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The student news site of Beachwood High School.

The Beachcomber

The student news site of Beachwood High School.

The Beachcomber

To Prevent School Shootings, Reduce Access to Guns

To Prevent School Shootings, Reduce Access to Guns

Taia Menefee, Staff Writer May 26, 2023

According to the Washington Post, there have been 380 school shootings since the Columbine High School massacre, 46 of those occurring in 2022.  Among these shootings are the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary...

A political cartoon titled "Murder Weapon," illustrated by the author.

Protecting Lives or Protecting Guns?

Amy Chen, Staff Writer September 18, 2019

Only 13 hours after the Aug. 3 shooting in El Paso, Texas, a 24-year old opened fire on a crowded street in Dayton, Ohio. Within 32 seconds, 27 were wounded, including 10 now reported dead. This is...

"Lack of gun control, racial prejudice and police brutality have created a toxic emotional brew." Image by Elizabeth Metz

Coming Together: When Kids Become Victims of Mass Violence

Elizabeth Metz, Staff Writer December 21, 2018

School shootings and racial violence. The acidic anxiety that trails behind these two invisible, bitter subjects is hiding between the concrete walls of my American high school. Since the Columbine...

The Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh. Image by CTO Henry via Wikimedia Commons

Too Close to Home

Bridgitte Feldman, Staff Writer December 4, 2018
The October Shooting Struck Squirrel Hill, the Neighborhood Where Orchestra Director Lisa Goldman Grew Up
Photo by Vivian Li

Cleveland’s Jewish Community Commemorates Lives Lost in Pittsburgh

Vivian Li, Editor-in-Chief October 30, 2018

The Mandel Jewish Community Center held a vigil on Monday, Oct. 29 for the victims of the mass shooting on Saturday at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. During the hour-long vigil, leaders from...

"The March For Our Lives was a reminder to me that I’m not alone in my anger or in my sadness. I know that my generation will defiantly dream of a better world and do everything in our power to create it." Photo courtesy of Orly Einhorn

Finding Hope in the Age of School Shootings

Orly Einhorn, Staff Writer May 20, 2018

I attended the March For Our Lives in Washington D.C. on March 24. I listened as student after student from across the United States spoke about their experience with gun violence, watched as Sam Fuentes...

"By speaking up we can actually push for change," Shen said. "Writing letters is something small yet impactful that anyone can do, and it shows that we care. We want change." Photo by Nakita Reidenbach

Students Take Action Against Gun Violence

Nakita Reidenbach, Staff Writer May 19, 2018

Junior Jing-Jing Shen led a #NeverAgain gun violence meeting on April 17 after school in social studies teacher Pam Ogilvy’s classroom. The goal of the meeting was to educate students and raise awareness...

Cartoon by Jinle Zhu

Unregulated Guns Are Claiming Innocent Lives

Ben Connor, Sports Editor March 22, 2018

I have never been in a situation where a gunman has sought to take my life, and I can’t even imagine the horrors that go along with an event like that. My experiences with school shootings have only...

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