T.C. Williams High School 2018 valedictorian Jackson du Pont has been recognized by the College Board for being one of 111 students in the world to earn every point possible on the AP Research Exam he took last spring. We caught up with him to learn more about his unquenchable curiosity of foreign affairs.
Celebrations are in order. A total of 20 star athletes from T.C. Williams High School have signed with a variety of colleges and universities and will be playing on their teams next year — many with the help of scholarships. #TitansRising
The partnership between ACPS and The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences has been recognized by the Virginia Department of Education as an example of exemplary business partnerships in education.
A new statewide initiative, Virginia is for Learners, will ensure all students are prepared for success after graduation.
And will she succeed? Yes! She will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)
The College and Career Wing at T.C. Williams High School has been updated and renamed the Jack Taylor College and Career Wing, in honor of 25 years of generous donations to help T.C. Williams students pay for college. Watch highlights from the dedication ceremony.
Thursday night’s School Board meeting was full of recognitions, including the student poets laureate from MacArthur, Mount Vernon and T.C. Williams. There was also an important update on the plan to transition schools to outsourced operational services.
In April, the Virginia Department of Education issued information around changes in the Standards of Learning (SOL) assessment program. Learn more about these changes.
Charles Barrett first grader Riley Zwiselsberger and T.C. Williams junior Jonathan Morgan Petrini won Awards of Merit, placing them third in the U.S. at the National PTA’s Reflections arts contest. They are among only 200 winners from more than 300,000 entrants.
ACPS is proposing to adjust the distance that high school students will need to walk to school next year. Starting in September 2019, all high school students will have to walk a maximum of 1.5 miles no matter where they live, if the changes are approved by the Alexandria City School Board.
This is the second in a series highlighting the stories of T.C. Williams High School students working in our community through internship programs. This week, we feature T.C. Williams High School junior Kevin Cartagena.
Phase two of the High School Project is gearing up as the school year winds down. Two teams will work in tandem: one designing the educational programming for the future high school and the other focused on capacity, building needs and site analysis.
Do you know how ACPS works to create a positive climate for all students? Find out how we are implementing Restorative Practices.
On Thursday night, the Board discussed The High School Project, changes to walk zones for high school students, restorative practices and also honored our ACPS 2019 Teacher, Principal and Support Staffer of the Year.
James Harrison is the first ever ACPS employee to be named Outstanding Support Staff Member of the Year. He has been honored for his commitment to students with disabilities.