Beachwood High School

Beachwood High School is a four-year college preparatory public high school located in Beachwood, Ohio, an eastside suburb of Cleveland. It is part of the Beachwood City School District.

Beachwood High School
Address
25100 Fairmount Boulevard

Beachwood
,
(Cuyahoga County)
,
Ohio
44122

United States
Coordinates41.4841°N 81.5019°W / 41.4841; -81.5019
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
School districtBeachwood City Schools
SuperintendentRobert Hardis
CEEB code361193
PrincipalPaul Chase
Staff40.29 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment649 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.11[1]
Color(s)White and Gold   
Athletics conferenceChagrin Valley Conference[2]
Team nameBison[2]
RivalOrange High School (Ohio)
NewspaperThe Beachcomber
Athletic DirectorRyan Peters[2]
Websitehttp://beachwoodschools.org

Beachwood has earned three U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Awards, the highest rating of Excellent from the State of Ohio Department of Education, membership in the Ohio Department of Education "Schools to Watch," a National 21st Century School of Distinction Award for Technology Excellence, induction in the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators Hall of Fame, two Excellence in School Management Awards from the Harvard Business School Club, and national recognition as among the Top 100 in Music Education from the American Music Conference.[3]

Extracurricular activities

Blue Ribbon School Excellence

Beachwood Middle School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2019. "Blue Ribbon Schools". Ohio Department of Education.

Robotics

The BHS FIRST Robotics Team placed 9th in the regional competition in 2009 and placed 6th in the regional competition in 2011.[4][5] In 2013, it won the Buckeye Regional Imagery Award at a local competition.[6]

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber is Beachwood High School’s award-winning[7][8] student newspaper. https://bcomber.org/

Basketball

In the 2012-13 season, the boys, led by Division 1 Recruit John Davis III (Class of 2014) posted a 22-3 record in the regular season. In the playoffs, the boys beat Wickliffe, Bedford, and Gilmour to become District Champs. They defeated Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas at the Canton Memorial Fieldhouse, which led to an off-shooting night in the Elite 8 vs. State Ranked Warren LaBrae. The girls cruised to a district championship and also made it to the Elite 8, before falling to Orrville.

Soccer

The boys soccer team has made a name for themselves after years of winning the Chagrin Valley Conference Metro Division.[9] In the 2014-15 season the bison, led by Head Scout Josh Lowe, surpassed Kirtland to win their first Division 3 District Championship in 30 years.[10]

Notable alumni and faculty

Perry Eisner, M.D., Chief of Staff at CHOC Children’s Hospital, Founder of a large multi-specialty anesthesia consulting group, starting quarterback of the Beachwood Bisons, 1976, Inducted into the Beachwood High School Gallery of Success, Class of 1977

Notes and references
  1. "Beachwood High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. "Beachwood Schools Fast Facts". Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  4. "You and Your Schools" (PDF). Beachwood Schools. April 2009.
  5. News, Sun (2011-05-09). "Beachwood High School excels in robotics competition". cleveland. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  6. "Robotics Team Wins Buckeye Regional Imagery Award". www.beachwoodschools.org. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  7. "Beachwood City Schools News Article". www.beachwoodschools.org. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  8. "BHS Newspaper Staff Win Awards". Beachwood City Schools.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2014-11-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ewittenberg@cjn.org, ED WITTENBERG | STAFF REPORTER. "Beachwood boys' booters net first district title in 30 years". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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