Notes: ACHS student newspaper slams botched rollout of new Minnie Howard campus

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Today’s weather : Expect sunny skies and a high of approximately 68 degrees, accompanied by a west wind ranging from 5 to 7 mph. As the night rolls in, the sky will remain clear, with the temperature dropping to an estimated low of 49 degrees while a southwest wind blows at about 6 mph.

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Students get on school buses at Alexandria City High School’s Minnie Howard Campus (staff photo by James Cullum

Alexandria City High School has a uniquely impressive student newspaper, Theogony, and the editorial board didn’t mince words when they described the frustrating state of the school’s two-campus plan .

Theogony reported previously that a lack of proper bus transportation — something ACPS was aware of even before the school year started but downplayed — meant students were stranded with no buses in sight to take to their next classes. The result is hundreds of students walking, unsupervised, the 0.6 mile stretch between the two campuses.

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