THIS WEEK AT MADISON
WEEK OF 1/22/24
IMPORTANT INFO & EVENTS
Attendance Matters: Our children can suffer academically if they miss 10 percent of the school year or about 18 days. That can be just one day every two weeks, and that can happen before you know it. Some absences are unavoidable. We understand that children will get sick and need to stay home occasionally. The important thing is to get your children to school as often as possible. Sporadic absences, including absences for family trips, not just those on consecutive days of school, matter. Before you know it – just one or two days a month can add up to nearly 10 percent of the school year. If too many absences occur, it is still a problem whether they are excused or unexcused because they represent too much lost learning time in the classroom. If you are concerned about your child’s attendance, both excused and unexcused, you can access data through ParentVue. Please reach out to your student’s counselor or visit this FCPS resource on Encouraging School Attendance if you need additional support. We appreciate your partnership in prioritizing regular school attendance. As a reminder, Student Attendance Summaries will be emailed to parents and students late next week.
Please, no food deliveries during the school day. We are asking for your partnership to ensure the safety of our students and staff. Please remind your students that we are not accepting food deliveries during the day for safety reasons.There will be signage on our exterior doors letting food delivery services know. Thanks for your support.
January 25: 2 hr. Early release for students, end of 2nd Quarter
January 26: Student Holiday
January 26: All current 9th-11th grade students are asked to have their initial course selections entered into StudentVue under Course Requests. These choices are only a rough draft and will be finalized when the student mets with their school counselor one on one. These meetings are scheduled:
- 9th graders - February 29 - March 13
- 10th graders - January 29 - February 7
- 11th graders - February 8 - February 28
Ms. Anderson’s previous caseload will have their meetings with either Ms. Masich (former JMHS School Counselor) or Mr. Buckley.
We encourage parents to review the wealth of information on our JMHS Academic Advising Page. Our Academic Advising site includes course descriptions, graduation requirements, Dual Enrollment information, as well as summer school and Online Campus information. In addition, teachers are a great source of information. Per FCPS policies, teachers are discouraged from telling students directly what next class they should take. However, we strongly encourage students and parents to reach out to the teachers for their opinions about next best choices
Student advising is one of the many critical tasks school counselors complete during the school year. Please understand that the school counselors will be busy meeting with students all day during this time and will respond to non-advising requests as soon as they are able.
SRGS Medicine and Health Science program announcement
VDOE announced a relaunch of the Summer Residential Governor’s School Medicine and Health Sciences (MHS) program for Summer 2024. The program will be hosted by Radford University from June 23rd - July 20th, 2024, in conjunction with Blue Ridge Health Partnerships.
Since the application and selection process for other SRGS programs is well underway, VDOE has developed a special scoring and selection process for the MHS program for this school year only.
Given this unique circumstance, students who are interested in applying for this program may do so, regardless of whether they previously submitted an interest form. In addition, students who have already submitted an application for another academic program may submit a second application for this program. However, if accepted to both, students may only choose one.
10th and 11th grade students who are interested in applying for the Medicine and Health Sciences Program can find the application here.
Applications are due to Madison’s SRGS Contacts NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 8th, 2024, by 3 PM. NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
This application will be reviewed directly by the VDOE and decisions communicated directly to the student.
Madison High School SRGS Contacts: Erin Kennedy, Joelle Shin (School Counseling office)
Academic Advising Google Site: JMHS Student Services has Google Site for students and families to access more information about Academic Advising, including curriculum overview, graduation requirements, summer school information, Dual Enrollment information, and more. The video presentation with an overview of Academic Advising will also be posted on this site. www.tinyurl.com/MADAdvising
Current Madison students will be meeting one-on-one with their school counselors to finalize their course selections on the following dates:
- 10th Grade (Rising Juniors) – January 29 – February 7 (meetings through English 10 classes)
- 11th Grade (Rising Seniors) – February 9 – February 27 (meetings through US History classes)
- 9th Grade (Rising Sophomores) – February 28 – March 13 (meetings through PE 9)
Students will be notified of their specific date for a meeting through their Advisory on January 11. Students who are not taking these courses at Madison HS this year will be contacted by their counselor to schedule their Advising meeting.
Current 8th Grade Students (Rising 9th Grade) at Luther Jackson MS will participate in a presentation with JMHS counselors January 22
Science Fair- Judges Needed!
Are you interested in being a judge for this year’s Madison Science Fair after school on Wednesday, February 7th? If so, please fill out the interest form here.
Seniors Planning to attend NOVA should attend the 1/29/24 information session at 10:15am in the College & Career Center. NOVA, Belong Vienna and College Access Fairfax will be here to present valuable information about their programs.
-
Belong Vienna wants to connect seniors who are planning to attend NOVA, an apprenticeship or career training program with a Belong coach to prepare you for success after high school.
-
College Access Fairfax offers scholarships, financial aid/FAFSA events and more!
College Planning Night for Juniors, Information Packet available here.
College Admission Definitions here.
WIDA Testing
All students identified as English Learners will participate in the online WIDA Access Assessment. At Madison, we will administer the assessment during the month of February. Most students will begin testing on February 6th. The assessment is administered over three or more school days. Students will be sent their specific test schedule later this month.
If you have questions about the WIDA Assessment, please reach out to your child’s counselor or our assessment coach, Jennifer Frate at jlfrate@fcps.edu
Resources from our Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
If you have questions related to substance abuse, please contact your Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist. Michael McNulty / mpmcnulty@fcps.edu / 703-319-2472.
ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES
Concorde District info - www.concordedistrict.com
Northern Region info - www.novahsathletics.com
Madison Athletics info - https://www.warhawksports.org/
Madison Athletic Boosters - https://warhawkboosters.com
Madison Student Passes - $70 for all home events excluding postseason. Purchase HERE
District & Regional games/events ticket prices - Students = $5 & Adults = $7
Monday,January 22
- Gymnastics Meet, 6pm (Senior Night)
Tuesday, January 23
- Fr / JV / V Boys Basketball v South Lakes, 4:30 / 5:45 / 7:30
- Fr / JV / V Girls Basketball @ South Lakes, 4:30 / 5:45 / 7:30
Wednesday, January 24
- JV / V Wrestling v Oakton, 6pm/730pm (Senior Night)
- Gymnastics @ Fairfax, 6pm
Thursday, January 25 (2-hour early release)
Friday, January 26 (Student Holiday)
- JV / V Wrestling v Westfield/Centreville, 10am
- Fr / JV / V Girls Basketball v Centreville, 4:30 / 5:45 / 7:30 (Dance Senior Night)
- District Theatre Competition @ Oakton, 9am
- Fr / JV / V Boys Basketball @ Centreville, 4:30 / 5:45 / 7:30
-
District Dive Finals @ Cub Run, 9:45am
-
District Swim Prelims/Semifinals @ Cub Run, 5:30pm
Saturday, January 27
- Debate Tournament @ Madison, 8am
-
Region JV Wrestling @ Westfield, 9am
- V Wrestling @ Henrico HS, 9am
- Indoor Track @ Episcopal, 9am
-
District Swim & Dive Finals @ Cub Run, 5:30pm
FCPS DIVISION MESSAGES
FCPS News
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following:
- FCPS Receives $16 Million to Buy More Electric Buses
- Science Fair Judges Needed
- How Families Can Help Fight Opioid Misuse
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
One School | One Community | One World
Madison High School strives to create and maintain an identity affirming learning environment where our students embrace, support, and encourage each other where multiple forms of identity (i.e. race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or disability) are recognized and regarded as assets for teaching and learning. We work to ensure school is a place where students feel safe and can be themselves. We do not tolerate hate speech, racist speech, bias, or acts of discrimination in our school. We want all students to feel a sense of belonging. We want to see all students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. We are committed to learning, growing, and building the best Madison High School for all our students. We are One School - One Community - One World.
LOOKING AHEAD
January 30: 2024 Gap Year Fair, 6pm-8:30pm at Marshall HS. Register here.
February 13: U.S. Service Academy & ROTC Night, 7pm at Madison HS
February 21: ASVAB sign up closes. Register here.
QUICK LINKS
JMHS Website
2023-2024 School Calendar
Reporting an Absence
Academic Policies and Forms
Parent Technology Help Desk
Naviance College and Career Planning
|
