Table of Contents:
- End of Year Teacher Appreciation Plans
- Wellness Week
- FHS Pyramid Wellness Event Tonight!
- Parent Volunteers Needed to Support Testing
- All Night Grad Updates- Yard Sign Sales Close Friday!
- FHS Musical this weekend!
- Upcoming Events
End of Year Teacher Treats!
Hard to believe we are in the final months of school! Help the PTSA treat our teachers and staff one last time with fun goody bags for summer. Please send donations to school by May 12 so that our students in the adapted curriculum can build their job skills and assemble the gift bags before the end of the year. Purchase items from the FHS PTSA Amazon Wish List or drop off those items in the school office CLEARLY LABELLED for Staff Appreciation. Or email Jen Seifert to make other delivery arrangements liledjen4901@gmail.com.
Thanks for your generosity!
Wellness Week 2023: April 24-28
FHS Student Leadership and Student Services will host activities throughout Wellness Week to promote kindness, unity, positive living, and healthy mindsets and habits. Students can join in the Spirit Week festivities and participate in lunch time activities on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, supported by the PTSA. Therapy Dogs will visit during all lunches on Tuesday and Thursday.
The zen continues during Lion Time B where students can enjoy Art, Gym Sports, Bingo, Chalk Art and Alpaca and animal visits. Teachers will have the opportunity to sign up their LT classes to Walk the Track outside or to have games delivered from our *new* game library to their classrooms during LT B.
Follow Fairfax High School Leadership & Student Services on Instagram for Wellness Week Information: @Fairfaxhslions @FHSStudentServices #FHSWellnessWeek
FHS Pyramid Wellness & Safety Fair TONIGHT!
Parents, join us tonight, Tuesday, April 25 at 6:00 pm for an educational evening supporting student wellness and safety! A variety of 30-minute seminars will be offered in 3 sessions to support families of different ages, and information tables will be available at the beginning and end of the evening. Session topic options will include Dealing with Big Feelings (K-6), Trauma in Teens, Gang Prevention and Awareness, Family Resource Center Services, The Parent Project/ Parent Support Group, Child Services Act, Social Media/ Gaming Safety, Communicating Through Reading, or the 2-hour Hidden in Plain Sight (HIPS) program (details below). The event is free and open to any parent/guardian in our pyramid.
Information Tables include FCPS Social Workers and Psychologists, Narcan Training, Food Insecurity, Community Support and Resources for English classes, Internet Safety at Home, Cue Bus, City of Fairfax Parks and Rec, Mott Center free after school programs, Be SMART Gun Safety, Community Services Board and Coordinated Services Planning. For more information on the schedule, each session and the information tables visit:
https://johnsonms.fcps.edu/event/fairfax-pyramid-wellness-safety-fair
The Hidden in Plain Sight (HIPS) program is a 2 hour interactive program for adults to be educated about the signs of risky behavior in teens and young adults. It touches on drug and alcohol use, vaping, mental health and behavioral concerns, risky sexual behaviors, trending "challenges" and more.
This is a hands-on learning adventure for PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ONLY! We guide you through a presentation that opens your eyes to what is right in front of you. This program begins with a “show and tell” of “red flags” that can indicate risky behavior in teens. Times have changed since we were teenagers.
That is followed by an educational portion that includes a presentation detailing more "red flags" and how they are indicative of — or used in — risky behavior. We include up to date statistics and local trends, and law enforcement officers will share their experiences they have had in our community identifying risky behaviors and helping to put kids on the right path to a healthy life. Let’s open the door to communicating with our teens!
Parent Volunteers Needed
Fairfax High School is seeking parent volunteers to help proctor the AP exams being administered May 1-18th. We have many opportunities available to give our students a great exam session. Email or sign up for a time you can work during the school day even if it’s not the whole session:
Testing Volunteer SignUp
Please Note: You cannot proctor an AP exam that your student is scheduled to take and you cannot be in the same room with any family member.
If you have any questions, please email Leslie Trieu at latrieu@fcps.edu.
Senior Class News
The Class of 2023 graduates Wednesday, June 7th! In keeping with the 30+ year FHS tradition, the grads are invited to safely celebrate together at the All Night Grad Event the night of graduation at The St. James Sport and Entertainment Center https://www.thestjames.com/.
Tickets for All Night Grad (ANG) are $45 each, all inclusive of fun activities, DJ, food and prizes. Purchase your student's ticket here: https://fairfaxhs.memberhub.com/store/items/499302
Tickets increase to $55 on May 9. Deadline to purchase tickets to secure t-shirt size is May 23rd.
Students will pick up their ANG t-shirt after graduation rehearsal:
The ANG t-shirt is their ticket into the event.
Free & Reduced Lunch eligible students can get the discount ANG ticket order form and the discounted yard sign form in the main office. We are thrilled to have the support of so many community businesses and families to make this safe and fun event affordable for our kids.
Senior Parents: If you're wondering what All Night Grad is all about, join us for a Q&A Zoom session on Thursday, May 4th at 7:00 PM. Co-Chairs will share all the details and answer your questions about events, activities, food, available transportation and anything else you're curious about.
ANG 2023 Q&A Zoom Meeting, May 4 @ 07:00 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83550883330
We look forward to celebrating with the FHS Class of ‘23! (and YOU if you'd like to volunteer! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EA9A62FA7F58-allnight)
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Senior Yard Signs Deadline this week: https://fairfaxhs.memberhub.com/store. The first batch are available for pick up after school from 3-4pm this Wednesday and Thursday. The final order deadline is THIS FRIDAY, April 28!
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FXPlayers Presents: Sister Act
Come See Sister Act!
April 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 @ 7pm
April 29 @ 2pm
A woman hiding in a convent helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she rediscovers her own. Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film that has audiences jumping to their feet!
Buy tickets here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/15604
You don't want to miss it!
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April 24-28: Wellness Week
April 25: FHS Pyramid Wellness Event 6:30pm
April 27-29: FHS Spring Musical, Sister Act
April 28: Senior Yard Sign Order Deadline
May 1-18: AP Testing Daily - Volunteers Needed!
May 5: Principal’s Coffee, 7:30am FHS Library
May 9: FHS Chorus Concert 7pm
May 11: FHS Band Concert 7pm
May 16: PTSA Meeting online at Noon
May 16: FHS Orchestra Concert 7pm
May 17: ANG Meeting online at 7pm
May 20: Junior/Senior Prom
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