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“I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
Dear Justice Families,
On Monday, we will kickoff our academic advising season with a Den Time lesson to help prepare students to plan for their 2020-2021 course selections. Information will be presented about course offerings, sequencing, prerequisites for specific courses, and graduation requirements. On Tuesday, students will participate in a Den Time lesson on caring to close the year out with a focus on giving.
As we close out the 2019 year, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff, students and parents for their continued support. Our school is truly a special community. The new year will bring new learning experiences, new challenges and lots of fun.
On behalf of the Justice Staff, we want to wish you a safe and happy holiday season. We look forward to seeing everyone on January 6, 2020.
This week is our winter spirit week. Students and staff show your Justice pride each day:
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Monday, 12/16: “Snooze day Monday” - Rock your comfiest PJs!
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Tuesday, 12/17: “Cozy Clothes”. Come in your favorite warm and fuzzy gear!
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Wednesday, 12/18: Winter Sports Wednesday” – Wear your favorite team jersey.
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Thursday, 12/19: “Candy Cane Thursday”. Wear red and white
- Friday, 12/20: “Festive Friday”. Wear your most festive sweater, socks and accessories!
Our student Leadership Classes along with our administrative team will provide a Pre-Winter Break brunch for teachers and staff on Thursday, December 19. We need your help with some food and beverage donations to make this brunch possible. We are providing the main dishes but are looking for side items such as potato chips, dips, fruit, breakfast pastries (donuts, muffins, etc.), cookies. We have created a sign up list, to help with donations. Here is the link.
If you can donate, please drop off any items beginning Monday, December 16 through the end of the day December 18th. As always, we appreciate all that you do for our staff.
The Justice HS Rising 9th Grade Parent Orientation & Curriculum Night will be held on Thursday, January 9th. Pre-orientation sessions for special populations will be held at 6:00 pm for parents interested in hearing more about the following topics: ESOL, IB/MYP, and Special Education. The full orientation will kick off at 6:30 pm and is geared towards providing information for Rising 9th grade students and parents. At 7:15, students and parents of all high school grade levels will have the opportunity to talk with teachers, department chairs, school counselors and administrators about course offerings, course requirements, and scheduling choices. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held on Monday, January 13th.
It’s getting cold! Do you have any coats that you are no longer using? Every year the ESOL department collects slightly used coats for our students who need one. If you have an extra coat, we will take it off your hands and give them out to students who need something warm.
INOVA Partnership for Healthier Kids will be here to enroll children and adults in healthcare once a month from 8:30 – 3:30 in the Student Services conference room. The next event is scheduled for Friday, December 20th. You do not need to be a US citizen to apply. Call 703-698-2550 for more information.
A Fairfax County Health Department Maternal Child Health Nurses & Financial Aide Worker will present resources in Fairfax County about the topic of Family Planning. January 17, 2020: 8—9 am, Justice High School. For questions, please contact Shannon Luisa, Justice School Public Health Nurse, at 703-824-3911 or sluisa1@fcps.edu.
FCPS Weekly Progress Reports will not be sent to parents Sunday, Dec. 22 through Sunday, Jan. 5 during the Winter holidays. SIS, ParentVUE, and StudentVUE will be unavailable to all users on Saturday, Dec. 28, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. during system maintenance.
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As many students give back and participate in community service during the holiday season, students are reminded that x2VOL is a tool to find, track, and verify community service hours. Students may access their x2VOL account through their Naviance account (accessed through Blackboard). Once in Naviance, on the left side of the screen under resources, students can click “x2VOL” . The first time students use the program, they will need to complete their profile. x2VOL will be used to verify hours for the community service graduation cord (40 hour requirement) and the Board of Education's Excellence in Civics Education Seal (50 hour requirement, in addition to other criteria). Students may contact their school counselor for more information and student instructions are posted in the document library in Naviance. Students are encouraged to complete 40 service learning hours before graduating.
Students must turn in their transcript requests to the Student Services office 30 days in advance of the college deadline. Seniors need to be mindful of the impact of the upcoming winter break when counselors and teachers will not available from 12/23/19 - 01/05/20. Students with a January deadline must submit their requests by December 1st. Students who do not submit a transcript request prior to break will have their requests processed after break. As long as the student has submitted the application on time, most colleges will offer some leniency in the deadline for the documents that the school must provide. College application sites can sometimes become overloaded on submission deadline dates so students are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible to avoid any glitches that may prevent the application from being received by the official deadline. These reminders are sent in an effort to avoid unnecessary stress. Please contact your child’s counselor if you have any questions.
New scholarships and enrichment programs have been posted in Naviance Student. Only the student will have access to view all the details. Always check the website of the scholarship/enrichment program for the most up to date deadlines. Scholarships offered by organizations other than Fairfax County Public Schools are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Fairfax County School Board, the Superintendent, or this school. Additional information for students, parents or guardians, and community members is available on the Scholarship and Enrichment Opportunities website.
The registration deadline for the February 8th ACT is January 10th. For test dates, registration and score reporting, students should visit: SAT – www.collegeboard.org or ACT – www.actstudent.org. Both the College Board (SAT, PSAT, AP) and ACT have established policies and deadlines for students with a professionally diagnosed and documented disability who apply for reasonable accommodations. For more information, please contact Beth Marino, the Justice HS Special Education Resource Teacher at eemarino@fcps.edu.
FCPS School Counseling Services and Go Overseas are hosting the 9th annual FCPS Gap Year Fair on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at George C. Marshall High School from 6:00-8:30 p.m. This event is for high school students and parents who are interested in learning more about the variety of experiences available and growing array of gap year opportunities.
The evening will begin with an informational presentation in the auditorium from 6:00-6:45 p.m. Immediately following, the program fair, with representatives from over 40 programs offering gap year opportunities, will take place in the school cafeteria from 6:45-8:30 p.m. Students are encouraged to pre-register for this event. For more information, visit USA Gap Year Fairs.
In the event of inclement weather, the snow date and location will be Friday, February 7, 2020, at George C. Marshall High School from 6:00-8:30 p.m..
The deadline for seniors to self-nominate for this $5,000 award is Sunday, January 12th, 2020 at 11:59 pm. Please fill out the Self Nomination Google Form to apply. The Pamplin Leadership Award aims to recognize students who have excelled in leadership while in high school; possible applicants include all qualified seniors enrolled at a Virginia public high school who have applied or will apply to Virginia Tech. There can be only one nominee from each high school and the nominee must have a 3.8 or higher cumulative GPA. This application can be submitted to Ms. Grande before knowing the status of Virginia Tech admission. However, only a student who will matriculate to Virginia Tech can receive the award.
The Parent Resource YouTube channel has new workshops being added every month. Workshops from the FCPS Parent Resource Center in Dunn Loring:
- The IEP Transition Plan: Post-Secondary Planning in Middle and High School, Thursday, January 9, 2020, 10 a.m.-noon.
- Parenting Children with Challenging Behaviors, Friday, January 10, 2020, 10 a.m.-noon.
- Mind in the Making Series, 01/16/20-03/05/20, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The Critics and Awards Program for High School Theatre, otherwise known as the Cappies, is a program through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews in local newspapers. There are fifteen Cappies chapters across the United States and Canada, and many FCPS high schools participate in the Washington, D.C. chapter.
Please click the following link to read student Colleen McGuire's review of Justice High School’s production of Anything Goes.
December 23 - January 3, 2020 Holiday (Winter Break)
January 6 - Classes Resume
January 20 - Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday)
January 24 - End of Second Quarter
January 27 - Student Holiday (Teacher Workday)
January 28 - Student Holiday (Staff Development Day)
To view all of the Justice calendars (activities, schedules, etc.), please click here.
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