T.C. Williams recently opened its doors to new science teacher, Timothy Anderson, who teaches Earth Science and AP Biology. He is a new member to the Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS), but has taught around the area in Maryland in the past.
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The Beet: Distributed High Schools
The School Board, in its effort to address Alexandria’s dwindling secondary school capacity, is considering a system by which the city would have “distributed high schools.” Under this plan, students would be separated into a large handful of small high school campuses around the city, each of which would have a special focus, like, for example, a STEM campus and a career-and-technological-education campus. The proposal is one of a few concrete solutions to an increasingly pertinent issue, but its critics say that it raises more questions than it answers. Fortunately, the elite minds of The Beet have solutions.
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New Boys Lacrosse Coach Announced
Dennis LaGanza, a three-year player for the Division 1 University of Connecticut lacrosse team and longtime coach for Alexandria youth teams, is the new head coach of the T.C. Williams varsity lacrosse team, the athletic department administration announced on Tuesday.
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Writing Center Starts New Frequent Writer Program
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.
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Let There Be Lights
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…
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Elizabeth Acevedo Visits
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.
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A 5k for Friendship
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.
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Joining the Fight Against Human Trafficking
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.
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Valedictorians and Their Discontents
For most high school seniors, graduation can not come quickly enough. But once inside that crowded, hot auditorium, it does not pass quickly enough. The sheer length of graduation is inevitable—almost 850 students must cross the stage—but there is one problem that is in the school’s power to address.
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Social Media Sociopaths
A decade on Youtube, more than 19 million subscribers, and a net worth of $5 million--Shane Dawson has accomplished a lot; but he isn’t done yet. Dawson began filming his documentary series in September that provides an in-depth look into the lives of Youtubers such as Tana Mongeau and Jeffree Star. He won a Streamy Award for his docu-series on Tanacon, the disastrous convention that left thousands of fans dehydrated and sunburnt.
