School Stimulus Money: Private Versus Public in Alexandria
Private schools received up to $3 million more in stimulus than public schools.
Private schools in Alexandria received significantly more federal stimulus money than public schools, according to data from the agencies that doled out the cash.
Purchase Bricks for Parker-Gray High School 100th Anniversary Memorial Walkway
The City of Alexandria and the Alexandria African American Hall of Fame invite the public to purchase personalized bricks to create a memorial walkway recognizing the 100th anniversary of Parker-Gray High School.
Alexandria Celebrates the U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution will be celebrated in Alexandria City Public Schools during the week of Sept. 17-23, 2020.
For Seniors, It’s Their Last First Day at T.C.
Outdoors, some almost-normal activities allow seniors to celebrate the last time they will have the first day of high school, albeit with masks and distancing.
Renaming: Next Steps, So Many Steps in Alexandria...
School administration to start community engagement process before December vote on name change.
Alexandria school administration is taking a different approach to ditching the T.C. Williams name, educating the community to get buy-in instead of just striking the name outright like many other school districts.
Remembering Parker-Gray in Alexandria
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary
In September 1920, the Parker-Gray School opened for African American students grades 1–8.
More Students, Less Administration in Alexandria?
Superintendent revamps senior administration team for the challenging school year ahead.
Trouble ahead? Administrators, new organization face the pandemic, T.C. Williams name change, virtual reopening and more.
‘The Need Continues’ in Alexandria
Backpacks, school supplies distributed across the city.
More than 800 families from across the city turned out to pick up backpacks and school supplies as part of a citywide back-to-school drive Aug. 22 and 23.
Alexandria Tutoring Consortium Launches Fundraiser to Purchase Books For Elementary Virtual Tutoring Program
The Alexandria Tutoring Consortium is launching a $22,000 fundraising campaign to purchase books for its virtual literacy tutoring program this school year.
Senior Year Unlike Any Other
Recent high school grads, Class of 2021 face college uncertainty amid pandemic.
Senior year, 2020 T.C. Williams graduate Mikaela Pozo applied to 17 colleges.
‘Titan Oak’ in Danger in Alexandria
Residents rally to save 150-year-old tree at TC.
Concerned citizens and local activists gathered July 21 on the campus of T.C. Williams High School to protest the planned removal of a 150-year-old oak tree to make way for a new concession stand at the school’s Parker-Gray Memorial Stadium.
A Senior Year Unlike Any Other in Alexandria
Recent high school grads, Class of 2021 face college uncertainty amid pandemic.
Senior year, 2020 T.C. Williams graduate Mikaela Pozo applied to 17 colleges.
Alexandria Sportsman’s Club Awards $16k to Student Athletes
TC, Bishop Ireton among honorees.
The Alexandria Sportsman’s Club has awarded $16,000 in scholarships to eight high school student athletes for exemplary performance in athletics and academics.
Goodbye, T.C.
Majority of School Board members support ditching name of segregationist.
Five out of nine School Board members say they are willing to ditch the name T.C. Williams, divorcing the name of a segregationist former superintendent from Alexandria’s only high school.
Scholarship Fund of Alexandria Awards Over $500,000 in Scholarships to 2020 TC Titan Grads
181 Graduating Seniors receive scholarships to help make their college dreams become reality.
The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria (SFA) awarded $504,000 in college scholarships to 181 graduating seniors from the T.C. Williams Class of 2020.