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Keith Burns Field Dedicated at Alexandria City High School in Honor of NFL Career
Alexandria, Va. — Keith Burns was about seven years old when he first played football at Parker-Gray Stadium at Alexandria…
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She Finished Last. Then Won Olympic Gold. Now She’s Inspiring Alexandria Girls.
Olympic triple-jump champion Thea LaFond-Gadson shared her journey from last place in Rio to historic gold in Paris with Girls…
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Their First Hike Was Old Rag. These Alexandria Teens Went the Distance.
Ten Alexandria high-school students—many on their first hike—completed Old Rag’s demanding 9.4-mile loop with Wilderness Kids Alexandria.
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ACHS Marching Titans Earn Five Straight Superior Ratings!
Alexandria City High School's Marching Titans earned five straight Superior ratings at the 2026 VBODA marching assessment. Watch the students…
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From Kobe to Alexandria: Japanese Students Spend a Day at Hayfield
A student exchange dating to 2014 brought cultural presentations, classroom visits and new international friendships to Hayfield Secondary School.
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Kitty Porterfield, Founder of Scholarship Fund of Alexandria, Dies at 85
Kitty Porterfield, founder of the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria and a 2025 Living Legend, died at 85. Her legacy includes…
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All Aboard! Del Ray Rallies to Save Its Century-Old Caboose
ALEXANDRIA, VA — It hasn’t moved an inch in 50 years. Yet Del Ray’s historic red caboose faces its biggest…
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The Recipe for Change: Kindergarteners to Eighth Graders Dish Out 18,000 Meals
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Inside a bustling cafeteria at Alexandria Country Day School, upbeat music played while plastic funnels clattered on…
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A Titan Comes Home: Alexandria to Dedicate Keith Burns Field Friday
Alexandria will dedicate Keith Burns Field Friday before the Titans’ game, honoring the 1990 graduate, two-time Super Bowl champion and…
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438 Alexandria Students Step Inside the World of Health-Care Careers
Inova professionals introduced 438 Alexandria City High School students to health-care careers ranging from chemotherapy and surgery to respiratory therapy,…
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