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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

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New grading policy discourages student improvement

Affomia Debebe, Junior Editor June 11, 2025

This school year, a new grading policy was introduced and it’s already caused many frustrations for the majority of students. While it may have been created with good intentions, the policy is making...

College decisions pages: Do we really need them?

Tessa Frantz and Esme Nooruddin June 11, 2025

Scrolling through your Instagram, you may have recently seen one or two (hundred) posts about college decisions for Jackson-Reed’s Class of ‘25. Our seniors have worked tirelessly throughout their...

The phone ban is not right for Jackson-Reed

Sam Bensky, Junior Editor June 11, 2025

People, we need to talk. Over this school year, student’s worst fears have come to life. Countless schools across the country have decided to put their foot down against the increasingly out of hand...

AP classes vs. dual enrollment

Patrick Hutchins, Junior Editor June 11, 2025

In high schools across the country, students aim to get ahead and save money by earning college credits in high school. The two main ways to earn these credits in high school are taking Advanced Placement...

Bill of Wrongs: censorship at JR

Jessica McCallum and Greta Bradley-Meal June 11, 2025

Most of us like to think of our school as a pretty progressive place - we have discussions about elections in class, we drape the school in pride flags and champion every history month out there. But the...

Warning signs: Is history repeating itself?

Cecelia Grant, Section Copy Editor June 11, 2025

Following one of the darkest events in human history, the phrase “Never Again” became known as a resolve to recognize and learn from the genocide known as the Holocaust. This phrase stands as a vow...

Totally legal ways to ask your crush to prom

Totally legal ways to ask your crush to prom

Francisco Blancato, Contributor April 25, 2025

Prom is coming up, and we all know what that means: trying to get a date to bring with you. So, out of the goodness of my heart, I’ve decided to help you out by compiling a list of ways to ask out your...

Required credits limit students' pursuit of other interests

Required credits limit students’ pursuit of other interests

Maura Cohen, Contributor April 25, 2025

When I left middle school and started my journey at Jackson-Reed, I was looking forward to several things but one of the most exciting prospects were electives. For the first time, I would have control...

When is it acceptable to wear shorts?

Tessa Frantz, Junior Editor April 25, 2025

It is the point in the year where we begin the transition from winter to spring as the weather starts to get warmer and the ice encasing our summer wardrobes starts to melt. With this, the question everyone...

100 word rants: Assassin, Summer, Grad date

Assassin We love Senior Assassin. Instead of lounging in our rooms on a Thursday night, we are running around the city, creeping into cemeteries, lurking outside of houses, and getting hit by cars....

The bright and dark sides of daylight saving time

Alex Oh, Contributor April 25, 2025

The concept of daylight saving time (DST) is simple. Starting the second Sunday of March and ending the first Sunday of November, everyone in America (except Alaska, Hawaii, and Arizona for reasons unknown...

Trump Administration makes significant cuts to environmental management

Trump Administration makes significant cuts to environmental management

Eloise Smekal, Contributor April 25, 2025

The World Meteorological Organization released a report indicating that humankind has reached a new high in key climate change indicators. The Trump Administration has set a goal to roll back dozens of...

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