October 6, 2023

Hello Justice HS Students, Families, and Community Members:

As we close out week 7 of the 2023-2024 school year and prepare for next week’s PSAT/SAT Day, I’m proud to share that Justice’s most recent Class of 2023 SAT scores reflect improved and surpassing pre-pandemic performance!

The average SAT score for FCPS students in the class of 2023 was 1181. Read more about the class of 2023 Fairfax County SAT data.

 

This past week, we had AVID students go to the IB College Fair where they got to learn about over 100 colleges and meet with admissions representatives.  We also went to American University for an information session, tour and met some of our Justice alumni who now are students to American University.

    

Monday, October 9^th is also Indigenous People's Day, which was first proposed during a United Nations conference in 1977 when members of the community reported facing discrimination. It was instituted in Berkeley, California in 1992 and has continue to grow in popularity over the years. The diversity and inclusion in our school community is such a beautiful thing for our students, parents, and staff! 

 

Please read below for more important dates and information.

 

Tiffany I. Narcisse, Principal

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~October Observances~

• Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15th - October 15th)
• National Dyslexia Awareness Month
• LGBTQIA+ Month
• Disability History and Awareness Month
• National Bullying Prevention Month
• National School Principals Month
• October 9^th - Indigenous People's Day/Staff Planning Day (no school for students)
• October 11^th - PSAT/NMSQT and SAT School Day - Early Dismissal
• November 3rd - End of Quarter - Early Dismissal 
• November 6^th - School Planning Day (no school for students) 
• November 7^th - Teacher Workday (no school for students)
• November 22nd - 24th - Thanksgiving Break  
• June 6, 2024 – Class of 2024 Graduation | 7:30 PM | EagleBank Arena

                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSAT/SAT SCHOOL DAY – Wednesday, October 11^th  

Reminder PSAT/SAT School Day is Wednesday, October 11^th.  Your student(s) will receive their testing location via FCPS email.  Lastly, please do not forget it is an ASYNCHONROUS DAY for all 9^th graders and an UNSCHEDULED DAY for all 12^th graders who did not opt in SAT School Day.  If you have questions or concerns, please contact Richard Peterson, Coordinator at repeterson@fcps.edu.

 

The Work Awareness and Transition (WAT) Class is Looking for Community Business Partners!

The Work Awareness and Transition (WAT) course is looking for community business partners! The goal of the WAT course is to prepare high school students with disabilities for employment through career awareness, exploration, preparation and training. In addition, students will have the opportunity to assist with work tasks, projects and jobs within the school building and participate in a community-based and/or school-based work experience as part of the course.  

Would you like to give back to the community? Are you in a position to offer work-based learning internship opportunities to Justice High School students? Whether you own/run a small business or work for a large company, we’d love to connect to see how our students can help out your organization while continuing to develop their workplace readiness skills for future competitive employment.  

If you are interested in hosting student interns or would like more information about becoming a community partner, please contact Margaret Autry, Employment and Transition Representative, at 703.824.3919 or mmautry@fcps.edu.

 

College Fair and Postsecondary Virtual Events

High school students and their families are invited to attend the annual FCPS college fair and the postsecondary virtual nights. The college fair will feature admissions representatives from more than 250 colleges and universities from across the United States and abroad. The fair will be held at George Mason University’s Eagle Bank Arena on Sunday, October 15, 4-7 p.m. 

 The postsecondary virtual nights will be held on Monday, October 16, and Tuesday, October 17, 5-8 p.m. The virtual event will feature workshops related to the college admissions process, financial aid, and other postsecondary educational opportunities. 

 Students are highly encouraged to register in advance for these events. 

https://www.fcps.edu/family-resources/college-and-career-planning/college-fair-and-college-night

 

PTSA NEWSLETTER & NEXT MEETING

The latest PTSA newsletter is available through News You Choose - if you don't get our news, click here for the newsletter and to sign up: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAEDUFCPS/bulletins/3738f81

 

Monday's PTSA meeting and town hall was very informative. Town Hall discussions are a significant portion of our monthly meetings to encourage conversations on various topics of importance to our students, parents and staff. Videos of each of our meetings are posted on our YouTube site, click here. 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS - the next PTSA meeting will be Monday, November 6th at 7:30PM!

SHOW YOUR WOLFPACK PRIDE - RED BAG DONOR COMPETITION!

The Wolf Shack is the PTSA-sponsored in-school store and resource pantry for the Justice HS community. In the Wolf Shack, we provide free essential resources for all students - from food for them and their families to personal care toiletries to academic supplies to after-school snacks. We served more than 1,000 students and distributed nearly 100 food staple bags to Justice Families during September.

Food for Neighbors is one of the Wolf Shack's biggest donors. Food for Neighbors has a Red Bag Donor program across area middle and high schools: Five times a year, you fill a Red Bag (dropped off at your door by Food for Neighbors) with food from a suggested grocery list. Drivers pick up the filled bag right from your front door and volunteers sort the food to distribute to local schools the same day!

The more Red Bag Donors Justice has, the more food for The Wolf Shack. Right now we are in a friendly competition to increase donors - Current numbers are:

• Falls Church High School - 173 donors
• Justice High School - 48 donors
• Annandale High School - 11 donors

We are gaining on Falls Church! There have been 68 new donors since we last reported the above numbers, but we don't yet know to which schools they belong. Justice needs more donors to win!

So let's show some Wolf Pack Pride and sign up to be a red bag donor today! https://www.foodforneighbors.org/red-bag-program/. Get those numbers up and GO Wolves!

Donations for the Wolf Shack can also always be brought to PTSA meetings, dropped in the front office of Justice High School (labeled PTSA Wolf Shack) OR purchased from our Amazon List and delivered directly to JHS. Please continue to donate food, essentials and/or money (https://www.justicehsptsa.org/wolfshack/).

 

A Free Community Service Fair for Recycling

 

 

 

Justice High School Construction Corner

• Remember, there is one way in, one way out for all vehicles - please adhere to the signage in the parking lot
• Buses begin arriving at 7:45 AM for student drop off | Buses depart at dismissal by 3:05 PM
• Student crosswalk has been extended to the Kiss and Ride area

More information about the Justice Addition can be found on the link below:

https://www.fcps.edu/justice-high-capital-project