Although initially released in June of 2018, one of the many games that has grown in popularity during quarantine is called Among Us. The game is hilarious and a great way to pass the time while stuck at home.
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Proposed Taylor Run Restoration Ignites Angered Opposition
Critics of the project are demanding the city reevalute the effects of the project before it is implemented. Mena Spencer, Nikki Harris, Hunter Langley Ever since Alexandria announced a planned restoration to Taylor Run Park earlier this year, residents have been quick to voice their opinions on the matter. “Save Taylor Run” signs have popped up on virtually every other street in the areas nearby, and Alexandria residents have assembled opposition to the implementation of the current plan. The proposed Taylor Run Restoration, which is set to be implemented around the fall of next year and will take about a year to complete, would raise the stream bed that sits…
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I Was A Poll Worker During The 2020 Election
There was a greater need for poll workers this year due to the pandemic. Since most poll workers are older, they are at a greater risk for the novel coronavirus. They need young volunteers who are interested in learning about the polls and elections.
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The Titan Underground Vol. 2: Ariana Harbin
This second edition of The Titan Underground features a musician who grew up in Alexandria and graduated from T.C. Williams in 2013. Ariana Harbin, a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has established herself in D.C.’s music scene, is the vocalist and bandleader of jazz-soul ensemble Sweet Something as well as a solo artist.
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Where Do We Go From Here?
There is an end in sight to Virtual Plus+ learning for all Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) students, unfortunately, it appears to be at the end of a very long tunnel. Through a series of meetings with the School Board, ACPS recently proposed their plan to return to in-person learning starting as early as November. However, the plan to return does not include every grade in ACPS at the beginning.
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Club Profile: Titans Fine Art Society
The Titans Fine Art Society is one of the many new clubs at T.C. this year. It was founded by juniors Fiona Donovan and Gwen Peace to inspire people to continue making art. Senior Caroline Mitchell, Treasurer, says that she wanted to join the club because always wanted to be a member of an art club at T.C.
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New TC Teachers Seeing ‘the Light in the Challenges’
Reagan Bradshaw It wasn’t until Kellie Yencer’s thirty first year of teaching that she met her greatest challenge as an educator: teaching virtually during a pandemic. Yencer, hired at the beginning of the 2020 school year, is a Spanish II and III teacher that should be teaching at the Minnie Howard Campus. Instead, she finds herself teaching classes from her home. Yencer isn’t alone. There are about two dozen new T.C. teachers that are adjusting to a new school and a new world, teaching in the virtual environment. One new teacher Cecelia Baggot has not even been inside her classroom. Baggot, an Earth Science teacher, has taken it in stride…
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To Act or Not to Act: T. C. Williams’ Theater Department During the Pandemic
There’s nothing quite like going to see a live theater production. Entering the grand venue, the cushioned seats slowly filling with eager viewers. The darkening of the lights, the pull of the curtain. The opening note reverberating through the auditorium as the live tableau begins on stage.
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Scooter
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you may have seen the newest environmental ‘trend.’ Scooters. These scooters are everywhere in Old Town and are beginning to pop up in surrounding areas and the West End. You can’t walk two feet without bumping into a capitalist electric moneymaker.
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Titan Shoutouts
TC Williams students shout out their favorite peers and staff Kate Casper Theogony introduced Titan Shoutouts in early September. T.C. Williams students, teachers, and staff anonymously shared their favorite fellow Titans and why they love them. Vencena Sye, Math Teacher 2. Karam Burjas, Senior 3. Fina Osei-Owusu, Senior 4. Elizabeth Lane, Sophomore 5. Sarah Kıyak, English Teacher 6. Nyla Fox, Senior 7. Molly Freitag, Social Studies Teacher 8. Joshua Hernandez, Senior 9. Tracie Jackson, Counselor 10. Ingrid Pavon, Sophomore 11. Elizabeth Gaffney, Social Studies Teacher 12. Yahney Marie, Freshman 13. Alfonso Carnucci, Math Teacher 14. Ellie Lo, Junior 15. Sarah Brennan, Junior 16. Simon Guggenheim, Social Studies Teacher 17. Zainab…
