Included in this issue:
- Good Citizens Award
- FHS Academic Letter and Straight A Celebration
- Seniors - Cap & Gown Information
- Fill the Yearbook Challenge
- Matrix, FHS School Literary, Arts Magazine is still seeking submissions
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PTSA
- Need your Support - Teacher and Staff Welcome Back Treats
- ANG Zoom Meeting Info
- ANG Class of 2021 Fundraiser Events
- Volunteers Are Much Needed for ANG and 2021-2022 PTSA Nominating Committee
- Mulch Sale - *Coming Soon*
- Support the Class of 2024
- Watch Our Morning Announcements
- Tech Updates
- FCPS Cares
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Fairfax Athletics
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Fairfax Academy
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The City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts
Dear Fairfax,
Happy Friday! It has been fun to see winter weather and the much-anticipated and long-awaited snow day--even in the virtual world.
If you did not have the opportunity to read my Return to In Person letter last week, please take a few moments to do so. It was chock-full of important information for both virtual and in-person students. Here is a link to the letter.
I do have an important Lion Time update: As of March 3rd, students will now remain with their Lion Time teachers (no rotations). We will have a structured way in which students can receive extra support, and though this will be our first time attempting an intervention period with virtual livestreams, in person, and concurrent students, it is the right shift for our students. We plan to use next week’s Lion Time periods to provide more details to our students. Bottom line, they will be given back most Lion Times (4th periods) to do homework, seek extra support as available, and...just…breathe.
We will continue to provide our student celebrations in our News You Choose (many below), and we often count on our parents to keep us grounded. With so many activities and events, we try to keep pace, but we are always very appreciative when we are sent emails and pictures as well! Please send any celebration along to Lea Im at lsim@fcps.edu.
Most respectfully,
Erin Lenart
22nd: "Return to School" Town Hall @ 8:00AM
23rd: "Return to School" Town Hall @ 4:00PM (Spanish-speakers)
23rd: "Return to School" Town Hall @6:30PM
25th - 26th: Asynchronous Days
Good Citizens Award
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On Saturday, Feb. 13th, Fairfax High School Senior Brendan Smith was awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution Thomas Lee Chapter’s Good Citizens Award. Brendan is an outstanding student, award-winning vocal performer and an Eagle Scout. The Fairfax-based Thomas Lee Chapter was pleased to recognize the achievements of this young man and wish him the very best in his future endeavors including attending Virginia Tech in the fall. Interested in exploring DAR membership? Visit www.thomaslee.vadar.org. |
FHS Academic Letter and Straight A Celebration
Congratulations to the 564 students who earned an Academic Letter for the 2019-2020 school year. In addition, we also want to congratulate students who earned all A’s so far in the 2020-2021 school year. We had 294 students from first quarter and 277 students from second quarter! The PTSA Academic Boosters in coordination with the Student Services department wants to congratulate and celebrate these students. Electronic invitations for a socially distanced celebration being held on Monday, February 22 will be sent to students who achieved one or more of these recognitions next week, so be on the lookout!
Seniors - Cap & Gown Information
Cap and gowns are required for graduation ceremonies. If you have not purchased yours yet, it’s not too late but don’t wait too much longer as prices will increase. Below are the instructions for purchasing just a cap and gown. You may also choose to select other more expensive packages, if you would prefer. However ONLY a cap and gown is required to participate in the graduation ceremony in June.
Step 1: Go to www.Jostens.com and select Fairfax High School
Step 2: Scroll Down and Select “Browse All Grad Cap/Gown”
Step 3: Scroll to the bottom and select “Browse All Cap & Gown Products”
Step 4: Go to Individual Products and select Cap & Gown Unit. This will come with a FHS Class of 2021 tassel. You do NOT need to purchase a separate tassel.
If you have financial concerns about ordering a cap and gown, please let reach out to your counselor.
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Fairfax HS PTSA
Teacher and Staff Welcome Back Treats!
We are so happy to welcome our teachers/staff back to school later this month!
The PTSA would like to provide each teacher with a small "SOS goody bag" (filled with Skittles, Oreos and Sanitizer) and also provide a catered Anita's luncheon on 2/25.
HOW CAN YOU HELP??
The Sign Up Genius has all the details you need to you so...
Click HERE for SUG
Click HERE to donate $$
If you have any questions please contact our awesome hospitality crew...
Ayla Wells at aylawells@hotmail.com
Kate Smith at kitkates@gmail.com
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All Night Grad Zoom Meeting
Time: Feb 23, 2021 @ 7:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting - HERE
Meeting ID: 773 2792 2742
Passcode: ANG2021
ANG Meeting in Spanish
Topic: Junta del ANG
Time: Feb 23, 2021 @ 8:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting - HERE
Meeting ID: 750 6361 3668
Passcode: ANG2021
All Night Graduation (ANG) Fundraisers
We have already organized several fundraising events. The first was our yard sign and magnets sale. Items can be picked up on Friday, March 5, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (This is an early-release day for school.) If you are unable to pick up your merchandise on this date, we will arrange for you to pick up on a different day. If you missed the sale or would like to purchase another item, we will have another sale running from March 2 to April 16, with delivery in early May. This will be the final opportunity for you to purchase merchandise.
We had a fundraiser with Flippin’ Pizza on Thursday, February 18. Thanks to all of you who went out to support us. Our next restaurant fundraiser will be on March 2, from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., with Mama Tigre, 10443 White Granite Drive, Oakton, VA
Our next restaurant fundraiser will be on March 2, from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., with Mama Tigre, 10443 White Granite Drive, Oakton, Virginia. That will be followed by a two-day fundraiser running from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on March 19 and 20 with Raouche Café, which offers Lebanese cuisine, at 2839 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA. That will be followed by a two-day fundraiser running from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on March 19 and 20 with Raouche Café, which offers Lebanese cuisine, at 2839 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA
In addition, the Press Dry Cleaning/Laundry, 1963 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC, and Array Floral Design, 835 Water Street SW, Washington, DC have set aside February 10 to May 15 for FHS families, with 20% of sales going to ANG.
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The ANG Committee is also organizing a virtual silent auction and a 50/50 raffle open to parents, kids, family, and friends. Please SPREAD THE WORD! It will be open from March 1 through March 19. More information is coming soon. This is a big part of our fundraising efforts to provide a fabulous send-off for our seniors. Items that you can donate include sport tickets, vacation rentals, jewelry, restaurant gift cards, or anything else you can think of. If you have an item to donate or have a good idea for the auction, please contact Susan Malkus at smalkus86@gmail.com, or call at 703-622-9573. All donations are tax-deductible.
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A Nothing Bundt Cakes Fundraiser will be from April 12 to April 22 with bundt cake pick-up at FHS on Friday April 30. Each “bundtlet” is $5.00. More information to come. Make someone’s day sweet!
We are also planning an online family bingo event soon. Exact date to be determined. If you would like to donate a prize for this event or have suggestions, please contact us.
More suggestions are welcome, and if you own or know of any business that wishes to help out with a donation or fundraiser event, please let us know as soon as possible.
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Volunteers Are Much Needed
- All Junior and Senior parents, ANG is in need of volunteers. Please contact Emma Goldberg or Grace Lee at ANG@fairfaxptsa.org
Visit ANG Website HERE
- Need volunteers for Nominating Committee to find PTSA Officers for 2021-2022 School Year. Please contact Heather Rupp at jetsn22@verizon.net
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Mulch Sale
LIONS!! Spring will be here soon and the Activities Office hopes to resume our annual mulch sale in April! Please don't buy your mulch from anyone else until you hear more from us in the very near future! We need your support to overcome loss of ticket sales and continue to stream all of our amazing events. We are committed to serving your mulch needs this spring - details coming soon!
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Support Class of 2024
Only 9 days left to support the Class of 2024 and buy a Freshman Class t-shirt! All proceeds will help the Class of 2024 with school activities. Please see the link HERE for details.
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Watch Our Morning Announcements
Click here https://fairfaxhs.fcps.edu/morningannouncements and scroll down
Tech Update
Did you know? To get the most recent updates on your FCPS computer, including the StudentDen icon, you can pull up to the nearest FCPS building (Elementary, Middle, or High school) and restart your computer. Once it reboots, you will want to log in, let it stay on the network for ten minutes (you can be using it during that time).
After ten minutes, you will want to Restart (not close the lid) so the updates will install.
If this doesn’t update your Student Den Icon for whatever reason, here is the direct link to the Student den.
https://sites.google.com/fcpsschools.net/studentden/home
You can bookmark this page in your chrome browser.
Please make sure that you are logged into your @fcpsschools.net account to access the student den webpage.
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Fairfax Athletics
Crew Interest Meeting
 Fairfax Athletics Sports Network
The activities office needs you help! We need to get 1K subscribers on our Youtube channel to open up enhanced options for streaming our events. Please click this link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCti_0q1sWe4XP-Q8gp9EzQA and then SUBSCRIBE via the red Subscribe button! It only takes two clicks to make a difference!
Career Experience Expo
When: Monday, February 22, 2021 (back-up date: March 1st)
Fairfax Academy’s 3rd annual Career Experience Expo is Monday, February 22nd (with a back-up date of Monday, March 1st). This fully VIRTUAL event for ALL current Fairfax Academy students will begin at 9:30am with Keynote Speaker, David ‘DEZ’ Zambrano, followed by three 45-minute workshop sessions led by a wide variety of industry professionals. During this full-day conference format event, students will personally select to attend a unique workshop of their choosing for each of the three designated 45-minute sessions throughout the day.
This year our sessions include: David Zobell and Matt Strote from Signature Theatre; City of Fairfax Cultural Arts Manager, Megan Dubois; iContact Coaching owner Julie Johnston, Academy alumna and Oklahoma Admissions Counselor, Monica Brown; Academy alumna and textile designer Sarah Dowell; Longwood University Associate Professor, Ryan Stouffer; Academy alumni Brian Rose and Sarah Heaton from Movoly Productions; music director, conductor, and pianist, Jose Simbulan; Encore Ballroom Couture owner, Julie Wilson; Dance Instructor, Andrew Black, Director and Choreographer from J.A.M. the Revue, Jeremy McShan; Rob Sanchez and Marc Collier from Xtended Reality Junkies, Deliberately Designed College and Career owner and Marshall Academy Counselor, Niki Hauber; Academy alumna and US Department of State employee, Bebe Tran; and movie director, Hyung Tae Kim.
City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts contest for 4th, 5th, 11th and 12th graders for any students in a City school (with a cash prize). For more information, please visit HERE
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