Editorial: Fire Drill Plan Goes Up in Flames

T.C. Williams has been under fire for many things this year. From the forfeit of varsity basketball games to its new “Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA)” title, T.C. has become the butt of many jokes. On a not so humorous note, T.C. recently received a bomb/shooting threat. While the rumors turned out to be more hyped [...]

Cool Senior Experiences

When people hear the words “senior experience,” they think of stereotypes associated with one’s final year of high school. Whether it is senioritis, the senior slide, partying like everyday is the weekend, people immediately assume senior year is a year of slacking. For some seniors at T.C., however, this is not the case.
This [...]

TC Swimmers Advance to States

In 2004, Emerson Davis placed fourth in the Girls 100 Yard Butterfly and Girls 50 Yard Freestyle at the Northern Regional Swim and Dive Meet. This qualified her for states. No other female member of T.C.’s swim and dive team has accomplished such a feat since then. Until now, that is.
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Cookie Cutting at TC

Two cookies for the price of three is just wrong.  As many students have probably already noticed, cookies only come in bags of two this year.  Last year they came in bags of three.  This normally wouldn’t be a big deal except that it costs one dollar to buy a bag of two cookies; the [...]

Hockey Team Skating on Thin Ice

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 [...]