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BHHS Robotics Team Competes in LA County Competition

The group had six weeks to build a life-size robot that shoots basketballs.

The Beverly Hills High School Robotics team hopes to reach the finals for the second year in a row when it competes in the FIRST Robotics Los Angeles regional competition Friday and Saturday. The 75 members of the BHHS squad have been working seven days a week since mid-January on the competition’s challenge, which is to build a functioning, life-size robot that can shoot a basketball. The robots compete by making as many baskets as possible in 135 seconds. The Beverly Hills team, like the other 65 teams in the competition, received a sealed box containing the required parts of the robot. The group had just six weeks to finish the device and send it to Long Beach, Calif., where the competition is being held. “This is like sports for the …

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BHHS Boys Lacrosse Loses to League Rival Culver City

The Normans were dominated by the Centaurs in the South Bay League matchup.

The Beverly Hills High School boys lacrosse team fell to South Bay League rival Culver City this week by a score of 17-3. The only Normans to score during the away game held Monday in Culver City were sophomore Morgan Henderson, who netted a goal in both the first and third quarters, and junior Nick Heller, who added a fourth-quarter goal. The team fired 35 shots at the Centaurs' net. Junior goalie Michael Suh made 13 saves for Beverly Hills. This is the Normans third loss in a row. The squad fell to Chadwick 12-10 on March 2, and lost 12-5 to Loyola on Feb. 28. Beverly Hills is next scheduled to play an away game against Palos Verdes Peninsula on March 21. The Bay League includes Beverly Hills, Culver City, Chadwick, Mira Costa, Palos …

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Audi Beverly Hills to Donate $100,000 to BHEF

The dealership is the first partner in the nonprofit foundation's new business partnership program.

Audi Beverly Hills plans to donate $100,000 over the next four years to the Beverly Hills Education Foundation as part of the foundation’s new business sponsorship program, BHEF officials said Tuesday. “We are thrilled to welcome Audi Beverly Hills to the BHEF family,” BHEF President Annette Saleh said as she told the Board of Education about Audi’s commitment. The nonprofit BHEF funds staff and programs at all five city schools. The dealership is expected to make its first donation of $25,000 to BHEF at its March 8 grand opening, Saleh said.  “We want to help not only with a donation of $100,000 to invest in the community’s public schools, but also with a commitment to help grow safe-driving awareness through [Beverly Hills] High School’s…

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BHHS Student Joins Press Pool for Obama's LAX Arrival

After a year of attempts to interview President Obama, a student reporter for KBEV 6 is invited to cover his Feb. 15 arrival at LAX.

A Beverly Hills High School student reporter was among a dozen media representatives who covered President Barack Obama’s Wednesday arrival at Los Angeles International Airport. Obama was in the area for a Holmby Hills fundraiser and stayed overnight at the Beverly Hilton. BHHS senior Max Schwartz, who hosts a political talk show for KBEV 6 student television, has been trying to interview Obama for a year. He called the White House press office at least monthly with interview requests and has repeatedly phoned since early this month when he learned the president was visiting Los Angeles. “I told them that KBEV is a real television station,” Schwartz said. “I was added to the White House [press] email blast after several requests.”  Through…

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Week in Review: Hubbard Verdict, Library Construction and Roxbury Park Community Center

Residents remain divided over whether to renovate or rebuild the aging community center at Roxbury Park.

The City Council held a public meeting last week about the future of the Roxbury Park Community Center. Read about that and more in the top stories from Jan. 22-28. 1. A jury found former Beverly Hills Unified School District Superintendent Jeffrey Hubbard guilty of two felony misappropriation of public funds charges, but acquitted him on a third charge. He has been fired from his position as the superintendent of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. 2. Mayor Barry Brucker reported to the council on his recent trip to the United States Conference of Mayors gathering in Washington, D.C. 3. Construction has started at the Beverly Hills Public Library to upgrade the "Teen Zone" and children's area. 4. The West Hollywood-Beverly Hills …

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Week in Review: Patch Apps, 'Robo-Call' Scam and a Child Safety Seat Law

Also, Norman athletes have been named to All-Ocean League teams.

Happy New Year to readers of Beverly Hills Patch! Although there is much to look forward to in 2012, here is a quick recap of the top stories from the last week of 2011. 1. Keep up with the latest Beverly Hills news even when you're on the go with the latest Patch iPhone or Droid app. 2. A Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman reported that rapper Heavy D, who collapsed at his Beverly Hills apartment building in November, died of a blood clot in his lung. 3. Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley warned consumers about a “robo-call” scam to get confidential banking information from unsuspecting victims. 4. A college football player performed the Heimlich maneuver on a diner during the Beef Bowl dinner in Beverly Hills. 5. …

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BHHS Athletes Net All-League Honors

Normans are selected in football, girls volleyball and boys water polo.

The Beverly Hills High varsity football team did not make the playoffs in the fall, but several players have been named to the All-Ocean League team. Senior running back Frank Brown, senior wide receiver Cameron Countryman, senior tight end Madison Moore and senior defensive lineman Julian Jackson all garnered first team honors. BHHS offensive lineman Jeraud Williams and linebacker Ole Woods each made the second team. Brown rushed for 674 yards in 135 carries and scored 10 touchdowns in seven games for the Normans (2-8), who tied for last place with Morningside in the Ocean League standings. Senior running back/linebacker Kori Garcia of league champion Santa Monica was selected Most Valuable Player, senior wide receiver Derrick Woods of …

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Week in Review: Gateway Project, Jim Falk Lexus and BHHS Drug Sweep

Also, the BHUSD will not seek teacher furloughs for the current school year.

Jim Falk Lexus on Wilshire Boulevard is rebuilding and expanding, and a drug sweep of the Beverly Hills High School campus resulted in the arrest of two students. Read about that and more in the top stories from Dec. 18-24. 1. The Beverly Hills Unified School District is taking a much smaller budget cut from the state than it had projected, eliminating the need for teacher furloughs this school year. 2. The City Council has rejected bids from contractors seeking to build a decorative street median and install signs that will mark the city's main eastbound entry point as part of the "Gateway Project." 3. In more council news, Jim Falk Lexus has received approval to demolish its existing facility and construct a new, larger dealership. 4. …

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BHHS Football Season Ends on Sour Note

The Normans are routed 43-0 by Ocean League rival Culver City.

Before its final home game of the season, the Beverly Hills High varsity football team held its annual “Senior Recognition Night,” celebrating the senior players and their parents along with inducting the newest members into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. But as the game started, it became apparent that the Normans were no match for rival Culver City, which won 43-0 Thursday night at Nickoll Field to clinch third place in the Ocean League. Santa Monica will finish in first place with a victory over Hawthorne on Friday. Should the Vikings lose they would share the title with Inglewood. Culver City (7-3 overall, 3-2 in league) won the toss but elected to defer and kicked off to Beverly Hills (2-8, 1-4). In what seemed a foreshadowing of…

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Normans' Offense Sputters Against Morningside

Playing without several key starters, the Beverly Hills High School football team loses 6-2.

Perhaps no football team in the Ocean League has been more decimated by injuries this season than Beverly Hills and it was evident Friday night against Morningside at Coleman Stadium in Inglewood. The Normans were down to their fourth- and fifth-stringers at certain positions and that, coupled with a lack of red zone production, led to their third consecutive defeat, 6-2, in a defensive struggle against a fired-up opponent determined to notch its first league win on homecoming. "The defense played well, but it's tough to win when you have so many guys out," Normans coach Donald Paysinger said. "Also, the field was in terrible shape because it rained earlier in the day and Inglewood played here [Thursday] night. Neither team could move the …

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