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Dear
Parents,
As we get closer to the start of the school year at Justice High
School, false rumors apparently continue to circulate in the community about
the transition to Justice, specifically the preservation of Stuart-related
trophies, banners and other memorabilia. The trophies, banners, and
plaques earned for athletic or academic achievements under the Stuart High
School name will remain on display at the school. There are no plans to
remove these items from their display cases or sell them to raise funds for the
name change or for any other purpose.
In 2016, the School Board created an Ad hoc Committee to
consider renaming Stuart High School. One of the tasks assigned to the
committee was to “provide
ideas for ways to honor and preserve the school’s history, traditions and past
achievements and to memorialize its decades as J.E.B. Stuart High
School.” Justice High School and FCPS are committed to preserving the
school’s history, which was the School Board’s intent.
The
transition from Stuart to Justice has gone smoothly. Our new Principal,
Ms Maria Eck, Executive Principal for Region 2 schools Ms. Penny Gros, and I
continue to monitor this transition. The Justice sign is on the front of the building, marquee, and
scoreboards. The Justice Wolves banners are up in the parking lot, and
the new Wolves logo is on the gym floor and welcome mats.
We encourage all members of the
community to join us for the school’s rededication ceremony on Friday, September 7,
at 5 p.m. in the Justice High School auditorium just before the football game.
Anyone wishing to contribute to the
name change transition – with most of the donated funds being used to purchase
new sports and band uniforms for students - may do so through this donation page.
Thank you for your support.
Fabio E. Zuluaga, Ed.D.
Region 2 Assistant Superintendent
FCPS
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