I am taking two Advanced Placement classes this semester that will wrap up in January, but I won’t be able to take the AP tests until May. Somehow, I am supposed to retain everything I learned from four...
The transition to virtual school required DCPS to find new ways for students to learn and receive an education. This prompted the introduction of Canvas: a course management platform that allows students...
College applications are on the minds of most seniors and many are considering Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). As a Black student who wants to go to an HBCU, it is exhausting when...
Last week, administrators went class to class to deliver a slideshow on “recentering Wilson,” addressing the recent increase in fights and new hall sweep and security policies. While administrators...
The narrative that a growth mindset is the only valuable and productive perspective is one that is helpful and reassuring for some people, but harmful and forced for others.
A prominent feature of my...
We’re two months into school and classes have already assigned tests and loads of homework, all while missing a school staple: group projects. Group work should be brought back in full force; not only...
It's unfair to have to choose between two alternatives when you don't like either. This is the exact predicament seniors with have free periods are in: go off campus, or face the school library. Instead,...
One day before the homecoming dance, Wilson students were surprised with a last-minute cap on the number of students permitted to purchase homecoming tickets. Rather than implementing the cap a day before...
Having been online all year with virtual school, and with technology being a huge part of many teen’s lives outside of school, it’s wonderful that we’ve had the opportunity to go back to school in...
PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN… and look at your computer! As of this year, DCPS has created a 1 to 1 policy providing all students a computer to use for school. We are here to tell you why the new paperless procedure...
An important requirement to graduate from Wilson is 100 community service hours. While community service is an important part of the high school experience, COVID-19 creates an entirely new barrier to...
After a year and a half of isolation in distance learning, The Beacon thinks it is finally time to bring the student body together.
With two grades of new Tigers and homecoming around the corner,...
