Burbank High Boy's Soccer step up

Dogs step up

Burbank Leader

Published: December 22, 2009

BOYS’ SOCCER Burbank in Monrovia Tournament: The Bulldogs have played well in the opening rounds of the event at the Glendale Sports Complex.In a championship-round match Tuesday, the Bulldogs defeated South Gate, 3-1. Garnik Zurabyan had two goals and Jeffrey Earle had one for Burbank (6-1).Burbank opened the tourney Monday with a 3-1 win against Buckley. Earle, Tadeh Anbarchian and Zurabyan scored goals for Burbank.Also on Monday, the Bulldogs defeated Moorpark, 3-1, with two goals coming from Earle and one from Jonathan Trujillo.Earle had scored 10 goals in the last four matches.

Burbank High School Band, Then & Now

Burbank High School Band about mid 1920's

2007 Burbank High School Band

BHS Girl's Soccer Wins Easy

Easy win for ’Dogs
GIRLS’ SOCCER: Burbank dominates play in notching 8-0 league win against Glendale.
By Jeff Tully, Burbank Leader
December 18, 2009

BURBANK HIGH — With nine new players this season, the Glendale High girls’ soccer team expects to take its share of lumps in Pacific League competition. In contrast, Burbank, with a mix of veteran and first-year athletes, fully expects to make a run at a league championship.

It was apparent early on Friday that the Nitros were just no match for the Bulldogs. Once Burbank got going, there was no stopping it, as it rolled to an 8-0 league victory at home.“I think we have a real good balance of older players and new players,” said Burbank Coach Loi Phan, whose squad has outscored its opponents, 19-0, in two league matches. “Instead of feeling intimidated by the older girls, the younger players have really stepped up and played well.”

Although it took the Bulldogs (3-0-1, 2-0 in league) 17 minutes to get their scoring started, they were dominating throughout the entire contest. The most telling statistic detailing that domination was in the shot differential, as Burbank outshot Glendale, 24-2.

“What we’ve done is essentially took a rec-type team and put it on the field,” said Glendale Coach Dino Barbiera, whose team is 2-2, 0-2. “We know we have a long way to go, and we know we have a lot to learn.”The score could have been even more lopsided if it wasn’t for the efforts of Glendale goalkeeper Andrea Guerra, who made 12 saves.“And she’s only a freshman,” Barbiera said. “She did a good job for us.”

The Bulldogs dominated play early, as the Nitros were able to get the ball in Burbank territory only twice during the first 16 minutes. Burbank received a fine offensive effort from Anabell Gonzalez, who had two goals and two assists in 55 minutes of play.The team also had a solid defensive stand, as Alyssa Meredith, Brittany Austin, Kaila Eugenio and Jennifer Seip continually kept Glendale off the ball. In goal, freshman keeper Katie Hooper only had to make two saves.

However, the fact that Hooper even played in the match was remarkable. A short time before the match, Hooper was in a car accident. Although shaken up, she stepped up and wanted to play.“That’s a great effort by her,” Phan said of Hooper. “She was very upset before the game.

”The Nitros’ best chance to score came in the 27th minute when Ashley Aquino blasted a shot from the right side, but Hooper was able to make a diving save. Alexandra Amela had three goals, Marlene Mejia had two and Meredith had one for the Bulldogs.

Fay Wark Burdick-Burn 1958 - 2009

Fay Wark Burdick-Burn of Lake View Terrace died Dec. 12, 2009. She was 50.

Born Nov. 7, 1958, she attended Emerson Elementary School, John Muir Middle School and Burbank High School. She graduated from Burbank High School in 1976 where she played volleyball. She was a member of National Charity League, Burbank Chapter. Burdick-Burn played volleyball and was on the Honor Roll at Los Angeles Valley College. She continued her studies as a business major at Cal State Northridge.

She is survived by her husband, Jack Burn; her daughter, Kaylee Michelle Burdick; her parents, Ralph and Katy Wark of Burbank, brother-in-law and sister Werner and Allana Schwarz; and their family, Nik, Brett and Katy.

Her hobbies were family, camping, water-skiing and deep-sea fishing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. She walked and ran for breast cancer in the Los Angeles area with friends and her daughter, Kaylee. Her friends walked the last Breast Cancer Marathon wearing jackets bearing her name. She was employed by Western Jett of Van Nuys.

Services are pending.

In Memory of Dr. Helen Price

This photo is from the 1964 Luther Burbank Junior High School Yellowjacket Yearbook.

The Superintendent's Office was informed that Dr. Helen Price passed away today, December 18, 2009.

Dr. Helen Price was hired for the 1940-41 school year as a teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School. She worked in Division of Elementary Education as a special education teacher beginning in 1944 and then as the acting supervisor for the Nursery School and Child Care Program from 1946 through 1947. She went on a leave of absence for two years and resigned in May 1949.

Dr. Price was re-employed in September 1954 as a teacher at Luther Burbank Middle School. She became the VP and Dean of Girls in 1956 through 1967. At that time she transferred to BHS as an AP where she continued through June 1982 until she retired in July 1982.

Services will be held in January. As soon as that information is received, it will be sent out via E-News.

Beverly Mae Haws 1936-2009

Beverly Mae Haws, born September 6, 1936, passed away November 12, 2009 with her family at her side.

Born in Milwaukee, WI, she was an only child and moved to Burbank in 1951 with her parents. Beverly graduated from Burbank High School in 1953. She was a homemaker who participated in all her children's activities. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and played a very active role in all their lives.

Beverly was a loving wife of 56 years to Glen Haws and loving mother to sons john(Kathy), Jim (Courtney), Bob (Stacey) and daughter Linda (Mark). She was a caring grandmother to her 9 grandchildren, David, Jenny, Brandon, Chris, Cassie, Britni, Becca, Sydney and Josh.

A graveside service is scheduled at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.

Note: Her obit did not give her maiden name.

19 - old to stand trial for death of his father

DOWNTOWN — A 19-year-old man arrested in connection with the death of his father was ordered Tuesday to stand trial for one felony count of involuntary manslaughter. See my earlier post Timothy Loock.

Noah Timothy Loock, of Burbank, was ordered to appear Jan. 15 in Pasadena Superior Court for a second arraignment following the 2008 death of his father Timothy Loock, said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley.

The incident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. on Nov. 29, 2008, when police responded to a fight at the family home in the 1800 block of North Avon Street, authorities said. Timothy Loock, 48, was rendered unconscious and transported to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, Burbank Police Sgt. Robert Quesada said. Noah Loock fled the scene and was taken into custody later that day and booked on suspicion of killing his father, Quesada said.
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office filed no charges at that time, and the investigation continued until the Los Angeles County coroner’s office ruled the official cause of death as a homicide, police said.

Coroner investigator Denise Bertone said a Dec. 2, 2008 autopsy revealed that Timothy Loock died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head and neck. Noah Loock, a 2008 graduate of Burroughs High School, was released from custody on $25,000 bond.


Timothy Loock, an all-league wide receiver for the class of 1978 at Burbank High, went on to coach receivers and defensive backs at his alma mater until his death last season.