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With the possibility of an upcoming phone ban, students may have to rely on Chromebooks for their digital hall passes.

What do Students and Staff Think of Minga Passes

Arafat Somith, Staffer • December 4, 2024

Since the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, Alexandria City High School (ACHS) has made it clear that they want to move towards a completely digital future, abandoning items like physical bathroom...

The newly elected Democratic candidates for City Council celebrate their victory at Pork Barell BBQ in Del Ray. From left: John Chapman, Jacinta Greene, Sarah Bagley, Alyia Gaskins, Abdel Elnoubi, Kirk McPike, Canek Aguirre.

Democrats Sweep Local Elections

James Libresco • November 6, 2024

Read Theogony's live, ongoing ELECTION 2024 coverage here. For the fifth consecutive election, Democrats swept Alexandria’s races for City Council and mayor. It’s been more than 15 years since the...

Graphic courtesy of Titans Theatre Department

Fall Play Returns

Byron Libresco, Guest Contributor • November 6, 2024
ACHS’s production of Twelfth Night has concluded.
Today is the last chance for voters around Alexandria to cast their ballots. Polls close at 7 p.m., though anyone standing in line at that time will still be able to vote. Faces blurred for privacy reasons.

LIVE UPDATES: ELECTION 2024

Theogony Staff • November 5, 2024
Election results are in. Here's the latest.
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.
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