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Dates to Remember:
April 13 - End 3rd Quarter - TWO HOUR EARLY RELEASE (12:15PM)
April 16 - Teacher Workday - NO SCHOOL for students
April 20 - RCMS 20th Anniversary Celebration
May 3-5 RCMS Drama presents Fiddler on the Roof Jr.
In this Issue:
1. Kiss and Ride Traffic Concerns
2. 20th Anniversary Wonder Race Registration
3. 20th Anniversary Shirts for Sale
4. National Junior Honor Society
5. RCMS Drama Presentation
6. FCPS VIP Summer Camp
1. Kiss and Ride Traffic Concerns: Several safety concerns have arisen recently in the Kiss and Ride area during morning arrival. We are seeing students dropped off on McLearen Road at the top of the school driveway. Please note that this is never allowed, nor is it in any way safe for your students to be let off here. There are many cars navigating the parking lot during this time, and there are no safe (or designated) places for students to cross. We ask that you wait until your car has reached the Kiss and Ride loop before allowing your student to exit your vehicle. In addition, please do not pull around other cars in the drop off area. As always, the bus provides the safest and most timely route to school and we highly encourage your use of the FCPS bus system.
2. 20th Anniversary Wonder Race Registration: Carson's 20th Anniversary Wonder Race will take
place from 4:30-7:00PM on Friday, April 20 (rain or shine!). We are looking
for teams of 4-5 to compete through a series of 10 obstacles. As a group, please
sign up for a race time you can commit to! Once a race time has been filled, that
race slot will be eliminated from the registration form. In order to compete on race day, each participant must have a signed waiver. Waivers were provided to all Carson students; if you need a replacement waiver, please see Ms. Donlen in A209. Please
email Mrs. Molnar llmolnar@fcps.edu or
Ms. Donlen ekdonlen@fcps.edu with any questions. Sign up using the link to the form.
3. 20th Anniversary Shirts for Sale: The SCA is selling $10 commemorative 20th Anniversary T-shirts. All proceeds from the sales of these shirts will benefit the 20th Anniversary Celebration week in April. Log on to www.myschoolbucks.com to purchase (sign up for an account if you do not already have one). Select the Carson store and "20th Anniversary Shirt." The deadline for ordering is Tuesday, April 3.
4. National Junior Honor Society:
8th grade members: All 10 NJHS service
hours must be verified in x2VOL by Friday, May 4th at 2:15.
Students who do not meet the service hour requirement will not be invited to
the medal ceremony. Please contact your team’s liaison if you have questions
about your service hours.
7th grade students: NJHS applications
will be mailed to eligible 7th grade students in May. The NJHS
recognizes students for excellence in Scholarship, Character, Leadership,
Citizenship, and Service. Membership in the society indicates that a
student attains, demonstrates, and promotes all of these qualities. All
seventh grade students who have maintained a 3.5 cumulative grade point average
(GPA) in the first three quarters of seventh grade will be invited to complete
an application. The 3.5 GPA is calculated by the county office and not at
RCMS. The query used to calculate a 3.5 uses 3.4999. Any average
below the 3.4999 is not considered a 3.5. Please contact your counselor
if you have questions about your GPA.
5. RCMS Drama Presentation: Our Drama Department will present Fiddler on the Roof Jr. on May 3, 4 and 5, at 7:00PM, in the RCMS Lecture Hall. Ticket sales begin April 17 at https://www.itickets.com/register/new/392244.
6. VIP Summer Camp registration is now open. Camp dates are July 2-August 2 (no camp on July 4). This camp is only for rising 7th and 8th grade students who will attend the following middle schools in 2018-2019: Hughes, Herndon, Carson, Longfellow, and Cooper. Register here.
Other Schools are Sharing....
From South Lakes HS: Interested in playing basketball for South Lakes HS
next year? There is an off season opportunity to play for the school in a
rising freshman league. Try-outs for the team will be held at South Lakes
Wednesday, 4/4 and Thursday, 4/5 from 4:00-6:00PM. Please wear a white shirt
with your name on the back for try-outs. Please direct questions to decincinnati@fcps.edu.
From TJHSST:
Thomas Jefferson High School Annual Open House for Prospective Students
TJHSST cordially invites all prospective students and their parents/guardians to visit our annual open house on Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 9AM - 12PM. Learn about TJHSST's academic programs and the admissions process and talk with TJHSST students, teachers, parents, alumni and admissions staff.
TJHSST, 6560 Braddock Rd, Alexandria, VA 22312
Contact Information: 547-423-3770
Website: www.TJAdmissions.org Email: TJAdmissions@fcps.edu
TJ
BioCode is a bioinformatics programming competition on Saturday, April 14, from
9:00AM to 3:00PM. Open to middle and high school students, the competition will
include beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of competition. Competitors
can participate individually or as a part of a team of up to four people, and
only minimal computer science experience is required to compete. Breakout
sessions and talks by professionals in computer science and bioinformatics will
be included in the day’s events. There is no charge to participate, and over
$500 in prizes will be awarded across all competition levels! The contest is
sponsored by the TJ Partnership Fund. Online registration is available at tjbioinformatics.wixsite.com/biocode.
Please direct questions to tjbioinformaticscontest@gmail.com.
From Westfield
HS: Rising 9th graders who are interested in playing freshman football this fall should contact Coach Shepherd at jkshepherd@fcps.edu. Information about the program can be found on the Westfield Athletics Website at www.westfieldathletics.org. Spring conditioning begins Monday, March 19, at 6:00PM in the Westfield Weight Room.
Community News....
Herndon High School Sports Boosters will host summer basketball camps for boys and girls in grades 3-10. Session 1, Team Camp, begins June 25; Session 2, Shooting Camp, begins July 16. For more information and to register, please visit the website at https://herndonhs.jumbula.com/#/home.
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