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Dear Justice Families,
We are excited to have made it to the end of the first quarter of the 2020-2021 school year! Thank you for supporting us on this virtual start. Our faculty and staff are grateful to be on this journey with our Justice community.
As many of you read in Dr. Brabrand’s email last Wednesday, we are all concerned about the tremendous amount of workload for students and staff. The pressure to “cover” all content is very real, and with significantly shorter instructional time, everyone is feeling the pressure. Last year, our staff began the work of identifying course essential standards. This has allowed us to stay focused on what students must know and be able to do by the end of each school year in order to be prepared to enter the next grade level and/or course.
In surveying students, parents, and staff on how to best manage student workload and assignments, beginning the week of November 16th, students will no longer be required to log into advisory on Mondays from 9:00 – 9:30 AM. Instead students will have uninterrupted time on Mondays to continue to work on their school work and Exact Path modules. Teachers will continue to be available to support students during Monday office hours. The school is required to mark attendance on Mondays. Students will be responsible for logging in to their 4th period/Advisory teacher’s Google Classroom and completing the Google attendance form posted by the teacher. Students will hear more information about this during their November 9th advisory class.
In addition, first quarter assignment due dates have been extended to Monday, November 2nd at 5PM. Justice High School moved away from late work penalties so students will receive full credit on their assignments once graded. Please remember that this year, we also changed to a rolling grade book. Though your child’s quarter grade may not represent an assignment submitted late, with a rolling gradebook, grades for individual assignments from each quarter carry over and build upon the previous quarter. Therefore, quarter grades are a snapshot of a student’s current progress in the course and demonstrate performance to that date, not just for that quarter. Final grades are determined from all assignments and assessments throughout the year, regardless of the quarter the work was completed.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.
Please join us for a Return to School Town Hall on Thursday, November 5th from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM.
To best prepare our presentation, we ask that you submit questions prior to Wednesday, November 4th at Noon via google form. In addition, this form will serve as an RSVP. A link will be emailed to you on Thursday by no later than 2PM. Please click here to register and submit any questions.
Justice High School Student Services partnered with College Access Fairfax to present: Paying for College- FAFSA and Scholarships. Please click here to view the presentation.
- To access this video in closed caption in another language please do the following.
- Click on video→ once video is up, click on CC at the bottom right hand side
- Click on settings→ click on subtitles→ auto translate-->click on your language
Once you have viewed the presentation, please click on the question link to send us your questions. Ms. Grande and or a College Access Fairfax member will respond directly to the email you provide. Question Link
Fairfax County Government and Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) have partnered with Truth Initiative to offer the free ‘quit vaping’ text-message program, This is Quitting, designed specifically for teens and young adults. This program is tailored by age group to give appropriate recommendations about quitting the use of vape devices.
This is Quitting® Opt-In instructions for Student Participant:
Enroll in This is Quitting by texting “VapeFreeFFX” to 88709. When the student opts-in, they will need to provide a name and age (between ages 12-24) so that they can get fully enrolled in the program to receive content.
 Justice High School invites you to a Virtual College Night for Spanish Speaking Families on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 @6pm-8pm
Click here for the program link
Annandale, Falls Church, & Justice HS are partnering to offer a Virtual Military Panel Presentation.
When: November 9th, 2020
Time: 1:00pm
Where: click here for the virtual link
Who should attend?
Students who you have questions about the military, the benefits, the scholarships, and the opportunities they offer. Don’t miss this opportunity to talk with recruiters to determine your options.
Students interested in applying to the 2021 Virginia Summer Residential Governor’s (SRGS) programs must complete the academic or the visual and performing arts interest form no later than November 9, 2020. No late applications are accepted.
The academic interest form is available for the Schools for Humanities, Math/Science/Technology, Medicine/Health, Agriculture, Engineering, and Marine Science.
The visual and performing arts interest form is available for the dance, instrumental music, theatre, visual art, and vocal music programs.
Additional information about the SRGS programs, application process, and timelines are found online.
If you have any questions, please contact Christy Hanlon.
Justice High School – Driver’s Education
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 PSTD session, please email Greg Weisbecker at gpweisbecker@fcps.edu for information.
Upcoming Dates – Nov. 18th, Dec 9th
FCPS has launched a new process for each school to register student athletes for athletic seasons. Link Below! We are excited about this new platform as it allows students and their families to have a central location for completing required documents. On the site, you will be asked to register your family once, receiving a username and password. You will then have the ability to register by season and student tocomplete Emergency Care information as well as concussion education. The site also has the ability to be translated into any language. START NOW!!! Winter Season begins December 7th (Basketball) and 14th (Wrestling, Swim/Dive, Winter Track). CLICK HERE: JUSTICE HS ATHLETIC & ACTIVITIES REGISTRATION
Please note- if you have already completed an emergency care card for preseason workouts, you will still need to complete the Emergency Care information on the registration site. (Sorry!) In addition, you will still be required to turn in your VHSL Physicals to the activities office.
Justice Athletics is offering a Virtual 5k Community Event and Fundraiser. Cost is just $20 for students and teachers! $25 for parents and relatives! Register at the link below! We would love to see many of our students, parents and community members getting out and exercising and showing their Justice Spirit! All participants will receive a t-shirt, racing bib, and certificate of completion! Questions? Email Dylan Forshay at dtforshay@fcps.edu
https://hallofjustice.com/turkey-trot/
Like so many other things, Tag Day 2020 has been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic and appropriate health safety protocols. This year, rather than walking door-to-door, the Justice High School band, chorus and orchestra students are bringing our show directly to your inbox. Click here: https://bit.ly/JHSTagDay
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation.
Your gift enables the JHS Music Department to fund additional instruments, equipment, special music, software, technical services, and tailored instruction, particularly important in our virtual learning world. Tag Day donations also support live concerts and competitions, as soon as we are allowed to participate.
Please make a donation to KEEP THE MUSIC ALIVE at Justice. Two ways to give:
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By mail: Send your check (made payable to: Justice High School Band Boosters, Inc.) to PO Box 1640, Falls Church, VA 22041.
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Online: Visit our new webpage at: https://bit.ly/JHSTagDay. Include your email address to receive a receipt for your tax records.
Now more than ever, our world needs the joy and optimism music engenders. As always, your donation supports ALL JHS Music Programs.
Won’t you please help us to KEEP THE MUSIC ALIVE for our students?
Students and families are encouraged to come to Justice HS, if there’s a tech issue that can’t be solved remotely. In-person tech support is available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7:30-2:30pm.
Families can also call the tech hotline: 833-921-FCPS for additional support.
November 11 - Veteran's Day - 2 hour early release
November 25-27 - Holiday (Thanksgiving)
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