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Local Candidates Appeal to Young Voters

Cathy Perloff, Editor-in-Chief October 23, 2013

Lawn signs, sometimes in sets of twos and threes, have sprouted on the lawns of many Beachwood residents. The Oct. 9 League of Women Voters’ Candidate Night was packed. Tickets sold out quickly to the...

Equalize Education Funding in Ohio?

Equalize Education Funding in Ohio?

Max Bleich, Opinion Editor October 22, 2013

“The time has come to fix the system. Let there be no misunderstanding. Ohio’s public school-financing scheme must undergo a complete systematic overhaul,” wrote Ohio Supreme Court Justice Francis...

Chromebooks Increase Technology Use in Classrooms, Also Present Challenges

Chromebooks Increase Technology Use in Classrooms, Also Present Challenges

Cameron Godfrey, Staff Writer October 21, 2013

The new one-to-one Chromebook program has proven helpful for BHS students, but the program’s rollout has also hit some snags. Teachers are integrating the computers into their classrooms by using education-friendly...

With school buildings empty, the College Board has adapted exams for an at-home format.

Did the Federal Shutdown Affect BHS?

Cameron Godfrey, Staff Writer October 21, 2013

The federal government re-opened last week after a 16-day shutdown brought on by a budget standoff in Congress. Beachwood students and staff, like many Americans, wonder how we have been affected. Social...

Math Department Implements New Curriculum to Align With Common Core

Math Department Implements New Curriculum to Align With Common Core

Jon Shapiro, Staff Writer October 19, 2013

When classes started this fall, students were quick to recognize changes to the math curriculum in honors and college preparatory algebra I, II and geometry courses. In order to explain the changes to...

GSA Members Speak Out Against Intolerance

GSA Members Speak Out Against Intolerance

Dalia Zullig, Staff Writer October 18, 2013

Students walking into English teacher Casey Matthews’ room 164 on a Wednesday afternoon find a room full of upbeat people making jokes. Students are wearing rainbow pins on their book bags in support...

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Many Clubs Scrambled to Find Staff Advisers as School Year Began

Naomi Grant and Hannah Leland, Staff Writers October 17, 2013

As the school year began, it seemed as though some clubs such as yearbook, Junior Council of World Affairs (JCWA, or Model UN), tech crew and drama club could be at risk due to  lack of advisers. These...

Dont Let Technology Control Your Life

Don’t Let Technology Control Your Life

Naomi Grant, Staff Writer October 15, 2013

Texting is a common occurrence in the halls of BHS, and I’ll readily admit that I also do it from time to time. However, many teens today have blurred the line between using technology for good and for...

Reflecting on Walter Whites Journey

Reflecting on Walter White’s Journey

Max Bleich, Opinion Editor October 14, 2013

For the past six years, many of us have been deeply engaged in a television series that shows a character transform, in creator Vince Gilligan’s words, “from Mr. Chips to Scarface,” as Walter White...

Bennys Spirit Shop: Open For Business

Benny’s Spirit Shop: Open For Business

Grant Gravagna, News Editor October 14, 2013

The purpose of Benny’s Spirit Shop, the newly-opened school store, is to afford students a spot to purchase snacks, pick up Beachwood Bison apparel and mingle with friends. However, Benny’s, named...

Construction Continues for TV Production and Culinary Arts Classes

Construction Continues for TV Production and Culinary Arts Classes

Emily Topilow, Features Editor October 9, 2013

Most students and teachers arrived on the first day of school to find a renovated school and new classrooms. But when T.V. production teacher Kevin Houchins and culinary arts teachers Chef Kortez Wilson...

In 2013 and 2014, the activities fair was held during open house. Photo from Beachcomber archives.

Clubs Struggle With New Activities Fair Format

Reid Gobieski, Staff Writer October 8, 2013

On Sept. 17th, a host of student activities presented before a crowd of parents at the activities fair, held during open house. Traditionally, the fair was held during a morning assembly before a student...

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