ACPS in the News for March

As the school year progresses, we want to highlight the great work being done throughout our school division. As we close out the month of March, here are some featured news reports that helped to tell the stories from our wonderful ACPS schools. 

WUSA-9: Alexandria City High School players pick their brackets

Kicking off March Madness, WUSA-9 visited Alexandria City High School to meet with the men’s basketball team as they made their predictions and highlighted their record-breaking season winning a total of 20 games.

The Patch: Costumed Shark, Bunny, Ballerina Read To Students In Alexandria

The Patch spotlighted Alexandria City High School students’ costumed reading event for Charles Barrett Elementary School students on Read Across America Day.

The Zebra: Alexandria Students Win Prestigious Award for Documentary, ‘They Are All Honored Here’

A group of Alexandria City High School students won the Barbara Johns Youth Award for Human Relations and Civil Rights for their documentary, “They Are All Honored Here,” a poignant examination of their journey to the Equal Justice Initiative’s National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. The Zebra covered this amazing recognition.

The Alexandria Times: Filling in the Blanks with Melanie Kay-Wyatt, Ed.D.: Women storytellers: Charting one’s own course

In celebration of Women’s History Month, The Alexandria Times showcased an op-ed by Interim Superintendent Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt.

The Zebra: Alexandria Officials Help Students ‘Dig Into School Breakfast’

The Zebra visited Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, where city officials and division leaders served students delicious meals as part of National School Breakfast Week.

WJLA: Alexandria City Public Schools honor essential workers with appreciation week

WJLA featured students at Patrick Henry Elementary School greeting and thanking bus drivers, custodians, first responders and other dedicated professionals as part of the second annual Essential Workers Appreciation Week celebration event on March 14.