The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

Kelly Cantarero-Flores, Junior Editor

All content by Kelly Cantarero-Flores

JROTC commemorates 9/11 attacks

Kelly Cantarero-Flores, Junior Editor October 16, 2021

It was 20 years ago on September 11 that 2,977 Americans died in the terror attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.  Six members of the DCPS community died...

Name change reactions

Name change reactions

I'm proud of our new name  By: Amera Alsarhan Before I attended Woodrow Wilson High School, I’d heard about it from my older brother. Now a current student, I’ve noticed how diverse the school...

Im not going back

I’m not going back

Kelly Cantarero-Flores, Junior Editor February 8, 2021

Wilson is taking a big risk with slowly transitioning for an in-person return in February. Like many others, I am not a big fan of virtual learning. The idea of staring at a screen for eight-plus hours,...

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