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Editor’s Edge: Show Some Courtesy, Put Your Phone Away

Grant Gravagna, News Editor February 21, 2013

You shouldn’t have your phone out in class. It’s a known rule. While not exactly strictly enforced by many teachers, it shouldn’t have to be. It’s an issue of respect, and many BHS students fail...

Guns or Freedom?  You Can Only Pick One

Guns or Freedom? You Can Only Pick One

Max Bleich, Online Editor in Chief December 21, 2012

The word “gun” is short, but it is loaded. To Americans, guns represent danger, safety, fear, destruction, death, freedom and so much more. We live in a culture dominated by guns. The United States...

KYS (Kill Yourself) -- Another Phrase in the Bad Word Bullying Revolution

“KYS” (Kill Yourself) — Another Phrase in the Bad Word Bullying Revolution

Jessie Gill, Staff Writer December 21, 2012

There is a three-letter epidemic spreading through the halls of BHS. It is flowing out the windows of the school, zipping around the internet and flying through texts. It is "KYS", an acronym for "kill...

BHS Students Square off on Marijuana Legalization

BHS Students Square off on Marijuana Legalization

Cathy Perloff, Opinion Editor December 19, 2012

On Election Day 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington state voted to legalize recreational marijuana use. Recently, lawmakers in Rhode Island, Indiana,Vermont, Illinois, Montana, and Pennsylvania have...

Marijuana is Bad for Public Health

Marijuana is Bad for Public Health

Alex Machtay, Staff Writer December 19, 2012

The public opinion on Marijuana seems to be changing. Some people would say it’s evolving, that people are realizing it isn’t particularly bad, and that it’s no worse than alcohol or cigarettes....

Legalizing Marijuana Will Benefit the U.S.

Legalizing Marijuana Will Benefit the U.S.

Jake Lowenkamp, Staff Writer December 19, 2012

I’m just going to come right out and say it: marijuana should be legalized for recreational use. Now, before you write me off as crazy, take three minutes out of your life to read what I have to say. So...

Please Reconsider the Hat Ban

Please Reconsider the Hat Ban

Lizzie Bream, Staff Writer November 30, 2012

It’s soon to be winter in Cleveland, and that means we’ll all be very cold. When we’re cold, many of us would really like to wear hats or hoodies, but the school does not allow it. The policy of...

Fight Discrimination on Frappuccino Friday

Fight Discrimination on Frappuccino Friday

Scott Arkin, President of young Democrats club November 29, 2012

On the morning of Friday, Dec. 7, the young Democrats club will be holding a fundraiser to promote LGBT rights. We will be selling Starbucks mocha Frappuccinos, Arizona Iced Teas and lemonades in the front...

A student forum at the Leadership Conference in 2012. Photo from Beachcomber archives.

Leadership Conference Develops Skills, Friendships

Rachel Lubinger, Features Editor November 15, 2012

On the weekend of Nov. 9, 80 students attended this year’s leadership conference. Many were affected in a positive way: we learned important life lessons, formed new relationships, conquered our biggest...

Paying Teachers for Performance Would Improve Student Learning

Paying Teachers for Performance Would Improve Student Learning

Jon Shapiro, Staff Writer October 1, 2012

In early September, teachers in one of the nation’s largest school districts “walked-out,” leaving around 400,000 Chicago kids either out of school or in very costly temporary programs. The primary...

Merit Pay Would Not Improve Student Learning

Merit Pay Would Not Improve Student Learning

Anshika Niraj, Staff Writer October 1, 2012

The philosopher Elbert Hubbard once said, “The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher.” Hubbard was absolutely right. A teacher’s goals should be to teach students...

Editorial: When Plans Go Awry

Editorial: When Plans Go Awry

Christina Phelps, Editor-in-Chief August 23, 2012

“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” -E.M. Forster One quality that has been instilled in our society is to systematically...

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