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The Beachcomber

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The Beachcomber

“These negotiations were collaborative and professional,” Hardis wrote in an email. “Our communications are honest and direct, but always with resolution in mind.”

Teachers Working Under New Contract

Amy Zhou, News Editor October 1, 2022

The Beachwood Federation of Teachers (BFT) and Beachwood Board of Education are now operating under a new contract, effective Sept. 1, 2022, until Aug. 31, 2025.  BFT President Pam Crossman played...

Sophomores Chengyu Li and Anah Khan recruit for the art club on Wednesday, Sept. 7.

Clubs Compete for Recruits

Ori Balkan, Staff Writer September 20, 2022

Clubs are a fundamental part of high school, there is no denying that, and college admissions officers look for extracurricular participation when they review applications.  In spite of that, several...

Beachwood Community Theater performed Matilda in 2019.

Students Support Theater Camp Director

Shreya Chellu, Staff Writer May 25, 2022

Longtime Beachwood Theater Camp Director Jill Koslen-Freireich received a phone call on April 19 from Beachwood community services director Derek Schroeder while she was attending to a family matter in...

Marketing students also released 100 monarch butterflies on May 10 and contributed a  butterfly sculpture designed by Craig Mitchell Smith to the Karen Kushnir atrium.

Marketing Program Raises $42,022 for Cleveland Food Bank

Amy Zhou, Staff Writer May 20, 2022

Hope Soars Ohio, this year’s campaign organized by Greg Perry’s marketing program, raised $42,022 for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. “Hope Soars Ohio was a traveling pop art installation composed...

Robot 'Nikhil' approaches the hub to deposit its cargo at the greater Pittsburgh regional tournament in March.

Bison Robotics Team Competes at World Championship

Anah Khan, Staff Writer May 19, 2022

Bison robotics, known as Team 695 in tournaments, consisting of students from Beachwood, Aurora and Willoughby South, attended the Great Pittsburgh Regional Robotics Competition March 16-19 and ranked...

Seniors threw a slumber party in the main hallway on Friday, April 29.

Seniors Park in Staff Lot, Hold Hallway Slumber Party

Netta Haas, Staff Writer May 18, 2022

The day towards the end of the academic year when the senior class pulls a prank on the school, commonly known as the senior prank, is a time-honored American high school tradition.   Teachers Lisa...

Layout Editor Claire Weaver and Editor-in-Chief Hiba Ali have  worked hard to bring each issue to life this year.

Beachcomber Designated All-Ohio

Isaac Gorodeski, Staff Writer May 14, 2022

For the first time ever, the Beachcomber newspaper and website were designated All-Ohio at this year's Ohio Scholastic Media Association (OSMA) conference on April 22.  “This is a tremendous accomplishment,”...

Inductee Jonathan Goldstein speaking at the BHS Gallery of Success in April 2014.

Beachwood to Induct 10 Distinguished Alumni to Gallery of Success

Netta Haas, Staff Writer April 4, 2022

The 12th induction of the BHS Gallery of Success will take place on Friday, April 8 at the high school.  With the addition of these ten honorees, there will be 140 inductees to the Gallery, all of...

Seniors Christian Wu and Evelyn Zhang with junior Kai Zheng disassemble their construction for the 'trajectory' event in order to make adjustments.

Science Olympiad Places Second at Regional Tournament

Sanket Makkar, Staff Writer March 31, 2022

The BHS Science Olympiad (SciOly) team took second, the highest placing in team history, at the March 5 regional tournament at Solon Middle School, and is now qualified to compete in the state tournament...

There is a relatively large gender gap in six of the BHS technology and engineering classes: AP Computer Science, AP Physics C, Honors Robotics, Intro to Design and Honors Design Engineering I and II.

Women in STEM Club Makes Recruitment Video to Address Gender Gap

Taia Menefee, Staff Writer March 29, 2022

According to the Census Bureau, women make up 48% of all workers in the United States, but only 27% of jobs in the STEM workforce. Men in STEM are also paid almost $15,000 more than women, and Black and...

Supporters of Ukraine rallied in Parma's Ukrainian Village on Sunday, Feb. 27.

How the War in Ukraine is Affecting People in Northeast Ohio

Isaac Gorodeski, Staff Writer March 10, 2022

The reverberations of the war in Ukraine are being felt by many in Northeast Ohio’s Ukrainian-American community. “Russia has never wanted Ukraine to be a free, democratic country,” said Lyudmila...

The omicron receptor-binding domain (RBD) and N-terminal domain (NTD) both have 15 and 11 mutations, respectively, which  cause a significant reduction in plasma neutralizing activity in infected or vaccinated people, which means there is a significant reduction in antibodies to fight the virus.

Omicron Impacts January Reopening

Samah Khan, Lana Lagman, and Amy Zhou January 23, 2022

Due to the December surge in COVID-19 cases in Northeast Ohio caused by the highly-infectious omicron variant, Beachwood administrators made some adjustments in order to keep people safe. The return...

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