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Nov-Dec 2014 Forks are weaponry...for Christmas and Hanukkah...have been The team has a mix of veterans “ “ tainted by manufacturers in hopes of “ attacking salads. and first-time wrestlers, and ” increased sales. ” even has three girls. -Abby Tanen P. 9 -Nora Canellakis P. 6 -Erin Doherty ” P. 11 Woodrow Wilson High School Please Recycle THE EACON December 12, 2014 3950 ChesapeakeB St. NW Washington, D.C. 20016 | www.thewilsonbeacon.com VOLUME 78 ISSUE 4 Non-Indictments in NMSI Program Police Killings Cause Discontinued Widespread not.” Claire Parker Co-Editor-in-Chief NMSI is a nationwide Outrage program dedicated to advancing Normally-lethargic STEM (science, technology, seniors snapped back to life engineering, and math) last week when they received education by improving AP their much-awaited NMSI exam performance in math, checks. Students who passed science, and English. It is made AP math, science, and English up of three main components: exams last spring received Saturday study sessions taught $100 per exam as part of the by outside instructors, mock National Math and Science exams graded by outside Initiative program, which the graders, and monetary school thought was supposed incentives for students and to last for three years. NMSI’s teachers. money for this program ran “The idea of the stipends is out, so it is not continuing this hugely expensive,” Mr. Wilson year. The Wilson community is said. “I mean it’s fifty-something expressing disappointment for thousand for teachers, $32,000 a variety of reasons. for students. It’s weird money.” “I’ve been here for The program’s high costs beg the 15 years, and I see lots of question: did it work? things come down the pipe,” “Opinions abound as to said Academic Coordinator what impact these incentives Alex Wilson, tasked with had on performance,” wrote implementing the NMSI Principal Pete Cahall in his program last school year. “We weekly note to parents. have [many] reform initiatives “However, there is no disputing or models come through. So the good news that a record Graphic by Tom Giagtzoglou this program was to be three years -- sure, right -- until it’s CONT ON PG 2 a protest on December 5 at Gallery Place: Emma Buzbee News Editor “We decided [protesting] was a better use of our time than going home. I believe Michael A national movement for justice and Brown and other things happening with reform took shape in recent weeks, as police brutality are something we need to protests erupted in cities across the nation focus on. [Police brutality] is not an every- against police abuse of power after grand now-and-then thing. Police brutality against juries in Missouri and New York ruled not to African Americans happens frequently.” indict police officers for the killings of two Ali Sefsaf, also a junior, said he believes unarmed black men last summer. that the non-indictment of Darren Wilson Murmurs of inequality between police sends a message. “It’s as if the government is and citizens, previously just felt in individual saying that [police shootings] are okay.” communities, grew increasingly loud after The two non-indictments have also the shooting of unarmed black teen Michael prompted responses by the government. An Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson ongoing federal civil rights investigation of in Ferguson, Missouri. On November 24, a the Cleveland police department recently Missouri grand jury announced that Wilson found patterns of use of unnecessary force. would not be indicted, and protests took “Accountability and legitimacy are place all over the country and the world, essential for communities to trust their though violence was primarily contained in police departments, and for there to be Ferguson. genuine collaboration between police and On December 3, a grand jury announced the citizens they serve,” Attorney General that white police officer Daniel Pantaleo, Eric Holder said in a public announcement. who strangled another unarmed black man President Barack Obama announced a plan named Eric Garner on Staten Island in July on December 1, with varying reactions, would also not be indicted. to place body cameras on police officers Photo from Creative Common/Cliff In the days following the non- to reduce ambiguity in Ferguson-like indictment of both Darren Wilson and situations. DC is mourning the passing of “Mayor for Life” Pantaleo, many protests occurred in DC. “At the end of the day,” Sefsaf said, “a Marion Barry. He was born on March 6, 1936 These protests followed the generally young black man was murdered in the street and died unexpectedly at Union Medical Center peaceful trend of those across the nation, by a white man. And I’m not going to stand in Washington, DC on November 23, 2014. Some featuring sign waving, marching, blocking for that.” Wilson students attended a funeral procession traffic, and staged die-ins where people A “National March against Police on December 6, who, along with thousands of DC lay on the ground, representing deceased Violence” is scheduled to happen on residents, paid their respects to honor his legacy. victims of police officers. December 13 at 12 pm on the Freedom To read Wilson students’ reactions to Marion Wilson students participated in some of Plaza. The families of Eric Gardner, Michael Barry’s passing and to learn more about his legacy, these protests. Junior Kellik Dawson joined Brown, and Trayvon Martin will attend. visit thewilsonbeacon.com. 2 NEWS December 12, 2014 NMSI Program Ends After One Year rates. “I’m not entirely sure if I some type of reward.” year,” she said. However, her However, going into this, FROM PG 1 had kids pass because of NMSI “I would’ve taken [AP class is the only one of its kind they knew that they only had number of scholars took a record or because they put in the time courses] anyway, but I feel like at Wilson. guaranteed funding for one number of AP courses last year.” and effort to get prepared,” said some of my friends would’ve Students, teachers, and year,” Reif told me. “The hope In spring, 2013, 602 AP English Language teacher dropped them if there wasn’t an administrators were under had been that they would find students took 1318 exams, Molly Ramos. incentive,” senior Ahotep Holder the impression that NMSI funding for an additional year or compared to 661 students and However, she said “There are said. “I feel like its a nice gift for was a three-year program. two, so they applied for another 1471 exams in 2014. And 708 some kids that really benefitted people who put a lot of work in The program is not being grant from OSSE. However, they students are scheduled to take from two main things: the either way.” implemented this school year, didn’t get that grant.” 1691 exams in the spring of Saturday sessions and the English teacher Belle Belew and confusion still surrounds “I’m just concerned that 2015. mock exams graded by outside is worried that most of the the question of why. “I don’t we don’t get a second chance,” AP English Language graders.” Teachers said they students who profited from think anybody in this building Smith said. teachers saw higher pass rates found these two components NMSI were kids who would have has clear answers,” Ramos said. Wilson views NMSI as a and more students in their helpful to both their teaching done well on the exams anyway. “I don’t know the decision learning experience, and is classes. Pass rates also improved and students’ performance. “There were a lot of resources for tree,” Mr. Wilson said. “I do not hopeful that DCPS and the in biology, chemistry, computer Mr. Wilson calculated that kids who didn’t need it, and not know what happened to year school can replicate some of its science, and Physics C. the study sessions added up a lot of resources for kids who two or three. I always had the components. Reif however, said “Based on the data that we to an additional four weeks of did need it,” she said. And the sense it was supposed to be a that monetary incentives are have seen coming out of Wilson instruction. fact that the study sessions were multi-year program.” Neither cost-prohibitive for DCPS, but with the one-year partnership, “The presenters at the held on Saturdays prevented the school, NMSI, or District DCPS is looking into budgeting it definitely seemed like [NMSI] Saturday study sessions were disadvantaged students from offices ever announced to for other components, such as had some impact in helping outstanding. The resources were attending them, she said. teachers that the program would study sessions, next year. For to raise the AP passing rate at incredible. All the pieces were Belew teaches a not be continued. NMSI did now, though, no remnants of the Wilson and also expand the there,” said math teacher Elaine combination class made up of not respond to requests for an program remain. number of students in the AP Smith. both AP English Literature and interview. AP Physics teacher Angela program,” said Matthew Reif in Students were divided over English Four students, which Reif wrote in an email Benjamin said, “I wish the grant DCPS’ Office of Teaching and whether money was a motivator. in her opinion is exactly the to Mr. Wilson that the NMSI had lasted for three years so that Learning. “I would temper that Junior Asa Canty said, “I don’t environment where NMSI is grant was funded by the Office it would have a chance to change by saying that Wilson already have a lot of motivation to study beneficial.
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