It's everyone's favorite feeling: rushing through the halls as the clock strikes 8:40 a.m. The bus was late, or there was traffic, or maybe you just slept in. Either way, you’re late. But not to worry, the staff of ACHS is ready to help with their new tardy policy, a plan that will make you even tardy-er than you were.
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ACPS Provides Resources for Homeless Students
Not all students go home at the end of the day. Throughout every school in Alexandria, there are homeless students who need the support of the school system to help them get to and from school and get food to eat. ACPS has programs designed to help these students.
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Students Walk Out In Protest of Titan Lunch Cancellation
On January 24, the Independent Student Lunch Committee (SLC) hosted a walkout to show the mass support for the Titan Lunch proposal. The walkout came after ACHS Executive Principal Peter Balas announced that the new extended lunch period would not be implemented for the second half of the 2022-2023 school year as planned. Theogony reported that Superintendent Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt and her Central Office Leadership Team blocked the plan the previous week. This decision created immediate uproar from students, parents and staff.
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Death or Dream
Threatening to be killed over a dream is an outrageous concept for many, especially in the West. But for Negin Khpalwak and many others in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, it is a reality.
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Safe Space Club
The Safe Space Club is a new club that is led by juniors Casey Marsh and Noah Jennings. This is the club’s first year in action, and Marsh and Jennings have many ideas to promote it. Although ACHS offers a variety of counseling services for students, there aren’t as many places for students to confide in their peers. When you just want someone to talk to, speaking to an adult can be intimidating for some students, so Safe Space Club creates another outlet for them.
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Titan Lunch Is Coming Soon. Here’s What Teachers Have to Say About It.
ACHS administration has planned a new schedule for lunch called Titan Lunch. This lunch schedule is different from the current A, B and C block lunch schedule and will go into effect on January 24, the first day of the third quarter.
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Titans 4 Making a Difference
Titans 4 Scholars (T4S) is a student-run organization of 12 juniors who create fundraisers to raise money to ensure that each ACHS student, regardless of socioeconomic background, has the opportunity to attend college. The program runs for seven weeks and plans to raise $12,000 for an ACHS student to attend all four years of college.
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SFA is in Full Swing: FAQs and Deadlines
The Scholarship Fund is in full swing, and deadlines have been set for many of the main parts of the scholarship. For many students, this scholarship is an accessible way to receive aid for college. Here are some of the frequently asked questions and important information that you need to know to submit your application from Director of Scholarship Programming Alyssa Samuel of the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria Scholarship Office.
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Inside the WorkKeys Exam, an Alternative to the Writing SOL
The Writing Standards of Learning (SOL) test is a standardized exam completed by 11th grade students in Virginia to provide a “verified” credit (for graduation requirements) and reflect the degree to which teachers are effectively instructing their students. However, the ACT WorkKeys is a valid replacement for the Writing SOL and is not widely known.
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Titans Tackle World Cup
ACHS students and teachers have been closely following the 2022 FIFA World Cup. 20 students were asked what their favorite team is.
