Beachwood High School is a four-year college preparatory

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located in

Beachwood, Ohio Beachwood is a city in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and a suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 14,040. History The land that eventually became Beachwood was originally part of the Connecticut We ...

, a suburb of

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

. It is part of the

Beachwood City School District Beachwood City Schools is a public school district that serves Beachwood, Ohio. The district has about 1,500 students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade and comprises Fairmount Early Childhood Center, Bryden Elementary, Hilltop Elementary, Beac ...

Recognition

Beachwood has earned three U.S. Department of Education

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, the highest rating of Excellent from the State of

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, membership in the Ohio Department of Education "Schools to Watch," a National 21st Century School of Distinction Award for Technology Excellence, induction in the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators Hall of Fame, two Excellence in School Management Awards from the Harvard Business School Club, and national recognition as among the Top 100 in Music Education from the American Music Conference.

Sports Programs

Football

In 2022, Beachwood's

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team finished the season with a 2-8 record.

Soccer

In 2022, Beachwood's Men's

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team went 17-3-1 in the regular season before winning the Division III Northeast District 3 Final, defeating Kirtland in penalty kicks. They would go on to beat Norwayne in the Regional Semifinals before ultimately losing to Cardinal Mooney in the Regional Finals.

Notable alumni and faculty

Armond Budish Armond D. Budish ( ; b. Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 1953) is an American politician currently serving in his second term as Cuyahoga County Executive. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a four-term Ohio State Representative (8th dis ...

- politician *

Marc Cohn Marc Craig Cohn (; born July 5, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1992. Cohn is best known for the song "Walking in Memphis" from his eponymous 1991 album, which was a Top 40 h ...

- singer-songwriter and musician *

Jennifer Eberhardt Jennifer Lynn Eberhardt (born 1965) is an American social psychologist who is currently a professor in the Department of Psychology at Stanford University. Eberhardt has been responsible for major contributions on investigating the consequences o ...

- professor *

Alan Fried Alan M. Fried (born August 11, 1971) is an American amateur wrestler. He was an NCAA National Champion, Espoir World Champion (20 years and under), three-time Ohio State Champion, and the first wrestler to win four Junior National Freestyle tit ...

- amateur wrestler *

Brad Goldberg Bradley Andrew Goldberg (born February 21, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox. In high school, Goldberg was a 2008 preseason '' Baseball America'' All-Am ...

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player and coach * Jonathan Goldstein - screenwriter, television writer and producer, and film director *

Jonah Koslen Jonah Koslen is an American singer-songwriter and musician best known for his work with the Michael Stanley Band and Breathless in the 1970s and 1980s. Biography After graduating from Beachwood High School, Koslen joined the Cleveland, Ohio-base ...

- singer-songwriter and musician *

Josh Mandel Joshua Aaron Mandel (born September 27, 1977) is an American far-right politician who served as the 48th treasurer of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the Ohio State Representative for the 17th dist ...

- politician *

Terren Peizer Terren Scott Peizer, is an investor and company executive. He is the CEO of Acuitas Group Holdings and Neurmedix. He is also the CEO and chairman of Ontrak. He has held senior executive positions within technology and biotech companies, at Goldma ...

- investor and business executive *

Tina Tchen Christina M. Tchen (born January 25, 1956) is an American lawyer and a former official in the President Barack Obama Administration. She was CEO of Time's Up from 2019 to 2021, when she resigned following allegations that she provided legal aid ...

- lawyer and President Barack Obama Administration official * Alex Wyse - actor, writer, director, and producer

External links

Beachwood High School

Notes and references

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