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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

All content by Chloé Leo
From pre-school to prison: racial disparities in school discipline

From pre-school to prison: racial disparities in school discipline

Zola Canady and Chloe Leo May 13, 2018

In 2013, it was reported that African American students in DC public and charter schools were nearly six times more likely to be disciplined than white students. Similarly, Latino students were more than...

Mayland teen prints thousands of stickers to increase youth voter turnout

Mayland teen prints thousands of stickers to increase youth voter turnout

Chloe Leo March 21, 2018

Just over a month after the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, in the wake of a nationwide debate about gun control, one Montgomery County teen had an idea. In less than three days, it turned...

Catching up with Cahall: Former principal speaks of life after Wilson

Catching up with Cahall: Former principal speaks of life after Wilson

Chloe Leo February 23, 2018

While the class of 2018 is the last to recall his friendly greetings in the atrium and the sweat towel he sported at every assembly, former principal Pete Cahall’s legacy remains rooted in daily life...

Drumline marches back to center stage

Drumline marches back to center stage

Chloe Leo December 18, 2017

Students hustle into the auditorium, eager to find and sit with their friends despite instruction to sit as a class. A sophomore kicks off the show by singing a sentimental ballad, and the audience quickly...

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Free the shoulders: When does dress code impede on the law?

Chloe Leo October 4, 2017

Less than two weeks into school, junior Caralinda Muniz was sent home for wearing an off the shoulder shirt. Muniz is not the only student who has been reprimanded for violating Wilson’s dress code policy,...

Rabbit sightings increase around Wilson

Rabbit sightings increase around Wilson

Chloe Leo August 8, 2017

Longer days, the sweet smell of flowers and the gentle chirping of birds are all typical indicators of Spring in DC. In more recent years, wild rabbits have become yet another indicator of warmer weather....

Community Stands With Comet after the pizzeria is targeted by Pizzagate conspiracy theorists

Community “Stands With Comet” after the pizzeria is targeted by “Pizzagate” conspiracy theorists

Chloe Leo December 10, 2016

In a weekend-long event called ‘Stand with Comet,’ people demonstrated in support of Comet Ping Pong, a popular pizzeria in Northwest DC that has become the target of a bizarre far-right conspiracy...

Gym class hosts badminton tournament

Gym class hosts badminton tournament

Chloe Leo November 14, 2016

Every year in early fall Desmond Dunham, one of Wilson’s physical education teachers, takes pride in hosting a badminton tournament to rap up the badminton unit in his P.E. II classes. This year’s...

Recycling club goes greener

Recycling club goes greener

Chloe Leo September 18, 2016

Bottles and cans. In the past, these have been an inconvenience for the Recycling Club, who up until now only had the resources to recycle paper. As a result, these plastic products, along with many others,...

Belew ends tenure as head of HAM academy

Belew ends tenure as head of HAM academy

Chloe Leo August 16, 2016

After five years of leading Wilson’s Humanities, Arts, and Media (HAM) Academy, English teacher Belle Belew informed the HAM community that she will be resigning from her position in an email sent to...

New restaurants come to Tenleytown

New restaurants come to Tenleytown

Chloe Leo May 23, 2016

Tenleytown is home not only to Wilson High School and many of its students, but also to a large variety of enterprises. With the exception of several mattress stores, a CVS, Tenley Liquor, and Middle C...

Pinned in Palisades: M4 bus leaves students stranded on weekends

Pinned in Palisades: M4 bus leaves students stranded on weekends

Chloe Leo May 13, 2016

Think about it: It’s  Saturday afternoon and the so called “move” is in Tenleytown. You think to yourself “Hey, that’s convenient for me,” because Tenley is a mere one point five to three...

Squash team overcomes early season obstacle, finishes on strong note

Squash team overcomes early season obstacle, finishes on strong note

Chloe Leo March 13, 2016

As spring starts to kick in, the winter sports season comes to an end, with the squash team ending theirs on a rather positive note. The team lost in three matches against teams from Maryland schools Walt...

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