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Results from the Burbank All-City Middle Schools Track Meet . 6TH GRADE BOYS (Muir 102, Luther 57, Jordan 43) 60 Forest Fajardo (Muir) 8.70; 2. Journey Shank (Jordan) 8.90; 3. Dillon Rosen (Muir); 4. Everett Kanoho (Jordan) 9.56; 5. Zach Morales (Luther) 11.06. 8.97. 100 Preston Hernandez (Luther) 13.6; 2. Forest Fajardo (Muir) 14.08; 3. Journey Shank (Jordan). 14.5; 4. Everett Kanoho (Jordan) 15.5; 5. Zach Malone (Jordan) 18.15. 400 Brandon Phillips (Muir)

Irma Lemus RANCHO DISTRICT -- Call Matthew Scharch's essay on volunteerism a home run. Matthew, 11, a sixth-grader at David Starr Jordan Middle School, won four tickets to the April 28 Los Angeles Dodgers game against the Florida Marlins after his essay describing his involvement in the community won a contest sponsored by John Boal, owner of PacRim Publishing. The Burbank-based company has offered similar contests to students about four times in the past year, school officials said.

Amy Herman, a sixth-grader at David Starr Jordan Middle School, is dismayed that four of her favorite teachers are among the 21 who received preliminary termination notices March 12. Amy and a dozen of her classmates decided to sell lemonade, Kool-Aid and baked goods to raise money for teachers Heather Good, Marleigh Adelstein, Chris Demore and George Velarde. Their stand will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at 740 S. Griffith Park Drive, across the street from Mountain View Park.

Top three results from the event held Saturday at Memorial Field. 6TH GRADE BOYS 1. Muir 121, 2. Luther 60, Jordan 26 60-yard hurdles 1. Dylan Gabriel (Muir) 9.50; 2. Noah Tipton (Jordan) 9.53; 3. Jon Weber (Luther) 9.54. 50 1. Jon Webber (Luther) 7.15; 2. Isaiah Amos (Muir) 7.23; 3. Thomas Wee (Muir) 7.31. 100 1. Isaiah Amos (Muir) 13.60; 2. Jon Webe (Luther) 13.75; 3. Ricardo Mendez (Muir) 14.00. 400 1. Gakbe Mckenzie (Muir)

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.

8th GRADE GIRLS 100 1. McKenzie Paul (Muir) 12.60; 2. Nicole Maldonado (Jordan) 12.62; 3. Mariah Winters (Muir) 12.91. 200. 1. McKenzie Paul (Muir) 29.30; 2. Mariah Winters (Muir) 29.40; 3. Stephanie Coyne (Jordan) 30.78 400 1. McKenzie Paul (Muir) 1:03.8; 2. Daniela Salinas (Jordan) 1:06.7; 3. Courtney Austin (Muir) 1:11.69. 880 1. Danielle Reid (Muir) 2:37.6; 2. Daniela Salinas (Jordan) 2:38; 3. April Hishinuma (Muir) 2:41. Mile 1. April Hishinuma (Muir)

8th GRADE GIRLS 100 1. McKenzie Paul (Muir) 12.60; 2. Nicole Maldonado (Jordan) 12.62; 3. Mariah Winters (Muir) 12.91. 200. 1. McKenzie Paul (Muir) 29.30; 2. Mariah Winters (Muir) 29.40; 3. Stephanie Coyne (Jordan) 30.78 400 1. McKenzie Paul (Muir) 1:03.8; 2. Daniela Salinas (Jordan) 1:06.7; 3. Courtney Austin (Muir) 1:11.69. 880 1. Danielle Reid (Muir) 2:37.6; 2. Daniela Salinas (Jordan) 2:38; 3. April Hishinuma (Muir) 2:41. Mile 1. April Hishinuma (Muir)

Jeff Tully A group of anxious youth track and field athletes were poised and ready to compete in the annual Burbank Middle Schools' Track Meet. However, rain washed out the originally scheduled competition March 19 at Memorial Field, forcing the athletes to wait. Although it was a week late, the athletes got their chance to shine Saturday at a rescheduled meet that featured boys and girls from John Muir, Jordan and Luther middle schools. The meet was held in boys' and girls' divisions and broken down in grades six, seven and eight.

Individual results from Burbank's Finest Middle School Track Meet: 6TH GRADE BOYS 50 yards 1. Sebastian Acosta (Luther) 6.9 seconds; 2. David Umana (Luther) 7,2; 3. Matt Saavedra (Jordan) 7.2. 100 yards 1. Sebastian Acosta (Luther) 13.3; 2. Zander Anding (Jordan) 13.9; 3. Nathan Frazier ( Muir) 14.1. 400 meters 1. Sebastian Acosta (Luther) 1:07.3; 2. David Umana (Luther) 1:12.4; 3. Kevin Enriquez (Luther) 1:12.7. 880 yards 1. Andrew Wernstraum (Muir)

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.

Jordan Middle School volunteers were up early Saturday morning building tables and benches or setting plants in neat rows for the Betty Steinkolk Literacy Patio and Garden, dedicated to the beloved former principal who died in 2009. The 3 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony was the culmination of a yearlong partnership between the Burbank Business Partners, Burbank Assn. of Realtors Community Service Foundation and the Burbank Noon Rotary Club, said Sue Georgino, board member of the Business Partners.

Straight-A student Rami Makarem, 11, had three words to say as his fork was poised over two pancakes on the paper plate Friday morning before class. “They taste delicious,” said the Jordan Middle School sixth-grader. The event was the annual “A's Breakfast,” and 750 students who earned an A on their report card were treated to a pancake breakfast beginning at 6:45 a.m., said Principal Stacy Cashman. Administrators, teachers, secretaries, instructional assistants and custodians all did their part to make the students feel special.

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.

Results from the Burbank All-City Middle Schools Track Meet . 6TH GRADE BOYS (Muir 102, Luther 57, Jordan 43) 60 Forest Fajardo (Muir) 8.70; 2. Journey Shank (Jordan) 8.90; 3. Dillon Rosen (Muir); 4. Everett Kanoho (Jordan) 9.56; 5. Zach Morales (Luther) 11.06. 8.97. 100 Preston Hernandez (Luther) 13.6; 2. Forest Fajardo (Muir) 14.08; 3. Journey Shank (Jordan). 14.5; 4. Everett Kanoho (Jordan) 15.5; 5. Zach Malone (Jordan) 18.15. 400 Brandon Phillips (Muir)

The family of a Burbank teenager who had a sexual relationship with his middle school teacher has filed a lawsuit against the school district alleging that it failed to safeguard the student from an aggressive predator. In March, Amy Beck, a sixth-grade teacher at Jordan Middle School, shocked the Burbank community when she turned herself in to police for having sex with her then-14-year-old student, who has not been identified. The liaison took place from March to September 2009, and involved sex acts at the teacher's Burbank home and on the Jordan Middle School campus, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Individual results from Saturday’s Burbank All-City Middle Schools Track Meet. 8TH GRADE BOYS 1. Jordan; 2. Luther; 3. Muir 70-meter hurdles 1. Matt Schwartz (L) 10.1; 2. Andres Pulgarian (M) 10.5; 3. Jonathon Afzali (M) 10.6. 100 1. Matt Schwartz (L) 12.5; 2. Andres Pulgarian (M) 12.8; 3. Aaron Besler (J) 13.4. 200 1. Drew Tobin (J) 28.0; 2. Ray Gurley (L) 28.62; 3. Ethan Moskowitz (M) 28.69. 400 1. Steven Santeliz (L)

BURBANK — A seventh-grade teacher at David Starr Jordan Middle School was arrested last week after multiple allegations of child annoying, police said. Michael Dobbin, 38, was arrested on May 15 and charged with three counts of child annoying after students reported the teacher’s hands were in his pants during a math class, Burbank Police Sgt. Travis Irving said. “There were three kids in the class at the time, and they thought he was playing with himself,” he said.

BURBANK — A seventh-grade teacher at David Starr Jordan Middle School was arrested last week after multiple allegations of child annoying, police said. Michael Dobbin, 38, was arrested on May 15 and charged with three counts of child annoying after students reported the teacher’s hands were in his pants during a math class, Burbank Police Sgt. Travis Irving said. “There were three kids in the class at the time, and they thought he was playing with himself,” he said.

Top three results from the event held Saturday at Memorial Field. 6TH GRADE BOYS 1. Muir 121, 2. Luther 60, Jordan 26 60-yard hurdles 1. Dylan Gabriel (Muir) 9.50; 2. Noah Tipton (Jordan) 9.53; 3. Jon Weber (Luther) 9.54. 50 1. Jon Webber (Luther) 7.15; 2. Isaiah Amos (Muir) 7.23; 3. Thomas Wee (Muir) 7.31. 100 1. Isaiah Amos (Muir) 13.60; 2. Jon Webe (Luther) 13.75; 3. Ricardo Mendez (Muir) 14.00. 400 1. Gakbe Mckenzie (Muir)