Who would’ve thought a picture taken in their backyard and some scribbles made on Thanksgiving would turn into the cover art for their first EP? Walker Price sure didn’t. Some say their music career...

In my four years at the lovely school that is Wilson, I have taken dozens (if not hundreds) of classes. Some might even call me a schedule master. Because of my expertise, I’ve decided to create a list...

The average weighted GPA of Wilson students has dropped in the past year. According to Data Coordinator Joseph Bellino, Wilson has seen an average decrease of 0.13 in weighted GPA averages between the...

Now that it’s December, we all get to forget about other cultures and listen to Christmas music, watch Christmas movies, eat Christmas themed food and buy Christmas themed items, and just generally assimilate....

I bet you guys were all thinking, ‘Sharah? I thought they stopped writing their hilarious satire pieces.’ Well, guess what? We would never stop writing satires. Partly because we love writing them...

What happens when you combine Wilson tiger spirit, nationwide protests against police brutality, and a deadly pandemic? Signs of Justice, pioneered by Wilson graduate Lexi Brown and Duke Ellington graduate...

Another day, another dollar. Another month, another satire! Welcome back to your absolute favorite part of the Beacon (that’s right, we know you skip all four pages of the News section to get here. And...

Wilson’s very own math god Qi Guo never expected to be a math teacher. She studied computer science as an undergrad, but when she came to the U.S., the university campus where her husband was teaching...

Oh hello there loyal satire subscribers, it’s us, Sharah. After the many breaks that were embedded into January and February, we know you are just dying to have multiple back-to-back five-day weeks....

Red Line to Green and back to Red, to Silver to Orange to Blue to Yellow and back to Green, to Blue to Red and again to Green to Orange to Silver to Green to Red. Eleven hours, zero pee breaks, and three...

Hey guys, it’s us, Sharah. Recently, there was a ~holiday~ that took place. If you are unaware, no worries, it’s pretty underground. It is called ‘New Years’ (we know, exotic) and many people make...

It’s a sunny August day, but instead of spending it outside, you’re walking into Wilson for the first time in over two months. After the initial dread and hatred sets in, a wave of nostalgia washes...

There are eight sections of The Beacon, including visuals, that the average reader diligently scans through as they peruse the paper—and never throw on the atrium floor. For those who ask "ok... but...

Hello, loyal satire subscribers! Once again, we are back with a helpful guide to assist you in all your daily troubles. This school has 99 problems, and the security line happens to be roughly 85 of them....

Tucked away behind the gym, through the empty stairwell and across the laundry room lies the famed Junior Reserve Officer Corps Training (JROTC) classroom. Away from the hustle and bustle of the Wilson...

Last spring, Principal Kimberly Martin announced the end of the Yondr bag policy at Wilson. However, some teachers have decided to continue using the bags due to the positive impact they’ve seen in their...

Aunque DCPS permite que todos los estudiantes asistan a sus escuelas públicas, sin importar su estado migratorio, los estudiantes indocumentados aún pueden enfrentar enormes problemas para obtener una...

Principals of Wilson, Deal, and Georgetown Day School (GDS) met on October 24 to discuss the proximity of Wawa and Smoke Island, which sell vaping devices. The meeting is partly in response to concerns...

The Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) sounds to some like a high school military prep program created to lead students to join the U.S. military. Even though most students who join JROTC...

It’s that time of the year again! Not holiday season, but cuffing season. That’s right! And whether your Instagram bio says you’re ‘single AF’ or that ‘iT’s cOmpL1cAte3d’, we are here with...

After searching for a home for the new child migrant detention center, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has found the ‘perfect’ place: Takoma Park. People from all wards have shared...

Have you ever looked at the flag of the U.S. of A and thought: which sorry state is gonna have to go once DC inevitably becomes a region with votes that count? We have too. As we all know, we only have...

Less than a decade ago, Wilson renovated the building, but somewhere along the line they forgot to renovate how they teach their students. The focus on homework and testing, among other things, has led...

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot. You name it, I celebrate it, and it’s happening during the same month in autumn. You’ll probably be able to find me begging my teachers for extensions or in the attendance...

Living and studying in Israel, I have been shocked to see the number of guns casually carried around by soldiers and civilians, some not much older than myself. People who, in America, wouldn’t be allowed...

A girl is posing for her friend’s camera. A parking lot packed with dozens of laughing tourist groups as they unload from buses. A cute shop with books in every language and bathroom soap that smells...

If you have scoured the walls of Wilson over the last couple of months, you will no doubt have seen bright, inviting posters for the Black Student Union, Jewish Student Union, Leftist Student Union, and...

The government shutdown has posed two important questions: how do we create financial security for the people who help run our country, and when will school shut down? Unfortunately, contrary to urban...

When Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, bought The Washington Post in 2013, a lot of people expected the worst. They questioned how a businessman with no prior reporting experience could manage to run a newspaper....

The #MeToo movement has had a big impact on people's understanding of the trauma that is sexual assault and harassment. The message has seemed to resonate with many institutions, except, it seems, in the...

It’s been months since Trump announced that he would end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), yet his tweets show that he is still misinformed about the program. DACA doesn’t accept applicants...

Generation Z is often seen as lazy and uninterested in politics. Conservatives talk about Generation Z kids as being apathetic and disengaged. After all, we have all the technology in the world in our...

The Science Techno Barbie comes with a spinning closet rack, a rotating shoe rack, and a washing machine. The gendered appliances reinforce sexist stereotypes instead of breaking down a barrier. While...