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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

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All content by Eva Solomon

Guthrie Wright works to keep commutes to school safe

Eva Solomon and Padget Bowers-Shreve April 15, 2024

Meet Guthrie Wright, or as most people call him, Sunny, the Safe Passage worker between Alice Deal Middle School and Jackson-Reed High School. Anyone who walks through the cow path knows that he’s one...

100 word rants: Break, class sizes, tatte

Nicole Dickinson, Eva Solomon, and Simon Holland February 13, 2024

Break Uncontroversial take: I miss winter break. I miss not having school. I miss having no additional work being assigned. I miss having an excuse to stay inside for a week. What do I not miss? Crowded...

Classroom phone policies left to teachers’ discretion, students consequently left responsible for phone usage

Classroom phone policies left to teachers’ discretion, students consequently left responsible for phone usage

Eva Solomon, Contributor December 18, 2023

At Jackson-Reed, phone policies have been left for teachers to decide based on their personal classroom expectations, with all teachers feeling differently about cell phones in learning environments. Some...

Who has the best jersey? Reviewing fall uniforms

Who has the best jersey? Reviewing fall uniforms

Esme Nooruddin and Eva Solomon November 21, 2023

As fall sports come to an end, their jerseys will not be forgotten. As the season closes out, we’ve meticulously researched and gathered enough data to rank our teams from best to worst.  Girls...

The hall pass system has no place in our school

The hall pass system has no place in our school

Eva Solomon, Contributor November 21, 2023

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...

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