Clubs & Activities
Jackson-Reed has over 200 clubs and other activities for it's students. Don't see one you like? Make your own!
- If you have any questions about clubs or how to create one, please see Ms. Dionne Clemmons in the main office. You can also email Ms. Elizabeth Mettler for additional support.
- Sponsors, if you do not have an account, request one in order to login and create a club.
Sponsors - How to Add a Club
- Must have an account on the Jackson-Reed website.
- If you have an account but forgot your password - go to Login link on the Quicklinks menu. Click the Lost Your Password link to reset your password. Your username will be firstname.lastname.
- If you do not have an account - email either Ms. Clemmons or Ms. Mettler.
- Once account is set, login in to the website.
- Click Add a Club button at top of Staff Landing page.
All Clubs
| Club Name: | The Beacon |
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| Image/Logo for Your Club: |  |
| Club Description & Mission | The Beacon is an award-winning newspaper that publishes throughout the year, beginning within the first month of school and ending in June. This newspaper aims to reflect student life at Jackson-Reed and amplify the voice of its students. Recently, The Beacon expanded to offer a magazine published four times a year, once per advisory. When the school opened in 1935, it began as typed pages of news and gossip. Along with the professional media, it has evolved into a training ground for some highly successful journalists. Former CBS Evening News anchor Roger Mudd wrote for The Beacon (when it was known as The Wilson Beacon) and graduated in 1945. In 2011, he said he still embraces JR as "the place where we were taught indelibly to accept responsibility for ourselves and our actions.” Author, columnist, and New York Times theatre critic Frank Rich graduated in 1967. He recalled writing for The Beacon as “fun and instructive,” a place where he learned the nuts and bolts of newspapers and got inspired to become a better writer. Derek McGinty, former weekend anchor of WJLA (the local ABC station) and current 9News Now anchor, is also a Beacon alum. The Beacon meets in room WC217. The layout office moved into a cozy practice room in the music wing. If you have any inquiries, are interested in purchasing ad space, or (if you’re a student) in contributing, email us at beaconchiefeditor@gmail.com. |
| Proposed Activities | Monthly interest meetings will usher in new contributors and welcome our ever-evolving and expanding staff. We will publish breaking news and longform pieces on the web, evergreen stories in print, push the boundaries of art + design in our magazine, + give voice to the student body. Our club will occasionally feature so-called "overflow" meetings in the atrium where students can pitch story ideas, engage in games + activities, and meet the staff outside the timeframe of our regular interest meetings. Those will be featured on the morning announcements. |
| Time: | STEP |
| How Often Does it Meet | Once a Month |
| Meeting Place: | WC217 |
| Club Makeup | If a club has more than 50 members, there must be two sponsors. |
| Sponsor Name: | James Kelly |
| Sponsor Email: | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Sponsor 2 Name: | Stefan Fatsis |
| Sponsor 2 Email: | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Student Leader Name: | Rohini Keifer |
| Student Leader Email: | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Student Leader 2 Name: | Isadora Groves |
| Student Leader 2 Email: | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Club Members: | Rohini Kieffer |
| Club Status |
Social Media Guidelines
Social media can be a powerful tool to engage with supporters, showcase our school's achievements, and build a strong community. However, it also poses potential risks if not handled carefully. We aim to ensure that our school's social media accounts are free from inappropriate content that could negatively impact our school community.
Several existing Instagram accounts exist for clubs and activities, including those from previous school years (Wilson). To avoid confusion, we ask that all clubs and activities provide their most recent Instagram accounts with Ms. Clemmons to be posted on the school website. Any official Jackson-Reed account must list Jackson-Reed (JR), JRTigers, or Tigers with the club or activity on the page (i.e., Tigersdsa- Disability Student Alliance). The bio should contain the sentence, "The official account of the (school year) Jackson-Reed (your club or activity) " All login information must be shared with the club sponsor and monitored regularly. The sponsor must approve any student posts before posting them on official accounts.
To achieve this, we kindly ask that you communicate the following guidelines to our club and activities students and anyone with access to the social media accounts: