Meet Educate Fairfax Vice-Chair & Proud Alum Katie Knight!
Dear Educate Fairfax Supporter:
It has been a very busy first quarter of 2025!
Our team was out in the community, participating in a food packing event at Herndon High School; attending a check presentation from the Robinson Alumni Class of 1984 to Robinson Secondary School for outside cafe improvements; celebrating our first Give Education Day; recognizing Samantha Vivian-Beck as the FCPS CARES of the Quarter recipient, and getting to know the "why" story for Katie Knight, the Vice-Chair of our Board of Directors!
We have also received updates from several of our 100+ Educate Fairfax Grant recipients, and are seeing firsthand how the grants are benefiting students across the county.
Keep reading to learn more about Katie!
We encourage you to follow us on social media (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter), where we share the stories of our grant recipients, along with other inspiring news about what's happening to improve educational outcomes across our school division.
FCPS Hall of Fame nominations are open from now until May 31. See below to nominate a distinguished FCPS grad!
Warm wishes,
Dr. Lynette Henry
Executive Director
Educate Fairfax
From Ancient Egypt to Fairfax County - Meet FCPS Alum and Educate Fairfax Vice-Chair Katie Knight!
Meet Katie Knight, proud FCPS alum, Community Engagement Officer for Apple Federal Credit Union, Vice-Chair of the Educate Fairfax Board of Directors, and trained Egyptologist.
Katie recently shared some of her experiences attending FCPS schools, and how teachers and the FCPS community stepped up after her mom, an FCPS teacher, passed away when she was in middle school.
Click to watch the interview above or read more on our blog.
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Celebrating our FCPS CARES of the Quarter Recipient
Mark Twain Middle School special education teacher Samantha Vivian-Beck was surprised March 18 by FCPS Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid, Chief of Human Resources William Solomon, Franconia District School Board member Marcia St. John-Cumming, Educate Fairfax Executive Director Dr. Lynette Henry, Educate Fairfax Board Chair, Cindy Anderson and board members and school staff with balloons, a plaque and a $500 check which was sponsored by Guernsey Inc. Doug Guernsey, CEO of Guernsey Inc. was there to deliver the check.
Samantha was selected from a pool of nominees from November to January.
The FCPS CARES Program is a monthly award program that gives families, staff and community members a chance to recognize FCPS employees who go above and beyond for their students, colleagues and community. Monthly winners receive a certificate and engraved pin.
FCPS CARES of the Quarter is an initiative created by Educate Fairfax to further celebrate staff with a quarterly celebration which includes an in-person celebration, plaque, and $500 from one of the Educate Fairfax corporate sponsors.
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*On the nomination form, under the information section under 'I want to submit' choose FCPS CARES submission.
Robinson Alumni Raise Funds for Outside Cafe Improvements
We were honored to attend a check presentation of $3,000 from the Robinson Alumni Class of 1984 for outside café improvements at Robinson Secondary School.
Principal Tracey Phillips, the Robinson Rambassadors, and cheerleaders were on hand to thank the alumni for their generous donation!
Our alumni do amazing things for FCPS and we are proud to help bring alumni together through our FCPS Alumni Network.
Are you a member? Join today and get updates on news and events in FCPS, reconnect with old friends and so much more!
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Herndon High School Students Help Address Food Insecurity
Herndon High School teacher Gabe Segal and 10 students helped us pack over 300 snack packs for three Welcome Centers across the county.
Having snack packs available at our Welcome Centers helps to fill the gap for FCPS students experiencing food insecurity.
We are so thankful for NOVA Strong Personal Training and Fitness, Cornerstones Free from Hunger Center, Wegmans, United Bank, and generous individual donors who helped us pack gallon size bags to the brim with healthy snacks!
If you would like to host a food drive for our Food for All Campaign, download flyers below.
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Nominate a Distinguished FCPS Alumni Today!
For more than 150 years, Fairfax County Public Schools has been providing education that empowers students to excel in all aspects of life. Today, thousands of FCPS alumni are leaders in many industries across the globe.
Our alumni are a testament to the power of public schooling!
Nominate a distinguished alumni today and join us this coming fall for our 4th Annual FCPS Hall of Fame celebration.
Nominations are open until May 31!
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