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Nadja Duss

Nadja Duss, Features Editor

Nadja Duss is features editor and enjoys writing stories about pop culture and music as well as issues and news in the ACHS community. Outside of Theogony, Duss plays tennis, guitar, and is the President of the Marine Conservation Club at ACHS.

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Titan Performers Prepare for Spring Musical

Nadja Duss, Editor
April 29, 2025
At I Night, students represented the many cultures found at ACHS through traditional dances and songs.

International Night Celebrates Diversity

Rozalia Finkelstein, Nadja Duss and Leo Maucieri
April 24, 2025
Senior Almaz Yohanes (left) dances with junior Adaera Eskinder.

Photos: International Night

Rozalia Finkelstein and Nadja Duss
April 24, 2025
Metal detectors with features like LED lights and velvet rope will be designated for students with the PreCheck.

[Photo] ACHS to introduce TSA PreCheck

Nadisha Suds, Editor
April 1, 2025
School Budget Debates Cause Controversy

School Budget Debates Cause Controversy

Nadja Duss, Editor
March 7, 2025
A new school board regulation bans phones during the school day, but contains exceptions for Minga digital hall passes for the remainder of the current school year.

ACPS Bans Cell Phones

Nadja Duss, Editor
December 20, 2024
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
Naomi Brooks Elementary has been closed since September 26 for cleaning.

Elementary Students Exposed to Lead

Nadja Duss, Editor
October 4, 2024
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
Local leaders cut the ribbon and officially open Minnie Howard. From left: Kirk McPike, city councilmember; Alyia Gaskins, city councilmember; Jim Parajon, city manager; Alicia Hart, ACPS chief operations officer; Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, Virginia state delegate; Michelle Rief, school board chair; Canek Aguirre, city councilmember; Justin Wilson, mayor; Melanie Kay-Wyatt, superintendent; John Chapman, city councilmember; junior Zeinab Yassin, student representative to the school board; Alexander Duncan, ACHS executive principal; Jacinta Greene, School Board member; Amy Jackson, vice-mayor; Lance Harrell, Minnie Howard campus administrator; Tim Beaty, school board member; Kelly Booz, school board vice-chair; Ashley Carter Sinclair, King Street campus administrator; Sarah Bagley, city councilmember; Christopher Harris, school board member; Meagan Alderton, school board member.

Photos: Minnie Howard Grand Opening

Nadja Duss
August 30, 2024
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
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
Starting 'Em Young: Aspiring Journalists of Charles Barrett Write Movie Reviews

Starting ‘Em Young: Aspiring Journalists of Charles Barrett Write Movie Reviews

Julia Gwin, Nadja Duss and Sofia Barile
May 23, 2024
Naria Medrano Quintanilla smiles victoriously after completing a match. / Courtesy of Naria Medrano Quintanilla

Strength in Numbers: The Recent Rise in High School Girls Wrestling

Nadja Duss, Staff Writer
April 29, 2024
Book Bans Booming

Book Bans Booming

Nadja Duss, Staff Writer
February 12, 2024
2024 Student Trend Outlooks

2024 Student Trend Outlooks

Nadja Duss and Sofia Barile
December 11, 2023
President Promise Duah, a senior, leads a discussion at the Mental Health Matters Club meeting.

Minding Mental Health

Nadja Duss, Staff Writer
December 5, 2023
Olivia Rodrigo lays against a purple background for the cover art of her second album, GUTS. / Larissa Hoffman

Olivia Rodrigo Spills Her GUTS in New Album

Nadja Duss, Sofia Barile and Julia Gwin
November 10, 2023
Yahney-Marie Sangaré tutoring Jack Karoly at the Writing Center.

Reimagining Cut Classes

Nadja Duss, Staff Writer
October 23, 2023
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