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The Beachcomber

The Fringe Binge: The Beachcomber Review

The Fringe Binge: The Beachcomber Review

Max Bleich, Online Editor-in-Chief February 8, 2013

Fox has a knack for airing amazing shows and then pulling them off the air. There are exceptions, like House and 24, where a show has been given a fair run, and taken off in order to prevent one from jumping...

Students Vote for Snoball King

Jeffrey Zuckerman, Copy Editor, Distribution Manager February 7, 2013

On Wed., Feb. 6, BHS students voted for their favorite candidate among the top three choices for Snoball king. The candidates were Armani Smith, Aaron Paley and Brandon Rotsky. The 2013 Snoball king will...

SenderSmash Podcast 14: Mr. Schulte, Industrial Bunion Arts

SenderSmash Podcast 14: Mr. Schulte, Industrial Bunion Arts

Max Bleich, Online Editor-in-Chief January 6, 2013

Whether you've had Schulte or not, this podcast is definitely worth a listen! Ever wonder why Mr. Schulte created the nickname "bunion?" What he did to put himself through college? How he became interested...

An Evening With the BHS Orchestra and Cleveland City Dance

An Evening With the BHS Orchestra and Cleveland City Dance

John Li, Staff Writer December 21, 2012

On the evening of Dec. 12, the Beachwood Orchestra performed their winter concert in the BHS auditorium. They performed excerpts from The Nutcracker, with several songs accompanied by dancers from Cleveland...

Students Present Timeless Classic, Les Misérables

Students Present Timeless Classic, “Les Misérables”

Sri Vidya Uppalapati, Staff Writer December 13, 2012

“Les Misérables” by Alain Boubil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, was presented by the Chagrin Academy for the Performing Arts from Oct. 26-28. “Les Misérables”...

The Childrens Hour Addresses Serious Themes

“The Children’s Hour” Addresses Serious Themes

Hannah Leland, Staff Writer December 10, 2012

On Dec. 6th, the Drama Club kicked off the year with "The Children’s Hour," a suspenseful, emotionally striking play set in 1934.  A spoiled boarding school girl creates a rumor that two of her female...

Farewell to The Office: Americas Favorite Mockumentary Dies a Slow, Painful, Unfunny Death

Farewell to “The Office”: America’s Favorite Mockumentary Dies a Slow, Painful, Unfunny Death

Grant Gravagna, News Editor November 26, 2012

Scranton, Pennsylvania isn’t exactly a well-known city. Outside of being the birthplace of Vice President Joe Biden, there isn’t much fame for The Electric City to claim... with the exception of one...

Celebrate Your Thanksgiving With Two New SenderSmash Episodes!

Celebrate Your Thanksgiving With Two New SenderSmash Episodes!

Max Bleich, Online Editor-in-Chief November 22, 2012

While you're fattening up on turkey, sweet potatoes, green beans, pie, pie, and more pie, take a few moments to enjoy the outside lives and personalities of two popular BHS faces: Physics teacher Mr. Lerner,...

Fun Size: a Bad Movie With a Great Cleveland Connection

“Fun Size”: a Bad Movie With a Great Cleveland Connection

Jon Sender, Staff Writer November 9, 2012

Starring: Victoria Justice, Jackson Nicoll Runtime: 86 min. Rating: PG-13 Grade: C If you’ve seen Nickelodeon’s Drake and Josh before (now in re-runs), you might remember that on the first Tuesday...

The Ready Set, All American Rejects, and Boys Like Girls Struggle to Connect With Audience at Wolstein Center

The Ready Set, All American Rejects, and Boys Like Girls Struggle to Connect With Audience at Wolstein Center

Cathy Perloff, Opinion Editor October 17, 2012

Why do we go to concerts? Why do we stand in never-ending lines in the blistering cold for a couple of prized tickets? Why waste money we don’t have? After all, it would be much cheaper to listen to...

Former Beachcomber Music Guru, Web Phenom Publishes 900-Page Book

Former Beachcomber Music Guru, Web Phenom Publishes 900-Page Book

Max Bleich, Online Editor in Chief October 16, 2012

You may have known him as a recent district tech staff member and White & Gold director, but BHS alum Joel Freimark has most recently written a 900-page book about music. Freimark’s book, The Music...

As Weather Cools, Homecoming Parade and Bonfire Warm Hearts

Emilykate Hopson-Boyd and Rachel Lubinger, Staff Writers September 30, 2012

Friday, Sept. 28 -- After the high school parade and the annual candy-throwing ritual,  students enjoyed the return of the annual bonfire, which was cancelled last year due to the BHS construction.Kicking...

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