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The Superintendent’s  Proposed Fiscal Year 27 (FY27) Combined Funds Budget  was introduced at the ACPS School Board meeting January 22.  Unfortunately, the $406.5M proposed budget does not include the $1.8M in added, specific staffing needs identified by ACHS parents, teachers, students and staff in the PTSA’s Fall Advocacy Letter , nor does it address the critical needs highlighted in our Family Engagement Letter . Next year ACHS will see increases in high school students ov

Looking for a Way to Serve Our High School Community? Join the 2026-2027 PTSA Board! We know the new year has just begun, but if you’re looking for a meaningful way to support ACHS, we’re looking for you! The PTSA invites all ACHS parents to consider volunteering their time and talents by serving on next year's 2026–2027 PTSA Board.  You may nominate yourself or someone else for one of the officer or chair positions listed!  There are roles of all sizes to fit different sched

Titans, thank you for all you did to support our Alexandria City High School teachers, students and staff in 2025. There’s still time to help us reach our end-of-year goals by joining the PTSA or making a donation at the link below. We’ll see you in 2026 for more advocacy, outreach, family engagement and teacher appreciation. Until then, happy holidays to all! https://vapta-actitans.givebacks.com/shop

Thank you to the 200 parents, teachers, students and community members who took our fall survey seeking input on key issues and priorities at ACHS. Your feedback helped us craft  our advocacy letter  to the School Board and City Council and outline our own budget priorities for the year.  Issues included starting the year without a permanent Executive Principal, managing the two-campus model and Academies system, the complexities of academic instruction in such a large enviro

The PTSA was thrilled to again be a beneficiary of the partnership between National PTA, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Happy Products as they donated one million cups of coffee to K-12 educators and staff across the country this fall. To shine a light on the one in six U.S. youth ages 6-17 who experience mental illness and encourage them to seek help, Happy Coffee (and owner Robert Downey, Jr.) reached out to PTA units to spread some happiness - so much,

As part of our participation in the  National PTA School of Excellence Program , the PTSA is launching a Family Engagement Survey to gather diverse community feedback and help build a more inclusive and welcoming school community. We know increased family engagement is linked to school improvement and student achievement. By entering this year-long program, we hope to identify and implement an action plan for improvement. We will survey families using required questions that

Did you know that the PTA is the oldest and largest child advocacy association in the country with over 4 million members nationwide? Today, our role is more important than ever in connecting parents, teachers and administrators, advocating for our students and supporting critical school needs that the school division cannot. We want EVERY family at ACHS to join the PTSA because we know we can do more together than apart. If you have questions about what we do, please visit o

It's always a great day to thank our corporate Titans of Giving! These generous donors are helping the PTSA fund teacher grants, field trips, the Neediest Kids Fund, family engagement activities and so much more. Please visit the following businesses for all of your wellness, travel, field hockey, barre, construction, photography, consignment and real estate needs - and support the local businesses that support our teachers, students and staff. If you'd like to make a donatio

Greetings, Titans! The Alexandria City High School PTSA has kicked off our Fall Fundraising Campaign and we need your help. Your donation...

The ACHS PTSA needs your input! Please take a moment to fill out the survey at the link below to help us advocate for the issues most important to you - our parents, teachers, students and staff. Questions this year concern the hiring of a new Executive Principal, support for current teachers and administrators, budget needs, two main campuses and academies, program instruction, communications, safety and security, transportation, cell phone policy and family engagement.  Las

The PTSA is excited to kick off our Teacher Grant Program to provide classroom support for teacher projects and activities that fall...

Looking for a way to give back? Volunteers are needed to chaperone four upcoming field trips at ACHS. Specifically, our wonderful...

Another wonderful welcome back lunch for teachers and staff is in the books thanks to our AMAZING Hospitality Chairs Jessica Hughes and...

There's just one week to go until we welcome our wonderful teachers and staff back to Alexandria City High School for the new school...

Join us to see old friends and new at the PTSA table during Orientation on August 15th! We'll help you become a member, have Class of...

The PTSA partnered with Alexandria City Public Schools and the ACHS Students Demand Action Chapter on #WearOrange2025 to honor survivors...

Thank you to Ms. Aisha Ortiz and the entire Deans team for mentoring and supporting 49 at-risk students all year through the Rise &...

Thank you to ANGP Co-Chairs Meredith Cantrell, Judy Davis , Rebeckah Adcock and all our volunteers for making the 2025 Grad Party such a...

The year's not over yet, but we're already looking back with pride on all the PTSA accomplished. Thanks to the many volunteers who worked so hard to make these efforts possible! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wZCHT3L5LPrsWddSF3qw20aAFokmxjkz/view

The PTSA was mentioned recently in the May 8, 2025 edition of The Alexandria Times as part of their series highlighting school volunteers...