The student news site of Beachwood High School.

The Beachcomber

Breaking News
  • Sep 1, 8:35 amFollow Beachcomber On Instagram @beachcombernews
The student news site of Beachwood High School.

The Beachcomber

The student news site of Beachwood High School.

The Beachcomber

At least twenty BHS students  attended the event, joining 1,800 from the Cleveland area. The crowd on the national mall was estimated at 290,000. Organizers are calling it the largest rally of Jewish people in modern history.

Thousands of Clevelanders Join March for Israel in Washington

Isaac Gorodeski, Features Editor November 27, 2023

The Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations held a rally for Israel on Nov. 14 at the National Mall in Washington, DC. According to...

Students completed the ropes course at Camp Asbury. Photo by Sam Lewin

Leadership Conference Builds Teamwork & Leadership Skills

Sam Lewin, Photographer November 9, 2023

Approximately 85 students participated in the 2023 leadership conference on Nov. 3-5. Participants completed team building activities at the high school and a ropes course at Camp Asbury in Hiram. They...

Beachwood Board of Education candidates from left: Julie Brough, Jen Ferns, Dr. Josephine Chan and Megan Walsh.

Students Host School Board Candidates’ Forum

Daniella Portner, Staff Writer November 4, 2023

BHS hosted a ‘Meet the Candidates Night’ on Oct. 19 for the Nov. 7 school board election. The event was facilitated by juniors Radha Pareek, Taia Menefee, Eliana Worku, Shreya Chellu, Amy Zhou and...

Beachwood players heard the term Nazi used as a play call during the first half of the Brooklyn game.

‘Nazi’ Play Call Sparks Outrage

Madeleine Mehler and Jack Soroka November 1, 2023

A controversy erupted at the Sept. 22 home football game against Brooklyn over the use of the term ‘Nazi’ as a play call, which Beachwood players, coaches and administrators found offensive.  Linebacker...

Politicians and community leaders spoke at the rally including U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, rabbis from local synagogues and board members of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

Jewish Federation Hosts Rally for Israel

Jacob Tannenbaum, Staff Writer October 24, 2023

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland hosted a rally for Israel on Oct. 9 in the parking lot of the federation building in Beachwood. More than 2,000 people attended the rally, held a few days after Hamas,...

The new pickleball courts are located just behind the tennis courts off of Fairmount Blvd.

City Opens Pickleball Courts

Alma Saltzman and Mikalah Malitz October 19, 2023

As part of Beachwood's mission to add more fun amenities, the city officially opened six new pickleball courts on Oct. 4. In the past, the tennis courts off of Fairmount Blvd. have been used to play...

	While the idea of a rodent running loose around the library might sound scary, most students and staff kept their cool. Image by Iconic via thenounproject

Mouse Spotted in Library During Second Week of School

Alex Bravo, Staff Writer October 11, 2023

The BHS library has always been a welcoming place for students to spend time, but for rodents? A rodent, dubbed by some students as “Mickey,” made its way into the library on Wednesday, Aug. 28....

Aunt Flow sent pre-assembled dispensers, thus simplifying the installation process. The available products include pads and tampons.

District Installs Menstrual Product Dispensers in Bathrooms

Mirica Woodley, Opinion Editor October 7, 2023

The Beachwood City Schools sent an email to students and families on Aug. 22 stating that the district was installing menstrual product dispensers in bathrooms at BHS, BMS and Hilltop.  The school...

Principal Paul Chase formed a faculty committee last spring that helped develop this years bell schedule.

New School Year Brings New Bell Schedule

Isaac Gorodeski, Features Editor October 2, 2023

A new bell schedule has become a fall tradition that BHS students have come to expect in recent years. This year the school start time is pushed forward from 8:35 to 8:20 a.m.; the school end time is...

Ohio voters rejected Issue 1 in an August special election. The proposal would have made it harder to pass ballot initiatives. In November, voters will decide on another Issue 1, the Reproductive Freedom amendment,  as well as Issue 2, which would legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults.

Ohio Rejects 60% Threshold on Citizen-Led Initiatives

Taia Menefee, News Editor October 1, 2023

Ohio voters rejected Issue 1 on Aug. 8, a proposed constitutional amendment which would have made it more difficult to pass a citizen-initiated amendment.  Abortion has recently been a heavily contested...

While there was no confirmed tornado in Beachwood, ferocious winds snapped multiple trees in half and bent a power pole on Fairmount Boulevard.

12 Tornadoes Touch Down in Northeast Ohio

Eli Posa, Staff Writer September 20, 2023

Trees snapped in half. Power out for days.  On the night of Thursday, Aug. 24, multiple tornadoes struck Northeast Ohio leaving rubble scattered all over the streets. A total of 12 tornadoes in...

The storms created widespread power outages, and more than 50,000 people in Cuyahoga County did not have access to electricity the following day.

Storms Cause Power Outage and Aug. 25 School Closing

Anna Tonyushkin and Lyndia Zheng September 20, 2023

An electrical storm hit Beachwood on the night of Aug. 24 causing both the middle and high schools to lose power and canceling school for students on Friday.   A string of storms and tornadoes hit...

Load More Stories

Comments (0)

All The Beachcomber Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest