Beachwood High School
| Beachwood High School | |
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| Address | |
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25100 Fairmount Boulevard , , 44122 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°29′03″N 81°30′07″W / 41.4841°N 81.5019°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| School district | Beachwood City Schools |
| Superintendent | Robert Hardis |
| CEEB code | 361193 |
| Principal | Paul Chase |
| Staff | 40.29 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 649 (2018–19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.11[2] |
| Color(s) | White and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Chagrin Valley Conference[1] |
| Team name | Bison[1] |
| Rival | Orange High School (Ohio) |
| Newspaper | The Beachcomber |
| Athletic Director | Ryan Peters[1] |
| Website | http://beachwoodschools.org |
Beachwood High School is a four-year college preparatory public high school located in Beachwood, Ohio, an eastside suburb of Cleveland. It is part of the Beachwood City School District.
Beachwood has earned three U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Awards, the highest rating of Excellent from the State of Ohio Department of Education, membership in the Ohio Department of Education "Schools to Watch," a National 21st Century School of Distinction Award for Technology Excellence, induction in the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators Hall of Fame, two Excellence in School Management Awards from the Harvard Business School Club, and national recognition as among the Top 100 in Music Education from the American Music Conference.[3]
Extracurricular activities
Robotics
The BHS FIRST Robotics Team placed 9th in the regional competition in 2009 and placed 6th in the regional competition in 2011.[4][5] In 2013, it won the Buckeye Regional Imagery Award at a local competition.[6]
The Beachcomber
The Beachcomber is Beachwood High School’s award-winning[7][8] student newspaper. https://bcomber.org/
Basketball
In the 2012-13 season, the boys, led by Division 1 Recruit John Davis III (Class of 2014) posted a 22-3 record in the regular season. In the playoffs, the boys beat Wickliffe, Bedford, and Gilmour to become District Champs. They defeated Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas at the Canton Memorial Fieldhouse, which led to an off-shooting night in the Elite 8 vs. State Ranked Warren LaBrae. The girls cruised to a district championship and also made it to the Elite 8, before falling to Orrville.[citation needed]
Soccer
The boys soccer team has made a name for themselves after years of winning the Chagrin Valley Conference Metro Division.[9] In the 2014-15 season the bison, led by Head Scout Josh Lowe, surpassed Kirtland to win their first Division 3 District Championship in 30 years.[10]
Notable alumni and faculty
- Armond Budish, Cuyahoga County Executive
- Marc Cohn (born 1959), singer-songwriter, Class of 1977
- Jennifer Eberhardt, professor of psychology
- Alan Fried (born 1971), amateur wrestler
- Brad Goldberg (born 1990), major league baseball pitcher, Class of 2008
- Jonathan M. Goldstein, screenwriter-director, Class of 1986
- Jonah Koslen, singer-songwriter and musician
- Josh Mandel (born 1977), Treasurer of the State of Ohio, Class of 1996
- Terren Scott Peizer, financier, Class of 1977
- Jennifer Saltsburg, Radio Personality, Class of 1988
- Tina Tchen, Michelle Obama's Chief of Staff, Class of 1974
- Alex Wyse, stage and screen actor, Class of 2005
External links
Notes and references
- ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ a b c "Beachwood High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "Beachwood Schools Fast Facts". Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "You and Your Schools" (PDF). Beachwood Schools. April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ News, Sun (2011-05-09). "Beachwood High School excels in robotics competition". cleveland. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Robotics Team Wins Buckeye Regional Imagery Award". www.beachwoodschools.org. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Beachwood City Schools News Article". www.beachwoodschools.org. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "BHS Newspaper Staff Win Awards". Beachwood City Schools.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ewittenberg@cjn.org, ED WITTENBERG | STAFF REPORTER. "Beachwood boys' booters net first district title in 30 years". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2019-10-23.