Justice Junction - Community News & Updates - August 12, 2022

August 12, 2022

 

Hello Justice HS Students, Families, and Community Members:

 

As we prepare to open school in a few weeks, our classrooms are 99% staffed and ready to welcome our students back from summer break.  We are working hard to continue to fill remaining vacancies and to ensure that we will have a licensed educator in every classroom.

While the current landscape of education is challenging, we have plans in place to address the remaining vacancies.  These plans are student-centered and designed to meet the needs of all our students.

Read below for additional amazing opportunities and important news for students and parents. Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Tiffany I. Narcisse, Principal

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below you will find important upcoming dates and a variety of information for the upcoming school year.   

• August 12^th - First Day Back for Teachers

 

• August 15^th– Virtual Student/Parent Information Session| 6:00 PM

Principal Narcisse will host a virtual Student/Parent Information Session starting at 6:00 PM on Monday, August 15^th. The purpose of the event is to answer any questions you have about the upcoming school year. A link for the event will be sent out via eNotify on Friday, August 12^th.

 

• August 18^th - Student Schedules Available in SIS

Beginning Thursday, August 18^th at 6:00 AM, all students and parents will have access to class schedules in SIS StudentVUE and ParentVUE. SIS (Student Information System) is the application to see attendance, class performance, and demographic data.

 

• August 18^th– Wolfpack Welcome | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

All Justice HS students and their families are invited to our Wolf Pack Welcome on August 18 from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM. The Wolf Pack Welcome provides families an opportunity to mingle with staff, learn about activities/sports, obtain schedule information, and much more! There is no formal program during this time, but rather an informal chance to get reacquainted with the campus and available resources.

 

• August 19^th- Freshmen/New Student Orientation | 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Justice High School is excited to welcome rising freshmen as well as new students to our school orientation on August 19^th beginning at 8:30 AM. Students will meet administrators, counselors, teachers, and other essential school personnel, and have an opportunity to explore the school building and learn more about student life at Justice.

If you have any questions about 9th Grade Orientation, please Student Services at 703-824-3924.   

 

• August 22^nd- First Day of School for Students
• September 2^nd and 5^th - Labor Day Holiday
• September 22^nd– Back to School Night | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
• September 26^th - Teacher Workday (No School for Students)
• October 5^th - Yom Kippur Holiday
• October 10^th - Staff Development Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day (No School for Students) 

• October 17^th – 21^st - Homecoming Week
• October 22^nd - Homecoming Dance
• October 24^th - Diwali Holiday
• June 7^th – Class of 2023 Graduation

 

 

 

 

                                                      

 

 

 

 

Wolfpack Welcome

 

These food trucks will be selling food during Wolfpack Welcome! Tummy Yum Yum sells gourmet candied apples and wide array of other delicious treats.  Sate’ makes food with a Southern and Asian influence and will come prepared to ignite your taste buds! 

               

 

 

2022-2023 Student Parking Pass Information:

• Seniors may purchase their student parking passes on August 18^th at our Wolfpack Welcome from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM & also on August 19^th up until 12:00 PM
• Juniors can purchase passes from 12:00 PM- 2:30 PM on August 19th, if any are left
• Sales will take place at Justice High School in the Main Lobby
• There are 65 spaces for students this year.
• Parking passes cost $200 for the year. 
  • For students who have applied with FCPS for reduced lunch, and shared consent to release info, the cost is $100.  This application and approval must be on file with FCPS.
  • For students who have applied with FCPS for free lunch, and shared consent to release info, the cost is $20.

Please remember:

• Parking passes may not be reserved ahead of time
• The form and payment must be received together to get the pass
• Process cannot be completed electronically, must be done in-person

 

 

Student Rights & Responsibilities Update - Cell Phone Use: An important update made to the Student Rights & Responsibilities document (SR&R) for the coming school year is the regulation to prohibit cell phone use in classrooms. Students will not be permitted to use their cell phones during class unless permitted by the teacher for instructional purposes. We acknowledge this new policy will be a shift for many students and families this year, but research shows that managing phone use during class time will support students’ attention and ability to fully engage in their learning. Schools are partnering with parents to have students understand the importance of putting their phones away to minimize distractions during class. Please talk to your child(ren) before the start of the school year about these expectations. Families may also review the parental controls available for all iPhone and Android users.

 

Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications Now Available: Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications are now available. Students approved for Free and Reduced-Price Meals may qualify for additional benefits such as waived or reduced fees for instruments, uniforms, field trips, FCPS class fees, and Parktakes classes. Schools also benefit from funding opportunities based on Free and Reduced Price Meal application numbers. Visit the FCPS Free and Reduced-Price Meals website for more information.

 

 

Class of 2023 Meningococcal Vaccine Reminder: The Code of Virginia requires all students to be immunized against certain communicable diseases prior to entrance into one of its schools. All students in grade 12 are required to have been immunized with one dose of the Meningococcal Vaccine given at the age of 16 or older. Please review the immunization requirements here. Proof of immunization must be submitted to the school. These documents need to be returned prior to the start of the 2022-23 school year. For more information on this requirement, visit this FCPS website.

 

Free Vaccine Clinics: The Fairfax County Health Department will host on-site school vaccine clinics that offer three (3) required immunizations: Meningococcal (MenACWY), Tdap, and HPV. Note: The Meningococcal vaccine is required for grade 12 students. The clinics are walk-in, no appointment necessary. See below for more information:

 

South County MS: Wednesday, August 17 - 2:00-7:00pm

Herndon MS: Friday, August 19 - 2:00-7:00pm

 

 

Faculty/Staff Updates

 

JUSTICE WELCOMES ASSISTANT DIRECTORS OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES!!!

As many already know, the activities lost two great Assistant DSAs friends and colleagues over the past 6 months to promotions at other schools. We wish Dylan Forshay and Brandon Sutphin the best in their new roles as the Directors of Student Activities at Thomas Jefferson and Annandale, respectively. Just not too much... as both remain in the National District and we look forward to BEATING them! Hah!

I couldn't be more excited to announce the next two "Rockstar" ADSA appointments! 

Greg Weisbecker, has filled the shoes as an Assistant DSA in the office over the past 6 months and started his role as the 12 month, fulltime ADSA on July 18th. Greg has served as our Head Football Coach for the past 4 years and will continue in that role. He joined the H&PE and athletic department in the fall of 2016 after graduating from James Madison University. While at JMU, Coach Weisbecker was very involved in working with the athletic teams through the strength and conditioning program.

 

Joining Greg in the office as an ADSA this coming year will be Monica White. Coach White has served and will continue to serve as our Head Girls Lacrosse Coach. She also teaches personal fitness, athletic leadership and adaptive physical education at Justice. Coach White began her career at Justice in the fall of 2018. Prior to coming to Justice, Coach White played Division 1 Lacrosse at Colgate University. She began her career teaching and coaching in Liverpool, England before returning to the states.  We are super excited to have Coach White and Coach Weisbecker as part of the activities office team. Their leadership abilities, communication and relationship building skills are second to none.

 

 

WELCOME SARAH WALLACE – INSTRUCTIONAL COACH!!!

Sarah Wallace recently moved from Colorado Springs to Springfield Virginia. Sarah has an undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware in secondary English education and is working on her masters through Emerson College.  Sarah’s previous work included teaching middle school and high school English and reading intervention. In addition, she led the MTSS team and writing professional development within her school. During her time in Colorado, she also worked to piloting and mentoring teachers on new curriculum initiatives while supporting district wide professional development teams.  Sarah enjoys hiking, paddle boarding, reading, and going to the beach.

 

   

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

Two of our AVID students completed a 6 week internship at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History through the Smithsonian YES program (Youth Engagement through Science).  Below are some photos of rising senior Aileen Mendieta (she is the one in the white lab coat working with bones) and rising junior Katerin Quispe Colonel.  While at the Smithsonian, they worked with museum experts on various topics, including each doing their own educational project on a specific subject (Aileen on understanding an animal’s history through their bones; Katerin on how leaf fossils can help us understand climate change throughout history).  They got to present their topics to museum visitors. 

 

This is one of many experiences our AVID students did over the summer.  Thanks to the work they did applying to these programs during their AVID classes last year, we had a number of students also go to the Black College Institute and Hispanic College Institute at Virginia Tech, the Youth Leadership Program (YLP) at George Washington University, camps at James Madison University, and other summer programs.  We are so very proud of them!

 

        

                                    

 

 

JUSTICE HS PTSA NEWS

Help the PTSA to WELCOME BACK THE TEACHERS!!!

For Teacher Appreciation this past May, the PTSA gifted the six teacher workrooms with Keurig machines, related supplies, in addition to plus snack baskets. We'd like to welcome back the teachers by re-filling these products!

Please drop-off your DONATIONS of:

• PODS (that fit a Keurig) of any beverage; tea and hot chocolate;
• DRINK SUPPLIES (disposable cups with lids, sweeteners, creamers, stirrers, etc.); and
• individual non-perishable SNACKS (protein bars, granola bars, dried fruit snacks, chips, cookies, etc.) -

Into the BOX at one of the locations below:

• The PTSA table during the WOLFPACK WELCOME - August 18^th | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• The PTSA table during FRESHMAN ORIENTATION – August 19^th | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
• In the MAIN OFFICE during the first week of classes – August 22^nd – 26^th

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WELCOMING BACK OUR TEACHERS WITH THESE TREATS!!!

 

 

 

PTSA: Parent, Teacher & Students Association

PTA is a national nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to make every student’s potential a reality. At the high school level, students can also join to participate and hold leadership positions.

Get Involved! Become a member of the PTSA ($10 for the school year). As a member, you have a vote. The more members the PTA has at the school, state, and national levels, the stronger our voice.

GO TO: www.justicehsptsa.org - join us & see events (meetings & programs are open to all)!

* Click here to sign up to receive JHS PTSA emails via News You Choose (select Justice HS PTSA under Justice High School).

> Follow us: Facebook: @justicehsptsa; Twitter: @justichsptsa; and Instagram: @justicehsptsa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News You Choose - The following weekly letters are sent to all members who have signed up for News You Choose.  If you are not receiving these messages, please go to this link to sign-up.  Below you will find which day messages are sent out to the community.

• Monday – Activities Office Newsletter
• Wednesday - PTSA newsletter
• Friday – Principal’s Newsletter (Justice Junction)

weCare@school  - This emergency care information system is available to FCPS parents/guardians who have a SIS ParentVUE account. Parents can enter and update their children’s medical data at their convenience online. Contact information provided automatically enrolls parents to receive eNotify communications from the district and their child’s school.

Naviance - Naviance Student is a comprehensive website designed for parents of middle and high school students who are making decisions about academic plans, colleges, and careers.  Student Services uses this platform to send out up to date information for your student.

 

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