Beachwood City Schools
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| Beachwood City Schools | |
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| Location | |
| Beachwood, Ohio United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public school district |
| School board | Beachwood Board of Education[1] |
| Superintendent | Dr. Richard Markwardt[2] |
| Faculty | 130.9 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | PK to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,496[3] (2005-06) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.4 |
| Also called | Beachwood City School District |
| Website | http://www.beachwoodschools.org |
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Beachwood City Schools is a public school district that serves Beachwood, Ohio. The district is composed of about 1,500 students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade.
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[edit] The school system
The Beachwood City public school system serves Beachwood, Ohio. It encompasses Fairmount School of Early Childhood, Bryden School, Hilltop School, Beachwood Middle School, and the Beachwood High School. They run from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade. The current superintendent of the schools is Dr. Richard Markwardt. All of the schools have access to running water and modern sewer systems.
[edit] Organization of schools
Fairmount School serves only pre-kindergarteners. Bryden School serves kindergarteners, first-graders, and second-graders. Hilltop School serves third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders. The Middle School serves sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders, while the High School's serve grades 9-12. The newest administration at the high school consists of Mr. Hardis and Mr. Chase.
[edit] Achievements and information
The schools have a gifted program (Horizons) and make accommodations for children with disabilities. Solely Beachwood, Ohio residents are permitted to learn at the schools, however there are private schools as well. The Middle School allows the students to have their own laptops with an innovative 1-to-1 laptop policy. The orchestra and band classes offered are only available to Hilltop students and up. The high school and middle school have been awarded Blue Ribbons of Excellence and the middle school has been called an Apple "Success Story" because of its laptop program. This program lets the students keep their own laptops for their middle school career.
The schools Horizons program competes in a competition twice a year called Knowledge Master Open. This competition is an online competition against schools all over the world, and consists of either 100 or 200 questions, depending on the grade. This past year (2009-2010 school year) the 6th graders were awarded 1st place out of 15 teams in the state of Ohio and 50th out of 322 teams in the country.
[edit] Distinguished Alumni
- Marc Cohn (born July 5, 1959), singer-songwriter known for his song "Walking in Memphis."
- Marc Cohn, singer-songwriter, Class of 1977
- Terren Peizer, Financier, Class of 1977
- Jonathan Goldstein, Screenwriter, Class of 1986
- Jennifer Wylde, On air radio talent, Class of 1988
- Farley Cahen, VP New Media Digital Playground, Class of 1988
- Stephen Fowler, American Idol contestant
- Josh Mandel, Treasurer-elect of the State of Ohio.[4]
- Cindy Chiang, Amazing Race Season 19 Winner[5], Class of 1999
[edit] References
- ^ Board of Education. Beachwood City School District. Retrieved on 2008-07-15.
- ^ Administration. Beachwood City School District. Retrieved on 2008-07-15.
- ^ a b "Beachwood City". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&DistrictID=3904355&ID2=3904355. Retrieved 2008-07-15. "Students: 1496 (2005-2006)"
- ^ http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2010/10/experience_as_a_marine_frames.html
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/APa30cd539f9464bc1ac16850e14aba71a.html
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