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The Beachcomber

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Ten Moves! Benefit Concert Raises $1400

Ten Moves! Benefit Concert Raises $1400

Emily Topilow, Staff Writer December 7, 2012

The Ten Moves! benefit concert, held Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Beachwood Community Center, was a success. The organizers raised about $ 1,400 to build schools in the Philippines. - Performers practiced...

Local Retailers Reflect on Black Friday Turnout

Local Retailers Reflect on Black Friday Turnout

Grant Gravagna, News Editor November 30, 2012

With turkey day dinner not even digested, shoppers were ready to shop their wallet out late Thanksgiving evening and early Black Friday morning. As shoppers piled through the doors of retail centers all...

Benefit Concert to Help Build Schools in the Philippines

Benefit Concert to Help Build Schools in the Philippines

Emily Topilow, Staff Writer November 29, 2012

On Saturday Dec. 1, a benefit concert will be held at the Beachwood Rec Center from 4-7 pm  to support TEN Moves. There will be a silent auction, raffle, local performers and plenty of food. This event...

Four Students Make Break Rounds at Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament

Four Students Make Break Rounds at Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament

Emily Topilow, Staff Writer November 27, 2012

The Beachwood speech and debate team had its best performance ever at the Glenbrooks  tournament held in suburban Chicago on Nov. 17-19. Juniors Varun Jambunath and Anshika Niraj made it to the semifinals...

BHS Gives Thanks

BHS Gives Thanks

The journalism class November 20, 2012

Students and teachers gave thanks today at the traditional Thanksgiving assembly. Find out what students in the journalism class are thankful for... I'm thankful for the simple things that make...

JCWA Wins Glory at University of Virginia Conference

JCWA Wins Glory at University of Virginia Conference

Ali Pinhasi, News Editor November 16, 2012

The BHS Junior Council of World Affairs (JCWA) had an impressive performance at the University of Virginia’s Model United Nations Conference (VAMUN) held at the University of Virginia Nov. 2-4. Eighteen...

First Calamity Day Used for Super-Storm Sandy; Four Remain

First Calamity Day Used for Super-Storm Sandy; Four Remain

Walter Ringfield, Jr., Staff Writer November 14, 2012

On Tuesday, Oct. 30, Beachwood used its first calamity day due to Super-Storm Sandy. Through an electronic notification system, Superintendent Dr. Richard Markwardt contacted students, parents and teachers...

14 Seniors Qualify for National Merit Recognition

14 Seniors Qualify for National Merit Recognition

November 8, 2012

By Ali Pinhasi, News Editor Fourteen students, representing more than 10% of Beachwood’s senior class, received honors from the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSQP) this year. Six of...

Are You Parked in a Parallel Universe? How to Navigate the BHS Parking Lot

Are You Parked in a Parallel Universe? How to Navigate the BHS Parking Lot

Grant Gravagna, News Editor November 8, 2012

Our school rules are put in place for specific purposes. There are the obvious ones: no fighting, no mouthing off and no cell phone use in class. Generally, these laws are respected by BHS students. However,...

Barack Obama Reelected to Presidency; BHS Responds

Barack Obama Reelected to Presidency; BHS Responds

Max Bleich, Online Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2012

Last night Barack Obama won his second term of the presidency against Governor Mitt Romney in a landslide victory of 303 to 206 electoral votes. But how did BHS students and staff react to the election,...

Administration Considers Closing D/HH Program

Administration Considers Closing D/HH Program

Ali Pinhasi, News Editor October 29, 2012

The possibility of terminating Beachwood’s Deaf/Hard of Hearing (D/HH) program has caused a surge of worries for parents, students and staff members. The Beachwood D/HH program is a consortium of...

BHS Young Democrats Hope to Impact Election

BHS Young Democrats Hope to Impact Election

Hannah Leland, Staff Writer October 25, 2012

The BHS young Democrats club was formed in the spring of 2011 and participates in many events such as the Cleveland Gay Rights parade, the Fourth of July parade and the Labor Day parade.  Members have...

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