Theogony

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

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...

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.

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.

Emotion, Upheaval and Reckoning: Inside the High School Project

James Libresco, Editor • April 26, 2024

As ACHS prepares for the opening of its new Minnie Howard campus, engagement efforts are at an all-time high. Behind the scenes, the process is shakier than it appears.

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

Yahney-Marie Sangaré, Co-Editor-in-Chief • February 8, 2024

At the January 18 public hearing for the next school year’s proposed budget, David Paladin-Fernandez took the final slot for public comment. Wearing a Titan’s Wrestling hoodie -- the Jefferson Houston...

Proposed ACPS Budget Stirs Controversy Surrounding Teacher Pay

James Libresco, Editor • January 31, 2024

The ACPS community is upset about COLA, and they don’t mean the carbonated beverage.

School Board Special Election: A Candidate Guide

James Libresco, Editor • December 15, 2023

A Theogony guide dives into candidate perspectives and policies on important ACPS topics.

A Collective Look at Collective Bargaining

James Libresco, Editor • November 16, 2023

Collective bargaining has been a central part of labor movements throughout history. America’s leading union organization, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO),...

Opinion: Are The School Metal Detectors Really Necessary?

Christopher Koukoui, Staff Writer • October 23, 2023

During the 2022-23 school year, the Alexandria City School Board made the decision to implement weapon detection scanners at ACHS. The scanner's primary purpose is to scan for weapons such as knives and...

The Teacher Abundance at ACHS

Ermila Mazariegos, Features Editor • October 23, 2023

As the new school year begins, students and teachers are more than thrilled to get back into the school groove. Students get to skip class and walk the halls again, teachers get to have one-sided conversations...

Theogony Take: ACHS, It Should Be Duncan

The Editorial Board • June 21, 2023

The responsibility of a journalist is to chronicle the truth in its many facets with as much diligence, thought and care as possible. Theogony has historically attempted to stay neutral on school endeavors while operating in the aftermath of major decisions that affect us foremost as students — and perhaps equally importantly as student journalists. We comment precariously on these decisions, but as a part of the school community, we want to represent the interests of our school population as much as possible. Thus, we, the Theogony Editorial Board, voice our support for Mr. Alexander Duncan as the best selection for Executive Principal at ACHS.