Titan Up=Productive?

           Is Titan Up really as productive as everyone thought it was going to be? Since the announcement of the PLA schools, it would seem that T.C. could really use this as a study block as both teachers and students.  After many weeks of talk and teachers going back and forth with which students they [...]

Brian Finney: Tech and Student Support

            Many students know Brian Finney from his job as a computer technician, but his impact on T.C. goes way beyond the students help desk.  Finney is one of those school administrators whose job goes way beyond what they do during the school day.  Not only does he help fix computers, but he also helps [...]

Blizzard Forces Make Up Days

Due to the blizzard at the end of 2009, school was cancelled on December 21st and 22nd.  The make up days for ACPS students are scheduled for April 16 and May 28, both of which are Fridays students would have had off.  April 16th was originally scheduled as a teacher work day for the end [...]

Meet Your Mighty Titan: Roberta Parsons

To most students Ms. Parsons is just a gym or driver’s education teacher, if they don’t know, Roberta Parsons does a lot more than just teach.  She has spent the last couple of years training for and running triathlons, extremely challenging races to compete in.  On top of all her other sports, Parsons has been [...]

STAR Wars

The grading and tardiness programs for T.C. Williams and Minnie Howard were changed this year to STAR.  STAR is designed to blend together these two things and put everything in one place for easy access for teachers and parents.  STAR took the place of Class XP and Integrade Pro, which were separate grading and attendance [...]

Clubbin’ at TC

There are many clubs at T.C. for all interests that have a wide range student who participate, but then there are the ones that don’t get as much attention.  These clubs have are the ones that are less advertized and well- known around the school and have trouble getting students to come.  Clubs like the [...]

ACPS: Middle School Math: 2=5

Many students at T.C. Williams have younger siblings who are going to one of the newly reorganized middle schools.  This new system has led to a lot of questions among students, teacher, and faculty.  With Hammond split in three and GW in two, the middle school system has gone through a huge shift. 
This mass transition [...]