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Bob Marley: One Love movie review

Bob Marley: One Love movie review

Elizabeth Block, Contributor March 29, 2024

Jamaican artist Bob Marley was a cultural icon in the 1970s whose music and message brought people together by advocating for world peace. Bob Marley: One Love, the latter half of the title coming from...

What’s in and out this spring?

What’s in and out this spring?

Adler Amolsch, Style Editor March 29, 2024

The groundhog has spoken; early spring is on the horizon and with it comes the 2024 spring fashion forecasts. At last, it's finally time to switch out our frumpy winter wardrobe and welcome all things...

Best festivals this spring season

Best festivals this spring season

Padget Bowers-Shreve March 29, 2024

April showers bring May flowers, and what do May flowers bring? Cherry blossoms! The DMV has several colorful ways to celebrate the spring, ranging from feasts to flowers and films to fests.   The...

Meet local student band: Unknown Artist

Meet local student band: Unknown Artist

Kira Mitchiner, Contributor March 29, 2024

Unknown Artist, a local band made up of five DC students, debuted “When Pigs Fly”, on February 17 of this year. Two members of the group are students here at Jackson Reed, while the rest attend various...

Epic pranks for April Fools

Epic pranks for April Fools

Lila Chesser and Katherine Hilditch March 29, 2024

If you want to be cool and make your friends look like fools, then follow along, and pull these pranks at school:  Parking Police: Scour Chesapeake Street for your friends’ illegally parked cars,...

BATTLE OF THE MAC - Luther and Devan try all the mac ‘n cheeses to crown the best.

Ranking mac ’n cheese in Tenley

Devan Mehta and Luther Hoy March 29, 2024

Would you believe it if we told you that the Beacon has never reviewed the mac n’ cheese in Tenleytown before? How catastrophic is that? Mac n’ cheese, the ultimate comfort food and arguably one of...

Best and worst dressed at the 2024 Golden Globes

Alice Patterson and Maria Joyce-Johnson March 3, 2024

As two extremely online teenage girls, we find ourselves more than qualified to evaluate the looks from the 2024 Golden Globes red carpet. This year brought a wide array of looks and showed us that there...

On Wednesdays we watch Mean Girls

Clara Doyle, Junior Editor March 2, 2024

20 years later, the Plastics are back. Tina Fey’s new Mean Girls movie, based on the Broadway adaptation of the OG movie, hit theaters on January 12, and while it in no way came close to topping the...

Get excited for candygrams!

Greta Bradley-Meal and Jessica McCallum March 2, 2024

As DCPS veterans, we know the joys of the candygram, and those of us who had the privilege to witness the La La Love Grams last year can attest to how Jackson-Reed has our back when professing our undying...

Tigers show off their holiday gifts in the halls

Tigers show off their holiday gifts in the halls

Mia Barnes, Contributor March 2, 2024

The holidays have just wrapped up and everyone is showing off their favorite gifts. Ranging from clothing pieces to popular brands, here are some items Jackson-Reed tigers have received this holiday season. Lila...

Jackson-Reed Tigers share their New Years Resolutions

Sasha Pala and Zara Rock March 2, 2024

As the January first tradition passes us by, many find themselves overwhelmed, attempting to keep up with the promises they made. New Year’s resolutions help start the year off strong and are vital to...

The Marvels Review: Was the sequel to Captain Marvel good?

Elizabeth Block, Contributor March 2, 2024

Despite many claims Marvel has lost its touch, the most recent addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe - The Marvels - is a brilliant film much deserving of a watch. The Marvels follows Carol Danvers...

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