2010 Midatlantic Erg Sprints
January 25, 2010 by Iva Quint ·
The T.C. Williams crew team is preparing for the 2010 Midatlantic Erg Sprints. This annual event allows athletes from under 12 years of age to 85 or more years of age to compete with their peers. The sprints are taking place on Saturday, January 30th, in the T.C. Williams Gymnasium. Registration is available online at [...]
T.C Lacrosse Kicks off Season With New Coaches
January 25, 2010 by Justice Jones ·
Last year’s lacrosse season crashed painfully into the finish line. Many question what will happen to the program after last year’s scandal that affected the program last year. At the beginning of the season, a large controversy arose between coaches and lacrosse boosters. The season ended with ten wins and five losses for the varsity [...]
T.C. Takes on Montrose Christian
January 20, 2010 by Tina the Titan ·
The Titans Line Up Before Tipoff
Starting Over New – Coach Van den Berg
January 20, 2010 by Michelle Avila ·
An academic All-American in high school and four-year lacrosse player at Columbia University, the Titans new girls’ lacrosse coach hopes to instill the same drive for excellence on the field and in the classroom. Caroline Van den Berg was recently hired as the head varsity girls’ lacrosse coach at TC.
A defender and midfielder at Saint Stephen’s [...]
Who is Responsible for Breaking up Fights at School?
January 19, 2010 by Emma Beall ·
“It’s still a little bit tender,” Mary Sue Garner says, referring to her no longer bruised arm. The Minnie Howard geometry teacher hurt her arm while trying to break up a fight between two students in the hallway. One of Garner’s students had wrapped his arms around an involved person in an attempt to break [...]
Tutoring Block Arrives
January 19, 2010 by Saara Kaudeyr ·
with Rachelle Ehrman
A new idea has been proposed by the school administration to turn some time during the embedded 3rd period into a time that students will be tutored in the classes that they need the help with. This is part of an attempt to help students who are struggling to bring up their grades [...]
Sapore D’Italia
January 19, 2010 by Saara Kaudeyr ·
When strolling past 1310 Mount Vernon Ave, it is easy to pass the little hole-in-the-wall restaurant next to a barber shop. However, if given the opportunity, this small-time eatery can provide a big-time meal.
Sapore D’Italia Ristorante and Pizzeria is an extremely cozy Italian restaurant. Sapore is small enough that two waiters can staff [...]
Dancing Green
January 17, 2010 by Liam Malakoff ·
Senior Chrys Green doesn’t just walk across a room. He spins, slides, tuts, pops, locks, jerks, and moonwalks his way across. When he uses his hands to gesture, he uses the type of wrists-at-right-angles, sharply defined movements most people only see in music videos. It’s been a long journey for Green, from a trailer park [...]
Only the Best: Three TC Teachers Awarded National Board Certification
January 8, 2010 by Mallory Lawhorne ·
Three T.C. Williams teachers have made it through months of hard work to earn National Board Certification from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. The National Board Certification Program is a voluntary program that is designed to recognize outstanding teachers throughout the country. English Department Chair Sarah Kiyak, Social Studies Department Chair Hunter Hammond, [...]
Attention all T.C. G.I.R.L.S.
January 8, 2010 by Yordanos Teferra ·
Sometimes high school females will say, “It’s just a girl thing.” Girls Inspiring Relationships, Leadership, and Success ( G.I.R.L.S) is a new club led by Ms. Jackson and Ms. Denton. Any girls that are seeking help with relationship, school or need other advice about issues facing teenage girls can get it through G.I.R.L.S. The [...]