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Principal's Message
Hello Bruin Families,
Bravo to our LB Theatre for their production of Cinderella. We were especially pleased to have Superintendent Reid and School Board Member Sizemore-Heizer join us. It was a beautiful show.
Please also see the Bruin Kudos section below. We enjoy showcasing our student successes and this week features some amazing Jazz musicians, DECA entrepreneurs, and our JROTC JLAB Academic Team. Well done, Bruins!
As February wraps up, we're excited about all that's happening at Bruin Nation! Despite the cold weather, we're heating up with the State Gymnastics Finals, which we're thrilled to be hosting! The date has moved a few times due to the snow in Southern Virginia, but we're excited for the first day of competition on February 28.
Thanks to our students, teachers, and families for their continued dedication. More updates on upcoming events in March will be shared soon.
Lindsey Kearns
Ramadan begins at sundown on Friday, February 28. This day is an evening-only observance day. There is school on these days, but certain activities that cannot be made up can not take place after school. See the complete school year calendar. Throughout the year, as we celebrate and recognize various cultural holidays and observances, families are encouraged to contact their child’s Subschool Assistant Principal regarding accommodations, including but not limited to those around lunch, prayer/meditation and silent reflection spaces and times, and instruction.
As a reminder, per FCPS Regulations and Guidelines, parents need to provide written permission for students to visit the Prayer Room during instructional time. If you have not yet given that permission for your child, you can do so in one of two ways:
In this Issue
What's Happening at Bruin Nation
Upcoming Events
Testing Dates
New Information and Important Reminders
Parent Tech Talk
PTSA Needs Your Help
LBSS Community Yard Sale
MS Yearbook
SGA News
Bruin Kudos
LBSS Jazz Ensemble
DECA School-Based Enterprises
JROTC JLAB Academic Team
Class of 2025 News
Class of 2025 ANGP Tickets
Family Liaison News
Athletics and Activities News
What's Happening at Bruin Nation
Upcoming Events
Black History Month
Career and Technical Education Month
Love the Bus Month
VSBA School Board Appreciation Month
February 25: International Show
February 28: Beginning of Ramadan
Testing Dates
The Integrated Reading and Writing assessment will be administered to 8th Grade ONLY on Monday, March 17 during 2nd period Advisory (Make up will be March 19).
New Information and Important Reminders
Parent Tech Talk
To keep your students safe online, ask your child to:
CHECK YOUR COMMENTS AND IMAGES. Have you posted anything inappropriate or illegal, like threats, nudity, alcohol, or drugs?
TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT WHAT’S OK TO POST. Agree that you won’t post embarrassing or hurtful comments or images of each other. Be clear that you’ll delete – or if needed, report – any posts that are inappropriate, illegal, threatening, or could get you in trouble.
REVIEW YOUR ACCOUNT SETTINGS. Always ask yourself – what is on my profile and who can see it?
KNOW YOUR FRIENDS, CONTACTS, AND FOLLOWERS. These are the people who can see, share, and comment on what you post so you want to be sure you can trust them. Block and report anyone who makes harassing, threatening, or inappropriate comments.
KEEP AN EYE ON 3RD PARTY AND CONNECTED APPS. Some of these will allow you to log into one app using account information from another. Be careful, as this may allow the company access to your profile information.
DON’T FORGET MOBILE. When you use mobile devices like smartphones and tablets to post something or check in, you could also be sharing your location. Check your settings to make sure you’re only sharing what you want to.
REPORT. You have the right to be safe online. If anyone cyberbullies you, make a report to the website or app. If anyone shares or asks you to share sexual messages or images, make a report to CyberTipline.org.
For more resources visit Missingkids.org/NetSmartz/Resources.
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Support LBSS PTSA Mulch Sale
Bruin Nation, the Class of 2025 All Night Grad Party committee needs your help!
The ANGP is funded via the MULCH SALE. The Mulch Sale is March 15-16. We have sold a little over 4,000 bags and we need to sell 11,000+ in order to pay for all the things related to the ANGP. The last day to purchase mulch is March 1. Please consider helping out your graduating class this year. One day soon it will be your child's class. PLEASE purchase mulch. Please share this information with your friends and neighbors and any social media platform that would be beneficial. Thank you. We appreciate your support.
Mulch Sale to support '25 ANGP
We also need volunteers! The Mulch volunteer Sign-up is now available!! We need a huge crew to help run it, which includes adults and students! The delivery dates are March 15 and 16th, with two different shifts per day. Please consider signing up with these two links:
Student Volunteers:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094EA8A92DA2FF2-54898755-mulch
Adult Volunteers:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094EA8A92DA2FF2-54922527-adult
LBSS Community Yard Sale – Reserve Your Spot Now! 🎉
Turn your clutter into cash at the Lake Braddock PTSA Community Yard Sale!
📅 Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025 (rain date TBD)
🕗 Time: Setup will begin at 7 AM and the sale runs from 8 AM - 3 PM. Stay as long as you would like. 📍 Location: Lake Braddock Secondary School Parking Lot 💰 Cost: $30 early bird until March 5 and then $40 per parking spot (sell from your own space!) 🚗 300 spots available – first come, first served!
We do the advertising—you show up and sell! Don’t miss this chance to clear out your home and make some extra money while supporting the LBSS PTSA.
Reserve your spot today before they’re gone!
https://lbssptsa.org/online-store/ols/products/yard-sale-parking-spot
Happy Valentine’s Day from your middle school yearbook staff!!
… Parents! Students! We need your pictures! Unload them from your cell phones and upload them to the 2025 yearbook. We will pick the best—high resolution pics of LB Middle School students, friends and pets!
Please use this url: https://hjeshare.com Use the Middle School code 13596.”
If you have any questions, please send an email to kmgary@fcps.edu
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SGA News
If you have any latex house paint or spray paint that you no longer need, we would love to have it for our SGA advertisements! Please donate them to the SGA box in the front office. We would love spray paint in any color, but for house paint we are trying to avoid black, white, gold, and purple as we already have those colors.
SGA has an Instagram page to advertise Lake Braddock's upcoming events! Follow @lakebraddocksga to stay updated on SGA's activities!
The International Show is coming up on Tuesday the 25th! We would love to see you attend one of the two shows, one is at 5:00 and the other is at 8:00. You can buy tickets for $8 on Etix. Get them soon, tickets sell out fast!
The INOVA Blood Drive is also coming up on March 7th. Please have your students pick up a permission form in the Cafeteria or SGA room on Gold Days February 27th, March 3rd, 5th, and 6th (purple, last chance). You must be 16 years or older, 110 lbs or over, and have a signed permission form in order to give blood.
Bruin Kudos
LBSS Jazz Ensemble
On Saturday, the Lake Braddock Jazz Ensemble attended the Mason Jazz Festival at George Mason University to perform for judges and clinicians. The Adjudicators and Clinicians, who were comprised of collegiate professors and active military band musicians, were extremely impressed with our students and had many kind and helpful things to say to them. There were 9 High Schools represented at this event, and although there was not a ranking or placement system, out of all 9 groups, we had individual and section awards for our performance!
The Best Trumpet Section of the Day was awarded to our trumpet players: Lucas C., Lukas S., Amelia B., Hudson M., and William C.
The Best Rhythm Section of the Day was awarded to our rhythm section players: Caleb M., Raiden C., Preston F., Wylie P., and Ben B.
Caleb McCree, the drum set player of the group, was awarded an Outstanding Performer Award (which included a cash prize!)
DECA School-Based Enterprises
Congratulations to our two school-based enterprises (SBE) – Spirit Box and Burger Pit, for earning their Gold Recertification in the DECA SBE Certification process! To earn this status, the business must prove it met select industry standards through a written report. Kudos to Spirit Box Managers Sophia Feazell and Brooke McDonald, and thank you to Nathan Belloni for his work on the final report for submission. We also congratulate Andrew Gallihugh and Delilah Nativiti, Student Managers of Burger Pit, for their work to ensure Burger Pit’s smooth operation and certification.
We appreciate everyone’s support – it makes an impact on multiple classes in our program and over 100 students who, for many, it is their first work experience.
JROTC JLAB Academic Team
The Lake Braddock Secondary Army JROTC was the only JLAB Academic Team out of all branches of service in Virginia to make the June 2025 JLAB National Championship (Document Attached). The LBSS JLAB Team emerged with top honors among the 2,011 Army JROTC academic teams worldwide. Their achievement placed them among the elite thirty-two Army JROTC Academic Bowl teams in the nation, earning them an all-expense paid trip to the Championship event in DC form 20-24 June 2025.
Class of 2025 News
Important Information
Senior Fees
$70 due no later than May 30, 2025. Please see email dated January 8 for payment options.
Senior Family Meeting
February 24 at 7:00 pm
Bridging Bruins
March 3- Application Begins
March 21- Application Ends
April 11- Notification of Acceptance
April 30- Final Approval
May 14- May 29- Internship
May 29- Presentation
PTSA Sponsored Mulch Sale
March 15 & 16
PROM-Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park
May 9
Senior Breakfast
May 30
Graduation
June 4
All Night Grad Party- St James
June 4 at 11pm
LBSS Class of '25 ANGP Tickets
June 4 at the St. James Springfield 11 PM - 5 AM
https://lbssptsa.regfox.com/-lake-braddock-class-of-2025-angp
Class of 2025, you are invited to come together, have fun and celebrate your accomplishments at this years All Night Grad Party! The All Night Grad Party is organized by the LBSS PTSA in partnership with the ANGP Committee, chaperoned by parents and members of the community, and staffed by the St James. Activities include a casino night, fun inflatables, and raffles with sought after prizes. In addition, we use the amazing facilities at The St. James which include the field house, volleyball, pickleball and basketball courts, Super Awesome and Amazing, and an Olympic sized swimming pool and the arcade! We will have caricature artists and tons of photo ops! There will also be plenty of food and drinks all night long! The evening is an alcohol-free and drug-free event that takes place in a safe and supervised environment.
Senior Panoramic Picture Available
The senior panoramic picture is now available for purchase. Here is the direct link to order:
https://shop.imagequix.com/s1270076652
Family Liaison News
Please stay up-to-date with our Family Liaisons on our web site. There you will find our weekly newsletters.
https://lakebraddockss.fcps.edu/student-services/information-our-family-liaisons
Athletics and Activities News
Important Dates
February 24 - High School Spring Sports Tryouts Begin
Learn more about our Student Activities Program!
lakebraddockbruins.com
LBSS News You Choose (Sign up and select Athletics & Activities)
FCPS News
Become Unskippable: Practical Guidance for Talking With Teens About Fentanyl
Teens skip things that don't interest them, including lectures from their parents. But young people die from fentanyl overdoses in Fairfax County each year — so it's important to have short, impactful talks with your teen, whether or not you think they’re at risk.
As a parent or caregiver, you have the power to become “unskippable” and talk with your teen in a way they will listen.
See our tips for talking with your teen about fentanyl and other difficult subjects. Watch this video to learn more about becoming unskippable.
Varsity Tutors Provides On-Demand Support at No Cost
FCPS is partnering with Varsity Tutors to provide students and families with extra learning resources. Every student can take advantage of Varsity Tutors’ services at no cost, including weekly live online classes; on-demand 24/7 chat tutoring; essay editing; and study resources such as recorded content, practice problems, and diagnostic tests. Learn more about online tutoring with Varsity Tutors.
No-Cost Mental Health Teletherapy for All High School Students
Is your high schooler experiencing anxiety, behavior changes, or challenges with peer and family relationships? If so, you may refer your child for weekly therapy with a licensed therapist through Hazel Health. Visit the Teletherapy webpage for information on this service.
FCPS This Week
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics and others:
- Middle School Start Times
- New Lunch Items
- Talking to Teens About Tough Topics
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
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