2023 - 24 Viewbook: You Belong at Beaumont

You Belong AT BEAU M ONT

BEAUMONT STUDENTS THEMSELVES Define

Welcome to the best four years of your life!

You want to go to a school where you belong and will make friends for life. A school that will prepare you academically and offer you many ways to get involved. A school where you’ll feel supported by your teachers and embraced by your community.

BEAUMONT SCHOOL HAS IT ALL

EST. 1850

Beaumont School is here today because of four courageous Ursuline nuns who traveled from France to Cleveland and opened their school on Euclid Avenue in 1850.

Beaumont is an all-girls Catholic high school in the Ursuline tradition that educates women for life, leadership and service

First All-Girls High School IN CLEVELAND

“At Beaumont, you’ll meet friends for life. From spirit week, to singing the alma mater at mass to sharing a Beaumont cookie, the girls here will become your sisters for life!” —Lucy ’24

BEAUMONT FOR LIFE Sisters

Join our Sisterhood

Right from the start you’re welcomed into our friendly, inspiring, and supportive community. Your Beaumont sisters will help you find your way on campus, show you how to navigate your courses and clue you in on all things Beaumont.

YOU’LL MAKE LIFELONG BEST FRIENDS AT BEAUMONT!

“Beaumont’s sisterhood is unwavering through our love and enthusiastic support in all that we do!

The memories shared at games, productions, shows and dances, are the best.” —Josephine

’24

You join over 7,500+ current alumnae, your sisters for life.

Students come from over 40 schools

• Beaumont Day

From opening your locker to buying lunch, BEAUMONT BRIDGES, our student leadership program that welcomes and mentors new students, will be there to guide you every step of the way.

BEAUMONT STUDENTS IN THEIR LEARNING

ARE Fearless

What is the Beaumont All-Girl Advantage?

At Beaumont, every club president is a girl. Every team captain is a girl. Every member of the Math Club or Robotics team is a girl. Every hand raised in a classroom belongs to a girl.

WE BELIEVE THE BEST PLACE FOR A YOUNG WOMAN TO FIND HER VOICE –AND LEARN HOW TO USE IT –IS AT AN ALL-GIRLS SCHOOL.

79% of girls’ school grads

held leadership positions after graduating from high school.

GRADUATES OF GIRLS’ SCHOOLS ARE six times more likely to consider majoring in math, science and technology compared to girls who attended coed schools.

GIRLS’ SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE MORE positive academic and social interactions in comparison to coeducational schools.

GIRLS’ SCHOOL GRADS DEVELOP confidence, compassion and resilience

Learn to

WORLD

BEAUMONT WOMEN CHANGE THE

The Power of Service. It changes the world. It changes you.

At Beaumont, you will be empowered to serve others in food banks, nursing homes, hospitals, nature preserves, global famine relief organizations, social justice campaigns, and more.

THE SISTER DOROTHY KAZEL Peace & Justice Institute

Our Campus Ministry uses the power of engaged, hands-on learning to prepare our students in their communities, the workplace, and the world.

14,000 SERVICE HOURS COMPLETED BY STUDENTS EACH YEAR

You have more need to serve others than they have to be served.

—St. Angela Merici, 1st Counsel

“I recently started volunteering at the Kid’s Book Bank. I read a pamphlet they had, and I was shocked by the number of children in our city without access to books. I started the kid’s book drive at Beaumont and we collected over 1,000 books for the Cleveland Kid’s Book Bank.” —Kylie ’25

UNAPOLOGETICALLY

BEAUMONT STUDENTS ARE Confident

You will be part of an International Baccalaureate World School offering IB for All and the IB Diploma Programme.

Whatis ib?

• IB stands for International Baccalaureate and is widely considered the best practice in education.

• IB teachers and classes are engaging and fun.

• IB will challenge and empower you.

• IB will help you see the world through a lens of compassion

• You’ll be confident and ready to move on to college and all the future holds!

Your intellect, drive, creativity, and fierceness have a place here.

Image by Liisa Sorsa for Dpict

INSPIRE CREATE Design

The Arts at Beaumont will let you Shine.

28 ARTS CLASSES OFFERED

STUDIO ART

You’ll love Beaumont’s Studio Art Program, the only all-girls’ high school four-year program of its kind in Cleveland. Study under the guidance of faculty who are all practicing artists. Draw, paint, design, photograph, sculpt, sew.

EMERGING MEDIA

Express yourself by creating artwork with a focus on 3D mixed materials and digital imagery media.

MUSIC

Join Voices of Harmony, our choir group and you just may get to sing the National Anthem at the Cleveland Guardians game. Play an instrument in our Chamber Jazz Orchestra, or perform at concerts, local events, and as part of our theater productions.

THEATER

Beaumont Drama Club presents two major productions, along with smaller pieces throughout the year. Whether you want to be the lead, a set designer, or a stage manager, you have every opportunity to shine. You’ll have fun, find your voice, and perform in front of sold out crowds.

It’s Teamwork. It’s Triumph. It’s being a Blue Streak.

Beaumont School is a member of the Crown Conference and offers 11 sports programs.

Back to Back State Champs

2021 + 2022

Beaumont has the most state titles (10) in the 4x400M Relay of any girls team in Ohio. 10

“I’ve heard countless times from our younger athletes that they believe if they had gone to a co-ed school they might not have even tried out for a sport. I think here they are able to feel confident. They are able to try new things. They are able to feel empowered. They love going out there and just giving it their all. Beaumont really is a place where our athletes can flourish.”

Ms. Courtney Young ’06, Asst. Athletic Director, Head Track & Field Coach, and African American Studies Teacher

20 Student-Athletes from the Classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023 continued their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

INDOOR TRACK I SWIMMING/DIVING I FAST-PITCHED SOFTBALL I LACROSSE I TRACK & FIELD CROSS COUNTRY I GOLF I SOCCER I TENNIS I VOLLEYBALL I BASKETBALL

BUILD

Community

WHEREVER YOU GO

You Matter at Beaumont

“I’ve always felt Beaumont is magical. There is something so special and sacred here. We stand on the shoulders of thousands of remarkable women who came before us, and you can feel that on our campus, in our community. At no other school are girls so simultaneously scholarly and supportive. These girls live and breathe community. Beaumont is sisterhood at its very best.”

—Mrs. Coreen Schaefer, Communications Specialist

GROUP GUIDANCE

Beginning freshman year, our counselors spend time with you, getting to know you personally and learning about your strengths and interests. They have an open-door policy and welcome students to discuss classes and school life.

10:1

STUDENT: FACULTY RATIO

COLLEGE COUNSELING

During junior and senior year, you will focus on the college search process with the guidance and support from our counselors who help you find the school that best suits your needs.

Student wellness

EVERY QUARTER

Wellness Days

Enjoy a day off!

EVERY MONTH

Late Start Mondays

Catch up on sleep or grab a coffee with friends!

EVERY DAY

Blue Streak Block

Meet with teachers, tutors and clubs members.

# BEAUMO N TTRAVELS

EXPLORING THE WORLD

Where Young Women Learn to Explore the World!

Through Beaumont’s World Language and World History departments, students have opportunities to travel the world during spring break and the summer. From the ancient ruins in Rome to the modern cafes of Paris, our students immerse themselves in different cultures, flex their language acquisition skills, and see sights around the world.

“Our students have danced in Barcelona, cooked with master chefs in France, ridden bicycles in the streets of Rome, climbed the Alps and splashed in the Mediterranean.”

—Mr. John Michael Langa, World Language Department Chair

FRENCH EXCHANGE PROGRAM

The French Exchange Program partners with students from St. Joseph School in Avignon, France. Beaumont students host the French students during the school year, then visit their new French sisters and families over the summer.

BEAUMONT CLUBS BRING Enthusiastic Joy

With over 30 clubs, our students start, join and run them all.

OUR CLUBS

Asian Heritage Club

Ambassador Club

Anime Club

Art + Ceramics Club

Astronomy Club

Beaumont Bridges

Beaumont Drama Club

Be@utech/Engineering Club

Black Student Organization (BSO)

Catholic Schools for Peace and Justice

Culinary Club

Entrepreneurship Club

Environmental Science Club

Eucharistic Ministry

Fashion Club

French Club

French National Honor Society

Hiking Club

International Thespian Society

Irish-American Club

Italian Club

Latin Club

Latin National Honor Society

Lit Mag

Mock Trial

Model UN

Music Ministry

National Art Honor Society

National Honor Society

One Respe

Peer Ministry

Pre-Med Club

PRISM

Service and Social Justice Club

Spanish Club

Spanish National Honor Society

Spirit Club

Student Council

Tri-M Music Honor Society

Voices of Harmony

Women Empowerment

Yearbook

A Day in the Life OF A FRESHMAN BLUE STREAK!

BEAUMONT’S

BLOCK SCHEDULE

“A” Day “B” Day

ELECTIVE Fine Arts, Computer Applications, Physical Education/ Health, Academic Concentration (Studio Arts, Vocal Music, or Chamber & Jazz Orchestra)

THEOLOGY

U.S. HISTORY

MATH WORLD LANGUAGE (Spanish, French and Latin)

Hola Bonjour Salve

ENGLISH BIOLOGY ILT (Independent Learning Time)

Self-directed study time for students.

*For an entire list of our graduation requirements and course descriptions go to beaumontschool.org/curriculum

President Hoke’s Top 10 Reasons Why You Belong at Beaumont School

1 You will find sisters for life.

2 You will be surrounded by the suppor t and joyous laughter of your classmates.

3 As an International Baccalaureate World School, you’ll learn from the fastest growing curriculum that focuses on developing you as a whole person.

4 You will have the time of your life playing for or rooting on the Blue Streaks.

5 You will find your passion and voice in the many class and club oppor tunities that await you.

6 You will embrace our long-standing traditions and maybe star t some new traditions of your own.

7 You’ll dine on Chef Bo’s fresh, nutritious creations from our new state-of-the-art kitchen.

8 You will serve your community in the model of St. Angela.

9 You will use your intellect, drive, creativity and fierceness to become unapologetically confident in an all-girls’ environment.

10 You will be cheered on every step of your journey by our suppor tive faculty, staff, and me!

Join us. Become a Blue Streak, a leader, and a Beaumont sister for life!

Wendy Hoke President

Beaumont School admits students of any race, color, religion, and national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Beaumont does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational and admissions policies, financial aid policies, athletic and other school-administered programs.

The only all-girls’ school in Northeast Ohio to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.