Stop by the Writing Center in quiet dining to pick up a frequent writer punch card! After five visits to the writing center, the punched card can be exchanged for an item at the Kick Cafe.

Parker-Gray Stadium Lights Approved by City Council Alexis Larsen and Sadie Finn After over 50 years, T.C. Williams will finally have Friday night lights. Ending a years-long battle in the Alexandria City Council, a landmark decision was made to approve the renovation of Parker-Grey Stadium, including the construction of stadium lights. The placement of lights on the stadium has been prohibited since the time T.C. was first built. During the construction of T.C. from 1960-1965, the land required for the school was lived on by a community of African American families. The city acquired this land through eminent domain for the high school and the families that had lived there…

Elizabeth Acevedo knew she wanted to become a poet since she was about fourteen when she started performing at poetry competitions. The experience she gained from storytelling through verse was instrumental in her development into an author.

On October 20, the annual Best Buddies Friendship Walk was a huge success. The National Mall was packed with students and adults ready to have a fun 5k walk and to promote the inclusive message of Best Buddies.

Human trafficking is a concept that many are familiar with, but do not know how close they really are to it. Though it is widely believed to be a problem that plagues only foreign or developing nations, the crime is everywhere. Human trafficking is a threat, regardless of age, gender, race or socioeconomic status, which makes the widespread lack of information about what it looks like even more dangerous. Alina Launchbaugh and Alexandra Lydon, anti-human trafficking attorneys from Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LSNV), aim to combat this unawareness.

Choir Conductor Theodore Thorpe III continues to vault T.C. choir to stardom, as it was one of the elite choirs selected to participate in the Music For All National Choir Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana this spring. This festival has operated for 40 years. It invites a total of 12 choirs each year to celebrate their musical excellance. Junior choir member Ben Williams said, “To me it means that our choir is being recognized as one of the top dogs, top of the food chain.”

From transforming the school garden to learning the science behind the Black Plague, the STEM program has aimed to make subjects such as science and history, areas that many students are not always interested in, come alive with creative projects and research.

Meet the Candidates for School Board

Every public school in Virginia undergoes state-run tests to prove whether or not they are accredited in certain subjects. Accreditation is given to schools that meet state mandated requirements to ensure that schools are educating students.