Over 800 people came to this year’s Beach Dads Club 8th Annual Pancake Breakfast. Held in conjunction with the PAINTS Chalk Art Festival, the event is a great hallmark of the community spirit Beach is known for. Under sunny skies, we served five kinds of pancakes, fresh fruit, bacon, sausage, coffee and OJ to hundreds of happy … Continue reading
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Stunning Donor Tile Scene Taking Shape
The tile scene honoring the generous donations to the Beach School Capital Campaign is slated to be installed this summer. It will be located across the exterior wall on the Lake Ave auditorium side of the building. The flora and fauna will be local species including blue herons and wild echinacea flowers. Leaves from Piedmont trees were sent to … Continue reading
Science Fair, May 23, 2013
This year’s Science Fair will be held on Thursday, May 23 from 6:30 – 7:30 pm in the Beach School Auditorium. In March 27th’s Wednesday folder, students received a flyer containing an 8 week progress plan along with some other important information. The science fair is a great opportunity to explore your curiosities and scientific … Continue reading
Piedmont Relays: A note from Len Goldman
The 2013 Piedmont Relays was a wonderful afternoon of running, throwing and jumping with ideal weather conditions. Over 300 kids took part, and once again we set an attendance record. It was quite a sight to see so many kids on the field and track at Witter, plus the spectators in the bleachers. We really appreciate … Continue reading
Spring Fling Popped Up as a Big Success
Spring Fling 2013 was a huge success. Some of the highlights were hearing how much the attendees loved our locations. Watching our venues come to life after months of planning was incredible. And lastly, seeing the attendees get so excited for our silent and live auction items, and all of the wonderful donations and the … Continue reading
Beach Edible Garden is back. Check out the video!
On a cool Sunday in October, a group of very hard working Beach parents and Beach children (led by Bob Houser and John Gibbs) rebuilt the Beach Edible Garden. In keeping with our community values, Bob was able to procure reclaimed redwood to build our garden beds. We also added plants in the Eco-lab area, … Continue reading
Winter Jazz Night
Thanks to all who attended the Winter Jazz Night on March 9th. Veterans Memorial Hall was transformed by student art and luminescent flower decorations. Thanks to Butterfly Restaurant for delectable dinner, Jesus Diaz and Band for authentic Latin Jazz, Dowling Duncan for world-class design, Almaden Press and SuperColor for city-wide posters, Ace Hardware, The Arns … Continue reading
And the King of Baja Rock and Roll Is…
The Thingers! Kirk Markopoulous’ band, The Thingers, came out and rocked the Starry Plough enough to surpass his very talented competitors’ bands: Mark Andrews’ band Xposition, and former reigning champions, Schnittmeister, of Axel Geddes fame. Thank you to Dad’s Club President Jonathan Davis and all of the fathers who helped make this event a reality. … Continue reading
Pancake Breakfast a Delicious Success
The famous pancake breakfast came again this year and our amazing Dads managed to make breakfast (and lunch) for the entire community! Huge thanks to all of those bacon fryers, pancake cookers, batter mixers, and of course, to the master egg-yolk separators. Thanks most of all to the community members for helping make this event … Continue reading