A Message from Dr. Smith
This week the Lake Braddock Administrative Team has had a great week working on the opening of the school year. We devoted time discussing the book Marching Off the Map: Inspire Students to Navigate a Brand New World by Tim Elmore and ways to further enrichment learning experiences for students in the coming school year.
Next week we will kick off fall sports; Golf will start on August 1st and all other athletes return August 5th. There is a new Athletic Department webpage and more information regarding athletics below. We are excited to have students back in the building this week getting involved in fall sports.
The first day of school is only one month away! Below you’ll find important information regarding Bruin Blast and FCPSOn. We look forward to having all our Bruin community back in a few short weeks.
LBSS in the News
Chef Palmer Competes Again on the Food Network
Our very own Palmer Moore, 10th grader this school year, will be competing in another episode of the Food Network's "Guy's Grocery Game" in a special All Star Kids edition. This episode airs on July 31 at 9:00 p.m. Be sure to watch and cheer on Chef Palmer!
 Chef Palmer (center) in his first appearance in Guy's Grocery Game
Patriot District Softball Rivals Combine Talents For the Love of the Game
Rival District softball coaches from Lake Braddock, West Springfield, Robinson, Woodson, Pope Paul VI, and Fairfax volunteered their talents and love of softball to offer a camp for young girls from the ages of 11 to 17 who want to sharpen their skills and make new friends along the way.
JV softball coaches in the Patriot District, along with Pope Paul VI often talked about the need for young girls who want to make their respective varsity squads to work on the fundamentals of softball. Lake Braddock Junior Varsity head coach, Megan Baney, along with her assistant, Bill Myers, came up with the idea of offering a joint camp in the summer to do just that. Coaches recruited girls from their junior varsity teams and feeder schools to attend the camp. Approximately 25 girls throughout the region participated in the four-day camp, with the fifth day being reserved for girls interested in pitching or catching..
Although the intended goal was to improve the fundamentals of the game, an added feature is improving the camaraderie on and off the softball field and developing good sportsmanship.
While not every coach was able to commit to the five-day camp due to job commitments, every district coach participated in preparing for the camp in some way, and every school in the Patriot District, as well as Pope Paul VI had players attending camp.
  From L: Tom Martin, Robinson JV Coach, Balima Smalls, West Springfield JV Coach, Erin Peterson, LB Varsity Assistant Coach, Megan Baney, Lake Braddock JV Head Coach, Bill Myers, Lake Braddock JV Assistant Coach, Ann Marie Boyd, Paul VI Head Varsity Coach
Information for All
Welcome Back Information and Forms
In the first few weeks of August, please be on look-out for the Welcome Back packet containing your student's Emergency Care Card (ECC) and the Health Information form. Please review the ECC and mark any corrections as needed, complete the Health Information form, and turn the forms in during Bruin Blast on Thursday, August 22. We will also be sending out an email via eNotify that will have a link to the Welcome Back school webpage containing all other information and forms you’ll need to complete and/or update.
FCPSOn Information
FCPSOn is here! Starting in August, each high school student will be issued a laptop to use throughout the school year. For more information on the program, please view the FCPSOn Information page.
Lake Braddock will begin distribution with Subschool 3 students on August 8th. Please see below for the full schedule along with alternate dates. Students must be present and have their student ID number ready to pickup and logon to the laptop. Parents do not need to be present. We anticipate assignment of the laptop and the initial logon to take approximately 30-45 minutes. We understand schedules may impact pickup, however due to the number of students picking up devices, we ask that student try to attend their initial checkout date as there will be limited staff during the makeup days. Thank you.
August 8th 9am-2pm: Subschool 3
August 12th 10am -2pm: Subschool 4
August 13th 10am -2pm: Subschool 5
August 14th 10am -2pm: Subschool 6
August 19th 10am -2pm: Makeup Date
August 20th 10am -2pm: Makeup Date
MS Student Services Newsletter
Please take a minute to review the MS Student Services Summer Newsletter. This newsletter contains a lot of great information on upcoming events and includes some helpful hints to assist you in navigating Lake Braddock. We look forward to seeing you at Bruin Blast! https://lakebraddockss.fcps.edu/middle-school/student-services/news-and-calendar
Athletic Department News
The Athletic Department has a new website:
http://www.lakebraddockss.rschoolteams.com/
The old website: Lakebraddocksports.org is no longer active.
Attention All Freshman Football Players & Parents:
There will be a mandatory parent / player meeting on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 6 PM in Room G105. We will be introducing the coaching staff, discussing paperwork needed to play, and the August calendar. Questions? Coach Mike Dougherty, mjdougherty1@fcps.edu.
Summer Office Hours
The school's main office operates with limited staff and hours over the summer, June 19 - August 9, 2019:
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Please plan your visits accordingly.
Calendar at a Glance
August 8 - FCPSOn 1:1 - Laptop Distribution - Subschool 3 - 9am-2pm
August 12 - FCPSOn 1:1 - Laptop Distribution - Subschool 4 - 10am-2pm
August 13 - FCPSOn 1:1 - Laptop Distribution - Subschool 5 - 10am-2pm
August 14 - FCPSOn 1:1 - Laptop Distribution - Subschool 6 - 10am-2pm
August 19 - FCPSOn 1:1 - Laptop Distribution - Makeup Date - 10am - 2pm
August 20 - FCPSOn 1:1 - Laptop Distribution - Makeup Date - 10am - 2pm
August 22 - Bruin Blast - Middle School 8 am-11 am / High School 1 pm-3pm
August 26 - First Day of the 2019-2020 School Year
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