FCHS News & Announcements - Week of 5/14/18

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

  • 5/14-5/24 - SOL Testing (see FCHS Homepage for calendar & bell schedules)
  • 5/19 - Prom (7:00 pm, Tyson's Westin)
  • 5/22 - Orchestra Senior Recital (7:00 pm, Auditorium)
  • 5/23 - Choral Concert (7:00 pm, Auditorium)
  • 5/24 - Tri-M Music Recital (7:00 pm, Auditorium)
  • 5/28 - Student Holiday
  • 5/30 - Last Late Bus Day

Jaguar Kudos!

Congratulations to Cecilia Nguyen, Featured Actress Cappie Nominee for her role as The Cow in Into the Woods!


Final Exams/Senior Events Calendar

Click here.


School-issued Laptops & SOL Testing - Help Needed

Parents/Guardians:

Students are taking their SOL Tests on their school-issued laptops. Please help us remind them to bring their school-issued laptop to school everyday.  

Thank you!


FCPS Career Switcher Information Session

The Office of Talent Acquisition & Management is hosting a Career Switcher Information Session for any Fairfax County community member considering a career in teaching.

Click here to register.

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AP Testing

2018 AP testing is underway. Please click here to see the schedule for times and locations.  Students should report for morning exams at 8:00 am. Students should report for afternoon exams at 12:00 pm.  Students taking afternoon exams will not finish testing until 3:45 - please plan transportation accordingly.


Attendance Calls During AP and Online SOL Testing 

During AP, IB and SOL testing at high schools from Wednesday, May 2, 2018 through Friday, June 8, 2018 the morning attendance telephone calls, texts and e-mails to home for reporting a student’s absence will not occur. This temporary suspension reflects the fact that students are often in designated testing sites within the school during the normal attendance-taking time. The evening attendance telephone calls and e-mails will still remain in place.


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for FCHS Class of 2018 All Night Graduation Party (ANGP)

Click on this link for more details and to sign-up:  http://signup.com/go/eQJvoVB.

The ANGP is a HUGE celebration in honor of our Falls Church graduating seniors held the evening of graduation, Thursday, June 7, 2018 from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. The celebration organized by Falls Church parents, provides a safe, drug-free and alcohol-free evening for the entire senior class.  Students are treated to six fun filled overnight hours of games, food, recreation, raffles, a casino and entertainment. It is held at Providence Recreation Center and is THE place to be for the graduating class to celebrate together!  To make this happen we need parent volunteers, food and gift card donations.  If those options don’t work….send in a monetary donation.  Please contact Kim Darling at kjdarling@verizon.net with any questions.


Prom is May 19th!

Ticket sales will continue this week during lunches.  Tickets are $65.  Students may also purchase tickets in the main office from Colleen Lally.  No ticket sales at the door.


FCHS Pantry Update

Support the pantry by shopping at the Falls Church HS Pantry Amazon wish list (orders ship directly to the school).  Items can also be purchased from other vendors and dropped off at the school as long as they are from the wish list.

Contact Sia Knight (Assistant Principal) with any questions.

Pantry

2018 All Night Grad Party (ANGP) Ticket Sales

  • Early Bird Price:  $35.00 (4/1/18 through 5/15/18)
  • Regular Price:  $40.00 (5/16/18 through 6/6/18)
  • At The Door Price:  $45

We will be selling tickets during lunch outside the cafeteria every Friday in March, April and May.  We can accept cash or checks.  Please make checks payable to “FCHS ANGP”.  For those under 18, please be sure to bring your signed permission slip with you to purchase your ticket.  Any questions, please contact Sheeba Bruning at smb3026@gmail.com.  If you’re interested in signing up to sell tickets during lunch, please do so at:  http://signup.com/go/MxZNokQ


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.


FCPS Cares

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.