The Carpentry and Construction class is back at Alexandria City High School. After a 12-year hiatus, there is a lot of excitement about its return from both teachers and students alike. The class's new...

Every teacher has interesting stories and surprising facts about them that most students don’t get a chance to discover. With roughly 300 teachers at ACHS, recognizing a new face among the crowd can...

On an October morning in 2022, the metro ride to school felt like any other to Zaria Edwards.  Then, she heard a gunshot.  “[That experience] traumatized me and it's been really hard to speak about,...

In the opening scenes of the 2022 Oscar-nominated documentary To Kill a Tiger, subsistence farmer Ranjit is alone on screen. He sits, smiling, in front of a verdant landscape in Jharkhand, India, but he’s...

As the summer inches closer every day, seniors are officially signing off. Scholarships, college decisions and graduation mark the accomplishments of the graduating class. The events of Prom concluded...

On April 4, students gathered in the Alexandria City High School auditorium for the highly anticipated International Night, known as I Night. The event, primarily organized by students, is a celebration...

Following her victory in the 2024 mayoral election, I had the opportunity to interview Mayor Alyia Gaskins for Theogony. In the interview, Mayor Gaskins said that creating a Mayoral Youth Council will...

Zhaocheng Han is a physics and earth science teacher at Alexandria City High School. He started teaching at ACHS this year, coming from Freedom High School in Loudoun County Virginia.  Han was born...

On March 14, Alexandria City High School hosted its 11th annual Iftar Night, an event dedicated to breaking the 13-16 hour fast that Muslims undergo during Ramadan. Despite its focus on Ramadan, community...

SlimeGetEm (a.k.a. Slime Hundo) is a DMV "underground" rapper who began his music career in early 2023 and attained well-deserved recognition in the scene throughout 2024. His unfiltered, raw energy is...

On February 25th, Alexandria City High School hosted its 15th annual Black History Month showcase. Students performed dances, songs and spoken-word pieces. The performance occurred in the auditorium at...