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Upcoming Events
March 15: PTSA Meeting on Zoom @ Noon
March 15: FHS College Prep Night for Sophomore and Parents 6:30pm
March 16: All Night Grad Meeting 7pm
March 18: Cultural Celebration 7pm
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Included in this issue:
Fairfax Lions Need to Know:
- Sophomore Parent/Student Preparing for College Night
- Class Fees
- Learning Lounge
- Spring Sports
Fairfax Lions Nice to Know:
- FBLA students shine!
- DECA State Leadership Conference
- 2022 CTE Summer Camp Info
- Join us for the Cultural Celebration
- Connect - Contact - Reach Us
Fairfax HS PTSA
- All Night Grad Celebration Tickets on Sale (Early Bird and discounted tickets for students in financial need)
- Stay Connected to all things ALL NIGHT GRAD (ANG)
- Staff Appreciation Week coming soon - links below to help out
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March 11, 2022
Dear Fairfax Family,
This has been a week of congratulations at Fairfax High School! Our Lions continue to impress us with their hard work and the recognition that comes with it. We have included details on our students’ amazing achievements in the announcements below, so please scroll down for more info!
Congratulations goes out to the Future Business Leaders of America! This is the 6th straight year our Lions have placed at the Regional Competition, with first place winners in five out of the six years. Sophomore Max Davis placed 2nd and Junior Angelina Tran placed 1st in their respective competitions!
At the DECA State Leadership Conference, Fairfax High School DECA earned the highest recognition with the Blue Chip award for FHS DECA chapters’ program of work and annual report. Fairfax DECA was also recognized as a Diamond chapter for their membership that includes over 200 students, 20 professional members and 20 alumni members. Grace Walters and Lucy Fitterer each earned a Scholarship, 19 students advanced to the International Career Development Conference, and several students earned medals.
Congratulations to our boys’ basketball team on a tremendous season and going to the state tournament. This is an accomplishment our school has not experienced since 1967!
Go Lions!
This week, the celebration will continue as we embrace the many cultures within our school community, see a familiar face in a new place, and enjoy the excitement of new beginnings!
I am happy to announce that Ms. Ginny Cate has been selected as the Principal’s Administrative Assistant. Ms. Cate brings a wealth of experiences to the position, including serving as the administrative assistant for the FHS Academy for the past seven years! She is a Northern Virginia native, a Fairfax City resident, and all three of her children are FHS grads. When she isn’t supporting our school, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, reading, music, and volunteering. We are excited to welcome her into this new role!
We have two big events this upcoming week! The first is our College Prep Night for 10th graders, Tuesday the 15th, at 6:30 pm. The second is our Cultural Celebration on Friday the 18th, at 7:00 pm. Both events are in our auditorium. We hope to see you there!
Finally, spring sports start this week. Check out the schedule below and come out to CHEER!
Warm Regards,
Kevin Greata
Assistant Principal (A-D)
Fairfax High School
https://fairfaxhs.fcps.edu/
Class of 1994
Sophomore Parent/Student Preparing for College Night
Please plan to attend the 14th Annual INPERSON...
WHEN: Tuesday, March 15, 2022
WHERE: FHS Auditorium
TIME: 6:30 pm
Presenter: Ms. Erin Slater, Director of Admissions, Randolph-Macon College
This is an informative and fun program specifically designed to help 10th graders and parents plan for college. You will learn about what colleges are looking for, how to choose a school, and the college admissions process. The presentation includes a mock admission exercise. Come learn how Admissions Officers make their decisions!
You will not want to miss this important event!
For more information or questions, contact: Ms. Maureen Kim, FHS College & Career Center Specialist, at 703-219-2204, or MHKim@fcps.edu.
This event is sponsored by FHS PTSA and the Student Services Department
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Class Fees
If your student owes a class fee you will receive an email on Monday March 14th with the details. Each fee that is owed will generate an email, so you may receive multiple emails. If you would like to avoid receiving the emails, please go online to www.myschoolbucks.com and pay any open invoices that show on your main page by Sunday March 13th at 4pm.
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Learning Lounge
After school, every Wednesday and Thursday, both teacher and peer tutors are available to assist students from 3:00 pm until 4:30 pm. Areas for student to work and the tutors are located in the commons area of the school and students can receive assistance in Math, English, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish. It is a relaxed, yet productive atmosphere!
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Spring Sports Start Next Week!
The support of our school community this year for all of our sports teams has been tremendous! As we look to the start of the new season, please look over the home varsity schedule for next week and come out to support our Lions!
Home Varsity Schedule
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Baseball: Varsity Game 6:30pm v. Falls Church
Softball: Varsity Game 6:30pm v. Falls Church
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Tennis: Boys Varsity Match 4:00pm v. Alexandria City
Baseball: Varsity Game 6:30pm v. Alexandria City
Softball: Varsity Game 6:30pm v. Alexandria City
Lacrosse: Girls Varsity Game 7:15pm v. Westfield
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Soccer: Boys Varsity Game 7:15pm v. Falls Church
Friday, March 18, 2022
Softball: Varsity Game 6:30pm v. West Springfield
Baseball: Varsity Game 6:30pm v. West Springfield
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FHS Student wins FBLA Award
FHS Junior, Angelina Tran, won First Place at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Regional Awards Ceremony, for her category, Business Calculations. Sophomore Maxwell Davis placed Second for Introduction to Business Communications. Fairfax FBLA has two students competing this year at the State Competition in April. Congratulations!
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DECA Leadership Conference
Last weekend, 60 FHS DECA Members attended the State Leadership Conference in Virginia Beach. At the conference, students must demonstrate their strengths through both a written component such as an exam, extensive marketing research with a business or organization, as well as an interactive component such as a presentation or role-play. Industry professionals serve as the judges for these events.
As an integral part of the classroom curriculum, DECA’s industry-validated competitive events are aligned with the National Curriculum Standards in the career clusters of marketing, business management and administration, finance, and hospitality and tourism. DECA’s competitive events directly contribute to all participating students being college and career ready when they graduate from high school.
Fairfax High School DECA earned the highest recognition with the Blue Chip award for FHS DECA chapters’ program of work and annual report. Fairfax DECA was also recognized as a Diamond chapter for their membership that includes over 200 students, 20 professional members and 20 alumni members.
Grace Walters and Lucy Fitterer each earned a Virginia DECA Foundation scholarship.
 Fairfax DECA Students at opening ceremonies, welcoming competitors from across the state.
The following students earned the opportunity to advance to the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia:
Madison Knapp placed first overall in Hospitality and Tourism Personal Selling.
Ben Vicencio and Lucy Fitterer placed first overall in Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making
Tait Eriksson and Devon Warner placed first overall in Sports and Entertainment Team Decision Making
Delaney Adams placed second overall in Principals of Marketing
Meredith Bacon placed second overall in Professional Selling
Fabiyana Mungal placed second overall in Quick Service Restaurant Management
Matthew Tzong and Aditya Suresh placed third overall in Financial Services Team Decision Making
Aisha Wurie placed third overall in Retail Merchandising
Ella Modes, Riya Menon, and Mollie Johnson placed third overall in Project Management Community Awareness
Darwin Otchere placed ninth overall in Automotive Services Marketing
Suhanee Singh placed ninth overall in Business Services Marketing
Arveen Nazemian and Nikash Pant placed ninth overall in Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
Shyla Menon placed second overall in Social Media Marketing a VA Only event.
The following students earned medals for placing in the top 10 on comprehensive exams and presentations. Darwin Otchere and Alka Singh (Automotive Services Marketing), Suhanee Singh (Business Services Marketing) Ben Vicencio and Lucy Fitterer (Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making), Matthew Tzong and Aditya Suresh (Financial Services Team Decision Making), Kunal Verma (Food Marketing), Alec Mitchell, Nikash Pant, and Arveen Nazemian (Hospitality Services Team Decision Making), Devon Warner and Tait Erikson (Sports and Entertainment Team Decision Making), Ryan McManus (Sports and Entertainment Team Decision Making), Matthew Oman (Human Resource Management), Sami Moudarres and Fabiyana Mungal (Quick Service Restaurant Management), Grace Walters and Aisha Wurie (Retail Merchandising), Delaney Adams and Tiffany Wang (Principles of Marketing), Meredith Bacon (Professional Selling), Kiran Ashok and Shyla Menon (Social Media) and Sarah Hegazy (Job Interview).
- Kay Walters, Marketing Teacher Coordinator and DECA Advisor
2022 CTE Summer Camp Information
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) office is once again planning an engaging summer enrichment program for students!
For our current 7th to 11th grade students, FCPS has CTE Summer Academy opportunities. Registration is open from February 1st through June 10th.
Please visit the website for more details!
with us throughout the year by:
Fairfax HS PTSA
Table of Contents:
- PTSA Scholarship Opportunity
- All Night Grad Celebration Tickets on Sale
- FHS Staff Appreciation
- ANG Yard Sign - ORDER TODAY - Last Day March 11
- PTSA Meeting at Noon next week
Fairfax County Council PTA Scholarship
The Fairfax County Council PTA (FCCPTA) is awarding five $1,000 scholarships to graduating FCPS high school students planning to attend an accredited vocational school or college for the 2022-23 academic year. This year’s FCCPTA scholarship will be based on your academic achievements (20%), your involvement with extracurricular activities (30%), and your response to the essay question (50%).
All FHS PTSA members of the class of ’22 are encouraged to apply! If you haven’t joined the PTSA, it’s not too late:
https://fairfaxhs.memberhub.com/store/items/62402
More information and the application are found here:
Fairfax County Council PTA Scholarship PDF
Questions contact president@fairfaxptsa.org and to apply, email your application to scholarship@fccpta.org
All Night Grad Celebration Tickets on Sale Now!
How Many Days Until Graduation?
Stay Connected! Visit the ANG website for the Latest All Night Grad news and our COUNTDOWN CLOCK!
Coming Soon - Silent Auction, VIP Graduation Parking and Seating Raffle, Volunteer at ANG and MORE!
https://www.fairfaxptsa.org/about-all-night-grad-ang
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Let's Appreciate our FHS Staff!
We want to ensure that our teachers, administrators, custodians, counselors and security staff know how much they are appreciated and invite you to help! Please sign up here to donate food or raffle items or to volunteer.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49a5a62ea0fe3-teacher2
On March 30th, 2 local food trucks will be providing lunch for FHS staff and the PTSA is seeking donations to cover the cost.
https://fairfaxhs.memberhub.com/store/items/461736
We are also seeking donations for a raffle, and our goal is to have something for each of our wonderful staff! (by 3/18).
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Jenn Seifert (liledjen4901@gmail.com) or Shenika Bailey (shenikabailey@yahoo.com). Thanks for helping to celebrate FHS staff!
Grad Yard Sign Sale Extended
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MemberHub
- As of March 1st , prices went up to $25 each
- Signs Available for a reduced price for students in financial need. Reduced price signs will also go up on March 1st
March 11th is the LAST DAY TO ORDER A GRAD SIGN! WE WILL NOT PLACE ADDITIONAL ORDERS!!
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PTSA Meeting March 15 at Noon
Join us for "lunch on Zoom next Tuesday to find out all that is happening at FHS this spring! PTSA Zoom Link
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