T.C. has three new swim coaches that high expectations for the team this year. The team has taken a breath of fresh air with an entire new swim staff this year. The new coaches have lots of goals and fun practice ideas to achieve these goals so that T.C. Swim can be the best it can possibly be. The coaches want to create a balance of fun and hard work to create a competitive team for people of all skill levels.
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TC Williams Choir Hits a New High Note
Choir Conductor Theodore Thorpe III continues to vault T.C. choir to stardom, as it was one of the elite choirs selected to participate in the Music For All National Choir Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana this spring. This festival has operated for 40 years. It invites a total of 12 choirs each year to celebrate their musical excellance. Junior choir member Ben Williams said, “To me it means that our choir is being recognized as one of the top dogs, top of the food chain.”
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Staircase Traffic
For many of the past years T.C. has been over capacity, but this information is not new. Especially, since the start of the 2018-19 school year, the hallways have seemed especially crowded. The six minute passing time between each period has gone from a pleasure to a hassle due to the increasingly large classes entering the T.C. Williams main campus.
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Reflections Contest Winners
Reflections is a nationwide art contest sponsored by the PTA. The theme for this year's competition was "Heroes Around Me." These are the winners from T.C., who will go on to compete with other students in the region, state, and nation.
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A Closer Look at the STEM Academy
From transforming the school garden to learning the science behind the Black Plague, the STEM program has aimed to make subjects such as science and history, areas that many students are not always interested in, come alive with creative projects and research.
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TC English Must Reads
“We love to read. We’re English teachers. We read all the time,” said English 10 teacher Matthew Henry. “I’m constantly coming across books that I would just love to teach.” In an environment as diverse as TC, the required reading selection must be as varied and far-reaching as the student body. When it comes to being inclusive in representing various voices in literature the TC English Department has been supportive in letting teachers choose their own adventures.
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NOVA Rapper Shaboozey Releases Debut Album
Shaboozey, or Collins Chibueze, who was born in Northern Virginia and attended Garfield High School has just released his debut album Lady Wrangler. Shaboozey has released several songs that have gained local popularity on Soundcloud and Apple Music including Jeff Gordon, Starfoxx, and Winning Streak. Lady Wrangler released on October 5, with 11 tracks totalling forty minutes, this was the first real attempt Shaboozey has made making a large production album. On September 9, Shaboozey performed at Day N Night Festival in Anaheim, California where he did something most artists would not regularly do. He played songs from Lady Wrangler a year prior to its release, an album that no…
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Winter’s Heating Up
This winter season is going to be interesting for T.C Williams. New athletic director, James Parker, hired new boys and girls basketball coaches and a new staff for the swim and dive team.
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Does TC Need Pep Rallies?
At the height of spirit week, the annual pep rallies are events that many T.C. students look forward to. The loud, passionate expression of school spirit attract a large portion of students. However, as the number of rallies during the school day dwindle, there are still a few requests that have yet to be met.
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Crew Wins Stotesbury Cup
Last Spring, the Freshman Girls Boat won the Stotesbury Cup, a national high school regatta held in Philadelphia.
