Important Dates
- 3/21 - FCHS Journalism Fundraiser (see announcement below)
- 3/25 - NHS Inductions (7:00 pm, Auditorium)
- 3/26 - FCHS Bands Fundraiser at El Tio Grill
- 4/4 - Last day of 3rd Quarter
- 4/4 - PTSA Meeting (7:00 pm, Library)
- 4/5 - Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
- 4/15-4/19 - Spring Break
- 4/27 - Jaguar 5K - Save the Date!
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Jungle News
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Kudos...
To our Regional Science & Engineering Fair participants and award recipients!
Falls Church High School had over 20 participants who qualified and presented at the Regional Science & Engineering Fair. Congratulations to the many FCHS award recipients!
- Judy Marouf
- Jio Williams
- Caspian Boynton
- Jerry Achtermann
- Noa Sanwogou-Scott
- Kashaf Baig
- Madison Wood
- Hieu Vo
- Ayelen Soto-Arze
- Nicholas Lower-Basch
To the Marching Band for representing FCHS so well at the St. Patricks Day Parade in NYC! |
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New Testing Regulation
Parents of Juniors and Seniors,
This spring, students in Virginia high schools will take fewer Standards of Learning (SOL) tests than in the past as a result in changes from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Students who are enrolled in a high school SOL course are now only required to take the SOL test if they need the assessment to fulfill:
- Federal participation requirements (one SOL test for mathematics, reading, and biology taken during grades 9-12); and/or
- Content area verified credit requirements for graduation, based on the student’s ninth grade entry year and the diploma type the student is pursuing.
Because your child entered ninth grade for the first time in 2017-18 or prior, an additional change applies to SOL testing this spring. All students who entered high school in 2017-18 or prior are required to earn one (1) “student-selected” verified credit beyond those needed for specific content areas. The number of assessments students have available as options for student-selected tests each year depends on their current course enrollment and what verified credits they have already earned from previous courses. Some students may not have any student-selected tests available for the year. Other students may have one (1), two (2), three (3), or more tests that could fulfill the student-selected verified credit graduation requirement.
On Monday in Jag 8, your child received specific information on your student’s SOL testing plan for this spring, including student-selected SOL tests, and how you can be involved in testing decisions. When you receive this plan, you are encouraged to talk with your student about their upcoming tests.
Please be aware of the following important points for your information.
- If your student still needs the student-selected credit to graduate, you and your student may provide input on which of these test(s) your student will take. School staff will work to ensure final testing plans do not limit students’ opportunities to earn verified credits for graduation.
- If your student will be taking two (2) or more student-selected SOL tests this spring, only one passing student-selected test result to appear in the student record. School staff will monitor student-selected test results and make every effort to cancel upcoming student-selected tests once a student earns a passing score. However, there may be cases when the earlier result is not available in time to adjust the testing schedule, and a student may inadvertently take a test that is not required. In these situations, the VDOE will remove the extra student-selected test result from the student record, and the score will not appear in final score reports.
Questions should be directed to your child’s school counselor.
Jessica Grenfell
Director of Student Services
Falls Church High School
FCHS Journalism Fundraiser
Help support FCHS Journalism by eating at Merrifield Silver Diner!
When: Thursday, March 21, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Where: Merrifield Silver Diner 8150 Porter Road (Porter Road & Gallows Road) Falls Church, VA 22042
How: Tell your server you're with Falls Church High School and 20% of your check goes toward FCHS Journalism.
Why: The Jagwire, our student-run newspaper, is completely self-funded. Your support helps us to practice responsible journalism and keep a 75-year tradition alive by producing a monthly publication.
Class of 2019 Information
If you haven’t done so yet, please remember to pay your senior dues! These may be paid on My School Bucks or by check (made out to Falls Church High School).
Looking for more Class of 2019 Updates? Check out the Class of 2019 page on the FCHS site, follow @fchs2019 and @FCHS_Lally on Twitter
YEARBOOKS!
Want to purchase a personal ad congratulating a graduating senior? Follow these steps:
- Go to yearbookforever.com.
- Start typing Falls Church High School in the box provided and select Shop the store when FCHS pops up below.
- Under Create a Personal Ad, select Get Started.
- When prompted, type the student’s name, grade, and an email. Hit Next.
- A parent may upload an ad already created or design the ad online. Select the desired option. Hit Next.
- Choose the size of the page. Hit Next.
- Follow to additional prompts to upload the completed ad or use the tool to design the ad online.
Graduation DVD’s Can Be Ordered!
You can order a video recording of graduation! A DVD of the graduation may be purchased through the recording company Memories either through the form or through this link: https://www.memoriesvideography.com/product/falls-church-high-school-graduation/
From the Parent Resource Center
The Parent Project
We are excited to offer the “Parent Project” for free to parents of FCHS. Parent Project is a parenting program that helps parents learn and practice prevention and intervention strategies that prevent destructive behavior in young people. The classes will begin on Wednesday March 13 and will end on Wednesday May 22, meeting every Wednesday, once per week, for 10 consecutive weeks. Free dinner & childcare. Cost of the Parent Guide is $10.00. PP will be in Spanish.
- Dinner will be served at 5:30m in room #104.
- Childcare will begin at 6:00pm in room #106.
- Classes will be held in the school Library from 6:00 – 9:00pm.
This is our third year offering Parent Project and we continue to see success from the participants!
For more information please contact Carolina Dotel at (703)207-4074 or by email ccdotel@fcps.edu.
Partners for Safe Teen Driving
The state of Virginia requires all 10th grade students and their parent/guardian to attend a 90-minute traffic safety program as part of the classroom driver education instruction. This condition must be met before a student will receive a Classroom Driver Education Certificate of Completion (DEC-1 card).
The dates for this year's presentations are:
- April 10, 2019 (Cafeteria)
- May 8, 2019 (Cafeteria)
All programs will begin PROMPTLY at 7:00 pm. There will be no admittance once the program has begun. You are strongly encouraged to mark your calendar now and plan to attend.
Nếu bạn muốn bất kỳ thông tin này dịch sang tiếng Việt, xin vui lòng liên hệ với tôi tại 703-207-4074 hoặc YWynn@fcps.edu
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