Good afternoon Lake Braddock Community,
I am just back in my office after attending our Teachers for Tomorrow County-Wide Recognition Ceremony held here at Lake Braddock this afternoon. If you are not familiar with this program, it is offered not only at Lake Braddock but also Chantilly Academy, Edison Academy, Centreville HS, Falls Church HS, and Mt. Vernon HS. It gives students real-world experience working as a teacher intern in a classroom under the guidance of a mentor teacher. Our students are placed in classrooms at Lake Braddock as well as our feeder elementary classrooms. For the first time ever, FCPS is offering recruitment contracts to students who successfully complete the course and then go on to complete a teacher preparation program at the university level. It is basically a promise that we will hire them to teach in FCPS. It is an innovative and creative solution to our national teacher shortage. Grow our own! Congrats to LB's own Morgan, Augustin, Allison, Adin, and Heidi who have been offered teaching contracts. Huge thanks to Paul Agner who leads our program. We are so proud of our teacher cadets and look forward to them returning to FCPS as our colleagues.
Here's to a UVA win tomorrow!!
Penny Gros
Interim Principal
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Important Information for ALL
LBSS Welcomes Famous Marathoner, Dick Beardsley, Monday 4/8
Lake Braddock Secondary Cross Country and Track & Field Teams are excited to welcome famous marathoner Dick Beardsley to our school on Monday April 8th at 7pm in Little Theater for students, parents, LBSS community, and the running community. Dick is a motivational speaker and his topics are relevant to all ages. Dick's most famous race was the BOSTON MARATHON 1982 when he and Alberto Salazar raced shoulder to shoulder in high temps, breaking the world record at the time. We would like to thank Potomac River Running and New Balance for helping to make this possible.
www.dickbeardsley.com
NEVER GIVE UP HOPE Whether Dick is talking about his world class running career or series of numerous accidents, where he started at the very bottom of the running world to becoming a world class athlete or he’s talking about the beginnings of his horrific addiction to narcotic pain medicines, you will leave the event a changed person. You will be encouraged and inspired to face your own challenges with courage and to continue getting up no matter how many times life may knock you down.
*This event is free.*
FCPS Family Engagement Survey
On March 24th, you received an FCPS Family Engagement Survey!
Please complete the survey letting us know how we are doing in the areas of
- communicating,
- providing you opportunities to partner,
- developing positive relationships,
- ensuring student success and more.
The information we learn from you will help us strengthen family engagement and continue fostering a Caring Culture throughout FCPS.
There are 3 ways you can complete the survey.
- Check your email for an invitation sent with a survey link from Dr. Scott Brabrand, Superintendent with subject line: FCPS Family Engagement Survey.
- Ask the front office staff for a paper survey. You can complete it right there on the spot.
- Complete the online survey using one of the school iPads or computers. The office staff would be happy to show you an available computer for you to complete the survey electronically at the school.
For a direct link to the survey click HERE
We honor your opinion and commitment to your child and our schools. We strive to make it a better place for ALL!
LBSS in the News & Kudos
Fusion Four
The Fusion Four Robotics Team (three students from Lake Braddock SS and one from Robinson SS) will be competing April 24-27 at the Lego League World Championship in Detroit. The team is representing Virginia and D.C. at the competition. The students appeared today on Channel 5’s morning program at 8:45 a.m. WTOP also did a story on them. Congrats to Emma, Devon (from Robinson), Minah and Reira.
http://www.fox5dc.com/web/wttg/good-day/all-girls-robotics-team-fusion-four-headed-to-world-competition
https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2019/04/fairfax-all-girls-robotics-team-world-championship/slide/1/
State Forensics Competition
Congrats to Kathleen Bostick who won 1st Place in Poetry Interpretation - she becomes Lake Braddock's 11th Individual State Champion in Forensics since 2010. Congrats also to Mia Griffin who won 3rd Place in Original Oratory and Gabriel DaKake who placed 5th in Impromptu. As a team we placed 4th in the standings - the 4th consecutive year that we have placed in the top 5.
Congrats to MS Chorus
Middle School Chorus had two groups perform last Saturday, both of which earned a “Superior” rating. This qualifies our school for the VMEA Blue Ribbon Award. The VMEA Blue Ribbon Award is the highest award given to school music programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia and recognizes those who achieve excellence in Band, Orchestra, and Choral Performance. All disciplines in a school must receive a rating of "Superior" at assessment to qualify for this award. Congrats to all of our music students and directors!
HS Information
FCPSOn coming to Lake Braddock HS in August 2019
The Fairfax County School Board has directed Superintendent Brabrand to incorporate necessary funding in his FY 2020 Proposed Budget for FCPSOn’s expansion to all high schools. FCPSOn is a digital transformation initiative that provides students with access to one device to use for learning. Schools in the Chantilly Pyramid and eLearning Backpack high schools adopted FCPSOn as part of a pilot program in 2016. In the 2019-20 school year, all high school students will have a device to use for learning. This is an extraordinary opportunity for Lake Braddock high school students! It will help ensure they have equitable access to technology and to instructional practices that support their development of Portrait of a Graduate attributes including communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. Employers will expect these skills, along with tech fluency and innovation, from tomorrow's workforce. FCPSOn helps prepare students to meet those demands. We recognize the incredible responsibility that comes with a digital transformation. It includes teaching as well as modeling digital citizenship, so our students adopt safe, smart, and responsible online practices. It also means empowering students to make healthy, balanced choices regarding their device usage. FCPSOn reinforces these practices within the learning process and beyond. It creates a shared responsibility between school and home that thoughtfully supports students as they incorporate these new strategies. Rest assured that devices will not replace teachers. On the contrary, FCPSOn provides ongoing, dynamic professional learning for teachers that will result in more purposeful and collaborative student learning experiences. Please stay tuned for more information regarding our school’s adoption of FCPSOn. In the interim, you may visit the FCPSOn webpage for more information.
Calendar at a Glance
April 6 - FCPS Special Education Conference at Lake Braddock
April 9 - PTSA Meeting - 7pm - Lecture Hall
April 15 - April 19 - Spring Break - Offices Closed
April 19 - Ms. Gros' last day as Interim Principal
April 22 - Dr. Smith's first day
May 11 - Senior Prom
May 27 - Memorial Day - no school
June 10 - Graduation - 9:30am - No school
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