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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

Winston Botts, News Editor

Winston is a senior and a news editor for The Beacon. He is also an expert on writing short and uninformative bios.

 

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Community service requirements dropped for class of 2021

Community service requirements dropped for class of 2021

Winston Botts and Madison Dias February 2, 2021

DCPS has waived the graduation requirement of 100 community service hours for the class of 2021. The decision stems from concerns about students being able to safely complete the required hours. Typically,...

DCPS releases Wilson name-change survey following council resolution

DCPS releases Wilson name-change survey following council resolution

Winston Botts, News Editor October 27, 2020

DC’s City Council passed a resolution on October 21 to rename Woodrow Wilson High School after 85 years of the school being named after the 28th president of the United States. As a result, DCPS has...

Wilson enrollment lower than expected this fall

Wilson enrollment lower than expected this fall

Winston Botts, News Editor October 14, 2020

Last school year, Wilson projected that there would be an annual student attendance of 2,015 students, the highest in Wilson’s history. However, the current count of students attending Wilson is 1,794,...

DCPS makes Canvas and Microsoft Teams mandatory for distance learning

DCPS makes Canvas and Microsoft Teams mandatory for distance learning

Winston Botts, News Editor September 12, 2020

DCPS has enlisted the help of multiple online platforms to facilitate distance learning this school year. Using Canvas and Microsoft Teams as an alternative to in-person school has presented numerous changes...

DCPS makes changes to senior clearance amid pandemic

Winston Botts and Anna Dueholm June 15, 2020

The DCPS Coronavirus Response Team and Wilson’s administrative team released information clarifying changes to senior clearance policies for the class of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on...

Wilson expecting over 2,000 students next year

Winston Botts and Anna Dueholm April 2, 2020

Wilson is projected to have a student body of 2,015 students in the upcoming school year, roughly a 25 student increase from this year. This is the highest enrollment projection Wilson has seen to date. Each...

Latinx in STEM club created to diversify science fields

Winston Botts, News Editor March 10, 2020

The Latinx in STEM club held its first meeting on Thursday, February 6 to get more Latinx students to consider a career in science. One of the club’s primary focuses is addressing underrepresentation...

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