Titans Fightin’
November 9, 2009 by Erin Embrey ·
30: the number of fights that have occurred at T.C. Williams within the first five-six weeks of school. 30: The number of reasons that teachers and students have to whisper among themselves in the hallway and administrators to walk the halls looking on edge. Confusion surrounds the fights; questions like Why are all these fights [...]
Helping the Homeless One Step at a Time
November 9, 2009 by Robert Anderson ·
Calvary Women’s Shelter started in 1983 in the basement of a church with a simple yet noble cause: to help women in Washington who were down on their luck. Now 26 years later, the cause remains the same although the means have changed dramatically. Every night, Calvary houses 46 of Washington’s homeless women. [...]
Class Shirts
November 9, 2009 by Samantha Donis ·
The day before homecoming at T.C. Williams usually includes the infamous pep rally, (which was cancelled this year due to weather). Sophomores wear white, juniors wear blue, and seniors wear red, to show their class and school spirit. Many people have tried to figure out the meaning behind the colors, while some are bewildered as [...]
Administration Should Give Students More Freedom, Off-Campus Lunch
November 5, 2009 by Alexander Hampl ·
T.C. is lagging academically. This is an undisputed fact. If the administration introduced off-campus lunch, but as a tie-in with academic performance, grades would immediately shoot up.
Helping the Homeless: One Step at a Time
November 5, 2009 by Robert Anderson ·
Calvary Women’s Shelter started in 1983 in the basement of a church with a simple yet noble cause: to help women in Washington who were down on their luck. Now 26 years later, the cause remains the same although the means have changed dramatically. Every night, Calvary houses 46 of Washington’s homeless women. [...]
USDA Visits TC
November 5, 2009 by Saara Kaudeyr ·
On Friday, October 9, a few employees of the US Department of Agriculture paid a visit to T.C. Williams to look at and discuss the purpose and future of the rooftop garden. Academy 5 principal Mr. Mark Eisenhour has been the administrator helping out with the rooftop garden. “They emailed me,” said Eisenhour, “and informed [...]
Meet Your Mighty Titan: Tiffany Anne Person
November 3, 2009 by Lauren McCracken ·
It was just another day in July when Tiffany Anne Person walked into the T.C. Williams Athletics office this past summer, her heart thumping. She was about to do the unthinkable − become the only girl in the entire T.C. Williams football program. “I was so nervous, I was shaking so hard,” said Person. “And [...]
Hockey Team Skating on Thin Ice
November 3, 2009 by Thomas Conner ·
For years, the T.C. Williams hockey teams have been self-funded, but as the economy as been spiraling downward, the teams have had to work harder than ever before to raise money. It is a club sport and is not financially supported by Alexandria City Public Schools. The teams are supported by player fees and the [...]
Titans Confer in Windy City
November 3, 2009 by Maeve Bracken ·
On September 23rd, eight T.C. students flew to Chicago, Illinois, for the Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN) Conference. The purpose of this conference was to investigate the impact of racial equity in the school community. MSAN was established to discover, develop, and implement the means to ensure the academic achievement of African American and Hispanic [...]
Virtually The Same; Virtual High School
November 3, 2009 by Alexandra Martinez ·
When students are looking to fill a space in their schedule, but are not completely ecstatic about any of the classes provided here at T.C. Williams, they now have an exciting alternative: Virtual High School (VHS). In fact, although most students are unaware of the opportunity, VHS has been offered at T.C. for the past [...]