Principal’s Message: October 27, 2024

Greetings Jackson-Reed Faculty, Staff, and Community, This weekend, we had the pleasure of hosting a building tour with members from the Class of 1974. Leading up to this event, participants shared many memorable stories about their high school experience. They talked about their friendships, the teachers and staff that made a positive difference in their…

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Academy News: Upcoming Events for AOHT-AOF-GD-AV/Production

10/29- Part 3 AOF Guest Speaker-DC Credit union (Academy of Finance) 10/29- Virtual Guest Speaker-Lead Architect of the Hirshhorn Museum (Graphic Design and AV/production) 10/31- Tiny Desk NPR (GD, AV/Production) 11/8- Hirshhroun Museum (GD) 11/15-16- Overnight college tour to Temple Univeristy (Hospitality, Finance, Graphic Design, AV/Production)

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BSU Announcement

Join the BSU as we gear up for the next half of the semester, choose our first field trip destination, and review our leadership application process. We’ll meet in the Matrium this Wednesday during Lunch!

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Jackson-Reed Archive Team Needs Student Volunteers

The Jackson-Reed Archive Team is looking for student volunteers! Come meet Dr. Kimberly Springle, Director of the Sumner Museum and Archives in the Library on October 30th during Lunch to learn more about opportunities to serve as a Jackson-Reed archivist or historian in training at the Sumner Museum and Archives.

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STEM Academy Events Starting October 27th

October 28: Quarterly Diversity Listening Session (during lunch in library) October 31: Health Sciences field trip – AAMC-social determinants of health field trip October 31: Engineering field trip – NPR Tiny Desk Concert (seniors only) November 1: Engineering field trip – UDC Greenhouse infrastructure tour November 7: Biomed Lunch n’ Learn Room 323: PREP Physical…

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Field trip permission slips for all STEM academy students

Lots of field trips are coming up in the next few weeks. Field trip forms can be be found in the Academy Hub (108B) and should be submitted back to the Academy Hub when completed. Field trip forms are not accepted morning of the date of the field trip. Students are excused from field trips…

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Calling all STEM professionals from the Jackson-Reed community!

Our work-based learning student leadership team for our academies is planning guest speakers and field trips this school year. We know that we have many STEM industry professionals in our vibrant JR community! If you or someone you know has a connection the world of IT/computer science, engineering/architecture, and biomedical science/health sciences, please sign up…

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A guide to STEM academy acronyms

On newsletters and other forms of communication, we often use class acronyms to designate different opportunities for different classes. Here is a guide to what these various acronyms mean: Health Sciences (also referred to as Biomedical Sciences) PBS: Principles of Biomedical Sciences – first-level course HBS: Human Body Systems – second-level course MI: Medical Interventions…

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