Daniel Fox
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7 on 7 Week 1 Highlights
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Rebuilding Minnie Howard and Secondary Expansion
As of fall 2018, the population of T.C. Williams High School has reached 3,959 students. It is the largest four-grade high school in Virginia, and ACPS is bracing for an additional 1,200 more students to enroll along with the 860 current students at Minnie Howard.
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Put Some Respect on Their Name
Why the Lady Titans Should Not Be Overlooked Hunter Langley Winning is the goal. In the last decade, the girls basketball team has done nothing but win. But even on their senior night, the girls drew less of a crowd than the boys team, who played across town and lost 63-49 to West Potomac. Despite the lack of support, the girls recorded a decisive 74-55 win over rival West Potomac for the final home regular season game. With a 66-13 record over the past three years the girls basketball team has been a special program, and one of the best at T.C. It is run by Gunston District Coach of…
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Spring Sports Preview
A preview of this year's spring sports teams.
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How Not to Tackle Tardiness
On one morning in late January, students braved the frigid weather that had prompted a 2-hour delay to get to their classes. After parking in the Chinquapin circle, I walked alongside a group of students down the sidewalk, rushing our pace as the piercing and unmistakable warning bell sounded. With the rotunda doors in just in sight, the late bell tolled at 8:35AM sharp, and the hall monitors swiftly drew in the doors, locking out incoming students.
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Recap: Winter Sports Ends Strong
While the season did not end the way the team wanted it to, with a loss in the regional semifinals, a 13-12 record was still a huge success compared to the previous season. Athletic Director James Parker made a great decision with the hire of coach Darryl Prue who turned this basketball program around and brought respect to the program. Rival West Potomac’s District Player of the Year, senior Jonas Munson said, “ Over the past couple years there have obviously been some difficulties with coaching and continuity, but the new staff seemed like they knew what they were doing. They played to the strengths of the team and always…
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Sitting Pretty
This year, senior Monica Funes took first place in the Skills USA District 5 Cosmetology Fantasy Competition. Funes moved to the United States two years ago from El Salvador. She has had an interest in hair and makeup since she was 14, but she did not know about the competition until cosmetology teacher Nicki Dowdell recommended that she compete.
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Celebrating Spread the Word to End the Word
March 6 marked the 10th anniversary of Spread the Word to End the Word, a nationwide campaign to eliminate the use of the R-word because of its dehumanizing and derogatory connotation. However, this campaign is about more than pledging to stop the use of a single phrase or just one isolated day where you sign a banner and possibly sport a flimsy rubber bracelet. It is about striving for inclusion and equality for people with disabilities, and making sure that everyone is respected both in actions and in speech. Here is how TC can help achieve that mission and ensure that all people are respected at TC and in Alexandria…
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A Look at the ‘Intellectual Blood Sport’ We the People
“It was one of our strongest finishes in a few years,” said Government teacher Ra Alim Shabazz, who coaches the T.C. seniors on the team. “It is an intense competition and I am immensely proud of what the students did. I believe that they all walked away from this feeling different.”
