Important Upcoming Dates
March 3 - Student Holiday
April 3 - End of the 3rd quarter
April 6-10 - Spring Break
April 13 - Student Holiday
April 20 - Safe Teen Driving Presentation
May 25 - Memorial Day
General Information
Last Day to Request a Schedule Change is March 2
Any student contemplating a schedule change for this school year, should see their counselor this week to pick up the schedule change request packet. These packets will need to be completed and submitted by next Monday, March 2, in order to be considered.
Student Q&A with FCPS Superintendent Dr. Brabrand
Monday, March 16 at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. McLean Community Center
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The McLean Community Association will be hosting an open forum meeting with Superintendent Dr. Brabrand and Dranesville District School Board Member Elaine Tholen focused on mental health, academic pressure, and the vision for McLean-area schools. Bring the entire family. Students will be given priority to ask questions.
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English Writing SOL Announcements
The English 11 Writing SOL will take place March 10th and March 11th. English 11 students will be using their FCPSOn devices for March Writing SOL this year. Please ensure your student’s laptop is working and that they bring their computer and power charger to school on March 10th and 11th. Issues should be reported to the Tech Center in the Library (Room 131) during school hours, highlander time, or lunches.
Teachers will be conducting a student laptop “health check” on Wednesday, February 26 and Thursday, February 27 during English 11 classes. Students will need to bring their laptop and charger to school those days. The “health check” will assess the hardware and software of the FCPSOn devices and identify potential issues. Students will need to reboot the laptop while at school in order to receive all the required updates for testing.
Non-FCPS issued computers cannot be used for testing. If a student tests on a personal device, an irregularity will be filed, the test score will be invalidated, and the student will have to retake the SOL.
Electronics Policy Reminder: Students may NOT possess cell phones or other personal electronic devices (including smart watches) during testing. Failure to adhere to this policy is considered cheating. If a student is found to be in possession of a cell phone or other personal electronic device during testing, a test irregularity will be filed, and the test score will be invalidated. Students will not be permitted to retake the SOL until the next testing window.
Registration Process
Rising sophomores will meet with counselors through their PE class between February 14 – February 28. I
f you would like to see the schedule of when classes will come to Student Services for registration, here is a link https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PguBh8zuf7FIFqQNiuXYHUTXB7owwi0-o5-T8TZuapo/edit?usp=sharing.
For resources, such as our Course Catalog and specific AP course information, please see our Academic Advising page (https://mcleanhs.fcps.edu/index.php/student-services/academic-advising).
Parents Safe Teen Driving Presentation - 6:30pm
McLean High School will be hosting safe teen driving presentations on
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.
Recognitions
Congratulations Arin Kang! Arin's gold key award-winning drawing, Hydrant Boy, was chosen for the cover of the Scholastic Art Awards 2020 Program.
Girls Basketball
Region and District Player of the Year- Elizabeth Dufrane
1st Team All District and 2nd team All Region - Kendall Jones
2nd Team All District- Mia Fitzgerald
Girls Basketball was runner up in the District Tournament and will host a Regional game this coming Tuesday.
Boys Basketball
1st Team All District- Randy Shephard
2nd Team All District- Nate Legg
Swim & Dive
Congratulations to the following athletes who qualified for States for Swim & Dive:
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Olender, Philip
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Rieger, John-Joseph
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Rouvelas, Emanuel
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Sheeran, Declan
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Sribar, Ryan
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Thomas, Owen
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Weinstock, Mason
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Anderson, Molly Marie
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Flint, Caroline
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Flint, Lily
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Friedman, Emily
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Halla, Alexandra
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O'Shaughnessy, Bridget
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Sunderhauf, Skylar
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Tennant, Skylar
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Wood, Sarah
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Wu, Dora
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Gymnastics
Tara Stewart is the State Champion on the balance beam! Tara also received the “Senior Award” for the Northern Region.
Girls Swimming
Girls 200 Free Relay finished 2nd at States- Emily Friedman, Skylar Tennant, Caroline Flint, Lily Flint! Congratulations ladies!
Indoor Track
Congratulations to the members of our Indoor Track team who qualified for the state meet:
Girls 4x800 Team- Kylie Keysor, Thais Rolly, Mary Steinbicker, Natalie Flint
1000 meter (District & Regional Champ) - Xavier Jemison
1000 meters - Thais Rolly
Triple Jump - Aziz Malouche
Wrestling
Congratulations to our District Champion wrestlers, who also qualified for States:
Ethan Scurlock
Nathan Fishman
Senior Information
The MHS All Night Grad Party (ANGP) is a highly anticipated event for graduating seniors. Held the night of graduation, Monday, June 1, it is an opportunity for the new graduates to celebrate their accomplishments together in a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment.
This fun, activity-filled event takes place at the high school from11:00pm - 5:00am, and is chaperoned by parent volunteers.
Click HERE to purchase a ticket or learn more. For financial assistance, contact Paul Stansbery at pwstansbery@fcps.edu.
Questions about ANGP can be sent to angp@mcleanptsa.org
Senior Announcements Ordering
Attention Senior Parents: To order the official 2020 McLean High School graduation announcements please go to http://www.balfour.com our vendor for those products.The form can be found on McLean's homepage and the Senior's homepage. Please contact Balfour with any questions 703-941-1436 or balfournova@yahoo.com.
FCPS Family Resources
Operation Drug Prevention - February 29
Great Falls Civic Association will hold a discussion on drug prevention. Learn how to recognize and address the signs of drug use. Family involvement is key.
Saturday, February 29 - 10-11:30 am
Christ the King Lutheran Church
10550 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls
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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