Cereal and coloring is an unlikely pair, but it has been merged together at Alexandria City High School to form the Cereal and Coloring Club (CCC). In mid-February, the CCC was formed, and since then, members have enjoyed a new cereal weekly while coloring in coloring books to relax.
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Spotlight: Alexander Duncan’s Unexpected Path to Teaching
Lara Schuerhoff Staff Writer Alexander Duncan has held a wide variety of positions in his 15 years at ACHS, his new role as the Minnie Howard campus administrator just the latest. He has been the dean of students, assistant principal, English teacher, and even summer school principal. He was selected for the campus administrator position in September 2021, a new chapter in his 18 years of education. Duncan started his journey to education in his senior year of college at Johnson C Smith University. “I felt what I believe to be a calling to education,” he said. While he planned to be a lawyer and minor in political science, Duncan…
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School Bus Driver Shortage
A national bus driver shortage sparked by Covid-19 and other factors has reached Northern Virginia causing late buses, staggered school starting times, changing bus routes, and overcrowded busses. Transportation departments of school systems all over the D.C. area are working overtime to make sure all students are safely getting dropped off and picked up.
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ACPS Bus Driver Shortage
October 20 was Bus Driver Appreciation Day, and our bus drivers are working hard this year due to the national bus driver shortage, so be sure to continue expressing your gratitude.
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Small Businesses on the Rise: Bagel Uprising
The beginning of the era of quality New York-style bagels in the Washington, DC area can be attributed to the small business Bagel Uprising. Started in 2015 by Chad Breckinridge, a full-time lawyer and part-time bagel baker, it has steadily grown over the years to become a booming small business, even during the pandemic.
