For the fourth time in two months, racist and antisemitic graffiti was drawn in a Wilson bathroom. The latest hate speech was discovered in the second-floor men’s bathroom on January 27—a few days...

DCPS students and teachers were required to submit a picture of a negative COVID-19 test to a database prior to returning to school this past Thursday amidst a national Omicron wave. However, the validity...

  Wednesday afternoon, the Chancellor announced that DCPS is making adjustments to expedite the notification process after a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19.  Emails sent...

Wilson will be closed for virtual instruction on Wednesday, December 22.  In the past week, over 50 Wilson students have tested positive for COVID-19, however, the school community has only been notified...

On Tuesday, the Council will take a final vote to determine whether to change the name of Wilson High School to Jackson-Reed High School, but students are losing patience.        About a year...

Four swastikas, the “n-word,” and the words “white power” were written in the fourth-floor men’s bathroom earlier this month.  And just this past Friday, a student reported seeing the phrases...

Based on observations from Term 1, administrators have begun implementing new policies to address a recent increase in fights and loitering in the hallway during class time. On October 27-29, administrators...

Wilson has steadily expanded COVID-19 asymptomatic testing of students since early September, but it has not consistently met its weekly quotas.  Wilson’s testing quota permanently shifted to 20...

In an unexpected reversal, the DC Council last month rejected the city’s recommendation of August Wilson for the new name of Woodrow Wilson High School. Instead, it proposed naming the school for two...

DC council members proposed to rename Wilson for Edna B. Jackson and Vincent Reed Monday evening, effectively repealing the Chancellor’s proposal to name the school after playwright August Wilson.  Jackson...

The DC Council will hold a virtual public hearing Wednesday, October 6, regarding Bill B24-0286, which would change the name of the school to August Wilson High School.  As an addition to their petition...

After a year of closed doors and empty hallways, Wilson has reopened fully for in-person school with a variety of safety measures in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. As of September 27, the school...

Starting Tuesday, September 7, Wilson’s schedule will incorporate two lunches, designated as Lunch A and B. Principal Gregory Bargeman announced the change Friday, following concerns from community...

After serving six years as the Principal of Wilson High School, Kimberly Martin is leaving to take a promotion within DCPS. Assistant Principal Gregory Bargeman will act as the Interim Principal.   Martin...

A former Wilson health teacher and coach has filed a lawsuit against DCPS, alleging that she was wrongfully put on administrative leave and investigated for staff misconduct involving a student. The...

DCPS has announced its health and safety measures for the 2021-22 school year, which require masks for all and encourage distancing when possible. The District plans to put in place “layered mitigation...

The DC Council will hold a hearing and vote on the Mayor’s bill to name the school after playwright August Wilson.  This next step in the process is called a “first reading,” consisting of a...

After a near-death experience in an uncomfortably small car (thanks Piney Branch Parkway) and the not-so-friendly reminder of DC's sweltering humidity, we finally arrived at Taqueria Habanero in Columbia...

Many additional steps remain to finalize the proposed name change from Woodrow Wilson to August Wilson High School.  Although the process is not totally clear, to move forward with the change, the...

Next year’s budget eliminates a full-time librarian position from the Wilson staff, but the change is receiving pushback. Pamela Gardner has been Wilson’s librarian for 15 years. Aside from her...

Wilson’s annual budget only increased by one and a half percent, resulting in a $1 million deficit for the upcoming school year. The change resulted in Principal Kimberly Martin cutting three non-instructional...

“Okay, it’ll just be a little poke.” I squeezed my eyes shut. “Three, two, one.”  I received my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on March 10. It is hard to believe that just a year ago, on...

An estimated 395 students returned to Wilson for in-person learning for the first time in almost one year.  According to Data Coordinator Joseph Bellino, about 600 students of the total enrollment...

About two hundred and thirty-five students began in-person learning, one day per week for a half-day, on February 2. Some Wilson staff members have concerns regarding the safety and equity of the plan.  In...

Principal Kimberly Martin’s reopening plan is under review for approval by DCPS central office. At least 500 students, a combination of at-risk populations and volunteers, are set to return to school...

Marion Barry arrived in Washington in 1965. He was young and notably charismatic. He had already accomplished so much for the Civil Rights Movement. Barry represented the future, one in which African-Americans...

Often known among Wilson students as the author of “Fences,” August Wilson is one of the most famous playwrights of all time. He is a popular choice to name Woodrow Wilson High School’s name after. August...

Eighty-five years after opening only to white students, and honoring a president whose racist policies later would be condemned, Woodrow Wilson High School is undergoing a historic change: by the end of...

She used to wake up at 6:45, take a shower, and eat breakfast. She used to walk to the Takoma Metro Station with some neighbors, and ride the Metro for an hour until the train pulled into the Adams Morgan...

Math teacher Grant Franke walked into Wilson for the first time on August 20 to pick up his new computer. He introduced himself to the few staff members lingering in the school, who were wearing masks...

About 100 Wilson teachers, students, alumni, and community members gathered in front of Wilson on Friday, June 19 to call for the school’s name change because of Woodrow Wilson’s racist legacy. Participants...

When Maxwell Stone was 10 and his brother was eight, their father created a competition between them: whoever created an app that was accepted onto the App Store would get the latest iPhone.  Most...

Recently, there have been many conflicting ideas about the necessity of Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Georgetown Day, Sidwell Friends, and six other private schools in or near the DC area have gotten...

DCPS’s budget for this year is on track to be overspent by more than $23 million. They have until September 30th (the end of the fiscal year) to make up that money. When the situation became public over...

A new report done by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute shows that about 40% of the funding designated for at-risk students in DCPS hasn’t been targeted to help them but has instead been used for other needs...

Next year’s Student Government Association (SGA) is the first to be elected under a new voting procedure which requires members to take a specialized class, cuts down on the number of positions, only...

The Wilson Local School Advisory Team (LSAT) has proposed to switch to a seven period school day, most recently used prior to the 2015-16 school year. The vote, which was held on April 9, overcame the...

Whether you are sitting in class with a sub trying to watch YouTube, looking up a definition of a vocabulary word, turning in an assignment, or using your phone in the atrium, the internet determines much...

The Wilson Crew team raised $200,000 in fundraising efforts last year, smashing seasonal goals and bankrolling new initiatives for the team. “We are not funded by DCPS because we are technically a...

Wilson did not renew the social-emotional learning (SEL) class, for this school year. The removal is a reflection of shifting priorities in DCPS. Last year, Wilson introduced the SEL class and shorter...