Many ACHS students prepared themselves for the spectacular on March 19, 2024, when two VIP guests were set to visit ACHS. Now that the event has passed, who did students think the speaker would be?
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Sophomore Darius Bivins, at 16, is a point guard to watch. With his first full season on the ACHS boys varsity team, he helped lead the team to a 19-7 record, receiving First-Team All-District, First-Team...
At the January 18 public hearing for the next school year’s proposed budget, David Paladin-Fernandez took the final slot for public comment. Wearing a Titan’s Wrestling hoodie -- the Jefferson Houston...
Mr. Louis Kokonis, 91, passed away on the morning of Thursday, January 4, 2024. Over 60 years of teaching within Alexandria City Public Schools cemented Kokonis as a paragon of instructional excellence,...
Senior Elle Kunik sits behind the wheel, foot poised above the engine. She, like everyone else who crosses the yellow and black safety tape, wears safety goggles as she looks through the window. Ryad Daoussi,...
At a Friday meeting, ACPS Superintendent Melon Cee-Howatt announced a revised plan for ensuring student safety and security at Alexandria City High School’s King St. Campus that some are calling “unconventional”...
On Wednesday, October 4, Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt held the inaugural community chat in the ACHS auditorium. Attended by around 25 in-person and over 200 online, Kay-Wyatt was joined by her “cabinet” of central office leadership to answer open questions from students, teachers and parents. Translators were available for Spanish, Dari, Amharic and Arabic. After the event, there was a twenty-minute media session.
TV Media students do a lot more than just produce the morning announcements. This year, students from ACHS’s TV & Media Production classes placed in two major competitions -- SkillsUSA’s national Broadcast News Production competition and C-SPAN’s Studentcam documentary competition. On Monday, May 8, a ceremony honored the seven students who placed. Attendees included Superintendent Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt and C-SPAN Director of Education Craig McAndrew. The event was emceed by senior Jacob Sanchez.
