Summer 2007 - Beachwood City Schools

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YOU
Scott and
the Bee
One Speller’s
Account of the 2007
Scripps National
Spelling Bee
Story by Scott Remer
on Page 5
and
YOUR
Schools
Summer 2007
BULLETIN OF THE BEACHWOOD CITY SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION
Moody’s Investors Service Upgrades
Beachwood Schools’ Rating to Aa1
M
oody’s Investors Service has upgraded
to Aa1 from Aa2 the financial debt rating on the Beachwood City School District.
Beachwood is now one of only three
school districts in Ohio with a Aa1 rating (the
others are Shaker Heights and Dublin) and
one of approximately 40 Aa1-rated school
districts nationwide.
“Three criteria were used in the evalua-
tion of our District for this rating upgrade –
prudent management, sound finances and our
extremely supportive community’s voting
record,” said Beachwood Schools Treasurer
Michele Mills.
“With the size of our tax base,
Beachwood is among the smallest school districts in the country to receive such a high
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Bison Spring Sports Earn Three
Conference Championships
Inside
Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Treasurer’s Column . . . . . . .3
AP Stats Awards . . . . . . . . . .4
Class of 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Scrapbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
“Spinneys” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Special
SENIOR
EDITION
Bison spring sports teams celebrated an
amazing 2007 season, with three Chagrin Valley
Conference (CVC) championships and hurdler
Ava Haynes (right) winning third in the state.
Also qualifying for State competition
were the 4x200m relay team of Alena
Brown, Samantha Friedman, Ava Haynes
and Jennifer Warren (eighth in state), the
4x100m relay team of Alena Brown, Ava
Haynes, Renecia McMillian and Jennifer
Warren, and the tennis doubles team Grant
Aronson and Mark Goldberg.
Regional and District hurdles champion
Ava Haynes broke the Regional meet record.
Grant Aronson and Mark Goldberg
were Sectional and District champions and
Emily Sykes became the first female distance
runner in 10 years to qualify for Regional
competition. Ava Haynes and
Emily Sykes broke the Beachwood High
School records for their respective events
(100m hurdles and 1600m run), as did the
4x800m relay team of Melissa Friedman,
Alana Oif, Talya Sterling and Emily Sykes.
For the second consecutive year, the
Lady Bison track team won the Chagrin
Valley Conference Metro Division championship, with nine first place awards, including
all of the relays. Jennifer Warren was named
CVC MVP.
The tennis team also earned the
Conference championship. Named to the first
team All-Conference were Mark Goldberg,
first singles and MVP; Grant Aronson, second singles; Uri Magaram, third singles;
Alec Simon, second doubles; and Max
Sheridan, second doubles.
Bison baseball earned its second consecutive conference championship, with Elliot
Rosenbaum named
CVC MVP and four
first team awards –
Josh Arian,
Bradley
Goldberg,
Garrett
Mayers and
Alex Small.
Steve
Baraona
(baseball),
Gregg Goldberg
(tennis) and Willie
Smith (track) all were
named CVC Coaches of
the Year.
More Spring Sports
on Page 17.
Photo by Scott Gloger/Myron Photographic Elegance.
Girls’ Track, Tennis Doubles Qualify for State Competitions
Perspective
W
Mr. Paul Chase, our assistant principal, epitohen I was elected to the Beachwood
mize the leadership qualities that characterize
Board of Education in November
any successful organization. Our children are
2005, I began my term with excitethe direct beneficiaries of their unending
ment, but also a certain amount of trepidation
devotion to their work and the immense skill
at the awesome responsibility that goes along
A Message from with overseeing an outstanding school district
level they bring to the job each and every
Dr. Alan Rosenthal through some potentially tumultuous times.
day. The same can be said of Mrs. Linda
LoGalbo, our middle school principal, and
It seemed so much simpler when I graduated
Ms. Roxann Ramsey, our middle school
BHS in 1973. Even then, everyone talked
assistant principal, as well as Mr. Michael
about how wonderful the Beachwood School
Molnar and Ms. Christi Burger, the principals
District was, and I just assumed, obviously
at Hilltop and Bryden Schools, respectively.
with great naiveté, that our school district
The administrative leadership allows our
would always operate with peak efficiency –
outstanding teachers to do what they do best,
almost on autopilot. I had no concept of the
and that is to educate our students. We are so
hard work and commitment that goes into not
fortunate to have such a strong staff of teachonly having a top performing school district,
ers at all levels of our schools. They are the
but more importantly, keeping our schools
cream of the crop, and I am continually
consistently performing at the upper echelon
amazed at their energy and commitment to
of all school districts.
our children.
Having completed almost two years on
While space does not permit me to list
the Board, I see first-hand why our schools
every program and individual, I would be
continue to be looked upon with such high
remiss if I neglected our guidance department
regard. We are extremely fortunate to be
and athletic director. I have had much perblessed with an administrative staff and facsonal involvement with both of these departulty that I truly believe is the best in the busiments, and both shine brightly. Our guidance
ness. It all starts with our superintendent, Dr.
counselors take an incredible interest in each
Richard Markwardt, whose skillful stewardindividual student, and work around the clock
ship of our school system has allowed us to
to insure that each of our students has all of
keep our outstanding reputation for excelhis or her needs met in the most expedient
lence. He continues to guide us with decisive
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way possible. Our athletic director, Mr. Joe
leadership at a time when there are many
Beachwood, OH 44122
Perella, has set very high standards for our
threats
to
the
effectiveness
of
public
school
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coaches, and continually is searching for the
education,
from
the
lack
of
funding
at
the
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finest coaches to benefit our students. He
state and national levels to the dwindling tax
himself is very dedicated to our athletes and
Dr. Scott Peters, President base that our community faces today in
works to give
2007.
Dr.
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We
are
so
fortunate
to
have
such
a
each athlete the
Markwardt
has
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best chance to
shown savvy
strong
staff
of
teachers
at
all
levels
of
our
reach his or her
fiscal skills and
Beth Rosenbaum, Vice President great foresight schools. They are the cream of the crop, potential, often
216/831-9246 going forward,
going over and
and I am continually amazed at their above the norm
br@bw.beachwood.k12.oh.us as evidenced
by his orchesenergy and commitment to our children. to accommodate the diverse
trating
the
David B. Ostro
needs of our student-athletes.
reorganization
of
our
schools
to
create
an
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Finally, I am greatly indebted to the
even greater environment for our students to
do@bw.beachwood.k12.oh.us truly become “intellectual entrepreneurs with
outstanding individuals who are my fellow
school board members. Three of them, like
a social conscience.”
Dr. Brian Weiss
I, are graduates of BHS, and each of them
Like all great teams, Dr. Markwardt is
possesses compassion and dedication to the
216/464-6678 surrounded by very skilled administrators.
schools that I find awe-inspiring. They are
bw@bw.beachwood.k12.oh.us Dr. Philip Wagner, the assistant superintendtireless proponents of our schools, and every
ent, and Michele Mills, the treasurer of our
decision made is carefully contemplated and
schools, are invaluable assets to the success
Dr. Alan Rosenthal
made with one and only one goal in mind—
of our district. They are tireless workers,
216/291-1122 and I continually marvel at their expertise,
what will best benefit our students.
ar@bw.beachwood.k12.oh.us devotion and compassion that enable them
Are we perfect? No. Are there improvements that need to be made? Certainly. But to
to perform their duties with such laudable
each of us on the Board of Education, as well
Superintendent: academic acumen.
as all of the individuals listed above, our work
Our administrative team has been aided
Richard A. Markwardt, Ph.D.
with the schools is a labor of love, and every
precipitously in the past year by the hire of
216/464-2600 our principals and assistant principals. Mr.
decision made is with the best interests of our
children as the paramount consideration.
supt@bw.beachwood.k12.oh.us Robert Hardis, our high school principal, and
Beachwood
Board of Education
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Treasurer’s Column
since 2002 when the District
initially issued bonds, so it
made sense to refinance these
bonds.
The Beachwood School District is pleased to announce that
At the end of June, the
Moody’s, a national credit rating agency, upgraded the District’s
District advanced refunded
credit rating from Aa2 to Aa1. This places Beachwood Schools
bonds dated 2017-2022 (from
as one of three school districts in the State of Ohio to obtain this
the District’s original bond
rating and among only 40-plus school districts in the nation.
issuance in 2002 to finance the
The District also now shares the same credit rating as the City of Middle School). The District
Beachwood.
refinanced $6,245,000 in
Beachwood is one of the smallest school districts, in terms
bonds. The refinancing repreof property value, in the country to have achieved a Aa1 rating.
sents 46.6% of the total princiThe average property market value for Aa1 schools districts is
pal outstanding. This transac$7 billion. Beachwood’s tax base is $2.2 billion in fair market
tion will save the District
Michele Mills
value.
$327,857 in overall interest
Treasurer, Beachwood City Schools
Board member David Ostro, Superintendent Richard
costs. The District also issued 216/464-2600, ext. 239
Markwardt, Ph.D., and I made a presentation to Moody’s in
mm@bw.beachwood.k12.oh.us
the new bonds with a seven
early June seeking an upgrade of the District’s credit rating.
year call date, meaning if the
Moody’s evaluated the District’s voting record, financial
District chooses to do so in the year 2014, we will be able to
strength, leadership team and market value size in order to deter- refinance those same bonds if interest rates fall lower than where
mine its rating of the
they are today.
District.
The District initially
Beachwood is one of the smallest school intended
This upgrade in our
to refund bonds
credit rating translates into
districts, in terms of property value, in the from years 2013-2022; howlower interest costs when
ever, the market rates for
country to have achieved a Aa1 rating.
the District borrows money
years 2013-2016 were not
through a bond issue or
low enough, net of fees to
refunds an outstanding issue. In the most recent treasurer’s col- refinance. Interest costs for those years actually were higher
umn, I described how the District was looking to advance
than the interest rates on the original bonds. The District will
refund its Middle School bond issue. Refunding the District’s
continue to monitor the market for opportunities to advance
bonds is similar to refinancing your mortgage to take advantage refund years 2013-2016.
of lower interest rates. Many of you have probably taken
We are aware that many community members own the
advantage of lower interest rates and have refinanced the mortDistrict’s Middle School bonds. We appreciate your support. If
gage on your home. In a similar way, the District borrowed
you hold bonds and have any questions concerning the refinancmoney to build the Middle School. Interest rates have declined
ing of these bonds, please contact our offices at 216/464-2600.
The Beachwood Board of Education meets on the second and fourth
Monday of each month (unless otherwise specified) at 8 p.m. in the
Fairmount Early Childhood Center Community Room, 24601 Fairmount
Blvd. Upon request to the Superintendent, the Beachwood City School
District shall make reasonable accommodation for a
disabled person to participate in this activity.
Beachwood City Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and
activities. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries or complaints regarding non-discrimination policies:
Philip H. Wagner, Ph.D. • Lauren J. Broderick
Beachwood Board of Education, 24601 Fairmount Boulevard, Beachwood, Ohio 44122 • Phone: 216/464-2600
For further information on notice of non-discrimination, see the list of Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforcement
offices for the address and phone number of the office that serves your area, or call 1-800/421-3481.
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Three AP Statistics Students Win National Prizes
Three Beachwood High School students
in John Kaminski’s AP Statistics class
received national recognition in the American
Statistical Association Poster Contest – the
team of Alec Simon and Dan Tamarkin,
who won first place in the nation, and David
Beytas, who finished second.
More than 1,000 posters created by students throughout the country were submitted
in the 18th annual Association competition.
The purpose of the competition is to
promote quantitative literacy, according to
Mr. Kaminski. “Students pose a question of
their own choosing, collect data, and then
answer the question using graphs,” he
explained.
The winning posters will be displayed at
the American Statistical Association headquarters in Virginia and at the national
convention in Salt Lake City, where they
AP Statistics students received national recognition in the American Statistical
will be viewed by thousands of professional Association Poster Contest. Front row, from left: Evan Goldstein, Mr. John Kaminski,
statisticians. They also will be reproduced
Alec Simon; back row: David Beytas, Allison Gross, Eli Miller, Dan Tamarkin.
in the Association’s magazine AMSTAT
News and on its Web site:
him second place and $100.
http://www.amstat.org/education/index.cfm?fuseaction=poster1
Ohio Honorable Mention awards went to the following stuThe subject of Alec’s and Dan’s first place poster was “Kids
dents:
vs. Adults: What do they think of the drinking and driving
• Evan Goldstein, “The National Debt: Which political party has
ages?” The sophomores collected data by surveying BHS stulet it rise over the past 30 years?”
dents and adults at Beachwood Place. They each won $200 and a • Allie Ross, “Does gender play a role in students’ level of seriTI-84 graphing calculator.
ousness toward their education?”
David’s poster, “Is there any connection between a state’s
• Allison Gross and Eli Miller, “How does a teen’s lifestyle
median yearly household income and its population?” earned
influence the number of hours of sleep they receive per night?”
JCWA Ends School Year With “Silver
Bowl” Award, 10 Individual Honors
The Beachwood High School Junior Council on World Affairs
(JCWA) Junior Varsity team earned the Outstanding Delegation “Silver
Bowl” Team Award and 10 individual awards at the 2007 Cleveland
Council on World Affairs Model United Nations, held at Cleveland State
University.
The all-freshmen team earned the following honors: Best
Delegates/Gavel Award (Matt Baron and Sevy Harris), Superior
Delegates (Brittany Crosby, Ethan Isaacson, Jennie Anne Simson
and Alexandra Stern), Excellent Delegates (Eric Parris and Ben
Reisman) and Honorable Mention Awards (Alexa Millstein and Carlos
Padilla).
The JV team’s performance in Cleveland caps an outstanding year
for the JCWA program. The varsity team won the highest group honors
at two national Model United Nations conferences, earning the
Outstanding Large Delegation Award for the second consecutive year at
University of Virginia and for the third consecutive year, the Best Large
Delegation Award at Michigan State University. The students also
received 33 awards for outstanding individual performance.
The JCWA advisor is BHS English teacher Evan Luzar.
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The JV, all-freshmen JCWA team
earned top honors
at the Cleveland
Council on World
Affairs Model
United Nations.
Front: Eric Parris;
middle: Jennie
Anne Simson,
Alexandra Stern;
back: Matt Baron,
advisor Evan
Luzar, Ben
Reisman.
Scott and the Bee
One Speller’s Account of the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee
By Scott Remer
Beachwood Middle School seventh grader
Scott Remer was the 2007 Cuyahoga
County Scripps Spelling Bee champion and
on May 30-31, competed in the national Bee
in Washington, D.C. Here is Scott’s inside
story of the national competition.
Photo by Erica Remer
Round 1 - We went down three escalators,
past the signs all proudly proclaiming
“Scripps National Spelling Bee” and arrived
in the inner bowels of the hotel. I entered
the Constitution Ballroom, tension building
as I gazed at the nervous faces of my fellow
spellers. We listened to the voice of Jacques
Bailly, the pronouncer, on a tape as he told
us the language of origin, the definition, the
part of speech and alternate pronunciations
and we colored in the circles of a Scantron sheet with 25 really
tough words. After that, crew members distributed the correct
answers on a sheet of paper, and I compared mine and gave
myself my score. I got a 20 out of 25.
Round 2 – I waited my turn to spell the single word that would
determine whether an additional three points would be added to
my score. The word was ‘salary,’ a word that was surprisingly
easy. I was happy I would get a 23 out of 28.
The Announcement of
the Quarterfinalists –
The director of the
Bee, Paige Kimble,
announced the quarterfinalists in a random
order by our numbers.
It was very anxiety
producing, even
though I knew I had
made the cutoff of 21.
I strained my ears to
hear “194,” and I finally heard it halfway
through (107/286 left).
Quarterfinals (Round 3): I waited patiently for my word, heart
pounding. I finally stepped to the microphone and heard Dr.
Bailly, the pronouncer, say ‘pertinacious.’ My mother and I had
done that word, thank goodness. It meant ‘stubborn.’ I successfully spelled ‘pertinacious,’ and advanced to Round 4 (94
spellers left).
Quarterfinals (Round 4): I got a word that I’d never heard of
before: flebile, pronounced flee-bill or fleh-buhl. Dr. Bailly provided me with the language of origin (Latin), and I knew that the
‘f’ sound at the beginning was spelled with an ‘f’ and not a ‘ph.’
I knew that most words ending with ‘ile’ could be pronounced
with ‘uhl’ at the end, so I guessed and found that I was correct!
(and then there were 59)
Semifinals (Round 5): I woke up excited and nervous and proceeded on stage at around 9:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., the ESPN
broadcast was underway. An hour and a half later, it was my turn
to spell. Cameras flashed, the clicks reminding me of rapid gunfire. The ESPN cameras were fixed on me, and the bright lights
were oppressive. The word was ‘stramineous,’ or straw-colored. I
completely blanked out, however, and I misspelled the word. I
then was led backstage to the Comfort Room, where I met my
parents. After awhile, I was ready to face the media. I walked out
and was pleasantly surprised that I was only interviewed by one
reporter from the
Northeast Ohio area.
Post- After Round 5,
there were 33 left.
After Round 6, 15
spellers advanced and,
after I got over my initial disappointment, I
was glad I attended the
finals that evening to
cheer on several of my
compatriots. The next
day, joined by Jake
Fumic from Avon and
his family, our family
toured the Capitol courtesy of Congresswoman Tubbs Jones.
Finally, Friday night was the awards banquet, where they made
all the spellers feel like champions while filming a segment for
the Food Network. And there was a party just for us with a D.J.
There were many things that I learned from this experience.
I was amazed by how professional and yet lighthearted the Bee
was and how nervous spellers trying to spell words they’d never
heard of could crack jokes about them. I learned about the difference between a regional competition and the national level, and I
learned the importance of winning and losing with grace. I
learned the art of spin (I tied for 34th place!). I learned from
this experience that you can’t always win, even if you practice
hard, but if you keep trying and learn from your mistakes, almost
anything is possible! I sincerely hope next year I can try again
and do even better!
I was amazed by how professional and
yet lighthearted the Bee was and how
nervous spellers trying to spell words
they’d never heard of could crack
jokes about them. I learned the art
of spin (I tied for 34th place!).
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Beachwood Middle School Team Wins State
Championship in Academic Competition
A team of Beachwood Middle School seventh and
eighth graders won first place in the State of Ohio in the
Knowledge Master Open (KMO) Spring 2007 academic
competition.
KMO is a computer-based competition that allows students to compete in a widespread curriculum-based contest
without leaving their classrooms. Participants answer 200
questions and vie for top scores that are based on accuracy
and speed of their answers.
This year marks the 48th KMO competition, with a total
of 23,517 fifth through 12th grade students on 1,662 teams.
Participants came from 47 states and from as far away as
South Korea, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
This is the third time in two years that a Beachwood
team has earned a KMO state championship.
Team members are: Alix Aboussouan, Tigran
Askaryan, Andrew Bruening, Amnon Carmi, Samuel
Goldman, Joshua Lauretig, Joseph Marmerstein,
Sarah Newman, Scott Remer, Duncan Rodriguez, Tony
Sapell, Philip Schiavone, Aaron Sciborowski, Nate
Sheridan, Laura Tramer, Jared Skoff and Chenyu
Zang, under the direction of Horizons language arts
teacher Patrice Messer.
State champion Knowledge Master Open team (front row, from left):
Andrew Bruening, Samuel Goldman, Joshua Lauretig, Laura Tramer, Scott
Remer, Sarah Newman, (middle row) Nate Sheridan, Jared Skoff,, Tigran
Askaryan, (back row) Duncan Rodriguez, Amnon Carmi, Philip Schiavone,
Joseph Marmerstein, Aaron Sciborowski, Chenyu Zang, Mrs. Messer.
BHS Students Win 10 Awards from Northeast
Ohio Scholastic Press Association
Eight Beachwood High School
students won a total of 10 awards for
outstanding journalism at the 2007
Kent State University Press Day,
sponsored by the Northeast Ohio
Scholastic Press Association.
Two members of The
Beachcomber (newspaper) staff
earned the highest marks of Superior
– Rui Dai for cartoon artistry and
Aaron Kahn for newswriting.
Receiving Honorable Mention
Awards were: Max Eden, column
writing; Nate Jones, commentary;
Aaron Kahn, sports news; and
Hersh Varma, newswriting.
On The Oculus (yearbook) staff,
Nate Jones earned an Excellent
Award for sports spread and an
Honorable Mention Award for sports
copy; Abby Rubin won an
Honorable Mention Award for student
life spread; and Jaime Winer
received an Honorable Mention
Award for photo illustration.
Publication advisors are Josh
Davis (The Beachcomber) and Patsy
Morrison (The Oculus).
Student journalists (front row, from left) Hersh Varma, Aaron Kahn, Rui Dai, (middle row)
Abby Rubin, Jaime Winer, and Nate Lash, shown here with Beachcomber advisor Josh Davis
(top left) and Oculus advisor Patsy Morrison (top right) earned 10 awards at the 2007
Northeast Ohio Scholastic Press Association Press Day.
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Congratulations CLASS OF 2007
The Beachwood
Schools Foundation
Awards and
Scholarships
Hersh Varma
Justin Sperling
Nicole Litvak
Allison Birne
Nicole Litvak
The Gina Michelle Agin Memorial
Scholarship, awarded to a female
Beachwood High School graduating senior
who has participated in women’s interscholastic sports or cheerleading, or served
as a team support person, and has demonstrated dedication to achieve team success.
Allison Birne
The Bank of America Scholarship,
awarded to a senior who has exhibited
leadership qualities.
Justin Sperling
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Scholarship, awarded to a graduating
senior who intends to pursue a career in
health care and has been outstanding in
academics, community service and/or
extracurricular activities.
Hersh Varma
The Harvey Friedman Leadership
Scholarship, given to a graduating senior
who has demonstrated significant leadership during his or her high school career.
Evan Burg
The Dan and Pam
Johnston
Scholarship,
awarded to a graduating senior who
experiences challenges on a daily
basis, yet continues
to persevere.
Evan Burg
Hersh Varma
The Robert D. Kates Award, awarded to
a graduating senior who has shown outstanding leadership within Student
Council.
Michael Garson
Bryan Rothenberg
Michael Garson
The Beachwood Chamber of Commerce
Scholarship, awarded to a senior who has
been successfully employed in a
Beachwood business or industry and who
intends to pursue a career in business or a
business-related vocation.
Bryan Rothenberg
The Dave and Janice Bloom Scholarship,
awarded to a senior who has shown strong
sportsmanship and commitment to
Beachwood athletics through being a player, equipment person or team manager.
Erica Henkin
The Cathy S.
Light Memorial
Award, awarded to
a graduating senior
who exercises good
judgment and
demonstrates concern for his or her
fellow citizens
through leadership in
Students Against
Destructive Decisions.
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Erica Henkin
Juanita Padilla
Michael Sadler
Juanita Padilla
The Joan Lobert Scholarship, awarded
to a graduating senior who has been outstanding in and intends to pursue a career
in the area of political science, government or public service.
Michael Sadler
The Ron Madow Athletic Scholarship,
awarded to a senior wrestler who has been
a member of the varsity team for at least
two years and has attained a high level of
achievement while on the team.
Alex Novinc
The Jill Dobrin
Menachem
Scholarship,
awarded to a graduating senior
whose love of children and concern
for their welfare
has motivated
Alex Novinc
him/her to pursue a
career in Early
Childhood Education or a related field
working with young children.
Photos by Scott Gloger/Myron
Photographic Elegance
Special
SENIOR
EDITION
Department Foundation
Scholarships
Molly Yahr
Kate Atherton
Laura Robertson
English
Ava Haynes
World Language
Kate Atherton
The Jay Shlachter Art Award, awarded
to a graduating senior who has demonstrated an appreciation for and talent in
the area of fine arts.
Molly Yahr
The Steven Mark Wasserman Memorial
Scholarship, awarded to a graduating senior who indicates an intention to pursue a
career in television writing and/or film.
Michael Sadler
Mathematics
Nozomi Hitomi
Science
Jacquelyn Gary
Performing Arts
Hannah Harris
Social Studies
Lauren Goodman
The Norm Weiss Scholarship, awarded to
a graduating senior who has demonstrated
and participated in charity, volunteer and
community service activities substantially
greater than those required for graduation.
John McRae (Photo not available)
The Dakota “Cody” Weiner Memorial
Scholarship, awarded to a graduating
senior with an extremely kind heart who,
because of his or her spirit, succeeds
against all odds.
Camera Shy:
Ezra Spero/Technology
Max Eden
Elliot Rosenbaum
The Paul and
Kate Williams
Scholarship,
awarded to a senior
who has demonstrated outstanding
capabilities in
visionary thinking,
Elliot Rosenbaum
entrepreneurial spirit
and/or dedication to lifelong learning.
Lauren Goodman
The Dr. Jerry S. and Gail R. Wolkoff
Civic Award, given to a senior who has
exceeded the requirements for community
service work, participated in two or more
Beachwood School extracurricular activities, and achieved a 2.75 GPA in high
school.
Brittany Milliner • Laura Robertson •
Michael Sadler • Justin Sperling
Magna Cum Laude Awards
Laura Robertson
Phi Beta Kappa Award, recognizing
scholastic excellence as exemplified
by outstanding high school students
throughout the Cleveland area.
Brittany Milliner • Nozomi Hitomi
U. S. Army Reserve National
Scholar/Athlete Awards
Max Eden • Laura Robertson
National Merit Scholarship Finalists
Erica Henkin
Technical Education/
Business
Max Eden
Special Scholarships
and Awards
Brittany Milliner
National Achievement Scholar
Kate Atherton
Visual Arts
Lauren Goodman
Kate Atherton • Michael Sadler
National Merit Scholarship
Commended Students
Alex Aylyarov • Mark Beytas • Julia
Blyumin • Madelyne Dreyfuss • Max
Eden • Marina Gidalevich • Lauren
Goodman • Nozomi Hitomi •
Ashley Jacobs • Lisa Lewicki •
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Nancie Otto
Chatham College Rachel Carson Book
Award
Michaela Ross
Harvard University Book Award
Rebecca Berliner
Smith College Book Award
Uri Magaram
Williams College Book Award
Emily Sykes
Yale University Book Award
“This fall, for the second time in our lives, the first time since kindergarten, we will enter a new environment, away from the immediate
comfort zone of our families. But this time around, I think we’re all much better equipped to overcome the obstacles, imagined and real,
that lie ahead. So, in the fall, as you travel to your new school -- not in a yellow bus, but rather in your parents’ car -- draw on the
strength of knowledge that you’ve done this before and you will do it again. And just remember that all the other ‘kindergartners’ are
just as scared about leaving home as you are. Just open your heart, take a deep breath, and jump in the sandbox.”
Ben Kushnir
Marina Gidalevich
Home Savings & Loan Scholarship
Laura Robertson
The Ellen Kulberg Memorial Award
Justin Sperling
The Parker Hannifin Scholarship
Madelyne Dreyfuss • Hersh Varma
Randy S. Boroff Bison Award, presented
to a young man and woman who have
served the school with spirit and enthusiasm.
Babette Cantrall
Virginia L. Kline Award, presented to a
student who intends to pursue a career in
elementary education.
Ben Kushnir
Barbara Nancy Holstein Memorial
Award, presented to a senior who has
demonstrated the ability to overcome
obstacles despite challenge.
Masha Khusid
Carolyn Groner Arsham Memorial
achieved outstanding literary achievement
in the area of journalism.
Kevin Joseph
Louis L. Powers Music Memorial
Award, presented to an outstanding band
student.
Nozomi Hitomi
Friends of the Beachwood Orchestra
Award, presented to an outstanding
orchestra student.
Justin Sperling
Cleveland Technical Society Award, presented for excellence in science and math.
Ava Haynes
Delta Kappa Gamma Society Award,
presented to a female student who plans
on majoring in education.
Brittany Leyser
James Orin Salvucci Memorial Award,
presented to a student who has demonstrated “the courage to discover your inner
self.”
Ezra Spero
Beachwood Community Connection
Award, presented to a student who has
served the Beachwood community by participating in community service.
Laura Robertson
Beachwood Federation of Teachers
Scholarship Award, established to honor
a member of Beachwood High School’s
graduating class who has shown personal
commitment to academics, school activities and community service.
Lisa Lewicki
Master Builder Outstanding Science
excelled in the field of science.
Juanita Padilla
John K. Payton Humanitarian Award,
recognizing a young humanitarian who
served the school with a keen sense of
dedication.
Erica Henkin
Scott David Relman Memorial Drama
“loved and lived” the theatre.
Lisa Kovit
Wendell David Haynes Memorial
contributed countless hours in community
service.
John McRae
Keith Bankhead Memorial Athlete
excelled in the sport of basketball.
Kerry Greene
Chagrin Highlands Rotary Club
Award, presented to a senior who displays achievement at a high level as a
most improved student.
Kate Atherton
Chagrin Highlands Rotary Club
pursued his or her study successfully in a
vocational setting.
Hersh Varma
Chagrin Highlands Rotary Club 4-Way
Speech Competition Award
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Max Eden • Hersh Varma
Walter McMahon JCWA Award, awarded to a senior(s) who has demonstrated
excellence, shown strong leadership and
provided valuable guidance for Junior
Council on World Affairs.
Gabe Margolis
Gail Brewster JCWA Award, presented
to a senior who demonstrated spirit and
focused commitment to the work of the
Junior Council on World Affairs.
Hersh Varma
Dwight Greer Inspiration Award, presented to a senior who has been an active
participant in the Leadership Conference
and has been an inspiration to others in
the school through continual support.
Molly Yahr
National Council of Teachers of English
Achievement Award
Jaime Winer • Nathan Simhai
Outstanding Service to The
Oculus
Special
SENIOR
EDITION
Community Scholarships
Beachwood Alumni Scholarship Award
Jordan Blank • Rachel Freiman
Beachwood Boosters Athletic
Scholarship Awards
Ava Haynes • Bryan Rothenberg •
Michael Sadler • Kane Volsky
PTO Scholarship Awards
Mark Beytas •
Madelyne Dreyfuss •
Max Eden •
Scott Friedland •
Lauren Goodman •
Ashley Jacobs •
Brittany Milliner •
Laura Robertson •
Michael Sadler •
Justin Sperling
Brittany Milliner
Mark Beytas
Jordan Blank
Madelyne Dreyfuss
Max Eden
Rachel Freiman
Scott Friedland
Lauren Goodman
Ava Haynes
Ashley Jacobs
Laura Robertson
Bryan Rothenberg
Michael Sadler
Justin Sperling
Kane Volsky
“In fifth grade math, Mr. Harry Selner taught me that the number one was a freak of nature. A FON, he called it. Multiply it by any
number, nothing happens, divide any number by it and nothing happens. One is a prime, a perfect square, and the smallest positive odd
number. One, as a number, is seemingly insignificant. Seven years later, I still don’t understand math, but I have come to realize that one,
as a concept, is one of the most powerful concepts in the world. The power of one starts with one feeling, then it is added to one thought,
which is then added to one action, and soon, it is added to one movement, and that movement can change the world….The power of one
starts with each one of us. We all have the power to feel, to think, and to influence. We must combine this power, and add to each others’,
until one by one, we become the most powerful generation history has ever known; the generation to change the course of the world.”
Hersh Varma
Masha Khusid
Outstanding Service to The Beachcomber
Madelyne Dreyfuss •
Justin Sperling • Hersh Varma
Student Council Spirit Award
Jacquelyn Gary • Ava Haynes •
Peter Martin • Aleaha Thrower •
Jennifer Warren
Ohio Music Educators Association
Gospel Choir
Lindsey Smith
Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science
Award
Julian Abramof
Frederick Douglass and Susan B.
Anthony Award in Humanities and
Social Sciences
Bryan Riley • Jaime Winer
Outstanding Concert Band Members
Jacquelyn Gary
Ohio Music Educators Association Solo
& Ensemble Contest Superior Award
Jacquelyn Gary
Outstanding Choir Member
Laura Robertson
Outstanding Service in Drama
Jacquelyn Gary • Ava Haynes •
Peter Martin • Aleaha Thrower •
Jennifer Warren
Chagrin Valley Conference Honors
Choir
Marla Lipsyc
Hugh O’Brian Leadership Award
Aaron Feldman
Xerox Award for Innovation and
Information Technology
Akash Appachi
The Michelson-Morley Award
Nancie Otto
Veterans of Foreign War Speech Contest
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Akash Appachi
Kodak Young Leaders Award
“The other day, on a whim, I went to the old JCC playground. Being there again gave me a sense of reference, a feeling of actually being
attached to my own past… As we graduate today we move on to new playgrounds. From the highway, they may seem to be new and
flashy. But up close, they can be cold and overwhelming places. So, without a solid sense of reference, and a strong sense of self, you
could easily get lost in the tumult. Luckily for us, we have a solid reference point…We will remember Beachwood, our old comfortable
playground. And that’s a good thing. Feel attached to your past, it will give you the strength you need to stay rooted while facing the
maelstrom of uncertainty that the future brings. And for the present, continue to make life your playground. Run around, fall in the wood
chips, don’t be afraid of getting bruised up a bit, but most importantly, connect. Stay rooted in your past,
and you will be prepared to play on whatever new ground you step foot upon in your future.”
Max Eden
Ava Haynes • Elliot Rosenbaum
Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award
Brittany Milliner • Michael Sadler
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Scholar Athlete Award, given to one
male and one female student with the
highest scholastic average at the end of
first semester quarter and a minimum of
four varsity letters.
Ava Haynes • Elliot Rosenbaum
CVC Sportsmanship Award
Ezra Spero
Marketing Award
Kevin Joseph • Benjamin Levinsky •
Michaela Ross • Justin Sperling
2007 American High School 12th Grade
Mathematics Exam Award, a nationwide
competitive examination given each spring
to qualifying students.
Joseph Marmerstein
2007 American High School 10th Grade
Mathematics Exam Award, a nationwide
competitive examination given each spring
to qualifying students.
Yuhjung Han (11-12) •
Sean Zimmerman (9-10)
Outstanding Math Competition
Performance Award, based upon performance in the Ohio Math League, American
Mathematics Contest and the Ohio
Council of Mathematics Teachers Contest.
Uri Magaram
American Society for Materials
Academic Achievement Award, given to
an exceptional junior who shows an interest in engineering, science or mathematics.
Sam Kay
National Council of Teachers of English
nomination for the nationwide writing
contest given each fall to students who
excel in the art of writing.
Recognition
HONORS DIPLOMA
Karen Allenick, Joseph Apisdorf, Chad
Aronson, Kate Atherton, Alex Aylyarov,
Mark Beytas, Allison Birne, Kelly
Blaustein, Julia Blyumin, Marissa Bond,
Mariana Canache, Scott Diamond,
Madelyne Dreyfuss, Max Eden, Daniel
Espinosa, Rachel Freiman, Scott
Freidland, Michael Garson, Marina
Gidalevich, Lauren Goodman, Hannah
Harris, Nozomi Hitomi, Ashley Jacobs,
Nathaniel Jones, Kevin Joseph, Caitlyn
Kahan, Maria Khusid, Allison Kneitel,
Ben Kushnir, Lisa Lewicki, David
Luksenburg, Gabe Margolis, Brittany
Milliner, Mark Moss, Laura Robertson,
Bryan Rothenberg, Zachary Rubin, Jeremy
Rzepka, Michael Sadler, Nathan Simhai,
Kelsey Skapik, Justin Sperling, Lauren
Turoff, Vlad Turovskiy, Hersh Varma,
Polina Vaynshtok, Nicole Wasserman,
Jenna Weiss, Allyson Wexler, Jaime
Winer, Molly Yahr, Todd Zeiger
AWARD OF MERIT
Joseph Apisdorf, Chad Aronson, Kate
Atherton, Alex Aylyarov, Mark Beytas,
Allison Birne, Joshua Blankfeld, Kelly
Blaustein, Julia Blyumin, Marissa Bond,
Mariana Canache, Babette Cantrall, Scott
Diamond, Madelyne Dreyfuss, Max Eden,
Daniel Espinosa, Rachel Freiman, Scott
Freidland, Michael Garson, Marina
Gidalevich, Lauren Goodman, Hannah
Harris, Ava Haynes, Nozomi Hitomi,
Ashley Jacobs, Nathaniel Jones, Kevin
Joseph, Caitlyn Kahan, Masha Khusid,
Allison Kneitel, Ben Kushnir, Kevin
Lavin, Lisa Lewicki, Nicole Litvak, David
Luksenburg, Gabriel Margolis, Brittany
Milliner, Mark Moss, Laura Robertson,
Elliot Rosenbaum, Bryan Rothenberg,
Zachary Rubin, Jeremy Rzepka, Michael
Sadler, Nathan Simhai, Kelsey Skapik,
Justin Sperling, Lauren Turoff, Vlad
Turovskiy, Hersh Varma, Polina
Vaynshtok, Nicole Wasserman, Jenna
Weiss, Allyson Wexler, Jaime Winer,
Molly Yahr, Yang Yang, Todd Zeiger
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VOCATIONAL AWARD OF MERIT
Kyle Fishman
OHIO ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP BOARD OF REGENTS
Max Eden
CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT
- BOARD OF REGENTS
Alex Aylyarov, Lauren Goodman,
Julia Blyumin, Brittany Milliner
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
SENIORS: Mark Beytas, Julia Blyumin,
Marissa Bond, Scott Diamond, Madelyne
Dreyfuss, Max Eden, Rachel Freiman,
Lauren Goodman, Hannah Harris,
Nozomi Hitomi, Ashley Jacobs, Kevin
Joseph, Masha Khusid, Ben Kushnir,
Lisa Lewicki, Brittany Milliner, Laura
Robertson, Bryan Rothenberg, Justin
Sperling, Lauren Turoff, Vlad Turovskiy,
Polina Vaynshtok, Nicole Wasserman,
Allyson Wexler, Jaime Winer
STUDENT COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Hersh Varma • President
Madelyne Dreyfuss • Exec. Vice President
Scott Friedland • Vice President
Emily Sykes • Secretary
Tamar Lisbona • Treasurer
CLASS OF 2007 OFFICERS
Ben Kushnir • President
Bo Murphy • Vice President
Kelly Blaustein • Secretary
Elliot Rosenbaum • Treasurer
Special
SENIOR
EDITION
CLASS OF 2007 REPRESENTATIVES
Chad Aronson • Scott Diamond •
Justin Sperling • Vlad Turovskiy •
Nicole Wasserman
OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION SCHOLAR ATHLETE
AWARD (Seniors with a 3.5 GPA who
participated in two or more sports)
Scott Diamond • Madelyne Dreyfuss •
Scott Friedland • Michael Garson •
Nozomi Hitomi • Brittany Milliner •
Justin Sperling
CVC Scholar Athlete Awards (Seniors
with a 3.25 GPA and a two-year letter
winner in that sport)
FALL:
Mariana Canache, Football Cheerleader
Madelyne Dreyfuss, Football Cheerleader
Kelsey Skapik, Football Cheerleader
Alex Aylyarov, Football
Scott Diamond, Football
Kevin Lavin, Football
Bo Murphy, Football
Kane Volsky, Golf
Joseph Apisdorf, Soccer
Max Eden, Soccer
Daniel Espinosa, Soccer
Michael Garson, Soccer
Nozomi Hitomi, Soccer
Ben Kushnir, Soccer
Bryan Rothenberg, Soccer
Elliot Rosenbaum, Soccer
Justin Sperling, Soccer
Todd Zeiger, Soccer
Hannah Harris, Soccer
Allison Kneitel, Soccer
Jennifer Warren, Soccer
Babette Cantrall, Volleyball
Ava Haynes, Volleyball
WINTER:
Madelyne Dreyfuss, Basketball
Cheerleader
Joshua Blankfeld, Swimming
Nozomi Hitomi, Swimming
Masha Khusid, Swimming
Ashley Jacobs, Swimming
Michael Sadler, Wrestling
SPRING:
Elliot Rosenbaum, Baseball
Eitan Anouchi, Lacrosse
Scott Diamond, Lacrosse
Scott Friedland, Lacrosse
Michael Garson, Lacrosse
Babette Cantrall, Softball
Rachel Freiman, Softball
Nozomi Hitomi, Tennis
Justin Sperling, Tennis
Hersh Varma, Tennis
Ava Haynes, Track
Brittany Milliner, Track
College Awards and Scholarships
Sabrina Amon
Cincinnatus Scholarship - University of
Cincinnati
Bowling Green Award - Bowling Green
State University
Eitan Anouchi
Presidential Scholarship - Johnson and
Wales University
Junior Achievement Scholarship - Junior
Achievement
Joseph Apisdorf
Ohio University Gateway Scholarship Ohio University
West Virginia University Scholarship West Virginia University
Ohio State University Regional Scholarship The Ohio State University
Chad Aronson
Carl Sgrecci Scholarship - Ithaca College
Kate Atherton
Deans Scholarship - Syracuse University
RISD Scholarship - Rhode Island School of
Design
BFA and Deans Scholarship - Parsons
School of Design
Alex Aylyarov
Ohio Academic Scholarship - Ohio Board of
Regents
President’s Scholarship - Case Western
Reserve University
Jack W. & Shirley J. Berger Scholarship Jewish Family Services
Mark Beytas
Ohio Leader Scholarship - Miami University
Ohio Resident Scholarship - Miami University
Oxford Scholars - Miami University
Trustees Scholarship - The Ohio State
University
Allison Birne
University Scholars Award - Michigan State
University
Presidential Study Abroad Scholarship Michigan State University
IU Faculty Award - Indiana University
Gateway Scholarship - Ohio University
Jordan Blank
Trustees Scholarship - Kent State University
Kelly Blaustein
Deans Award - Ohio Wesleyan University
Otterbein Scholars - Otterbein College
Deans Award – University of Arizona
Julia Blyumin
Provost Scholarship - The Ohio State
University
Distinction Scholarship - The Ohio State
University
Marissa Bond
University
Ohio Resident Scholarship - Miami
University
Mariana Canache
King/Chavez/Parks Award - Ohio University
Tyree/Parajon Scholar - Denison University
MLP Program - Miami University
Multicultural Award - Miami University
Arizona Excellence Award - University of
Arizona
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Babette Cantrall
Justin Cira
Heritage Award - Mount Union College
Nancy Cohen
Merit Scholarship - University of Toledo
Adam Danes
Alumni Scholarship - Kent State University
Jewish Big Brothers/Big Sisters Scholarship Jewish Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Scott Diamond
University
University
Mount Leadership Scholarship - The Ohio
State University
Madelyne Dreyfuss
University
Oxford Scholarship - Miami University
University
Ohio Leader Scholarship - Miami
University
Chancellors Scholarship - Syracuse
University
Dean’s Scholarship - University of Miami
Max Eden
Distinguished Scholar - Tulane University
Danforth Award - Washington University
George Washington Scholar BA/JD - The
George Washington University
Jack W. & Shirley J. Berger Scholarship Jewish Family Services
Adam Eisenberg
Trustee Scholarship - Kent State University
Johnson & Wales Scholarship - Johnson &
Wales University
Daniel Espinosa
Morrill Scholarship -The Ohio State
University
Scholars Scholarship - The Ohio State
University
Oscar Ritchie Scholarship - Kent State
University
Trustee Scholarship - Kent State University
Kyle Fishman
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship - Phi Theta
Kappa
Rachel Freiman
University
Scott Friedland
Dean’s Scholarship - University of
Rochester
Hannah Harris
University
Ava Haynes
National Collegiate Athletic Scholarship Kent State University
Kent Minority Room Award - Kent State
University
National Collegiate Athletic Scholarship Bowling Green State University
Erica Henkin
Dean’s Scholarship - Johnson & Wales
University
DECA Scholarship - Johnson & Wales
University
DECA Second Place State Competition Johnson & Wales University
Nozomi Hitomi
University
Dartmouth General Scholarship - Dartmouth
College
Michael Garson
Sun Devil Scholarship - University of Arizona
Merit Award - University of Arizona
University
University
Ohio Leader Scholarship - Miami
University
Danielle Hyams
Jacquelyn Gary
Oscar Ritchie Memorial Scholarship - Kent
State University
Nathaniel Jones
Tuition Exchange Scholarship - Tulane
University
Marina Gidalevich
Home Savings Award - Home Savings and
Loan
Maximus Scholarship - The Ohio State
University
Kevin Joseph
University
Lauren Goodman
The Better Business Bureau Students of
Integrity Scholarship - Better Business
Bureau
Alumni Scholarship - The Ohio State
University Alumni
University
University Honors Award - Miami University
Founders’ Scholarship - Syracuse University
S.U. Merit Scholarship - Syracuse University
Board of Trustees’ Scholarship - The George
Washington University
University & Alumni Award - The George
Daniel Greenberg
Marisa Halpern
Foundation Scholarship - BirminghamSouthern College
Ashley Jacobs
University
Elon Presidential Scholarship - Elon
University
Trustees’ Scholarship - University of Miami
Ben Kushnir
IU Faculty Award – Indiana University
Ohio Leader Scholarship – Miami University
Ohio Resident Scholarship – Miami University
Presidential Scholarship - Capital University
Lindsay Scholarship - Hiram College
Kevin Lavin
Presidential Scholarship – Capital University
Lindsay Scholarship – Hiram College
Chad Leikin
Freedom Scholarship - Northwood University
Brittney Leyser
Vice President & Deans Scholarship - National
Technical Institute for the Deaf /
Rochester Institute of Technology
Merit Scholarship - National Technical
Institute for the Deaf / Rochester Institute
of Technology
Nicole Litvak
Gabe Margolis
Founders’ Scholarship - Tulane University
Tulane Scholarship - Tulane University
Pathways Scholarship - The Ohio State
University
University
University & Alumni Award - The George
Board of Trustees Scholarship - The George
Multicultural Award - Miami University
Trustee Scholarship - University of Miami
Caitlyn Kahan
Allison Kneitel
Ohio State Scholars - The Ohio State
University
Alex Koppelman
Cuyahoga County Scholarship – Marietta
College
Masha Kushid
Wildcat Scholarship - University of Arizona
Presidential Scholarship - Elon College
Presidential Scholarship - Denison University
University
Pathways Scholarship - The Ohio State
University
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Special
SENIOR
EDITION
Brittany Milliner
Diversity Matters Scholarship - Diversity
Matters in Beachwood
John B. Ervin Scholarship - Washington
University
Morrill Scholars Prestige Award - The Ohio
State University
Provost Scholarship -The Ohio State
University
Jocelyn M. Taylor Scholarship - Emory
University
Distinguished Scholar Award - Tulane
University
National Achievement Scholarship - National
Achievement Corporation
Amanda Morrison
Academic Competitive - Hiram College
H. Reichle Service Award - Hiram College
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Scholarship Big Brothers/Big Sisters Scholars
Mark Moss
Faculty Achievement Scholarship - Bowling
Green State University
Mansfield Campus Academic Scholar - The
Ohio State University
Brittany Norton
Merit Award - University of Toledo
Alex Novinc
H. Reichle Service Award - Hiram College
Juana Padilla
Arrupe Scholarship - John Carroll University
Corporate Intern Scholarship – John Carroll
University
Academic Competitiveness - John Carroll
University
Residence Hall Award - John Carroll
University
Miami Achievement Award - Miami
University
MLP Program Award – Miami University
Multicultural Scholarship - The College of
Wooster
Bryan Riley
Baldwin Wallace Scholarship - Baldwin
Wallace College
Hartshorn Award - Mount Union College
Cincinnatus Award - University of Cincinnati
Laura Robertson
Isaac Bashevis Singer Scholarship - University
of Miami
University Scholarship - University of
Southern California
Trojan Scholarship - University of Southern
California
Elliot Rosenbaum
University
Bryan Rothenberg
Louis K. Klawon Scholarship - Miami
University
Jeremy Rzepka
Ohio Achievement Scholarship Miami University
Nathan Simhai
University
Scarlet & Gray Scholarship - The Ohio State
University
UMD Scholarship - University of Maryland
Justin Sperling
Dr. Larry K. Faulkner Scholarship - Dorot
Foundation
College of Engineering Scholarship - The
University of Texas at Austin
Deans’ Scholarship - Arizona State University
Non-Resident Tuition Exemption Award - The
University of Texas at Austin
CTSC Scholarship - Cleveland Technical
Societies Council
Lauren Turoff
University
Vladimir Turovskiy
Ohio Leadership Program Scholarship – Case
Western Reserve University
Provost Special Scholarship - Case Western
Reserve University
University
Hersh Varma
Presidents’ Scholarship - Case Western
Reserve University
University
Polina Vaynshtok
University
Scarlet and Gray Scholarship - The Ohio State
University
Randi Vinocur
Blue and Gold Scholarship - University of
Toledo
Park Synagogue Men’s Club Youth
Scholarship - Park Synagogue Men’s
Club
Kane Volsky
Merit Scholarship - University of Niagara
Cincinattus Scholarship - University of
Cincinnati
National Collegiate Athletic Scholarship University of Cincinnati
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Emily Warner
Cuyahoga Community Academic Excellence
Award - Cuyahoga Community College
Nicole Wasserman
Provost Scholarship - University of Kentucky
University
Jenna Weiss
Residence Hall Award - Ohio University
Allyson Wexler
University
Oxford Scholars - Miami University
Jessica Williger
Merit Scholarship - University of Northern
Colorado
Jaime Winer
Provost Scholarship -The Ohio State
University
Syracuse University Dean’s Scholar - Syracuse
University
Youth Orchestra Scholarship - University of
Rochester
Molly Yahr
University of Maryland Scholarship University of Maryland
Tisch Scholarship - New York University
Trustees’ Scholarship - The Ohio State
University
Yang Yang
University Scholars Award - Michigan State
University
Alumni Scholarship - The Queens University
of Charlotte
Presidential Study Abroad Scholarship Michigan State University
Todd Zeiger
Trustees’ Scholarship - The Ohio State
University
University
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES – CLASS OF 2007
The University of Akron
Alabama State University
Allegheny College
American University
Arizona State University
The University of Arizona
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berklee College of Music
Bethany College
Binghamton University
Birmingham-Southern College
Boston University
Bowling Green State University
Brandeis University
Capital University
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
University of Cincinnati
Cleveland State University
University of Colorado at Boulder
Colorado State University
Columbia College
Columbia University
Cornell University
The Culinary Institute of America
Cuyahoga Community College
Cuyahoga Community College (Honors)
Dartmouth College
University of Delaware
Denison University
DePaul University
Drexel University
Duke University
Eastern Michigan University
Eckerd College
Elon University
Emerson College
Emory University
Emory University (Scholars)
The George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Hartford
Harvard University
Hiram College
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Indiana University at Bloomington
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University South Bend
Ithaca College
John Carroll University
Johns Hopkins University
Johnson & Wales University
Kent State University
University of Kentucky
Lynn University
Marietta College
University of Maryland, College Park
Miami University
University of Miami
University of Miami (Honors)
University of Michigan
Mount Union College
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
New York University
Niagara University
The University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of Northern Colorado
Northwood University
Ohio Northern University
The Ohio State University (Honors)
The Ohio State University (Scholars)
Ohio University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Otterbein College
Pennsylvania State University, University
Park
Pomona College
Queens University
Quinnipiac University
Rhode Island School of Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
University of Rochester
Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey at New Brunswick
San Diego State University
University of San Diego
College of Santa Fe
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
Stanford University
Syracuse University
The University of Tampa
The University of Texas, Austin
University of Toledo
Tulane University
Vanderbilt University
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University of Vermont
Washington University in St. Louis
West Virginia University, Morgantown
Western Michigan University
College of William and Mary
Williams College
University of Wisconsin, Madison
The College of Wooster
Yale University
Beachwood High
School Class of 2007
• 128 Students
• 95% will attend college
• 91% will attend four-year
colleges
• 4% will attend two-year
colleges
• 42% will attend selective
colleges and universities
in-state
out-of-state
• Earned $5,235,776 in
scholarships
Special
SENIOR
EDITION
SCRAPBOOK
The Beachwood High School Bellylaughers Society Improv
Troupe (from left) Michael Pinhasi, Michael Sadler, Bo
Murphy and (not pictured) D.J. Pickus won a bronze medal
at the first-ever All-City Improv Olympics, held this spring at
the Cleveland Play House. Their advisor is drama teacher
Sheila Heyman (right).
The Beachwood Middle School orchestra won first place
at the “Music in the Parks Festival of Music” in
Sandusky, competing against middle schools from
throughout Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Above,
Nathan Gilbert (left) and Eric Coles accept the BMS
trophy.
The Beachwood High School math team of Abram Feldman,
Joseph Marmerstein, Michaela Ross and Sean Zimmerman,
taught by John Kaminski, placed third in the Ohio Council of
Teachers of Mathmematics 2007 competition. The team was
the highest public school ranked in its division. More than
1,500 students from 100 schools from throughout the state
competed. From left (front) Abram Feldman, Joseph
Marmerstein, Sean Zimmerman, (back) Mr. Kaminski.
Congratulations
to the Beachwood
Middle School
young scientists
who earned
honors at the
2007 Northeast
Ohio Regional
Science Fair.
From left:
Ari Meskin,
second
place,
Behavioral
Science;
Elliot
Angart,
second
place,
Health and
Medicine and Discovery
Young Scientist Challenge Award; Joseph
Marmerstein, third place, Physical Science and Rockwell
Automation Award; Scott Remer, second place, Earth and Space
Science; and Phillip Jakubowitz , third place, Earth Science.
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Spring Sports 2007
Photo by Rebecca Wolkoff.
Doubles team Mark Goldberg (left)
and Grant Aronson were District and
Sectional champions and qualified
for State competition.
Lady Bison State qualifiers (from left) Jennifer Warren, Ava Haynes
(third in State, 100m hurdles), Samantha Friedman, Renecia McMillian
and Alena Brown.
Bison baseball brought home a CVC championship trophy for the second year in a row. Bottom row, from left:
Jordan Reiner, Danny Greenberg, Josh Arian, Alex Small; middle row: Lee Axelband, Jared Smith, Chad Leikin,
Garrett Mayers, Brett Leikin, Zach Amdur, Alex Koppelman; top row: Coach Steve Baraona, Kevin Moss, Joey
Tramer, Matt Stahm, Brad Goldberg, Elliot Rosenbaum, Billy Jennings, Coach Ben Singer.
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Spring Sports 2007
REGIONAL & STATE AWARDS
BASEBALL
CVC
Team Champion
MVP
Elliot Rosenbaum
1st Team
Josh Arian
Brad Goldberg
Garrett Mayers
Alex Small
2nd Team
Joseph Tramer
Honorable Mention
Brett Leikin
Matt Stahm
Coach of the Year
Steve Baraona
Senior All-Star
Josh Arian
Elliot Rosenbaum
Matt Stahm
Jacobs Field All-Star
Josh Arian
Elliot Rosenbaum
All-Sun
Elliot Rosenbaum
All-Sun Northeast
Josh Arian
Brad Goldberg
Garrett Mayers
SOFTBALL
CVC
1st Team
Babette Cantrall
Jacqueline Stern
2nd Team
Calli Babin
Rachel Freiman
Nicole Pekoc
Honorable Mention
Taylor Hines
Natali Vannoy
TENNIS
All-Ohio
Qualifiers, 1st Doubles
Grant Aronson
Mark Goldberg
District Champions, 1st
Doubles
Grant Aronson
Mark Goldberg
Sectional Champions,
1st Doubles
Grant Aronson
Mark Goldberg
Plain Dealer Player of
the Week
Mark Goldberg
Rocky River
Tournament
Champion, 1st Singles
Mark Goldberg
2nd Place
Team
2nd Place, 2nd Doubles
Max Sheridan
Scott Winer
3rd Place, 3rd Singles
Nicky Espinosa
CVC
Team Champion
MVP
Mark Goldberg
1st Team, 1st Singles
Mark Goldberg
1st Team, 2nd Singles
Grant Aronson
1st Team, 3rd Singles
Uri Magaram
1st Team, 2nd Doubles
Max Sheridan
Alec Simon
2nd Team, 1st Doubles
Nicky Espinosa
Jonathan Nisman
Coach of the Year
Gregg Goldberg
TRACK
(BOYS)
CVC
2nd Team, 110m
Hurdles
Airion Watkins-Clark
2nd Team, 300m
Hurdles
Airion Watkins-Clark
2nd Team, 1600m Run
Ashley Watkins-Clark
2nd Team, 3200m Run
Evan Weiss
2nd Team, 4x800m
Relay
Matthew Banchek
Ashley Watkins-Clark
Danny Weiss
Evan Weiss
Honorable Mention,
Discus Throw
Alex Binder
Honorable Mention,
100m Dash
Evan Winston
Honorable Mention,
1600m Run
Danny Weiss
TRACK
(GIRLS)
All-Ohio
3rd Place, 100m
Hurdles
Ava Haynes
8th Place, 4x200m
Relay
Alena Brown
Samantha Friedman
Ava Haynes
Jennifer Warren
Qualifier, 4x100m Relay
Alena Brown
Ava Haynes
Renecia McMillian
Jennifer Warren
Regional Competition
Champion, 100m
Hurdles
Ava Haynes
3rd Place, 4x100m
Relay
Alena Brown
Ava Haynes
Renecia McMillian
Jennifer Warren
3rd Place, 4x200m
Relay
Alena Brown
Samantha Friedman
Ava Haynes
Jennifer Warren
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10th Place, 4x400m
Relay
Samantha Friedman
Ava Haynes
Talya Sterling
Jennifer Warren
10th Place, 1600m Run
Emily Sykes
District Competition
Champion, 100m
Hurdles
Ava Haynes
2nd Place, 4x100m
Relay
Alena Brown
Ava Haynes
Renecia McMillian
Jennifer Warren
2nd Place, 4x200m
Relay
Alena Brown
Samantha Friedman
Ava Haynes
Jennifer Warren
4th Place, 4x400m
Relay
Alena Brown
Samantha Friedman
Ava Haynes
Jennifer Warren
4th Place, 1600m Run
Emily Sykes
WEWS-TV5 Athlete of
the Week
Ava Haynes
CVC
Team Champion
MVP
Jennifer Warren
1st Team, 100m Hurdles
Ava Haynes
1st Team, 100m Dash
Jennifer Warren
1st Team, 200m Dash
Ava Haynes
1st Team, 400m Dash
Jennifer Warren
1st Team, 800m Run
Talya Sterling
1st Team, 4x100m Relay
Alena Brown
Samantha Friedman
Ava Haynes
Renecia McMillian
Alena Brown
Samantha Friedman
Renecia McMillian
Alana Oif
Alena Brown
Samantha Friedman
Ava Haynes
Jennifer Warren
Melissa Friedman
Alana Oif
Talya Sterling
Emily Sykes
2nd Team, 200m Dash
Jennifer Warren
2nd Team, 1600m Run
Emily Sykes
2nd Team, 3200m Run
Emily Sykes
Honorable Mention,
Pole Vault
Randi Polster
Honorable Mention,
Discus Throw
Jenae Valentine
Honorable Mention,
100m Hurdles
Lauren Eaton
Honorable Mention,
300m Hurdles
Lauren Eaton
Honorable Mention,
400m Dash
Alena Brown
Honorable Mention,
800m Run
Alana Oif
Honorable Mention,
1600m Run
Rebecca Wolkoff
Honorable Mention,
3200m Run
Rebecca Wolkoff
Coach of the Year
Willie Smith
Spring Sports 2007
The girls’ track team won the Conference
championship title for the second consecutive
year. Bottom row, from left: Eden Golan,
Akilah Porter, Rebecca Wolkoff, Emily Sykes,
Randi Polster, Melissa Friedman, Brittany
Crosby; middle row: Talya Sterling, Ashley
Milliner, Jasmine Kaiser, Alena Brown,
Melissa Rubenstein, Brittany Milliner, Kali
Morgenstern, Lauren Eaton; top row: Coach
Wayne Ward, Coach Willie Smith, Ava
Haynes, Samantha Friedman, Jenae
Valentine, Jennifer Warren, Alana Oif, Coach
Jamie Lader, Coach Kelvette Beacham.
CVC champion tennis team, bottom row,
from left: Alex Wertheim, Nozomi Hitomi,
Hersh Varma, Justin Sperling, Grant
Aronson; top row: Coach Richie Weiss,
Nicky Espinosa, Max Sheridan, Jon
Nisman, Scott Winer, Uri Magaram, Mark
Goldberg, Coach Gregg Goldberg.
BEACHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR ATHLETES
74 percent of Bison spring athletes maintained a 3.0 grade point average for third quarter grades.
Jeremy Adler
Zach Amdur
Akash Appachi
Gilad Ashpis
Calli Babin
Andrew Bankhurst
Matthew Baron
Josh Blankfeld
Ricky Bortz
Katherine Bruening
Babette Cantrall
Kelsey Celleghin
Bradley Charna
Phillip Cohen
Brittany Crosby
Andrew Darvin
Scott Diamond
Lauren Eaton
Dale Edwards
Nicky Espinosa
Abram Feldman
Caren Feldman
Rachel Freiman
Scott Friedland
Melissa Friedman
Samantha Friedman
Michael Garson
Jacque Gary
Arielle Gerstenhaber
Eden Golan
Brad Goldberg
Mark Goldberg
Andrew Goldblum
Samantha Golovan
Danny Greenberg
Jeremy Harris
Ava Haynes
Sevy Harris
Emi Hitomi
Nozomi Hitomi
Jordan Krantz
Lindsay Larkey
Brett Leikin
Chad Leikin
Uri Magaram
Mollie Marcus
Garrett Mayers
Renecia McMillian
Greg Melzak
Brittany Milliner
Abhinav Mohan
Kali Morgenstern
Kevin Moss
Joshua Musch
Sara Muschkin
Jonathan Nisman
Alana Oif
Juanita Padilla
Parimal Patel
Brett Peskin
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Michael Pinhasi
Randi Polster
A.J. Rabovsky
Jordan Reiner
Elliot Rosenbaum
Sam Rosenbaum
Melissa Rubenstein
Ingerid Schee
Suzanne Schiavone
Amanda Seidel
Ling Shen
Max Sheridan
Eric Silverman
Sara Silverman
Alec Simon
Alex Small
Brandon Smith
Justin Sperling
Talya Sterling
Jacqueline Stern
Max Sullivan
Emily Sykes
Daniel Tamarkin
Allison Teitelbaum
Joseph Tramer
Jenae Valentine
Natali Vannoy
Hersh Varma
Jennifer Warren
Danny Weiss
Alex Wertheim
Justin Wexler
Rebecca Wolkoff
Scott Winer
Brian Wright
Kara Zelman
Mark Your Calendars
For 2007 Homecoming!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, AT 5:30 P.M.
HOMECOMING PARADE
(Beachwood Middle School to Beachwood High School via Shakercrest and Fairmount)
BONFIRE
At Beachwood High School immediately following the parade
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6
HOMECOMING GAME
Bison vs. Orange High School
Time To Be Announced (watch your email and local media)
JOIN IN THE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION!
For more information, call 216/464-2600, ext. 259, or email
feedback@bw.beachwood.k12.oh.us
Search for Children with Disabilities
or other educational agency personnel. The school will also maintain a
list of those employees who may have access to records.
The school district or other educational agency will inform the
parents when personally identifiable information collected, maintained, or used is no longer needed to provide educational services to
the child. All personally identifiable data will be kept for at least five
years or longer if required for audit purposes or otherwise required by
law.
Parents and students have rights in this process. Parents have the
right to:
• Review their child’s records;
• Refuse permission to release information (except as required by or
permitted by law to be released); and
• Request that information they believe to be inaccurate, misleading or
in violation of their child’s privacy or other rights be changed. The district has a process to resolve disagreements about information collected.
The school district has appointed Lauren Broderick to make sure
that information about students is kept confidential. Ms. Broderick may
be contacted at the Beachwood City School District Central Office,
24601 Fairmount Blvd., 216/464-2600, ext. 234.
The school district's policies and procedures for special education
are available from the office of the superintendent, Richard A.
Markwardt, Ph.D.
The school district operates a Child Information Management
System that assures a practical method of identifying which children
are currently receiving special education services and which children
are not. Certain data regarding children are maintained within this
system.
School districts are interested in meeting the needs of children with
disabilities. If you have or know of a child who may have a disability,
contact the Beachwood School District for more information and help.
School districts across the state of Ohio are participating in an
effort to identify, locate, and evaluate all children from birth through 21
years of age who may have disabilities. Disability, in this instance,
means such conditions as hearing impairments, visual impairments,
speech or language impairments, specific learning disabilities, emotionally disturbed, multiple disabilities, mental retardation, other health
impairments, physical impairments, autism, and traumatic brain injury.
Public schools have responded vigorously to federal and state mandates
requiring the provision of a free appropriate public education regardless
of a child's disability. But before school districts can serve children,
they must be found. Many children with disabilities are not visible
because they do not function in the mainstream of the community, such
as children who are homeless and children of migrant families. Also,
many unidentified children with disabilities are preschoolers. Parents
may not be aware their child has a disability or that there are programs
and services available.
The school district will ask for information about the child, asking
such questions as: What is the problem? What has already been done
about the problem? What background information is available? This
information may be collected in several ways including interviews,
observations, screening and testing. This information may be obtained
from parents and the student or from other agencies that have information about the student. This information will be used to decide whether
the child has a disability and needs special services.
All information collected will be held in strict confidence and
released to others only with parent permission or as allowed by law.
For example, the school district will send records on request to a school
district or other educational agency in which a student intends to enroll.
The parents may have a copy of those records upon request.
The school district will keep a record of all persons who review
confidential records with the exception of authorized school employees
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“Art from the Heart” Showcases Fine Arts
Sevy Harris plays the violin as she greets
Arts Festival patrons.
Jake and Ryan Muencz look at arts and crafts displayed by Misha Kandel.
More than 500 Beachwood community members of all ages
strolled the grounds of Beachwood High School and Beachwood
Middle School during the 2007 Beachwood City Schools Arts
Festival “Art from the Heart” showcasing fine arts in
Beachwood Schools.
The day’s events kicked off with a 5k run/walk and continued with a variety of free art and music activities for the community, including hands-on art projects, student art displays, storytelling and mini-concerts by orchestra, band and vocal music students. The festival concluded with a Spring Pops Concert featuring the Middle School and High School bands.
All proceeds will benefit the Beachwood City Schools K-12
Arts Department. Many thanks to event sponsors American
Heart Association, Barnes and Noble, Beachwood Community
PTO, Brueggers,
Caribou Coffee,
Costco, Second
Sole, Be Well
Solutions,
Mitchell’s Ice
Cream, Giant Eagle
and Steve’s Sports.
The event was
coordinated by
Beachwood fine
Bryden music teacher Darlene Haight
arts teachers under
the direction of Lisa accompanies a group of young musicians
on the electric keyboard.
Goldman.
Moody’s Investors Service Upgrades Beachwood Schools’ Rating
budgetary pressures, along with timely voter support for revenue
enhancement, are crucial to the district maintaining the high
quality Aa1 rating,” the agency reported.
Moody’s also said it believes “the district’s sizable $2.2 billion tax base will continue to experience growth due to its favorable proximity to Cleveland and the presence of available land
for future development.” The report continued, “The district’s
tax base is approximately 53% commercial, providing diversity
to the high-quality residential developments within the district.”
Moody’s Investors Service is among the world’s most
respected and widely utilized sources for credit ratings, research
and risk analysis. The agency provides research data and
analytic tools for assessing credit risk and publishes marketleading credit opinions, deal research and commentary, serving
more than 9,300 customer accounts at some 2,400 institutions
around the globe.
continued from page 1
credit rating,” Ms. Mills continued. “According to Moody’s, the
median full value of property for a Aa-1-rated school district is
$7 billion. Our full market value is $2 billion.
“We are very pleased with this independent outside confirmation of our financial operations,” she said.
“The upgraded rating reflects the district’s wealthy suburban
Cleveland tax base, sound finances supported by an excellent
voter history, and modest debt burden with no future borrowing
expected,” said Moody’s in its report.
The agency said it expects the district’s sound financial
operations will continue given the recently approved (2005)
operating levy, an excellent voter history and a conservative
financial forecast. “Moody’s believes continued prudent financial management allowing for a cushion against unforeseen
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PTO Garage Sale Raises $18,000 for Schools
Proceeds Will Fund Jump Start Program
Generous proceeds from the 2007 Community PTO Garage
Sale will enable the District to launch the physical education
program Jump Start.
Jump Start will allow the District’s PE teachers to assess
each student’s overall fitness level and develop an individualized
fitness plan, explained Bryden PE teacher Kim Nowak. “The
program will allow us to record data for each child and then send
it home to parents,” she said. “We will be able to develop fitness portfolios for students that will accompany them from
kindergarten through grade 12.”
PTO’s generous donation will provide funds for teacher
training, heart rate monitors and computer equipment. Using the
equipment, teachers will provide individual assessments on Body
Mass Index, blood pressure, cardiovascular fitness, grip and
much more, said Mrs. Nowak. “We will be able to design and
print for parents target body composition and caloric intake
goals, recommended fitness and weight training programs, sportspecific activities and personal optimal fitness programs based
on individual needs.”
The program is not just limited to students, she continued. “We hope to utilize the program to provide individual
assessments for staff, family and community members as
well.
“This program has so much to offer our District in terms of
our Wellness Program. It will help improve the fitness levels and
overall wellness of our students, advise them on healthy nutrition
choices and provide education to help them make wise decisions
throughout their lives.”
Many thanks to Community PTO for its ongoing support of
valuable enrichment programs for our students.
High School Student Engineers Learn Physics
Through New Robotics Course
Students in the new Honors Physics-Robotics class at
Beachwood High School are learning the principles of physics
by engineering and building their own robots.
The pre-engineering curriculum combines traditional classroom instruction with a hands-on, problem-solving approach
using robotic science, explained teacher Norm Althausen while
he helped junior Bobby Weitzner (above) test the capacitor voltage of his robot. “The course presents the fundamentals of electronics, computer programming and control systems,” he said.
“Students then use what they have learned to build, program and
control robots to engage a number of challenges.
“The course is designed for students who enjoy a hands-on
and practical approach to science and are considering a major in
computers, engineering, or mechatronics in college.”
Juniors Katherine Bruening and Arielle Mueller (top
right) designed a robot with “whiskers” that sense barriers.
“When the whiskers on the robot hit an object, they sense where
the barrier is and
can navigate
away from it,”
the girls
explained. “The
whiskers can
sense if they are
being hit from
left, right or
straight on. The
robot is thus able
to find its way
out of corners
and away from
other objects.”
“My robot is
programmed to
be sensitive to
light using photoresistors,” said
junior Danielle
Weiss (bottom
right). “The program that I used
causes the robot
to move toward
shadows. When
both photoresistors are in shadow, the robot
moves
forward, and
when only one
resistor is in
shadow, the robot pivots toward the shadow.”
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235 Beachwood Students Honored With
“Spinney” Awards for Excellence
The proud Beachwood “Spinneys” tradition continued with
the 2007 presentation of Beachwood Board of Education Awards
for Educational Excellence to 235 Beachwood students.
The Excellence Awards (called “Spinneys” because of the
spinning disk on the top of the trophies) are presented each year
to students who are recognized outside the Beachwood School
District for outstanding academic or fine arts achievement. This
year marked the 24th Excellence Awards presentation.
AWARD WINNERS INCLUDED:
• Five BHS students who earned the nation’s highest academic
achievement honors from the National Merit Scholarship and
National Achievement Scholarship programs;
• Participants in the Beachwood High School Junior Council on
World Affairs program who won the highest group honors at
three national Model United Nations conferences this past year;
• A Middle School team of seventh and eighth graders who
earned a state championship in the academic competition
Knowledge Master Open;
• Elementary and middle school students who won regional honors in the creative problem-solving competition Destination
Imagination;
• Young musicians who earned 32 awards in band, orchestra and
vocal performance from the Ohio Music Educators Association;
• Writers, editors and artists for the high school newspaper The
Beachcomber and yearbook The Oculus who were recognized
for excellence by the Northeast Ohio Scholastic Press
Association.
Seventh grader Scott Remer, Cuyahoga County Scripps
Spelling Bee champion and national qualifier, served as keynote
speaker for the
evening. Scott
entertained the
audience by
telling of his
spelling bee
experience,
entitling his
remarks, “To
‘Bee’ or Not to
Be.” (For
more on
Scott’s national
experience, see
page 5)
Third
grader Katya
Pioro also was
honored as
program cover
artist.
Many
thanks to
Community
PTO for sponsoring the
Excellence
Awards dessert
reception.
2007 Excellence Awards keynote speaker
Scott Remer and program cover artist Katya
Pioro.
2007 Beachwood Board of Education Awards for Educational Excellence
Bryden Elementary
School
Bagatur Askaryan
Jessica Friedman
Claudia Gill
Madeline Gottfried
Jasmine Howard
Terence Jayapuram
Karishma Lachhwani
Neel Lachhwani
Hannah Leland
Emily Melzak
Elaine Millas
Simon Perilla
Anna Post
Tinglin Shi
Zoe Simon
Hilltop Elementary
School
Zach Davis
Marilyn Farley
Hannah Firestone
Hannah Frayman
Bryan Gemler
Areej Hasan
Gordon Hong
Bing Hu
David Kang
Andrew Kitay
Rebecca Kuang
Wooyoung Lee
David Litwin
Cindy Liu
Toni Nicholas
Cathy Perloff
Christina Phelps
Ryan Reilly
Brenna Rosen
Grant Ross
Jotham Sadan
Jon Shapiro
Corey Shupp
Armani Smith
Noah Sterling
Sisi Tang
Emily Topilow
Heather Wieder
Nathan Wolkoff
Beachwood Middle
School
Alix Aboussouan
Elliot Angart
Tigran Askaryan
Blake Atherton
Elijah Balogh
Chelsea Beytas
Hilary Blank
Alec Brown
Andrew Bruening
Amnon Carmi
Simon Cho
Aaron Danielpour
Emily Danzig
Ashley Dudley
Maya Eddie
Nathan Fine
Courtney Fishman
Amy Gelman
Chelsea Glosser
Sam Goldman
Ho Jai Han
Kei Hitomi
Alex Hohl
Derek Hyams
Phillip Jakubowitz
Ori Kariv
Jordan Kaye
Chris Lardie
Joshua Lauretig
Johannah Litwin
Rebecca Liu
Ananya Marathe
Joseph Marmerstein
Yumi Matsuyama
Sula Medovoy
Ari Meskin
Isabella Moon
Sarah Newman
Sihun Noh
Sophie Park
Susan Reisman
Scott Remer
Duncan Rodriguez
Louis Rosenbaum
Nicole Rubenstein
Tony Sappell
Jared Seidel
Philip Schiavone
Aaron Sciborowski
Nate Sheridan
Jared Skoff
Zoe Smith
Judy Son
David Stern
Cody Swanson
David Tamkin
Danielle Taylor
Imani Tibbs
Laura Tramer
Isaiah Watts
Amelia Wester
Xiaoshan Yu
Chenyu Zang
Yuxi Zheng
Beachwood High
School
Cat Alaimo
Karen Allenick
Matt Anderson
Akash Appachi
Gilad Ashpis
Jacob Ashpis
Kate Atherton
Alex Aylyarov
Matt Baron
David Beytas
Mark Beytas
Lindsay Bialosky
Rachel Biben
Jordan Blank
Eddie Bobincheck
Katherine Bruening
Evan Burg
Katelyn Burkeen
Kelsey Celleghin
Brittany Crosby
Andrew Darvin
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Allison Diamond
Sean Driscoll
Max Eden
Nick Espinosa
Abram Feldman
Olivia Fine
Gabe Firestone
Jonathan Fish
Shani Fox
Rachel Freiman
Scott Friedland
Ori Friedman
Jacquelyn Gary
Marina Gidalevich
Eden Golan
Molly Goldman
Danny Goodman
Lauren Goodman
Jessie Greenberg
Marissa Greenwald
Charlotte Gross
Allie Hammond
Yuh Jung Han
Hannah Harris
Sevy Harris
Todd Harris
Ava Haynes
Austin Haynesworth
Erica Henkin
Emi Hitomi
Nozomi Hitomi
Ethan Isaacson
Ashley Jacobs
Josh Jacobs
Aaron Kahn
Sam Kay
Masha Khusid
Jae-Won Kim
Joe Kozelka
Katie Landis
Kelly Lang
Lindsay Larkey
Adam Lauretig
Sung Hoon Lee
Benjamin Levinsky
Lisa Lewicki
Tamar Lisbona
Uri Magaram
Shali Mahna
Gabe Margolis
Peter Martin
Hiroko Matsuyama
Masami Matsuyama
Greg Melzak
Eli Miller
Brittany Milliner
Alexa Millstein
Brett Musick
Jon Nisman
Brittany Norton
Carlos Padilla
Eric Parris
Evan Peskin
DeWayne Phoenix
Randi Polster
Ben Reisman
Bryan Riley
Laura Robertson
Michaela Ross
Craig Rothenberg
Melissa Rubenstein
Abby Rubin
Jeremy Rzepka
Michael Sadler
Julie Sanders
Suzanne Schiavone
Paige Schiller
Ramie Schneider
Alec Simon
Jennie Anne Simson
Justin Sperling
Alexandra Stern
Jacqueline Stern
Dan Tamarkin
Toni Tenn
Aleaha Thrower
Vlad Turovskiy
Amy Van
Hersh Varma
Randi Vinocur
Jennifer Warren
Jessica Weberman
Danny Weiss
Taryn Weiss
Robert Weitzner
Ben Wengel
Alex Wertheim
Jaime Winer
Dustin Wolf
Shannon Wood-Cattell
Molly Yahr
Josh Yanowitz
Sean Zimmerman
BHS Teachers Mrs. Katz, Mr. Deegan Earn
Outstanding Educator Awards
The Beachwood School District takes great pride in honoring two Beachwood High School teachers who received
prestigious regional honors this past spring – Carole Katz,
recipient of the Greater Cleveland Council of Teachers of
Mathematics Outstanding Mathematics Teacher Award, and
Greg Deegan, Wal-Mart & Sam’s Club Teacher of the Year.
Mrs. Katz teaches AP Calculus and Honors Pre-Calculus
and also serves as the Math Department Subject Coordinator
for Grades 7 through 12 and the advisor to National Honor
Society. She is the Beachwood representative for PROM/SE
project (Promoting Rigorous Outcomes in Math and Science
Education) and an active participant in the SMART (Science
and Math Achievement Required for Tomorrow) consortium.
She is also a Martha Holden Jennings Scholar, a member of
the Ohio Mathematics Education Leadership Council, and a
member of the Ohio Graduation Test Content Advisory
Committee.
All of her AP Calculus students earned the highest grade
of 5 on the 2006 AP test, resulting in this statement from
College Board: “According to College Board’s Advanced
Placement Report to the Nation, Beachwood High School has
one of the strongest AP programs in Ohio in AP Calculus AB.”
Mr. Deegan, who teaches Social Studies at Beachwood
High School, was nominated by senior Juanita Padilla for the
Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club Teacher of the Year Award. Juanita
wrote, “Mr. Deegan is an inspiring teacher who shows us how
we can be our best and become good citizens of the world. He
inspires us to better ourselves, volunteer and study. He helps
us understand and presents us with opportunities to succeed.”
Mr. Deegan is on the Teacher Leadership Team of the
national non-profit organization Facing History and Ourselves.
He is chair of the District’s Differential Achievement
Committee and has served as chair of the Social Studies
Department and as a Beachwood teacher mentor. In 2005-06,
Mr. Deegan spent a year in Hungary as a Fulbright Exchange
teacher.
Mr. Deegan received a $1,000 check for the BHS Social
Studies Department. He plans to apply a portion of the funds
toward Amnesty International, for which he serves as student
advisor.
YOU
and
YOUR
Schools
Beachwood Board of Education
24601 Fairmount Blvd.
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
Carole Katz, winner of the Outstanding Mathematics Teacher Award
from the Greater Cleveland Council of Teachers of Mathematics, with
her students (front, from left) Rui Dai, Lindsey Smith, (back) Jason
Tabachnick, Elina Gidelivich, Coby Ashpis and Ben Levinsky.
Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club Teacher of the Year Greg Deegan holds the
symbolic check he received that will be utilized by the Social Studies
Department. He was nominated by senior Juanita Padilla (right).
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