The Student News Site of Beverly Hills High School

Highlights

The Student News Site of Beverly Hills High School

Highlights

Highlights

Calif. to enact Common Core standards

Highlights June 7, 2013

Max Stahl, staff writer Next year, Beverly will join public schools in 45 states in implementing new Common Core educational standards. These standards, which set learning objectives for K-12 mathematics...

Teens struggle to manage academics, sports

Highlights May 27, 2013

Mabel Kabani, news editor Junior Daeun Lee runs her last lap around the track, her black and pink spikes thumping against the hard hot ground. Though she has sprinted over seven miles in the course...

Track breaks records, advances in CIF playoffs

Highlights May 27, 2013

 Benjamin Hannani, staff writer After yet another illustrious season, the varsity track team continues to shatter records en route to CIF finals. This season’s nine CIF qualifiers are two more than...

Increased homework leads to decreased sleep

Highlights May 27, 2013

Celine Hakimianpour, staff writer A well deserved spring day finally beams on earth’s surface as the sun shines bright, flowers bloom and the students look forward to a relaxing day outside. On a day...

Social networking results in antisocial behavior

Highlights May 27, 2013

Michelle Banayan, social media director The bell rings, signaling the end of fourth period. A student exits her classroom, binder in one hand and smart phone in the other, and walks to her next class...

Studies show lack of sleep in teens leads to stress, disorders

Highlights May 27, 2013

Jessica Saadian, Michelle Banayan, staff writers Whether it is from the social media that is keeping them awake or from deciding to do homework at the last minute, teenagers struggle to keep their eyes...

NormanAid Center serves as student safe haven

Highlights May 27, 2013

Ben Hannani, staff writer Every day, hundreds of students pass by the NormanAid Center in the main hallway but relatively few are aware of its significant role on campus. Supervised by Allison Norman-Franks,...

Study shows connection in dinner, mental health

Highlights May 26, 2013

Julia Waldow, print editor-in-chief Teenagers who partake in regular family dinners are more likely to have positive mental health, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at McGill University....

LETS club holds first annual fundraiser, carwash

Highlights May 26, 2013

Jessica Lu, staff writer The Let’s Erase The Stigma (LETS) club hosted its first annual fundraiser at Bluewave Car Wash on Santa Monica Blvd Sunday May 19. The car wash, owned by President David Shanfeld’s...

Concerts for Care plays, raises $11,000 for Crohn’s

Highlights May 25, 2013

Concerts for Care, a charity organization, created by junior Alex Massachi and his piano teacher Shilla Hekmat, held its second annual piano concert on Sunday, May 19. The charity raised $11,000 and donated...

‘Secret Garden’ cast wins theater awards at JRAY

Highlights May 25, 2013

Zoe Kenealy, staff writer The drama department’s Lina Hebert, senior, and Leah Weissbuch, senior, have recently been honored for their parts in “The Secret Garden” at the National High School Musical...

Goler, Hinojosa teach joint Islamic enrichments

Highlights May 25, 2013

Marguerite Alberts, assistant to graphics editor Over the course of two enrichment periods, Advanced Placement (AP) Government teacher Roel Hinojosa and English 3/4 teacher Julie Goler lectured and held...

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