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DAC Scholars Hold Kwanzaa Celebration at BMS

DAC Scholars Hold Kwanzaa Celebration at BMS

Grace Kagai, Staff Writer December 23, 2011

On the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 19, the DAC scholars held a Kwanzaa celebration at the middle school. Co-adviser Patte Bettis-Eddie explained that Kwanzaa is not religious, as many people think. It...

ASL Classes Host Biggest Party Ever

ASL Classes Host Biggest Party Ever

Vance Gulley, Staff Writer December 14, 2011

American Sign Language students and teacher Sharon Weisman hosted the  annual ASL party on Dec. 13. Senior Maxie Novinc, a student in the ASL class said,  “It’s for the hard of hearing and the...

GFS, a bulk food and party supply store, opened in October. Photo by Jeffrey Zuckerman.

Cedar Center North Coming Back to Life

Jeffrey Zuckerman, Copy Editor December 13, 2011

Beachwood students will soon have a new place to go during their free time. Cedar Center North, which has been vacant since 2008, is now coming back to life. Gordon Food Service Marketplace (GFS), a store...

Amnesty International Raises Money for UNICEF

Amnesty International Raises Money for UNICEF

Anthony Kwon, Staff Writer November 22, 2011

This October, BHS Amnesty International sponsored the Trick or Treat for UNICEF campaign to raise money for the United Nations Children’s Fund. The organization is dedicated to protecting children around...

Amnesty International Collects Shoes for Hatian Students

Amnesty International Collects Shoes for Hatian Students

Anthony Kwon, Staff Writer October 24, 2011

The BHS Amnesty International Club held the “Soles 4 Souls” campaign in early October to provide shoes to students in Haiti. Club adviser Don Majercak said, “This campaign’s purpose is to send...

“I think that it’s important that we continue to teach kids how to make healthy choices,” Principal Ed Klein said.

Journalism Class Holds Multicultural Stuff-Your-Face Party

Journalism Class October 20, 2011

To celebrate the diversity of our small class, the journalism class held a multicultural party on Thursday, Oct. 20. Grace Kagai, an exchange student from Kenya, said, "I brought rice, which we...

Temporary Hallway is Complete

Temporary Hallway is Complete

Rena Andrews, Staff Writer October 18, 2011

In the last few weeks, construction workers have installed a temporary hallway between the north gym and the 100 / 200 wing where the English, foreign language and social studies departments are located. Principal...

Jessie Gill Wins Third Place at Yale Speech & Debate Tourney

Jessie Gill Wins Third Place at Yale Speech & Debate Tourney

Grace Kagai, With additional reporting by the Beachcomber staff. October 11, 2011

On Sept. 22-26, Junior Jessie Gill won third place in humorous interpretation at the Yale University tournament, bringing home the BHS speech and debate team’s first top three trophy from a prestigious...

Who Will Lead White & Gold? (Updated)

Who Will Lead White & Gold? (Updated)

Max Bleich, Editor-in-Chief (Online) October 7, 2011

Over the summer, BHS alumnus, auditorium manager and district technology coordinator Joel Freimark departed for New York. He left behind more than his job. He left behind the White & Gold variety...

BHS Students and Staff Consider the Role of Facebook in School

BHS Students and Staff Consider the Role of Facebook in School

Student and teacher relationships on Facebook have become a national controversy in the past few months. BHS students and staff have many opinions about what’s appropriate in regard to Facebook “relationships”...

Homecoming Dance Exceeds Expectations

Maya Saab, Staff Writer September 20, 2011

This year’s homecoming went well, despite concerns about the construction. Many students were pleasantly surprised to see that the dance location had been changed from the cafeteria to the gym. By 8:00,...

Homecoming Weekend Looms, Will the Construction Interrupt?

Homecoming Weekend Looms, Will the Construction Interrupt?

Maya Saab, Staff Writer September 13, 2011

This homecoming weekend there have been changes that make it notably different from previous years. Student Activities Coordinator Craig Alexander explained that the construction work factors into these...

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