June 17th, 2020
A Note from Principal Kownacki
Dear South County Families and Students,
Congratulations on a great school year! 2019-2020 was a year to remember. While it may not have ended the way we planned, I am so proud of the hard work of our students and staff as they finished the year strong during Distance Learning. My hope for our entire community to enjoy the summer, read, relax and recharge. I will share updates throughout the summer on how we will return to learn in the fall. Stay tuned, as the re-opening continues to be discussed by the School Board.
Congratulations and Farewell
We wish all the best the future holds for Patty Krein (pictured below as Dr. Kreinstein), Science teacher, and Trish Portare (pictured below enjoying a boat ride), Special Education Teacher, who are both retiring from FCPS. Both Patty and Trish were charter member of South County Middle School and helped shape the culture of our school. We are grateful for their tremendous work and know they will continue to have a positive impact on our community. Congratulations Patty and Trish!
Farewell to SCMS Faculty
Several Mustangs are moving on to other schools or new things next year. We are so thankful to each of our colleagues for their contributions to South County and we wish them the best of luck. They will always be part of the SCMS family:
- Tina Blain- Social Studies Department- transferring to Lake Braddock MS
- Shawn Gardner- English Department- transferring to Franklin County MS
- Juliet Johnson- Student Services Office- going back to school at VCU
- Lise Mandes- English Department- transferring to Lake Braddock MS
- Sean Miller- Special Education English- transferring to South County HS
- Caroline Retel- PE Department- transferring to Rachel Carson MS
- Dayana Russin- World Languages Department- moving to Texas with family
- Adriana Santamaria- World Languages Department- moving to Georgia with family
If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to me (pakownacki@fcps.edu) and I will respond to you as soon as I am able. Wishing all of you a wonderful summer!
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL – STAFF EDITION:
If you were impressed with the High School Musical, Jr. student theater production that was posted on YouTube then you’re going to be equally impressed with our staff rendition of “We’re all in this together”. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkFaAVGDGi0
Summer4Reading Challenge
The SCMS Library is excited for students to participate in the Summer4Reading Challenge, Virtual Summer Book Club, and check out reading suggestions and eBooks. All of this information and more is located on our Summer Reading Google Site! Click here to watch a summer reading video and here to access the Summer4Reading Google Site (log in with your school fcpsschools.net Google account). Happy reading, Mustangs!
ARE YOU MOVING SOON?
Parents, if you know that your student will be moving over the summer, please contact the registrar, Ms. Perper, to complete the withdrawal process. Students must be officially withdrawn in order to send records to their new school. You may contact Ms. Perper at slperper@fcps.edu.
SUMMER INFORMATION:
Due to precautions being taken around the Covid 19 virus, FCPS buildings are currently closed to the public and most 12-month employees are working from alternate locations.
SCMS staff will be in the building intermittently throughout the summer but will be monitoring voice mail each day. Please feel free to leave messages on our main number: 703-690-5500 and we will work to respond to your call within two business days.
We encourage you to visit our school website frequently for updates and announcements. For more detailed information on all school matters, please visit our website at http://www.fcps.edu/southcountyms/
To update or modify your News You Choose preferences, please visit https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAEDUFCPS/subscriber/new?qsp=VAEDUFCPS_1
Parents of FCPS students may update contact information online through weCare@School http://www.fcps.edu/news/wecare.shtml a feature of FCPS Learning (Blackboard) or by contacting the Student Information Office at SCMS to have the contact information updated in the student information system.
 
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