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Information included in today’s Oakton Updates includes the following:
- Important Upcoming Dates
- New Traffic Pattern
- Grade Level Curriculum Meetings
- Academic Advising Meetings
(Individual)
- SIS Progress Reports and Gradebook Availability
- Parking Applications for 2017-18
- American Mathematics Competition – Tuesday,
February 7
- Junior Family Night – TOMORROW, January 25th
- College Night for 11th and 12th
Graders with Disabilities
- Spring Sports Newsletter
- Softball Parent Meeting – February 9
- STEP/Davis Presentation
- Oakton Improvables Show
- Volunteer with Oakton’s Capstone Experience
- Oakton AVID Accepting 2017 - 2018 Applications
- All Night Grad Party Sign-Up!
- Latin Club T-Shirts
- One Act Night and Dinner Theatre – Monday, January
30
- Oakton Chipotle Fundraiser – Tuesday, January 31
- Virginia Girls State
- Cougar Chorus Presents A Night on Broadway –
Saturday, January 28
Important Upcoming Dates
Wednesday, January 25 – Junior Family Night
Thursday, Feb 2-Sunday, Feb 12 – No FCPS Progress Reports Sent
Friday, February 3 – Last day of the Second Quarter; Two
Hour early release
Friday, Feb 3 at 12:00 pm-Tuesday, Feb 7 at 6:00 am – SIS ParentVUE and
StudentVUE unavailable
Monday, February 6 – Student Holiday
Tuesday, February 7 – First Day of the Third Quarter
New Traffic Pattern
 Since the 2012 school year,
the Fairfax County Police Department has recorded 41 vehicle crashes on Sutton Road, along the school boundary extending to Blake Lane. Most recently, an
increasing number of these accidents is occurring at the campus exit onto
Sutton Road at Blake Lane. Drivers attempting to make a left turn onto
northbound Sutton Road at this location, particularly at dismissal times, must
contend with both an increased volume and flow of traffic and a limited line of
sight for observation of oncoming traffic. In order to reduce the number of
crashes at this exit, effective February 7, 2017, right turns only will be
permitted. Posted signage and orange Traffic Safety barrels will be installed
to prohibit left turns. Drivers seeking to proceed north on Sutton Road will
need to travel around the rear of the school and exit at the 4-way stop
intersection.
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Grade Level Curriculum Meetings
School counselors will meet with students in large groups to present
critical information about course offerings, sequencing, prerequisites for
specific courses, and graduation requirements. Meetings will take place at the
following times:
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Rising 10th grade:
February 21-22 (in Biology)
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Rising 11th grade:
February 7-8 (in World History 2)
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Rising 12th grade:
January 23-24 (in US/VA History)
Academic Advising Meetings (Individual)
School counselors will meet individually with their assigned students
to assist with course selection. During these meetings, the students will
confirm their course requests, and they will be given a copy of the courses
they have selected. Individual academic advising conferences are
scheduled as follows:
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Rising 10th grade:
February 23 - March 3 (through PE 9 classes)
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Rising 11th grade:
February 9 - February 17 (through PE 10 classes)
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Rising 12th grade:
January 25 – February 3 (through English 11 classes)
SIS
Progress Reports and Gradebook Availability
FCPS Weekly Progress Reports generated through SIS
will not be sent to parents between Thursday, Feb. 2, and Sunday, Feb. 12,
while second quarter grading is completed and report cards generated.
Additionally, the gradebook module in ParentVUE and StudentVUE will be closed
from Friday, Feb. 3, at noon through Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 6 a.m. while teachers
work on completing report cards. Second Semester Schedules will be accessible
to students and parents at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb.7.
Parking Applications for 2017-18
We have already begun to receive questions regarding next year’s
parking applications! We will advertise via Oakton Updates and the daily
announcements as time gets closer, but students should look out for the first
round of applications around late May or early June. Thank you!
American
Mathematics Competition
Oakton will be offering the American Mathematics
Competition (AMC) tests on February 7, 2017 during 1st period. AMC 10 and AMC
12 will be administered at that time. The AMC 10 and AMC 12 are both
25-question, 75-minute, multiple choice examinations in high school mathematics
designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills.
The cost to take the test is $10 (checks payable to Oakton High School). For
more information, please see the flyer
or visit www.maa.org/math-competitions/amc-1012.
Please contact your classroom teacher or Mr. Vary (mgvary@fcps.edu) if you have any questions
Junior
Family Night – TOMORROW, January 25
Juniors and families of juniors, join us for Junior
Family College Night Wednesday, January 25 at 7PM in the Oakton HS Auditorium.
Hear from college admissions representatives on topics ranging from beginning
your college search to applying to college and how colleges make decisions.
Following the admissions panel discussion, break-out sessions will be offered
to provide further information on the application process, playing sports in
college, unique and special college programs such as co-op and study abroad,
NOVA, and more. We hope to see you there! (In the event of a weather-related
cancellation, The Junior Family Night will be held on February 1.)
College
Night for 11th and 12th Grade Students with Disabilities
Will my high school accommodations from my IEP/504
plan carry over to post-secondary education?
How does support for students with learning disabilities at the post-secondary
level look?
How do I go about seeking learning support and accommodations at the
post-secondary level?
Do I really need support at the post-secondary level?
Will the high school tell college that I apply to that I have a disability?
Get the answer to these and all your questions about support for students with
disabilities at our 2nd annual College Night.
Who: 11th and 12th grade students
with IEPs or 504 plans
Parents are also invited
Dates: February 2 for 2-year college
rep visits
February 8 for 4-year college rep visits.
Time: 7pm
Where: Lecture Hall
RSVP
2-year College Night (February 2nd) RSVP
4-Year College Night (February 8th) RSVP
Spring
Sports Newsletter
Spring Sports begin Monday, February 20 (February
27 for outdoor track). Download the 2017 OHS Spring Activities Newsletter
for tryout requirements and detailed information from each sport. There is also
information about 2017 Fall Sports tryouts and spring physicals at Oakton. *The
newsletter will open as a Word Doc.*
Softball Parent Meeting
For any parents of girls interested in trying out
for the Oakton Softball team, there will be a parent interest meeting on
February 9, at 7:00 PM in room 228. We will discuss the expectations for the
season, the coaching staff's goals, the try-out process, and scheduling. We
will also be looking for volunteers to help out the team. The coaches are
looking forward to a great season and can't wait to see you all on February 9!
STEP/Davis
Presentation
If your child with disabilities will be graduating
(or has graduated) with an applied studies diploma, and you are wondering about
post-secondary options within Fairfax County Public Schools, please join us on
Friday, January 27th. We will have representatives and student ambassadors from
the STEP and Davis programs presenting information and answering questions
about their programs. The presentation will be held in the Lecture Hall at
10:00am. Please email Mary Lauer (mslauer@fcps.edu) to register.
Oakton
Improvables Show
Hey - All this rainy weather got you down? Come and
get your laughs on this Friday, January 27th while our award winning Oakton
Improvables perform their comedy show at 7:00 pm in the lecture hall. This is a
free event sure to cheer you up!
Oakton
AVID Accepting 2017 - 2018 Applications
The Oakton AVID program is accepting applications
for the 2017 - 2018 school year. AVID is a college readiness elective that
focuses on academic success, organization, collaboration, and college research.
We have an elective for each grade level 9 - 12 and are currently looking to
add a limited number of students to our program.
Students must have at least a 2.0 GPA and be enrolled, or enrolling next year,
in honors and/or AP courses.
Applications will close on March, 10.
Apply now!
All
Night Grad Party Sign Up Genius
Please consider signing up
to volunteer at the ANGP this year. We especially need parents of juniors to
volunteer so you can see how the party is run for next year. Thank you!
Questions? Please contact Liz Litvany at liz@litvany.com
Latin
Club T-shirts
Salvete omnes! Latin Club t-shirts are now
available for sale! See Magistra Moore in room 251 to order yours today!
One
Act Night and Dinner Theatre
Monday, January 30th the Theatre Arts Department
presents their annual One Act Night and Dinner Theatre. Dinner starts at 6:00pm
in the lobby and the shows start at 7:00pm in the Auditorium. The Theatre 3
& 4 classes will be presenting four One Acts including; CHECK PLEASE: TAKE
2, ANYBODY FOR TEA, BOB: A LIFE IN FIVE ACTS and the premiere of OPTICS,
written by theatre alum Marriya Schwarz. Tickets are $10 at the door or use
your Theatre Season Pass.
Oakton
Chipotle Fundraiser
Oakton FBLA is holding a fundraiser from 5-9 p.m. on
Tuesday January 31st at the Oakton Chipotle 2946 Chain Bridge Road. Please come
and mention Oakton FBLA when paying or show the flyer (which will be linked
next week!).
Virginia
Girls State
Are you interested in government? Are you looking
for leadership opportunities? Consider applying for a slot to attend the
American Legion Auxiliary Virginia Girls State!
Virginia Girls State is an opportunity to practice and develop leadership
skills; to study local and state government; and to live, work, and associate
with other young leaders from across the state. Candidates must be of the rising
senior class (current juniors) and have an interest in municipal government.
Participants who are descendants of military veterans will be eligible to apply
for a $20,000 scholarship!
Girls State will be held on the campus of Longwood University in Farmville, VA
on June 18-June 24 2017.
For more information, please email Ms. Sherrill, school counselor, at asherrill@fcps.edu.
Cougar
Chorus presents A Night on Broadway
Cougar Chorus presents a Night on Broadway! It's
"A Musical" - The curtain rises at 7:00 PM this Saturday, January 28
on a star-studded performance of Broadway favorites, from Something Rotten and
Avenue Q to Mamma Mia and Into the Woods! It may even help you "Brush up
your Shakespeare." Tickets are $10 and will be sold at the door, just
outside the Auditorium. All proceeds benefit the chorus spring trip to
"New York New York." Don't leave us "Out here on our own" -
come support Oakton's Chorus department!
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