David Starr Jordan Middle School Archives

Monday, September 21, 2015

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Sprinklers on during midday David Starr Jordan Middle School in Burbank September 7, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, September 21, 2015

A shout out to Burbank Unified School District officials

Quick action by some officials in the Burbank Unified School District have turned a call out into a shout out for some watering issues at David Starr Jordan Middle School, 420 South Mariposa Street. Burbank school officials got called out on Media City Groove for watering the front lawn at Jordan on a hot Labor Day, two weeks ago. Not […]

Friday, March 25, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 25, 2011

Convicted sex offender Amy Beck released from prison

Convicted sex offender and former Burbank school teacher, Amy Victoria Beck, is back on the streets again. Beck was paroled on March 20, 2011 after serving “… approximately 8 months in state prison,” according to James W. Symington III, Assistant Regional Administrator, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Beck, a popular teacher at David Starr Jordan Middle School, was convicted of […]

Monday, August 23, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, August 23, 2010

A Burbank parent shares her experience with the system

The new school year is only about a week old , but it already has been an ordeal for some Burbank middle school students and their parents. As I first reported on this blog about a week ago, A Burbank city funded, long-running, and very successful after school program was axed at David Starr Jordan Middle School, leaving some parents scrambling to find a […]