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Included in this issue:
- Building a Community of Lifelong Learners
- Seniors - Cap & Gown Information
- Fill the Yearbook Challenge
- Matrix, FHS School Literary, Arts Magazine is still seeking submissions
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PTSA
- Very Important - Quick Survey
- ANG Celebration Fundraiser Restaurant Night
- Silent Auction, 50/50 Raffle
- Online Senior Bingo
- 2021 Fairfax County Teen Job Fairs
- Mulch Sale - *Coming Soon* in April
- Watch Our Morning Announcements
- Tech Updates
- FCPS Cares
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Fairfax Athletics
- Fairfax Athletics Sports Network
- Track & Field
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Fairfax Academy
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Academy Dance Program Event: ABLAZE
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Dear Family Fairfax,
Happy Friday--AND, we have a beautiful week ahead! With the return of grades 9 and 12 to in person this week, we had many lessons learned, and we are ready for our sophomores and juniors to join our school community. In this morning’s parent coffee, I was asked what would be some bits of advice I would give for those returning in person next week. After this week, my main advice would be to make sure your in-person Lion knows to breathe deeply, we are all here to offer support. Share with them that the first days of school, lunch, hall transitions, finding other students to talk to have always been challenging, and that we understand that this year, it might feel excruciatingly hard. When those who are returning next week do, please ask that they hold off on judging the in-person experience during the first couple of weeks as we are all trying to just “be” together again. It will take time--feeling a sense of belonging for all students is a priority for us, but it will take time.
I popped in to talk to several student leaders this morning. They are excited and eager to engage in projects and plan activities for all students, and I challenged them with coming up with socially distanced activities during lunches. Ideas were flowing, and I am hoping that we can have some activity during certain days to ease the awkwardness of sitting so far apart during lunch. They have great ideas.
As a final thought, I have always appreciated (and envied) the close relationships that our parents have with their students. Continuing the conversation during the return to school---coaching and guiding as you always do---might be the very best we have to offer our students right now. And, that is OK--to give our very best to provide guidance in a time many of us could not have imagined. Remember, we are all here to lend an ear and learn as we go.
Wishing you a safe and restful weekend,
Erin
8th: Staff Development Day, No School for Students
9th: Grades 10th & 11th in-person students return: last names A-K
11th: Grades 10th & 11th in-person students return: last names L-Z
26th: End of 3rd Quarter - 2HR Early Release
29th - 4/2: Spring Break
4/5th: Teacher Workday, No School for Students
Building a Community of Lifelong Learners
Two of our teachers, Rebecca Cruley and Erus Cribbs, were selected to participate in an externship program that George Mason University and Amazon Web Services have offered to computer science teachers this summer. Mrs. Cruley and Mr. Cribbs were selected from a candidate pool of 120 other computer science teachers for this exciting opportunity. They will complete a 2-week externship at Amazon, take a 3-credit hour course at GMU, and continue to collaborate with a professional learning community during the 2021-2022 school year. We are so proud of our teachers and their commitment to lifelong learning! More info about the program is found HERE.
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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
VERY IMPORTANT - Quick Survey
We ask you to fill out a short survey (link below), where we ask families for ideas on how to recognize our deserving Senior Class this year in a safe, fun manner. We need to know whether your senior student wishes and feels comfortable to attend/ participate in ANG, what type of event is preferred, and whether there is a preference for a day or evening event, long or short. ANG will be held the same day as graduation, June 1, 2021 for the almost 600 Fairfax High School students who are graduating.
Lets celebrate our Seniors,Interest form
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ANG Celebration Fundraiser Restaurant Night
Café Raouche - Authentic Lebanese Cuisine
2839 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042-1005
Friday, March 19th from 11AM - 9PM & Saturday, March 20th from 11AM - 10PM
Please mention that you are coming from Fairfax High School. Café Raouche will donate percentage of the sales to our ANG celebration.
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Silent Auction, 50/50 Raffle
The ANG Silent Auction and 50/50 Raffle are OPEN!!!
Please access https://app.galabid.com/fhspta_allnightgrad and begin! Please see the instructions below to register - it's super easy.
The auction will be conducted virtually from now until March 19.
If you have an item or idea for the auction or if you have any questions about the GalaBid site or process, please contact Susan Malkus at smalkus86@gmail.com or (703) 622-9573.
All donations will help us keep the price of the tickets low and give our kids a well-deserved and unforgettable celebration.
The 50/50 raffle is the first item listed on the auction.
Tickets are $5 each and you receive your electronic "ticket" after purchase.
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Online Senior Bingo
March 19
More info coming soon!
Senior Bingo Treats
Please consider donating an item for our senior bingo night. Each senior who signs up for bingo will receive a bingo card and a treat bag (popcorn, Hershey Kisses and a bottle of water). We also need prizes for our Bingo winners!
Click HERE to donate
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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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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
 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!
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Track & Field |
 We are very proud of Niam Indugula, Myan Indugula, Geoffrey Buechter, and Sam Brown for their accomplishment this year. We had top 8 finishes in every event we were in at the State Indoor Track & Field Championship down in Virginia Beach:
Sam Brown – 1000m 7th place
Geoffrey Buechter – 1600m 7th place
Boys 4 x 400m relay (Colin Keogh, Brandon Stotts, Niam Indugula, Kofi Klutse): - 8th place
Boys 4 x 800m relay (Niam Indugula, Myan Indugula, Geoffrey Buechter, Sam Brown): - 5th place
Elle McNally – High Jump 7th place.
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Academy Dance Program Event: ABLAZE
When: Monday, March 8, 2021 from 10am - 4pm
Instructor: Meredith Barnes
Contact: Erin Molek, Fairfax Academy News Liaison
A full day of dance classes to choose from, taught by Fairfax Academy students. The dance genres featured will be contemporary, jazz, musical theatre, variations of ballet, and hip-hop
REGISTER: QR code in flyer
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