The A-Blast through the decades

Phuong Nguyen, Editorials Editor|June 19, 2014

The A-Blast Newspaper has strive to deliver the best in news to the AHS community since 1954. Here are 15 memorable feature pages and content from years passed.

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Phuong Nguyen, Health Editor

Phuong is a senior at AHS and this is his third year on staff. He was previously an Editorials Editor and Lifestyles Editor. You can find Phuong on the...

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Senior Rudy Serat changes the oil and oil filter for a car. “This class teaches you a lot. We get to work on cooling systems and transmitions, and sometimes get to bring in our own cars to work on. I really like learning about the ins and outs of cars because it’s useful information for aspects outside of school,” Serat said.

Inside auto tech

The festival allows nearly two dozen restaurants and food trucks to come together to display a diverse offering of cuisine that the Annandale area has to offer. Among them was this plate of tacos from El Fuego Mexican Grill.

Getting a Taste of Annandale

The steps from the Belvedere at National Harbor (11 miles, 24 min away) is a popular spot for unique Prom pictures. “Some people were a little disappointed about the location being so close but I don’t think anybody minded once we got there and saw how nicely it had been decorated,” alum class of 2018 Megan Lee said. “It helped that our parents were like our personal photo crew, telling us to move over and fix our dresses and all that.”

The best spots for Prom pictures

Chorus students put on a spectacular production of Broadway Desserts

The Lady Atoms win their senior night game

Chronic absenteeism rises to 17% across all FCPS

Chronic absenteeism is described as students missing 10% or more of school days in a calendar school year In years prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, ...