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Edison High School Weekly
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Important Dates
Nov. 13: Athletic Boosters Meeting, 7:00 PM
Nov. 14: Photo Make Up Day
Nov. 21: PTSA Meeting, 7:00 PM, Library
Nov 22-24: Thanksgiving Break
Dec 18-Jan 1: Winter Break
March 25-29: Spring Break
June 5: Graduation, 7:30pm, EagleBank Arena at GMU
June 12: Last Day of School
The complete FCPS 2023-2024 School Year Calendar
In this Issue:
- Calendar Wiz
- Good News from JROTC
- College and Career Center Updates
- School Photo Make Up Day
- Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
- Edison Awards Nominations Season
- SAT/PSAT Day Scores Available
- FAFSA Application Opening in December
- Early Check-Out Reminder
- Fun with Culinary Arts
- In Case You Missed It - FCPS News
- Observances and Celebrations
 We appreciated all of our military-connected family members who joined us to celebrate Veterans Day at the Principal's Coffee this morning! Many of our EHS Veteran staff members were also able to stop in.
A Message From Mrs. Burke
Happy Friday, Edison High School Community!
This month is Family Engagement Month, and it reminds us that families are children's first and most important teachers, advocates, and nurturers. Strong family support is vital to student well-being and success. FCPS has many resources designed to increase engagement and partnerships with families while fostering academic success and social-emotional growth. Additionally, every school has a family liaison who will welcome and orient families, and help them understand the school's culture, policies, procedures, and practices. They can help connect families to resources in the community. Family liaisons might also assist a family in transitioning to a new school and encourage family-school partnerships to help ensure their student's success and healthy development. Please remember that we want to hear from you about your experience at Edison High School. Please provide feedback here.
We are lucky to have so many great staff working at Edison HS. Please take the time to nominate a staff member who has impacted your child or your family, for an outstanding employee award. You can nominate a staff member via this Nomination Form. Nominations are due by November 16th.
This week was National School Psychology Week, and we celebrate the important work school psychologists do to help all students thrive. Kayla Callister is the psychologist for Edison HS, and we appreciate all of the work she does for our students and families!
Last night, we honored our students who received a 3.75 or higher last year, and they received either an academic letter for their first time or an academic pin for additional years. We also honored our National Merit Commended Scholars, Brian Like, Isaac Rodgers, and Yuki Yu who were among the top 50,000 students nationwide based on 2022 PSAT scores.
Tomorrow is Veterans Day and provides a great reason to pause, reflect, and recognize the extraordinary sacrifices our Veterans and their families have made on our behalf, and we thank them for their service. Today, I was honored to spend the morning with our military families, sharing connections and asking about our school. We have 168 military-connected families at Edison and many staff that are military-connected. Thank you to our Edison Ambassadors for hosting the event and to our JROTC cadets for sharing their stories.
Our football team will play in the first round of regional playoffs since 2008 tonight! We are very proud of the work they have put in this season and can not wait to cheer them on tonight! LETS GO EAGLES!
Amanda Burke
Principal
1. Calendar Wiz
I am excited to share with you our new calendar tool that will show you all events that are happening here at Edison HS. There are many events already loaded in to the calendar and we are working to add more. This is a one stop shop for atheltic events, performing arts shows, career center college visits, club meeting times and much more. Take a look and bookmark it! https://www.calendarwiz.com/edisonhighschool
 2. Good News from JROTC
The Edison JROTC Drill Team earned 2 first-place trophies in the Color Guard and Unarmed Platoon events. They earned second place in the Unarmed Squad event. The cadet Battalion Commander, EHS student c/LTC Zeva Taylor, earned an individual second place in the Armed Drill Knock-Out competition. The formidable Edison JROTC is comprised of Cadets from Lewis HS, South County HS and Edison HS. The Drill Competition was hosted by South Lakes HS, on 04 November 2023, and included four FCPS JROTCs (plus Alexandria City HS JROTC).
3. College and Career Center Updates
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Parents, please encourage your students to always check their school email. Email is the best way for me to share information and I do not want students to miss any opportunity! This week an email from Ms. Cottingham was sent to all grades 11 and 12 students and families.
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HBCU Fair- Edison HS will be hosting our 13th Annual Historically Black College and University Fair on November 17, 2023, from 11:00 AM - 1:15 PM. Over 25 colleges and universities will be in attendance with many offering on-site admission. This is a student event open to Juniors and Seniors. Students will find information on how to attend in their school email and Schoology.
4. School Photo Make-Up Day
Students who did not take school photos in September will be able to have their photos taken on Tuesday, Novermber 14. Designated students will be released during English classes that morning during 2nd and 6th periods.
5. Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
Now Online FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. To make it easier, the form is now available online in SIS ParentVUE.
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available online in SIS ParentVUE. If you have not already filled out the form online, we will provide paper forms next week. Please be sure to return paper forms by Friday, November 17. The electronic form will continue to be available in SIS ParentVUE until January 2024.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household 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.
Please watch this video and visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page for more information.
Need to Register for ParentVUE?
Learn how to activate your SISParentVUE account, so you can easily submit your survey.
Technical support for using ParentVUE or completing the survey online is available by submitting a Parent Support Request ticket. Select SISParent in the Application dropdown menu and enter Federal Impact Aid Survey under Issue Description. Or, call the Parent Technology Help Desk at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS).
6. Edison High School Outstanding Employee Award Nominations are now open!
Do you know an Edison staff member whom you would like to honor? To submit a nomination, please complete the nomination form. You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (1 per category).
All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The nomination form has more details about the criteria for each area.
 Outstanding Teacher - has at least three years of experience as a teacher; librarians are included in this category.
Outstanding New Teacher - in their first three years of teaching; librarians are included in this category.
Outstanding Leader - at least one year of experience (this is different from the building principal. This category includes assistant principals, Director of Student Services, and Director of Student Activities.
Outstanding New Principal - in their first three years as a building principal.
Outstanding Professional Employee - one year experience; This category includes System of Support Advisor (SOSA), School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coaches, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor, Safety and Security Specialist, Resource teachers that serve in an administrative role.
Outstanding Operational Employee - one year experience includes administrative and office staff, safety and security assistants, custodial staff, food services staff, Instructional Assistants, PHA, PHTA, and parent liaisons.
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7. SAT/PSAT School Day Scores Are Available
Students who participated in the School Day SAT on Wednesday, October 11, can access scores via their College Board accounts. Students who participated in the SAT on Thursday, October 26, will have access to scores on Thursday, November 16.
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A video tutorial for accessing and understanding SAT scores is available on the College Board website. Families can reach out to [school SAT coordinator’s name] if they have questions regarding SAT School Day score reporting.
Digital PSAT Scores and National Merit Scholarship Information
Students who participated in the Digital PSAT on Wednesday, October 11, are now able to access scores via the College Board BigFuture School App or their College Board accounts. A video tutorial for accessing and understanding Digital PSAT scores is available on the College Board website.
Eleventh grade students who participate in the PSAT may qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Program and can find additional information on the National Merit Scholarship Corporation website. Families may reach out to to Mike Ward, Testing Coordinator, if they have questions regarding digital PSAT score reporting or the National Merit Scholarship Program.
8.💲 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Opening in December
The FAFSA is needed to determine a student's eligibility for financial aid. Families of current seniors should be thinking about completing financial aid applications in order for students to be eligible to receive financial help to cover the costs of post-secondary education. With the late opening of the FAFSA, there are some things families can do now (English only).
A funding opportunity is available for students who are unable to complete the FAFSA — the Virginia Alternative State Aid (VASA) program. Find out which aid option is right for your family on the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia website.
9. Reminder: Checking Out Students Early from School
We are not staffed this year to manage unscheduled student check-outs. Please follow the guidelines for “day of” checkouts on our website. Plan for appointments and contact the office in advance. If you forget or cannot contact the office in advance, please understand that it will take us time to bring your child to the office, and we appreciate your patience.
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All early dismissals need to be submitted by 10:00 AM in order to be processed in time. For unplanned early check-outs, parents will need to come into the main office with their picture ID. As noted above, it can take up to 30 minutes to retrieve your student.
For full details on attendance procedures, please visit Attendance Policies
10. Fun with Culinary Arts
 Please register for this event here: Registration
11. FCPS News
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- 2023 School Bond Referendum Passed
- Students Named National Merit Commended Scholars
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
 12. November is...
- Native American Heritage Month
- National Family Engagement Month
- Military Family Appreciation Month
We Celebrate in November:
- National School Psychology Week
- Election Day
- Veterans Day
- Diwali
- American Education Week
Athletic Booster Meeting
The Edison Athletic Booster Club's November Meeting is Monday, November 13 at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria. See you there, Boosters!
 Please support our Athletic Sponsors as they support us!
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FCPS Cares - Recognize Edison Employees!
The FCPS CARES Program is an opportunity for families, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story, so we can all acknowledge the good work of FCPS employees at Edison HS School. We love our staff members; let's tell them how we feel!
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👍❤️ Follow Our School on Social Media!
Want to see more photos and videos of what’s going on at Edison HS? Follow us on social media!
- Twitter (X) - @EdisonHSEagles
- Instagram - edisonhseagles
FCPS News
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
- Provide Feedback on FCPS’ Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R)
- National Family Engagement Month
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
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