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2019 You & Your Schools E C N
Beachwood City Schools Directory BOARD OF EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATORS
SCHOOLS
24601 Fairmount Boulevard Beachwood, Ohio 44122 216-464-2600
Dr. Robert P. Hardis Superintendent 216-464-2600, ext. 299 rph@beachwoodschools.org
BEACHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 25100 Fairmount Boulevard 216-831-2080
Dr. Brian E. Weiss, President 216-464-6678 bw@beachwoodschools.org Maria Bennett, Vice President 440-725-1450 mbennett@beachwoodschools.org Jamie Elwell, Member 216-369-9530 jaelwell@beachwoodschools.org Joshua Mintz, Member 650-464-6788 jmintz@beachwoodschools.org Megan Walsh, Member 216-287-4657 mwalsh@beachwoodschools.org
SUPERVISORS Lisa Brockwell Director of Transportation Derrick Board Assistant Director of Transportation 216-464-6609 transportation@beachwoodschools.org Carole Katz Director of K-12 Mathematics 216-464-2600 ext. 236 cjk@beachwoodschools.org Brian Koss​ Supervisor of Facilities & Grounds 216-464-2600, ext. 242 bkoss@beachwoodschools.org Valerie Parker Pupil Services Coordinator 216-464-2600, ext. 264 vparker@beachwoodschools.org Vytas Saldunas Network Administrator vsaldunas@beachwoodschools.org
Paul Chase, Principal prc@beachwoodschools.org
Michele E. Mills Director of Finance/Treasurer 216-464-2600, ext. 239 mm@beachwoodschools.org
Ryan Patti, Assistant Principal rpatti@beachwoodschools.org
Dr. Ken Veon Assistant Superintendent 216-464-2600, ext. 230 kev@beachwoodschools.org
BEACHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL 2860 Richmond Road 216-831-0355 Tony Srithai, Principal tsrithai@beachwoodschools.org
Lauren J. Broderick Director of Pupil Services 216-464-2600, ext. 234 ljb@beachwoodschools.org
HILLTOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 24524 Hilltop Drive 216-831-7144
Kevin Houchins Director of Equity & Community Engagement 216-464-2600, ext. 237 kth@beachwoodschools.org
BRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 25501 Bryden Road 216-831-3133
Linda LoGalbo Director of Curriculum & Instruction 216-464-2600, ext. 289 lhl@beachwoodschools.org Ryan Peters Director of Athletics 216-831-2080 ext. 208 rmp@beachwoodschools.org Kathleen Stroski Assistant Treasurer 216-464-2600, ext. 240 ks@beachwoodschools.org
FAIRMOUNT EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER 24601 Fairmount Boulevard 216-292-2344 Sherry Miller Lead Elementary Principal smiller@beachwoodschools.org Ali Ciccone Elementary Assistant Principal aciccone@beachwoodschools.org Karen Leeds Preschool Director kml@beachwoodschools.org
Inside Letter from the BOE President and Superintendent......... 3 Financials......................................................................... 4-5 Student Achievements ................................................... 6-7 Intercultural Awareness.................................................. 8-9
www.beachwoodschools.org www.facebook.com/BeachwoodBison @BeachwoodBison
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Mental Health & Support Organizations................ 10-11 Extracurriculars......................................................... 12-13 Athletics..................................................................... 14-15
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LETTER FROM
The Board President and Superintendent Dear Beachwood Community, You & Your Schools is our annual opportunity to look back and look ahead. Beachwood City Schools’ students and staff continue to achieve at the highest levels and our school system serves the Beachwood community committed to excellence, equity and opportunity. We remain focused upon student achievement, intercultural awareness and supporting the mental health of our students. Beachwood graduates from the Class of 2019 are headed off around the globe, equipped with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to change the world. In the coming weeks, many recent alumni will be starting classes at some of our nation’s most selective universities: Boston University, Case Western Reserve University, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Savannah College of Art and Design, The Ohio State University, University of California, Los Angeles, Washington University in St. Louis and many, many more… Several of our graduates will be serving in the military -- we send them best wishes for their safety and our thanks for their service to our country. To the entire Class of 2019 -- congratulations! As we enter the 2019-2020 school year, the entire Beachwood community can take pride in our award-winning school system. We are pleased to announce that Beachwood Middle School has been named a United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence! Just 14 schools in Ohio received this honor. We are tremendously proud of our middle school students, their supportive families, and our talented, committed staff. In addition, Beachwood City Schools’ State Report Card showed tremendous growth across multiple grade levels on multiple tested subjects. Our performance index places us among the top districts in the state of Ohio. The district and each of its schools earned overall grades of “A” on our report cards. We know the state report card is but one snapshot of our work, but we are proud of the hard work our students and staff put into succeeding on this highly-public measure. Strong financial management of our schools has earned Beachwood the rarely-awarded Aaa bond rating since 2008, saving our taxpayers millions of dollars on borrowing costs. This rating was confirmed by Moody’s in August, 2018. We embrace our role as stewards of the community’s tax dollars and have held our per pupil expenditures essentially flat since 2005 when adjusted for inflation. We appreciate our incredibly supportive community. We have learned from both the opportunities and challenges that we have faced together, which has resulted in a stronger school district for our children. With the community’s backing, demonstrated through the passage of last November’s operating levy, Beachwood’s Board of Education will continue to ensure that our district offers unparalleled educational opportunities while maintaining excellent fiscal health. We will also continue to engage our community to listen to your interests and meet your needs as we move forward. Thank you,
Dr. Brian E. Weiss, President Board of Education President
Dr. Robert P. Hardis Superintendent
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FINANCIALS
Where Do We Stand? The levy passed in November 2018 began collecting in January 2019 at a lower millage rate than that passed by the public. The levy passed was 5.9 mills but the district is collecting 5.38 mills. The District was forced to go back to the taxpayers in 2018 due to significant reductions in funding from the State of Ohio. The State has also continued to pass costly unfunded mandates on to public schools. Beachwood City Schools continues to be subjected to the substantial changes in the State of Ohio’s budget bills that decrease annual revenues to the district while including unfunded mandates that dramatically increase our expenditures.
Michele E. Mills Treasurer/Director of Finance
n The state’s budget bills in 2015 and 2017 eliminated
Beachwood City Schools closed its books in July 2019 with a positive unencumbered fund balance of $20.6 million dollars, a slight decrease ($579k) from fiscal year 2018. Maintaining a healthy fund balance continues to be a priority for the district. In fact, the district’s Audit Committee has recommended that the Board of Education maintain cash balances of 25% of expenditures for the duration of the district’s 5-year financial forecast. Beachwood City Schools continues to review its expenditures and programs for efficacy and efficiency each and every year. We monitor programs for quality of service and the effectiveness of our service delivery models. We remain vigilant watchdogs of the district’s tax base and continue to seek other funding sources. FY 2020
the public school funding associated historically with the former tangible personal property tax. The annual funding loss equates to $2.5 million – 70% of our total state funding earmarked for education n The costs of increasing unfunded state mandates now
amount to almost $1 million dollars annually n The costs of these unfunded mandates are required to
be paid by Beachwood Schools. We have no control over them. They are the fastest growing cost to the district’s budget. In fact, Jon Peterson Scholarships have increased by 262% since 2016 and continue to rise. The costs of College Credit Plus also continues to grow exponentially each year. The District receives NO ADDITIONAL REVENUE for these unfunded mandates.
Beachwood Schools
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FY 2019
FY 2019 FY 2019
FY 2018
FY 2018 FY 2018
FY 2017 FY 2017 FY 2017
FY 2016 FY 2016 FY 2016 FY 2015 $0 FY 2015 $0 $0
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$10 $5 $5
$15 $10 $10
Fund Balance Fund Balance
$20
$15 $15
$20 $20
Revenues Revenues
$25 $25 $25
$30 $30 $30
Expenditures Expenditures
$35
$40
Millions $40
$35 $35
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MILLIONS
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Fund Balance Revenues of property Expenditures The county’s recent reappraisal yielded an average increase of 7.4% for Beachwood Schools’ tax duplicate. However, residential property values increased 10.3%, while commercial property values increased 4.6%. Residential and commercial property taxes levy at different rates due to the differences in valuation changes in those property categories.
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HB 920, state legislation enacted in 1976, reduces voted millage by the amount of any property valuation increase. For this reason, public schools do not proportionally benefit when property valuations increase. HB 920 caps the amount of revenues a school collects as well as that of other institutions. To illustrate the impact of this legislation, consider that Beachwood voters have approved almost 80 operating mills since 1976, yet the schools actually tax 37.08 operating mills due to HB 920.
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Public schools are a “people business” with almost 70% of our costs tied to salaries and benefits. We serve each child irrespective of the cost of doing so and provide staffing levels and services according to student needs. Salary and benefit costs tend to rise at a greater rate than inflation, so schools’ costs tend to increase even as revenues are capped by HB 920 or are decreased through state funding cuts.
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Beachwood Schools collects just 62.6% of the property taxes homeowners pay. The other 37.4% is collected by multiple other institutions including the City of Beachwood, the Port Authority, Cuyahoga Community College, the Metroparks, County Library and Cuyahoga County government. School funding levels have remained flat at best, and in recent history, have actually decreased which necessitated the November 2018 tax levy . Beachwood is impacted by reduced funding and unfunded mandates, but continues to exhibit strong financial health. As seen in the associated chart, we are fortunate in Beachwood to have the lowest operating tax rate in the area. Even with the 5.38 new mills levying, Beachwood Schools continues to be the lowest. The district also continues to retain its Aaa bond rating.
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Operating Levy History (since 1972) YEAR
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1972
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1992
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The district recently completed contract negotiations with two employee unions. Negotiations were challenging, but the final results were fair contracts with market-level salary increases that continued to make progress in slowing increases in compensation and the cost of health care benefits. With all these variables factored in, Beachwood City Schools’ fiveyear forecast projects that we will need to ask the public for an operating levy again in 2023. We are determined to do all we can to keep our expenditures low without impacting the educational experiences of our students. We will continue this due diligence in the attempt to elongate our levy cycle. $40
The Beachwood community has been steadfast in supporting the education of its children. Our district prides itself on addressing the needs and learning styles of each student every day. The passage of last November’s operating levy placed the district in much stronger financial shape, and now allows us to continue the amazing programs and services that make Beachwood a toprated public school district in the state and nation. Thank you for your support of our work.
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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS BEACHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL -NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL! We are proud to announce that Beachwood Middle School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education. “The National Blue Ribbon School award acknowledges and validates the hard work of students, educators, families, and communities in striving for—and attaining—exemplary achievement... National Blue Ribbon Schools serve as models of effective school practices for state and district educators and other schools throughout the nation… [The] key elements of successful [Blue Ribbon] schools... [are] individualized student supports, intentional instruction, collaborative cultures, and targeted curricula.” Beachwood Middle School is one of just 14 schools in Ohio to receive this honor and our representatives will be honored at an annual awards ceremony and conference held in Washington, DC this fall.
“Straight A” REPORT CARD The Ohio Department of Education released their 2019 school report cards and Beachwood City Schools students have made our city incredibly proud. Beachwood’s 2019 report card boasts: n “A” grades for the district overall and for
Beachwood High School, Beachwood Middle School, Hilltop School and Bryden School individually.
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increases in our students’ achievement scores (as measured by the state’s Performance Index) at every building.
o Top 5 School Districts in NE Ohio o Top 10 School Districts in Ohio n “A” grades for Value-Added, Gap Closing, and
Graduation Rate
Beachwood’s teachers do not teach to a test. They teach students the content they are supposed to and they do so with dedication, fidelity, and creativity. Beachwood’s students take their academics seriously and they care about their performance. This is a recipe for success.
STOP THE HATE ESSAY CONTEST FINALISTS Beachwood City Schools enjoyed tremendous success in the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage’s Stop the Hate Essay Contest this year. This contest receives thousands of entries and we placed three students in the finals! Congratulations to Priyanka Shrestha from Beachwood High School, 1st runner up and winner of a $15,000 scholarship, as well as Arianna Preston and Veronica Schwartz, finalists in the middle school level contest. Each student worked with Kate Vitek, Beachwood Middle School teacher, who graciously gave her time and energy to assisting these budding writers. We are proud of our finalists who “create an appreciation and understanding among people of differing religions, races, cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. By challenging young people to consider the benefits of a more inclusive society, the consequences of intolerance and the role of personal responsibility in effecting change, the contest also reflects Jewish values of responsible citizenship and respect for all humanity.”
Developing Intellectual Entrepreneurs with a Social Conscience
NORTHEAST OHIO INNOVATIVE STEM EXPO (NOISE)
NOISE returned to Beachwood High School last April! The all-day event featured hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) principles in action from area businesses and organizations. NOISE also featured Nick Uhas, creator of the wildly popular YouTube channel, Nickipedia, and his inventive and amazing science experiments. NOISE was created and produced by Beachwood Marketing Program students through Junior Achievement and brought several thousand community members through Beachwood High School to celebrate STEM innovations!
Devised by Beachwood Junior Lena Leland, the inaugural Herd Against Hunger set a world record for longest line of sandwiches (more than 2 ¼ miles long!) and fed the hungry throughout NE Ohio. Hundreds of volunteers spent hours making sandwiches and laying them out on Beachwood High School’s gym floor. By late that night, the world record was set. We could not have accomplished such a lofty goal without the generosity and assistance from our lead sponsors: SunButter, Welch’s, Orlando Baking Co., and AVI Food Service. Our effort continues this year with Herd Against Hunger 2 in Spring of 2020. HAH2 will set a world record for largest backpack mosaic by assembling 5,000 care packages (in drawstring backpacks) of food, toiletries, and socks for the needy in NE Ohio. Volunteers of all ages are welcome at this unifying community event. Stay tuned for details soon.
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INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS AP Female Diversity Award
Beachwood’s growing computer science program was recently awarded the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award by the College Board. Just 490 schools received this award for boasting 50% or greater female representation in AP Computer Science courses. The College Board notes that providing female students with access to computer science courses “contributes to gender parity... a driver of innovation, creativity, and competition.” We are proud to see this program growing under teachers John Kaminski and Craig Alexander, one of many ways Beachwood Schools is preparing our students for the future.
Adult Citizenship and ESOL Classes In the 2019-2020 school year, Beachwood City Schools is proudly partnering with the Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) to host Aspire Greater Cleveland’s United States Citizenship and English for Speakers of Other Languages classes for adults. Classes will be offered at the Board of Education building throughout the school year. It gives us great pride to support our community and our country and we are thankful to the CCPL for this partnership opportunity.
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Director of Equity & Community Engagement
Beachwood’s greatest strength is the diversity of our community. Our district will achieve its amazing potential if we leverage this strength. In order to help us do so, the Board of Education voted to create a new position for the Beachwood City Schools - Director of Equity & Community Engagement (DECE). n The goal of equity is to ensure
that in Beachwood Schools, every student and family is known, respected, and has the opportunity to succeed.
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goal of community engagement is to provide every student and every family a voice in our school system, opportunities to contribute to our community, and feel a sense of belonging.
We believe the goals of equity and community engagement to be inseparable, fully realized only when both are achieved. Mr. Kevin Houchins, a Beachwood teacher for the past nine years, was tapped to fill this critical position. He possesses a strong academic, pedagogical and interpersonal skill set, keen cross-cultural communication ability, and a personal knowledge of the Beachwood community that allows him to forge connections with students, families, and staff. We are thankful to the diverse group of parents, school staff and students who formed the Exploratory Committee that designed the job description for DECE. The committee was co-chaired by Assistant Superintendent Ken Veon and Diversity Matters in Beachwood President Pete Smith.
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Beachwood High School’s studentled Many Cultures, One Bison initiative continued to make strides celebrating diversity within our unity. Approximately thirty high school students trained as student facilitators last year with the Diversity Center of NE Ohio. The group led presentations and workshops for the rising 9th graders in the spring and again during freshmen orientation. Their ongoing efforts are making a positive impact on cross-cultural relationships among their peers.
Shift to Simplified Chinese Instruction In recognition of our district’s growing number of students of Chinese heritage, our Chinese language program (Grades 6 - 12) is shifting from traditional to simplified Mandarin Chinese instruction. Many Beachwood students, especially when they are younger, participate in after-school or weekend Chinese classes in order to retain their first language. Most of these programs instruct using simplified Chinese. Through collaboration with Chinese-American Beachwood parents and our teachers, simplified Chinese is being incorporated with each advancing grade level starting at Beachwood Middle School. In the years to come, these classes will offer a seamless transition for many of our students starting a language within our district. This approach mirrors closely our district’s approach to Hebrew instruction.
English Language Program Beachwood’s growing international population - every continent except Antarctica is represented in our school system - has led to an increase in English Language services. The entire district was served by a single EL teacher just a few years ago. Now, we employ 2 ½ EL teachers (Bridget Keil, Melanie Musulin, and Dana Stapleton) to provide services to children learning English and to train our teachers in strategies to differentiate their instruction to meet the needs of those students new to the United States. Our teachers do a great job and our students work incredibly hard to become proficient with astonishing speed. The exchange of cultures, beliefs and language happening in Beachwood schools is inspiring!
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MENTAL HEALTH
Beachwood City Schools is making efforts across all grade levels to support the mental health of our students in collaboration with our families.
Social-Emotional Health Bellefaire SAY Counselor Services Expanded In addition to an informative fall presentation about student mental health hosted by Beachwood Director of Pupil Services Lauren Broderick and Christine Ruma-Cullen, Director of Bellefaire’s Social Advocates for Youth Program, the district expanded our Bellefaire JCB’s SAY Counselor services this past year. Beachwood increased our social worker to fulltime in order to serve the middle school in addition to the high school. SAY master’s level social workers work as a team with school administrators and counselors to provide services such as mediation, intervention and support to students and families; group and individual counseling; and classroom presentations on prevention topics. In particular, SAY Counselors work in collaboration with the schools to: n Help prevent and reduce the use of alcohol,
prescription drugs and other drugs
n Reduce
the incidence of social and behavioral health problems such as bullying, teen violence, depression and suicide
We welcomed Marlon Walker to this role last year and look forward to his support in the years to come.
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In January, Dr. Susan Rakow provided assistance to gifted and high-performing middle school students on the important topic of socialemotional health. Dr. Rakow followed her work with our students with a parent workshop to share her knowledge of the unique nature of gifted middle schoolers and how to recognize the stressors they face. She offered practical strategies for supporting our students across multiple aspects of their lives.
Mindfulness and the Adolescent Brain In April, Beachwood High School hosted Dr. Miriam Mandel, who presented “Mindfulness and the Adolescent Brain” to our students. She highlighted research on brain development, mindfulness, and stress reduction. Dr. Mandel then returned to host a follow-up, parent session with the goal of sharing effective techniques for empowerment and mindfulness.
Social and Executive Functioning Skills at Bryden and Hilltop Schools In 2019-2020, Bryden and Hilltop School students will be participating in a social and executive functioning skills curriculum through lessons taught by new Bryden counselor Katy Crismon and Hilltop counselor Deb Pilarcik. Students will experience character education activities, learn organizational skills, and practice stress management and other social skills.
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SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS Beachwood Athletic Boosters
Beachwood Schools Foundation Forms Memorial Scholarship
Every year the Foundation manages more than two dozen funds awarding nearly $15,000 to deserving Beachwood High School seniors while the organization’s Above & Beyond Fund supports district initiatives.
The Athletic Boosters were a constant presence building school spirit all year long. They began the year sponsoring the Kindergarten Recognition Night (Class of 2031!) during Friday night lights, then continued by producing the senior banners we proudly display by the stadium, in the gym, and in the pool. During each sports season, the Boosters provided the many extras our student-athletes appreciated.
In collaboration with the Gugick family, the Foundation is forming a new scholarship in memory of Arthur S. Gugick, the beloved Beachwood High School mathematics teacher who lost his life in a horrible car crash last school year. It has been an honor for the school district to work with Mr. Gugick’s family and representatives from the Foundation to create a meaningful legacy for an educator whose loss is still reverberating within our community.
Beachwood PTO’s Bison Feast + Fest
In addition to supporting numerous programs for students and staff throughout the school year, the Beachwood PTO hosted the fourth annual Bison Feast + Fest, a district-wide, communitybuilding event. Bison Feast + Fest’s mission is to come together in friendship to celebrate our unique and culturally-diverse school community. Thank you to organizers Vritika Krishnan and Joy Shi. 11
EXTRACURRICULARS
Student Stars Shine in Cabaret and Fiddler Beachwood’s drama program returned with an entertaining Cabaret Night, a fall production of Peter and the Starcatcher, and in the spring, revived the classic, Fiddler on the Roof. A highlight of the multi-month rehearsal process was when Broadway choreographer Jack Scott, who was in the original Broadway cast of Newsies, flew in from New York to work with our actors.
Five DI Teams Compete at Globals Our Destination Imagination program is proud to boast that five Beachwood teams competed at the DI Global competition in Kansas City in late May. Congratulations to our students for their terrific season and many thanks to their parent coaches!
BHS and BMS Science Olympiad Teams Qualify for States
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Beachwood’s high school and middle school Science Olympiad teams competed at the Ohio Science Olympiad State Tournament. Under the leadership of advisors Alise Kulbago and Rakhee Banerjee respectively, the teams finished 7th and 11th in Ohio. Multiple team members earned high honors in their competitions and will be returning to compete in 2020.
Top P erformances from Bison Musical Ensembles Beachwood High School musicians fared very well at the 2019 Ohio Music Educators Association Solo & Ensemble Contest. Thirty-seven top scores were earned by members of the orchestra, four top scores by members of the band, and two top scores by members of the choir. In February, Beachwood alum Molly Goldman brought her colleagues from Broadway’s Miss Saigon to visit our high school orchestra for an exceptional workshop. This fall, join us under the lights at Beachwood’s stadium to see the marching band. Also, stay tuned for updates from the orchestra’s performance trip to Italy in March 2020!
High School Reporter Contributes to “Since Parkland” Project Prerna Mukherjee contributed fourteen biographies to the nationwide “Since Parkland” project that documented the 1,200 children who have died from gun violence in the year since the Parkland, FL murders.
Making our Mark in STEM Organized by Beachwood Design & Innovation teachers Bob Davis and Chris Croftcheck, Beachwood Middle School hosted the first annual Chagrin Valley Conference Middle School Robotics Symposium in partnership with Rockwell Automation last January. Ten Chagrin Valley Conference teams competed in a series of robotics challenges. Beachwood High School hosted their own competition with teams from high schools all around the area. The CVC STEM Wars took place in March.
Remarkable Writers Four Beachwood Middle School students qualified to compete in the PenOhio Regional Tournament. PenOhio is a state-wide organization dedicated to “helping teachers focus on inspiring, praising, and rewarding young writers.” Congratulations to: Eli Shore, Dhruv Seth, Samah Khan, and Nishan Shrestha.
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ATHLETICS
Bison teams and individual athletes experienced tremendous success last year. Our fall sports boasted 11 athletes who earned Chagrin Valley Conference honors, eight athletes with All-District honors, and two athletes with All-Ohio honors. Our girls soccer team’s fall season was one for the record books -- school record for wins (15), school record for goals (76), and Beachwood’s first girls soccer Sectional Title! During the winter, the Bison Indoor Girls Track Team finished as State Runner Up at the Division II/III OATCCC State Championships. Maddie Alexander finished as the State Runner Up in the High Jump, and Ashley Perryman (11th) was State Runner Up in the Long Jump. Congratulations to Maddie, Ashley, and teammates Ashaunti Griffin, Heidi Maier, Amelie Cotta, Tyler Murphy, Langston Gaines-Smith, Christian Mayfield, Jasir Holmes, Jack McPhillips, and Greg Perryman for their strong showings across the state meet. Eisa Teixeira claimed the OAC Freshman Wrestling State Title, middle school wrestler Shane Fowler won the Chagrin Valley Conference Championship, and Andrew Steckner qualified for the OAC State Championships.
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Senior Spencer Bystrom capped off his amazing diving career with a State Runner Up finish at the OHSAA Diving State Championships. He leaves Beachwood as a four-time State place winner in swimming and diving and a two-time District Champion. Diving teammate Amanda Leizman also qualified for the OHSAA State Diving Championships finishing in the top 16. The Bison 200 Freestyle Relay consisting of Spencer Bystrom, Gabe Colmenaires, Matt Keyerleber, and Grady Brystrom finished in 7th place at the OHSAA State Championships, while our 200 Medley Relay finished 12th in the State. Senior boys basketball player Jayson Woodrich earned NE Ohio Division III Player of the Year and was named 1st Team All Ohio. He ended his Bison career with 1,176 points. Spring sports were equally successful with our powerhouse track & field team placing a herd of Bison into the state tournament and they made Beachwood proud (again)! Their middle school track athletes had a banner year as well. Bison middle schoolers qualified for the state championships in five events. The middle school softball team finished with an undefeated 6-0 record. This marks one of the best softball seasons in our history. Not to be outdone, the middle school baseball team finished the season undefeated at 9-0. They beat teams one and two divisions larger than Beachwood -- Twinsburg, Shaker Heights, Orange (twice), University School, and Solon. The team amassed a 19-1 record across the past two seasons!
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Congratulations Class of 2019! YOU ARE GOING TO change the world!
CLASS OF 2019
ACCEPTED TO MANY OF THE NATION’S FINEST UNIVERSITIES
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Boston University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Brandeis University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Case Western Reserve University
The George Washington University
Harvard University
The Ohio State University
Emory University
Tulane University
Howard University
University of California, Los Angeles
Indiana University at Bloomington
University of Maryland
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Michigan
Northwestern University
University of Rochester
Purdue University
University of Wisconsin
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Washington University in St. Louis