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🌱 Patch AM: How did Beachwood schools score on Ohio’s newest report cards?

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Greetings Beachwood! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How did Beachwood schools score on Ohio's newest report cards?
  • Hawken's shutout streak continues after Chagrin's earlier win over Beachwood

Also on today's calendar: Free Community Trunk Or Treat and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Friday: Sunshine and less humid, temps: high: 73, low: 57.
  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Beachwood schools holds five-star rating, dips on Performance Index: Ohio school report cards 2026 (cleveland.com) — Beachwood families can see how their schools stacked up on Ohio's latest report cards, with the district again earning a perfect five-star overall rating while slipping slightly on the Performance Index. Graduation rates, test proficiency, and chronic absenteeism data show Beachwood still significantly outperforming statewide averages, though early literacy remains an area to watch.
   

• Hawken blanks Chagrin Falls, 1-0, for fifth straight shutout (chagrinvalleyconference.com) — Local soccer fans will note that Chagrin Falls' boys team, which recently logged a win over Beachwood, was finally stopped in a tight 1-0 loss to unbeaten Hawken. The match highlighted Hawken's fifth straight shutout and showed Chagrin's balanced attack still creating chances, setting up an intriguing conference race that will include more meetings with familiar Beachwood-area rivals.
   


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  • Lakeshore Learning Materials posted a job opening for Part Time Retail Sales Associate (Daytime Availability Needed!) in Beachwood. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Pepper Pike

  • Orange Schools parents implore school board to look into their daughter's physical abuse (cleveland.com)

Shaker Heights

  • Shaker Heights Development Corp. helps mobilize the Lee Road Action Plan (cleveland.com)
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  • Heights community dives in with strong response on Cumberland pool rebuild (cleveland.com)

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Ok Beachwood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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