The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

JR Football: Tigers Dissipate in Loss to St. Albans
Justin Glenn, Assistant Sports Editor • September 20, 2023

On a blue-skied Saturday afternoon at Horace Fleming III Field, the Jackson-Reed football team saw glimpses of daylight early, but the beaming rays filled with hope faded— in a 40-3 loss to the St. Albans School.  To open the game, St. Albans marched down the field and scored early on an end zone jump ball to take a 7-0 lead. The Tigers received the ball with a chance to respond, but a promising...

JR Football: Tigers sink Paul Pirates for their First Win of the Season
Justin Glenn, Assistant Sports Editor • September 11, 2023

The Jackson-Reed football team played away from home, due to a light outage. However, the Tigers generated electricity of their own— in a 56-0 win over Paul Public Charter School.  Throughout...

No Friday Night Lights At Jackson-Reed
Simon Holland and Justin Glenn September 8, 2023

Friday night’s football game against Paul Public Charter School was moved from the Jackson-Reed field after the stadium lights and scoreboard malfunctioned earlier in the week. The game was relocated...

No Place for Hate contract canceled
Isadora Groves, News Editor • September 7, 2023

Jackson-Reed will not be renewing its formal commitment to the No Place for Hate Initiative for a second year. Staff sponsors and the Student Government Association (SGA) are electing to instead increase...

L to R: PREGAME COIN TOSS: Captains #50 Casey Wood, #55 Will Howze(game two), #15 Aidan Riley and #1 Cole Mandaza.
JR Football: Tigers Continue to Grow From Loss Against Yorktown
Justin Glenn, Assistant Sports Editor • September 6, 2023

On Thursday night, the Jackson-Reed football team hit the road for their first away game of the season. Like their season opening loss to Bishop Ireton, the Tigers once again couldn’t find a rhythm—...

Volume 86 Issue 7
Volume 86 Issue 7
June 21, 2023

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Volume 86 Issue 6
Volume 86 Issue 6
May 5, 2023
Volume 86 Issue 5
Volume 86 Issue 5
March 22, 2023
Volume 86 Issue 4
Volume 86 Issue 4
February 14, 2023
Volume 86 Issue 3
Volume 86 Issue 3
December 20, 2022
No Friday Night Lights At Jackson-Reed
Simon Holland and Justin Glenn September 8, 2023

Friday night’s football game against Paul Public Charter School was moved from the Jackson-Reed field after the stadium lights and scoreboard malfunctioned earlier in the week. The game was relocated to Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus at 6 p.m. Director of Strategy and Logistics, Brandon Hall, explained that these problems arose on Monday, September 4, and that the Department of General Services...

No Place for Hate contract canceled
Isadora Groves, News Editor • September 7, 2023

Jackson-Reed will not be renewing its formal commitment to the No Place for Hate Initiative for a second year. Staff sponsors and the Student Government Association (SGA) are electing to instead increase...

Cap-and-gown exchange
Cap-and-gown exchange
Isadora Groves, News Editor • June 28, 2023

This year’s graduating class of 2023 will have the opportunity to partake in a new cap-and-gown exchange organized by the PTSO. After graduation, seniors are encouraged to donate their attire to next...

Students preparing for the next school year grapple with class sign-up changes
Students preparing for the next school year grapple with class sign-up changes
Cole Zich, Junior Editor • June 21, 2023

This year a new course selection process has been implemented at Jackson-Reed to alleviate stress on counselors at the start of the next school year. Students select their classes and receive a copy of...

Further AP African American Studies changes announced by College Board
Simon Holland, Editor-in-Chief • June 21, 2023

On April 24th, College Board announced that the AP African American Studies framework was to be reevaluated by a board of teachers and scholars due to scrutiny facing the course. This scrutiny arose after...

AP Chinese test crashes
Lila Chesser, Managing Editor • June 21, 2023

On May 2, 2023, AP Chinese Language and Culture test-takers around the nation faced a system failure that hindered them from completing their exams. Throughout the year, students were prepared to complete...

A homage to Tenleytown’s kindest crossing guard
A homage to Tenleytown’s kindest crossing guard
Jessica Serrano and Sadie Marvin July 19, 2023

If you have walked across the crosswalk at the intersection of Wisconsin and Albemarle on a school day morning, chances are you encountered Kimberberly Printuess. Her kind greetings and welcoming smile make her hard to forget. With the end of the school year just around the corner, we decided to shine a spotlight on Printuess and appreciate all that she has done for the Jackson-Reed community as one...

A guide to navigating Jackson-Reed's water fountains
Felix Geffen and Lily Mages-Schwartzman July 19, 2023

The long search for a working, cold, unchunky, highly pressurized water fountain is finally over. Have you ever experienced the long walks around the second floor, just searching for a cold sip of water,...

Jackson-Reed dean gives insight to graduating senior attending her alma mater
Dani Wallace, Features Editor • July 19, 2023

Taking a much needed sigh of relief as the college season rolls to a halt, seniors around the country are taking the opportunity before graduation to reflect on their high school experience. After all,...

Inside Jackson-Reed's teacher dress code
Nora Parsons, Written Content Editor • July 19, 2023

Jackson-Reed faculty has a “dress code” or as administration calls it: “dress guidelines.” Dress codes are notoriously controversial. Proponents claim dress codes help maintain order and create...

MacArthur High School brings unprecedented change to Jackson-Reed
Francesca Purificato, Managing Editor • July 18, 2023

Much change is to come with the creation of the new MacArthur High School and a lot of it will affect Jackson-Reed.  A new school requires new students, facilities, and teachers. These additions must...

Finals are an ineffective form of assessing students
Greta Bradley-Meal and Jessica McCallum July 19, 2023

We’ve all heard about finals from our private school friends. At least we did before they disappeared into their study-filled worlds. But aren’t we glad that most of us don’t have to suffer through the trauma that is finals? Or midterms, for that matter?  Only a few Jackson-Reed teachers still hold finals for their students. The SciMaTech academies (Engineering and Biomedical Science) as...

Students face pressure to perform rather than relax over their summers
Dani Wallace, Features Editor • July 19, 2023

With the end of the school year in sight, it is hard to ignore the freedom of impending summer. Nice weather, time off from school, and a few dollars in your pocket are surely enough to coax you out of...

Navigating college toxicity
Albert Malhotra and Kavita O’Malley July 19, 2023

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...

The struggle with the annual course request form
Yasmine Foty, Contributor • July 19, 2023

With little-to-no context, a “Grade Course Request Form” pops up on your Canvas Dashboard. After this appears, many questions come to mind. Why are we deciding our classes so early in the year? Is...

Jackson-Reed's silence
Lolera Tesema, Opinions Editor • July 19, 2023

Gun violence has become an all-too-familiar headline in recent years, tearing communities apart and irreversibly changing lives forever. We are, and have been, living in an environment where the safety...

100 word rants: Mosquitoes, pride, drivers
Javier Thompson, Colette Bernards, and Paulina Stewart-Aday June 21, 2023

Be. Who. You. Are. For. Pride. Guys, pride month is HERE! Blast the Cupcakke and Lady Gaga, turn up the Beyoncé, because this pride month will be crazy. Call up Frankie Grande and every gay you know and...

JR Football: Tigers Dissipate in Loss to St. Albans
Justin Glenn, Assistant Sports Editor • September 20, 2023

On a blue-skied Saturday afternoon at Horace Fleming III Field, the Jackson-Reed football team saw glimpses of daylight early, but the beaming rays filled with hope faded— in a 40-3 loss to the St. Albans School.  To open the game, St. Albans marched down the field and scored early on an end zone jump ball to take a 7-0 lead. The Tigers received the ball with a chance to respond, but a promising...

JR Football: Tigers sink Paul Pirates for their First Win of the Season
Justin Glenn, Assistant Sports Editor • September 11, 2023

The Jackson-Reed football team played away from home, due to a light outage. However, the Tigers generated electricity of their own— in a 56-0 win over Paul Public Charter School.  Throughout...

No Friday Night Lights At Jackson-Reed
Simon Holland and Justin Glenn September 8, 2023

Friday night’s football game against Paul Public Charter School was moved from the Jackson-Reed field after the stadium lights and scoreboard malfunctioned earlier in the week. The game was relocated...

L to R: PREGAME COIN TOSS: Captains #50 Casey Wood, #55 Will Howze(game two), #15 Aidan Riley and #1 Cole Mandaza.
JR Football: Tigers Continue to Grow From Loss Against Yorktown
Justin Glenn, Assistant Sports Editor • September 6, 2023

On Thursday night, the Jackson-Reed football team hit the road for their first away game of the season. Like their season opening loss to Bishop Ireton, the Tigers once again couldn’t find a rhythm—...

JR Football: Tigers Look to Grow From Season Opening Loss
Justin Glenn, Assistant Sports Editor • August 29, 2023

In their season opener at home against Bishop Ireton High School on Friday night, nothing went right for the Jackson-Reed football team. Rain poured periodically throughout the game, and so did Bishop...

Jackson-Reed Football Season Preview: A New Era
Justin Glenn, Assistant Sports Editor • August 24, 2023

When disappointment has rained down on the Jackson-Reed football team, it’s poured. In the last two seasons, the Tigers posted a combined record of 4-18. In 2022, they allowed 441 total points...

Artista del Mez: Bad Bunny
Sofia Ames-Rodriguez, Contribuidora • June 28, 2023

Este año los Latin Grammys se celebran en España. Previamente, esta ceremonia siempre ha ocurrido en los Estados Unidos. Este cambio de ubicación ha causado mucho debate porque por primera vez los Latin...

El cambio de los Latin Grammys
El cambio de los Latin Grammys
June 28, 2023

Este año los Latin Grammys se celebran en España. Previamente, esta ceremonia siempre ha ocurrido en...

El Unico Destino
June 28, 2023

El Único Destino es un libro escrito por Alexandra Diaz que narra la historia de un niño guatemalteco...

Inflación en Latinoamerica
Inflación en Latinoamerica
June 28, 2023

El crecimiento y la inflación continúan siendo un desafío en 2023 para Latinoamérica. Según los...

Los adolecentes y la salud mental
May 17, 2023

La adolescencia es un momento en el que los jóvenes enfrentan desafíos emocionales y sociales, cambios...

Bread Furst will sweeten your summer
Henley Kaminskas, Contributor • July 27, 2023

Walking into Bread Furst on Connecticut Ave, you are instantly hit with the smell of bread, ranging from baguette, to wheat, to sourdough. Entering the bakery from the back, customers lay eyes upon the...

Essential things to do this summer
July 27, 2023

With summer creeping closer and closer, all we can think about is not having to enter the over-air conditioned...

Bollinger fashion review: a collection
July 27, 2023

While history teacher Michelle Bollinger may not see herself as a fashion icon, students and staff can’t...

Into the Woods review
July 27, 2023

The Jackson-Reed theater department finished producing its fantastic rendition of Into the Woods this...

10 things to do this summer
July 3, 2023

Summer is a time to explore and try new things, and what better way to make the most of the warm weather...

January Spread
January Spread
Zach Isaacs, Dani Wallace, Eli Schwartz, Ellenia Paty, and Adler Amolsch February 10, 2023

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