Port City Notebook

News, views and random observations around Alexandria

Archive for February 2015

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News You Can Use

T.C. Principal Survey Still Open The deadline for participating in an online survey about the characteristics that you believe are most important for the next principal of T.C. Williams High School has been extended to March 6. Ironically, the survey appears to be blocked on the students’ Amplify tablets so they may have to participate on a different device.   Coming Up There are two programs offered this month by […]

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Even More Random Things to Know about the Program of Studies

Starting this month, middle- and high-school students will be making their course selections for the coming school year. The 2015-2016 Program of Studies is a good place to begin. A year ago, Port City Notebook covered topics concerning course selection for rising ninth-grade students and outlined some differences between Dual Enrollment (DE) and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Much of that advice is still relevant. What follows is some new and […]

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