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Majors achieve and thrive together with purpose and pride!
Principal Chat
Greetings Major Families,
Thank you all for joining me during the Principal Chat this week. We had a great discussion about progress we’ve made regarding the social emotional well-being of our students, academic progress, safety updates and school/family connections. We discussed the social emotional well-being of our students in depth and I would like to share resources available from the county here. There is also a great opportunity for parents to participate in Parent Presentations: Preparing Families for Difficult Conversations About Alcohol & Drugs. The Mount Vernon Pyramid’s presentation will take place March 7, 2023 at the Whitman Library. You can register here.
Finally, As we move forward in the year we will continue to use your feedback to help us improve. Please take some time to offer your feedback in this form so that your voice can be heard.
With Major Pride,
Principal Rogers
Major Pride
Congratulations to Jamar Oldacre who was recognized and selected as a Posse Scholar for the University of Virginia!!
Congratulation to Samantha Hodge placed as a runner up in Prose at the VHSL Forensics Occoquan District Tournament Wednesday night at Westfield HS!!!
Congratulations to Precious Manu and Angelina Medrano for being selected as a gold key award winners in the 2023 Regional Scholastic Art Awards Program!!!
Congratulations to Isabella Erpestad, Alejandra Garcia and Sage Ramos also received Honorable Mentions in the 2023 Scholastics Arts Program.
Please mark your calendars with the important dates below.
Employment Opportunity in the Cafeteria
Edison Academy Open House
Calendar Updates and Bell Schedules
Next week is the final week in the second quarter. The first semester of school will end on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 with a two-hour early release for students and teacher workdays on Thursday, January 26th and Friday, January 27th.
Our school’s bell schedule will be adjusted on Thursday. Because of the Early Release, the Academy schedule has also changed. Please see below for specific classes at Edison or West Po.
Edison Academy
- Only the AM and midday shuttles (periods 1 and 3) will run on this date, with the exception of Construction Technology at Spring Village.
- There will be NO shuttles for our PM classes (period 5).
West Potomac Academy
- Period 1 and 3 classes will have shuttle buses and will run as planned.
- Periods 5 and 7 classes are canceled; no shuttles.
You will find a complete list of MVHS bell schedules, including our new Virtual Inclement weather schedule on our website: https://mountvernonhs.fcps.edu/about/bell-schedule.
Report Cards, ParentVue and Schoology
Grades will be available online via ParentVue by Monday, February 6, 2023. All MVHS families are encouraged to set up their SIS Parent Vue Account. If you need help creating a SIS ParentVue account, this video walks you through the steps on how to do so. To create a new ParentVUE account you will need to request a new or replacement activation key. You may contact Mount Vernon Student Services at 703-619-3112 to obtain a new activation key.
For more information and helpful videos about how to navigate your SIS ParentVue and Schoology Parent Account visit the following websites: Schoology and SIS Parent Accounts
Curriculum Night
Please save the date and join us for curriculum night on Tuesday, January 24th from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. In addition to curriculum night, all students now have the opportunity to explore electives via our MVHS Elective Google Site (fcpsschools.net access required, the site can only be opened by a student or staff account). Students and parents are also encouraged to explore classes in the 9th-12th grade MVHS course catalog, this is accessible to all.
Curriculum Night will follow the the schedule outlined below:
- 5:30 - 6:00 Rising 9th grade student services presentation
- 6:00 - 7:15 Instructional, Elective and Resource Fair
- 6:15 - 6:45 Student Panel* TBD
- 7:00 - 7:30 Rising 10th-12th grade Student Services Presentation
Student Activities
March 4, Saturday at James Madison HS in Vienna, VA. We will have our VHSL Debate Tournament then
We will be announcing our new football coach Friday Night at 6:00 PM in the Cafeteria. Anyone is free to attend.
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