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History teacher Mr. Pete Van Rossum.

Feature Story-Mr. Pete Van Rossum

Ethan Gad, Staff Writer October 29, 2024

An introduction to one of Beverly’s history teachers, Mr. Pete Van Rossum. Mr. Van Rossum grew up in Orange County, attending a public high school.  At a younger age, Mr. Van Rossum, a now very kind...

English Learner level four students reading in groups during class.

New country, new language, new experiences

Highlights January 18, 2019

Chieh-Ning (Jenny) Ho cub writer Moving to a new country. Learning a new language. Experiencing a different culture. These are what students in the English Learner (EL) Program are dealing with today....

Lunchtime learning encourages student engagement

Lunchtime learning encourages student engagement

Highlights May 16, 2018

Aasha Sendhil cub writer Teachers typically use lunch as their alone time, their chance to talk to colleagues or their participation in faculty meetings. However, when she is not in faculty meetings, math...

FEATURE: Homeless student finds hope in new home

FEATURE: Homeless student finds hope in new home

Highlights March 25, 2018

Rinesa Kabashi staff writer Find the opinion article regarding the issue here. 28,000 children are currently in foster care in Los Angeles County. 1,400 children in foster care are awaiting adoptive...

Alumna returns after 'making it' as journalist

Alumna returns after ‘making it’ as journalist

Highlights November 30, 2017

Mikaela Rabizadeh social media editor After traveling nationwide as an established journalist, reporting for the largest news circulation in the world and indulging in the great books of western philosophy,...

Junior strives to beat coach’s cross-country record

Junior strives to beat coach’s cross-country record

Highlights October 19, 2017

Catherine Gagulashvili calendar manager Described as number one by his coach, captain of the boys varsity cross-country team junior Aaron Selikovitz is attempting to beat Beverly alumnus, head varsity...

New ASB advisor brings school spirit back

New ASB advisor brings school spirit back

Highlights October 26, 2016

Rinesa Kabashi staff writer A teacher from Wisconsin left the state with spirit and hopes to bring it back. Former ASB advisor Mark Mead was promoted to assistant principal of House C leaving the spot...

Xavier battles Georgia in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, a game in which the underdog Georgia team almost carried on the rich tradition of busting Americans’ brackets. Photo contains no modifications and is owned by Todd Wickersty. (Creative Commons/Flickr).

March Madness mania among students makes mark

Highlights April 4, 2016

Nirav Desai, staff writer “March Madness” used to be sane. Originally referring to the simple unpredictability of the single-elimination NCAA basketball tournament, the phrase has joined the likes...

Beverly remembers Mr. Bailey

Beverly remembers Mr. Bailey

Highlights January 28, 2016

Lauren Hannani staff writer “Check. Check. Check.” Writing down the vocabulary words on the board, he turns around to see one of his students having a conversation with another student. He stares at...

Matisse Love performs en pointe during a ballet.
Photo courtesy of: MATISSE LOVE

Ballerina accepted into Bolshoi Academy

Highlights September 17, 2015

Natasha Dardashti staff writer Everyone has dreams. Whether they be big or small, even the most daunting dream can be reasonable to accomplish. For junior Matisse Love, the pathway to one of her biggest...

Teacher Jeff Berkeley relaxes in his chair after school hours.

New algebra teacher reminisces on diverse past

Highlights September 3, 2015

Natasha Dardashti, staff writer Lauren Hannani, staff writer New algebra teacher Jeff Berkeley has experienced various adventures from training in the army during the Vietnam War to travelling around Europe...

Q&A with Ireland: radical punk feminist

Highlights March 21, 2015

This article is the first installment of Highlight's new column: Feature of the Week, where we randomly choose one Beverly student once a week and feature them. Guy Ginsberg, sports editor Most...

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