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The Beachcomber

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The Beachcomber

Family Home Destroyed by Fire; Community Raises Funds to Help

Family Home Destroyed by Fire; Community Raises Funds to Help

Lin-ye Kaye, Staff Writer October 2, 2012

On the night of Sept. 12, a fire destroyed the Gaines family’s home on Edgewood Road. The home’s occupants escaped unharmed, but they lost all of their possessions. The fire was extinguished by firefighters...

No More Jeans for BHS Teachers

No More Jeans for BHS Teachers

Sri Vidya Uppalapati, Staff Writer September 28, 2012

New BHS Principal Ed Klein has begun to make changes. One of these is the removal of casual Friday. In previous years, teachers have been permitted to wear jeans on Fridays. Klein has asked that teachers...

Cedar Center Offers New Places to Eat and Shop

Cedar Center Offers New Places to Eat and Shop

Jeff Zuckerman, Copy Editor / Distribution Manager September 27, 2012

The redevelopment of Cedar Center North in South Euclid is in progress, with new stores and restaurants open, and more coming soon. At this new shopping center,  customers can get anything from soup to...

Top 12 Narrowed Down to Top 3, Who Will the Winner Be?

Max Bleich, Online Editor-in-Chief September 20, 2012

The Top 12 have finally been narrowed down to three candidates for homecoming queen. Esme Eppell, Jori Holloway, Bridgette Jacober have all been selected as the Top 3- but just who will rise amongst the...

It’s Not Easy Being Green: The Fate of the Green Dream Classroom

Emily Topilow, Staff Writer September 20, 2012

Due to the dismantling of the Green Dream classroom, the BHS marketing class has moved forward with a new project called ENTROVATION.Marketing teacher Greg Perry’s class started the Green Dream eco-showcase...

Top 12 Assembly 2012

September 14, 2012

See photos from the Sept. 14 assembly right here.

Students Using Temporary Locks; Awaiting Shipment of New Locks

Students Using Temporary Locks; Awaiting Shipment of New Locks

John Li, Staff Writer September 11, 2012

One thing  veteran BHS students noticed after stepping into school on Aug. 29 was the absence of locks on the lockers. Beachcomber investigations revealed the cause:  a mistake during shipping. Many...

Local BBYO Chapter Honors David Berger and Munich Anniversary

Local BBYO Chapter Honors David Berger and Munich Anniversary

Ali Pinhasi, Staff Writer September 11, 2012

While many students celebrated Labor Day weekend at a barbeque or an air show, the David Berger AZA chapter of the local Bnai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO) led the “40th Anniversary of the Olympic...

Why Were the Flags at Half Mast?

Why Were the Flags at Half Mast?

Walter Ringfield, Jr., Staff Writer September 7, 2012

When students walked into BHS on the first day of school, they may have noticed that the three flags waving in front of the school were lowered. the American flag, the Ohio flag and the BHS flag were all...

Activities Fair Takes on New Format

Activities Fair Takes on New Format

Cathy Perloff, Opinion Editor September 7, 2012

On Tuesday, Sept. 4, the BHS student body filled the south gym for the annual activities fair. This year, club leaders gave 30-second schpiels to persuade prospective club members to join. For the first...

New Principal, New Classrooms, New Schedule... How are BHS Students Coping with Change?

New Principal, New Classrooms, New Schedule… How are BHS Students Coping with Change?

The Journalism Class August 31, 2012

“I like that we don’t have to walk through the bathroom to get to the other side [of the hallway].” –Senior Danyelle Shelton “ I hate [the new schedule], class periods are too long and...

Beachwood Bans Handheld Devices While Driving

Beachwood Bans Handheld Devices While Driving

Christina Phelps, Editor-in-Chief (Print) August 24, 2012

After the passage of Ohio’s texting and driving law on June 1, the City Council  passed its own law on June 19, making Beachwood the first community in the area with a law stricter than the state’s. Beachwood’s...

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