Tag: Alexandria students

Suspected student overdose at ACHS

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] Alexandria Fire Department emergency workers responded to a call on Feb. 10 at Alexandria City High School for a suspected student overdose, according...

An unforeseen tradition: The story behind Alexandria’s hand-me-down graduation gown

By Katherine Hapgood | [email protected] Five outstanding T.C. Williams High School students, five prestigious universities and colleges, two on-stage graduation performances – and one graduation...

ALX Kids: What to look forward to during this ‘new normal’...

By Reagan Lowrance With COVID-19 vaccinations in full swing and businesses opening back up, my friends and I are looking at what our summers will...

ACPS minority, special needs students struggle with virtual learning

By Allison Hageman | [email protected] At the Jan. 7 Alexandria School Board meeting, Erika Melman described why virtual learning does not work for her son,...

Building Momentum and Virginia Tech alums build desks for local students

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Building Momentum, a local “problem solving organization,” has been providing easy-to-assemble desks to Alexandria students since the start of the...