Dear Justice Families,
It has been an amazing start to the school year! We also had great attendance all week -- let’s keep it going! To our families, thank you again for your partnership. The first two weeks of school are laying the foundations for expectations, building relationships, assessing student academic needs, and reviewing content.
As a reminder, Mondays students should sign into their 4th period advisory class from 9:00 - 9:30 AM. This will be a time to build community. The rest of the day students may work on their assigned asynchronous work.
This Tuesday, we kickoff Hispanic Heritage month. Shout out to our Latinx/Hispanic students, families and staff.
We have some wonderful news to share. Christy Hanlon has accepted the position of Director of Student Services at Justice. Ms. Hanlon has most recently been the CTE Education Specialist for Industry Credentials, having been previously a school counselor (Marshall HS, Jackson MS, Justice HS) and an English teacher (NYC). She has a Masters of Education in School Counseling K-12 from The College of William & Mary, a Masters of Arts in Educational Theatre from New York University, and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Theatre: Stage Management and English Literature. She also completed her Administration & Supervision endorsement from the University of Virginia. Ms. Hanlon grew up in FCPS. She attended Parklawn ES, Glasgow MS, and Justice HS. Please join me in welcoming her back to the Justice family.
As always, please feel free to reach out to me or any member of our admin team if you have any questions.
Justice High School’s Back to School Night will take place virtually on Tuesday, September 22. Beginning at 5:30, parents/guardians are invited to view welcome videos from our staff and learn about available resources on our Google Site. The main program will occur from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and will allow you the opportunity to meet each of your student’s teachers. More information about the event will be sent out via email next week, including how to access your student’s classes and other online resources. If you have any questions, please email Michelle Campiglia, Assistant Principal, at mrcampiglia@fcps.edu.
This year certainly looks different than those in the past. Similarly, senior portraits will look a bit different. Please read the information provided in the pamphlet to schedule your senior portrait sitting and to review portrait attire. Direct any questions to the Yearbook Advisor, Dani Pierce at dpierce@fcps.edu
Click here for the pamphlet link.
No questions were submitted this week. Please continue to submit general questions. We will share answers in our upcoming News You Choose Newsletter. You can find the Google Form here. If you have student specific questions, please feel free to reach out to any of our administrators. We are happy to help
We understand how the beginning of the year can be overwhelming with forms. Here are some you can access now.
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Emergency Care Form required for all returning FCPS students to review and update if needed.
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Emergency Care Card required for students NEW to FCPS.
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FCPSOn Computer Opt Out Form: Only for students who are not planning to use a school laptop. We highly recommend you use the FCPS laptop because all software and other applications will be loaded and accessible. Software used by FCPS and Justice HS cannot be loaded on personal devices.
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Parental consent for digital resources.These are the apps and programs that our teachers will use to engage our students in the virtual world. Please go here for more information and follow the link to give your consent.
More information will be sent later for other forms such as parental signatures needed for the Students Rights and Responsibilities Form, Medical Needs, and Residency Verification.
During the week of September 14th, we will be distributing required materials for classes. Each grade level has a designated day and time:
 These materials will be distributed from outside of the main gym doors at the curb. Please stay in your car. Students (or parent/guardian) should hold up a piece of paper with the student’s complete name. A staff member will then retrieve the student’s schedule and bring the materials out to the curb. We ask that anyone coming to the school wear a mask.
*Please note: not all classes have items to be picked up. Teachers will let students know if their course has something to be picked up during the first week of school.
Before coming to the school, please ask yourself the health questions below. If you answer “yes” to any of the questions we will accommodate another way to get your materials.
- Do you have a cough and/or sore throat? (YES/NO)
- Have you had a fever in the last 72 hours (3 days)? (YES/NO)
- Do you have any shortness of breath or is it hard for you to breathe? (YES/NO)
- Is anyone in your home ill with a fever or a cough? (YES/NO)
- Have you had any contact with someone known to have or under investigation for Coronavirus in the last 14 days (2 weeks)? (YES/NO)
If you have textbooks or materials from the 2019-2020 school year, you should plan to return them during these evenings. Staff will take the books and materials from you at the curb.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Colleen Lally @ clally@fcps.edu
On Monday, September 14th , 2020 at 9:45am, the Student Services department will provide a presentation to seniors on post-secondary options. Students will find the active link in BB 24/7 Class of 2021 page under Senior Unit Session Link. (Link will be on the left hand side)
Seniors will learn about the various post-secondary options:
- 4 Year University/College
- Community College
- Apprenticeship/Training Programs
- Military
- Gap Year
- Students will have an opportunity to meet with their counselor to review the following but not limited to:
- Senior packet- The senior packet is due on 9/11/20 and can be found on the student’s school counselor’s Google Classroom page.
- Diploma type & Transcript
- Senior contract
- Sign up for an individual meeting with their counselor, and answer any questions they may have about their senior year.
Instructions on how to access the Senior Unit will be posted in the student’s school counselor’s Google classroom.
For more information, contact your child’s counselor or Alicia Grande, College & Career Specialist, at agrande@fcps.edu.
College Planning Night for the Class of 2021 will be held virtually on Thursday, September 17, 2020 from 7:00 pm-8:00 pm. Parents and students are invited to hear about key timelines, procedures, and resources to help support their children in the college application process. Registration is required by submitting the Justice HS College Planning Night RSVP form by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Blackboard Collaborate details will be emailed to registered attendees 24 hours before the event. There is a limit of 500 attendees through Blackboard Collaborate and attendees will be registered on a first come, first served basis. We ask that only one attendee per household registers for this event. A recording of the session will be available for those who are not able to attend the live virtual session. For more information, contact your child’s counselor or Alicia Grande, College & Career Specialist, at agrande@fcps.edu.
This year, Justice HS in partnership with Annandale and Falls Church High School will be hosting college and career visits virtually. Upcoming visits will be advertised in Naviance Student under “College Visits”. We are excited about the great potential hosting virtual college and career visits can have on both the number of students and college and career presenters who may be able to participate!
Our school will be a co-participant in these sessions and in most cases, we will be participating in the college or career presenter’s virtual platform that they have configured. While we will make recommendations to the presenters to enhance the security of the session, FCPS is not responsible for any technical issues with the college or career presenter’s virtual meeting platform and the college or career presenter is ultimately responsible for the content of their virtual session. In the event there are any inappropriate exchanges in these sessions not under the college or career presenter’s control, the FCPS staff member in attendance will monitor the session and may recommend participants disconnect.
These college and career visits/presentations are optional for students to participate in and any student or family who has concerns about participating in these virtual sessions should contact me so that I can help connect you with the college directly. Our school will not be providing any student data to the college or career presenter through the session and students are discouraged from doing so. These sessions will not be recorded, and no participants are permitted to record them.
College Visit Date/Time Information, and Registration Information
- College visits will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, starting at 3:00 pm and after.
- The college visit schedule is now available on Naviance Student. Visits are posted and will continue to be updated.
- To access the college visit schedule, please log-in to Naviance student.
- Once in Naviance student click on colleges → scroll down and see college visits--> click on show more.
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Click here to log into Naviance Student.
- Once registered for the virtual college visit, Naviance will notify the student the link for the virtual visit will be sent to them on the day of the visit.
- Registration is mandatory.
- Due to security configurations, we will not be able to accommodate “drop-in” students.
Guardians/Parents, you will have access to view but not to register your child. The student must register for the college visit in their Naviance student account.
If you have any questions regarding Naviance Student or virtual college visits, please email Alicia Grande- College & Career Specialist, Agrande@fcps.edu.
Please join the Student Services Department virtually on Friday, September 25th from 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. for our 1st Senior Parent Coffee. We will go more in depth on hot topics during the parent coffee and families will have another chance to get their questions answered.
Registration is required by submitting the Justice HS Class of 2021 Senior Parent Coffee RSVP form by 3pm on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Blackboard Collaborate details will be emailed to registered attendees 24 hours before the event. Please contact Alicia Grande, College & Career Specialist, at agrande@fcps.edu with questions.
Students must turn in their transcript requests to the Student Services office 30 days in advance of the college deadline. Students who are applying to colleges with an October 15th deadline need to submit their requests to the transcript assistant in Student Services promptly. Students who are applying to colleges with a November 1st deadline need to submit their requests by October 1st. These reminders are sent in an effort to avoid unnecessary stress. Requests forms are available on the counselor’s Google Classroom and by clicking here: JHS Transcript Request Form. Please contact your child’s school counselor if you have any questions.
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Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) buses are delivering grab and go meals along some bus routes. School buses will stop at designated intersections to deliver these meals. All FCPS students (regardless of age) are eligible for free grab and go breakfast and lunch, as well as other county children, under the age of 18. Adults picking up meals for children should let staff know how many children meals they need. Adults may pay $2 for the meals as well. Check out the current bus schedule. Scheduled stops start as early at 6:30 AM. |
The state of Virginia requires students and their parents or legal guardian to attend ONE session of Partners for Safe Teen Driving in order to receive their Pink Card (DEC-8). The 90 minute session requires participants to be actively involved during the presentation. All session LINKS, additional information, & instructions will be posted on your teacher’s Google Classroom. All session will run from 6:30pm-8pm. Attendees must be logged into the entire session to receive credit. If you are a current 10th, 11th or 12th grade Justice HS student seeking to attend a PTSD session, please email Greg Weisbecker at gpweisbecker@fcps.edu for information.
Upcoming Dates – Sept. 23, Oct. 21, Nov. 18
As you and your family begin the school year, school counselors, psychologists, and social workers are here and ready to support you. These professionals work with students in a variety of different capacities, whether through virtual classroom lessons, groups, individual counseling, or connection with community resources to provide support in the areas of social-emotional learning, academics, and college and career planning. College and career planning is also supported by the college and career specialists in each FCPS high school.
Contact information for your child's school counselor, social worker, psychologist, and college and career specialist are available on our website under Student Services, found by clicking on the Full Menu button on the toolbar on the upper left side. You can also click here.
SIS ParentVue is where you view your student's attendance, report cards, class schedules, grade book (for middle and high school), course history, discipline, health, and school information. Watch this video to learn how to set up your account.
Fairfax County Public Schools wants all parents to understand its policies regarding surveys, records, curriculum, privacy, and related rights.
In its Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights and Opt-Out Forms (Annual Notice), FCPS provides explanations of the rights listed above as well as forms that may be used to exercise opt-out choices. Two versions of the Annual Notice are available—a grades K-8 version and a grades 9-12 version. Parents with children at different grade levels should read each applicable version of the Annual Notice because the notices and opt-out rights vary depending on the student’s grade level.
Get more information and view the 2020-21 Opt-Out Booklets.
All FCPS students in grade 12 have the opportunity to participate in the SAT School Day exam on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at no cost at their school. This day will run asynchronously for all staff and students in high school.
September 17 - Class of 2021 College Planning Night @ 7:00-8:00 pm
September 18 - Virtual College Visits Begin
September 22 - Back to School Night - 6PM (5:30PM pre-recorded messages)
September 23 - SAT for Seniors (All students will work Asynchronously)
September 25 - Senior Parent Coffee (8:30 AM)
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