Technology is melting my brain and it feels like there is nothing I can do about it.  Prior to quarantine, organizations like the Boone Center had done research on the negative effects of technology...

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Earlier this month, Interim Principal Gregory Bargeman announced the new school schedule for school year 2022-23. Jackson-Reed will return to the full year course schedule, with eight periods rotating...

In a survey conducted in early December, 70 percent of the Wilson community voted against the 4x4 schedule. The Wilson High School Local School Advisory Team (LSAT) introduced a survey about the semester...

To honor Black History Month, Wilson’s Black Student Union (BSU) and the SGA are working together to create a full schedule of activities to acknowledge the contributions of Black people in American...

Along with thousands of other Americans, I attended the “Rally for Abortion Justice” in Washington, DC on October 2. The crowd, which initially gathered in Freedom Plaza, was buzzing with energy and...

Having a period is totally normal. In fact, if you’re born with a uterus, it’s pretty much inevitable. Getting your period is uncomfortable and often unpredictable. Wilson needs to accommodate its...

The Black History Month Committee is designing a mural to honor victims of police brutality through a partnership with art teacher Abram Walters. This project is a direct response to the recent widespread...

I went back to school on February 4 for the first time in seven months and let me tell you...it was weird. Classes are very small, with only a max of 10 students and one teacher per classroom who are wearing...

The way we are evaluated in school is very test dependent, but are these types of assessments truly representative of our knowledge? I don’t believe they are.   Quite honestly, I feel that open-note...

The world is an awful, unjust, atrocious place where unless you are a white, straight, cis-gender, able-bodied, Christian man, you have likely felt unsafe in your skin and out of place in your body. It...

"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time." -RBG What is the meaning of democracy if the people elected to represent the voices of the general public are deaf to those they were elected...

In an attempt to improve virtual learning, DCPS has now made it mandatory that all teachers use only two platforms to conduct their classes. I strongly agree with this choice as I think that Canvas is...

So, online school. It sucks. The classes are long, the teachers are boring, and your airpods keep dying. But is going back to school really a safer alternative?  Making a plan to go back to school...

This school year started off completely virtual, with teachers being asked to use Microsoft Teams and Canvas as the two main platforms for school work. However, I strongly prefer Zoom to Teams. The majority...