Students and Staff Walk out to End Gun Violence School Safety Issue Strikes Home with March 13 Threat Called to BMS; Beachwood Students Attend March 24 Rally

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TheBeachwood High SchoolBeachcomber 25100 Fairmount Boulevard Beachwood, Ohio April 4, 2018 Students and Staff Walk Out to End Gun Violence School safety issue strikes home with March 13 threat called to BMS; Beachwood students attend March 24 rally

By Chad Baker don’t agree with current gun additional reporting laws.” junior Scott Newkirk by Beachcomber staff said. “It was really moving and Beachwood students will [hopefully] catch the at- from the high school and tention of the government,” middle school joined stu- junior Matthew Hardy said. dents across the country on The walkout lasted 17 min- Wednesday, March 14 in a utes to honor the 17 lives walkout to raise awareness lost. Students and staff who for victims of gun violence. attended were silent for 17 The walkout was motivated seconds, and 17 helium-filled in particular by the Marjory balloons were launched into Stoneman Douglas High the air. School shooting in Parkland, In spite of severe weather, Florida on Feb. 14, and by a large crowd gathered by the the proliferation of guns and stadium and remained until gun violence in the United the protest was over. States. Many expressed particular “It was a good way to get concern about the Feb. 14 in- our voices out and prove that cident in Parkland, Florida, students across the nation by the perpetrator’s access to guns, and by the way that it was handled by officials. Inside This Issue... Beachwood school officials supported the walkout, which was incorporated into the daily schedule. C.J. Piro, Beachwood Police Officer and Director of Secu- rity for Beachwood Schools, and Assistant Principal Ryan Patti both supported the walkout, and expressed concern about the Parkland shooting. March for “It’s everyone’s worst night- Pg.2 Our Lives mare,” Piro said. “Police officers run drills every day to prepare for attacks like these for a reason,” As- sistant Principal Ryan Patti said. Many students and staff are concerned about the proliferation of guns. Freshman Rachel Cohen displays the sign she made for the March 14 walkout. Continued on Pg. 2 Photo by Carrington Peavy

Beachwood’s StuCo Exec Board Elected For 2018-19 School Year Pg.4 Art Shows Junior Jing-Jing Shen, move forward as a school.” By Prerna Mukherjee who has been President of The Executive Board of- News Editor the Class of 2019 for the ficers focus on projects for Student Council’s Execu- past two years, hopes to ex- the school as a whole. tive Board elections were tend her work to the entire “The classes focus on held on Friday, Feb. 23. school as Executive Presi- community service and Junior Jing-Jing Shen dent. raising money for their was elected President, Shen would like to see prom,” Alexander said. “The along with Sydney Leikin as new community service Exec. Board usually works Executive Vice President, opportunities for students on bigger community ser- sophomore Lena Leland as and offer more activities at vice projects, and…[provid- Vice President, sophomore school dances. ing] more snacks at a dance One Bison Joelle Rosenthal as Sec- “Right now we have a or better decorations…” Campaign retary and freshman Amy lot of great ideas, but we Alexander explained that Pg.6 & Diversity Chen as Treasurer. haven’t put them all into to run for Student Council, Summit Student Council adviser place,” she said. students must attend in- Craig Alexander explained Shen added that her ex- formational meetings and that class officer elections perience as Class President collect signatures. Students will take place in late April, has prepared her for the running for class officers and class representative position of Executive Board must get fifty signatures elections will most likely President. from members of their take place in May. “I believe that I have a class, and students running Alexander added that drive and a passion for this for Executive Board must this year’s season has been – I really loved and was hon- get seventy-five signatures exciting. ored by the chance to rep- across 9th, 10th and 11th “A lot of people seem to resent my fellow students, graders. be interested in Student my friends, my classmates To run for Executive Board, Council, a lot of people [as Class President] …and I students may also run for Drama seem to be interested in think that when I bring [my class officer positions. Pg.9 Club’s Fame! making a difference at the previous experience] to the “Executive Board mem- high school and it seems to table as Executive Board bers can run for Exec. be a very diverse group,” he President, it shows a lot of Board, lose, and then filter Student Council Exec Board President-Elect Jing-Jing Shen said. “It’ll be a very compet- potential, and I have a lot of addressed the student body at the presentation of candidates itive year, which is good.” great ideas as to how we can Continued on Pg. 3 on Friday, Feb. 23. Photo by Jemiah Richardson News THE BEACHCOMBER 2 GSA Presents on LGBT Culture, History and Experiences

group that’s leading By Vivian Li this.” News Editor The GSA presentations provide opportu- The Gender Sexual- nities to raise commu- ity Alliance (GSA) held nity awareness on LGBT a presentation about issues. LGBT history in the mil- “At this point, we just itary in English teacher need to know more,” Casey Matthews’ room Lerner said. “When you on Feb. 21. know better, you do bet- The presentation was ter, and so I think that given by freshman Em- these presentations ily Isaacson and sopho- will help us know more more Mirabelle Wooley about LGBT history and and was the second in hopefully if we entice an ongoing series of people to come [then] talks on LGBT history. other people will also According to Wooley, learn more.” the purpose of the pre- Lerner thinks that sentation was to shed Beachwood is getting light on the history of better around LGBT is- the LGBT community sues. as well as the struggles “People seem more that LGBT people went accepting, and we hear through. fewer slurs in the hall- “[We wanted to] edu- way and in public spaces cate people on a topic than we did five years that not a lot of them ago,” he said. know about,” Isaacson However, according to said. “Everybody was Isaacson, there is still involved in history. room for improvement. Even if they were in “I think that there are Sophomore Channah Creve, freshman Emily Isaacson and sophomore Mirabelle Wooley at the first presentation the background, even different groups at BHS Photo by Jacob Borison if they weren’t the fore- and some are a lot more most figure … they were tolerant than others,” slurs against gay people. off their chest, and no “I’ve seen them be- more about how to in- there.” she said. “There are the “They need to be ac- one will talk about it come more understand- teract with other people Each presentation activists, the people that cepting of people no outside of the room.” ing and accepting of in the world is a useful topic comes from stu- maybe don’t really care matter how difficult it “It’s very open to the themselves and oth- skill.” dents about subjects as much, and the people might be,” Wooley said. whole community,” Le- ers through what we’ve “There’s a lot of di- that they wanted to that still sometimes use “It’s really all about not rner said. “It’s a space done,” he said. versity in the world learn more about. offensive language in being demeaning and where you can talk about GSA can also help edu- and there’s no way you The first presenta- the hallways.” hurtful because of some- things that you don’t cate those outside of the know what it’s like tion, on Feb. 7, focused “I think that the stu- one’s sexuality.” feel like you can talk LGBT spectrum. to be all these differ- on Gay Culture in the dents here could make Wooley encourages about in other places. In “[GSA] isn’t just for ent types of people, so 1920s. themselves a little more students to come to GSA GSA, you know people people who are lesbian, sometimes you have to “It’s the students who aware of gender and sex- meetings. are going to listen to gay, bisexual or trans- listen to those people,” are [deciding what top- uality issues,” she added. “[GSA] gives a lot of in- you and respond to you gender themselves,” Le- he added. ics to cover],” physics Wooley thinks that in sight on LGBT struggles around these issues.” rner said. “It’s also for Another GSA presen- teacher Michael Lerner order for people to be and triumphs,” Wooley Lerner has seen GSA people who have friends tation, titled “Looking said. “It’s one of those more accepting, there said. “It’s also a great make a positive influ- or family who are LGBT, into the Closet”, took clubs where no adult needs to be fewer hate- outlet for people to just ence on the students in- and that’s basically ev- place on Wednesday, is leading this; it’s the ful things said, such as talk and get something volved. erybody…Knowing Mar. 7.

Walkout continued from Pg. 1 “Gun control is an issue right now, and having strict- er policies would decrease the chance of school shootings,” junior Ryan Jaffe said. “It should definitely be tougher to obtain assault rifles,” Piro said. “Assault rifles are for military use to defend our country. They’re meant to kill people; bullets travel further and inflict more damage. There are very few purposes of having assault rifles if you’re not in the military.” Remarkably for a first year team, the Bison won first place in the JV division, and all March 13 Threat at Mid- competitors qualified for the state tournament Photo courtesy of Casey Matthews dle School The focus on school safety was very relevant to Beach- New PenOhio Team Wins Regionals wood students. The day pri- or, there had been a threat By Clinton Sansonetti Isaacson, Arielle Keselman, the Pen, which has been Julia Marks, Sanjana Mur- quite successful at BMS for called to the middle school. With additional reporting by BHS students were put Beachcomber Staff thy, Yoav Pinhasi and Peter the last few years, under Several students traveled to Washington D.C. for the Soprunov. the direction of English on lockdown for first pe- March For Our Lives held March 24. Others attended the “It was a relief that every- teacher Michelle Toomey riod, and middle school march in Cleveland on the same day. Sophomore Joe Spero For the first time ever, students were bussed to the BHS sent a JV writing team one got in,” Supronov said. and special education assis- was among those who traveled to Washington. “That was very satisfying.” tant John Woodbridge. high school until the middle “It was so inspiring, and I had an amazing time listen- to compete at the PenOhio school had been thoroughly regional competition held Two of the team mem- Matthews explained that ing to the amazing speakers from all over the nation,” Spero bers placed individually: she agreed to advise the checked by police. wrote in a text “...from South Los Angeles, California to at Kent State University- “At about 7:30 at acad- Stark on March 10. Sanjana Murthy placed club at the high school af- Parkland, Florida to Chicago, Illinois it was incredible to see 5th and Arielle Keselman ter being approached by a emy before school started [hundreds of thousands] of people fighting for what needs “This is the first year on Tuesday, everyone was this has ever been at the placed 4th; overall, the student. to be done in this country when it comes to gun control and team won 1st place in the “Emily Isaacson emailed rushed to their first period ending the slaughter of students and people of America.” high school,” said English class frantically and every- teacher Casey Matthews, JV division. me to be a sponsor on a Photo courtesy of Joe Spero. Soprunov explained that writing competition, so I one was very confused,” who advises the club. “It sophomore Ari Sokol said. is also a fairly small club… the competition consists of said yes,” she said. tigation of this morning’s the threat would block the three rounds. Six to seven “I teach most of the peo- “We shouldn’t be worried Only 6-10 people show up to have to come to school vague threat called in to identity of its user,” Hardis for practice.” writers compete in each ple in the club, and I see it Beachwood Middle School. added. “Law enforcement room with a single judge, as an opportunity to see and get an education, but Remarkably for a first that’s the world we live in,” The person who made the was still able to trace that year team, the Bison won who reads and ranks their them in a non academic ca- threat appears likely to be communication. We can work at the end of the pacity,” she said. senior Noah Appel said. first place in the JV divi- Beachwood Superinten- one of our students. That now say it is doubtful there sion, and all competitors round, and gives each piece “We are a zany, brainy, student will not be allowed was ever a credible threat a score between 100-700. quirky group of kids that dent Bob Hardis wrote an qualified for the state tour- email to Beachwood families at school until the investiga- to our students. We took nament, to be held May 19 Writers are given prompts writes good,” Soprunov tion is concluded.” actions to ensure their in each round. added. later that day. at the College of Wooster. “The Beachwood Police De- “Some information indi- safety with the best infor- Competitors at regionals PenOhio is the high cates the student believed mation we had at the time, school model of Power of partment has made substan- included freshmen Emily tial progress in their inves- the app used to phone in however.” News THE BEACHCOMBER 3 Bison Briefs

*Beachwood voters will decide May 8 on a levy for Beachwood City Schools to support operating expenses for the district as well as funding the elementary consolidation project.

*White & Gold will be one night only this year, on the evening of Saturday, April 14.

*AIR testing begins on April 18 and 19 with the English Lan- guage Arts exams, followed by Biology on April 26 and 27 and social studies and math tests on the week of April 30.

*Congratulations and good luck to the science olympiad Dudley demonstrates the proper throwing stance. Photo courtesy of Paige Dudley. team, which placed third at the regional tournament and will Throwing Stones compete at the state tournament in Columbus on April 28th. Library/media assistant Paige Dudley *In their first year of competition, all six members of the Power finds fun and friendship on the curling ice of the Pen team who competed at regionals qualified for the By Sam Thomas after all 16 stones have ice are on the playing field. state tournament, which will be held on May 19 at the College Staff Writer been thrown. Whoever “At our curling house, accomplishes this wins the we have three dedicated of Wooster. While she may appear end; there are eight ends sheets of ice,” Dudley said. to be a reserved librarian, in each game. “There are four people to Paige Dudley has a secret Players take turns a team, so there will be 24 life playing a 500-year-old throwing stones and people at a time.” *The Beachwood Community Dodgeball Tournament will be Scottish winter sport. sweeping in front of the “Playing with three “I curl once a week,” moving stones with a people on a team is pos- held Sunday, April 22 at 1:30 at the High School. The deadline Dudley said. curling broom to reduce sible, but it adds an undue Former BHS social stud- friction on the ice. burden on the team,” Piper to register has past. ies teacher Karissa Piper, Players wear special added. who introduced Dudley curling shoes to help gain Dudley’s love for the to the sport, has taken a momentum while slid- game is what drives her to break from curling for the ing out of the hack while continue playing weekly. *The Beachcomber staff will attend the Ohio Scholastic Media year, but says she’s been delivering the stone. “The best part of curling curling on and off for eight The stones, made of is the activity and the Association Conference on April 6 and 7 at Kent State Univer- years. solid granite, weigh be- people I curl with,” Dudley Dudley has been curling tween 35 and 42 lbs. said. “It makes the Cleve- sity. We hope to bring home some awards. for seven. “Although it’s fun, it’s land winters more fun.” “I tried it and it was just harder than it looks,” Piper has been on a something I liked, and I Dudley said. number of championship was good at it,” Dudley “Curling is like chess on curling teams, but she sim- *The track team competes at Nordonia on Saturday, April 7 at said. ice, because there is a lot ply loves being out there Curling has gotten a lot of strategy,” she added. and helping her team to 9:00 a.m., and then at Cuyahoga Heights on Tuesday, April 10 more attention in recent victory in whatever way months as the U.S. men’s Piper made a different she can. at 4:30 p.m. team surprised many in analogy. “My favorite physi- February, winning the “It’s like yoga on ice,” cal aspect of the game is first-ever U.S. gold medal she said. “It’s having com- pushing out of the hack,” in curling. plete control and mastery Piper said. “I also love the *The baseball team plays at Chagrin at 4:30 on Wednesday, While it’s a sport that over your body.” camaraderie and social doesn’t get much recog- There are two local clubs aspect of the game.” April 4 at 4:30, then faces Chagrin again at home at 4:30 on nition, curling involves that offer opportunities “Without the social as- complex rules and sophis- to curl: the Shaker skating pect, I might stop curling,” Friday , April 6. ticated strategy. club and the Mayfield Piper said. Curling is most com- Country Club. Piper is hopeful that monly played by two They also say that the she’ll be able to get back teams of four players. The number of players on the on the ice for the 2018- * The softball team plays Orange at home on Wednesday, April object is to end up with ice at once depends on 2019 curling season. more stones closer to the how many teams there are, 4 at 4:30, then plays at Wickliffe at 4:30 on Friday, April 6. center than your opponent and how many sheets of

StuCo continued *Boys tennis opens the season against Geneva at home at 4:00 from Pg. 1 cause it gives students the Beachwood knows what opportunity to express it’s like to be in a diverse, on Wednesday, April 4, then faces Mayfield at home on Thurs- themselves. in a loving, in a unified into class officer positions, “Student Council is re- community,” Shen said. day, April 5. but class officer positions ally a means for someone “We have gone through can then run for represen- who’s passionate about various highs and lows in tatives, so there’s an abil- making a difference to the past year, and I think ity to reach outside of your actually make that differ- [we have seen] the resil- *Girls lacrosse opens the season against Chardon at home at class,” Alexander said. ence. It really brings out ience of our student body, Freshman Sanjana Mur- the leader in every indi- of our school, teachers, 5:00 on Thursday, April 5, then faces Uniontown Lake at home thy ran for Executive Board vidual,” she said “[BHS] is faculty and students, and Secretary and will now be about celebrating diver- of the community.” on Tuesday, April 10. running for president of sity and building unity “If you have anything her class. within our community. you want to share, we are “I was on Student Coun- It’s about reaching out to willing to consider, and cil this past year, and I truly help the people around us, we have open minds, so *Congratulations to Athletic Director Ryan Peters, who was enjoyed it. I want to con- and the people whose sto- I just want everybody to tinue to make our school a ries have impacted us, so know that they do have an named Athletic Director of the Year. better place,” she wrote in my goal in Student Coun- impact, and we are listen- an email. cil for this year is to really ing,” she added. Shen recommends join- expand our impact.” ing Student Council be- “Anybody…who is at Features THE BEACHCOMBER 4 Unique K-12 Art Show Featured at Beachwood Mall

Orange and red self portraits All photos by Amelia Port Purple Self portaits

By Amelia Port view the artwork on the day Stern was most impressed value and contrast.” Staff Writer it was opened. by some of the artwork dis- Stern thought that the “I was asked to speak at played from 6-8 graders. project taught him more the opening,” Grasso said. “The middle schoolers about patience and gave Right in the middle of “…just to talk about art in were really good,” Stern him a new perspective on Beachwood Place, a beauti- general and its significance said. “I also enjoyed how how to make art. ful and colorful art display to the community.” they organized it by color “Using one consistent adorned the typically emp- According to art teacher rather than grade or by color throughout the whole ty space on the downstairs Heather Grano, an impor- school.” painting was cool and new; floor. The display, which tant goal was to create an Grano hopes that stu- I never thought to do that” featured art from grades exhibit that would not get dents learn to value art Stern said. K-12, was open from Jan. lost in such a large space of and creativity, regardless of Sophomore Paisley Tru- 25 to Feb. 16. the mall. their profession. itt, who was also featured, Six panels displayed “Art teachers felt that “Whether they become had a different take. While dozens of self-portraits of one unified work with doctors, lawyers or work in she did not take any spe- Beachwood student faces bright colors would capture business, they can also find cific lesson away from the stacked on neat grids, each attention and interest,” a way to be an artist,” she project, she found it enter- panel a different color of Grano said. said. taining and creative none- the rainbow, acrylic on Sophomore Gabe Stern According to Grasso, it theless. canvas, displaying delicate had artwork featured as was difficult to create value “I sorta just play around, lines with contrast in shade well. His portrait was dis- and contrast due to the por- trial and error, and see within each color’s spec- played in variations of or- traits being monochrome. what’s nice,” Truitt said. trum. ange. He said he paid spe- “It’s easy to create con- The self-portraits were Sophomore Athena Gras- cial attention to the details trast with different col- displayed at BHS in late so’s detailed purple portrait of his hair. ors,” she said. “But since February, and will be on is just one of the pieces fea- Like Grasso, Stern went we weren’t given various display at the Beachwood tured in the exhibit. She to see the artwork and was colors, we had to blend our library from March 4 took a trip to the mall to impressed by the display. color with white to create through March 24. Blue self-portrait Renovated Mitchell’s Ice Cream Shops to Reopen in April the outdoor and indoor ther promote sustain- By Jacob Borison seating,” according to able building, including Staff Writer the website. high efficiency lighting, Junior Naomi Stern- water heating, as well Mitchell’s Ice Cream, berg said that when she as heating and cooling, a family staple in the discovered the news in Hanahan explained. Cleveland area, has January, she drove to While Mitchell’s is temporarily shut its the store to get one last closed, other ice cream Beachwood and Solon scoop. options include Ben stores from Jan. 29 un- Freshman Domani and Jerry’s, East Coast til early April. Berry was also upset to Custard and local gro- According to Mitch- learn about the tempo- cery stores, which sell ell’s website, the com- rary closure. packaged Mitchell’s ice pany has partnered “I am highly upset cream. with Dimit Architects now because I was going It has been a long few to renovate those loca- to go there this week- months for Beachwood tions and create an en- end,” she said. students, who hope vironment that is “more Hailey Hanahan, who to return to a new and open and welcoming.” is in charge of public improved store after In its Solon location, communications for spring break. Mitchell’s will be in- the company, wrote in “I’ll have to find a stalling two new open- an email that the reno- new store for now, but ings, including a patio vations were timed to hopefully I can go back door and an entrance avoid the busy summer soon,” Junior Maor to a children’s seating rush. Keren said. area. “Unfortunately, both The company posted Similarly, Mitchell’s shops needed to be on its website that ice is adding new features closed at the same time cream prices will not be in Beachwood. Larger as the winter timeframe changed after the reno- doors will lead direct- or ‘offseason’ is the best vation. ly to the patio and a time to renovate. This Hanahan did not dis- children’s area inside allows renovations to close the cost of the the store. The store be completed before our renovations. will also be increasing busiest time of year,” use of wood planks in Hanahan wrote. both stores to create a The renovations are “transparency between also designed to fur- Image source: Mitchell’s Ice Cream Facebook page Features THE BEACHCOMBER 5 Beachwood Arts Council Hosts 23rd Annual Juried Art Show together and then walk “This is really one of the By Jinle Zhu through the exhibit first times I have done a Editor-in-Chief again as a group. The painting so large, so it entire process is anony- was different from other The Beachwood Arts mous though. We keep projects I had done be- Council hosted the 23rd the artist’s name cov- fore, which have mostly annual Ileen Kelner Ju- ered up so all the judg- been on the smaller ried High School Art es can see is the name side.” Show at the Beachwood tag and the title of the “At first, staring at Community Center piece. The whole process the huge blank canvas, from Feb. 11 to March 4. takes about an hour.” I didn’t exactly know Thirty-four Cleve- Rollins explained that what to paint,” she add- land-area high schools there are monetary ed. “I messed up a lot had the opportunity to awards for the winners: and had to paint over submit up to four pieces $100 for first place, $75 some areas, and it took of artwork, which were for second, $50 for 3rd a couple months to com- showcased in the exhib- and $25 for honorable plete. So yeah, it was it, the Council’s Co-Vice mentions. Participants definitely a learning ex- President Paula Rollins were also given a coupon perience.” explained. to get their art printed Hunsaker, too, felt The show was started on a T-shirt. that the project was a primarily by Ileen Kel- While Beachwood learning process. ner, a member of the did not win any prizes, “I was really stressed Beachwood Arts Coun- four pieces by Beach- when I heard Mrs. cil. Since she passed wood students were Grano was entering me away last year, the show showcased. The artists into the show because at has been renamed in her include senior Sarah that time I had only fin- honor. Borow, junior Christine ished half of the paint- “Springtime in the Studio” by Amanda Leizman. Photos by Jinle Zhu “Her son came the day Li, junior Kelsey Hun- ing. Now, that the show of the program,” Rollins saker and sophomore is over, I’m really happy said. “He’s a pianist, and Amanda Leizman. I pushed myself to do for hanging. We have a he played two of her fa- “My piece is called something out of my professional installer vorite songs to kick off (S)Miles Away,” Borow comfort zone.” who comes in and de- the program. He said explained. “It’s a draw- Borow values the ar- signs this place for us, a few words about her ing of my friend Miles tistic process. but that’s it.” because many of the art and I, so it’s a play on “Next year I’ll be Rollins is slated to teachers have been do- his name. The piece is a studying art in college,” become President of ing this for 20 or more loose emulation of Rob- Borow said. “I know I’ll Beachwood Arts Council years and they all know ert Longo and his ex- keep making art for the next year. her.” pressive compositions. rest of my life.” Although the ex- “She was a very special I wanted the drawing to Hunsaker and Leiz- hibit is no longer open, and wonderful person feel intense, and I want- man, however, have Beachwood Arts Council to all of us,” she added. ed the movement of the plans to keep entering has a number of similar Three judges decided moment to be seen.” the competition next events scheduled at the on a first, second and Leizman’s piece was year. Leizman is cur- community center. third place winner as titled Springtime in the rently inspired by Nor- “We have a Beachwood well as five honorable Studio. She explained man Rockwell’s art, and K-12 art exhibit just mentions. The judges that the painting of may start a series based around the corner in included Sandra Noble, sunflowers in bottles is on his work in the fu- April,” said Laura Zuck- a lecturer in the Depart- made from pastel and ture. erman, who volunteers ment of Art History and acrylics on canvas. Christine Li could for the Beachwood Arts Art at Case Western Re- Hunsaker’s Back not be reached for com- Council by handling serve University, Graf- Home depicts Califor- ment, though her pen- public relations. “It’s ton J. Nunes, President nia and the Golden cil sketch titled Shake- from April 7th to April and Chief Executive Of- Gate bridge. Hunsaker speare was given its own 29th. The reception ficer of the Cleveland moved from California spotlight at the exhibit. is on April 11th. High Institute of Art and to Beachwood just this According to Rollins, school kids are welcome Kevin O’Donnell, Man- year. the art show was de- to come.” aging Director from the “When I was planning signed to be open to a “We always have Lee Hayden Gallery at the painting,I was think- wide range of artwork. events,” Rollins con- Beachwood Place. ing about my hometown “Well, the artists have cluded. “Anytime we “The judges first walk and how much I already to be high school stu- have anything, we want around individually,” missed it,” Hunsaker dents,” she said. “And to get the word out. Our Rollins said. “They in- said. there aren’t that many art show isn’t just for dividually mark down “Creating the piece other limitations to the Beachwood, it’s for all of notes about each piece, was a learning experi- art except the art needs Northeast Ohio.” then they sit and talk ence,” Leizman said. to be wired on the back ”Back Home” by Kelsey Hunsaker Pre-Med Club Explores Wide Range of Career Options junior Julia Woomer with meetings are not the only By Clinton Sansonetti Shehadeh and freshman types of meetings the pre- Staff Writer Arielle Keselman. med club holds. Shehadeh hopes to pur- “Sometimes we bring in Dimmed lights hung sue a career in anatomy and guest speakers to talk about above the 707 classroom. A biology, and that was his medical jobs and to get a little light filtered through motive to join the club. better understanding,” She- the windows, but that was During the course of hadeh said. “Sometimes we the only natural light. Ar- the presentation, students watch virtual surgeries, and tificial light was cast from learned about alternative we toggle between different a projector and onto the medicine careers, primarily activities at meetings.” screen at the front of the acupuncture and therapeu- On March 6, Brewer led room. tic fields. a lung lab in which they Junior Julia Woomer had “The goal was to present watched a video of a lung prepared a presentation on alternative careers in medi- surgery and students mod- alternative medicine. cine,” Woomer said. “The els of lungs using balloons Ten pre-med club mem- club doesn’t want to focus and plastic bottles. bers attended the Feb. 13 just on mainstream medi- “We were demonstrating meeting, listening atten- cine; we wanted to go in- Boyle’s Law to show how tively, as they had come depth with non-traditional and why a healthy lung in- to learn and plan for their medical fields.” flates and deflates during futures in the medical field. Woomer discussed each respiration,” sophomore “The goal of the club is field, including job duties Anna Ward said. to expose students to dif- and salaries. These may Boyle’s Law defines the ferent fields in medicine,” have been lesser-known inverse relationship be- sophomore Zyad Shehadeh fields in medicine, but from tween pressure and the vol- said. the students’ reactions to ume of a gas. The pre-med club was the presentation, it seemed To join pre-med club, see founded in 2011. It is ad- as if many would like to science teacher Kim Peo- vised by science teacher pursue some sort of medi- ples or one of the student Kim Peoples and led by cal career. leaders. On March 6, senior Abbey Brewer led a lung lab in which students watched a video of a lung senior Abby Brewer and Presentation-oriented surgery and made models of lungs using balloons and plastic bottles. Photo by Julia Woomer Many Cultures, One Bison Reporting by Maya Neyman, with additional reporting by Prerna Mukherjee and Amelia Port Photos by Amy Chen Layout by Gabe Stern

The Beachwood Schools, Beach- wanted to set up the structures for versity is portrayed through media. wood’s Marketing Excel Tech pro- them to have that dialogue.” “Dr. Kniffley talked about the history of gram, and community partners, The keynote speaker, Dr. Terrell diversity and how it’s portrayed in mov- alarmed at the rise of racial ten- Strayhorn, used song and energiz- ies, music, TV, and how different races sion among students, collaborated ing rhetoric to engage students. are portrayed in those different media,” to create the One Bison campaign. “Professor Strayhorn’s energy Srithai said. “He really drives home the On Feb. 26, BHS held its first electrified the morning,” fresh- point that students really need to be criti- One Bison Summit, a day to cel- man Rachel Brown said. cal consumers…” ebrate diversity and promote “Feed your soul what it needs Student leaders and staff, who trained school unity. The summit had two to be happy,” Strayhorn’s voice with the Diversity Center since August, main goals: discuss the issues boomed. “I am most happy when I worked together to plan the summit. openly and inspire students to re- am myself. Be courageous.” “Other than logistics and a few random think their actions. Many students chose not to details, the students were the ones pri- “We had been meeting with sev- come to the summit and many marily doing all the planning,” sophomore eral students throughout the year others came reluctantly. But the Lena Leland wrote in an email. about their experiences... and one entire audience found Strayhorn “When we were with the teachers we of the sentiments they consistently relatable and his speech captivat- were working with, we tried our best to shared with us was there was very ing. They were inspired to partici- get out of the habit of raising our hands to rarely an opportunity for students pate in the difficult conversations speak, since we were practicing the idea to engage in a meaningful, candid that followed. that we are all equal while facilitating on discussion with each other or with “I did not take an actual numer- the actual day and in the planning process staff members about some of the ic count for who was not present, as well.” issues that were brought up at the but [checked that] all absences “We worked with the administration, summit,” Principal Tony Srithai were approved by a parent/guard- not for the administration,” she added. said. “It appeared to us very obvi- ian,” Assistant Principal Ryan Patti Students and staff also worked together ously that they’re hungry for that wrote in an email. “I’d estimate to mediate small group conversations. conversation to take place, so we that 75% of the students were “You can’t force people into con- present.” versations like this,” said social stud- Another speaker was Dr. Steven ies teacher Pam Ogilvy, a member of Kniffley, who talked about how di- the One Bison planning committee. “...You have to meet people where they are, and that’s something that’s really hard to do with 550 kids.” Many students and staff members believed the summit was an opportunity to strengthen our school. Many Cultures, One Bison Reporting by Maya Neyman, with additional reporting by Prerna Mukherjee and Amelia Port Photos by Amy Chen Layout by Gabe Stern

“I think devoting a day to this conver- expressed a desire to be a part of going conversation, not just the sation on diversity is a positive in and of the One Bison Campaign.” remainder for this year, but it itself. I think the conversation has been There were two main critiques lays the foundation for work that long overdue, and I think that it shows the of the summit. First, some stu- we might pursue into next school students that the administration and the dents felt that the speakers could year and beyond.” staff are all on board not only with dis- have been more interactive, and The planning committee is al- cussing diversity in the classroom but also second, students wanted more ready working on future events celebrating it in our district,” Ogilvy said. time for small group discussions. and meetings. Several weeks ago “There’s this sense of isolationism “There wasn’t a whole lot of they held a discussion, eager to where…[there is a] lack of [connection]” time to unpack what was said in build on the success of the sum- Srithai said. “I just know that we want to the small groups, so I think provid- mit. They are recruiting students make everyone feel welcome; but also, a ing kids with time to do that would interested in leading future part of something bigger - not just here have helped a little bit,” Ogilvy events with the One Bison cam- at Beachwood but a broader global com- said. paign. If interested, contact a munity.” Many realize that this should not Summit staff leader. “I was very pleased with how the sum- be a one-time event, but instead it mit went,” planning-committee member should be the foundation for fu- and senior Gabriela Rodriguez wrote in ture conversations and speakers. an email. “Many students enjoyed the “I don’t think one time is enough. keynote speaker and the facilitated dis- I think this is something that needs cussions. In fact, we had many students to be done maybe three times a express that they would like more time year, so that we can continue to to continue their facilitated discussions, put in the work and hear voices which is what we were hoping for: to con- that need to be heard,” English tinue the conversation. I think the summit teacher Todd Butler said. also got good word-of-mouth because “We didn’t want the summit several students who missed the summit to be a one-off event,” Srithai said. “It’s a spring forward into an on- Features THE BEACHCOMBER 8 Feel the Music: Beachwood Orchestra’s Banner Year

“If you don’t put your emotions into your playing, it’ll sound dull and plain.”

-Freshman Emma Joo

“You can only per- like to get into the form when you’re Cleveland Orches- in high school,” Joo tra Youth Orchestra shared. She hopes (COYO). Joo’s prac- she’ll get in next tice schedule chang- year but “maybe I’ll es from season to have a bad day on season. audition day,” Joo “In the months of said. December and May Joo then explained I practice almost the process of quali- three hours a day fying for the Ohio because those are All State Honors Or- the months where I chestra. have auditions and “Ohio is split into recitals and con- different sections certs,” Joo said. by region,” Joo said, In the other “you have to get into months, she practic- Orchestra Director Lisa Goldman was named teacher of the year by the Ohio Music Education Association. the es for an hour and a Photo by Isaac Kanterovich Northeast Region half to two hours (NERO) orchestra, daily. By Amelia Port and if you’re in the In the long run, Staff Writer first six seats for vi- she would like to This year’s orchestra has seen 30 students olin, you get to go have a career in a to All State.” music-related field. Thirty students honored by OMEA and freshman Emma Joo To apply for a seat- “I actually think I were honored at the ing audition in the might go into music, Ohio Musical Edu- performed with the Ohio All-State Orchestra. Northeast Region but not like music cation Association Orchestra, musi- performing… may- (OMEA) solo and en- cians must send in a be music therapy semble contest held video of themselves or something,” Joo on Jan. 27 at May- and at home,” Ad- performance tour in said. playing a solo piece said. field High School. ams said. “I was re- Venice and Florence Joo has been play- of their choice. She also has Twenty-eight stu- ally happy about it Italy in 2020,” Gold- ing violin since she When she made it advice for other mu- dents earned a rat- because this was man said. was about 4 ½ years to the performance, sicians. ing of superior and my first year doing Freshman Emma old. She has worked Joo was thrilled. “You have to put two earned excellent OMEA, and I wasn’t Joo performed at hard “I feel like there’s your emotions into ratings. entirely sure that we the 2018 All-State to get to this no real word to de- your playing so the Orchestra director were going to get as Orchestra Welcome point. scribe [the perfor- audience feels some- Lisa Goldman is ex- good of a score as we on Feb. 9 in Colum- “I felt proud of mance]” Joo ex- thing from your mu- tremely proud of her did.” bus. myself,” she said. plained, “you’re sic...” Joo said. “If students. Freshman Sabrina Joo played four However, she was nervous but your you don’t put your “They are noth- Fadel, who plays the songs; Prelude to surprised that she adrenaline is like… emotions into your ing short of enthu- violin, also won an Der Meistersinger, made it. oh my God...” playing, it’ll sound siastic and spirit- award for her violin Symphony No. 4 mvt Her sister, senior Joo feels that dull and plain.” ed,” Goldman said. duet. III IV, Komm Susser Jackie Joo, as well as the process was good Joo also advises “Their participation “There were times Tod, and finally The senior Kelly Chang preparation for her. other musicians not is incredible. We are where I was so un- Star Spangled Ban- have also performed “It gave me expe- to get discouraged. proud of everybody confident and dead- ner. with rience with a full or- “Just keep playing; that puts in the ex- set on the fact that Goldman wasn’t the Ohio All State chestra and a band even if you’re ter- tra work to partici- I was going to fail,” at all surprised that Honors Orchestra in together,” Joo said, rible at it; if you re- pate above and be- Fadel said. “Extreme Joo earned this dis- previous years. “which is good ally like it, just keep yond what happens nerves have always tinction. Emma Joo plans to experience.” playing,” she said. in the class.” been by my side, “She’s a wonder- audition again next In the com- One student, so I wasn’t sure ful player,” Goldman year. ing years, Joo would freshman Emma how it was going to Joo, was selected to turn out, so when I perform in the Ohio found out [about my Honors All State Or- award], I was over chestra. the moon.” Goldman was named Goldman has been teacher of the year by an orchestra direc- the OMEA as well. tor for 37 years, 20 OMEA provides of them at BHS. the orchestra with a “There is no one, I list of music that the repeat, no one that students then have can do her job bet- to prepare, all based ter than she does,” on level of difficul- Fadel said. “Her ac- ty, categorized as A, complishments are B and C. admirable and as a Freshman Sanja- teacher, I feel that na Murthy won an she is extremely award in the OMEA credible.” competition for her “Mrs. Goldman string quartet per- knows her stuff and formance. is a fun person,” “It felt great be- Murthy said, agree- cause we worked ing with Fadel. so hard putting the This year, the BHS piece together,” orchestra includes Murthy said. 101 students, many Another orchestra of whom are high- student who won performing students an OMEA award with strong involve- for her double bass ment in other clubs duet was sophomore and leadership ac- Abby Adams. tivities. “Me and my part- Goldman enjoys ner Matthew prac- taking them out in ticed nearly every the community and Goldman has been an orchestra director for 37 years, 20 of them in Beachwood. day for about three into the world. Photo by Isaac Kanterovich months during class “We are going on a Arts & Life THE BEACHCOMBER 9 Feel the Music: Beachwood Orchestra’s Banner Year Drama Club Breaks-In Renovated Theater With ‘Fame!’ take class seriously. out was Joelle Rosen- By Julia Charnes Countering Diaz is thal in her performance Staff Writer Serena Katz, (sopho- as Iris. She danced with more Lexi Glova) who is fluidity, portraying her For the first time since essentially a “goody two role as a stuck-up balle- the high school renova- shoes” who dreams of rina with grace. tion began in 2011, the playing a love scene. She Her intense love affair drama club has put on a falls madly in love with with Tyrone (Gabe Tru- show in the high school commercial star and fel- itt) was played so realis- auditorium. low student Nick Piazza tically it felt as though it The opening produc- (sophomore Eric Golo- were a real relationship. tion, the musical Fame!, van), who is too focused Other standout per- performed on March 9 on school to care. formers included Emily and 10, was an appro- Another unlikely ro- Jenks, whose interpre- priate choice to honor mance unfolds between tation of Carmen Diaz the dramatic talents of Iris (sophomore Joelle was outstanding. She Beachwood students Rosenthal), one of the placed her own spin on who finally get to per- best ballerinas in the the classic character form in the renovated school, and Tyrone (se- while simultaneously auditorium. nior Gabe Truitt), a dys- portraying the intense Newly-hired dra- lexic hip-hop dancer. The emotions Carmen felt ma club directors Pat two begin a relationship through the music as Haynish and Robb Sapp after being paired off to well as the acting. oversaw a talented en- perform in the fall show Azariah Burkette’s semble cast consisting together. performance of Miss of high schoolers, mid- Another plot line is the Sherman was also no- The cast of “Fame!” open for the first time.Photo by Minna Zelch Photography dle schoolers and three band forming between table, as she revealed a adult actors. The leads three students in the soft spot in the heart of show seem lifelike. The the group numbers. It They also made the gave strong, emotional music program: ‘Goody’ her strict character. set design was exquisite- was hard to make out show feel real as they ac- performances and were King (junior Jonathan Furthermore, Lexi ly done, as it looked like the lyrics. It was unclear curately portrayed high further supported by a Slain), Schlomo Metzen- Glova as Serena Katz a real school of the per- whether the issue was school students. talented ensemble. baum (freshman Samuel and Eric Golovan as Nick forming arts, equipped caused by microphone Social studies teacher Fame! The Musical Roter) and ‘Lambchops’ Piazza juxtaposed each with music stands and levels or lack of enuncia- Dominic Velotta shined begins with a diverse (sophomore Jordyn Za- other’s characters well, ballet bars. tion and projection on as a strict Eastern-Euro- group of students who watsky), who combine making their scenes fas- The crew managed the part of some actors. pean music teacher Mr. have been accepted to their unlikely musical cinating to watch. set changes smoothly, This caused the produc- Sheinkapf. the prestigious Perform- interests. One of the things that definitely adding to the tion to lose its audience For their first producing Arts Academy in Carmen later joins this made this high school show’s professional ap- as it was difficult to hear tion in the high school New York City. band after developing production seem so pro- pearance. In addition, some of the songs. It auditorium after six Miss Esther Sherman, a friendship and part- fessional was the set. the accurate and cre- was also hard to under- years, the drama club (junior Azariah Bur- nership with Schlomo. The moving staircase in ative costumes reflected stand the dialogue at did not miss a beat. Ev- kette) the English teach- However, her desire to which Emily Jenks (Car- the time period well and times, and therefore, to ery aspect of the show, er, reminds the students reach instant fame takes men Diaz) performed were an enjoyable part understand the plot. especially the cast, was that they need to be her to Los Angeles to the classic song Fame! of the show. Above all, the show professional, and the more than dreamers to work with an agent. She was done skillfully and However, one issue was held together by its show was entertaining, make it at this school. returns humiliated and in an entertaining man- that interfered with my ensemble. A group of eye-opening and enjoy- Carmen Diaz (senior soon passes away from a ner that heightened the enjoyment was incon- obviously talented teen- able. Emily Jenks), is the drug overdose. song’s effect. sistent sound levels. agers perfectly elevated cocky drug-addicted La- Fame! was held to- The portable banks It was difficult to hear the quality of the show tina who believes she is gether by its amazing of lockers that opened what was being said in by putting on entertain- too talented to attend or performers. Standing also aided in making the parts, especially during ing dances and songs. Migos’ Sound Evolves ‘Boujee’ Sound With ‘Culture II’

Each member of like 21 Savage, Gu- ally like is called Top Migos has expanded cci Mane, Travis Scott, Down On Da NAWF. their names past the Drake, Big Sean, Ty For the uninitiated, rap group, with Quavo Dolla $ign, Nicki Minaj, “Da NAWF” is the rap dropping a collab album Cardi B, 2 Chainz and group’s way of paying with Travis Scott called Post Malone to exert homage to their home- Huncho Jack Jack Hun- their musical influence town. It refers to Inter- cho, as well as Offset on the album too. state I-85, which runs featuring on many Another aspect of the through the northside songs in 21 Savage’s al- album that I loved was of Atlanta, the area bum Without Warning. the producing. In the where Migos grew up. I feared that all of this rap game, “producing” The song opens with success, which has led basically means the Quavo’s lyrics, “Top to a life of diamonds person who creates the down on da nawf, I’m dancing on their wrists beat to the song. home, I could never get and ice on their chains, In the case of Culture lost. No. No.”, really would transform their II, the producing was showing Migos’ appre- music into something I on point. ciation for the city that wouldn’t like. A few days before turned them into icons. I was wrong. the album dropped, I mentioned before One word I can use to members of Migos how much I loved the describe this album is posted a picture of the producing on this al- boujee. Urban Diction- album’s producers on bum, but my favorite ary defines the word as Instagram. Executive beat has to be in the “High class,” “flossin’,” producers included song Stir Fry, produced “ballin’,” “One who pos- “Huncho + Dj Durel,” by the legendary Phar- sesses swag.” “Elite,” Huncho being an alter- rell Williams. The beat “rich.” ego of Migos member is composed of diverse Bougee is a style that Quavo. sounds blended to- fans began to see in Let’s start with the gether, such as a series Culture; Culture II re- first song that really of whistle-like sounds ally showed the growth caught my attention, matched by electronic the rap group has made Made Men. This laid- pulses. The beat will over the past few years. back tune is one of the get almost anyone in Culture II album Cover Image Source: migosonline.com Comparing the two best songs on the al- the mood to dance. albums, Culture had bum. Its beat seems de- There are many other The trio saw huge a review on Culture, only 13 songs, which is rived from R&B roots, songs I could talk about By Ben Connor success after they re- check out my review nearly half the number starting with a soft pi- on this album, but the Sports Editor leased Culture last year. from last year. of Culture II’s 24 songs. ano transitioning into best way for you to find With songs like Bad Honestly, I wasn’t The addition of 11 each Migos verse, each out if you like it is to ‘In late January, and Boujee and T Shirt, quite sure how I was more songs ultimately revelling in the glory of take a listen. Culture II the rap group Migos the Migo brand grew going to feel about Cul- allowed Migos to not the rap lifestyle. It’s the is available on all major dropped the highly- exponentially as listen- ture II. A big reason is only showcase their dif- perfect song to listen streaming devices such anticipated album Cul- ers couldn’t get enough that Migos’ rap style ferent styles, from laid to while cruising late as Apple Music, Spotify ture II, the follow-up to of the young stars from has changed through- back verses to in-your- night in a Rolls Royce and Soundcloud. their 2017 masterpiece Atlanta. out their careers, espe- face lyrics, but also al- or Bentley. Culture. If you’re looking for cially in the past year. lowed featured artists The next song I re- Opinion THE BEACHCOMBER 10 Ineffective Gun Regulations Only Claim Innocent Lives may be a threat to others. By Ben Connor We are all responsible Sports Editor for the solution: students, teachers and administra- I have never been in a sit- tors. uation where a gunman has Students, of course, sought to take my life, and I should always tell their can’t even imagine the hor- teachers if they’ve noticed rors that go along with an anything suspicious or dif- event like that. ferent about their class- My experiences with mates. school shootings have only But I also think that there been in hypothetical. I re- should be mandatory meet- member just about four ings, maybe once a month, years ago, sitting in class as where teachers and admin- a fourteen year old fresh- istrators can meet to have man, being told how to act if an open discussion on how there ever happened to be a students have been acting. shooter in our school. This would allow teachers Sitting in a place where to openly express concerns every kid should feel about the safety and mental safe and learning around health of all students. friends, hearing that discus- Students have the right sion made me feel the oppo- to feel safe in their learning site. It almost seemed as if environment, and as of now, a school shooting would be the laws of this country are inevitable. making it harder for stu- Of course, it is necessary dents to feel that they are in to have these discussions, safe and secure schools. for it is better to be aware As a citizen of this coun- of how to protect ourselves try who wants only to see in the event of an actually our nation thrive, I say this shooting. But there should to the lawmakers on Capitol be no school shootings. Cartoon by Jinle Zhu Hill: On Feb. 14th, Nikolas This gun issue transcends Cruz took the lives of 17 Sheriff Scott Israel and Na- concert, in which 59 people one.” during the CNN town hall political parties. Please, set students and faculty mem- tional Rifles Association were killed. Loesch blamed the vio- debate was the Baker Act, your differences aside and bers at Marjory Stoneman spokeswoman Dana Loesch. It seems evident that gun lence on Cruz’s mental ill- a law passed in Florida in come to a compromise as Douglas in Parkland, Flor- The consensus from the violence in America is only ness. 1971, which allowed au- soon as possible to get as- ida. The nineteen-year-old students, parents and teach- getting worse. While mental health can thorities to bring in identi- sault rifles off of our streets. slaughtered these innocent ers at the town hall: we want The NRA has led the op- contribute to the problem, fied persons with mental The longer you wait, the people using a Smith and change, and we want it now. position to gun control in this is primarily a gun is- health problems and give more lives will be lost. Wesson M&P15, that man- In the past, fingers have recent years. sue. Mental health supports them access to rehabilita- I am a believer in the 2nd ufacturer’s version of the only been pointed at who At the CNN town hall, could help identify dis- tion programs. Amendment, but there is AR-15. These assault-style and what is to blame for all Emma Gonzalez, a senior turbed individuals and po- Police would then have no reason a person my age rifles have been used by the of this mainstreaming of from Marjory Stoneman tentially prevent some kill- the right to confiscate any- should be able to get a gun. U.S. Military since the late death. Douglas High, questioned ings, but guns are the tools thing that would do harm to There is no reason for any- 1950’s, and have seen many It is time for our elected NRA representative Dana that allow these individuals the public, including guns. one to get a military grade versions throughout its ex- officials to stop pointing Loesch on whether she to kill so many people so Regardless of my support assault rifle. There is no istence. fingers and start passing thinks it should be harder to quickly. for this act, the fact of the reason people should be liv- Just a week after the hor- bills that effectively regulate obtain semi-automatic rifles The NRA says we need matter is that nobody, and I ing in fear of the next mass rific event, students, par- the purchasing of automatic and modifications such as to find ways to identify the repeat, NOBODY, should be shooting. There is no reason ents and teachers met in weapons that kill. bump stocks to enhance the mentally ill who have access able to legally purchase guns that our government should Sunrise, Florida for a CNN The current gun regula- firing of the weapon. to guns, rather than more like an AR-15, a gun used by be more concerned about town hall. It gave this group tions have not been work- “I don’t believe that this heavily regulate the weap- soldiers in the army, which, protecting guns over Ameri- a chance to express their ing. The past year has seen insane monster should have ons of death themselves. if automatic, allows the can lives. thoughts and feelings on a number of horrific shoot- ever been able to obtain a I will say I agree with shooter to fire off 600 shots Do the right thing, mem- the gun laws in America. ings, including the horrific firearm, ever,” Loesch said. the fact that we need bet- per minute. bers of Congress. It’s your They were joined by Sena- shooting in Parkland, FL, “I do not think that [Niko- ter methods of identifying As a student who cares for decisions that play the ulti- tors Marco Rubio and Bill in which 17 students and las Cruz] should have got- people who cause a threat to the wellbeing of my class- mate role in ending this dev- Nelson, as well as Rep. Ted teachers were killed, and ten his hands on any kind the public. mates, I offer this solution astating violence. Deutch, Broward County the massacre at a Las Vegas of weapon. That’s number In fact, an idea discussed to help identify those who Students Need To Be The Ones Creating Positive Change Yeah, we said it. the weekend, embracing inclusive. won’t have these issues. be seen tenfold. Our lunch The Beachcomber Staff As high school students, the social scene that each Yes, it is our choice as If we’re going to take ac- room will be unified. Our we spend nearly eight student creates for them- students to determine our tion, we might as well do it group projects will be di- While the ONE Cam- hours sitting in a desk and selves. friends. But, frankly, our effectively. verse. We will truly be One paign summit was learning content for five That is where our cul- school will not become The school administra- Bison. thought-provoking and days a week. Truth be told, ture change must come more inclusive by listening tion can’t make us do this. But it doesn’t start with successful, it takes more this environment doesn’t in. If just one student can to professional speakers. This is about being a hu- a motivational speaker. It than just discussions and always resonate with all of become more inclusive or Our school’s inclusivity is man being. If we take it doesn’t start with learning lectures to create positive us on a late Thursday after- expose themselves to a dif- in the hands of our student upon ourselves to unite about American History. It change at Beachwood. The noon. ferent culture by creating body. If we make the effort our student body separate doesn’t start with watch- students themselves must Yet, everyone always a new friend, the whole to further integrate our from the school, the im- ing a movie. take initiative. eagerly looks towards school will become more friend groups, our school pact inside the school will It starts with us. The Beachcomber

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He de- The indoor track team scribed his most difficult came up victorious for the dives as the 105c, which is a second year in a row at the forward dive with 2 ½ flips, State Tournament on March tuck position and 404c, 3 in Geneva. which is an inward double Senior Caption Mia flip. Knight, who had already Burget was very pleased won 14 state medals from with the team’s perfor- both indoor and outdoor mance. state tournaments, brought “They did great,” he said. home another handful of “We only had one returning medals. person from last year’s re- “This year, a lot of eyes lay. We had to replace three were on us because of how From Top Left: Coach Willie Smith, sophomore Ayla Gam- boys. To get back and medal well we have been perform- brell, sophomore Ashley Perryman, senior Mia Knight, sopho- From Left: Noah Shore, Spencer Bystrom, Matthew Keyeleber was a great feet, and we will ing, so it has definitely been more Maddie Alexander, junior Heidi Maier and Asst. Coach and Gabe Colmenares. Photo by Steve Shore have them all back next important to try to stay Chris Kleis. Bottom Row: sophomore Langston Gaines-Smith, year.” consistent and make sure senior Cayla Jeff and junior Ashaunti Griffin. medley relay, and Bystrom “It was a really cool expe- we are still working hard,” Photo by Elizabeth Metz. By Allonda Watkins competed in backstroke. rience to be in Canton with Knight said. Staff Writer Two days earlier, Bystrom some of these guys that Many athletes contribut- Smith placed in the 400. Knight says that the big- finished third in the state break records non-stop and ed to the team’s victory. Alexander tied for 6th in gest difference from this year The boys swim team fin- for diving. are Olympic bound,” Shore Knight finished first in high jump and placed 6th in compared to last year is the ished 8th in the 200 free- “I trained every day after said. both the 60 meter dash and the triple jump. absence of former teammate style relay at the Div. II State school for two hours for “I’m super satisfied,” the 200 meter dash. “We knew the sophomores Abby Bendis, a junior who Tournament in Canton on swimming and for diving I Shore said. “We medaled; The 4x200 team won third are a lot stronger than they passed away just a few months Feb. 23. went two hours after every that was the goal and we place. Seniors Cayla Jeff were as freshmen,” Knight ago. “This is the first swim- swim practice,” Bystrom achieved it. All the work and Mia Knight, along with said. “This year has been hard ming medal for boys in the said. paid off” sophomore Ashley Perryman “We worked really hard, for us,” Knight said. “She was history of Beachwood swim- Bystrom trains with Swimmers have broken and junior Ashaunti Griffin and it came down to the last such a core valued member of ming, according to our re- American Flyers Diving in three school records this helped seal this particular vic- event,” Perryman said. the team.” search,” Coach Brad Burget Solon. season. Sophomore Amanda tory for the team. Alexander was confident go- For Knight, the best part said. “I was pretty happy with Leizman broke one record, Additionally, the 4x400 ing in to this year’s state tour- about being on the track team The team was composed how it went,” he said. “I and Bystrom broke two. team of Griffin, Perryman nament. is “having another family.” of sophomore Matthew scored 511.75 in districts The swimmers have high and Jeff along with junior “Last year we didn’t know “We are so close and con- Keyeleber and juniors Noah and 420 at states, but obvi- hopes for next season to Heidi Maier took fourth place. that winning states was a nected, and we are not just Shore, Gabe Colmenares ously the judging is harder build on the work from this Perryman placed seventh in possibility for us,” she said. a team, but we also get to- and Spencer Bystrom. at states, and I missed a few year. the long jump; Alexander tied “This year we went into gether outside of practice The boys also made the more dives than normal.” for fourth in the high jump the season knowing that we which speaks to our bond,” state competition in the 200 Bystrom competed with and tied for sixth in the triple had a really good chance at she said. jump; and Langston Gaines- going back to states.” In Spite of Obstacles, Bison Greenwood Teaches Importance of Basketball Reaches District Final Resilience On and Off the Mat Wrestling is a very physi- cally challenging sport. “Our warm ups are like most people’s workouts,” Greenwood said. A lot of explosive move- ments are involved in the warm-ups, such as push- ups and pull-ups. Then Greenwood starts to teach technical and combative techniques. Aside from the physical battles that wrestling presents, there is a significant mental component to the sport as well. Greenwood feels that wrestling is about pushing yourself to new levels and Greenwood brings a wealth of experience wrestling D-1 learning who you are as for CSU and coaching at a number of schools. a person. Therefore, he is Photo by Nakita Reidenbach always trying to push his athletes to improve. Sophomore Collin Albert makes a move against St. Martin de Porres on March 2. reer to become a full time Nobody starts out win- Photo by Joe Spero By Nakita Reidenbach coach. ning, so discipline and Staff Writer He went on to coach at resilience are a huge part was out on paid leave. named Special Men- Shaw, Cleveland East and of the mental aspects of By Max Alter Leading the team was tion All-Ohio on Mar. Wrestling Coach Jimmy Rhodes High Schools. wrestling that are required Online Editor-in-Chief assistant coach Sean 19. Greenwood knows what Greenwood says that for a wrestler to compete at Witherspoon. This game marked it’s like to compete on a coaching is a challenge. a higher level. Amidst all this ad- the end of the road for high level. From 1996- “It’s like teaching some- “Losing is more impor- The season came to versity, the team’s fast- seven senior players, 1998 he was a resident at one how to tie shoes,” he tant than winning as long a close for Bison Bas- paced play, prestigious including First Team the Olympic Training Cen- said. as you lose appropriately,” ketball on the night rebounding perfor- All-CVC guard Cam ter in Colorado. Tying shoes is easy once Greenwood said. of Friday, March 9 at mance, and ability to Thomas and Honorable This is Coach Green- you can do it, but not to He feels that a competi- Garfield Heights High move the ball provided Mention All-CVC for- wood’s first year coaching the person learning it, and tor learns more from their School with a loss in the Bison with a ten ward Michael Gordon. wrestling at BHS. he compares that to coach- loss than if they were to the district final to Lu- point lead at halftime. However, the future Greenwood grew up in ing. win all the time; losing theran East by a score After scoring the first is looking bright for the East Cleveland and attend- Greenwood hopes to helps wrestlers to grow. of 72-62. five points in the sec- Bison. In addition to ed Shaw High School. After build Beachwood’s pro- “You’re never going to be The Bison, who had ond half, however, Lu- Woodrich and Albert, High School he joined the gram as much as possible. handed things in life,” he earned a record of 13- theran East managed the team is returning Navy. He’s been able to fill more said. “You have to achieve 11, entered the game to outscore the Bison junior Allon Hardin, a Later, he attended Cleve- weight classes and sees them, and losing helps without senior guards by ten points in both starter in the Lutheran land State University and higher numbers of kids push you to that point.” Josh Sizemore and Err- the second and third East game, as well as earned a degree in busi- attending the youth pro- Wrestling coaches also ick Sanders. Sizemore quarters. contributors in junior ness. While a student, he gram. hope to teach their athletes had put up a team- In the losing effort, Jimmie Mitchell and competed as a D-1 wres- “[Greenwood] has done respect and discipline. leading 23 points in junior guard/forward freshman Sirr Hughes. tler. a phenomenal job of bring- Greenwood said that in Beachwood’s 68-63 win Jayson Woodrich led With such a stud- Soon after graduating, ing a group of kids to- high school the young men over Elyria Catholic in the team in scoring, ded returning class, it Greenwood started help- gether; they have totally are finding their character, the district semifinals. putting up 18 points, would not be surpris- ing his friend coach wres- bonded and bought into and he loves taking part in In addition, the team followed by freshman ing to see the Bison tling. He soon fell in love his system and style of that aspect of coaching. was without head coach Collin Albert with back in the District Fi- with coaching and decided coaching,” Athletic Direc- “Wrestling always ends, Jon Mannarino, who 14. Both players were nal next year. to drop his business ca- tor Ryan Peters said. but your character never does,” he said. Bison Feast & Fest

The Beachwood PTO hosted this year’s Feast & Fest in the Middle School gym on Saturday, March 19. Through food, music and dance, the event honors the diverse cultures of the Beachwood community. Guests bought tickets to participate in games and craft sta- tions or to buy food representing Beachwood’s many cultures. “It was a very positive energy,” said freshman Jacob Law- rence, who volunteered at the event. “You got a sense of community.” Photos by Gabriela Covolan Costa .