Groveton ES: Weekly Newsletter- End of Year Edition

Upcoming Important Dates

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June 24, 2024: Community Meeting with Region 3 Assistant Superintendent 

August 15 & 16, 2024: Open House (exact times TBD)

August 19, 2024: First Day of School for the 2024-2025 School Year. 

August 30 and September 2, 2024: Labor Day Weekend 


Summer Office Hours

During the summer, there will be modified school office hours. Beginning June 20th – August 2nd, our front office will be open from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and by appointment. Additionally the front off will be closed on the following holidays: 

  • June 19: Juneteenth
  • July 4-5: Independence Day Holiday

To reach the front office please call 703-718-8000. 


Upcoming Community Meeting

We have rescheduled our Groveton ES community conversation with Mr. Ray Lonnett, Assistant Superintendent Region 3. The event will take place on Monday June 24, 2024 at 10am in the Groveton library and a virtual link will also be shared closer to the event. This is an excellent opportunity for our Groveton community to meet and speak with the Region 3 leadership and we hope that you are able to join un in person or online.


Juneteenth (Holiday)

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Wednesday, June 19, is a holiday for FCPS employees. Schools and offices will be closed. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 that word of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War finally reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, effectively marking the end of slavery in the United States. Learn more about Juneteenth.


July 4th: Independence Day

4th of July

School buildings and all FCPS offices are closed July 4 and 5 for Independence Day. See the complete school year calendar. Learn more at National Geographic Kids.