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

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 elite 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.

Specialty Programming

Specialty programming includes an Asian Studies curriculum focusing on the language, literary, social and political culture of Japan and China, with an optional annual trip to Japan organized by the Council on International Educational Exchange. Opportunities for students interested in engineering exist through courses such as Engineering Drawing and Honors Physics/Robotics. Electives such as Living Law, Human Rights and Conflict, and Cleveland Economics are available in the area of social studies. Other semester electives such as Art of the Motion Picture, Improvisational Comedy, TV Production, and Physical Education courses in Weight Training, Aquatics, Team Sports and Lifetime Activities also are offered. An eight-week study program in Israel is sponsored by the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. Students also may study abroad through the American Field Service Program.

The Information Resource Center at Beachwood High School

The Beachwood High School Information Resource Center, honored for excellence by Ohio Leadership for School Libraries and INFOhio, the information network for Ohio schools, offers an extensive collection of print and electronic resources. The collection includes more than 15,000 print volumes, 1,000 electronic volumes, print subscriptions to more than 100 magazines and newspapers, and electronic subscriptions to more than 100 databases containing 6,500 full-text periodicals. Access to more than 19 million print volumes and thousands of audiovisuals is available through inter-library loan. State-of- the-art technology allows for student-produced video and digital presentations as well as distance learning opportunities. A 24-hour online reference service is available to students for homework and research support.

Robotics

The BHS FIRST
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Robotics Team placed 9th in the regional competition in 2009 and placed 6th in the regional competition in 2011.

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