A Note from Acting Principal Gros
It was great to see so many of you come out on Tuesday to welcome the new principal of Justice High School, Maria Eck. I have known Principal Eck for many years and know that you will enjoy getting to know her and that her experiences make her the perfect fit to lead Justice High School.
Part of my responsibilities over the last few weeks has been to fill vacancies on our administrative team to ensure that we have our administrative team ready to go to support Principal Eck. As you know, Assistant Principals Dan Ebeling and Lisa Wooditch both retired after serving FCPS for many years. Assistant Principal Marvana Bennett accepted a new opportunity at Marshall High School, after serving as an AP at Stuart for six years. All of our Deans of Students accepted promotions for the 2018-19 school year! While we get to keep two of them in new roles, Elise Fasick, former Dean of Students, is moving on to an AP position at Madison High School. We wish her all the best.
We are still working to finalize administrative responsibilities for the 2018-19 school year, but in the meantime, here is a look at some new faces joining the Justice team and some familiar ones moving to new roles. We will continue to keep you updated in preparation for the 2018-19 school year and have a few more staff members to introduce who will work with students in a school-wide capacity.
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William Brooks, Assistant Principal
Recently new to the DMV area after living in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, for a year, William Brooks grew up in Virginia Beach where
he went to Green Run High School. He then attended Norfolk State University on a full basketball scholarship and graduated with a degree in Physical Education.
Mr. Brooks was a classroom teacher for over 10 years.
He became a full time Assistant Principal at Hampton High School in
Hampton, VA before moving to Albuquerque where he was also employed as an
AP at Valley High School.
Mr. Brooks just celebrated his two year anniversary with his wife,
Master Sergeant Trimeka Brooks who is in the Air Force stationed
at the Pentagon. Mr. Brooks has one son,
Jayden, who is 12. Born in
Philadelphia,, he enjoys everything Philadelphia including the Super Bowl
champs-Philadelphia Eagles. He enjoys
spending time with his wife and son, fishing, church and now he is back in the
gym working out.
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Jason Kagarise, Assistant Principal
Jason Kagarise has been promoted to an Assistant Principal position after serving as a Dean of Students for two years. He is a “local” from
Loudoun county but originally grew up with FCPS teachers and followed in their
footsteps. Mr. Kagarise will be starting his 3rd year at Justice HS and has
enjoyed being a part of the school and community, living in Falls Church as
well. When he isn't in the building, chances are he is running or hiking with
his wife and son who just turned 10 months old!
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Katie Vandawalker, Assistant Principal
Katie Vandawalker is a product of Fairfax County
Public Schools and graduated from South Lakes HS. After high school, she played
softball at James Madison University (Go Dukes!), and then earned 2 masters
degrees from George Mason University. She has absolutely loved being a part of
the Justice HS family for the last 3 years as a Special Education Department
Chair and Dean of Students. When she isn't at Justice, she enjoys being outdoors,
reading, traveling, and spending time with her family, friends, and adorable
dog, Wally.
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Jamila Alarcon, Dean of Students
Jamila
Alarcon has served as a Spanish teacher, ELL teacher, and instructional lead
teacher for the Electives Department in different charter schools in
Washington, D.C. As an Instructional lead teacher she conducted teacher
observations, led department meetings and provided teaching strategies for all
students. Ms. Alarcon recently served as the Director of Data and
Assessment where she established a school culture that
effectively used data to support instructional decision making. Her
passion for supporting students and having them see their
own potential is what drives her every
day. Ms. Alarcon holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in
Spanish and Latin American Studies from the University of Florida and
a Master's in Education Leadership from George Mason University. In
her free time she likes to travel, be outdoors and spend time with her
family. She is excited to be joining Justice High School!
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Susie Lilburn, Dean of Students
Susie Lilburn attended FCPS schools and graduated from Centreville HS. She went on to James Madison University for her undergraduate and graduate degrees
in Education, Spanish and ESOL. Then, she studied at the University of Salamanca
in Spain. Her first teaching job was at Bailey’s Primary and Upper Elementary
School where she taught Spanish to the little kiddos. Then, she decided to brave
high school where she has taught ESOL and Student Leadership at Justice
HS for the past three years. Most recently, she finished her degree in Education
Leadership at George Mason University this summer. In her free time she loves to
participate in any outdoor activity that will thoroughly wear out her three year
old son, Nico. She is also a big fan of the Washington Nationals and tries to make
it to as many games as she can.
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Rashawn Luckman, Dean of Students
Rashawn Luckman's career began in upstate New York as a middle/high school PE teacher at a title
I public school. After teaching and coaching varsity track for a few years, she decided to follow her desire to move to the DC area. There, she began teaching
Pre-k through 8th grade in a private school before eventually moving to
FCPS to pursue a teaching job in an elementary school. Ms. Luckman completed her administrative internship serving under Summer School Principal Wilson last year at the Stuart HS Credit Recovery Academy. She is excited to return to Justice HS. Coming from upstate NY, she enjoys doing almost anything
outdoors, such as hiking or going to the beach. Her favorite thing to do in her
spare time is to spend time with her family and friends.
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