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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

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We can't tell Kanye nothing

We can’t tell Kanye nothing

Noah Frank and Alex Martin May 9, 2018

Kanye West’s pro-Trump tweetstorm last week was met with harsh criticism and backlash from fans and celebrities alike. Numerous high-profile musicians tweeted responses to West’s rants, many condemning...

Drumline marches back to center stage

Drumline marches back to center stage

Chloe Leo December 18, 2017

Students hustle into the auditorium, eager to find and sit with their friends despite instruction to sit as a class. A sophomore kicks off the show by singing a sentimental ballad, and the audience quickly...

Rabbit sightings increase around Wilson

Rabbit sightings increase around Wilson

Chloe Leo August 8, 2017

Longer days, the sweet smell of flowers and the gentle chirping of birds are all typical indicators of Spring in DC. In more recent years, wild rabbits have become yet another indicator of warmer weather....

Orioles star faces racism in Boston

Orioles star faces racism in Boston

Alex Martin May 17, 2017

On May 1, the Baltimore Orioles played the Boston Red Sox at historic Fenway Park in Boston. Adam Jones stepped out onto the same field where players such as Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, and David Ortiz...

Uber breaking taxi strike leads to outrage

Uber breaking taxi strike leads to outrage

Abbey Korman February 7, 2017

President Donald Trump made headlines on International Holocaust Remembrance Day with his executive order banning refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States....

Gym class hosts badminton tournament

Gym class hosts badminton tournament

Chloe Leo November 14, 2016

Every year in early fall Desmond Dunham, one of Wilson’s physical education teachers, takes pride in hosting a badminton tournament to rap up the badminton unit in his P.E. II classes. This year’s...

Abbey Korman holds a banana, which is vegan

A day in the life of a Wilson vegan

Abbey Korman October 5, 2016

People assume that being vegan means eating tree bark or grass, having a wardrobe consisting solely of recycled shirts that read “Eat More Kale,” and constantly shaming non-vegans through aggressive...

Recycling club goes greener

Recycling club goes greener

Chloe Leo September 18, 2016

Bottles and cans. In the past, these have been an inconvenience for the Recycling Club, who up until now only had the resources to recycle paper. As a result, these plastic products, along with many others,...

Belew ends tenure as head of HAM academy

Belew ends tenure as head of HAM academy

Chloe Leo August 16, 2016

After five years of leading Wilson’s Humanities, Arts, and Media (HAM) Academy, English teacher Belle Belew informed the HAM community that she will be resigning from her position in an email sent to...

New restaurants come to Tenleytown

New restaurants come to Tenleytown

Chloe Leo May 23, 2016

Tenleytown is home not only to Wilson High School and many of its students, but also to a large variety of enterprises. With the exception of several mattress stores, a CVS, Tenley Liquor, and Middle C...

Water damage in gym caused by snowstorm

Water damage in gym caused by snowstorm

Alex Martin January 30, 2016

The effects of Snowstorm Jonas are still being felt around Wilson, as the main gym now has a water bubble under the wood. This caused Wilson to relocate all three of the home basketball games scheduled...

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