ACHS’s bright, quiet Satellite Campus is one of four campuses that collectively make up ACPS’s only high school. Focused on creating a flexible atmosphere with online learning, many students who want a calmer, one-on-one approach to education choose Satellite, often because they work, have anxiety, are professional athletes, or simply prefer the smaller environment.
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Wisdom Williams Takes the World by Storm
Five first-place titles. The Washington Post’s Track Athlete of the Year. Innumerable championships. Hours of practice a week while keeping up a 3.49 GPA. Record-breaking scores. Few individuals, let alone high school students, would be cut out for this, but Wisdom Williams has always shot through barriers.
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Join (or Contribute to) Your School Newspaper
Recently, I wrote an op-ed on why some students are reluctant to share their ideas candidly. I suggested potential solutions to the problem, namely outlets for expressions such as Socratic Seminars and class discussions. This time, I’d like to talk about another form of expression that students should take advantage of if they can — joining, or contributing to, Theogony.
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Students Shy Away From Discussions. Why That’s a Problem and What We Could Do To Fix It.
To Andrew Orzel, it seems like years since anyone in his government and economics classes expressed conservative ideas. That is concerning — given the diverse nature of the ACHS student body, one would expect a wide range of ideas discussed in a classroom setting.
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A Weekend in Old Town
Weekends are made for relaxation. While it can be a struggle to find something to do, one great destination right here in Northern Virginia is Old Town. The neighborhood combines historic buildings and traditions with cultures from around the world.
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Jazz Band Takes Top Prize
On Friday, May 13, Alexandria City High School's jazz band competed in the Chantilly Jazz Festival (one of the oldest and most prestigious in the DMV region). Jazz Band "A" won first place and Jazz Combo won 2nd place.
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City Confronts Tension Between Historic Preservation And Flood Mitigation
New walkways, grassy pavilions, and restaurants in recent years have led to a tourist revival along Alexandria’s Potomac waterfront. But city officials and business leaders know this new energy is threatened by an old problem: chronic flooding that regularly puts big sections of Old Town deep underwater. Although Potomac flooding has been a fact of life in Old Town since pre-colonial days, a combination of climate change and regional development has made the problem more frequent and severe.
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Theatre, with the -re
The curtains are drawn and the house lights are flickering. The crowd’s whispers descend into silence. The music rises, and the scene is unveiled; in the auditoriums of George Washington Middle School, Francis C. Hammond, and Alexandria City High School, a new world takes precedence.
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Choir Flies Higher for Superior Award
On March 18 and 19, ACHS choir was judged on their tone, diction, dynamics, and more. On a scale of one to five, they received the best score in every category and later accepted their well-earned award. They were competing against other high school areas, such as Fairfax, Falls Church, and more, the 77 combined student choir won a one in each category, showing off their talents.
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Contrasting Interests Collide at Cereal and Coloring Club
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.
