Important Upcoming Dates
February 1 - Lunar New Year
February 7 - Partners for Safe Teen Driving
February 21 - Presidents Day
March 1 - Hidden In Plain Sight - Community Awareness Program
March 3 - 2-hour Early Release
March 4 - Student Holiday
March 31 - End of Third Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
April 1 - Student Holiday
April 4-8 - Spring Break
June 1 - Graduation at 2:30 pm
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Lunar New Year, February 1
Lunar New Year is the beginning of a calendar year whose months are moon cycles, based on the lunar calendar or lunisolar calendar. Lunar New Year is particularly celebrated in East Asia, influenced by the Chinese New Year and the Chinese Calendar.
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Links
2022 Bell Schedule
Schoology Information
MySchoolBucks
ParentVue Information
Recordings
Schoology Training - recording
Back to School Night
Student Achievements
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MHS December Students of the Month!
Please join us in celebrating all of our December Students of the Month! These students are honored for their hard work, enthusiasm for learning, diligence, work ethic and willingness to help their fellow Highlanders.
Click HERE for the full list of winners!
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DC Metro Scholastic Writing Awards
The DC Metro Scholastic Writing Awards are open to all middle and high school students in the region. Each year, students find a teacher at school willing to sponsor them and advise their writing for the competition. This year, McLean High School had over 30 students place regionally in the competition. Silver and Gold Key recipients will now move on to the national competition level.
Click HERE for the list of our winners!
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McLean HS Coat Drive
The McLean High School community was incredibly generous and donated many new and gently used coats to benefit Share McLean. Our very own Olivia Zhang did an amazing job spearheading this drive.
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District Champions
Swim & Dive
Congratulations to our Boys Swim & Dive Team who won the Liberty District Championship and to our Girls Swim & Dive Team who finished in 2nd Place at the Liberty District Championship
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Girls 200 Free Relay Winners
Congratulations to our Girls 200 Free Relay 1st Place winners:
Olivia Tennant, Emily Friedman, Lily Flint and Catherine Hughes
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Girls Individual Medley winner
Congratulations Catherine Hughes on your 1st Place Girls Individual Medley win!
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Congratulations to Nick and Noah Wanzer!
Please join us in congratulating Nick and Noah Wanzer! Nick finished first in district and Noah finished in the top five in Swim and Dive for the Liberty District.
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Weekly Reminders
Partners for Safe Teen Driving - Virtual
McLean High School will be offering Partners for Safe Teen Driving (PSTD) seminars throughout the school year. All students enrolled in classroom driver education must attend one 90-minute PSTD presentation. The presentation is connected to classroom instruction and must be completed in addition to successful completion of classroom instruction in order for a student to receive a DEC-District 8 (pink) card.
McLean High School’s dates for the 2021-2022 calendar year are:
February 7
April 18
To register for the February 7th PSTD seminar, students can register with a parent or legal guardian here. To access the registration form, students must be logged into their fcpsschools.net account.
All seminars will be held from 6:30-8:00 PM virtually via Schoology Zoom. Registrants will receive an email with the PSTD ZOOM Meeting Link prior to the meeting. We encourage registrants to enter the meeting ten minutes prior to the meeting to avoid technical issues. Attendees who arrive late will NOT BE allowed entry and WILL NOT earn credit for attending. Students and a minimum of one of their parent/guardian(s) must attend a presentation during the calendar year in which the student is enrolled in 10th grade Health and PE. While it is recommended that the PSTD seminar requirement be satisfied during the quarter in which the student is taking classroom driver education, students are welcome to attend any quarter. Important: Students who successfully complete their classroom driver education quarter but have not satisfied the PSTD requirement will have earned an Incomplete for the class grade until the requirement is met.
This program is only available to FCPS students enrolled in grade 10 health and physical education at no charge. Students who are completing classroom instruction through a commercial driving school, are home schooled, are enrolled in another school division, or are FCPS students in grade 11 or 12 must register to attend the 90-minute PSTD seminar through FCPS Adult and Community Education (aceclasses.fcps.edu); a $30 fee will apply. Students enrolled in grade 10 health and physical education do not have to register.
Course Selection for 2022-2023
The course registration process for 2022-2023 is upon us. On Thursday, January 10, students were given time to explore our Academic Advising website during their advisory period. We have also developed an Academic Advising Google Site that is shared with students. In both of these places there you can find helpful tips on selecting classes, videos from teachers describing their classes, graduation requirements, instructions on how to select classes in SIS, and more! While the Google site can only be accessed by students, the Academic Advising website is on the Student Services page of the McLean HS website and can be accessed by anyone.
All students will be meeting one-on-one with their counselor for academic advising. Current freshmen will meet with counselors through their HPE 9 class starting on February 15th. Current sophomores with meet with their counselors through their HPE 10 class starting January 18th. Current juniors will meet with their counselors through their history course beginning January 27th.
We encourage you to have a conversation with your kids as they prepare to make their course decisions. Please keep in mind our mantra of “Balance, Balance, Balance”. While we certainly want to encourage academic development, it is just as important to develop the rest of themselves as well. Teenagers (like all of us) need time to spend with their friends and family, time to do the things they truly enjoy and time to do things that give them a sense of purpose and meaning. They also have to sleep at night. Happiness and well-being depend on all of these factors. If it means taking a schedule with fewer advanced courses in order to have time for the other important pieces of life, they will absolutely be better off doing that!
Hidden in Plain Sight - March 1, 2022
Hidden in Plain Sight is a community awareness program to educate parents through a hands-on learning experience that covers current trends and signs of risky business. The program will outline alcohol use, marijuana, prescription drugs, over the counter drugs, illicit drugs, mental disorders, sexual behavior, and other risky business.
This program is open to adult audiences only. The program is designed to educate parents on recent trends and to assist their child in finding the proper help if a risky behavior is detected. The program is presented by the Fairfax County Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit.
The presentation will be held at McLean High School in the cafeteria starting at 7:00pm and ending at 8:30pm on March 1, 2022.
Masks will be required to be worn while in the building.
COVID-19 Screening Testing
Parents and guardians can use the secure online portal to register their child(ren). If you do not want your child to participate, no action is required. You will have the option to update your child’s vaccination status and/or withdraw consent for testing anytime.
Student-athletes do not need to pre-register with the LTS online portal for screening testing, they will use a separate portal provided by their school’s student activities director.
For more information on student COVID-19 testing, visit the FCPS website.
McLean HS Tech Support for Students
If you are experiencing issues with your FCPS issued laptop, please use the link below to enter your information. The tech support team will then get back to you as soon as possible.
We will continue to support students remotely as much as possible. If a computer has been identified as needing hands-on repair, we will schedule an appointment for you to come to the school to exchange it.
Description: This form should be filled out by a student if they are experiencing issues with their FCPSOn laptop.
Please click on the link below to access the Tech Support Request Form.
Parent/Student Support Portal Link:
https://itweb.fcps.edu/itsupport/
Social-Emotional Support Information
Mental Health and Wellness Support Services and Resources
McLean’s Clinical Staff are available to consult with parents and students regarding mental health related concerns and behaviors. They are also able to provide community resources as needed. Please see their contact information below:
Carol Ann Forrest, School Psychologist, CMForrest@fcps.edu
Beverly Parker-Lewis, School Psychologist, baparkerlewi@fcps.edu
Marly Jerome-Featherson, School Social Worker, mjeromefeath@fcps.edu
For more Mental Health and Wellness Information, please check out these Student Wellness Resources, FCPS’s Healthy Minds Blog and the FCPS’s Parent Resource Center.
Emergency Resources
Crisis Link Regional Hotline 703-527-4077
Crisis Text Text NEEDHELP to 85511
Dominion Hospital Emergency 703-536-2000
INOVA Emergency 703-289-7560
Merrifield Center Emergency 703-573-5979 TTY dial 711
Life Threatening 911
FCPS Cares
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