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Stanley Bernath in Deegans classroom. Photo by Rihab Ali

Holocaust Survivor Tells Story of Hope Overcoming Hate

Rihab Ali, Staff Writer • December 4, 2016

Holocaust survivor Stanley Bernath visited Greg Deegan’s Human Rights and Conflict (HRC) class on Oct. 31 to speak about his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp. “HRC students were able to...

“It’s always nice to go up to the top of the market and look down,” senior Simone Rackmill said. Photo courtesy of Greg Deegan.

Exploring the City With the Cleveland Club

Rihab Ali, Staff Writer • October 7, 2016

Social studies teacher Greg Deegan and the Cleveland club traveled downtown on Friday, Oct. 30. The plan was to go to the Flats East Bank, but Cleveland’s weather did not cooperate. Due to rain, the...

AP Government and AP Microeconomics students took part in a one-legged relay for team building. Photo by Ben Connor

Kicking Off With Team Building

Justin Dubin, Staff Writer • August 29, 2016

Social studies teachers Pam Ogilvy and Greg Deegan have found a new way to welcome students back into their classrooms this year. “Mr. Deegan and I decided to do some team building for our students,”...

Sophomore Zoe Grant, Juniors Camille Hohl and Cameron Umpleby and seniors Clarissa Djohari, Hannah Kahn, Hannah Sullivan, Desmond Crosby, Jodi Shapiro, Mallory Gelman and Paul Corty are focusing on ending double standards for their project. Their table is decorated with posters of powerful phrases exposing different forms of slut shaming. Hohl believes that spreading awareness about slut shaming is the first step to making BHS a healthier environment for all students. “I have a lot of friends who have experienced slut shaming, and I know that it is very prevalent throughout the school,” she said. “Hopefully we bring awareness to what double standards are and eliminate some of the negative words used towards girls.” Behind their table, there is a wall where students can pledge not to use words such as “slut,” “whore” and “thot”.

Deegan’s Human Rights Students Make a Difference With CTP Projects

Sydney Eisenberg, Editor-at-Large • January 29, 2016

Students in the BHS Human Rights and Conflict class complete their semester with Choosing to Participate (CTP) projects dedicated to bringing positive social change. During the week of January 4th,...

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