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Suddenly, twenty feet above the stage, an orange neon light reading “The Avett Brothers” as well as purple neon lights reading “True Sadness”appeared. The lights hit my retinas and sent shivers down my spine. Photo by Ben Connor.

Avett Brothers Bring Sensitive, Soulful Sound to Akron

Ben Connor, Staff Writer December 10, 2016

The Avett Brothers performed at the Akron Civic Theater on Nov. 16, bringing American folk rock to the rubber city along with generous doses of compassion, sincerity and felicity. With no opening band,...

BHS Gives Thanks, Narrows Field For Snoball King

BHS Gives Thanks, Narrows Field For Snoball King

Ofek Hyer, Staff Writer November 28, 2016

The auditorium was filled with students on the morning of Monday, Nov. 21, and they were eager to find out what this year's Thanksgiving assembly had in store. As the assembly began, Student Activities...

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Fun Websites to Help With the Stress

Jinle Zhu, Layout Editor, News Editor November 23, 2016

Stressed from the holidays? The election? The change of seasons? Here are some feel-good websites that might help you stay sane. They might be useful, they might be not, but either way, I feel that...

BHS Musical Ensembles Play With Cleveland Orchestra for Auditorium Opening

BHS Musical Ensembles Play With Cleveland Orchestra for Auditorium Opening

Dalia Zullig, Editor-in-Chief November 15, 2016

The renovated auditorium saw its first event on the evening of Nov. 5. The BHS Orchestra performed with the Cleveland Orchestra along with the choir and some of the band. Instrumental music teachers...

Bison Trick or Treat

Bison Trick or Treat

November 1, 2016

Some of us are never too old for Halloween. Photos by Alex Cala, Justin Dubin and Ofek Hyer

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Rocky Horror Remake Dazzles With Surprising Casting Choices

Cameron Godfrey, Staff Writer October 25, 2016

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS,) which originally aired in London in 1975, is a cult classic film, loved by many and celebrated in midnight showings all over the world. The hallmark of Rocky Horror...

Photo by Alexander Robison.

Show Choir Launches at BHS

Prerna Mukherjee, Staff Writer September 7, 2016

Students will soon have the opportunity to perform in the newly-renovated auditorium as show choir joins the large variety of after-school activities available to BHS students. Choir teacher Darlene...

Photos by Gabriela Colovan Costa

Check Out Our Photos From Family Fun Day

Nam Nguyen, Staff Writer September 7, 2016

A large crowd gathered amidst a carnival-like atmosphere at  the Beachwood aquatic center parking lot on Sunday, Sept. 4. The event, which lasted from 1:00 to 5:00, provided amusement park rides as...

Plaza Suite was the most recent production by the BHS drama club in April, 2015. Photo from Beachcomber Archives.

Could Drama Club Rise Again?

Ben Connor, Staff Writer August 27, 2016

With the renovated auditorium ready for use, could the drought in the drama program come to an end? Student Activities Coordinator Craig Alexander identifies multiple factors contributing to the decline...

Maestro Mati Lazar conducting the HaZamir chamber choir. Photo courtesy of Samantha Shaffer.

Beachwood Students Perform at Carnegie Hall

Gabriela Covolan Costa, Staff Writer May 3, 2016

The Cleveland chapter of the Hazamir Choral Foundation joined performers from all over the world  on April 3 to perform Jewish and gospel music at Carnegie Hall for the annual Hazamir Festival. Eighth...

Despite the changes at the helm, there’s no disruption discernible to the viewer. The cast shines, the production values soar, and the profanity-laden one-liners land as well as ever.

HBO’s ‘Veep’ Still Vibrant

Grant Gravagna, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2016

Game of Thrones and Silicon Valley are in good company. At 10:30 p.m., Veep, the Emmy Award-winning political satire, rounds out HBO’s lauded Sunday night lineup. Narcissistic, image-conscious President...

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