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Wellness Week at Fairfax HS!
Dear Family Fairfax,
Another rainy end to an awesome week! I recently asked staff members for student shout outs—for those seemingly small yet totally amazing things that our students do each and every day. I am hoping to either use my weekly newsletter, a personal phone call, a personal email, or a personal visit to class to thank and congratulate these students for the “A” game they bring to Fairfax High School. Here are a few recognitions:
- Lara Nayar and Mae Malloy for being accepted to Governors School for Spanish—Ms. Spector
- Nicole Kirzl and Susanna Kirchman for helping to organize the Orchestra room and office—Mr. Fowkes
- Sophia Loh for your consistent great effort in French 4 class. I am so proud of the progress you have made over the years! -Mrs. Coyle
I have many more celebrations, and I hope to recognize students in a variety of ways in the coming weeks.
I had a great time at Good News last Sunday for the matinee. It was such an incredible show, and I could not believe that almost every one of our Pride on stage tapped. Complete with tap shoes. Since I know many of the cast learned to tap for the show, I left believing that I could tap too, maybe…just maybe.
At parent coffees, in PTSA, and at other events, I have spoken with many in our community about vaping. I have spent time collaborating with student leadership and student advisory councils in an effort to understand what the motivation is, and what we can do to support a prevention initiative. For the most part, our students are telling me that you just “shouldn’t do it,” but I think that any potential side effects just feels too surreal to our invincible young adults. I believe that the best prevention is an entire, informed community that gets behind a consistent message about vaping with our students. I will continue to fight the good fight and work with our students and staff on proactive solutions, but I wanted to share a useful resource from the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids that might be useful to you if you choose to engage in a conversation with your student(s) or friends: LINK FOR NYC As a matter of fact, I have appreciated much of the literature and information that has been produced by this organization.
With AP tests and SOLs right around the corner, now is a great time for us to consistently remind our students to remain calm. We are proud of an entire year’s worth of their learning and hard work, and whatever happens on test day, happens, because they are so much more than a single test could possibly measure on a single day. Please join me in consistently sharing this message with our students—the amazing and whole version of each of them can never be evaluated by a computer or bubble sheet.
In case you didn’t notice last week, we have slightly shifted the structure of this News You Choose. In response to a request from PTSA (based on a parent’s feedback), we moved to Rebels Need to Know for pertinent and timely information and Rebels Nice to Know for celebrations and additional school/community information. A special thanks is always due to Mrs. Laura Beatty, AA extraordinaire. Her patience and passion for ensuring these messages are all inclusive and responsive keeps us all up to date, informed, and beaming with Pride!
Wishing you a restful weekend,
Erin B. Lenart
Principal, Fairfax High School
O: (703) 219-2222
https://fairfaxhs.fcps.edu/
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Daily attendance at school is important for student academic success. Families are reminded that students are expected to remain in school until the end of the school year, June 13th. Final exams for 9th, 10th and 11th graders will begin on June 7th and continue through June 12th. Requests for students to be released before the end of the year will not be honored. Families are encouraged to keep this in mind when making summer vacation plans. Thank you for helping to ensure the academic success of your student.
The Police Department has received a number of calls in regard to students parking in the surrounding neighborhoods near the school. In light of this, we remind students and parents that parking in surrounding neighborhoods is not permitted. Thank you.
AP PROCTORS NEEDED: We need your help in helping proctor Advanced Placement (AP) tests between May 6-17. Please sign up for a time slot via the following link: (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4facae29a3fc1-2019 ). No experience is necessary. You may not proctor a test that your student is taking. Contact assessment coach Kathy Kraus-Zadrozny at kjkrauszadro@fcps.edu with any questions.
SOL Schedule Posted
The 2019 Spring Testing Calendar has been posted to the FHS website. Students and Parents may access the calendar at: https://fairfaxhs.fcps.edu/announcements/2019-end-year-exam-schedule . Students are reminded to get a good night’s rest the night before a test and to eat a healthy breakfast. Please try to refrain from making appointments on the day of the test. Once a student has begun testing, he or she cannot leave until the test is complete.
SOL Scheduling Considerations for Ramadan
The Spring SOL Testing Window and the observance of Ramadan will overlap in May/June 2018. Spring SOL testing will be conducted at FHS between April 30th and June 6th. Teachers will be providing the date, time, and location for each SOL after spring break. If your student is scheduled for an afternoon SOL and will not do well at that time due to fasting, please contact Kathy Kraus-Zadrozny, Assessment Coach at kjkrauszadro@fcps.edu or 703-219-2216 to schedule a morning SOL test for your student. Students may also reach Mrs. KZ in L127 at school.
Fairfax High School’s Physical Night Fundraiser May 30, 2019!
All proceeds go to supplying the athletic training room.
Physicals done here will be good for all green/yellow days & tryouts for 2019-2020 school year
5:30- 6:00- 6:30- 7:00- 7:30 time slots. They will close once they fill up.
To sign up for appointments time slots use this link:
https://www.fcps.edu/athletic.preparticipation.screenings
Parents we also looking for Medical Volunteers as well PT’s, MDs, PA,s, LPN’s to help out, you can also sign up with the above link.
Any questions please contact Amanda Johnston: aejohnston@fcps.edu
Over the weekend, the track and field team competed in Cassel's XBC Track Experience at Chantily High School. Forty-six teams attended. For the second year in a row, the boys won the invitational. The girls' team placed 12th overall. Allie Lawson and Trinity McCall got 2nd and 7th in the 200M dash. Allie also won the 300 meter hurdles. Finally, the girls' 4x400 meter relay team got 9th place, and the 4x800 meter relay team got 10th place. Mason Mays got 5th in the 100 meter dash. Zahir Saiyed got 10th in the 200 meter dash. Marcus Dropik got 3rd in the 400 meter dash, and Curtrell Trott got 8th place. Marcus also won gold in the 800 meter run. The boys 4x100 meter relay team won the silver medal, and the 4x400 meter relay team won gold. Marc Agossou got 4th in the long jump, and won the gold in the triple jump. Bobby Kestyn won the silver in both the shot put and discus throw. His discus performance broke another school record.
Seven current and one former FCPS students just competed in Orlando at the USASF Dance Worlds representing the United States in an All Male Hip Hop team. There were 1900 athletes with over 500 teams representing 32 countries. Jack Klika (Falls Church), CJ Hunter, David Ward (Woodson), Arin Bolunmez, Sasha Uldov(Thoreau), Frenchie Pignatiello (Fairfax, 11th grade) and Alex Cofelt (Herndon graduate) won the gold medal in their catagory making them world champions. These young men are dedicated to their sport and practice hard and it showed this weekend.
All Night Graduation (ANG) Event - June 3rd, 11pm-5am
Senior Families - Don't forget about the ANG event that happens graduation night. It is just for our seniors and provides a safe drug and alcohol free event. It is the party of the year with entertainment, prizes, games, good and fun. We can’t have this event without our families, we need you to volunteer (even Junior families) and get your senior’s ticket purchased. You can find information on the event, purchasing tickets, and volunteering at the ANG website: https://www.fairfaxptsa.org/about-all-night-grad-ang
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Fairfax High School PTSA
could soon be a thing of the past!
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We are in desperate need of volunteers to be part of our PTSA Board for our 2019-2020 school year.
If we are unable to have a complete PTSA Board, Fairfax High School is in jeopardy of losing many benefits and services that the PTSA helps provide and/or supplement including:
- Teacher Appreciation
- Wellness Week
- Volunteerism Student Awards
- Teacher Grants
- Funding for Speakers for Parents, Teachers and Students
- Staff Development and Appreciation throughout the year
Contact any member of the nominating committee for details
Cynthia Wurtemberg cynthiadls@aol.com
Heather Rupp jetsn22@verizon.net
Katy Malesky katy.malesky@gmail.com
FHS PTSA Website
The City of Fairfax School Board is asking all four city school families to take a five minute survey about communication. Please go to the City schools’ website to provide your thoughts on the best way to reach the City of Fairfax community. http://cityoffairfaxschools.org/our-community/survey/
Students working in the Atrium!
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