January 30, 2022

 

Hello Justice HS Students, Families, and Community Members: 

 

We have successfully completed an amazing first semester and will begin the 2^nd week of our 3^rd quarter this week!  As a school community, we have many accomplishments to celebrate and many more ahead of us.  This semester we will begin our targeted and intensified academic interventions as we focus on striving to meet our goals for the 2021-2022 school year.  More information regarding these interventions will be shared in next week’s newsletter.

The 2022-23 school year calendar was approved at the January 27 School Board Meeting. This calendar focuses on instruction, and student and operational needs. The calendar is aligned with neighboring school districts and adds additional key observance days.

Most importantly, this calendar was developed with significant input from the FCPS community. Thank you to everyone who participated in the process through surveys, webinars, and participation in the feedback committee. This effort reflects the best effort of everyone the school calendar touches.

To find out more about next year’s school calendar, visit the FCPS website.

 

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Tiffany I. Narcisse, Principal

Justice High School

703-824-3900 | https://justicehs.fcps.edu/

Empower our school, embrace our community, and educate to build positive futures as global citizens together.

 

Health and Safety

Below are some ways that you can partner with us to keep our schools safe and open for learning.

• Keep your children home when sick.
• We encourage everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated or boosted, which is the best protection against serious illness caused by COVID-19. 
• Sign your child up for optional screening testing and make use of our diagnostic testing if your child has symptoms. 
• Remind your child about our layered prevention strategies including proper mask wearing, hand washing and using hand sanitizer. 
• Be sure your child brings home their laptop and charger every night.

 

Student Food Delivery

As a reminder, due to safety reasons, students may NOT order food from a food delivery service (Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, etc.). Students that have food delivered will have it confiscated and can retrieve it after school from the main office.  Parents are still allowed to drop off food and leave it in the main office for students to pick up during passing time to their assigned lunch period.

 

In-person Spectators at Athletic/Activity Events

Effective Saturday, January 29^th, FCPS resumed open events to general admittance for all in-person spectators.  Admittance will no longer be limited to family members only. You can still watch FCPS high school sporting events online. Here’s how:

1. Go to NFHSnetwork.com.
2. Search for (school name) and go to its page.
3. Subscribe and follow.

This service is free for the rest of this school year. You do not need to purchase anything if you are watching FCPS hosted events.

 

Virginia Climate and Working Conditions Survey

Justice students will participate in the Virginia School Climate Survey. The purpose of this survey is to measure student support, student engagement, school discipline, and safety conditions in each school. This information will be used to guide educational practices that produce a safe and supportive school environment. 

 

Report Card Distribution

Report cards will be distributed this week to all students. In addition, students and parents can now access the Grade Book and Report Card modules in ParentVUE and StudentVUE to view grades.

 

 

ASSESSMENT UPDATES

WorkKeys Business Writing:  January 31

Seniors who still need a Writing verified credit to graduate in June 2022, will take the WorkKeys: Business Writing substitute test on Monday, January 31st in the Student Commons starting at 8:30.  

 

Fall Non-Writing SOL Testing:  Feb 3-4

Students who took one or more Non-Writing SOLs in December 2021, will have an opportunity to retest on February 3rd and 4th.  Additionally, students who were absent may test as well.  

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS

 

Rashawn Luckman - Assistant Principal

Our very own, Rashawn Luckman, has been officially selected to continue in her  Assistant Principal role, which became effective January 3^rd.  She was previously in the role as acting assistant principal since October 1^st.

 

Rashawn Luckman has worked in education for 10 years.  As a former Physical Education teacher, she started her career in upstate New York. Before transitioning to Fairfax County, she worked in Washington, D.C. in the private sector. Ms. Luckman has since worked with the Justice Community starting in 2018 as a Dean of Students. She has enjoyed her time at Justice and is excited to see the class she started with beginning their senior year. Ms. Luckman is ecstatic for this new opportunity and the ability to continue her work with the Wolf Pack.   

 

 

Jillian Palacios – New Dean of Students

 Jillian Palacios graduated from The George Washington University with a Master’s in Secondary Special Education and Transition and a Post-Graduate Certification in Educational Leadership and Administration. She moved to Fairfax County in 2016 and has worked as a special education teacher for the last five years. Prior to that she worked for a non-profit in her hometown of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Jillian is so excited to be a new member of the Wolfe Pack at JHS and ready to support both students and staff in her new position as Dean of Students.

 

 

Richard Peterson – New Dean of Students

Richard Peterson is a career switcher who has worked in education for 16 years with the last three years at John R. Lewis High School in Fairfax County. He did his undergraduate work in Mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh and received his Master’s degree in Educational leadership from Jones International University. Currently he is finishing his dissertation for his doctorate from Walden University. Richard is looking forward to making the transition to Dean of Students at Justice High School. 

 

 

 

UPCOMING DATES

• February 1^st - Lunar New Year
• February 21^st - Spring Sports Begin
• February 21^st - Holiday (Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day)