 Dear Family Fairfax,
Sometimes it’s the short weeks that feel the longest. With a four-day weekend upon us for our students, we know that means we need to finalize grades, and we have professional learning on Tuesday. While your student enjoys some time away, think about us from time to time…hard at work!
Many of our community members and staff members have selflessly given a lot of time to plan for and coordinate the opening of FHS’s A Place to Eat. This food and hygiene pantry has already had a number of visitors! See the recent newscast here: https://wjla.com/news/local/new-food-pantry-at-fairfax-high-helps-students-in-need. The Fairfax Connection will have an article soon with more information about the initiative and how you can support our students through donations.
Tonight, many of our music students will be participating in a Masterworks concert at Truro Anglican Church, and our basketball teams will play Woodson High School in yet another Patriot District matchup. Swim and Dive will have their final dual meet of the season, Science Olympiad is off to MIT, and our Track team is headed to Richmond. With our biennial Academy performance of A Chorus Line opening next weekend-- great theater, music, athleticism and academics abound, and there is always something to do and students to celebrate. We are lucky to be a part of this community!
We are always looking for more opportunities to recognize the great work being done and the activities our students are participating in—please remember to email Laura Beatty at lbeatty@fcps.edu with #NewsYouChoose or #NYC in the subject line.
I hope to see you soon at one of our upcoming events!
With Participation Respect Integrity Determination Empathy,
Erin B. Lenart, Ed.D.
Principal, Fairfax High School
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Included in this issue:
- Course Selection 2020-2021
- Science Olympiad News
- Fairfax HS Has Free Peer Tutors
- Pyramid Outstanding Professional of the Year
- Interested in Being on the Freshman Class Council?
- Fairfax Academy Open House
- A Chorus Line
Course Selection 2020-2021: The culture of Northern Virginia around high achievement can be felt by our students. They often report feeling the need to earn high grades, take on a large number of advanced courses, and often feel a risk of falling behind. With that in mind, we emphasize the importance of balance in our students’ lives when they select courses. Please help us in highlighting the need for students to maintain a sense of balance. When talking about courses and academic commitments with your student for next year, be sure to ask about their plans to be involved in a co-curricular or extra-curricular activity at school, or similar activities outside of school. It is important that these competing commitments are looked at together, so students select courses that make room for challenge and growth while providing them the time to take part in the many activities, including personal time, that support their development as healthy (emotionally, mentally, physically, and socially) teenagers.
Our juniors just started meeting with school counselors for academic advising and selecting courses for their senior year. Counselors will start to meet with sophomores on February 5 and then freshmen on February 20. When meeting with students, counselors help them choose courses that will both interest and challenge them, as well as ensure they are on a path to graduation. After your student meets for their academic advising session, you can view your student’s course selections in SIS ParentVUE for the 2020-2021 school year. It is important for you to review the courses with your student and communicate any desired changes before the deadline on June 12.
 Amit Panchal and Kyle Chau – Boomilever - First Place Winners
Science Olympiad News!
Congratulations to the Fairfax HS Science Olympiad team on their 7th place finish out of 33 teams at the Duke University Science Olympiad tournament on Saturday. A special congratulations to the following students who earned medals:
1st Place:
Amit Panchal and Kyle Chau – Boomilever
2nd Place:
Yurick Tchakountio and Aditya Krishnan - Write It Do It
Sarah Bengtson, Maureen Howard, and Natalie Lambert – Experimental Design
3rd Place:
Meghana Kamineni and Disha Kiran – Forensics
4th Place:
Geethu Abhilash and Eunu Lim – Geologic Mapping
5th Place:
Maureen Howard and Meghana Kamineni – Water Quality
Sarah Bengtson and Dhriti Posa – Fossils
Sarah Bengtson and Tyler Stotz – Anatomy and Physiology
FAIRFAX HAS FREE PEER TUTORS
Parents, before you spend money and time on a private tutor, encourage your student to take advantage of the Peer Tutors in the Learning Lab. The Learning Lab is a 1-to-1 Peer Tutoring organization that assists will all types of learning. The tutors are specifically trained in progressing peers through the learning process. A Peer Tutor offers coaching and feedback; tutors will not write or complete work for clients. Tutors can also provide assistance with study skills, organization, note taking, or time management. The Learning Lab is open Tuesday-Friday during all lunches for walk-ins, and during Lion Time and after school by appointment. Email Mr. Friedman (dlfriedman@fcps.edu) for appointments or questions.
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Congratulations to Donna Leone, School Counselor, on being named the Fairfax Pyramid Outstanding Professional Employee of the Year! |
Freshman Class Council?
Interested in running for freshmen class council?
Use the link to complete the form by Wednesday Jan 29th!
https://tinyurl.com/fhsfresh2023
 Academy Open House is February 4
Open House
If you are a new or potential Academy student: mark your calendar for Tuesday, February 4th, because we would love to see you and your family at our annual Open House!
It is a drop-in style event, and you may visit our Academy classrooms as you wish from 6:30-8:00pm. Our Academy Ambassadors and office staff will also be on-hand to answer any questions you may have. We hope to see you there!
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