Forgive us for the tabloid headline. But we thought you should know that the new edition of Murch Elementary’s student newspaper is hot off the presses. And we think it’s […]
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School updates: Signs of change at Jackson-Reed High include changing the signs
School’s out! So let’s read about school. And specifically, about the former Wilson High School. In their reporting for The Beacon, Jackson-Reed High School’s excellent student journalists have been covering […]
Murch and Wilson student reporters have been hard at work for the past year, and we get to read the results
The Murch and Wilson students who work on their school newspapers have left us with some great summer reading material. You can read the final 2020-2021 print edition of The […]
Wilson teachers foster discussions to process Capitol insurgency
What was it like in DC-area virtual classrooms the day after the U.S. Capitol riot? The newspaper covering the happenings at Wilson High offers a window on the experiences of […]
What virtual back to school looks like; Murch student reporters share Covid diaries; No break for Wilson reporters
The 2020-2021 school year begins as the last one ended: with instruction taking place virtually. For students at Hearst, Murch, Deal, Wilson and other DC Public Schools, this will last […]
Exploring Murch Elementary’s mystery tunnel
“We Shall Not Bore the Reader.” That’s the first rule of The Blue and Gold, and a pretty good rule for any publication to keep in mind. But this newspaper […]
A local newspaper you should be reading: The Wilson Beacon
The journalists at Wilson High School’s student newspaper are no slouches. Just two weeks after the 2019-2020 school year began, The Beacon’s reporters and editors were off and running, publishing […]
Opinion: 8th grader calls on District to address speeding on Upton Street
by Pilar Holder On August 17, 2017 my siblings and I, as children living on Upton Street, wrote a letter to Council Member Mary Cheh outlining our concerns about traffic […]
Spotlight on The Wilson Beacon: Reporting for HuffPo; guests on ‘Kojo Show’
If you’re not reading Wilson High School’s student newspaper, you’re missing out on some unique and effective news coverage. At The Beacon (thewilsonbeacon.com), they cover school issues, such as the […]
Kids cover the news: Down the Staircase into Murch’s Past
Murch kids have been covering for us all week, and we think they did an incredible job. To see the original articles and read more stories – including some fiction, […]