Remember getting on those gross yellow buses as little elementary schoolers? Singing Rock the Bus, packing our paper bag lunches, and visiting all sorts of cool places: museums, memorials, nature preserves,...
Every now and then, usually when I’m waiting in an extra long security line at 8:55, I realize that other schools don’t have to deal with the inconvenience of leaving an extra 10 minutes early just...
When a fight breaks out at Jackson-Reed, a chaotic energy is cast over the student body. In an adrenaline-filled pandamonium, students rush to the scene of action. Tensions rise as the students fighting...
Froyo
If you are an insanely cool person like myself, there is one truth about the world that you cannot deny: froyo is better than ice cream. It just is. But that is not what I am here to rant about...
Jackson-Reed is filled to the brim with clubs, sports teams, and the most niche extracurriculars that any student could ask for. However, an incoming freshman isn’t necessarily going to immediately become...
You might have heard that this year, all freshmen are required to take an advisory course. Advisory is a semester-long course that uses a curriculum by School Connect, a program that aims to teach students...
The class of 2026 is now fully ensconced in our sophomore year, and I believe I speak for many of us when I say that we deserve off-campus lunch privileges. I know I have spent many STEP periods with my...
The brand new underclassmen coming into this incredibly large school deserve to have a variety of clubs as an outlet to meet people and become a part of a bigger community. However, if all the big responsibilities...
Hall passes are a waste of time and paper. We should either be trusting the students of Jackson-Reed and changing the norm to no passes, or find a more eco-friendly system to keep using passes. There has...
Everyone can agree that typed notes are convenient, quick, and effortless, but does this mean they're the most effective? While typed notes may save students time and hand pain, typing is not necessarily...
Nora Parsons, Written Content Editor
• November 7, 2023
Aside from our football fiasco, the athletic teams at Jackson-Reed are a roaring success. However, players on the teams are being forced into the gym for two semesters of their high school experience....
Due to COVID-19, the development of technology for education and instruction has changed. Sites, companies, and programs like Canvas, Clever, and Google Classroom have been integrated into our school system...
