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Beachwood Students Respond to Shaker Heights Incident

Beachwood Students Respond to Shaker Heights Incident

JInle Zhu and Additional reporting by Alex Cala December 5, 2016

“No, because they don’t work for it and as a culture they are scary, violent, rude and needy. They expect to be catered to.” These were the words used in a text message sent by a Shaker Heights...

Stanley Bernath in Deegans classroom. Photo by Rihab Ali

Holocaust Survivor Tells Story of Hope Overcoming Hate

Rihab Ali, Staff Writer December 4, 2016

Holocaust survivor Stanley Bernath visited Greg Deegan’s Human Rights and Conflict (HRC) class on Oct. 31 to speak about his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp. “HRC students were able to...

Students enjoyed  playing with animals at the 2013 ASL holiday party. Photo from Beachcomber archives.

ASL Club Prepares For Holiday Party 2016

Justin Dubin, Staff Writer November 29, 2016

The American Sign Language (ASL) club is hosting the annual holiday party on Dec. 6 in the BHS gym. For the last twelve years, the club has invited the Cleveland deaf community to come together and...

The MAC Scholars film series continues on Nov. 19 with a screening of Race, directed by Stephen Hopkins. Image source: focusfeatures.com/race.

MAC Scholars Kick Off Film Series Focusing on Civil Rights

Ofek Hyer, Staff Writer November 10, 2016

Over a hundred people filled the BHS auditorium on Oct. 29 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.  They had come to watch the 2014 film Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay. The MAC Scholars club hosted the event, the...

Kaveh Varghai makes the leap of faith at the 2010 leadership conference.  Photo from Beachcomber archives by Elana Gloger.

Leadership Conference to Focus on Team Building and Empowerment

Prerna Mukherjee, Staff Writer November 9, 2016

The leadership conference will be held this weekend at BHS. The three-day conference gives students the opportunity to participate in team building and leadership activities. Currently, there are about...

ASL teacher Sharon Weisman was inducted to the Gallery of Success  in 2014. Photo from Beachcomber archives.

Nominations Open for Gallery of Success 2017

Rihab Ali, Staff Writer November 1, 2016

The Gallery of Success honors distinguished BHS alumni who have contributed to their community and the world. The Beachwood Board of Education created the Gallery of Success in 1985. Inductions are...

Photo by Livia Eppell

Class of 2017 Wins Spirit Week

James Flowers, Staff Writer October 28, 2016

This year's Spirit Week, Oct. 17 to 21, was packed with exciting activities. Assemblies were held on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. There were no assemblies on block days due to the PSAT, which was administered...

Until recently, AP classes were primarily for upperclassmen. Photo from Beachcomber archives.

BHS Offers AP US History to Freshmen

Prerna Mukherjee, Staff Writer October 24, 2016

In recent years, BHS students have had the opportunity to take Advanced Placement (AP) classes in their freshman year. Currently, AP US History is the only course offered to all freshmen. BHS guidance...

Class of 2017 Produces Seven National Merit Semifinalists

Class of 2017 Produces Seven National Merit Semifinalists

Zach Zhang, Staff Writer October 23, 2016

The class of 2017 has a remarkable number of National Merit Semifinalists this year, scoring in  the top 1% nationwide of juniors who took the PSAT last year. Seven BHS students achieved this distinction:...

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Pumpkin Patch a Smashing Success

Justin Dubin, Staff Writer October 22, 2016

October is marked by colder temperatures, fall jackets, pumpkin spice lattes and of course the BHS pumpkin patch. For the fourth year in a row, math teacher Jessica Kellogg, who advises the class of...

Wheelocks Latin is the online text for BHS Latin students.

Online Latin Now Available to BHS Students

Vivian Li, Staff Writer October 20, 2016

BHS has introduced a new option to world language course offerings this year: an online Latin course, also now available in the middle school. One of the oldest languages in the world, Latin is the...

Photo by Athena Grasso

Adhesive From Track Installation Washed Into Retention Pond

Athena Grasso, Staff Writer October 18, 2016

Adhesive runoff from the BHS track was discovered in the stadium’s retention pond on Thursday, Sep. 29. After heavy rains, the latex adhesive used for track installation dissolved, traveling through...

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