This time every year, students meet with their guidance counselors to choose classes for next year.
Guidance counselor Jason Downey, in his first year at BHS, explained the process.
“We are currently...
Nam Nguyen, Additional reporting by Beachcomber Staff
• February 24, 2016
In August 2015, the Beachwood Board of Education and the Beachwood Federation of Teachers agreed to a three-year teacher contract, including a 6.6 percent raise over the contract period.
Additionally,...
The death of Antonin Scalia, longtime Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, has left several pending cases in limbo. One case in particular, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, is under...
Dalia Zullig, Online Editor-in-Chief
• February 22, 2016
The Multicultural Achievement Committee (MAC) Scholars hosted this year’s Black History Month assembly on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 19.
This hour-long assembly focused on Historically Black Colleges...
While some BHS clubs are focused on academics or competition, one group of students meets monthly to help their peers make positive decisions.
“It stands for social advocates for youth,” SAY club...
Students in the BHS Human Rights and Conflict class complete their semester with Choosing to Participate (CTP) projects dedicated to bringing positive social change.
During the week of January 4th,...
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• December 17, 2015
On Nov. 23rd, the Board of Education held a meeting to discuss city-wide renovations of both athletic facilities and schools.
Superintendent Bob Hardis, School Board President Mitch Luxenburg and other...
Students who seek an outlet for creative expression can no longer turn to the BHS drama program. At least, not for the 2015-16 school year.
“There is no drama department this year,” Principal Dr....
In a joint presentation on Nov. 16, Superintendent Bob Hardis and Treasurer Michele Mills gave two possible visions of the future for the Beachwood City Schools.
One vision involves spending millions...
On Jun. 26th the Supreme Court ruled in the landmark 5-4 decision of Obergefell v. Hodges that the fourteen states that did not allow gays and lesbians previously to wed would need to do so.
Following...
