The school board is about to vote on a policy that censors student journalists. We created a policy that promotes the first amendment.

Over the past year, we have shared stories that matter. 

Some…

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Alexandria’s school board approved its budget for the upcoming school year at a meeting Feb. 26, despite receiving mixed reactions from school staff and students, with many saying that the funds set…

The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation in February into Alexandria City Public Schools, along with four other school districts in northern Virginia, for potential discrimination and…

Every red day at roughly 8:45 in the morning, I wearily trudge into Katherine Bentley’s Duel Enrollment Composition class, not knowing what to expect and still half asleep. The only thing I have learned…

The abrupt rebel uprising that overthrew Bashar Al-Assad’s dictatorship in Syria earlier this December has brought about an optimistic outlook for one Alexandria City High School student.

Bashar Al-Assad…

As the school year begins, we cannot help but scratch our heads at the flurry of seemingly unforced difficulties Alexandria City High School is facing. From the schedule release debacle, to the atrocious…

[Updated October 5 at 12:11 p.m.] UPDATE: ACPS announced Friday that Naomi Brooks Elementary will reopen most of its classrooms and offices on Monday, October 7. The gymnasium and its surrounding areas…

A cell phone free-Alexandria City High School may soon become reality after the Virginia Department of Education released finalized model guidance banning personal devices from all state public schools….

This article is part four in our series, “Inside the High School Project,” which covers the controversial ACPS project the district says intends to connect students across the four ACHS campuses. However,…

Of all the athletes who have graduated from Alexandria City High School, none have hit it as big as Noah Lyles ‘16, the recently crowned fastest man alive.

It felt like the whole world was holding…

The ACPS community is upset about COLA, and they don’t mean the carbonated beverage.

After Superintendent Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt’s proposed budget for the 2024-25 school year touted a priority of…