Mick Heller has worked as Theogony’s Consulting Adviser for the past five years. Prior to volunteering for ACHS he worked as a sports copy editor at The Washington Post for 15 years. Before that he worked as a news and sports writer for The Baltimore Sun and The Washington Times.
The ACHS Jack Taylor College and Career Center is located in room A114 and is open to grades 9-12. It is a place for students to express themselves and learn about college or general interests that they have.
After a rocky start at the beginning of the year, the wifi had been working smoothly for the last couple of months. However, in the past few weeks, students and teachers have been experiencing slower wifi and more connectivity issues.
As winter sports come to an end, there are eight sports firing up as the weather gets warmer. Baseball, crew, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis, and track are beginning their seasons this week. Tryouts started February 21 and continue through the 25. Each sport has varying times and dates for tryouts occurring this week.
After winter break, ACPS released its protocol for transitioning to virtual learning. Rather than have the entire district go virtual, it outlines plans for when specific grades or schools may need to go virtual for a period of time.
The 2021 winter season marks the first season of winter sports since 2019 at Alexandria City High School. The winter sports include basketball, swim and dive, gymnastics, wrestling, indoor track and field, cheer, and ice hockey. Tryouts will be held throughout the week of November 8th, but dates vary based on the sport.
The All-Virginia Jazz ensemble is a selected group of musicians from all over Virginia that perform in concerts together. Junior Brendan Putnum on drums and senior Patrick Kenny on bass both made the ensemble, while junior Tucker Stone on trumpet, junior Ellie Lo on piano, and freshman Zacharia Stover on bass are alternates.
On May 10, the FDA granted Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine emergency use authorization for kids ages 12-15. The CDC signed off on this two days later. This marks the beginning of kids getting vaccinated, which helps the United States reach its goal of herd immunity.
As of July 1, 2021 T.C. Williams High School will be known as Alexandria City High School. With this name change comes a new logo as well. This new logo could be anywhere in the building, merchandise, sports uniform, or anywhere ACPS wants to put it.
The year is flying by, which means summer is only a few months away. With summer comes new fashion trends, and this year, elementary school style is coming back. The more sparkles and rainbow colors the better. You want the least amount of skin showing, which means, no midriffs or thighs showing this summer, just like elementary school!
Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) reopened schools for hybrid learning to all students on March 16. The days students are attending in-person school depend on their last name. If their last name starts with A-M, they come in on Tuesday and Wednesday; those with last names starting with N-Z go in on Thursday and Friday.
Watershed Warriors is a club at T.C. Williams that aims to help educate Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) elementary school students about our watersheds so they learn to care for the environment. It is currently run by juniors Amelia Bernstein and Ella Bruinooge but it was originally started by Ana Humphrey, a 2019 graduate.
