Former Ambassador and Terrorist Attack Survivor to Visit AHS
Dijion Harris, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2019
Filed under News
A former U.S. Ambassador who survived a terrorist attack to her embassy is speaking at AHS on Friday. Prudence Bushnell was the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya when Al-Qaeda attacked the embassy in 1998. For her work after the bombing, Bushnell was featured in Vanity Fair in 1998 for the Hall of Fame and...
Opening of the New Skate Park
Landen Stephens, Staff Reporter
March 8, 2019
The new Charlottesville Skate Park opened this past Saturday, March 2.The park is complete with three separate areas with varying degree of difficulties, including a section for beginners, an intermediate level, and then a section for more advanced tricks, complete with bowls and banks. With a $2.4 mi...
Working Together: A Brief Look Inside the Peer Tutoring Center
Josh Ewing, Staff reporter
February 13, 2019
While it started out as a writing center, the Peer Tutoring Center has evolved into a fully-fledged program with over a hundred members. The Peer Tutoring Center, located in room 88, is a place to go if you need help studying, completing your homework, working on an assignment, or anything in bet...
Scooter Start-Ups
January 28, 2019
If you’ve been driving around downtown as of late, you may have noticed a smattering of green scooters and bikes on sidewalks. Stick around long enough, and you’ll probably spot someone zipping around on one. This new sight is attributed to the California-based company Lime, who brought in 200...
Patriot Period Activities for Jan 28 – Feb 1
Josh Ewing, Staff reporter
January 28, 2019
Filed under News
Tuesday Trashketball: a fun spin off of regular basketball, but played with a paper ball. Look up Houck, Lauren E 123. Wednesday Culinary Arts Discussion: Chef Poindexter is hosting a session to talk about culinary arts, saying, “Interested in learning more about field of Culinary Arts, but ...
Midterm Election 2018
Brian Tewles, Staff Writer
November 6, 2018
Filed under News
U.S. Senate Race Tim Kaine Party Democrat Republican Funding $21.7 million $2 million Previous Experience in Politics VA Governor 2006-2010 DNC Chair 2009-2011 VA Senator 2012-present Prince William County BOS Chairman 2006-present Stance on Statues Thinks we ...
The Alexander Technique
October 19, 2018
Newbery Award-winning author Kwame Alexander spoke to a packed auditorium on Oct.5 as part of his tour for his new novel, Swing.
Senior Duo Wins National Robotics Competition
Katie Sue Campbell, Staff Reporter
October 3, 2018
Filed under News, Showcase, Video
While most of us were lounging by the pool this summer, seniors Henry Forsyth and Jesse Du were coding a robot that can write the alphabet. Forsyth and Du entered Wonder workshops “Summer ABC challenge” competition, and won. Wonder Workshop is a company that designs robots for kids. Their goal ...
Author Kwame Alexander to Visit Friday
Danny Park, Staff Reporter
October 1, 2018
Kwame Alexander, best selling American author and winner of the John Newbery Medal, will be visiting Albemarle High School this Friday, Oct. 5 during C block. “He is essentially a celebrity of the literary world,” librarian Erica Thorsen said. As a speaker and an educator as well as an auth...
Oh the places you’ll go…
June 6, 2018
A Abdullah, Amenah PVCC Abplanalp, Nick GMU Aju, Beniam JMU / Working at Whole Foods Al Kaisi, Fahad Radford Allen, KaySean Ferrum College Alsahrawi, Ali GMU Alston, Landon ...
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