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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 Emily Oliphant
College athletes deserve to be paid for their services

College athletes deserve to be paid for their services

Emily Oliphant February 25, 2017

Many student athletes, particularly football and men’s basketball players, play college sports at significant risk to themselves and their professional futures. If these student athletes are injured,...

College legacies give some applicants unfair advantage

College legacies give some applicants unfair advantage

Emily Oliphant January 29, 2017

Getting into a competitive college is a difficult challenge facing millions of high school seniors around the country. But what if you had something that was sure to give you that extra push? Something...

Tragic death leaves hole in the hearts of American people

Tragic death leaves hole in the hearts of American people

Emily Oliphant October 16, 2016

In late May of this year, an innocent life was taken and our nation suffered a great loss. Harambe, a majestic silverback gorilla, was killed in his enclosure in the Cincinnati Zoo after a three year-old...

Wilson suffers drop in PARCC testing scores

Wilson suffers drop in PARCC testing scores

Emily Oliphant September 12, 2016

Woodrow Wilson’s PARCC scores have suffered this year, putting Wilson’s scores below the DCPS average by four percent in math and six percent in English. While the school system’s averages increased...

Pokémon Go player Brian Keyes catches a Dragonite Pokémon. By locating Pokémon in real-life locations, players can gain power, reach new levels of the game, and battle other playes;

Pokémon Go is a runaway hit

Emily Oliphant August 25, 2016

When Niantic Labs released Pokémon Go, the company was a small mobile games developer, and by no means a household name. Now their game, a groundbreaking update to the classic Pokémon games, has risen...

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