Upgrades to the Parker-Gray Memorial Stadium at T.C. Williams High School were approved by City Council on Saturday, including the addition of field lighting for the first time in the history of the school.
T.C. Williams’ The Kick serves up hot beverages and smiles each morning and also provides students with disabilities an on-site opportunity to get practical work place experience. Take a listen to Autism Resource Teacher Donsu Spratt and Paraprofessional Sally “The Boss” Schneider as they talk shop — coffee shop, that is.
Interested in the effectiveness of our HR processes, want to honor Jack Taylor’s name, or understand the School Board’s commitment to rebuilding trust with the neighbors of T.C. Williams’ Parker-Gray Stadium? Learn more in this edition of Board Matters and watch the meeting online.
Forty-seven years ago on a late fall afternoon, a young Petey Jones and his teammates walked off a football field in Roanoke, Virginia having accomplished something just a few months before no one thought possible: bringing home the 1971 state football championship. Take a listen to Jones’ stories from 1971 and hear him sing Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.”
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam joined 100 students at T.C. Williams High School on Friday to celebrate the launch of the Governor’s Health Sciences Academy — the first public-private partnership of its kind in Virginia.
ACPS is now offering a new program at T.C. Williams, Hammond and Tucker that will enable families to make online payments for student fees such as instrument rentals, field trips, athletic fees, activities fees and more. The program will be rolled out to additional schools through December.
Join us this Tuesday or Wednesday at a town hall meeting to discuss the future of high school in Alexandria. Morning and evening sessions available. Can’t make a meeting? Take the online survey.
We’re recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs September 15 to October 15 and honors the contributions of Hispanic Americans to our culture and the long and important presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans in America.
Fourteen schools within ACPS are anticipated to be fully accredited for the 2018-19 school year — two more than last year, with William Ramsay Elementary School and Francis C. Hammond Middle School both attaining full accreditation status this year.
This week, ACPS celebrates the dedication of teacher Louis Kokonis, who has been in the classroom for an incredible sixty years. Let us take you back to 1958…
Join the Academic Calendar Committee and collaborate in the development of the 2019-20 academic calendar.
Students from Mount Vernon Community School, Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School and T.C. Williams High School, along with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr., celebrated Constitution Week at City Hall last Monday. Enjoy these highlights!
Two T.C. students share about how this great new opportunity will impact their high school experience and offer advice to other students like them.
Congratulations to Mark Bailey, Ava Benbow, Ana Humphrey and Alexander Schlegel — four T.C. Williams High School seniors who are among the top one percent of U.S. high school students to achieve this status.
We surveyed students about their school dining experience and, incorporating their feedback, we’re bringing more fresh fruit and vegetables, high-quality proteins and broader selections of healthy food options to our schools.