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March for Our Lives protesters marched from San Jose City Hall to the Arena Green on March 24, 2019. Photo sourced from NSPA photo exchange. Photo taken by Eric Fang.

Teacher encourages students to get out, vote Nov. 3

Highlights October 29, 2020

Eva Levin copy editor Victoria Hirsh staff writer On Nov. 3, the nation will make a choice. Some Beverly students will make this choice for the first time, joining 15 million other new voters. While this...

Photo courtesy of Kate Kotylar. The Generations Club working at a senior home before the Coronavirus pandemic.

Generations Club adapts to virtual volunteering

Highlights October 27, 2020

Abby Wolf staff writer In order to adapt to the change from in person volunteering with senior citizens to virtual meetings, the Generations Club is connecting through FaceTime, gifts, and a pen pal system.  Before...

Leia Gluckman plays ukulele with her drawings in the background (left). Photo courtesy of Leia Gluckman. Jenna Weisss cookies (right). Photo courtesy of Jenna Weiss.

Creativity flourishes during the pandemic

Highlights October 24, 2020

Daria Milovanova staff writer  Gina Toore staff writer When COVID-19 hit, reduced social opportunities, coupled with stress and anxiety of having to adapt to the new unusual circumstances, produced a...

Horace Mann playground aide JuJu Knighton at Horace Mann pre-COVID-19. Photo courtesy of Horace Mann.

Beverly Hills community supports injured community member

Highlights October 23, 2020

Will Harris staff writer Kate Kotlyar staff writer JuJu Knighton, Horace Mann Elementary School (HM) playground aide, was in a car accident on Oct. 4, 2020. Knighton “do[es] not remember what happened,”...

The AP Human Geography textbooks help students review for tests and quizzes. Photo courtesy of Georgia Evensen.

New AP courses offered for students

Highlights October 22, 2020

Kate Kotlyar staff writer There are two new course offering changes in the form of two new AP classes: AP Human Geography (AP HuG) and AP Music Theory.  AP HuG, taught by history teacher Alice Roh, focuses...

Academic Decathlon presents itself as a place for students to find comfort if they suffer from social anxiety. “A few weeks ago, we were given the opportunity to practice giving our speeches and I volunteered first and confidently delivered my speech, which is something I don’t think I could have done a year ago without experiencing anxiety,” AcaDeca member Georgia Evensen said.

Students with social anxiety find haven in AcaDeca, public speaking

Highlights October 22, 2020

  Defne Önal staff writer Academic Decathlon (AcaDeca) engages its students with public speaking as a part of its competition. The public speaking portion of the competition includes a prepared speech...

Scoliosis Awareness Club works to inform students about spine condition, implements programs with scoliosis

Scoliosis Awareness Club works to inform students about spine condition, implements programs with scoliosis

Highlights October 19, 2020

Daria Milovanova staff writer Can you imagine wearing a binding, uncomfortable back brace every day? Senior Natasha Melamed can. She was diagnosed with a severe case of scoliosis in middle school and was...

Image: Courtesy of Ana Medidian.

Beverly Hills medical community comes together to combat COVID-19

Highlights October 18, 2020

Emma Newman staff writer Candice Anvari staff writer Victoria Hirsh staff writer Pharmacist Mark Sanchez went into  Cedars-Sinai Hospital for work like he would any other day....

The meeting with Josh Flagg was held for students to find out more information about real estate. Photo courtesy of Yoni Kashanian

Josh Flagg gets interviewed by students

Highlights October 17, 2020

Lillian Esagoff staff writer  For the past two years, the Real Estate Club co-presidents seniors Michael Newman and Yoni Kashanian have organized an annual presentation in which real estate agent and...

Members of the Jewish Club provide food and supplies to homeless people outside of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, a venture of theirs that started seven months ago. “We walk down, we give the food out, and we make it a priority not only just give them food, but to talk to the homeless and tell them we care for them and that were here for them,” senior Yoni Kashanian said. Photo courtesy of Yoni Kashanian.

Jewish Club provides support system for members

Highlights October 15, 2020

Kate Kotlyar staff writer Since its founding 30 years ago by Rabbi Danny Illulian’s father (Illulian is the current club sponsor), the Jewish Club has worked to promote Jewish values, while also providing...

Junior Chloe Levine establishes Our AAPI (Asian-American and Pacific Islander) Voices as a new club to discuss a lack of representation. “I want to have discussions about AAPI representation in pop culture and media, and just raise awareness about the lack of representation,” Levine said. Photo courtesy of Chloe Levine.

New club discusses lack of AAPI representation

Highlights October 14, 2020

Kate Kotlyar staff writer Defne Onal staff writer In order to combat a feeling of lack of representation, junior Chloe Levine started Our AAPI (Asian-American and Pacific Islander) Voices this year.   In...

This picture is from their Instagram page, after they had completed a performance

Chamber for Charity now has Clarity

Highlights October 14, 2020

Benji Maman staff writer There are a group of teenagers that come to elderly people’s houses and play some original jazz music for them when their day needs to be brightened up. This is what Chamber...

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