Beachcomber Excels at Ohio Scholastic Media Convention

The Beachcomber staff, advised by Josh Davis, secured top honors across multiple categories at the Ohio Scholastic Media Association Convention, held last Friday at Kent State University. Beachwood High School's student newspaper clinched first place for both its print and online editions, alongside 27 individual awards.

Superior Awards

• Shreya Chellu
  • Superior Newswriting
  • Superior In-Depth Individual Reporting
• Ori Balkan
  • Superior In-Depth Individual Reporting
• Maddie Mehler & Jack Soroka
  • Superior In-Depth Reporting Team
• Mikalah Malitz & Alma Saltzman
  • Superior In-Depth Reporting Team
• Radha Pareek
  • Superior General Feature
• Taia Menefee
  • Superior Review

Excellent Awards

• Beachcomber Staff
  • Excellent Editorial
• Lyndia Zheng
  • Excellent News Feature
• Taia Menefee
  • Excellent News Feature
• Allie Rindsberg
  • Excellent General Feature
  • Excellent Personality Profile
• Jaycob Zabell
  • Excellent Sports Coverage, News
• Alissa Monahan
  • Excellent Sports Photo
• Jacob Tannenbaum
  • Excellent Feature Photo

Honorable Mentions

• Isaac Gorodeski
  • Honorable Mention Newswriting
  • Honorable Mention News Photo
• Taia Menefee
  • Honorable Mention Commentary
• Josh Rosenblitt
  • Honorable Mention Sports Coverage
• Jacob Tannenbaum
  • Honorable Mention Sports Feature
• Lexi Jaffe
  • Honorable Mention Sports Feature
• Chengyu Li
  • Honorable Mention Editorial Cartoon
  • Honorable Mention Non-Editorial Art
• Lyndia Zheng
  • Honorable Mention Editorial Cartoon
• Seoyuan Kuan
  • Honorable Mention Non-Editorial Art
• Alissa Monahan
  • Honorable Mention Sports Photo
  • Honorable Mention Photo Story

Taia Menefee will serve her second term on the Ohio Scholastic Media Association student board along with leaders in student journalism from around the state. Lyndia Zheng will serve her first term on the board this year.

Additional Accolades

In addition to this outstanding achievement, five members of the Beachcomber staff —Shreya Chellu, Maddie Mehler, Taia Menefee, Allie Rindsberg, and Lyndia Zheng — attended the Cleveland Media Academy this winter, an eight-week Saturday program sponsored by Cleveland.com. At the end of the program, Allie Rindsberg was honored as a recipient of the Eric Russell scholarship. 

Finally, we'd like to congratulate Lyndia Zheng, who was admitted to the summer academy at the School of The New York Times.

These achievements underscore The Beachcomber's commitment to upholding the highest standards in ethical journalism and engaging storytelling.