Important Dates
- 2/2 - School Board Work Session - RTS Timeline/Plan (watch live stream)
- 2/5 - Class of 2022 Fundraiser (see announcement below)
- 2/15 - Holiday
Attendance Matters!
Attendance drives everything! It is tied to almost every aspect of school performance and future outcomes. Please visit the Falls Church High School website attendance page for updated policies and procedures.
A note about Monday attendance:
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 posted by the teacher between 8:10 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. in order to be marked present.
Consider these important facts about attendance:
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Your children can suffer academically if they miss 10 percent of the school year, or about 18 days. That can be just one day every two weeks, and that can happen before you know it.
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Some absences are unavoidable. We understand that children will get sick and need to stay home occasionally. The important thing is to get your children to school as often as possible.
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Sporadic absences, not just those on consecutive days of school, matter. Before you know it, just one or two days a month can add up to nearly 10 percent of the school year.
Avoid absences unless absolutely necessary!
Scholastic Art Competition Winners
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards were founded in 1923 and, for nearly a century, have inspired bold ideas in creative teens throughout the country. This year there were approximately 2,300 entries across the Fairfax County region.
The Fine Arts Department is proud to announce that Falls Church High School had 14 student entries that received honors, including 4 Silver Key and 4 Gold Key Winners!
Please help us congratulate the following winners for this great artistic achievement!
2020-2021 REGIONAL SCHOLASTIC WINNERS from FCHS:
Yuina Barzdukas (Honorable Mention in Digital Art)
Arly Cardozo (Silver Key in Mixed Media)
Ava Hutchinson (2 Honorable Mentions in Digital Art)
Jenny Le (2 Silver Keys & 2 Gold Keys in Photography)
Glenda Lizama (Gold Key in Photography)
Hazel Nguyen (Silver Key in Drawing/Illustration)
Camilo Orantes (Honorable Mention in Digital Art)
James Pham (Gold Key in Photography)
Jamie Ryan (Honorable Mention in Digital Art, Honorable Mention in Drawing/Illustration)
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Falls Church Academy wins 2020 Best of the Web Award
Falls Church Academy (Click here to view)
Jill Burrer, curator, and Bill McGreevy, administrator. Burrer’s site is highlighted by the way she spotlights her courses. In addition to engaging photos, videos, and slideshows, each course links to its instructor’s profile page, which has a bio that highlights their experience in their field. Her career experiences page helps students find both current opportunities to start their career and postsecondary plans for their continued studies, scholarships, and more. "Our Academy relies tremendously on our website to share the amazing features of our program," said McGreevy. "The website not only serves as an important informational hub, but also as an amazing recruitment tool for our future Academy students.
PSAT Opportunity for 10th Grade Students in April
In April, Falls Church High School tenth graders will have the opportunity to take the Preliminary SAT 10 (PSAT 10). General information about the test is available on the PSAT 10 testing update webpage, and we will share more specifics about PSAT 10 testing in the coming weeks. Final testing decisions will be based on health department guidance.
Students with disabilities who have testing accommodations documented in a 504 Plan or an individualized education program (IEP) may be eligible for testing accommodations on the PSAT 10; however, the College Board must approve a formal request for each student. If the student already has College Board accommodations approved from a previous PSAT 10, SAT, or AP test, then no further action is needed. The PSAT Accommodations Process webpage provides additional information, including accommodations input and consent forms.
English learners (ELs), as defined by state or federal policy, are eligible for testing supports on the PSAT 10. Unlike accommodations for students with disabilities, EL supports are temporary and can only be used on the test date for which they have been requested. The PSAT EL Supports Process webpage provides additional information, including accommodations input and consent forms.
To request new College Board accommodations and/or temporary EL supports, parents and guardians should return the corresponding input and consent forms to the school by February 12, 2021.
If you have questions about PSAT accommodations or testing supports, please contact us at masuqi@fcps.edu.
When returning input and consent forms for accommodations or EL supports, deliver to:
ATTN: Bill McGreevy Falls Church High School 7521 Jaguar Trail Falls Church, VA 22042 OR ATTN: Shakita Fox via email to smfox@fcps.edu
Class of 2022 Fundraiser
Support the Class of 2022 at the Mosaic Panera on Friday, February 5th, from 4-8 PM.
From FCHS Spotlight Theatre
FCHS SPOTLIGHT THEATRE is proud to announce our spring musical “YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN”.
Auditions for the infamous Peanuts characters will be February 9 and 10 with callbacks on the 11th. ALL FCHS students are encouraged to audition. Please be prepared with either a song from the show or a musical theatre song in the style of the show.
Contact Mr. R-L or Mrs. De Marco if you have any questions about the show.
Booster Athletics
Revenue from both ticket sales and Booster memberships (that normally provide entry into events) help to fund athletics at FCHS. As you watch a game on livestream or if you get to attend an event in person, we hope you’ll consider a donation to the FCHS Athletic Boosters! There will be donation boxes located at the entry to events and you can also click on the QR code to donate. For those of you following this, we were supposed to now be allowing limited spectators for all levels, but last week FCPS switched gears (due to COVID) to only allowing 25 spectators at just the Varsity level events. Spectators have to use a sign-up for admission and go through COVID protocols. There are no walk-up spectators allowed. The QR code is attached. It goes to this URL: https://fchs-jaguar-athletic-boosters-club.square.site/donate .
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Technology Help @ FCHS
In-person Help: Entrance #2
- Monday thru Friday
- 7:00 am - 8:30 am
- No appointment needed
All other requests, please use the Parent and Student Technology Support portal
Useful Links/Information
FCPS Return to School Family Guide
FCHS Return to School & Virtual Learning
FCPS Return to School
FCPS Technology Support for Families
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FCPS Cares
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HS or FCPS employee who does ordinary things in an extraordinary way or goes
beyond what is expected? If so, then click here to
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