Thursday, May 16, 2013
T.C. Williams tops Lee 9-2 in Patriot District playoff game.
The T.C. Williams High School baseball team topped Robert E. Lee 9-2 Wednesday night at Simpson Stadium in a second-round game of the Patriot District tournament, according to The Washington Post. “Far from perfect, but it was a memorable last game at home,” tweeted T.C. Williams ace Alec Grosser, who emerged as a major league pitching prospect this season. “Thanks to everyone that came out.” With the victory, the Titans advance to the district semifinals and also clinched a berth into the 16-team Northern Region tournament. T.C. Williams will travel to Burke to face Lake Braddock at 5 p.m. Friday, May 17, in a Patriot District semifinal game. The winner will play Monday, May 20 at Lake Braddock in the district final.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Iesha Kenney, a 15-year-old at Minnie Howard, earned victory in international boxing tournament in Finland on May 4.
Minnie Howard student Iesha Kenney was recognized at City Hall Tuesday night for her victory in an international boxing tournament earlier this month in Finland with the USA Junior World Team. Kenney, who is a straight-A student at Minnie Howard and also plays violin in the orchestra, won a unanimous decision over Elizabeth Dillion of England on May 4 in Pirkka, Finland, while representing the United States. “I was in Finland for three days,” the 15-year-old said. “The competition was two days. Prior to that, I was in training camp [in Colorado Spring, Colo.] for a few weeks. ... In the tournament, I was in one bout and won 5-0.” Kenney, who boxes in the 132-pound weight class, got involved at the boxing program at Charles Houston …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Students are switching schools due to a water main break north of Taney Avenue.
An emergency alert from Alexandria City Public Schools says that due to a water main break near James K. Polk Elementary School, "students and staff will evacuate to Patrick Henry Elementary School for the remainder of the school day and be dismissed from Patrick Henry at normal dismissal time." The water main break occurred on N. Pickett Street Tuesday morning between Taney and Polk avenues, leaving dozens of residents and Polk Elementary School without water. See: N. Pickett Street Closed Following Water Main Break. A repair person on the scene on N. Pickett Street this morning said the break appeared to be significant and would take all afternoon to repair. The alert from ACPS also said: Walkers will return to Polk with their teachers …
Water has been turned off at Polk Elementary School, but school will remain open.
The water has been turned off at James K. Polk Elementary School and dozens of neighborhood homes following a water main break on N. Pickett Street between Polk and Taney avenues, according to the City of Alexandria. N. Pickett Street is closed in both directions. A repairman at the scene said the break was "borderline big" and repairs may not be completed until after 3 p.m. Crews were breaking into the pavement by 10:15 a.m. Tuesday. A Tweet from Alexandria City Public Schools said, "Water off at Polk ES during water main repair. School will remain in session. Lunch will be served as usual. More information: 703-824-6635." For daily and breaking news updates, sign up for the West End Alexandria Patch email newsletter. Also follow us …
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
T.C. Williams High School band is one of 15 from around the country selected to perform at halftime of 2014 bowl game in New Orleans.
The T.C. Williams High School marching band is heading to The Big Easy. The Marching Titans will represent Alexandria and Virginia at the 2014 Sugar Bowl, to be held Jan. 2, 2014, at the Superdome in New Orleans. Directed by Carlos Gonzales, the T.C. Williams band is one of 15 high school units from across the country selected to perform at halftime of the bowl game. The 80-member band will spend five days in New Orleans, rehearse with the other invited high school bands, learn from nationally renowned adjudicators and explore the city that gave birth to jazz. “I am thrilled to see that the Marching Titans will be representing Alexandria at the 2014 Sugar Bowl Game, bringing prestige and honor to our historic city,” Alexandria Mayor Bill …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Beauregard redevelopment will affect number of students attending school in the city’s West End.
Alexandria schools officials expect a drop in students living in garden-style apartments in coming decades due to the large-scale demolition of apartments as part of Beauregard Street redevelopment. “We do not expect their replacement units to generate nearly as many students,” said Pat Mann, a urban planner with the city who also with works with the school district. Mann, who spoke to the Seminary Hill Association on Thursday, told Patch the current garden apartments will be replaced with mid-rise residential units. “Our expectation is the enrollment in those areas will fall over time as those apartments are demolished, more mid-rise apartments replacing them,” he said. “So we would expect the enrollment from the Beauregard area would …
Theogony is T.C. Williams High School’s student-run media organization.
T.C. Williams High School’s student-run media organization and newspaper—Theogony—has announced next year’s leadership team. Rising seniors Emily Church, Kevin Cruz, James Patrick McLaughlin, Meredith Poe, Rosa Procaccino and Sydney Schaedel will be managing directors for the 2013-2014 school year. They will lead the following areas: features (Schaedel), news and style (Church), online and layout (Procaccino), opinion (Poe), sports (McLaughlin) and photography and social media (Cruz). Rising senior Sam Hanoura will lead Theogony’s joint television operations with T.C. Williams’ television production classes, taught by Vilma Zefran. Hanoura will produce and co-host Theogony On Air, a monthly television show. Theogony On Air is broadcast on…
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Democratic gubernatorial candidate laid out platform at George Mason's Arlington campus.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe said on Thursday he would push to reform the state's Standards of Learning, or SOL, tests if he is elected in November. "The current, once-a-year, high-stakes, multiple-choice testing isn't working for students, parents or teachers," he told a crowd of more than 300 people at George Mason University's Arlington campus, to rousing applause. Under the current system, a fifth-grade teacher who raises a child from a first-grade reading level to a fourth-grade reading level is considered a failure, he said. Teachers who want to break up the test into smaller portions, or test at different levels based on student achievement should be encouraged, he said. McAuliffe also said he would establish a…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Blanche Maness will serve as acting principal after departure of Benjamin Costa.
Benjamin Costa, principal of Francis C. Hammond 1 Middle School in Alexandria, has resigned. This school year was Costa’s first at Francis Hammond. In a letter to parents, Costa did not say why he was resigning other than to “pursue other educational leadership opportunities.” Costa most recently served as the assistant principal of Westland Middle School in Bethesda, Md. He began his career as an English teacher in 1995 and has served the Montgomery County Public Schools division as a dean of students, an alternative education site coordinator and a student support-family counselor. Blanche Maness, a veteran Alexandria City Public Schools administrator and former school board member, will serve out the year as acting principal. Costa …
Be on the lookout Wednesday for students ditching four wheels for two.
Thousands of kids across the country will ditch the bus and carpool in favor of their bikes Wednesday in the second annual National Bike to School Day. More than a dozen schools in Alexandria have signed up to participate, according to the National Center for Safe Routes to School, which is organizing the event. See the full list of schools participating here. NCSRS also sponsors International Walk to School Day each October. Virginia is again among the states with the most participation in National Bike to School Day: more than 80 schools or groups across the state are planning organized bike rides. Wednesday’s weather is a little bit iffy—temperatures will climb to the upper 60s, but there’s a 40 percent chance of rain. Friday is …
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6:53 am on Saturday, May 11, 2013
If you have any connection to band or marching band--love a marching band or former marching band member, met one once, saw one on television--or you just think it's important that we help our children learn life lessons, then please help the TC Marching Titans get to Sugar Bowl January 2014. You can mail your tax-deductible donation to T.C. Williams Band Boosters, P.O. Box 3452, Alexandria, Va. … more ›