Kavita is the older and wiser opinions editor here at Jackson-Reed. She loves chocolate (it is her most important personality trait), and every once in a while she writes a really snappy article.
Today, we come to you as two seniors who have freshly emerged from the college admissions process and all we can say is, what on earth was that?
The past two years of our lives have been dominated by...
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...
The tiger sharks made a splash in their 2022-2023 swim season.
Although the team faced obstacles early on, with practices being relocated to Takoma Aquatic Center throughout December, they had an...
Technology is melting my brain and it feels like there is nothing I can do about it.
Prior to quarantine, organizations like the Boone Center had done research on the negative effects of technology...
Schedule changes aren’t new or special. But once again, it seems they weren’t anticipated.
Before I begin, I will admit that working as a high school counselor at a large public school...
America is a country full of contradictions and those contradictions are costing lives. If I had to use one word to describe America it would be hypocrisy. Every day, Americans open their phones...
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...
Every student at Jackson-Reed, and many other high schools nationwide, has a number corresponding to their “rank” within their grade. This number is based on each student’s weighted GPA in every...
Earlier this month, Interim Principal Gregory Bargeman announced the new school schedule for school year 2022-23. Jackson-Reed will return to the full year course schedule, with eight periods rotating...
Hemos estado viviendo con la pandemia por casi dos años, pero aún la situación sigue cambiando. Justo antes de salir de la escuela para las vacaciones de invierno, entramos en un periodo de altos niveles...
In a survey conducted in early December, 70 percent of the Wilson community voted against the 4x4 schedule.
The Wilson High School Local School Advisory Team (LSAT) introduced a survey about the semester...
To honor Black History Month, Wilson’s Black Student Union (BSU) and the SGA are working together to create a full schedule of activities to acknowledge the contributions of Black people in American...
On a lovely afternoon in spring of 2021, I was struck by an overwhelming sense of panic. As I walked the short distance to the pool, I felt a cool breeze on my skin and smelled the lovely air accompanied...
Las Navidades siempre han sido mi fiesta favorita de todo el año. Mi familia lo decora todo, desde los cuartos hasta la cocina, y también el exterior de la casa. Pero la gran decoración siempre...
Along with thousands of other Americans, I attended the “Rally for Abortion Justice” in Washington, DC on October 2. The crowd, which initially gathered in Freedom Plaza, was buzzing with energy and...
Having a period is totally normal. In fact, if you’re born with a uterus, it’s pretty much inevitable. Getting your period is uncomfortable and often unpredictable. Wilson needs to accommodate its...
The Black History Month Committee is designing a mural to honor victims of police brutality through a partnership with art teacher Abram Walters. This project is a direct response to the recent widespread...
I went back to school on February 4 for the first time in seven months and let me tell you...it was weird. Classes are very small, with only a max of 10 students and one teacher per classroom who are wearing...
The way we are evaluated in school is very test dependent, but are these types of assessments truly representative of our knowledge? I don’t believe they are.
Quite honestly, I feel that open-note...
The world is an awful, unjust, atrocious place where unless you are a white, straight, cis-gender, able-bodied, Christian man, you have likely felt unsafe in your skin and out of place in your body. It...
"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time." -RBG
What is the meaning of democracy if the people elected to represent the voices of the general public are deaf to those they were elected...
In an attempt to improve virtual learning, DCPS has now made it mandatory that all teachers use only two platforms to conduct their classes. I strongly agree with this choice as I think that Canvas is...
So, online school. It sucks. The classes are long, the teachers are boring, and your airpods keep dying. But is going back to school really a safer alternative?
Making a plan to go back to school...
This school year started off completely virtual, with teachers being asked to use Microsoft Teams and Canvas as the two main platforms for school work. However, I strongly prefer Zoom to Teams. The majority...
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