Greetings to my wonderful Titans of the Class of 2020! You did it! This is a moment of joyous celebration as you graduate T.C. Williams High School. You should be proud of all you have accomplished in your classes, in athletics, in clubs, in the arts, and all other endeavors you completed while at TC. Be proud and raise your head high. Today marks the end of one era and the start of a new one. I can promise you that the Class of 2020 will always be remembered!
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How’s Your Mental Health?
We all know the Coronavirus is disrupting every aspect of our lives, from work, to school, hanging out with friends, or just going outside. However, the Coronavirus is also affecting something that you might not notice, your mental health.
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T.C. Teachers’ Take on Online Learning
Over the past three months, coronavirus has caused unprecedented changes to take place in everyone’s daily lives: who they can see, which stores they can shop at, how they work, and in the case of students, how they can continue to learn outside of a classroom environment. T.C. Williams is no different, and teachers are being forced to make changes to maintain learning online. Theogony talked to five T.C. teachers and here are their four major takeaways about online learning.
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Senior Leah Nickelsburg Named National Merit Scholar
Electric kazoo wiz and grammar loving Leah Nickelsburg now has a new claim to fame: National Merit Scholar.
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John Krasinski Shares Some Good News
If you have turned on the TV at all while in quarantine, you have probably run into constant, repetitive, depressing, but necessary news stories about COVID-19. Well, John Krasinski is here to bring a little light.
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Zooming Through the Rest of the Year
With a little over a month of distance learning completed, students have had time to get used to a new style of learning.
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How Students Around the World Are Affected by the Coronavirus
The COVID-19 outbreak has made us have to adjust to a life of social distancing and distance learning. As we settle in to this "new normal," here is a glimpse into the lives of Kei, 15, who lives in Tokyo, Japan; Benoit, 12, who lives in London Colney, UK; Jose, 15, who lives in Antigua, Guatemala; and Avizheh, 13, and Hannah, 14, who live in Lahore, Pakistan.
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Conversation With Alexandria Health Department Director
The following is the transcript of an interview with Dr. Stephen Haering, director of the Alexandria Health Department, on the state, local and federal response to COVID-19; the availability of tests and medical equipment; and the reopening of Virginia. When the interview was conducted on April 19, there were 300 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alexandria. As of April 20, Alexandria has over 400 cases, including 8 fatalities.
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Virginia Introduces Stay-At-Home Orders and Social Distancing Measures
During the past couple weeks, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has made drastic changes to the coronavirus procedure in the state. These changes come after a series of appearances, the first being on March 23rd, followed a week later by a March 30th announcement.
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T.C. Students Respond to the Effects of COVID-19 on Their Education
The pandemic of COVID-19 has greatly affected the educational structures of students across the globe. T.C. students have a variety of concerns with how this outbreak will affect their grades, credits, and college acceptances while also leaving seniors disappointed about their loss of graduation and prom.
