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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

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How to perfect the student-athlete balance

James Fowlkes and Idan Kumin October 14, 2025

High school students are notoriously overworked, having to stay up late countless nights in order to complete their work. At Jackson-Reed, we have many students who not only excel in the classroom, but...

The Commander’s promising season ahead

Arabella Bernstein, Contributor October 14, 2025

For years when the words the Washington Football team or even the Redskins were mentioned in conversation, the only response was a laugh. But it seems that along with a new name and brand, the team is...

Football tackles a crucial problem

Sam Bensky, Junior Editor October 14, 2025

This year, Jackson-Reed’s football program enters the season with a clear sense of where things have gone wrong, and what to do about it.  Following a string of losing seasons, the team has found...

JV volleyball returns

Orly Jossen, Contributer October 14, 2025

Jackson-Reed’s JV Volleyball team, in only its second year post-Covid, inspires excitement and raises questions about the effectiveness of the program. Jackson-Reed has a strong volleyball program, having...

A promising season for girls soccer

Eliza Bowers-Shreve, Contributer October 14, 2025

The 2025 girls varsity soccer season opened up with a strong 6-1 record. The main component of a winning team is community, which the girls soccer team has been building since the beginning of the season....

Baseball ends year with loss in state final

Sam Bigge, Sports Editor June 11, 2025

After winning the DCSAA Championship in 2024, the Jackson-Reed baseball team fought hard but ultimately lost 2-0 to St. Albans in the 2025 Championships, after a dedicated and successful season. The...

DC to D-I: Coach Tee leaves JR for college job

Sam Bigge and Noa Gordon June 11, 2025

Boys’ basketball head coach David “Tee” Johnson, who in four years helped transform Jackson-Reed into a regional powerhouse, announced that he is leaving to become an assistant coach at the Division...

Denison commit Jackson Loomis reflects on injury recovery

Jackson Loomis, Contributer June 11, 2025

It was the DCSAA championship game—the third one I had played in. After losing the previous two, I dreaded the idea of losing again. We were down three runs in the sixth inning. At the climax of the...

Top three sports moments of the 2024-25 year

Grace Harscheid, Sports Editor June 11, 2025

Softball team continues their legacy as DCIAA champions On Monday, May 5, the DCIAA finals began. Jackson-Reed was playing School-Without-Walls, who they had lost to earlier in the season, 13-14....

Top three sports moments of the 2024-25 year

Sam Bensky, Junior Editor June 11, 2025

JR boys Track crushes the competition at the Gator Invitational Of the many incredible meets of this track season, one meet stands out above the rest: the Gator Invitational. In the competitive...

With experience junior Nelson Hayes embraces leadership role

Justin Glenn, Sports Editor May 4, 2025

Experience is something that never hurts, whether accomplishing things in life or on the mound competing for your powerhouse program. Junior right-handed pitcher Nelson Hayes has used and applied...

RECRUITING DIFFICULTY - The Tigers offense huddled together in their game against the St. Albans School on September 14.

Inside the struggles of JR football: What’s gone wrong? What’s next?

Justin Glenn and Noa Gordon April 27, 2025

To conclude the 2024 season, the varsity football team finished 1-9 for the second straight year in a row. The team’s lone win came against Phelps High School on September 20. While the Tigers showed...

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