Conflicting messages from policy makers caused clashes in early March between students and administrators over new state social studies tests.
Many upperclassmen in the US government class attempted...
The Science Olympiad team implemented new strategies this year, which paid off in a 10th place finish at the state tournament on April 11.
Co-Captain SriVidya Uppalapati is pleased with how the team...
The Beachcomber staff had a successful weekend at the Ohio Scholastic Media Association conference held at Kent State on April 10-11, bringing home awards 1st place newspaper, 1st place web site and...
“It’s derived from the latin word ‘niger' ...It has been employed to show contempt for blacks as an inferior race.”
-Social Studies Teacher Greg Deegan
No one said it would be easy.
The campaign to enact a term limit charter amendment in the City of Beachwood began in the summer of 2014 and ended with a special election on Feb. 3.
The movement could...
City officials said the Dec. 26th altercation at Beachwood Place should not deter patrons of the upscale mall.
The fight resulted in three arrests, Beachwood Police Chief Keith Winebrenner said. There...
Halfway through the season, the speech and debate team has won a significant number of trophies, although their members are few.
“In terms of the number of competitors the team is definitely smaller;...
Reid Gobieski, with additional reporting by the Beachcomber staff
• December 18, 2014
The Ohio Department of Education will replace the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) with a series of new computerized exams that most BHS students will take by the end of the 2015-16 school year.
These tests...
Dalia Zullig, Online Editor-in-Chief
• December 13, 2014
Beachwood administrators have sought to reduce paper use in recent years, an effort intended to reduce the district’s costs and decrease its environmental impact.
According to Ken Veon, the district’s...
Naomi Grant, Arts & Life Editor
• December 13, 2014
Beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, the Ohio Department of Education implemented a new system of teacher evaluations, created on the principle that teachers should be held accountable for student growth.
“One...
On Nov. 24, Beachwood police conducted an assembly for Beachwood students to discuss procedures in the event of a school shooting.
For the last two years, Beachwood has adopted an approach called ALICE,...