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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

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All content by Eden Breslow
Breaking Bitcoin down for beginners

Breaking Bitcoin down for beginners

Danielle Breslow January 29, 2018

Stories about Bitcoin have been booming recently, as has the Bitcoin business, but there are still many common misconceptions about what this intangible currency actually is. Bitcoin is a type of electronic...

Fall Sports awards

Fall Sports awards

Eden Breslow December 7, 2017

DCIAA all league Girls cross country- Allie O’Brien- runner of the year Emily Farrar- Coach of the year Boys cross country- Dylan Blumenthal- Runner of the year Nora Swift- Coach of the year Girls...

Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates 50th anniversary

Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates 50th anniversary

DANIELLE BRESLOW July 7, 2017

During a couple weeks in June and July the Smithsonian Folklife Festival swings around, and thousands of locals and tourists flood the National Mall to get a taste of cultures from all around the world...

Adept Prep meditation class helps students find their zen

Adept Prep meditation class helps students find their zen

Eden Breslow October 10, 2016

A tall woman sits next to me on a calm cloudy afternoon in Fort Reno, just behind the tennis courts. “Focus on your breathing”, she says, “or find a sound to concentrate on.” She instructs the...

JV volleyball team cancelled due to no available coach

JV volleyball team cancelled due to no available coach

Danielle Breslow September 26, 2016

Wilson volleyball fans were upset to learn that there will not be a junior varsity team this season. Former coach and current social studies teacher Mark Fiorril is expecting a child with his wife and will...

New Wilson band ready to perform first concert

New Wilson band ready to perform first concert

Eden Breslow February 16, 2016

The only place to be this Friday, February 19, is at the VFW 350 in Takoma Park, where three Wilson student bands will be performing. Your Mother And I Are Separating was started by sophomores Leo Canty...

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