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Debunking DEI

Isabel Shultz, Staff writer March 12, 2025

Since the start of the Trump presidency, we have seen a growing demonization of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, otherwise known as DEI. The official rejection of DEI by the Trump administration...

The parking garage at the front of the King St. campus is reserved for teachers.

Addressing the Nightmare: Student and Staff Parking

Arafat Somith and Michael Sweeney March 6, 2025

Picture this: It’s the beginning of your senior year, and you got your license this past summer and are looking forward to finally being able to drive yourself to school. You get behind the wheel and...

Senior guard Tarik Sesay gets ready to shoot a freesthrow / @jb.flicks_ on Instagram

Boys Basketball Looking Ahead to Next Season

Maxwell Jones-Lachance, Sports Editor March 6, 2025

After the basketball season concluded last month, I was interested in finding out more about the season and our Titans’ performances, and also what to expect for the next season. Expectations were high...

A reflective discussion titled “Through My Eyes” occurred on January 30th.

Through My Eyes: An Emphasis on Memories

Isabel Shultz, Staff Writer February 27, 2025

After participating in a reflective discussion titled “Through My Eyes” on January 30, two sophomore classes in attendance gathered insightful new perspectives. Located at Goodwin House, a senior living...

Senior Tucker Wolf takes his swing. / Image courtesy of Tucker Wolf

Golfing to the Future

Christian Orrell, Staff Writer February 21, 2025

Tiger Woods, arguably the best golfer of all time, just started a new innovative golf league that hosts some of the best golf talents right now. Unlike a regular golf league, this one uses high-tech golf...

The movie adaptation of the Broadway play "Wicked" goes above and beyond, writes Rozalia Finkelstein.

‘Wicked’ Defies Gravity and Expectations

Rozalia Finkelstein, Editor January 10, 2025
___________, Opinion Editor Rozalia Finkelstein writes.
As students return from winter break, they will no longer be able to use their phones during the school day. That ban does not take today's digital world into account, Max Carpenter writes.

Phoning It In

Max Carpenter, Editor January 3, 2025
The phone ban will be ineffective, as it will be impossible to enforce, writes Max Carpenter.
ACPS Should Ban Football

ACPS Should Ban Football

Dino Drudi, Guest Contributor December 26, 2024

On Sept. 28, 2017, in public comments at a school board meeting, I became the first person in Alexandria to call on Alexandria City Public Schools to discontinue tackle football at all levels due to new...

English teacher Katherine Bentley, right, helps out junior Simge Gerdaneri on an essay. Bentley said she is pleased with the phone ban.

Pencils, Paper and Passion

Nadja Duss, Editor December 18, 2024

Every red day at roughly 8:45 in the morning, I wearily trudge into Katherine Bentley’s Duel Enrollment Composition class, not knowing what to expect and still half asleep. The only thing I have learned...

Black background with the words "Letter to the Editor" in white in a newspaper sans serif font above an image of a person holding a black cell phone from an aerial view above a silver laptop.

Why I’m Against The Phone Ban

Chase McKnight December 16, 2024

I recently read an article, “Virginia Bans Phones At School,” by Theogony’s Nadja Duss and I would like to express my thoughts on the topic. While I understand the governor's reasoning behind...

Why I Support The Walking Ban

Why I Support The Walking Ban

Dylan Reed December 6, 2024
Dylan Reed argues why an enforced closed campus is necessary
Stronger Together

Stronger Together

Alexander Duncan, Guest Contributor December 6, 2024
As challenges with intercampus transport persist, we recognize the need for continued change, ACHS Executive Principal Alexander Duncan writes.
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