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 issues such as their school’s name change, which happened during the 2021-22 school year. The most recent update on that change was about the old […]
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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) Beacon here. And read The (Murch) Blue and Gold here. They’ve had quite a year. And before they started their hard-earned summer break, they […]
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 students, staff and faculty at the District’s largest school. Recent articles by The Beacon staff cover the return to in-person instruction, the waiving of community […]
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 at least through November 6th, when the first term ends. There are a few constants, however. On this, the first day of school, students will […]
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 is staffed by fourth and fifth graders at Murch Elementary School. The 17 student reporters work under the guidance of Aaron Epstein, an award-winning journalist. […]
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 stories on record projected enrollment in the freshman class, a $23 million DCPS budget deficit, and at Wilson, a $170,000 shortfall after the school lost […]
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 on our block. Pat Jakopchek, Chair of ANC 3F, responded to us and invited us to come to the next meeting of the ANC. We […]
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 2 in 5 Wilson seniors who had not completed their community service requirement as of three months before graduation, and the 14 percent who have […]
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, please check out the June edition of their student newspaper, The Blue and Gold. We have permission to reproduce it here. Down the Staircase into […]
Kids cover the news: Not everyone at Murch gets to move to UDC
Murch kids are covering for us all week! This article is from the June edition of their student newspaper, The Blue and Gold. We have permission to reproduce it here. More Mice Attend Murch Classes by Rachel Kolko and Zoe Morehead For many years, mice have been nesting in the 86-year-old Murch Elementary building, searching […]