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MAJOR PRIDE
Congratulations to Alicia St Jean on her recent renewal of Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
This certification required her to submit an in-depth portfolio documenting her high-quality instruction, ability to differentiate, and a demonstration of how your practices align with the five core propositions of accomplished teaching in your certificate area. We are pleased that she undertook this challenging multi-year process which exemplifies your commitment to providing superior instruction to our students. Being among over 500 active National Board-certified teachers within Fairfax County Public Schools to achieve this certification further represents your dedication to your school and FCPS as a whole. We have no doubt this honor will benefit our students and the entire Mount Vernon High School community.
We thank her for her commitment to our students and the Mount Vernon High School community. Her efforts are appreciated beyond measure!
New College and Career Specialist
Please join us in Welcoming our New College and Career Specialist Ms. Carolyn Juba.
Carolyn Juba earned her master’s degree in School Counseling from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). She took post master’s courses at Virginia Commonwealth University to become LPC eligible and obtained a Qualified Mental Health Professional Certificate-Child (QMHP- C). She has three years of experience working as a high school counselor in Prince William County Schools, one of which was as a College and Career Counselor. She also has over eight years of experience working at two year and four years colleges.
Carolyn worked at New York Institute of Technology as a Coordinator of Advising and Enrichment, Marymount University as an Assistant Director of Advising and Retention and at Northern Virginia Community College as a remote counselor. She has experience teaching courses at Marymount University and Nova where she presented on goal setting, time management, organizational skills, emotional intelligence and adopting lifelong learning. Carolyn’s most recent position was at Fairfax County Government as the outreach coordinator of the WIOA Youth Program that assists youth ages 17-24 years old that have a barrier to employment gain the skills they need to succeed in tomorrow’s workforce.
Carolyn looks forward to working with school personnel, students, and families at Mount Vernon High School. She is excited to help students reach their college and career goals and their fullest potential.
Fall Sports Try-Outs Begin Monday; August 5th
All of the MV fall sports begin tryouts on Monday; August 5th.
Here is the link to register for sports online: https://mountvernon-ar.rschooltoday.com/ (instructions attached in both English and Spanish if needed). Also, a blank version of the VHSL physical form is below, and once complete, those are submitted to our MV Athletic Trainer.
If you have any questions regarding the fall sports' try-outs, please contact our Director of Student Activities (DSA) Mr. Murphy at bmurphy@fcps.edu or at 703-619-3141.
MV Pyramid Resource Fair
The 2024 MV Pyramid Resource & Fun Fair is Thursday, August 8th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at MVHS. All MV Pyramid elementary, middle, and high school families are invited to the “Summer Luau” community event. Please join us for school, community, and county resources as well as activities, games, and free food!
Back to School Medication Drop-off
Emergency Care Form, Health Information Form and Medications
The goal of the health room is to ensure your student experiences a healthy and safe school year. To proactively plan, we ask that parents/guardians complete the Online/Verification Update packet in SIS ParentVUE to include Emergency contact information, Health Information Forms and Emergency Care Forms. The Online Verification Update (OVU) packet allows parents to review and update phone numbers, emergency contacts, and health information (such as health conditions and immunizations) for students in grades PS/HS and kindergarten through 12th grade. The enrolling parent will be able to access OVU through their SIS ParentVUE account. OVU became available on July 29th. To assist you, follow this link to the site.
If your student will have a medication at school, please complete the appropriate authorization form: medication, inhaler and/or epinephrine. A new authorization form is required annually for medications kept in the health room, and for students who self-carry emergency medications such as inhalers or epinephrine. Please note that an authorization form is also required for medications needed during any FCPS-sponsored activity occurring outside of regular school hours (ex: field trips, sports, band, drama, chorus, etc.) in accordance with FCPS Medication Administration Regulation 2102.
Once school begins, medication may be dropped off any school day from 8am - 2:30pm. Students who are self-carrying emergency medication may drop off authorization forms in the health room.
Medication Guidelines
FCPS continues to follow medication protocols to help ensure the safety of medication administration at school. Important requirements include:
- Any time you drop off or pick up a controlled medication in the health room, both the parent/guardian and School Health Aide/FCPS staff member will complete and sign a Medication Delivery/Pick Up Form documenting, among other things, the type and quantity of medications dropped off/picked up. A copy of the completed form will be provided to the parent/guardian and school administrator.
- Medications will be reviewed to ensure the medication description on the container/packaging matches the medication in the container.
- All prescription medications must have a pharmacy label on the original pharmacy container. Over the counter (OTC) medications must be in an unopened original container. It is not acceptable for parents/guardians to bring in refills and transfer those medications into the container in the health room throughout the school year.
- Only a 30-day supply of prescription medications should be brought to school. No more than 100 tablets or pills of OTC medication should be brought to school.
Please see our MVHS Heath Room Greeting letter from our Public Health Nurse.
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