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Message from Ms. Kearns
Hello Bruin Families -
February 5-9 is National School Counseling Week and highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve academic success and planning for a career. School counselors work with students in a variety of different capacities, whether it is through classroom lessons, group sessions, or individual counseling.
Lake Braddock is fortunate to have some of the very best counselors working with our students.
Learn more about the role of school counselors in FCPS.
Lindsey Kearns
In this Issue
New Information and Important Reminders
Black History Month
FAFSA/VASA Completion Event Next Week
CTE Month
Middle School Bruin News
MS Yearbooks
High School Bruin News
From the World of HS Theatre
Athletics and Activities News
Class of 2024 News
Important Dates
Senior Fees
IT FAQs
Family Liaison News
Parent Project Workshop
LBSS PTSA
FCPS News
Quick Links
New Information and Important Reminders
Black History Month
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS. Learn more about Black History month.
FAFSA/VASA Completion Event next Week
A FAFSA/VASA Night will be held at Lake Braddock Secondary School on February 6, 2024. This event will take place in the Lecture Hall starting at 6:00pm. The best place to park will be outside of Door 1. We will have staff there to direct you into the room where we will have helpers.
Please complete this form so we have a headcount of how many families to expect. Student and parent need an ID. It can take up to three days for it to be verified. PLEASE GET YOUR FSA ID BEFORE THE EVENT!
February Is Career and Technical Education Month
By enrolling in a Career and Technical Education (CTE) course or program, students learn the technical applications of many occupations while preparing for higher education or entry-level employment. A core program of CTE courses is offered in every middle and high school including Business and Information Technology, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health and Medical Sciences, Marketing, Technology and Engineering Education, and Trade and Industrial Education. Since this is an elective, course offerings may vary by school. Learn more on the CTE website.
CTE also offers summer programs for students to explore their programs. Enroll now!
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Middle School Bruin News
Beginning Tuesday, January 30th, Middle School yearbooks will be on sale in the cafeteria during A & B lunch until Valentine’s Day.
“There’s More to Us” is our theme, but there may be no more yearbooks if you wait too late.
Payment is accepted in the form of cash, check or online. Scan the QR Code and use our Lake Braddock Middle School code: 13596.
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High School Bruin News
From the World of High School Theatre
- Lake Braddock Theatre's VHSL One Act production of Radium Girls placed third in the Patriot District, which qualifies them to move on to the Regional level of the competition on February 12th! Furthermore, actors Jonathan Barnard, Aidan Chomicki, Claire Copes, and Riley Kozal all received performance recognition from the judges, with Aidan Chomicki and Claire Copes both receive "Top Performer" distinctions.
- Congratulations to all of our participants in the Lake Braddock Secondary School Branch Competition of the National Shakespeare Monologue Competition (hosted by the ESU). Our panel of judges selected the top three performers as Warner Smith (2nd Runner Up), Holland Hasle (1st Runner Up), and Ashley Kennedy (Winner). Ashley will now prepare to represent Lake Braddock at the Regional level (the Greater DC area) of the National Shakespeare Monologue Competition on February 27th.
- Tickets for the winter musical Something Rotten are now on sale! A brief bit about the show: "Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten. Set in the 1590s Elizabethan England, William Shakespeare is approaching superstar status while some of his contemporaries (brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom) are struggling playwrights desperate to write a hit. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self...and all that jazz."
Tickets can be found at: https://www.lbtheatre.com/box-office
Athletics and Activities News
Bruins Summer Sports Camps! June & July 2024 sessions for rising grades 3 - 12! Our camp staff is comprised of Lake Braddock Secondary coaching staff, alumni and current players! Camp registration info & form here!
High School Spring Sports Try-out Information:
https://lakebraddock-ar.rschooltoday.com/
Class of 2024 News
Important Dates
March 7, 2024 - 100 Days Meeting @ 6:30 pm in the Cafeteria - Informational session for parents leading up to graduation, prom, and All Night Grad Party
May 17, 2024 - Prom - Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park
June 4, 2024 - Graduation - Eagle Bank Arena @ 2:00 pm
June 5, 2024 - All Night Grad Party @ Saint James 11:00 pm
Senior Fees
We are in the process of planning a meaningful graduation experience for the class of 2024. As we plan our various events, our top priority will be to keep our students, staff, and community safe. Understanding our plans may have to be adjusted along the way to adhere to FCPS guidelines, we are committed to making these events memorable and special. During our planning process, we also reviewed our budget and assessed our senior fees.
Senior fees typically cover all school-based costs for the students related to their graduation, such as: diplomas, flowers, caps, gowns, printing, and transportation. Senior fees do not include the costs incurred by individual students, such as: yearbooks, graduation announcements, All Night Graduation Party tickets, graduation photos, or a graduation DVD.
The Senior Fees for the Class of 2024 is $75.00. We encourage you to pay early. The deadline for senior fees is Friday, May 31 to be able to process all obligations and receive your cap and gown after graduation practice. The preferred method of payment for Senior Fees is MySchoolBucks (MSB). Beginning Monday, January 2, 2024, the Senior Fee product will be available in the MSB School Store. The instructions for online payments can be found on the Lake Braddock Secondary School website. If you would rather pay with cash or check, these payments can be dropped off in any of the high school sub schools. If paying with a check, please make your check payable to LBSS, memo “senior fee”. Checks can also be mailed to Lake Braddock, Attn: Finance Office. All seniors, even those who will not graduate until Summer School 2024, must pay the senior fees. No personal checks will be accepted after May 5, 2024. If there are concerns about being able to pay the fee and your student is on a free or reduced waiver, please come see Scott Darwin in Subschool 6.
Seniors must also meet all previously accumulated debts to the school. Caps and Gowns will not be given to any students until all obligations have been met and senior fees have been paid. Please start looking at MSB and clearing those obligations now.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Darwin, Subschool 6 Assistant Principal and Senior Class Administrator.
IT FAQs
AI vs. PARENTAL CONTROL: Is your child's privacy at risk? How might AI impact your student’s future? Lake Braddock wants to help you stay one step ahead by getting a better understanding about your understanding and views with regards to artificial intelligence.
Please take a moment to complete the following survey: English . Thank you for your time.
IA versus CONTROL PARENTAL: ¿Está en riesgo la privacidad de su hijo? ¿Realmente puedes confiar en la IA para criar a tus hijos? Lake Braddock quiere ayudarles y guiarles a comprender mejor sus conocimientos y puntos de vista con respecto a la inteligencia artificial.
Tómese un momento para completar la siguiente encuesta: Español. Gracias por tu tiempo.
AI 자녀 보호: 자녀의 개인정보가 위험에 처해 있나요? A1이 실제로
자녀를 키울 수 있다고 믿을 수 있습니까? Lake Braddock 중, 고등학교는
귀하가 인공 지능에 관한 정보를 더욱 잘 이해함으로서 귀하가 한 발 앞서 나갈 수 있도록 돕고 싶습니다.
잠시 시간을 내어 설문 조사를 완료해 주시기 바랍니다. 귀하의 협조에
감사드립니다. 한국어
AI so với KIỂM SOÁT CỦA PHỤ HUYNH: Quyền riêng tư của con bạn có bị đe dọa không? Bạn có thể thực sự tin tưởng AI để nuôi dạy con bạn không? Lake Braddock muốn giúp bạn đi trước một bước bằng cách hiểu rõ hơn về hiểu biết và quan điểm của bạn liên quan đến trí tuệ nhân tạo.
Vui lòng dành chút thời gian để hoàn thành bản khảo sát sau: Tiếng Việt. Cảm ơn bạn đã dành thời gian.
Family Liaison News
Please stay up-to-date with our Family Liaisons on our web site:
https://lakebraddockss.fcps.edu/student-services/information-our-family-liaisons
There you will find our weekly newsletters full of important information for our families.
Lake Braddock Secondary School is offering the Parent Project workshop for Spanish speaking families that have pre-teens or teenagers. This series of workshops will equip parents with the strategies needed to help manage their children’s behavior with less conflict. See attached flyer in English and Spanish.
 
Additional Resources
Family and School Partnerships
Family Resource Center
Parenting Education Programs through Fairfax County
English Empowerment Center: USA Learns
English Empowerment Center: Free Conversation Class and Continued Learning Between Semesters
LBSS Fundraisers
LBSS PTSA
For up-to-date information, please visit lbssptsa.org.
The time has come to start signup for the mulch sale!!
Of super importance, we’re looking for an adult who can be the mulch snack lead. It requires shopping for food ahead of time for all the volunteers and keeping pizza coming when the trucks return with hungry and tired kids. If that’s something you're interested in, please sign up! Thank you for your support of LB Seniors!!
Student sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0544ABAB2F4-mulch3
Adult Sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0544ABAB2F4-mulch4
FCPS News
Here Comes the Bus
Want to know if your child's bus is on schedule or where the bus is? Here Comes the Bus® is an easy-to-use website and app that enables parents to see the location of their child’s school bus — almost in real time — on a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer.
Parents can track multiple buses if their children don’t all ride the same bus; know exactly when children arrive at school or the bus stop; and receive customized text and/or email notifications about bus locations, schedule changes, or delays.
To get started, download the app from the Apple iOS or Android app store. Check out the Here Comes the Bus and Frequently Asked Questions webpages for more information.
Already using the Here Comes the Bus app? Send your feedback to HCTB@fcps.edu.
Note: eNotify text messaging will continue to be used for reporting bus delays and bus incidents.
Career Exploration Events for Students
In February, school divisions across the region will team up with Virginia Ed Strategies to host the annual Instruction 2 Industry Career Expo event. This Northern Virginia regional event invites high school students to connect virtually and in person, with more than 60 local industry professionals from in-demand career fields.
These free career exploration events aim to provide students with opportunities to prepare for tomorrow’s workforce today.
Virtual sessions will be held Monday, February 5, through Thursday, February 8, 4-7 p.m., and the in-person Career Expo and Job Fair will be held Saturday, February 17, 1-4 p.m., in the North Hall of the Dulles Expo Center.
Students should register today on the Instruction 2 Industry Events page.
District News/In Case You Missed It
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- Important Forms for Caregivers to Complete
- Immunization Reminder
- Free Tutoring Resources
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
Quick Links
Never miss out and stay up-to-date with all things High School Athletics by subscribing to the LBSS Student Activities Weekly Newsletter!
What Families Can Do to Fight Drug Misuse
FCPS is committed to raising awareness about the opioid epidemic with our educators, parents/caregivers, and students. Together, we can help ensure our students thrive.
What can families do?
- Show you disapprove of underage drinking and other drug misuse. More than 80% of young people ages 10-18 say their parents are the leading influence on their decision whether to drink.
- Show you care about your child’s health, wellness, and success.
- Show you are a good source of information about alcohol and other drugs. Find helpful resources on the FCPS Opioid Awareness webpage.
- Pay attention to your child and discourage risky behaviors.
- Build your child’s skills and strategies for avoiding drinking and drug use. Talk with your child about what they would do if faced with a decision about alcohol and drugs, such as texting a code word to a family member or practicing how they will say, “No thanks.”
Visit the FCPS website for more information.
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