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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

Principal Brown finishes his four years at JR

Peyton Shum, Managing Editor June 8, 2026

Principal Sah Brown announced that he is leaving Jackson-Reed after four years to take an administrative role in DCPS. In an email to families and teachers on June 5, Brown said that he will become...

Mayor Bowser’s DC youth curfew

Chloe Moody, Contributor June 5, 2026

Mayor Muriel Bowser reinstated an emergency curfew for those under 18 in  DC on April 16th, starting at 11 p.m. and lasting until 6 a.m. This curfew was placed on temporary continuance until May 1, 2026.  The...

Meet the candidates in DC mayoral race

Padget Bowers-Shreve, Editor-in-Chief June 5, 2026

DC will host its 2026 primary election on June 16th. DC is notoriously one of the most Democratic cities in the nation, with 75.3 percent of voters registered as Democrats. In addition to having a strong...

Postcolonial Spanish class returns to JR

Avani Patel, News Editor April 28, 2026

The Latinx community celebrates once again upon learning that the Postcolonial Spanish class has been reinstated in the curriculum for the 2026-2027 school year.  Last year, the Jackson-Reed administration’s...

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