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Upcoming Events
November 22-24: Thanksgiving Holiday, No School
December 1: Principal's Coffee, 7:30-8:30am, Library
December 5: Orchestra Concert, 7:00pm, Auditorium
December 6: CollaBRRet, 7:00pm, Auditorium
December 7: Cultural Observance Day: Chanukah (sundown 12/7 - sundown 12/15)
December 8: Cultural Observance Day: Bodhi Day
December 12: Band Winter Concert, 7pm, Auditorium
December 18 - January 1: Winter Break, No School
January 12: Choir Cabaret, 7:00pm, Atrium (school lobby)
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To our Veterans: Thank you for your sacrifices, for your valor, for the things you carry, for protecting us, and for defending our rights. Thank you to all our veterans for your courage, strength and dedication to keeping us safe.
November 10, 2023
Happy Friday Fairfax,
The first quarter has officially ended, and grades are finalized. The excitement of a new quarter beginning is the opportunity to reflect and adjust. We encourage you to work with your scholar, your student's teachers, and our counseling team to reflect on Quarter 1 progress and make a solid plan for Quarter 2. Our goal is to support every student with a plan for success.
We have so much to celebrate in this first quarter. 740 students have perfect attendance, we have increased our schoolwide overall daily attendance, and we have decreased our number of students who are tardy. We gave 550 academic letters to honors students. We are gearing up to recognize our "Lions on the Rise" and "Portrait of a Graduate" nominees. We have recognized over 600 students with PAWS-itive referrals.
The Fairfax Theater Department opened Romeo and Juliet last night and this production was an amazing display of talent in a dynamic stage setting. Our field hockey team headed to the state semi-final, and we were elated to give them the ultimate tunnel send off on Thursday. The football team will take on Edison HS tonight @ Edison. The Science Olympiads engaged in virtual competition this week and it is always exciting to see the tower building, coding, and robotics tasks they engage in. Our AVID students headed to William and Mary and University of Richmond for a day of college fun. Our Academy Theater students went to The Signature Theater for a showing of Rag Time and were so inspired.
November is always a great month to show gratitude. I am thankful for our students, our staff, and our community who are dedicated to making Fairfax High an amazing place.
In partnership always,
  World Languages Teachers L-R: Kate Tiffany, Mary Blanton, Josine Jones, Rose Jenkins, Nathalie Coyle, and Rodney Lopez.
Our teachers had a great time making Tie-Dye shirts during the teacher work days. The World Languages Team showed school spirit by wearing them on Friday. Special thanks to Digital Arts Teacher, PJ Naber, for designing the shirt and facilitating the event. We had a lot of fun!
Included in this issue:
Student Spotlight
Staff Spotlight
- Sharyn Hunt, School Psychologist
Fairfax Lions Need to Know:
- Thank you, Voters!
- Calendar Reminders: National Family Engagement Month, Principal's Coffee
- SAT/PSAT Scores & National Merit Info
- Federal Impact Aid Survey is now due!
- FX Players Presents: Romeo + Juliet
Fairfax Lions Nice to Know:
- FHS CyberPatriot Team receives grant from Educate Fairfax
- Outstanding Employee Nominations are now open!
- Craft Fair Volunteers Needed
- Freshman Parent Support Circle Meeting
- District News: In Case You Missed It
- Connect - Contact - Reach Us
Fairfax HS PTSA
- PTSA Membership - Join Today!
- No Fuss Fundraiser
- All Night Grad
AVID Fieldtrip to UR and UMW
On Wednesday, November 8th, our AVID students got the opportunity to tour the campuses of the University of Richmond and the University of Mary Washington. It was a great opportunity for them to see institutions of higher learning that exist here in Virginia. Our AVID program is coordinated by Social Studies Teacher, Martin Rodriguez.
Sharyn Hunt, School Psychologist
Sharyn Hunt has been a School Psychologist for 22 years, and has been at Fairfax High School for 10 years. Ms. Hunt loves traveling, attending sporting events, and swimming. She enjoys working with students and seeing their growth and progress. Ms. Hunt is very proud of our Peer Mentors who volunteer their time to provide support to our 9th grade students. The student-to-student mentoring program creates an opportunity for Fairfax High School to intentionally engage all incoming students to be mentored by an accomplished and caring upperclassman.
National School Psychology Week, Nov 6-10
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This week we celebrate the important work school psychologists do to help all students thrive. FHS School Psychologist, Sharyn Hunt, works tirelessly for our students needs every day! Thank you, Ms. Hunt, for all you do behind the scenes, supporting our students and staff. We appreciate you!
Learn more from the National Association of School Psychologists.
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Thank you, Voters!
Thank you to the Fairfax citizens who supported the 2023 Bond Referendum. Some of the money from the bond vote is expected to fund the next phase of our school's construction project. Roughly 67% of those voting in the 2023 election supported the $435 million bond referendum, continuing a long history of school bond approvals in Fairfax County.
Stay engaged as we build our future. Keep up-to-date on construction and capital improvements across FCPS by visiting our Capital Improvement Project webpage.
Calendar Reminders
🫶 National Family Engagement Month
Engaged families means successful students, and that is why we're celebrating National Family Engagement Month! Are you aware of the FCPS Family Resource Center @frc_fcps and all the supports it provides for families? Take a look:💻 Free Parent & Family Webinars: https://bit.ly/3NV7dPu📚 Resources by Topic: http://bit.ly/3NYpXxKℹ️
More about the FRC: https://bit.ly/3EngZGM #FCPSEngageFamilies.
Fairfax High School Family Engagement Center
New to Fairfax HS this year is our Family Engagement Center! It is run by our Spanish Parent Liaison, Ana Bauserman, and our Arabic Parent Liaison, Hala Shafik. They work tirelessly for our students and families every day! Ms. Ana and Ms. Hala are a wonderful resource for our Lion families, and go above and beyond to help in any way they can. Their institutional knowledge knows no bounds, and they have many resources and advocates at their fingertips to help our families. If you need help or have questions about anything FHS or FCPS, please stop by our Family Engagement Center to chat. They will be happy to see you!
Thank you, Ms. Ana and Ms. Hala for ALL you do! We appreciate you!!
Principal's Coffee, Friday, December 1, 7:30am
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Our next Principal's Coffee is Friday, December 1, at 7:30am in the school library. This is a great opportunity for parents/guardians to connect and mingle with Dr. Aye and find out what's happening at school in a more casual setting. Join us! |
SAT/PSAT Scores & National Merit Info
- 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.
A video tutorial for accessing and understanding SAT scores is available on the College Board website. Families can reach out to FHS Assessment Coach, Leslie Trieu, latrieu@fcps.edu, 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 [school PSAT coordinator’s name] if they have questions regarding digital PSAT score reporting or the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Please Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
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 during Lion Time classes on Friday, November 10. 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).
ROMEO + JULIET 🌹 This weekend only!
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Fairfax High School Theatre presents ROMEO + JULIET on November 9, 10, 11 at 7:00 p.m. and November 11 at 2:00 p.m.
Seats are limited! Tickets can be purchased at
https://www.fxplayers.org/
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Fairfax Lions Nice to Know:
FHS Cyberpatriot Team
The Cyberpatriot competition teams at Fairfax High School would like to thank Educate Fairfax for their grant of $1125 to cover Cyberpatriot registration fees for 5 Fairfax High School student teams. The Cyberpatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air & Space Forces Association to inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future. Last year FHS had 1 team participate, we have now expanded to 7 teams participating.
Outstanding Staff Nominations are here!
Do you have 5-10 minutes to tell someone at Fairfax High School how outstanding they are?
Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for a Fairfax High School Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through the Google form linked in each title. You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees.
Outstanding Teacher
Outstanding New Teacher
Outstanding Principal
Outstanding Leader
Outstanding Professional Employee
Outstanding Operational Employee
The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, November 17, 2023.
Questions, please contact the Principal's Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Cate, at 703-219-2223 or vmcate@fcps.edu. Thank you!
Craft Fair Volunteers Needed
The City of Fairfax is looking for volunteers to work the doors and the parking lots at this year's Craft Fair, being held at Fairfax High School on Saturday and Sunday, November 18 and 19.
This is a great opportunity to earn some money for your sport, including crew. The city will pay per hour for working the doors or being the parking lot staff. The money will go DIRECTLY to your sport through the boosters.
You must be 16 years old to work the parking lot and 18 years old to work the doors.
Simply click the sign up link here and be sure to say which sport you are supporting: City Craft Fair Volunteers.
Thank you for your support!
Freshman Parent Support Circle
A reminder that this Friday, 11/10, is the monthly Freshman Parent Support Circle from 8:15-9 AM in the Family Engagement Center at FHS. Bring your celebrations and challenges from your child’s first quarter at FHS to two FHS support staff, Freshman Transition Counselor, Laura Kaniewski and School Social Worker, Ashley Curl, LCSW and the group for support and trouble-shooting. Please let Ashley (amcurl@fcps.edu) or Laura (lekaniewski@fcps.edu) know you plan to attend.
District News/In Case You Missed It (ICYMI)
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
- SAT/PSAT School Day Scores
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
with us throughout the year:
Fairfax HS PTSA
Table of Contents:
- PTSA Membership - Join Today!
- No Fuss Fundraiser
- All Night Grad
Become a PTSA Member and/or Donate Today!
Join the Parent Teacher Student Association, PTSA, to support our FHS teachers, students and community! Your dues and donations work to fund all of our activities and programs. Scan the code provided to JOIN NOW, and/or you can make a DONATION TODAY! Becoming a member does not mean you are committed to volunteering; Membership helps fund our budget, gives voting privileges, helps to keep you engaged and informed of what is happening in our school community, and provides opportunities to get involved if desired.
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Parent/Adult: $20
Teacher/Staff: $12
FHS Student: $8
Thank you!
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Support FHS Students and Teachers!
 Donate today! We have a $2,000 fundraising goal to fund the PTSA budget fully. The Parent Teacher Student Association supports FHS through financing functions (e.g., college admission officer speakers) and supporting wellness, diversity, and volunteerism. The PTSA rewards academic achievement, offers student scholarships, funds classroom grants, teacher appreciation events, and the FHS Food Bank. We rely entirely on membership dues and donations to fund the PTSA budget, and as a 501(c)3, your donation is tax-deductible. For details on how the funds are spent, see the proposed budget:
Fairfax High School PTSA - Bylaws & Budget
ANG Update ~ We Need You!
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Our next Committee Meeting is on November 15, 7:00 pm, at FHS in the Multi-Purpose Room in the C wing, room C105, near the cafeteria.
We encourage people to join us in person, but if that is not possible, we will be live streaming on Zoom:
Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81199262921
Meeting ID: 811 9926 2921
Let the Fundraising Begin! ! !
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- Holiday Craft Show Concessions Sign-up
Thanks to everyone who has signed up to volunteer for a shift at the Holiday Craft Show Concessions at FHS on November 18-19. This is the first big fundraiser for the All Night Grad Party.
We still have a number of shifts open throughout both days for parent and student volunteers. We need your help to make this fundraiser a success. Students who volunteer will earn service hours. Click here to volunteer for a shift: Concessions VOLUNTEERS.
the more volunteers we have, the more money we can raise, and the more money we raise, the more we can do for our seniors at the All Night Grad Party.
- Donations for Concessions
In addition to volunteers, we also need donations of food and beverages we can sell at the concessions stand. Click here to donate food and beverages:
Concessions FOOD Donations
We make a profit on all the food items that are donated, so it is an excellent return on your investment and benefits our graduates!
A large part of the All Night Grad Party budget comes from this fundraiser, so please help in any way you can!
- Donate to Support the All Night Grad Party
Donations to the All Night Grad Party are always welcome. If you or your friends and family would like to donate to the All Night Graduation Party, you can donate online at the PTSA’s giving site: https://fairfaxhs.memberhub.com/store/items/931830.
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