Alumni in the News
Wilson’s special education program participates yearly in the Special Olympics as a part of its effort to reach a wider audience within the Wilson community. Wilson’s program participates in tennis, bowling, and track. There are weekly activities where Wilson competes with other schools’ special…READ MORE
Read MoreI play on multiple sports teams, so I had always considered myself to be pretty athletic. And then Maya Wilson, a fellow Beacon member, encouraged me to join the swim team. The idea initially excited me. Swimming sounded like a fun new way to train during the offseason. I even thought that I could…READ MORE
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Wilson sophomore Amel Yakoub grew up going to Friday night skating events with her friends. Now, she plays both right wing and defenseman for the Wilson ice hockey team, which was previously composed of all boys. Yakoub first lived in Maryland, where she began taking ice hockey lessons. She then…READ MORE
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With a loss to Bell Multicultural High School in the semifinals of the DCIAA playoffs, the Wilson girls varsity basketball team ended last year’s season feeling as if they fell short of expectations. However, this loss came without their star point guard, Tara Cousins, who was sidelined for the second…READ MORE
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Let’s just say our Tiger runners learn from the best. Emily Farrar, a coach of the cross country and track teams, is quite the runner herself. She has run three marathons and recently qualified for a fourth: the Boston Marathon. Farrar is a math and special education teacher who has been running…READ MORE
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