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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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Fruit of the Month

Fruit of the Month

Aviv Roskes and Claire Schmitt June 9, 2019

Writing Fruit of the Month has been the journey of a lifetime. We struggled to come up with the best fruit to conclude the era of FOTM, so we have decided instead to have a tribute to the fruit world as...

Fruit of the Month

Fruit of the Month

Aviv Roskes and Claire Schmitt March 31, 2019

One of the biggest dangers that fruit-eating presents is how easy it is to fall into a rut. While we love our routine of honeycrisps and clementines, we decided that it was time to explore what else the...

Fruit of the Month

Fruit of the Month

Aviv Roskes and Claire Schmitt March 10, 2019

As winter drags on, very few things bring us relief from the bleak weather, early sunsets, and general badness. And yet, we are reminded of what lies ahead: weather warm enough that you are comfortable...

Photo by Bella Lujan

Fruit of the month: a love letter to clementines

Aviv Roskes and Claire Schmitt January 27, 2019

Clementines, clementines, clementines, and clementines. The fruit that started it all. For you to understand why clementines are so important to us, you have to understand the origins of Fruit of the Month....

Fruit of the month: persimmons

Fruit of the month: persimmons

Aviv Roskes and Claire Schmitt December 15, 2018

What can we say about persimmons that hasn’t already been said? For the few of you who don’t already know, a persimmon, native to parts of Asia and North America, is a delightful fall fruit that perfectly...

Fruit of the Month

Fruit of the Month

Aviv Roskes and Claire Schmitt November 13, 2018

Republicans and Democrats. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. Plumcots and pluots. Few topics have been as controversial as these—destroying governments, tearing families apart, and causing...

Fruit of the Month

Fruit of the Month

Aviv Roskes and Claire Schmitt October 5, 2018

Honeycrisp. Ever heard of it? We both feel that apples represent life, continuity, change, and spiritual rebirth. The time is now fall, and fall is the time for apples. What does that mean? We could...

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