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More than 1.5 million juniors, in over 21,000 high schools across the United States, entered the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Competition by taking the 2009 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Beachwood is proud to announce that Beachwood High School has a total of fifteen students that distinguished themselves on this test.

Eight students or 5.6% of the Class of 2010, the highest percentage in Northeast Ohio public schools, have been named National Merit Program Semifinalists. The following students represent less than one percent of all U.S. high school seniors who

will vie to become National Merit Finalists in 2010: Andrew Darvin, Andrew Davis, Joshua Jacobs, Jennie Anne Simson, Natali Vannoy, Alexander Wertheim, Lauren Wyman, and Weilin Zou.

Six of our fifteen students are National Merit Commended Scholars. These are students who placed among the top five percent of the 1.5 million. Beachwood

Board of EducationDr. Brian Weiss, President, 464-6678 • bw@beachwoodschools.org

Jennifer Tramer, Vice-President, 765-0744 • jmt@beachwoodschools.orgBeth Rosenbaum, 831-9246 • br@beachwoodschools.orgDavid B. Ostro, 464-0718 • do@beachwoodschools.org

Dr. Alan Rosenthal, 291-1122 • ar@beachwoodschools.org

Superintendent: Richard A. Markwardt, Ph.D., 464-2600supt@beachwoodschools.org

Beachwood Leads Northeast Ohio Public Schools with Highest Percentageof Students Earning National Merit Semifinalist Distinction

recognizes: Sevy Harris, Ethan Isaacson, Sarah Levine, Greg Melzak, Eric Parris, and Benjamin Reisman.

Beachwood also has one National Achievement Semifinalist. Austin Haynesworth placed in the top four percent of over 150,000 African American students and will be in the running to become a 2010 Finalist.

Commended Scholars, back row: Ethan Isaacson, Benjamin Reisman and Sarah Levine. Front row: Eric Parris, Gregory Melzak and Sevy Harris.

Seated: National Merit Semifinalists Andrew Darvin, Joshua Jacobs, Natali Vannoy, Alex Wertheim and Lauren Wyman. Standing: National Merit Semifinalists Weilin Zou and Andrew Davis and National Achievement Semifinalist Austin Haynesworth.

November 18:Junior/Senior

College Financial Aid Nightat Fairmount from 7-9 p.m.

November 22:6th Annual After Prom

Unique Boutiqueat BHS from 10-4 p.m.Over 45 vendors selling

gifts and crafts –perfect for the holidays!

November 25-27:Thanksgiving Break

December 7:BHS Choir performs

at Legacy Village at 6 p.m.

December 9:Hilltop Choir performs

at Legacy Village at 3 p.m.

Upcoming EventsDecember 4-6:BHS Fall Play

of Neil Simon’s “Odd Couple”Friday at 8 p.m. (male cast)

Saturday at 2 p.m. (male cast)Saturday at 8 p.m. (female cast)Sunday at 2 p.m. (female cast)

Adults: $8 for one show/ $14 for two showsSeniors: $6/$10 • Students: $6/$10

December 16:Beachwood Bistro Holiday Buffet

at BHS from 11-12:30 p.m. Open to the public. Cost is $8.50 pp.

For reservations,please call 216/831-2080 x 232

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Communications DirectorMichelle Burgess, 464-2600mwb@beachwoodschools.org

For the second straight year, Beachwood High School has broken its own record for Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars. In 2008-2009, 63 students achieved a score of three (3.0) or above on the five-point (5.0) AP exam on three or more AP tests. 11 of

BHS Tops Last Year’s Record of AP Scholars

44% of Beachwood students earned a score of 532% earned a score of 411% earned a score of 3

Average score was a 4.03

2008/09 AP Scholar - Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.

Jeremy Adler, 12Benjamin Besunder, 11Olivia Haas, 11Lauren Henkin, 12Ethan Isaacson, 11Nathan Kohn-Magnus, 11Adam Lauretig, 12

Michael Pinhasi, 11Samuel Rosenbaum, 12Suzanne Schiavone, 12Jennie Anne Simson,11Alexandra Stern, 11Taryn Weiss, 12Joshua Yanowitz, 11

2008/09 AP Scholar with Honor - Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

Matthew Baron, 11Jordan Brown, 11Megan Charms, 11Xin Hao, 12Austin Haynesworth, 11Emi Hitomi, 11

Galya Loeb, 12Masami Matsuyama, 11Max Sheridan, 12Larry Slaughter, 12Natali Vannoy, 11Justin Wexler, 12

2008/09 AP Scholar with Distinction - Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.

Gilad Ashpis, 12Ilya Aylyarov, 12Rui Dai, 12Andrew Darvin, 11Nerissa Darvin, 12Andrew Davis, 11Abram Feldman, 12Shani Fox, 12Andrew Goldblum, 12Allison Gross, 12Sevy Harris, 11Joshua Jacobs, 11Lindsay Larkey, 12Marla Lipsyc, 12Inbar Maayan, 12Gregory Melzak, 11Eli Miller, 12Eric Parris, 11Andrew Rabovsky, 12

Benjamin Reisman, 11Linda Robertson, 12Abigail Rubin, 12Julie Sanders, 12Jennifer Sekerak, 12Ling Shen, 12Eric Silverman, 11Alec Simon, 12Jason Tabachnik, 12Daniel Tamarkin, 12Joseph Tramer, 12Daniel Weiss, 12Alexander Wertheim, 11Rebecca Wolkoff , 12Mengzhi Wu, 11Lauren Wyman, 11Sean Zimmerman, 12Weilin Zou, 11

2008/09 National AP Scholar - Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

Gilad Ashpis, 12Ilya Aylyarov, 12Rui Dai, 12Abram Feldman, 12Shani Fox, 12Andrew Rabovsky, 12

Ling Shen, 12Jason Tabachnik, 12Joseph Tramer, 12Rebecca Wolkoff, 12Sean Zimmerman, 12

these students were recognized as National Scholars for scoring at least a four (4.0) or higher on eight or more of these exams. Generally, a score of three (3.0) or higher can earn a student college credit.

*By definition, all National Scholars are also Scholars with Distinction, so they have not been counted in the total column as if they are a separate pool of students.

2008-09 BHS AP Scholars

Scholar Types by Year

Scholars AP National ScholarsScholars w/Honors *Total ScholarsScholars w/Distinction

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“I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was about two-years old and my family’s had a JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) team ever since then,” explains BHS senior and the 2009 JDRF Beachwood Schools Team Captain Andrew Darvin. Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in children, according to the American Diabetes Association, and there is not yet a cure. JDRF offers support to families and is working to develop a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.

The Community Service Committee for BHS Student Council, under the direction of Craig Alexander and Sophomore Lauren Lipsyc as chairperson for the 2009 committee, organizes a number of charitable activities

Community Service Team Raises $32,000 for Juvenile Diabetes Researchthroughout the year and became involved with JDRF two years ago. “We send out a fundraising letter to all of our friends, family and acquaintances and the responses we get are truly phenomenal,” continued Darvin. This year, with Darvin as captain and involvement from student council and community members, the Beachwood Schools Team raised an amazing $32,000 for juvenile diabetes research.

This year’s fundraising efforts concluded with 57 participants from the Beachwood Schools Team walking in the Cure Diabetes Walk on Sunday, September 27th at the Cleveland MetroParks Zoo. In addition to the students who walked that rainy morning, in attendance were Superintendent Markwardt and his wife Nancy, Beachwood Board of Education member Beth Rosenbaum and her husband Jeremy, Beachwood teachers Craig Alexander, Jennifer Flaherty and Casey Matthews, and Beachwood parents Joan and Alan Lipsyc and Dana and Howard Darvin.

Congratulations to Noelle Britt, this year’s Beachwood Homecoming Queen! Britt was recognized on Saturday, October 17 during the halftime show of the football game.

The top six Homecoming queen finalists and their guests were all treated as royalty earlier this month when they participated in a unique fashion show with Dino Palmieri Salon on Kickin’ It with Kenny/Fox 8 on October 6. Students showcased new trends in hair, makeup and clothes for Homecoming events across Northeast Ohio.

Back row: Carlos Padilla, Andrew Davis, Stephen Yarbrough, Jordan Reiner, Matt Sabroff and Mark Goldberg. Front row: Nikkaia Dean, Sara Mushkin, Noelle Britt, Kali Morgenstern, Alex Stern, and Joyce Catherine Neville.

Homecoming Court Featured on a TV Fashion ShowJDRF Beachwood City Schools Team at Cure Diabetes Walk.