Return to School Updates
Greetings Majors Family,
As many of you have heard, Fairfax County School Board Unanimously Supports Superintendent's Plan to Bring All Students Back. Please review this document for the details regarding this plan. As we have shared, instruction will look slightly different when all students return because we will be using concurrent instruction to support both in-school and virtual students. Please join me for Lunch with the Principal Tuesday, February 16, 2021 from 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. for more information about the Return to School plan for Mount Vernon High School. You can join by using this link. It is important that you complete this Health Screening Commitment Form if your children plan to return to school.
MVHS New Bell Schedule
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021. All FCPs schools will transition to a new hybrid-learning, bell schedule. This change in our bell schedule is the first step in our return to school plan. It will take some time to adjust to this new schedule, please take a moment to review it as a family.
A few key things to remember are:
- There is a slightly later start time to accommodate arrival and check in procedures when we return to school.
- Transitions between classes have been reduced from 15 minutes to 7 or 8 minutes.
- We will no longer have an hour long lunch break for the entire school. Lunch will be determined by a student’s 5th or 6th period class. Students will learn which lunch period they have (A,B,C or D) from their teachers next week.
- Each school will have slightly different bell schedules designed to meet the needs of their school community. Below is the MVHS hybrid bell schedule:
Black History Month Celebrations
United Community is hosting events, challenges, and contests in celebration of Black History Month
Our theme for this year is: Remember Black: Legends of the Times. We are specifically targeting the past, the present, and the future; giving our youth an opportunity to reflect on the past, participate in the present, and empower students to become community leaders in the future.
United Community Black History Month Events
One celebration challenge we wanted to highlight is our essay contest! The essay contest prompt is "I Am Black History". Please see the essay contest details in the attached flyer and help spread the word!
Remember Black Essay Contest
Student Services Updates
MVHS New Bell Schedule
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021. All FCPS schools will transition to a new hybrid-learning, bell schedule. This change in our bell schedule is the first step in our return to school plan. It will take some time to adjust to this new schedule, please take a moment to review it as a family.
A few key things to remember are:
- There is a slightly later start time to accommodate arrival and check in procedures when we return to school.
- Transitions between classes have been reduced from 15 minutes to 7 or 8 minutes.
- We will no longer have an hour long lunch break for the entire school. Lunch will be determined by a student’s 5th or 6th period class. Students will learn which lunch period they have (A,B,C or D) from their teachers next week.
- Each school will have slightly different bell schedules designed to meet the needs of their school community. Below is the MVHS hybrid bell schedule:
MVHS Junior Night College Prep, Tuesday, Feb 9th, 6:30pm-8pm
- Let’s begin preparing for college admission and Senior year.
- We will be joined by your Class Principal, Mr. Shaffer, MVHS College Help Club, MVHS School Counselors, Shepard University Admissions, The College Place and Princeton Review!
- Come and listen to steps to prepare for college applications, Testing, FAFSA, Scholarships, and what to start thinking about and preparing for now.
- Link will be shared soon. ALL Juniors are welcome.
- I encourage first gen, ESOL and any junior who hadn’t thought of college to come join us!
- This session will be recorded
Scholarship Hunting Sessions during Major Time for all Grades.
See Dates below
- You can join AFTER you check in with your major time teacher, on these dates
- Feb 9th - ALL Juniors and Seniors
- March 2nd - ALL Sophomores and Freshman
You will learn what a scholarship is and how to search and track scholarships you qualify using a google sheet, which I will provide! This is an interactive, guided session and we navigate together The Scholarship Database in Naviance; introducing you to scholarship hunting using your spreadsheet. You will learn how to use Naviance and where scholarships are located in CCC Google Classroom. You will learn what is needed to apply, and perspective of a scholarship essay. This is also a wonderful opportunity to ASK QUESTIONS, while you are hunting with me for scholarships! I look forward to seeing all of you on these dates!
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
Given at Mount Vernon High School on Monday, March 22 for seniors who attend Region 3 High Schools
(Bryant HS, Edison HS, Hayfield HS, Lewis HS, Mount Vernon HS, West Potomac HS).
The ASVAB is only being offered to seniors who plan to enlist in the military after graduation and need to take this test for enlistment.
Seniors enlisting should complete this Google Form (by February 26) to register for the ASVAB test. Students must be signed into their @fcpsschools.net account to sign up.
- The ASVAB test will begin at 9:00am and will take approximately 3 hours.
- You need to bring your own #2 pencils sharpened
- There is no fee to take this test.
Students providing their own transportation should arrive at Mount Vernon High School by 8:30am. If you need transportation, there is a question on the Google Form for you to select "yes." Students will receive additional information a few days prior to the test date. The ASVAB is a requirement for military enlistment. (Please note that scores are good for 2 years.) For details visit www.asvabprogram.com
Test Prep Info: Online, free ASVAB sample questions for the paper and pencil test are available here and there is also free ASVAB test prep through your high school’s library database (FCPS student password is “fairfax”) > Testing & Education Reference Center (Gale) > Vocational Test Prep > Military (ASVAB and AFOQT) > Master the ASVAB and Practice Tests for the ASVAB.
Operation Military Realities - The Second Thursday of Each Month for all Region 3 High Schools
Begins on Feb 11, Thursday at 6:30pm. Continuing on March 11, April 8, and May 15 at 6:30pm;
Link: meet.google.com/tmu-qpsm-qnm (same link each session)
Description:
Operation Military Realities is Hosted by MVHS Senior, Henry Ikena through both sponsors: MVHS College and Career Specialist, Ms. Orr and MVHS Military and Family Life Counselor, Ms. Buckner, for All Families and Future Cadets of Region 3 High Schools to learn about or participate in different details to a military career.
There can be stereotypes or misleading information which influences decision to enlisting into the military, so these sessions are our opportunity to provide real discussions of military culture, speaking about the benefits of joining and beginning a career with a military branch.
We invite our MVHS families to join if you are proud military members, and would like to share and encourage.
Hosted the second Thursday of each month, from 6:30-7:30pm on Google Meet: meet.google.com/tmu-qpsm-qnm
Session Topics:
- Who are Military Recruiters? - Feb 11
- Military Life AFTER Boot Camp - March 11
- Military Family Culture/Benefits - April 8
- How to Become a Pilot - May 15
Please Mark your Calendars with the Below Important Dates
Pyramid Parent Town Hall
ACE Infographic Handout.pdf
ACE Interface Flyer-Final.pdf
ACE Terms and Resouces.pdf
Virtual Parent Coffee @ MVWES
February Parent Coffee Flyer
Please use the below link to access this event
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/b6d9a4a708234627b575c861945f9c2d
Free Food Distribution - February 7th
Free Drive Thru Food Distribution at the South County Government Center at 11:00am. Please see the flyers attached (in English and Spanish) for more details and to share.
February 7th Food Distribution
PTSA CORNER
Important Dates
February 16 -Lunch with Principal Rogers @ 11 AM
Lunch with Principal Rogers
February 18 -The Teenage Brain: Building Connections Virtual Series in partnership with Walt Whitman PTSA @ 4:30 PM
(Link to be sent in advance of meeting)
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MVHS PTSA VOLUNTEERS Needed!
Nominating Committee: Tasked with recruiting potential candidates interested in serving in PTSA leadership positions.
Contact us at: ptsamountvernonhs@gmail.com
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