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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

Sophia Ibrahim, Executive Editor

All content by Sophia Ibrahim

¿Un tigre? Mejor Pedro Pascal

Sophia Ibrahim, Executive Editor March 25, 2023

Es posible que conozcan el actor, Pedro Pascal, por su trabajo en Juego de Tronos, El Mandaloriano, y Narcos. O tal vez, como yo, lo conozcan por el videoclip de la canción “Fire Meets Water” de la...

Sophia’s Playlist!

Sophia Ibrahim, Executive Editor March 10, 2023

This playlist is exactly what you need for a good time. A collection of instrumentals ranging from South Asian psychedelic funk to African postcolonial jazz, these songs embody calm and steady good vibes,...

Sophia's playlist exchange

Sophia’s playlist exchange

Sophia Hosford and Sophia Ibrahim March 26, 2021

We were sitting in Mr. Besser’s AP Human Geography class, listening to our class playlist. While listening to the curated tunes,  an idea came to both of our minds: what if we make a playlist for each...

How COVID-19 helped me grow

How COVID-19 helped me grow

Sophia Ibrahim, Executive Editor February 2, 2021

Before COVID-19, I was pretty much always happy-go-lucky. Being an academic overachiever and stuffed to the brim with extracurriculars allowed me to keep my emotions at a surface level and not dwell on...

Back to school, sort of: Nina Skelly

Back to school, sort of: Nina Skelly

Sophia Ibrahim, Executive Editor October 10, 2020

When she’s not requesting her friend’s opinions regarding her Kermit the Frog drawings, junior Nina Skelly is asking herself if and when she’ll muster up the concentration to work on her AP US History...

June 2020 100 WORD RANTS

Sophia Ibrahim and Ellen Carrier June 28, 2020

There’s no one way for a Black person to speak Written by Sophia Ibrahim A comment some Black people might get—especially if they grew up/live in a non-predominantly Black neighborhood—is that...

Wilson students protest racism

Wilson students protest racism

Sophia Ibrahim, Executive Editor June 14, 2020

For many Black Tigers, life is a constant teeter-tottering between trying to maintain their time as teenagers and recognizing that because of the color of their skin, they are forced to protest, grow up...

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