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All content by Peyton Shum

Club fair report: best activities to join at Jackson-Reed

Peyton Shum, Contributor November 9, 2024

Free food. Do I have your attention? Walking through the packed clusters of tables at the club fair, free food is how a club stands out. Here’s a rundown of club fair highlights, based on what you could...

Feasting in fall: the best seasonal bakes

Feasting in fall: the best seasonal bakes

Jordana Sloane and Peyton Shum October 15, 2024

Welcome to fall, Jackson-Reed. As the weather begins to turn colder, and your walk home is accompanied by the crunching of fallen leaves, we once again enter fall baking season. Apple turnovers, pumpkin...

FASHION MOGUL - Vera Wang owns a high end
successful bridal gown boutique.

AAPI icon: Vera Wang

Avani Patel and Peyton Shum June 11, 2024

The long, flowing, dark brown hair and young face that graced the Met Gala red carpet, in a long bedazzled dress complete with a black tulle bottom belongs to none other than the 74-year-old Vera Wang....

Students and staff share their thoughts on shortened school weeks

Peyton Shum and Tessa Frantz January 24, 2024

This November boasted several days off of school, more than in any other month. Teacher development day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving all occurred during the duration of the month. With only one full...

The new freshman advisory class is a waste of time

Peyton Shum, Contributor November 21, 2023

You might have heard that this year, all freshmen are required to take an advisory course.  Advisory is a semester-long course that uses a curriculum by School Connect, a program that aims to teach students...

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