On March 28, Italian exchange students from the Liceo Cambi school left Jackson-Reed, marking the last year of the Italian exchange program that was started 19 years ago. The Italian exchange students...

Are you feeling stressed about completing your 100 community service hours and unsure of where to do it? Well, you're in luck! Here is a list of various unique community service opportunities you might...

In an unprecedented presidential action, Donald Trump abruptly ousted Kennedy Center president of a decade, Deborah Rutter, along with all 18 Democratic members of the board in February. After appointing...

At Jackson-Reed, there is always an abundance of new teachers roaming the halls. Here is an introduction to a new face in the JR community: AP Psychology and Honors Chemistry teacher Sonya Gelfand.    Although...

As DC residents, Home Rule affects all of us, especially since President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take it away. But to understand the implications of Trump’s recent statements, we must...

Welcome back to “Are You Smarter than a Freshman?”  Today, our contestants are the Easter Bunny and Social Studies teacher Ariel Alford. Each contestant answers 10 questions about Easter, bunnies,...

Hello to everyone who has made it this far in the paper (@ our parents), and shame on everyone who has simply skipped to games (sigh). The time has come for us to say our farewells and hand off the paper...

When it comes to the Jackson-Reed community, we are lucky to have both new and old teachers from a variety of backgrounds who sat in the very same seats as students and decided to return as staff.  Fatima...

Senioritis (noun): the extremely contagious medical affliction that somehow manages to infect every Jackson-Reed senior when second semester rolls around. Symptoms may include: no motivation, excessive...