The thing that stays with alumni the most is almost always their school’s culture: the seasoning to a school’s basic education that connects the student body and creates lasting memories of the place...

  Artificial intelligence (AI) has become more prevalent in recent years and Jackson-Reed students appear to be getting caught using it daily.  As a result, we believe this has fostered a need...

The girls’ basketball team made history this month, beating Georgetown Day School (GDS), 45-43, to become the first JR girls’ team to win a state championship. This DCSAA championship, in the Class...

Many Jackson-Reed students joined thousands of other Americans and high schoolers in protests last month, calling for a stop to violence committed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The protests...

Jackson-Reed Baseball alum Paloma Benach has been drafted into the brand new Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) to the Boston team, and will be competing in its inaugural season in 2026. Benach...

The Washington Ballet jetéed into the holidays with their first Nutcracker performance of the season on Saturday, November 29. The Washington Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker is an uplifting experience...

Athletes are untying their cleats, taking off their knee pads, and storing away their hockey sticks as the Jackson-Reed fall athletic season comes to an end. Hear about our teams’ journeys, below, proving...

Boys Despite ending the season with a loss to St. John’s College High School in the quarterfinals of the DCSAA playoffs, the Tigers ended their season with a DCIAA championship and a stellar record. In...

On August 11, in an executive order titled “Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia,” President Trump put the federal government in charge of DC’s local police force. A second order...

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....

The District of Columbia Local Funds Act is currently stalled in the House of Representatives, following Senate approval. The bill seeks to restore DC’s budget following a proposed 1.1 billion dollar...

Jackson-Reed has many students and staff from a variety of countries that bring new perspectives on life and learning. To further encourage and benefit from this cultural diversity, it’s important to...

The girls’ varsity basketball team is playing the long game this season. With their loss to Calvin Coolidge High School on January 27, their eight-game winning streak was slashed, but the team showed...

Last year, Jackson-Reed introduced a mandatory freshman advisory class with the goal of providing freshmen additional time and guidance to adjust to high school. According to Principal Sah Brown, the advisory...

Jackson-Reed’s portable trailers are expected to leave next year, three years after their installation in September 2022. The portables were originally introduced to reduce overcrowding, an issue that...