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Message from Ms. Kearns
Dear Lake Braddock Families,
We had an exciting week culminating in a true snow storm Friday with our undefeated football team playing against Fairfax in a “white-out” at the same time as our Middle School Theatre’s production of Frozen, Jr. We wish success to both of those events!
On Thursday, Lake Braddock was fortunate enough to host the FCPS High School Principals Association for their monthly meeting. This organization consists of all Fairfax County High School Principals. Our wonderful FACS classes lead by Ms. Ragland, Ms. Moyer, and Mr. Prassa helped to prepare the delicious lunch for the event. Our JROTC, headed by Sgt Wiles and Cpt Guardo, welcomed our Principals to our school!
This week, we met with our School Planning Council, which is a group of parents, staff and students who want to learn more about various aspects of Lake Braddock and provide feedback. I am excited by the recommendations that were shared and am looking forward to how we can incorporate the feedback to improve Lake Braddock.
Happy Diwali to all those who celebrate in Bruin Nation! Have a wonderful weekend, and we will see you all back here Tuesday!
Go Bruins!
Lindsey Kearns
Lake Braddock was host to the FCPS High School Principals Association this past week. Our JROTC welcomed all principals and FCPS Superintendent Dr. Reid.
Important Dates
October 24: Diwali-Student/Teacher Holiday
October 28: End of First Quarter-2 Hour Early Release (Bell Schedule)
October 31: Student Holiday
November 8: Election Day-Student/Teacher Holiday
November 11: School Planning Day-Student Holiday
November 14/16: 2nd and 8th period flipped for SOS Screener
November 23-25: Thanksgiving Holiday (schools closed)
In this Issue
New Information
Parking Alert for Tonight's Evening Events
Calendar Reminder-Oct 24 School Holiday-Diwali; Oct 28 Early Release
Happy Diwali!
Impact Aid Survey
We Need Your Consent for Digital Resources!
Nominate an LBSS Employee for an Award!
Student Health Forms
Health Room Volunteers Needed for Hearing and Vision Screening Oct 25/26
HS Theatre's She Kills Monsters Tickets on Sale Oct 31
High School Information
2023 VA Summer Residential Governor's School (SRGS)
Students Taking AP Courses in 22-23 School Year
Order a HS Yearbook!
Class of 2023 Information
Final Dates for Senior Portraits Announced
Cap and Gown Size Order Form
Purchase a Senior Ad in the Yearbook!
Herff Jones Senior Announcements
Middle School Information
Order a MS Yearbook!
MS After-School Program
Important Reminders
Picture Retake and Make-Up Day October 27
PTSA Information
3rd Annual LBSS PTSA Virtual Auction
FCPS Information
Schools Adopting Text and Translation Platform
Quick Links
New Information
Calendar Reminder-Oct 24 School Holiday-Diwali
Happy Diwali to all those who celebrate this day and the victory of light over darkness. Monday, October 24, is a holiday for teachers and students . Learn more about Diwali.
As a reminder, Friday, October 28, is the last day of the first quarter, and a two-hour early release for students. The early release schedule for gold day is below.
Also, schools are closed for students on Monday, October 31, for a teacher workday.
View the 2022-23 School Year Calendar
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Happy Diwali!
Lake Braddock wishes a fun Diwali to all celebrating! Diwali is a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs & some Buddhists. The festival represents the symbolic victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil. Diwali is one of the major religious festivals of the world.
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Impact Aid Survey
FCPS will be asking ALL families to fill out a Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid. Returning this form is important because information from this survey results in an additional $3 million in grants each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school. If sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the box in Section 3. All forms must be signed, dated, and returned by November 4. All results are confidential.
Watch the video to learn more about this process or check out the FCPS Impact Aid page.
Comenzando el 18 de Octubre, FCPS estará pidiendo a todas las familias que llenen una Encuesta de Estudiantes-Padres para Ayuda de Impacto Federal.
Devolver esta forma es importante porque la información de esta encuesta resulta en una subvención adicional de $3 millones cada año del Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos. Estos fondos se utilizan para apoyar a todas las escuelas y centros públicos del Condado de Fairfax.
Vea este vídeo para obtener más información. Para poner los subtítulos en español, haga clic en el icono "CC", luego haga clic en "Configuración", oprime Subtitles/CC (1), después haga clic en "Auto-translate" y seleccione "Spanish"
Por cada niño en edad escolar en su hogar, por favor complete, firme, feche y devuelva la encuesta a la escuela de su hijo. Si las secciones 1 y 2 de la encuesta no se aplican a usted, simplemente marque la casilla de la sección 3. Todos los formularios deben ser firmados, fechados y devueltos antes del 4 de Noviembre. Todos los resultados son confidenciales.
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We Need Your Consent for Digital Resources!
At Lake Braddock, our teachers will use a variety of digital resources to support student learning and promote communication and collaboration with students and families. Some of the digital resources your child may use this year will require your consent before they can be used. You can find our school’s list of the resources that require parental consent here. Additionally, you can find more information about approved digital resources in FCPS here.
Included on this page is also a link to a form where the enrolling parent or guardian will need to indicate whether or not their student is allowed to use the list of digital resources this year. This page also provides more information about how FCPS carefully reviews digital resources for approval and why we must request your consent before using certain tools. We encourage you to complete the parental consent for digital resources form as soon as possible, as your child will not be able to use the digital resources until we have received your permission. Please reach out to your student’s teachers if you have questions or concerns about the digital resources they have chosen to use this year.
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Nominate an LBSS Employee for an Award!
Nominations are now open for the LBSS Outstanding Employee Awards. Staff, students, and the community are able to nominate a staff member in the following categories:
Outstanding Teacher
Outstanding New Teacher
Outstanding Leader (School-Based)
Outstanding Professional Employee (School-Based)
Outstanding Operational Employee (School-Based)
You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category).
Please click here for more information regarding the criteria and eligibility for each of these awards. Please note that the nominee must be aware of and in agreement with the nomination.
Nominations will close on Friday, November 11. Nominate here!
Please email Julie Moore with questions.
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Student Health Forms
If you haven’t already, please update your student’s Health Information Form in WeCare or print a copy at the FCPS website here and return it to the Health Room. The form is used to communicate chronic conditions and the health needs of your student.
Also, if your student is prescribed an EpiPen for allergies, be sure to have a provider complete the Epinephrine Authorization Form or if your student is prescribed an inhaler, be sure to have a provider complete the Virginia Asthma Action Plan Whether your student self-carries these medications or intends to have these emergency medications available in the Health Room, these forms are required. If you have any questions, please contact Stephani Keen, RN, BSN, MS, Public Health Nurse at 703-426-1012.
Health Room Volunteers Needed for Hearing and Vision Screening Oct 25/26
The Health Room is looking for volunteers to help us with our annual vision and hearing screening of all 7th and 10th graders which will occur on Tuesday, October 25 and Wednesday, October 26. If you are available to help, please sign up here. Thank you so much for considering!
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HS Theatre's She Kills Monsters Tickets on Sale Oct 31
Hs Theatre presents She Kills Monsters Nov 10-12. Tickets go on sale October 31at the Lake Braddock Theatre page.
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HS Information
2023 VA Summer Residential Governor's School (SRGS)
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) offers the opportunity for 10th and 11th grade students to apply to attend summer residential Governor’s schools in academics and Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) (dance, instrumental or vocal music, theater, or visual art). Students who are accepted into one of the programs will live in residence halls in one of the state colleges in VA for four weeks in the June - late July timeframe. To learn more about SRGS opportunities and the application process, visit the VDOE website and view the promotional video.
To be considered for an academic or VPA Governor’s school, students must complete the steps below:
1. Complete the interest form linked below for either Academics or VPA. The form is a required part of the application process and is due November 11th. No late entries will be accepted. When completing the form, enter a personal email address and do NOT use an fcpsschools.net email address. VDOE cannot send communications to the fcpsschools.net domain.
2. Complete the application for the specific program you wish to apply to and return to your school counselor who is supervising the Governor’s School application process.
- Academic applications are due to the school on December 9, 2022
- VPA applications are due to the school on January 17, 2023
If you have any questions, please see Ms. Samek-Smith (Visual & Performing Arts), Ms. Cashman (Academic/Mentorship), or Ms. Alexander (Academic/Mentorship) in High School Student Services
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Students Taking AP Courses in 22-23 School Year
New AP information has been posed on our AP Page on the Lake Braddock website! Please refer to this page for AP updates throughout the year.
AP students are also strongly encouraged to join the LBSS AP Student 2022-2023 Group in Schoology by using this Access Code: 7J9T-KNGN-5J4TJ Updates and information will be posted here regularly.
Opt-Out forms were mailed home the week of October 10. AP students must make their Opt-Out decisions no later than October 25, 2022 by completing the Opt-Out form OR submitting the Opt-Out Google Doc, ONLY if the student chooses NOT to take an AP exam. It will be open to students starting Tuesday, October 11. The Google Doc link will also be provided on the Opt-Form form being mailed home.
Please contact the AP Testing Team below with questions and/or concerns.
Lynn Carrera: lncarrera@fcps.edu
Deb Brown: dsbrown1@fcps.edu
Gary Ranallo: gwranallo@fcps.edu
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Order a HS Yearbook!
Don't wait! Order your copy of a HS yearbook here today! The Lake Braddock High School code is 5061.
See our LB website yearbook page for more information!
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Class of 2023 Information
For the most up to date information on our Class of 2023, please check with our LB Senior Page and the Class of 2022 Schoology page.
Final Dates for Senior Portraits Announced
Cap and Gown Size Order Form
Senior parents/guardians, please be sure your senior completes the Cap and Gown Sizing Form as soon as possible. Seniors will need to complete this form using their school email. If you missed last week's Senior Parent Meeting, please check out the slides on our Senior page of the LB website. You can view the slide show or download a copy in PDF.
Purchase a Senior Ad in the Yearbook!
Purchase a yearbook or a Senior Ad for the yearbook at the Yearbook Order Center. Enter the code 5061. Prices for ads start at $50. See our LB Senior page for more information!
Herff Jones Senior Grad Annoucements
Herff Jones will be coming to Lake Braddock for senior orders. Seniors can purchase class rings, graduation announcements, and more! The company will come twice during lunches and twice after school. Appointments are required for the after school visits. Visit their appointment site to make appointments for the afterschool slots!
All items will be delivered to the school in the Spring. Please note, students will not purchase their cap and gown here. Those will be included in senior fees and ordered by the school.
Dates:
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MS Information
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Order a MS Yearbook!
Don't wait! Order your MS Yearbook here today! The code for the Lake Braddock Middle School is 13596. See our LB website yearbook page for more information!
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MS After-School Program
- See Bruins Stay After: Club and Activity Promo on our Bruins Stay After webpage for MS After-School Activities 2022-2023 Info Flyers for all offerings
- For parents, please visit our public facing website here to stay up-to-date on all MS After-School information or reach out to me, Mr. Hines, via email with questions or concerns.
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Important Reminders
Picture Retake and Make-Up Day October 27
Picture retake/make-up day for all MS and underclassmen HS students is October 27 in the Lecture Hall. If you are unhappy with originals, please be sure student turns those in to the photographer on the retake day. Students who would like to get a retake/make-up will request an eHall pass that morning for the following times:
- 1st period-7th/8th Graders
- 3rd period-9th Graders
- 5th period-10th Graders
- 7th period-11th Graders
- Any junior who has an Academy class in the afternoon, should plan to go during 3rd period.
Question about photos, please email underclass@vosphoto.com
PTSA Information
Check out the LB PTSA website for all the latest news and happenings!
3rd Annual LBSS PTSA Virtual Auction
The LBSS PTSA is excited to be hosting its 3rd Annual Virtual Auction to benefit Lake Braddock students, parents and teachers!
Coming to you November 11-15!
Stay tuned for more details on our web site at PTSA Virtual Auction and/or “like” and follow our LBSS PTSA Virtual Auction Facebook page for all the details on the upcoming auction!
Reflections Call for Entries!
Explore the Arts and Express Yourself! All students are invited to participate and submit artwork in one of six forms of art, Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts. Entries will be judged on interpretation of the theme, creativity, and technical skill. The 2022 Reflections entry form is available here! Deadline for student entries is October 24.
The entry form is specific to Lake Braddock Secondary School PTSA, so please make sure to use the form at the link. Please send your entries and completed entry form to: Reflections@lbssptsa.org
*Label entries/files:
student last name.first name.school.category.age division."artwork title"
ex. Smith.Mary.LakeBraddockSS.visualarts.highschool.MyVoice
Help the National PTA pick a future year's theme idea. National PTA Reflections sponsors a student-focused Theme Search Contest annually to determine a future program theme. The student who submits the winning entry will receive $100 prize from National PTA. The deadline to submit theme ideas to the Virginia PTA is November 1st. The Theme Search Contest entry form is available here!
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FCPS Information
Schools Adopting Text and Translation Platform
FCPS has recently adopted TalkingPoints, a two-way messaging app that allows parents and caregivers to communicate with teachers and schools. Look for messages from your child’s school on how they are implementing the app. For more information, visit the FCPS TalkingPoints webpage.
The app translates messages, so teachers can input messages in English and parents can respond in their preferred language. TalkingPoints supports 125 languages, making it easier and faster for our FCPS families to connect with their schools. If you need to update your preferred correspondence language, contact the front office at your child’s school and ask for the registrar.
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