Reclusive Chief Editor, seen only moonwalking in slow motion while rap music plays. He is actually blind but uses the help of his other senses, especially smell and the things snakes do when they stick out their tongues, to figure out what’s going on in the layout room. Only photographed evidence of his existence is this staff bio and a series of blurry black photos collected by surveillance cameras and monster hunters around the United States.
Elie Salem, Editor-in-Chief
| Oct 14, 2019 | Wilson white population continues to increase (Story) |
| Sep 08, 2019 | Accomodations challenge teachers, benefit students (Story) |
| Jun 08, 2019 | CHAMPS: Boys crew wins national title (Story) |
| May 05, 2019 | Wards 7 and 8 schools lose $13.6 million in new budget (Story) |
| Mar 31, 2019 | Wilson music through the ages: go-go, jazz, and punk (Story) |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Martin asks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to speak at Wilson graduation ceremony (Story) |
| Mar 10, 2019 | Wilson robotics team District championship qualification in contention after underperforming at tournament (Story/Media) |
| Mar 07, 2019 | PSAs featuring Wilson students to air nationally (Story) |
| Mar 03, 2019 | Acting Chancellor sits down with The Beacon (Story) |
| Mar 03, 2019 | BSU coordinates BHM celebration (Story) |
| Feb 02, 2019 | Wilson holds underclassmen assembly to address drug use (Story/Media) |
| Jan 27, 2019 | Art therapy, slam poetry, among topics of innovative professional development day (Story) |
| Jan 26, 2019 | Stories of the government shutdown (Story) |
| Jan 26, 2019 | Wilson under watch, awaiting fire safety repairs (Story) |
| Jan 26, 2019 | Author visits cancelled with loss of Title I status (Story) |
| Jan 26, 2019 | January’s News of the Month (Story) |
| Dec 17, 2018 | Athletic obsession squanders students’ academic potential (Story) |
| Dec 17, 2018 | November/December News of the Month (Story) |
| Dec 16, 2018 | Deputy Mayor of Education sets sights on reform (Story) |
| Dec 16, 2018 | Shakespeare fan becomes Shakespeare fam (Story) |
| Dec 15, 2018 | Wilson rated highly in flawed DCPS report (Story) |
| Dec 15, 2018 | Roadblocks prevented SGA from using surplus funds (Story) |
| Dec 03, 2018 | DC Council suspends bill to lower voting age to 16 (Story) |
| Nov 13, 2018 | America should side with principle, not politics, for Jamal Khashoggi (Story) |
| Nov 10, 2018 | One in three Yondr bags broken after first advisory (Story/Media) |
| Oct 31, 2018 | Over 300 Wilson students’ special education information leaked (Story) |
| Oct 08, 2018 | Overcrowding exacerbates scheduling issues (Story) |
| Oct 05, 2018 | Summer repairs fail to fully fix bathrooms (Story) |
| Oct 05, 2018 | DCPS softens short-lived attendance policy (Story) |
| Sep 09, 2018 | Coach Hernandez returns to Wilson following DCPS investigation (Story) |
| Sep 03, 2018 | Climate change: America is denying disaster (Story) |
| Sep 03, 2018 | Eight DC private schools to remove AP courses (Story) |
| Sep 02, 2018 | Profiles of 2018-2019 SGA Officers (Story) |
| Sep 02, 2018 | Meet your Student Body President: Leo Saunders (Story) |
| Jul 01, 2018 | SGA unveils new constitution (Story/Media) |
| Jun 18, 2018 | Eight electives removed from Wilson (Story) |
| Jun 10, 2018 | Hospitality academy’s funding to decrease (Story) |
| Jun 09, 2018 | DCPS graduation rates to drop following stricter requirements (Story) |
| Jun 09, 2018 | Investigation of DCPS uncovers widespread residency fraud (Story) |
| Jun 08, 2018 | Recent events in Israel leave Tigers on both sides of the debate (Story) |
| Jun 07, 2018 | Lack of preparation leads to Tigerfest cancellation (Story) |
| May 09, 2018 | Rubio proposes bill to repeal DC gun laws (Story) |
| May 09, 2018 | Student Government Association lacks real Authority (Story) |
| May 09, 2018 | Plumbing issues at Anacostia High School initiates staff-led school walkout (Story) |
| Apr 10, 2018 | Council member introduces bill to lower D.C. voting age (Story) |
| Apr 03, 2018 | Thurgood Marshall senior honors brother lost to gun violence (Story) |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Ballou investigation prompts policy change (Story) |
| Jan 20, 2018 | Congress proposes expansion of school choice programs in DC (Story) |