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Six minutes after lunch started, the line to enter the cafeteria remains long, as students are now required to scan in with Minga digital IDs.

New Rules Eat Away Student Lunch Time

Pablo Cruz Rivera and Isabel Shultz • October 8, 2024
Long lines, barriers and restricted movement are some of the challenges students face during the lunch block.
Naomi Brooks Elementary has been closed since September 26 for cleaning.

Elementary Students Exposed to Lead

Nadja Duss, Editor • October 4, 2024
After a construction project went awry, an undetermined number of students at Naomi Brooks Elementary School were exposed to lead. The school system has no contingency plan for classes.
Challenges with busing students between ACHS campuses have plagued the school year so far, causing a loss of instructional time and significant safety issues.

Transportation Issues Plague School Year

Julia Gwin, Editor • September 27, 2024
Challenges with busing students between ACHS campuses has caused a loss of instructional time and significant safety issues.
Cell phones are an oasis for students and a headache for teachers. Now, state guidance says they are a hindrance to instruction and need to be stored away.

Virginia Bans Phones At School

Nadja Duss, Editor • September 25, 2024
Effective January 1, state policy will prohibit personal cell phones, laptops, smart watches and wireless headphones in all Virginia public schools. It’s unclear how ACPS will respond.
What a Monkeypox cell looks like zoomed in / scopeblog.stanford.edu (Stanford medicine)

Monkeypox 2024: Do’s and Don’ts

Arafat Somith, Staffer • September 23, 2024

A 2024 version of the Monkeypox (Mpox) Virus has broken out in the North Kivu Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo. On Jun 1, 2024,  it started to spread to neighboring countries. This led the...

Democrats, independents and the lone Republican are divided on the issues. / Courtesy images

ELECTION 2024: City Council Candidate Guide

James Libresco, Co-Editor in Chief • September 17, 2024
In a series of interviews with Theogony, the nine candidates for City Council revealed that they are sharply divided over everything from free DASH buses, to how elections are administered, to housing policy.
Complaints about schedules were prominent among students and parents as the school year began.

Schedules Spark Scrutiny

Rozalia Finkelstein, Editor • September 17, 2024

This article is part three in our series, "Inside the High School Project," which covers the controversial Alexandria City Public Schools project that the district says intends to connect students across...

Classes in elementary schools in the West End do not meet the ACPS standard of a 24 student maximum per elementary class, according to parents who say they have spent years advocating for smaller class sizes.

Bursting at the Seams: West End Schools Exceed Capacity

Isabel Shultz, Staff Writer • September 17, 2024
Parents of elementary school students have a lot to say about disproportionate overcrowding in West End classrooms.
JROTC cadets stand at attention during the ceremony.

Never Forget: JROTC Hosts 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

Rozalia Finkelstein, Editor • September 11, 2024

From 9:30-10:30 a.m. today, the ACHS JROTC program held their annual ceremony in remembrance of the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks. The gathering hoped to honor and commemorate the 2,996 individuals...

The most notable changes to the bell schedule next year are an embedded class period that students will have each day, a weekly "purple day" where students will attend all classes and an end-time of 3:25 instead of 3:15.

Ringing The Alarm: New Bell Schedule Sparks Debate

Julia Gwin, Nadja Duss and James Libresco • June 11, 2024
A leaked bell schedule for the upcoming school year is causing mixed reactions among students and staff.
Jacinta Greene discusses concerns with a voter.

Local Candidates Come to ACHS for PTA Meet and Greet

Max Carpenter, Staff Writer • June 5, 2024

With the Alexandria mayoral and city council elections coming up in November, candidates are attempting to secure their voter base. As always, education and the schools are a contentious topic, so candidates...

Alexandria City High School contains four campuses: King Street, Minnie Howard, Satellite and Chance for Change.

At Last: First Look At New Minnie Howard Campus

James Libresco, Nadja Duss and Julia Gwin • May 31, 2024

After more than two years of construction, Alexandria City High School’s new Minnie Howard Campus was officially unveiled on May 29 in a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Alexandria City Public...

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