DC council members proposed to rename Wilson for Edna B. Jackson and Vincent Reed Monday evening, effectively repealing the Chancellor’s proposal to name the school after playwright August Wilson.
Jackson...
This year all DC Public Schools made free lunch accessible to all students.
DCPS qualifies for free lunch under the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, which was applied for by Central Office.The...
In late 2018 and early 2019, a plan to use less paper in day-to-day schoolwork was established to work towards paperless classes. The original plan was to introduce students to using laptops, year by year,...
Worries about mental health have been a common argument from opponents of virtual learning, and as Wilson students have returned to the classroom, those issues have become clear.
“When we were...
This year, Wilson’s enrollment reached 2,216 students, the largest in the last decade.
A greater increase in population was expected, but the current enrollment falls below the projected value due...
The DC Council will hold a virtual public hearing Wednesday, October 6, regarding Bill B24-0286, which would change the name of the school to August Wilson High School.
As an addition to their petition...
Although schedule request changes have been closed for the past two weeks, students are still facing immense difficulty trying to get access to the classes they need.
Prior to the first day of school,...
The number of students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) classes—especially students of color—has sharply declined in 2020 from an all-time high in 2019.
Until the past two years, AP enrollment...
With the shift to in-person learning for the 2021-2022 school year, the grading and late work policy has changed to enforce deadlines.
Assignments submitted after the due date and time are considered...
Every week, 10 percent of the Wilson student population is randomly selected for a DCPS-wide asymptomatic testing program for COVID-19.
The program aims to accomplish DCPS’s goal of screening for...
After a year of closed doors and empty hallways, Wilson has reopened fully for in-person school with a variety of safety measures in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. As of September 27, the school...
Following a year without school dances, Wilson will have an in-person homecoming on October 16 on the field.
“Haunted Ball” is the theme of the event. The current plan is to have the dance from...
