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TC Williams High School
T.C. Williams High School opened in 1965 and was named after a former of Superintendent of Schools. T.C. Williams High was the inspiration for the movie "Remember The Titans" starring Denzel Washington, which depicts the tensions between African-Americans and Caucasian students when they were integrated at TCW in 1971. With great success on the football field, the community in generally abolished its prejudices on race and bonded together to help overcome such strenuous times. Today, T.C. Williams High School is one of the most diverse schools in the entire nation with students from over 80 countries speaking more then 50 languages attend. In 2000, the 1971 State Champions Varsity Football Team established the non-profit organization Titan Foundation which provides scholarships for qualified seniors who wish to pursue a post-secondary education. The first scholarship from the Titan Foundation was awarded in 2002. Over the last few years, T.C. Williams has undergone a major renovation/rebuilding project. Last year the new school, a 461,000-square-foot building costing $90 million, opened for the 2007-2008 year. The new TC serves 2,500 students in grades 10 through 12. It is a the three-story building, designed by Moseley Architects of Richmond, Va., featuring
According to GoStructural.com, "The state-of-the-art facility is the most ambitious and expensive public building project ever undertaken by the city of Alexandria, Va." In an effort to be more green, the school has several features have won awards for sustainable technology. The school has a 450,000-gallon underground cistern. The cistern's purpose is to collect rainwater from the building's roof and store it. That rainwater is then used in toilet flushing, airconditioning operations, and irrigation.
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