Important Upcoming Dates
November 27-29 - Thanksgiving - school closed
December 23-January 3 - Winter Break
January 24 - End of the 2nd Quarter
General Information
Thanksgiving Attendance
The Attendance Office will be quite busy over the upcoming two weeks. If you plan on missing school for the upcoming break, please have your student pick up a pre-arranged absence form. If your student is going to leave during the school day, please have your student bring an early dismissal note to the attendance first thing in the morning. This will alleviate the strain on our attendance office and will assist you in making sure your child's attendance is marked correctly and expediently. Thank-you for your assistance!
PTSA Meeting November 20
Join us for the PTSA Meeting (Nov 20th at 7pm) where our own Nishi Langhorne, McLean’s Technology Specialist, will discuss FCPSon <https://www.fcps.edu/resources/technology/fcpson> and the impact of technology on student learning and instruction. She will address your questions in an interactive Q&A session and share resources that will help both students and parents.
Nominations Being Accepted
McLean HS is now accepting nominations for the 2019 – 2020 Outstanding Teacher & Staff Awards in the following categories:
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Outstanding Teacher/librarian: At least (3) three years’ teaching experience.
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Outstanding New Teacher/librarian: Less than (3) three years’ teaching experience.
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Outstanding Professional Employee: Technology Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Psychologist, Social Worker, SOSA.
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Outstanding Operational Employee: Administrative Assistant Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service, IA's, Parent Liaisons.
All nominations for McLean Teachers & Staff are due by Friday, November 22nd. Please feel free to nominate in one category or all of them it is up to you! If you have any additional questions about the categories or which category a specific staff member should be nominated in, please e-mail Tzeitel Barcus at tabarcus@fcps.edu.
The link to each nomination form are here:
- Outstanding Teacher/librarian: OT Nomination
- Outstanding New Teacher/librarian: ONT Nomination
- Outstanding Professional Employee: OPE Nomination
- Outstanding Operational Employee: OOE Nomination
Thank you so much for taking the time to recognize our McLean High Staff; your input is HIGHLY valued and GREATLY appreciated.
Officer Davis joined Algebra II Honor students as they tested their catapult projects. Students have been learning about parabolas.
School Delays and Cancellations
When FCPS cancels or delays the opening of school due to inclement weather or other emergencies, staff, students, and parents are notified in multiple ways as soon as the decision is made.
FCPS' official Twitter account, @fcpsnews (with the blue check mark), is where you'll first see closing or delay announcements. That's because we've found Twitter to be the fastest, most effective method of disseminating news. Additional communication channels used to announce a delayed opening or closure include FCPS’ public website, email, text, Facebook, local television and radio stations, and Channel 21. Subscribers to the Delayed Openings and School Closings email on News You Choose will also be notified.
Please keep in mind that there may be a delay from the time messages are transmitted to them being received by users. More than 588,000 emails and texts are being transmitted during every weather closure or delay. However, FCPS has no control over how long it takes cell and internet service providers to distribute emails and texts to customers.
Please view FCPS' Weather Cancellation Procedures page for more information on weather closings and delays.
FCPS 2020-2021 School Calendar
In case you missed it over the summer, the 2020-21 school year calendar has been announced. For planning purposes, notable dates include: First day of school - Tuesday, August 25, 2020; Labor Day Break - September 4-7, 2020; Thanksgiving Break - November 25-27, 2020; Winter Break - December 21, 2020-January 1, 2021; Spring Break – March 29, 2021- April 2, 2021 (Note: Monday, April 5, 2021, is a teacher workday and a holiday for students); Last day of school for students - Friday, June 11, 2021. See the complete 2020-21 school year calendar.
Parents Safe Teen Driving Presentation - 6:30pm
McLean High School will be hosting safe teen driving presentations on
February 3 , and April 20
All presentations start at 6:30 pm.
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 Driver Education Certificate of Completion (DEC-District 8 card).
The Virginia Department of Education has said that students who complete classroom instruction in a public school must also complete PSTD at the public school. It is not acceptable for a student to complete PSTD at a commercial driving school and receive a DEC-District 8 card from FCPS.
No one will be admitted after the doors have been closed. You are strongly encouraged to attend the program at McLean. If you are unable to attend one of these dates, additional program dates and locations can be found on the Fairfax County Public Schools website at www.fcps.edu.
The Leadership Class held Fall Fest. Students watched a movie, participated in games, and attended the bonfire
Highlander Recognitions
Cross Country at States
Girls Cross Country competed at States over the weekend.
College Signing Day
College Signing Day: (from left to right)
Alex Pawlowski, Baseball-Marymount; Drew Stieg, Baseball-George Mason University; Anthony Farmakides, Baseball-Randolph Macon; Teddy Merritt, Baseball-High Point; Lauren Benedict, Crew-UVA; Zazi Halla, Dive-Richmond; Dora Wu, Swim-UPenn; Elizabeth Dufrane, Basketball-Drexel; Tariq Moutaoakil, Soccer-VCU
FCPS Led Workshops
Parenting Through Challenging Times: Supporting Your Child Through Life’s Ups and Downs
Transform feelings of being overwhelmed, anxious and stressed to calm, confident and compassionate. Learn tools and techniques to navigate turbulent waters and times of change within your home and family life.
Major Life Changes can make you feel out of control:
- A Job Change/Loss
- A Move
- Divorce/Separation
- Addition of a family member or sibling to the home
- Death
- Mental/physical illness
- Child leaving the home
Presented by Corinne Coppola, M.A., and Well-Being Professional.
Friday, November 22, 2019, 10 a.m.-noon.
Register for Parenting Through Challenging Times: Supporting Your Child Through Life's Ups and Downs
FCPS Cares
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My School Bucks
Learn more about this online payment portal for many school fees. Parents can set up an account which they link their student(s) to so there is one account per family. Course fees, lunch funds, some ticket events can be taken care of online. MySchoolBucks eliminates the need for students to carry cash to school and for multiple checks to be written. Learn more and sign up at https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getmain?requestAction=home
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