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Dear Justice Families,
I hope that you enjoyed your Thanksgiving break! Just a reminder that Mondays are asynchronous. Please remember that while there is no bell schedule on Mondays, attendance is still required. Students are responsible for logging in to their 4th period/Advisory teacher’s Google Classroom and completing the Google attendance form. During Mondays, students are encouraged to finish any outstanding work due for the week. We want to make sure our students have the time necessary to complete short and long term assignments.
As we continue to find ways to support students in managing their workload, Dr. Brabrand asked schools to identify quarterly Catch-Up Days that would allow students time to complete assignments they might be missing or need to complete. The Catch-Up Days for this quarter will be December 10th and December 11th. Students will follow their schedule and log into Blackboard Collaborate. Teachers will take attendance and remind students about any work they need to complete; no new lessons or additional assignments will occur on these days.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend. As always, please feel free to reach out to me or a member of the admin team.
A daily health screening, using Covid-19 Health Screening Questions, will be required for all students prior to coming onto school grounds (this applies for Material Distribution Days, in-person instruction, and co-curricular/extra-curricular activities). The health screening tool is available in English, Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Urdu and Vietnamese.
As indicated in the Parent/Guardian Health Screening Commitment form, parent/guardians, will complete the health screening each morning, prior to sending the student to school. In order to reduce the spread of communicable disease to student and staff, it is critical that parents/guardians accurately complete this screening daily and keep students home from school when exhibiting any symptoms. These health screenings will be done on an honor basis and will not be required to be submitted to the school.
Parents or guardians will be required to make this commitment for all school-aged children in their household.
Langley High School's PTSA is pleased to invite your high school to participate in our upcoming free live webinar, "The Future of College Admissions," presented by Jeff Selingo, best-selling author, engaging speaker, and college admissions expert, on Tuesday, December 8, at 7 pm.
Mr. Selingo immersed himself in the world of college admissions for a year to answer a question on the minds of many high school students and parents alike: How do colleges select their freshman class? The result is his latest book, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions.
In his presentation, Mr. Selingo will dispel entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the college admissions game, reveal why families have much to gain by broadening their notion of what qualifies as a “good college," and explain how the pandemic is impacting college admissions. The session will wrap up with a Q&A.
Participants may register by clicking on this link: The Future of College Admissions. To submit questions for the webinar in advance, click here
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 – Dec 9th, Jan 13th.
We have ordered special t-shirts for our seniors and they are available for purchase! We will also be celebrating our seniors with a special drive-thru event on December 7th from noon to 2pm. See details below:
- How can my student purchase their senior t-shirt?
- Go to MySchoolBucks.com and look for the senior t-shirt icon. More details are at the bottom of this email if you have trouble finding it.
- How much are the shirts?
- We are doing a special $5.00 discount for students between now and December 7th, selling the shirts at $10.00 each
- Any shirts purchased on December 8th or later, the cost goes to the regular price of $15.00 each
- When can you pick it up?
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Monday, December 7th we’re having a senior celebration drive-thru!
- Come between noon and 2pm to get your shirt and also have the opportunity for a photo by the spirit rock* (*everyone must wear a mask when they come onto school grounds and students will stay in their cars other than to take the photo opportunity at the rock)
- Can students purchase more than one?
- Absolutely. Some family members may want one to honor their seniors and that’s cool. You can order as many as you’d like on MySchoolBucks. Purchases online require a credit card.
- What does it look like?
Yearbook Resource Sheet
In order to get stories this year, we are heavily relying on parent, student, and teacher submissions. Going into the virtual year, we want to make sure we cover everyone possible, so please help us out! Submissions can be anywhere from quarantine puppies, learning how to cook a new dish, student activists, or current events. Here’s how YOU can be featured….
- Nominate your student by submitting this google form, or access it by visiting https://forms.gle/vHzigQibv4jpyXtU8
- Email your stories and pictures to justicehighyearbook@gmail.com
Envía tus historias e imágenes por correo-e a justicehighyearbook@gmail.com
- Upload the pictures yourself!
¡Sube las fotos tú mismo!
En un navegador visita www.HJeShare.com e ingresa el código de la escuela #4118
- Enter your information, browse and select images from your computer, enter a description, and upload!
Ingresa tu información, busca y selecciona imágenes de tu computadora, ingresa una descripción y ¡ cárgalas!
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On your phone: download the HJeSHARE app from your app store. Enter the school code #4118. Fill in your information to create an account. Upload photos directly from your phone!
En tu teléfono descarga la aplicación HJeSHARE de tu tienda de aplicaciones. Ingresa el código de la escuela #4118. Completa tu información para crear una cuenta. ¡Sube fotos directamente desde tu teléfono!
Please encourage your student(s) to keep an eye out for our monthly Den Day google forms which cover a variety of timely, relevant topics. Help us to tell YOUR story!
And don’t forget to purchase a yearbook! Just go to www.yearbookordercenter.com, school code #4118
Justice High School is hiring classroom monitors to provide in-person classroom assistance for students when a staff member remains virtual. If you would like more information about the position, please review the job description and qualifications online and apply if interested. Please feel free to share information about this opportunity with anyone else you think may be interested.
Please contact Katie Vandawalker for additional questions/information.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused upheaval and unexpected stress in the lives of so many people. To support Virginians, the VA C.O.P.E.S. (compassionate, optimistic, person-centered, empowering support) warmline is available to offer support. The mental health tip line started in May 2020 and, thanks to new funding, the service will be extended through May 2021.
Any Virginian can make a confidential call and speak to a crisis counselor about what's bothering them. The line is available Monday-Friday 9am-9pm and 5pm-9pm on the weekends by phone or text at 877-349-6428. Spanish counselors are also available.
The warmline is available to residents who may be struggling to cope with the effects of the pandemic including isolation, fear, grief, and anxiety. Not only will callers be provided a supportive compassionate ear, but they will also be provided additional information, resources, and referrals as needed.
Note: VA Copes is not a suicide hotline. If in crisis call 800-273-8255 for the National Crisis Hotline, or 911.
As a reminder, should your student experience any problems with FCPS issued equipment (including the power cord) or software, please use the link below to place a service request with our IT department. All service requests are handled in the order of which they are received and may take up to 48 hours before you are contacted. Our IT department will contact you by either a phone call to troubleshoot or an email response with instructions sent to the email you used when the original ticket was created. In the event that our IT department determines that equipment does need to be replaced, they will give you instructions on the process and assist you further.
https://itweb.fcps.edu/itsupport/
WINTER SPORTS - MEET THE COACHES NIGHT
VIRTUAL EDITION
Tuesday, December 1st - 6:30pm
Please join us for a super important information session PRIOR to the winter tryouts. Link below!
The athletic dept. will review:
- Schedule and Practice Updates
- COVID protocols & procedures
- Communication Tools
- Introduce our coaching staff
- Booster Club Information
BBCU LINK FOR MTCN - 12/1
The general session will then be followed by breakout room sessions for individual teams, where you will hear directly from our coaches!! Links for Breakout Sessions will be shared at later date.
More information and link access to come. Stay tuned!
Student Athlete Registration – NEW PROCESS
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.
Looking for Activities Office Information?
Sports, Clubs, Academic Teams
Social Media
Twitter - @justice_sports
Instagram - @justice_wolves
Website
https://www.justicehssports.com/
Google Classroom
Sports - Code: kmwdvf
Clubs - Code: 5afubf2
Activities YouTube Channel
The activities office has started a new YouTube Channel. Check out our weekly Updates! Subscribe Here
December 10th and 11th - Catch Up Days for Students
December 21 thru January 1 - Winter Break
January 18 - Martin Luther King's Jr. Birthday - Student Holiday
January 20 - Inauguration Day - Student Holiday
January 22 - End of Quarter - 2 Hour Early Release Day
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