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Falls Church High School is committed to increasing student achievement and maintaining high expectations while meeting the needs of all learners.
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Important Dates
- 6/12-6/16 - SOL Exams continue
- 6/12 - Senior Exams begin (see announcement below)
- 6/13 - Rising Freshman Meet the Coaches & Sports Physicals Night (5:30 pm, Main Gym)
- 6/14 - Seniors dismissed at 11:20
- 6/14 - Falls Church Academy Awards Ceremony (6:00 pm, Auditorium)
- 6/15 - Seniors dismissed at 11:20
- 6/16 - No school for Seniors
- 6/16 - Coffeehouse (7:00 pm, Cafeteria)
End of Year Calendar of Events
Click here
to view the end-of-year calendar of events (exams, senior events, bell
schedules, etc.).
Parents of Seniors - Please note that on Wednesday, June 14th and Thursday, June 15th, Seniors are dismissed at 11:20 after completing their exams.
Senior Events
- 6/19 - Senior Breakfast (8:10 am, Cafeteria)
- 6/19 - Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal (9:00 am, Cafeteria)
- 6/19 - Caps & Gowns (10:30 am, Cafeteria)
- 6/19 - Senior Reflections Night (7:00 pm, Auditorium)
- 6/20 - Senior Awards Ceremony (8:15 am, Auditorium)
- 6/20 - Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal (9:45 am, Cafeteria)
- 6/20 - Senior Picnic (10:45 am)
- 6/21 - Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal (11:00 am, Cafeteria)
- 6/21 - Graduation (2:00 pm, Eagle Bank Arena)
FCHS Class of 2017 - Senior Reflections Night
WHEN: Monday, June 19th, 7:00pm
WHERE: FCHS Auditorium
Share what graduation means to you, express gratitude, share defining experiences from your life, offer an expression of celebration!
Participate on stage or in the crowd. Give a speech, Sing, Read a poem, Dance
Please contact Connie Warasila to be included in the program. Conniewarasila@gmail.com, 703-407-1395.
Also, send in pictures on twitter @fc_el17e to be included in the Class of 2017 slide show. Congratulations!
Volunteers Needed for Senior Breakfast & Picnic!
The senior class needs your help to make their senior breakfast and picnic successful. We need volunteers to help set up and serve breakfast on Monday June 19th from 7:45AM to 9:00AM.
We also need volunteers to help set up and serve food at the senior picnic on Tuesday June 20th from 10:15AM-11:30AM.
If you cannot volunteer your time but would like to donate food or drinks for the breakfast or picnic please let us know. Please contact Aly Chagnon (adchagnon@fcps.edu) or Jordan Hales (jchales@fcps.edu) if you are able to volunteer or donate. Thank you!
All Night Grad Party Volunteers and Donations Needed
Falls Church High School seniors are invited to attend the All Night Grad Party the night of June 21st from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. at Providence Rec Center We need lots of help and support. If you are interested in joining the fun and volunteering to help or if you would like to drop off food donations, please sign up using this link or contact Krista Stephens.
Gift card donations will be given as prizes to the graduates throughout the event. If you would like to donate gift cards of any denomination, they can be dropped off at Providence Rec Center after 5pm the night of the party, June 21st, or they can be dropped off in the school office anytime in an envelope marked ANGP. Some suggestions include gift cards to Best Buy, Amazon, Target, local movie theaters, or popular restaurants like Chipotle or Subway,
Thank you for supporting our graduating seniors!
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
Sometimes first aid isn’t a bandage, CPR or calling 911. Sometimes, first aid is YOU.
Parents, guardians and other relatives (ages 18 and older) of FCPS students are invited to a FREE eight (8) hour evidence-based, interactive program that teaches participants how to recognize and respond to warning signs of mental health issues and crises in adolescents (ages 12 to 18). Learn risk and protective factors, normal adolescent development, signs and symptoms of mental health or substance abuse and the importance of early intervention. Join the many FCPS community members who already have completed this training to help create an even larger safety net for our youth!
When:
Monday, June 26 and Wednesday, June 28, 2017
5:30 to 9:30 p.m. both nights [8-hour training]
Where:
Falls Church High School – Room TBD
7521 Jaguar Trail
Falls Church, VA 22046
To Register, email smstapleton@fcps.edu or call Shannon Stapleton, LCSW, at 703/207-4085.
* Registration deadline is Thursday, June 22nd. Please know that we must have a minimum number of participants for the course to occur.
Guard Your Smile
Dental Careers Class is supporting the Falls Church High School athletes. We will help prevent tooth injury due to trauma in sports. The Dental students will make custom mouth guard for student athletes. The cost of the mouth guards is $10.00.
The appointments are available, beginning Wednesday June 14-27. Please come to the Dental Careers class room 165, to make an appointment. During Athlete’s Physical Night we will offer impressions to those receiving physicals, June 13th from 5:30 to 7:30 in room 165.
Hope to see you there!
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All FCHS Theatre Supporters!
Our annual THESPIAN HONOR SOCIETY banquet is Thursday, June 15th at 7PM in the auditorium. Thirteen students will be inducted this year in the International Thespian Honor Society. All Theatre students are invited to attend! Tickets are available by writing Mrs. Elizabeth De Marco at eademarco@fcps.edu no later than June 12. Ticket costs for non-Thespians of $10 help to pay for a catered dinner. The evening will feature an award presentation interspersed with performances by the new inductees.
From the Clinic - Important Information About Medications
The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than the student dismissal time on the last day of school. Medication left in the health room after that time will be discarded. It is school policy that medications must be picked up by the parent or guardian. Medication cannot be sent home with your student. However, with parent or guardian permission, a high school student may transport over-the-counter medications to and from the school health room.
Medication authorization forms for next school year may be obtained from the school or online at http://www.fcps.edu/forms.shtml. A medication authorization form is required for any medication, prescription or over-the-counter, to be kept at school. Please be sure medication orders are clear. All information on the form must be completed. Part I must be signed and dated by the parent or guardian. Part II must be signed and dated by your physician. Over-the-counter medication given for headache, muscle pain, orthodontic pain or menstrual cramps, and antibiotic or anti-viral medication do not need a physician signature. More detailed information is available on the back of the medication authorization form.
Over-the-counter medication must be in the original container and clearly labeled by the parent or guardian. All prescription medication, including physician’s samples, must be labeled by the pharmacist or physician. Please make sure that the label clearly states your student’s name, the name of the medication, the dosage of the medication, and the time interval for administration.
If your child will be enrolled in a summer program sponsored by Fairfax County Public Schools, your existing long-term medication authorization form(s) may be used for the summer program. Please let the health room know if you would like a copy of the form(s).
Your cooperation will ensure that we can safely give your student his or her medication. If you have any questions, please contact your school health room aide, at 703-207-4010. Or your school public health nurse, Michelle Chalmers RN, at 703-237-6014.
Reminder to Parents/Guardians - Serious Discipline Violations/30 Day Prohibition from Student Activities
With the season of Proms and Graduations upon us, we want to remind our students and families of the related expectations and requirements of the Student Rights and Responsibilities and the Participation Policy for Student Activities.
Students who engage in serious discipline violations may be subjected to a range of consequences, including being prohibited from participation in student activities for 30 days. Please help us remind students that this could include: club events, games, performances, productions, and co-curricular course activities that occur outside school hours. This consequence could include students not being allowed to attend Prom or Graduation, if these events fall within the 30 day suspension from activities period.
Thank you!
2017-2018 School Year Calendar
The Fairfax County School Board has approved the 2017-18 calendar for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) which sets the first day of school as Monday, August 28, 2017, and the last day as Friday, June 15, 2018. The approved calendar includes a two-week winter break (December 18, 2017 to January 1, 2018) and a one-week spring break (March 26-30, 2018).
The approved calendar is available online.
Keep Your Emergency Contact and Health Information Up-to-Date by Using weCare@school
Fairfax County Public Schools is committed to ensuring that the climate in all FCPS facilities is safe and secure. In support of this goal, FCPS provides weCare@school (weCare), an emergency care information system, available to FCPS parents and guardians who have registered for their own Parent account. weCare@school helps manage emergency medical information by enabling parents to enter and update their children’s medical data at their convenience online. Click here for more information.
Please note that weCare@school is a part of FCPS 24-7 Learning : Parent View. In order to log into Parent View it is necessary to have an active SIS Parent Account. Once the SIS Parent Account is created the same log in credentials will also work for FCPS 24-7 Learning : Parent View.
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FCPS Cares
Do you know a Falls Church HS or FCPS employee who does ordinary things in an extraordinary way or goes beyond what is expected? If so, then click here to share with everyone.
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