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A digitally altered image of two people shrugging in the ACHS hallway.

In Brief: Who’s Coming to ACHS?

Yahney-Marie Sangaré
April 9, 2024
Bivins leads the Titans on a fast break against South County last season.

Darius Bivins, In His Own Words

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 7, 2024
School Board members and employees in the Collective Bargaining Committee meet in the boardroom at ACPS’ Central Office on January 25. Outside the circle, various community members and teachers look on. Board Chair Dr. Michelle Rief, Abdel Elnoubi, Dr. Ashley Simpson-Baird and Meagan Alderton sit around the table. Lawyers from the Isler-Dare firm sit at the side. / Screenshot from the ACPS TV live Zoom recording.

Collective Bargaining in ACPS Reaches New Tipping Point after Draft Resolution Released

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 8, 2024
In a photo from the 1974-75 yearbook, which was his fourth year teaching at T.C. Williams, Kokonis teaches his students about hyperbolic trig function curves. He was nicknamed "Dustbuster" for creating clouds of chalkdust as he wrote on the board. | Yearbook Photo

Louis Kokonis, 91, Paragon of the Titan Community, Leaves an Integral Legacy.

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Editor-in-Chief
January 9, 2024
Three students work on a car on November 29 afterschool. Three students perform an oil change on a car, which is suspended from the ceiling with the hood open. Wearing safety goggles, one holds the oil pan. The license plate has been blurred out.

ACHS Automotive Accelerating

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Co-Editor-In-Chief
December 15, 2023
Superintendent Announces Eldritch Safety Measures

Superintendent Announces Eldritch Safety Measures

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Co-Editor-In-Chief
October 23, 2023
From left: Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt, Chief of School and Community Relations Julia Burgos, Chief Accountability and Research Officer Clinton Page, Chief Operating Officer Alicia Hart, Chief Academic Officer Pierrette Finney, Chief of Student Services and Equity Marcia Jackson, Chief Financial Officer Dominic Turner, Acting Executive Director of Human Resources Rene Paschal and Executive Director of Human Resources Kamika Valmond sit on a panel in the ACPS auditorium. Behind them is a graphic that says “Welcome!” in English, Spanish, Amharic, Dari and Arabic. Interpretation channel access links are listed below.

Security, Staffing, Students: Kay-Wyatt’s First Community Chat

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Co-Editor-In-Chief
October 23, 2023
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[Photo] What Can We Do to Save Energy at School?

Derya Marie Orhan, Staff Writer
November 8, 2023
Award recipients and student crew pose for a photo in the TV studio. From left: sophomore Leo Dienstfrey, sophomore Marisa Vidal, junior Lashelle Sakyi, junior Gryphon Magnus, junior Ben Delnegro, junior Lester “Rocky” Hernandez, junior Sarah McBurney, senior Max Rocchio, senior Alison Avelar and junior Aidan Hill

Celebrating Tomorrow’s Filmmakers 

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Editor
May 9, 2023
Emily Milton

Emily Milton

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Editor
May 9, 2023
Lilliana Escobar

Lilliana Escobar

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Editor
May 9, 2023
Nora sits in the Uptowner Cafe in Old Town, Alexandria.

Nora Malone

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Editor
May 9, 2023
Guy Cardwell plays frisbee.

Guy Cardwell

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Editor
May 9, 2023
An drawing of a blue man surrounded by a black gradient.

A Hidden Demographic 

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Editor
May 3, 2023
Virginia Education Board to Ban Social Studies

Virginia Education Board to Ban Social Studies

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Editor
March 31, 2023
Yahney-Marie Sangaré and James Libresco present the Titan Lunch plan at a PTSA meeting on September 19, 2022

Opinion: The Bureaucratic Nightmare of Titan Lunch

Yahney-Marie Sangaré and James Libresco
March 9, 2023
In a classroom, chairs are stacked upon each other to form a barricade in front of a window with drawn blinds during a summer ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) drill.

Students, Safety and the State of ACHS

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Editor
December 2, 2022
Three students sit at the sign for Alexandria City High School with a trans flag wrapped around their shoulders. The students are Chris, Michael Goldsberry, and KD Bectel.

In the Face of the Transphobia Epidemic

Yahney-Marie Sangaré , Editor
October 5, 2022
Schoolboard member Abdel Elnoubi, left, speaks at the September 10 listening session. Councilmember Canek Aguirre, right, writes down notes.

The Frustrations of a Community: Alexandria School Safety Community Listening Session

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Editor
September 13, 2022
A young man in a sweater and slacks stands, acting, near steps, where a girl with strikingly blond hair and a red dress cowers hopelessly next to him. He tries to comfort her, but the distance is palpable. They are performing Little Shop of Horrors and the rest of the stage is dark.

Theatre, with the -re

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Editor
May 2, 2022
Critically Thinking Through CRT

Critically Thinking Through CRT

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Staff Writer
March 23, 2022
MASK-ON: ACHS Students Hold Demonstration Against Virginia Mask Mandate Lift

MASK-ON: ACHS Students Hold Demonstration Against Virginia Mask Mandate Lift

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Staff Writer
March 6, 2022
ACHS Senior Wins Best Actor Award at District One-Acts Competition

ACHS Senior Wins Best Actor Award at District One-Acts Competition

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Staff Writer
February 15, 2022
Mr. Thompson sits on his desk, smiling and holding a walkie-talkie.

Work Hard, Stay Kind: Spotlight on Academy 2 Principal, Mr. Thompson

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Staff Writer
February 4, 2022
Teachers Adjust to Changing COVID-19 Policies

Teachers Adjust to Changing COVID-19 Policies

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Staff Writer
January 26, 2022
Governor Ralph Northam Visits Alexandria City High School

Governor Ralph Northam Visits Alexandria City High School

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Staff Writer
December 16, 2021
Overseas to Old Town: Five Multicultural Alexandrians Tell Their Stories

Overseas to Old Town: Five Multicultural Alexandrians Tell Their Stories

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Staff Writer
November 30, 2021

SROs Are Back. What’s Next?

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Staff Writer
October 29, 2021
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