Hello, dear readers. Today we come to you, not as the esteemed Beacon editors that we once were, but as fellow students on the cusp of graduation. By the time this article is published, our time at Jackson-Reed...

Se conoce muy bien la historia imperialista de los países latinoamericanos. Cuando pensamos en los “colonizadores,” solemos pensar en países europeos: España, Francia, e Italia, entre otros. Sin...

  This year, the administration once again waived the 100 hour community service requirement for Jackson-Reed’s senior class. Although we all know the complications of living in quarantine and...

For social justice warriors and angsty teenagers living in the nation’s capital, nothing is more exciting than a protest. Political demonstrations provide a unique opportunity for people to simultaneously...

I first walked into Room A-302 at 3:30 on a Friday afternoon. It was January 14, and I was there to speak with Rebecca Bradshaw-Smith, one of Jackson-Reed’s health teachers.  At the time, students...