Nora Parsons, Written Content Editor
• March 29, 2024
Notes: Close friends of Nex Benedict told NBC News that he primarily used he/him pronouns but also used they/them pronouns. For the clarity of this article, I will use he/him pronouns to refer to Benedict.
Nex...
Nora Parsons, Written Content Editor
• November 7, 2023
Aside from our football fiasco, the athletic teams at Jackson-Reed are a roaring success. However, players on the teams are being forced into the gym for two semesters of their high school experience....
Nora Parsons, Written Content Editor
• July 19, 2023
Jackson-Reed faculty has a “dress code” or as administration calls it: “dress guidelines.” Dress codes are notoriously controversial. Proponents claim dress codes help maintain order and create...
Nora Parsons, Written Content Editor
• May 12, 2023
Five years ago, the Jackson-Reed theater department put on a production of “Legally Blonde”. Actors dressed in pink stood affront a striped staircase, with each set as pink as Elle Woods...
Nora Parsons, Written Content Editor
• March 10, 2023
There are times in our society when someone says or does something so unacceptable we must ostracize them, this act has been coined “cancel culture”. While cancel culture can be excessively critical...
Nora Parsons, Written Content Editor
• November 13, 2022
Between classes, seniors form a line at the security desk. They punch in their student IDs and set off. Many spend these periods perfecting college applications, attending dual enrollment classes, or working...
Nora Parsons, Written Content Editor
• October 16, 2022
DC will celebrate Hispanic Heritage month through the parade of nations filled with colors and culture. Jackson-Reed will join the celebration by hosting fun events and announcements brought to students...
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