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October 9, 2024
What a fast few weeks it has been! Our students are doing amazing work in their classes and bring great energy to the building. See below for some pictures of recent activities at the Academy.
We are looking forward to continuing our college visits over the next month. Any student who is interested should talk with their teacher and our Academy Counselor, Mr. Donald.
We will have our first county-wide early release day on October 31. Only AM (1st period) Academy shuttles will run that day. All feeder school students should remain at their base school for MD (5th period) and PM (7th period) classes and follow their base school schedule. Fairfax HS students will follow the modified FHS schedule. If you have any questions about that day, please contact the Academy office.
Lastly, we receive a lot of questions about how to see your student’s Academy grade in SIS. When viewing the grade book in ParentVue, you will see an N/A on the base school side. Depending on how you are viewing the grade book, you will either scroll to the bottom of the grade book OR use the drop-down arrow to toggle between base and concurrent schools to view Academy grades.
We hope everyone enjoys their long weekend!
Our Dance Program had an incredible opportunity to partner with George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts to bring in guest artists from internationally acclaimed Ballet Hispanico for a master class! Students and families were also invited to GMU’s Center for the Arts to see excerpts from the company’s concert.
October 31 is an early release day. For Academies...
- Only AM buses will run, and they will run on their normal schedule.
- Midday and PM students (5th and 7th periods) will not have shuttles. Students should stay at their base schools and follow the schedule there.
- FHS students will follow the modified FHS schedule.
- Report attendance if your student is not attending their AM Academy class due to a modified base school schedule so that it can be correct in their attendance record.
Got questions? Email Ms. Tarvid at starvid@fcps.edu or call the Academy office.
What's been going on at Academy lately? We've had an exciting guest artist in Musical Theatre, college visits in Fashion Careers, tea with our Chinese language class, and so much more! See a few pictures here.
  
Here's the current lineup of college visits for Academy.
10/11 Carnegie Mellon
10/16 Boston Conservatory
10/18 Belmont
10/21 Manhattan School of Music
10/22 Berklee College of Music
10/24 Elon
10/28 Ringling
11/8 MICA
11/11 Shenandoah University
Got questions about college visits? Contact Mr. Donald at ladonald1@fcps.edu or call the Academy office.
Here's some information about inclement weather schedule changes for Academies, so that you can plan ahead!
For 2-hour late start days...
- AM classes are cancelled, and no AM shuttles will run.
- Midday and PM students will have shuttles on their normal schedule.
- FHS students will follow the modified FHS schedule.
- MD/PM Academy students need to report attendance if they are not attending due to a modified base school schedule, so that it can be correct in their attendance record.
In the event of a 2-hour early dismissal...
- Only AM buses will run, and they will run on their normal schedule.
- Midday and PM students (5th and 7th periods) will not have shuttles. Students should stay at their base schools and follow the schedule there.
- FHS students will follow the modified FHS schedule.
- Report attendance if your student is not attending their AM Academy class due to a modified base school schedule so that it can be correct in their attendance record.
Got questions? Email Ms. Tarvid at starvid@fcps.edu or call the Academy office.
Attendance Line: 703-219-4060
Online: https://fairfaxacademy.fcps.edu/form/attendance-form
Email: fairfaxacademy.attendance@fcps.edu
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