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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

Lily Carr

Lily Carr, Web Executive Editor

  • 2022-23: Junior Editor
  • 2023-24: Web Executive Editor
All content by Lily Carr

Teacher throwback: the extracurriculars of JR teachers

Lily Carr, Web Executive Editor October 15, 2024

From trekking across the football field in a marching band uniform to participating in human rights protests, Jackson-Reed teachers stayed busy in their high school years.  Attending Justice High School...

100 word rants: Calculator, samples, chill out

Norah Caplan, Lily Carr, and Adler Amolsch May 3, 2024

Calculator I don’t understand why we have to solve math problems by hand. When am I ever going to be on a deserted island without a calculator needing to solve a math problem? Just let me use the freaking...

Top 10 unsolved mysteries of Jackson-Reed

Lily Carr, Safya Biswal, and Naoma Huta March 29, 2024

How many people have actually checked out books from the school library? When are the freshman going to hit 5 foot? Where is the door to the clock tower? What happened to the 2nd floor girls’...

Best game to play in class

Best game to play in class

Lily Carr, Naoma Huta, and Safya Biswal February 13, 2024

High school teachers with a few extra minutes to spare or a lack of lesson planning rejoice at the option of these “educational” games that keep their rowdy students at bay. The only issue these teachers...

There are 2,048 of them, but which 2048 game is the best?

Lily Carr, Web Executive Editor December 18, 2023

Something has been plaguing the computers of Jackson-Reed scholars. Not even blocked sites can stop us. It’s 2048.  Created by 19-year-old Gabriele Cirulli in 2014, 2048 involves merging two tiles...

SPOOKY SPREAD - Paper Source’s halloween table includes
mugs, books, plates, toys, and various paper products. Mosey on
down to Georgetown or Bethesda to get in on the fun!

Get ready for fall with Paper Source!

Lily Carr, Web Executive Editor October 12, 2023

Paper Source is one of two places (the other being REI Co-op, a haven for outdoor clothing and gear) where you can walk out of the store with mysteriously much less money than you had when you entered....

Behind the scenes of student art banners

Lily Carr, Web Executive Editor June 13, 2023

Every morning as I stroll into school, the banner-like signs which now cover the fence by the trailers, catch my eye. Initially, I see the classic black and white photographs of our school's namesakes,...

Faculty Favorites: Da Hong Pao

Lily Carr, Web Executive Editor May 23, 2023

Da Hong Pao, a hot spot for Chinese cuisine is Logan Circle, is one of Chinese teacher Ms. Yin Chang’s favorite restaurants. I was welcomed by the bright red letters and characters reading “Da Hong...

Buds and blooms: Noticing the nature around Jackson-Reed

Buds and blooms: Noticing the nature around Jackson-Reed

Lily Carr, Web Executive Editor May 12, 2023

Star Magnolia: I started at the Jackson-Reed sign and began my trek down Nebraska. Among the average looking trees behind the Jackson-Reed sign was a tree with a branch containing a single star magnolia....

Call Your Mother takes Little Red Fox’s place on Connecticut Avenue

Lily Carr, Web Executive Editor March 10, 2023

Ever since Little Red Fox closed, I’ve been left with a fox-sized hole in my heart. The pandemic had created what I thought would be a lifelong routine of getting a Fox BLT every week. Leading up to...

Call Your Mother dials in to replace Little Red Fox

Lily Carr, Web Executive Editor March 6, 2023

Ever since Little Red Fox closed, I’ve been left with a fox-sized hole in my heart. The pandemic had created what I thought would be a lifelong routine of getting a Fox BLT every week. Leading up to...

Funding boosts COVID budget

Lily Carr, Web Executive Editor November 13, 2022

Since 2020, Jackson-Reed has relied on Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER), to fund various COVID related concerns. Brandon Hall explains what Jackson-Reed plans to do with the most...

Teacher onboarding system causes student frustration

Lily Carr, Web Executive Editor October 9, 2022

The teacher onboarding process, scheduled to take place over the summer, leaves many classes at Jackson-Reed with no teachers or long term substitutes. All new teachers at Jackson-Reed must go through...

Mr. Potts: traveler, journalist, and teacher

Safya Biswal and Lily Carr March 29, 2022

English and ESL teacher Randy Potts is in his first year at Jackson-Reed. He previously taught in Dallas, Texas, as well as in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Potts has spent much of his life traveling....

Top of the Town: I read all the signs so you don’t have to

Top of the Town: I read all the signs so you don’t have to

Lily Carr, Web Executive Editor October 6, 2021

I started off the Tenleytown Heritage Trail with fairly low energy, but would soon learn that was an unfortunate mistake. Seen by all, but forgotten by most, the “Top of the Town” trail contains 19...

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