field for the friendly event.
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By Megan O'Neil, megan.oneil@latimes.com | March 8, 2011
Rabbi Richard Flom stood on the bema — the raised platform at the front of the synagogue and proceeded with a crash course in conservative Judaism. Addressing 115 John Muir Middle School students, he explained the 12 tribes of Israel, the ark, the presence of the Israeli flag and the Torah. “You will notice unlike the books you are used to this goes from right to left,” Flom said. “Hebrew is written right to left. You will see the Hebrew on the right-hand side and the English translation on the left-hand side.
SPORTS
March 31, 2010
They are the future track and field standouts for the local high school programs. Proving that many are ready to make the leap, nearly 300 area athletes took part in Saturday’s annual Burbank All-City Middle Schools Track Meet at Burbank High. Boys and girls’ from the three local middle schools — Jordan, John Muir and Luther — took to the track and infield at the venue to see who is the city’s best in various running and field events. Muir eighth-grader Destiny Dutton had a hand in four victories, as she won the girls’ 200 and 400 and helped her 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams gain wins.
SPORTS
By Jeff Tully | March 12, 2008
MEMORIAL FIELD — Local athletes found the themselves in the heat of competition Saturday at the annual Burbank All-City Meet. Boys and girls’ from the three local middle schools — Jordan, John Muir and Luther — took to the track and infield at Memorial Field for the friendly event. Nearly 300 athletes took part in the meet. “We didn’t have a lot of records set, but we had some great results from the athletes,” said one of the meet’s organizers, Kenny Knoop, of Jordan.
NEWS
By Rachel Kane | January 26, 2008
Burbank’s high school show choirs are more than used to competition. But this weekend’s Burbank Blast Show Choir Festival, where six of Southern California’s top show choir groups will sing on the same stage, is not about winning. About 500 students of different skill levels from five high schools and one Burbank middle school, John Muir, will run through their competition material and receive critiques from three nationally known judges. The festival, which precedes the choirs’ competition season, will be an opportunity for the students to hone their skills, learn new ones and get friendly with their soon-to-be rivals.
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By Rachel Kane | October 31, 2007
BURBANK — Administrators at John Muir Middle School jumped ahead of a few other schools this month by cementing plans to install new auditorium curtains by the end of November. Burbank Unified School District board members approved a list of purchase orders at their Oct. 18 meeting that included more than $15,000 for rigging, installation and materials for new stage drapes at Muir. The funds for the project are being taken out of the school’s share in a one-time grant from the state for physical education, art and music, per the wishes of its council and leadership teams, while other schools in the district that also need new drapes are waiting for district administrators and officials to research costs and find funding methods.