 Freshman Football Team brought another win this week. Golf is at full swing also~
Included in this issue:
- Senior Celebration, Friday - March 19th
- Virtual Sophomore Planning for College Night
- Fairfax HS DECA
- Student Human Rights Commission Fair Housing Contest
- Seniors - Cap & Gown Information
- Fill the Yearbook Challenge
- Matrix, FHS School Literary, Arts Magazine is still seeking submissions
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PTSA
- We Need Your Help
- Restaurant Fundraiser Flyer
- Seniors and Senior Parents
- Silent Auction
- 2021 Fairfax County Teen Job Fairs
- Mulch Sale - *Coming Soon* in April
- Watch Our Morning Announcements
- Tech Updates
- Fairfax Athletics - Game/Meet Schedule for the Week of March 15th
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Dear Family Fairfax,
A beautiful end to an in-person week! We welcomed back into the building many 10th and 11th grade students, and started a new tradition--Class Hallways. Our plan is to give a hallway to seniors each year, and we will have them paint inspirational messages, goodbyes for the students to come. We know we will run out of space over the years, but it will be a great tradition for our seniors to leave their mark. Please make sure to sign up for Senior Brick Painting and PTSA hosting Senior Celebrations on Friday, March 19th. Please ask your seniors to check their fcpsschools.net email account from Mrs. Im.
I have an email set to go on Monday to the Class of 2021. It is a graphic of various events, and as guidelines firm up, we will add more.
We have a lot to celebrate--please continue reading below my message to learn about our outstanding DECA awards and accolades! These students were amazing, and we are so proud to call them Fairfax’s.
I was thrilled to hear about the tremendous efforts of our eSports team this year. Mr. Greene, their sponsor, shared that the club is the largest at Fairfax with over 130 members and as of Thursday--we were undefeated. I appreciate hearing the success stories of all the ways our students feel included and find value.
Speaking of included, our PTSA will have their virtual meeting on Tuesday. Please join in to learn more about the efforts of our parents to maintain community and other ways you can get involved if you are able. More than ever, this is the year it is taking all of us to keep Fairfax a family.
We will have our Field Hockey Senior Recognition on March 17th---so green is off limits that night--We are ALL BLUE!
Don’t forget to Spring Forward this weekend!
All the best,
Erin
14th: Daylight Saving Ends - set your clock 1HR forward
16th: Virtual PTSA Meeting @ 7PM
26th: End of 3rd Quarter - 2HR Early Release
29th - 4/2: Spring Break
4/5th: Teacher Workday, No School for Students
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Senior Celebration
Friday - March 19th
Pi Day, Bingo (In-person & Virtual), and Live-Streaming
(5:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
Come hang out with friends on Friday afternoon at FHS next to the Field House, listen to music, and have the opportunity to potentially pi(e) an administrator. Bring some pi(e) for yourself to belatedly celebrate the annual tradition of Pi(e) Day.
(6:00 pm – 7:00 pm)
Stay for Bingo or continue to hang out. The PTSA is sponsoring a Bingo Raffle. Seniors can play virtually or in-person. Every senior who signs up through the Sign Up Genius (Below) by March 15th will receive a treat bag (Water, popcorn, Hershey Kisses, and Bingo Cards). If you sign up after March 15th, you can still play but a treat bag may not be available.
Hungry?
If you stay and would like to order dinner, the PTSA has organized an opportunity through Raouche Café to purchase a sandwich with fries (There are 3 options) for $8 and you will need to Venmo your $8 if you want to place an order for diner. Information is listed on the Sign Up Genius (Below). RSVP for the dinner option by March 16.
Sign up for Bingo and Dinner: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084EAFAB2DAA8-senior1
(7:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
You want to stick around and watch Friday night football game between Fairfax and Lake Braddock. The game will be live streamed off the Field House. Bring your chair and cheer on the Lions.
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Virtual Sophomore Planning for College Night
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 6:30PM
Presenter: Erin Slater, Director of Admissions, Randolph-Macon College
This is an informative and engaging program designed to help 10th graders and their parents/guardians plan for college. You will learn about what colleges are looking for, how to develop your college list, and the college admissions process. There will also be time for Q&A.
This is a joint Fairfax-Madison HS event and is geared towards sophomores who are interested in attending a four-year college/university and their parents/guardians. Events about planning to attend a two-year college, which is often Northern Virginia Community College for our students, and financial aid will be offered at later dates.
Note: The registration link for this event has been sent to all FHS Class of 2023 students’ fcpsschools.net email accounts, and posted in the “Class of 2023-Student Services” Google Classroom.
For questions, please contact Maureen Kim, Fairfax HS College & Career Specialist, MHKim@fcps.edu
58 Fairfax High School Marketing students earned the opportunity to compete at the virtual DECA State Leadership Conference this past week.
Fairfax High School DECA earned the Blue Chip Award and was recognized as one of five top chapters in the state of Virginia for their 2020-21 program of work. Fairfax DECA was also recognized as nationally for their advocacy campaign.
Students adapted to a virtual conference environment and prepared video role-play presentations to industry professionals and consulted on a variety of marketing case studies. Students applied marketing strategies and skills to analyze and solve marketing and business scenarios. Marketing students are members of the international student organization, DECA, which prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.
The following students qualified to compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference being held virtually in April.
Automotive Service Marketing: Riya Menon (1st Place), Grace Walters (Finalist); Quick Service Restaurant Management: Allie Romero (1st Place); Social Media Marketing: Rugiatu Wurie (1st Place); Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision: Lucy Fitterer and Alec Mitchell (1st Place); Marketing Management Team Decision: Owen Hardiman and Tarang Mishra (Finalists); Business Service Marketing: Disha Kiran (Finalist); Buying and Merchandising Team Decision: Kate Mason and Ella Modes (Finalists); Entrepreneurship Team Decision: Matthew Tzong and Ben Vicencio (Finalists); Franchise Business Plan: Stacy Maravi and Alina Uzakpayeva (Finalists); Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research: Abby Garcia and Elle McNally (Finalists) Arveen Nazemian and Nikash Pant (Finalists); Principles of Marketing: Madison Knapp (Finalist); Sports and Entertainment Series: Ryan McManus (Finalist); Human Resource Management: Shirley Nguyen (Finalist). The following students were recognized by the Virginia DECA Foundation: Charlotte Cute earned a M & M Productions Scholarship. Disha Kiran earned a Walter Pierce Scholarship.
The following students received commendation for demonstrating competency in either a test or a roleplay presentation:
Rugiatu Wurie – Roleplay, Social Media
Samuel Brown – Roleplay, Principles of Business Management
Mikhail Edwards – Roleplay, Principles of Finance
Kyra Goldstein – Test, Principles of Hospitality & Tourism
Madison Knapp – Roleplay, Principles of Marketing
Grace Walters - Test, Automotive Services Marketing
Riya Menon – Test & Roleplay, Automotive Services Marketing
Anh Bui – Test, Business Services Marketing
Aditya Suresh – Test, Business Services Marketing
Disha Kiran – Roleplay, Business Services Marketing
Astha Shah – Test, Entrepreneurship Series
Sami Saghir – Roleplay, Hotel & Lodging Management
Shirley Nguyen – Roleplay, Human Resource Management
Charlette Herwood – Roleplay, Marketing Communications Series
Allie Romero – Test & Roleplay, Quick Serve Restaurant Management
Aaron Kobayashi – Test, Restaurant & Food Service Management
Ryan McManus – Roleplay, Sports & Entertainment Marketing
Kate Mason – Test, Buying & Merchandising Team Decision Making
Alex Wilks – Test, Buying & Merchandising Team Decision Making
Ben Vicencio -Test, Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
Matthew Tzong – Test, Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
Owen Hardiman – Roleplay, Marketing Management Team Decision Making
Tarang Mishra – Roleplay, Marketing Management Team Decision Making
Lucy Fitterer – Test & Roleplay, Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making
Alec Mitchell – Test & Roleplay, Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making
WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A $300 PRIZE
What is Fair Housing?
The Fairfax County Student Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is holding this contest to create awareness among high school students of fair housing issues and laws and to promote the importance of providing qual housing opportunities for all.
Please share the flyer with FCPS high school students. General information about the contest can be found on the flyer. All submissions must be in by March 19th!
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
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Our Senior Bingo event is right around the corner on March 19th. We continue to need Bingo Treat donations, monetary donations for Bingo Prizes and a few parent volunteers. Please click on the link to donate or volunteer.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084eafab2daa8-senior
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The FHS PTSA is continuing our search for parents to serve on the Board for the 2021 - 2022 school year.
We are particularly in need of a:
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Treasurer - preferably someone with an accounting/finance background who is comfortable balancing books
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President who is able to direct our agenda and lead our meetings
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Two Vice President positions to assist the President.
- We have interested candidates for Hospitality and Membership who would love to have a partner to work with if you are the type of person who prefers to work as a team
Our goal is to have the Board reflect the diversity of our school community and classrooms. Meetings are currently on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (virtually until we resume in person meetings). Please contact Heather Rupp jetsn22@verizon.net or Wendy Everard wendy.everard@gmail.com for more information.
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Restaurant Fundraiser
 
Seniors and Senior Parents
We need your input! Please fill out this short survey. We are asking 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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Silent Auction
Our Silent Auction and 50/50 Raffle are Live! Please click on the link to get in on the action! Currently our 50/50 Raffle is up to $630! You could walk away with HALF!!! All proceeds support the All Night Grad Celebration. You do not have to be a senior family to participate. Please share the link! Thank you!
https://qrgo.page.link/A4MPH
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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
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fairfaxhighsports.org
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