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The student news site of Beachwood High School.

The Beachcomber

The student news site of Beachwood High School.

The Beachcomber

Coach Lisa Henkel pictured at the tennis team's senior night on Monday, Oct. 6.

New Coach Brings Strong Leadership to Girls Tennis

Allie Rindsberg, Sports Editor October 8, 2025

Coach Lisa Henkel, formerly a star tennis player at Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has brought strong leadership to the girls tennis team, which finished the season with a 12-7 record. In...

Bison Heads Held High Through Homecoming Loss

Bison Heads Held High Through Homecoming Loss

Sofiia Buldakova and Maria Tonyushkin October 7, 2025

The Bison faced the Brooklyn Hurricanes in the Homecoming game on Friday Sept. 26.  The bleachers were filled with supporting families, students and alumni. As the Homecoming spirit week came to a...

Alumni join the marching band and drill team at the Sept. 26 Homecoming game.

Marching Band Brings Music, Friendships

Tia Zohos, Staff Writer October 5, 2025

The Bison marching band introduced a fantastic halftime show this season with new songs and choreography with a 2000’s pop theme. The show begins with “Since You’ve Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson,...

There were more friendships than budding romances in the villa, causing fans to question what motives contestants had for being on the show.

Love Island Becomes Dumpsterfire Island

Angelica Tall and Kendall Finley October 4, 2025

Season 7 of Love Island USA held the attention of many this past summer with new and veteran viewers soaking up all the drama.  This season amassed over 18.4 billion minutes streamed on Peacock compared...

Aerial view of Chagrin Highlands from over Harvard Road.  Screenshot from video on City of Beachwood website.

Beachwood and Warrensville Heights School Districts Reach $27 Million Settlement

Luke Warner, Staff Writer October 4, 2025

The Warrensville Heights City School District agreed in June to pay the Beachwood Schools $27 million in a settlement over property tax money from the Chagrin Highlands area. The settlement will be...

The main hallway under construction at the new Hilltop Elementary School.

New Elementary Schools Take Shape

Alias McKinney and Sofiia Budakova October 3, 2025

District leaders are pleased with the progress of the Bryden and Hilltop elementary school construction projects, which have been underway for over a year.  “We are still running slightly under budget,”...

“I think Facing History offers really essential tools,” social studies teacher Felecia Hamilton said. “It gives teachers helpful advice for encouraging conversations and making students feel like they get to be curious and ask questions.”

Beachwood Launches Partnership With Facing History

Severyn Denys, Staff Writer October 3, 2025

Beachwood Schools is now working with Facing History and Ourselves, an educational nonprofit that helps teachers make their classrooms more welcoming and inclusive.  The program, called Schools Where...

“It was 1965–I was the first wrestling coach. Some of the kids on the team had only wrestled intramurals the year before,” Coach Dominick Iammarino said.

Documentary Honors Legacy of Beachwood Wrestling

So Eun Kang, News Editor October 1, 2025

The Beachwood athletic department’s wrestling documentary celebrates more than 60 years of hard work and tradition. Created in partnership with the Maverick Podcasting Network, the project features...

The cast list was posted on Sept. 12, although there have been adjustments since then.

Drama Club Stages Mother-Daughter Reversal in ‘Freaky Friday’

Jaylah Wise, Staff Writer September 30, 2025

The drama club is rehearsing the musical Freaky Friday, to be performed Nov. 14-16.   The main characters in the play are Katherine the mother (Senior Vega Craig) and Ellie the daughter (freshmen...

Principal Paul Chase launches a rocket.

Blue Team Prevails in Dodgeball

Nao Okamoto, Staff Writer September 29, 2025

Technology teacher Brian Hill organized a dodgeball tournament held on Thursday, Sept. 25 for Spirit Week.   “The whole idea behind it was to allow students to throw dodgeballs at teachers and vice...

On May 30, in the midst of negotiations, approximately 100 Beachwood teachers protested at the corner of Fairmount Blvd. and Richmond Rd. demanding fairer compensation for Schedule D.

New Teachers Make $371,888 Less Over Career

Tony Zheng, Staff Writer September 26, 2025

The Beachwood Federation of Teachers (BFT) and Beachwood City Schools finalized a tentative agreement for a new teacher contract on July 7, concluding an extended seven months of negotiation with a mutually...

Wang broke 17 minutes for the first time at the Kenston Invitational on Sept. 6, with a 16:59.14.

Bison Cross Country Hits its Stride

Marley Readance, Staff Writer September 26, 2025

The cross country team kicked off its 2025 season in late August with strong performances across the board, demonstrating significant improvement from the team as a whole and setting sights on qualifying...

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