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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

Vivian Parker, Written Content Editor

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Why Im done with DC

Why I’m done with DC

Vivian Parker, Written Content Editor February 13, 2024

While I admire students who found their dream colleges in the DC area, I have a hard time relating to their choice to stay in such a familiar city.  I am not hating on people who want to live in DC....

100 word rants: Shorts, Cold classrooms, Spotify Wrapped

Norah Caplan, Lolera Tesema, and Vivian Parker December 18, 2023

Shorts It’s officially December, which means it's officially winter. Which is NOT the time for people to wear shorts. Yet for some reason every morning I see a dude wearing a T-shirt and shorts walking...

Day in the life of a dancer

Vivian Parker, Written Content Editor July 3, 2023

Have you ever wondered what the life of a ballet dancer looks like on a performance day? No? Too bad! I’m going to tell you anyway.  I have had multiple performances over my 10-year dance career....

Black women and feminism: exploring the racism within the feminist movement and how it appears in our own school culture

Lolera Tesema and Vivian Parker May 12, 2023

Black women are one of the most disrespected groups in America.  In our society, the “angry Black woman” stereotype is used to portray Black women as inherently ill-mannered, aggressive, and rude....

Deconstructing the white paradigm at Jackson Reed

Isaac Yebio and Vivian Parker March 22, 2023

Jackson-Reed is just one of the thousands of schools in this country that caters to white students. Its issues are not unique, but that does not mean they aren’t urgent.  Many of the spaces at these...

It’s time to drop standardized tests

It’s time to drop standardized tests

Vivian Parker, Written Content Editor January 23, 2023

Imagine: you’re sitting in a freezing high school gym. Around you, students sit in silence taking an exam supposed to test their knowledge on everything they’ve learned. Your heart races as you consider...

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