Pablo Cruz Rivera

Hispanic Heritage Month Countries Independence Days

Pablo Cruz Rivera, Editor • September 15, 2024

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually in the United States from September 15th to October 15th. The month is used to recognize and celebrate the contributions, cultures, and histories of American...

Shaping the Future Generation: Youngins in Progress Spotlight

Pablo Cruz Rivera, Editor • September 11, 2024

At ACHS, the Youngins in Progress club builds relationships and welcomes anyone in the school community. The club is coordinated by ACHS family engagement social worker Ana Bonilla. The club first started...

Seniors Secure Scholarships at SFA Awards Night

Pablo Cruz Rivera and Rozalia Finkelstein • May 30, 2024

On May 22nd, the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria (SFA) hosted its annual SFA awards night. Students getting scholarships arrived at 5:30, where they were able to meet and connect with the presenters. The...

Product of ACPS, Voice for Hispanic Students at ACHS: Spotlight on Leslie Auceda

Pablo Cruz Rivera, Staff Writer • April 29, 2024

Within ACHS’s Spanish program, Leslie Auceda is well known. A Spanish teacher at ACHS, Auceda is a native Alexandrian and a proud Latina whose parents emigrated from Honduras. She first attended Mount...

Semester Review

Pablo Cruz and Sean Clements • February 12, 2024

What is Three Kings Day?

Pablo Cruz, Staff Writer • December 11, 2023

Learn more about Dia de los Reyes Magos (Three Kings Day), a prominent Christian holiday in Latin America.

Opinion: Is the World’s Finest Chocolate Really What It Claims to Be?

May 19, 2023

The “World’s Finest Chocolate” candy bars are a staple among many ACHS club fundraisers, like the Orchestra Department or Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). The bars come in boxes of 60 and are sold for $1 or 50 cents for each chocolate bar. The most commonly sold flavors are W.F. Crisp, Dark Chocolate, Caramel, Wafer, and Almond. I ranked these five chocolate bars from my favorite to least favorite.

Past March Madness Winners

April 21, 2023

Every year, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) holds the March Madness competition where 68 Division I men's college basketball teams compete in a bracket-style tournament.

New Mural Showcases School History

February 28, 2023

Students in Beth Coast's art classes as well as other artistic Titans have been designing a mural about the timeline of Alexandria City High School, spanning from the school’s opening to present day. The mural will include important events such as in 1967 when the first class of T.C. Williams graduated, the success of ACHS’s football team in the 70s that inspired the hit movie Remember the Titans and more recently, the Covid spike and name change from T. C. Williams High School to Alexandria City High School because of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Titan Lunch Is Coming Soon. Here’s What Teachers Have to Say About It.

January 18, 2023

ACHS administration has planned a new schedule for lunch called Titan Lunch. This lunch schedule is different from the current A, B and C block lunch schedule and will go into effect on January 24, the first day of the third quarter.

Photo Story: 2022 Fall Play

December 1, 2022

The 2022 fall plays, One Slight Hitch by Lewis Black and Chicken and Biscuits by Douglas Lyons, premiered from November 11 to November 19 of 2022. The plays were executive directed by Leslie Jones and executive produced by Hope Bachman. The plays were student directed by junior Yahney-Marie Sangare and student stage managed by junior KD Bectel. All photos by Theogony staff writer Pablo Cruz.

Album Hits of the Summer

September 23, 2022

Have you ever been interested in classmates’ favorite albums of the summer? ACHS students have a very diverse taste in music, ranging from heavy metal to pop. Here are their opinions on what their favorite albums of the summer are.