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Majors achieve and thrive together with purpose and pride!
Major Pride!
Theater Takes 2nd Place in the National District Competition
Our MVHS Theatre Arts production of Three Women and an Onion took 2nd place in the National District Competition on Saturday 1/15. They will now be advancing to Regionals on Saturday 2/5. Students involved in this production are: Yara Ammar, Kimani Moore, Caden Mulvey, Bridget Snyder, and Julia von Fahnestock. We are so proud of them and wish them the best of luck!
MVHS Has Earned the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award
MVHS has earned the College Board's AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women's access to AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). MVHS was chosen for having achieved 50% or higher female exam taker representation in one of or both AP computer science courses. This award acknowledges 1,020 schools for their work toward equal gender representation during the 2020-21 school year. Ours is one of only 760 schools to be recognized for achieving this important result in AP CSP.
Universal Mask Wearing Remains a Critical Layered Prevention Strategy
FCPS continues to require universal mask wearing in alignment with CDC guidance. Our layered prevention strategies have proven effective in keeping transmission rates low in our schools. We know our students are best served by in-person instruction. Adhering to our layered prevention strategies, especially universal masking, keeps our schools open and safe places for students to learn. Read more on our website.
Please mark your calendars with the important dates below.
Edison Academy Open House
Edison Academy invites you to attend an open House on Saturday, January 29, 2022, from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM.
- This in person event is a wonderful opportunity to meet teachers, and explore Edison’s amazing classes. To enable our Edison Academy Open House be held in-person, we are implementing the following safety strategies for visitors:
- Masks will be required for all participants while inside the school building.
- Entry only at Door #13; Participants will exit through Door #12.
- Sign in with QR Code/Sign in sheet including symptom monitoring checklist at Welcome Table (Door #13).
- Visitors will be provided a 45 minute window for visit.
- Limit the number of visitors per classroom/lab to a maximum of 20.
- Please feel free to contact Cassandra Deedy at (703) 924-8101 or cjdeedy@fcps.edu if you need any additional information. For more information about Edison’s Academy visit their website: https://edisonacademy.fcps.edu/
Mount Vernon High School College and Career Center News
CAREER EXPLORATION
FCPS Instruction 2 Industry Career Expo Event for High School Students (Virtual)
- This opportunity is for all high school students.
- Student Registration opens during the week of January 24-28.
- Mini-Advisory lessons are available for introducing this event and their use is highly encouraged.
- This year’s Virtual Gap Year Fair will coincide with the Instruction 2 Industry Career Expo Event on Thursday, February 17. More information about the Gap Year Fair specifically will be shared soon!
Explore Nursing with MVHS Alumni 2/2/22 @ 3:30pm (Hybrid)
2 MVHS alumni who graduated in 2020 are returning to share with you their first two years of RN school. Abby attends NOVA and Karen attends GMU - both enrolled into their nursing RN programs. Abby is in the process of transferring to a 4 year college to begin her 3rd year of nursing next year. Both will receive a BSN by 2024- with licensure as an RN. For ANY current students grades 9-12 interested in nursing or becoming a nurse - please attend this session to learn how our alumni have succeeded through their senior year into their first year of nursing school. This is a wonderful time to ask detailed questions about a nursing program and how to prepare. Please sign up here!
Exploration Lawyer Session 1/27/22 @3:30 (Hybrid)
Please encourage your Major to sign up for a session to learn about law.
Criminal Defense Attorney Ms. Soc from www.soclaw.us will be providing a hybrid session for our majors to educate students on a career in law. This is a great opportunity for interested students to ask questions about the process of becoming a lawyer! The first 30 students to register to attend live will be in the MVHS library on 1/27/22 at 3:30pm. A link will be shared for a hybrid session in our MVHS library, students use their school email to sign up - Please sign up here.
COLLEGE PLANNING
NOVA Virtual Information Sessions for FCPS Students and Families
NOVA is hosting information sessions specifically for FCPS seniors and their families. Attendees will learn about opportunities, services, and resources at NOVA. Students interested in or considering NOVA are encouraged to attend. NOVA is offering multiple dates and times to attend, and there is a Spanish session as well. Please see the attached flyer (and Spanish flyer) for dates and registration links. Registration is required to obtain the meeting link. For questions, contact: hsoutreach@nvcc.edu.
MVHS COLLEGE AND CAREER WORKSHOPS and SCHEDULE
College and Career Winter Workshops (In Person)
Please encourage your Major to sign up for these specific career services. Students can Sign up here using their student email.
How to navigate a college website
Wednesday, February 2nd
How to Interview for college and jobs
Friday, February 4th
How to decide where to apply to college
Thursday, February 10th
How to look for scholarships
Monday, February 14th
How to look for a job while in high school and get a work permit
Wednesday, February 16th
How to make a career plan after high school
Wednesday, February 23rd
How to look for short term or apprentice training
Thursday, March 3rd
How to make a high school resume
Thursday, March 10th
How to apply for Job Corp or the WIOA youth program
Friday, March 18th
INTERNSHIPS AND THE MILITARY
Genesys Works Recruitment
Attention Juniors! Would you like to earn up to $15,000 in a paid corporate internship during your senior year, an industry-recognized certification, and a successful plan for after high school? Genesys Works provides free business and computer skills training, a paid corporate internship, and free college help. For the Class of 2023.
ASVAB SIGN UP
Any Senior who plans to enlist in the military, needs to take an ASVAB. MVHS is offering the ASVAB on Thursday, March 3, 2022 and Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Please Register Here
Monthly Military Recruiter Schedule
Click here for our 2022 Monthly Military Recruiter Schedule, where recruiters will be seated outside our Cafeteria at tables for students to ask questions about military careers.
FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Ms. Katrina Rowsey, our MVHS Financial Aid Champion is available to meet with students and families virtually through the Career Center. She can also be reached via email at khrowsey@fcps.edu. Seniors going to college, please come see Ms Rowsey for help completing FAFSA. Click here for Ms. Rowsey’s Weekly Schedule (FAFSA help)
VASA Application open - for undocumented, DACA, TPS SENIORS Deadline March 3
Financial Support for College - The Virginia Alternate State Application (which will be known as VASA) is accepting applications so that undocumented, DACA, TPS or other Seniors who don’t qualify for the FAFSA, may now be considered for state financial aid. This is a new opportunity and the application was just released in January 2022! Link to Apply Deadline: March 1st
Instructions:
If you are eligible for FAFSA and have applied, you can’t apply for VASA
You are only able to use VASA funding for Virginia schools
- You will create an account with a personal email account (no school accounts please!) and verify it. Save the password in a safe place.
- On parent section, make sure you list a different email than yours
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For male students between ages of 18-25, you must register for Selective Service at this time. This may change in the future. If you are not registered, please visit www.sss.gov to register.
- You will need to have the 2020 federal income tax return to complete the financial section. If parents don’t have paid taxes, in absence it is up to the institution to verify income, regarding. Alternate documents may be given by the institution directly
SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENRICHMENT NEWS
SCHOLARSHIPS
www.fcps.edu/naviance For students to view and apply
- *George Washington’s Mount Vernon - The John S. and Emma B. McDonnell Memorial Scholarship* - deadline April 14th, 2022 (this is MVHS only!)
- *The William Foreman Memorial Scholarship* - MVHS Nomination Deadline March 25, 2022 (this is FCPS only!)
- NVADACA Scholarship for Athletes - Deadline - March 1, 2022 (FCPS only!)
- Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship Program – deadline Jan. 25, 2022
- Coolidge Scholarship – deadline Jan. 26, 2022
- AMS Opportunity Scholarship Fund – deadline Feb. 7, 2022
- Ashworth Grogan Scholarship – deadline Feb. 7, 2022
- Bentley Family Scholarship Fund – deadline Feb. 7, 2022
- Charles Homer Barton Memorial Scholarship – deadline Feb. 7, 2022
- Leslie Richardson Memorial Swan & Sparrow Scholarship Fund – deadline Feb. 7, 2022
- Northern Virginia Community Foundation/Elizabeth Koury Scholarship – deadline Feb. 7, 2022
- Northern Virginia Community Foundation/Rose Koury Scholarship – deadline Feb. 7, 2022
- NVTC Foundation Kilberg Scholarship – deadline Feb. 7, 2022
- Vance International Scholarship – deadline Feb. 7, 2022
- American Association of Blacks in Energy – deadline Feb. 21, 2022
- AFCEA – Washington DC Chapter Scholarship – deadline Feb. 26, 2022
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. – Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter – deadline Feb. 28, 2022
- Hispanic Leadership Alliance Scholarship – deadline Feb. 28, 2022
- Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation – deadline March 1, 2022
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Zeta Chi Omega Chapter, Cooley-Moore Scholarship – deadline March 10, 2022
- ITE Diversity Scholars Program – deadline March 15, 2022
- Booz Allen Hamilton Vision Scholarship – deadline March 25, 2022
- FBI-LEEDA College Scholarship Program – deadline March 25, 2022
- Northern Virginia First Responders Scholarship Fund – deadline April 3, 2022
Apple Federal Credit Union scholarships opened Dec 1
😊 25 awards at $3,000 - Apply Here
College Access Fairfax Scholarships opened! Most Due February 15th
😊 Multiple awards just for Fairfax County students - Apply Here
ENRICHMENT
- Front Line Tutoring – event date School year 2021-2022 -https://www.frontlinestutoring.org/getinvolved.html
- Pre-College Programs – event date Summer 2022 - https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/index.html
- High School Apprenticeship Program (HSAP) – deadline Feb. 28, 2022 – event date May 31 – July 15, 2022 - https://www.usaeop.com/program/high-school-apprenticeships/
- Pathways for Future Engineers – deadline March 1, 2022 – event date July 17 - 29, 2022 - https://eng.vt.edu/ceed/ceed-pre-college-programs/Pathways.html
- Recruiting Initiative for Student Engineers (RISE) – deadline March 7, 2022 – event date April 3 – 4, and April 16, 2022 - https://eng.vt.edu/ceed/ceed-pre-college-programs/rise.html
- C-Tech2 – Computers and Technology at Virginia Tech – deadline March 14, 2022 – event date June 26 – July 9, 2022 - https://eng.vt.edu/ceed/ceed-pre-college-programs/c-tech2.html
- Carnegie Mellon’s Summer Academy for Math and Science – deadline March 16, 2022 – event date 6 weeks in Summer 2022 - https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/academic-programs/sams.html
- Science Camps – deadline One month before camps start – event date July 2022 - https://www.science.vt.edu/get-involved/camps.htm
**Fairfax Leadership** Open to the First 35 juniors and seniors to sign up in FCPS
Current 11th and 12th graders will sign up for “Real Talk Teen Leadership Workshop.” Facilitated by Leadership Fairfax and students interested in applying can access the Leadership Fairfax registration link here. Scholarships are also available as Leadership Fairfax doesn’t want cost to be a barrier. *This opportunity is posted in Naviance for students to view and it is important to note that this is an enrichment opportunity outside of FCPS.
“Disclaimer: Enrichment programs offered by organizations other than Fairfax County Public Schools are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Fairfax County School Board, the Superintendent, or this school.”
Walt Whitman's Family Market
MVHS CREW PARENT MEETING
Please join the MVHS Crew Team for a Parent Information Session. We will discuss details regarding the sport of rowing, season details, costs and parent involvement.
Date: January 26, 2022
Location: MVHS Room G100. ****Alternate location E102
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
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