Last month, disputes broke out regarding the right of college journalists at Northwestern University to publish images of public protesters. Student protestors argued that the newspaper fed off of arrested...

Ava Mackaye (12), Sophie Magerl (11), and Jordyn Edwards (12) have all given stick and poke tattoos—a method of tattooing that utilizes a single needle and ink. Each student sat down with The Beacon...

As 50 other high school juniors boarded planes, trains, and buses, I sat at home wondering what the next week had in store. Would it be strange to attend a journalism conference in my own city? Would I...

One of them is a Trump supporter. The other? An anarcho-communist. Though these aspects of their identity are quite disfavored at Wilson, neither Alex DeSouza nor Walker Price lets the unpopularity of...

Coming back to school is a big transition for just about everybody, but it can be especially tricky if you’ve spent the past three and a half years living in Brazil. New 9th grade Assistant Principal...

Seeing a family member at school is usually a surprise. Is there a family emergency? Did your math teacher catch you cheating? Did you forget your lunch at home? But for a handful of Wilson students, seeing...

The floor is covered in sweat and beer, and bodies slam against each other. The basement concert venue is dark, and the smell of cigarettes lingers in the air. The crowd bounces in unison to the guttural...

Latin teacher Nathalie Hanlet permanently left Wilson after midterms to take care of her ill mother. Wilson administration failed to find a replacement and ended the course, leaving Latin students scrambling...

The auditorium buzzed with the typical energy of an assembly; some students sat back in their seats on their phones, and others hollered to their friends across aisles. The unreserved boredom didn’t...

As part of my semester school experience in the spring of 2018, we spent 17 days kayaking and backpacking in Patagonia, Chile, and three weeks living in small towns in northern Chile. Below is a day by...

Andy* started smoking marijuana in eighth grade out of curiosity, at around the time his friends started. Now, as a senior, he smokes practically every day, mostly at night, to ease his anxiety and help...

A Beacon survey of over 400 Wilson students this month found that 36.8 percent of students have tried bringing weed products into school, and out of those, 84.3 percent weren’t caught. Of those who were...

Since Principal Kimberly Martin started at Wilson, she’s become increasingly on edge. Her heart beats quicker and her stress hormone levels are higher. She said some of her principal friends who transitioned...

The 100 required community service hours seem to loom over the heads of Wilson students like storm clouds. We know that we need to do them, and we know that we won’t graduate without them, yet many of...

A luxury apartment building called The Frequency, opening in February 2018, is currently under construction right across from Wilson. We’ve all passed by it on our way to or from school, avoiding the...

Young love, family conflict, virginity, growing up-- all are common themes conquered by the film industry. “Lady Bird,” a coming of age story starring Saoirse Ronan, captures Christine "Lady Bird"...

This summer, while some students my age worked tireless hours at children’s camps, and others made minimum wage sweeping litter at pet stores, I sat behind my iPhone 5s and sold clothes that I didn’t...

Fashion is everywhere. It can be found in a window on the way to school, in magazines, on the sides of busses, and all over the internet. Posters of women in cable knit sweaters and the newest shoe trend...

I open my eyes, wipe away the excess fur, and take a deep breath. It’s a new day. I kiss my loving wife and son goodbye, and head out to do my job- terrorizing the students of Woodrow Wilson High. You...