Browse past news stories for Burleson High School in Burleson, TX.

• East meets west Asian garden planned for Grapevine (Fort Worth Business Press)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 11:11:06 am
  Larry Leone went to China earlier this year to gather more information and knowledge for his planned Asian garden development in Grapevine. He returned from the journey with much more: the Chinese government as his new partner.
• Burleson’s Sykora voted to UIL all-century volleyball team (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:36:40 am
  Even when Stacy Sykora was in first grade, she knew she was going to be something special.
• 7 UMHB Soccer Players Honored (KWTX-TV Waco)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 09:49:25 pm
  The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men’s soccer team placed seven players on the American Southwest Conference All-Conference teams released today.
• Stephenville spikes Arlington Heights in playoff opener (Stephenville Empire-Tribune)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 03:22:25 pm
  BURLESON - Stepehnville (25-15) is on to the area round of the Class 4A Region I volleyball playoffs for the ninth straight year after a 25-16, 25-14, 25-15 sweep of Fort Worth Arlington Heights (22-10) at Burleson High School Tuesday night.
• Honeybees in playoff form at right time (Stephenville Empire-Tribune)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 03:22:25 pm
  Stephenville appeared to be rounding into post season form with last week’s straight-set wins against Mansfield Timberview and Granbury, and it couldn’t come at a better time with the state playoffs beginning tonight.
• Justifiable pride (Cleburne Times-Review)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 09:20:40 pm
  Cleburne High School’s Golden Pride Band will be among those competing at the UIL Area B Marching Contest Oct. 24 after receiving straight First Division scores from judges at Saturday’s Region 7 competition.
• Students lose Confederate-flag purse case in 5th Circuit (Freedom Forum Online)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 05:08:03 pm
  Texas public high school officials did not violate the First Amendment by prohibiting two female students from carrying purses featuring images of the Confederate flag to school, a federal appeals court panel has ruled.
• Burleson joining ranks of towns with 2 high schools (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 04:01:02 am
  Almost everyone who has grown up in this town of 34,350 is a graduate of Burleson High School, but with the addition of a second high school next year, the Fighting Elks will no longer be the only game in town.
• Court Won’t Revive Texas Students’ Confederate Flag Suit (KWTX-TV Waco)
  posted on October 10, 2009 at 05:39:02 pm
  A federal appeals court won’t revive a lawsuit filed by current and former students in a Texas school district over a ban on purses that displayed the Confederate battle flag.
• Burleson's new strategic plan looks ahead to 2030 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  posted on September 14, 2009 at 03:52:26 am
  Burleson has been anything but dormant when it comes to rapid growth, bringing numerous housing and retail developments to the city.
• 8/30 Local briefs (Cleburne Times-Review)
  posted on August 31, 2009 at 04:12:31 pm
  Arrests were made Sunday and Aug. 21 in a pair of family violence cases, according to Johnson County Sheriff’s Office reports. Sunday in Burleson in a dispute involving husband and wife, 42-year-old Johnny Frazier was charged with assault causing bodily injury.
• Campbell: Standing the Bill of Rights on its head (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 12:34:57 am
  No First Amendment T-shirts in public high schools? In the name of the Constitution, say it isn’t so!
• Teen's MySpace posting to be used to teach (UPI)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 06:17:13 pm
  BURLESON, Texas, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A school district spokesman in Burleson, Texas, says an inappropriate posting by an area teen will be used to teach students about the risks of online posts.
• Burleson School Overturns Suspension, reversal of punishment (The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 03:36:19 am
  A Burleson family got the news they were hoping for on Wednesday. Their daughter, a Burleson High School student, will not face any punishment over items posted on her My Space page. This incident has school officials reviewing the entire District's policies.
• Texas teen suspension lifted over MySpace page (Corsicana Daily Sun)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 03:24:36 am
  A 16-year-old girl will be allowed to remain on the Burleson High School drill team after a suspension over contents of her MySpace page was dropped.
• Burleson school officials remove demerits against drill team member (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 02:55:00 am
  The teen's demerits and suspension are reversed because of a loophole, officials say.
• Gov. Perry Gives Up Residency Claim & Nightly Roundup (KERA North Texas)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 11:56:29 pm
  Gov. Rick Perry is giving up his claim of residency in College Station - and the tax break that went with it. Perry has lived in Austin for nearly two decades.
• Burleson ISD Reverses Teen's MySpace Demerits (CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 06:11:41 pm
  A Burleson teen's MySpace page leads to the girl's suspension from her high school drill team. The controversy spread through the entire Burleson ISD. One day after the story aired on CBS 11 News, the parents of the Burleson High School drill team member met with school officials. And now, the school's decision has been reversed.
• No demerits for student over MySpace post (UPI)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 06:02:02 pm
  BURLESON, Texas, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- School district officials in Burleson, Texas, said Wednesday a student at an area school will not face demerits over an inappropriate posting on MySpace.
• Loophole Overturns Student's Drill Team Suspension (NBC Dallas Fort Worth)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 05:52:52 pm
  Burleson High School is overturning a one-game suspension for a drill team member because of a loophole in the organization's constitution.
• Texas teen suspension lifted over MySpace page (KXXV Waco)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 05:47:16 pm
  Associated Press - August 12, 2009 1:35 PM ET BURLESON, Texas (AP) - A 16-year-old girl will be allowed to remain on the Burleson High School drill team after a suspension over contents of her...
• Burleson school officials remove girl's demerits, drill team suspension (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 04:45:02 pm
  They said a loophole in the drill team's constitution caused to overturn punishment.
• Fort Worth teen suspended over MySpace page (KENS 5 San Antonio)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 12:05:41 pm
  BURLESON, Texas -- A suburban Fort Worth teen is waiting to find out if she will remain suspended from the Burleson High School drill team because of language posted on her MySpace page.
• Internet privacy: Parents say school went too far over MySpace page (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 11:49:58 am
  FORT WORTH — A single inappropriate word posted on her MySpace account got Burleson High School student Lindsey Wessel, 16, suspended from the Elk Strutters drill team for the first football game of the year.
• Parents want reversal after Burleson High student punished for word on MySpace page (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 11:40:01 am
  A 16-year-old won't be part of the drill team for the first football game of the year, and she was assessed eight demerits.
• Girl, 16, suspended over MySpace page (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 11:36:58 am
  BURLESON -- A suburban Fort Worth teen is waiting to find out whether she will remain suspended from the Burleson High School drill team because of language posted on her MySpace page.Dallas-Fort Worth television station KTVT reported that 16-year-ol ...
• Parents Meet District Over MySpace Controversy (CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 02:08:42 am
  A Burleson teen's MySpace page leads to the suspension of the girl from her high school drill team. The controversy now not only involves Burleson High School, but the entire Burleson Independent School District. One day after the story aired on CBS 11 News, the parents of the Burleson High drill team cheerleader, met with school officials.
• Teen Suspended for Posting Bikini Pictures on MySpace (Fox News)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 02:00:11 am
  A suburban Fort Worth teen is waiting to find out if she will remain suspended from the Burleson High School drill team because of postings on her MySpace page.
• Teen suspended over MySpace page (ABC 13 Houston)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 12:51:21 am
  A Fort Worth teen is waiting to find out if she will remain suspended from the drill team because of language posted on her MySpace page
• Burleson high school student punished for word on MySpace page (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 12:35:00 am
  A single inappropriate word posted on her MySpace account got student Lindsey Wessel, 16, suspended from the drill team for the season's first football game.