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Providing students and parents with important updates and reports of events and happenings in the middle school.
Calendar Reminders
See the complete school year calendar.
 As we go through April, we wanted to highlight that April is Autism Acceptance Month. One in 44 children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in the United States, according to the CDC. Our schools and staff play a vital role in creating and ensuring inclusive environments that accommodate and affirm autistic students.
Celebrations This Week
April 22 - School Bus Driver Appreciation Week
April 22 - Earth Day - Get2Green is hosting FCPS Earth Week April 21-25, 2025. Check the Get2Green Earth Week webpage for everything you need to get started.
April 23 - Administrative Professional's Day
ATTENTION RISING-RAMS!
Robinson Middle School SGA is hosting a welcome event for all rising-7th grade students and their families on Thursday, May 8th.
Rising-Rams MSB Directions.pdf
When: Thursday, May 8th | 4:00-8:00 PM
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Baseball & softball games begin at 6:30 PM. JV Boys Lacrosse will begin at 5:45 PM and Varsity Boys Lacrosse will begin at 7:15 PM. (Games may last until 9:00pm). Students are not required to stay the entire time, however they must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of any/all sporting events.
Where: Robinson Secondary School @ 5035 Sideburn Rd, Fairfax, VA 22032
- Door #1 Pavilion / Outside Main Entrance (check-in by the clock tower)
What: Students are invited to play carnival and sporting games, meet future classmates, go to food trucks, listen to music at the DJ Booth, and attend Robinson sporting events (Lacrosse, Softball, and Baseball,). **At half-time of the Varsity Boys Lacrosse game (~8:00 PM), all Rising-7th grade students will be welcomed to run through the giant inflatable RAM onto the field to be recognized as the incoming Class of 2031!**
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Tickets: $20.00 on MySchoolBucks. Bring your online receipt to expedite check-in upon arrival at the event.
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Tickets include: 2031 Robinson t-shirt, event games/activities, student entrance to sporting events, and to support future Class of 2031 events
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MySchoolBucks (MSB): Parents should log into your MSB account. If you don’t have one, you can easily create one and add your child to the account. Browse your school store for the "Rising Ram 2025 Event Admission" to make payment.
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Parents and siblings are encouraged to attend and can purchase their sporting event tickets at the gate of Coffey Stadium.
Parents/Guardians: If you would like to go on a tour of Robinson during the event. There will be a designated “tours” table at the event where you will meet your student tour guides. There will be tours leaving every 10 minutes.
SUBMIT ORDER ON MySchoolBucks. BY 2:00PM ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23rd FOR GUARANTEED SHIRT SIZE.
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Online event tickets close on Friday, April 30th at 11:59PM. Tickets can be purchased at the door – cash only.
Email middle school SGA sponsors, Ms. Emily Normand or Mr. Richard Saltz, with questions, (ejnormand@fcps.edu, rsaltz@fcps.edu) or grade-level principals and Ms. Malicia Braxton (Rising-7th) mybraxton@fcps.edu, Ms. Carly Zook (Rising-8th), cjzook@fcps.edu .
MS Clubs & Activities Program
Important Program Information:
- The After-School Registration form is required for ALL Robinson Middle School students (regardless of intent to participate).
- Late buses run on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and depart Robinson around 4:45 PM. The last day of late buses and MS activities is Thursday, May 22nd.
- Check out the 4th Quarter Calendar. Please remember that activities are added throughout the year.
- Students will sign up on their grade level Schoology each late bus day they wish to attend. The sign-up is posted around 9:30 am on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
- Check out our Program Preview for additional information.
For questions regarding the After-School program, please email Courtney Molle.
Clubs/Activities:
Cheer Club - Cheer club meets on Mondays After-School. Reach out to Coach Holdren with any questions you may have.
Girls Volleyball - Girls Volleyball will start on Wednesday, March 12th. Sign up on the Wednesday morning schoology post.
 Technology Youth Empowerment (TYE) - TYE meets on Wednesdays after-school in room E210. Students can sign up here.
Football Conditioning - Football conditioning meets on Mondays and Thursdays with Coach Arena. Students must fill out a permission slip to attend. The forms can be turned into Sub-School 8 or to Coach Arena. Students should meet in the gym after-school.
 Color Guard - Color Guard meets on Wednesdays after-school in the main hall.
 Dungeons & Dragons - Dungeons and Dragons meets on Mondays in the blue cafeteria! Students should sign up on the morning schoology post.
Anime Club - Anime Club meets on Mondays in Room B226.
Artistic Nail Club -Students will have the chance to be artistic and creative in nail designs. Artistic Nail Club meets on Mondays after-school.
Battle of the Books - The county-wide battle is on Wednesday, April 23rd at 6:30 pm at Fairfax High School.
Improv Club - Is your child interested in Improvisational Comedy? They should join the Improv Club in D106. Late buses will be available. No experience necessary. Join the MS Improv Schoology Group with the code 9ZDH-R564-2H5JX to stay up to date on all things MS Improv.
Lego Robotics - Meets Wednesdays After School in Room A211.
Mock Trial Club - Would you like your child to learn how to craft a winning argument? Are they interested in learning about the legal profession? Do they like storytelling or public speaking? They should attend Mock Trial Club every Thursday from 3:00-4:30 in A-211! Sponsored by Ms. O’Brien and Mrs. Hauser.
Quizbowl - Does your child like testing their knowledge in Academic Subjects? If so, they should check out Quiz Bowl, a Jeopardy!-style game in which teams compete to answer questions, ranging in subject from literature and science to history and pop culture. Quizbowl is co-ed!
 We hope everyone had a fun and relaxing spring break!
~ Robinson’s Librarians
Social Work Spotlight
Kristen Licciardo, LCSW (MS)
Important updates and resources from the student services department.
The Student Services staff is here to help you in any way we can. Please note that students cannot leave class or lunch to see their counselor without an appointment and a pass. If they need assistance, we encourage them to email our Student Services staff to request an appointment. If there is an emergency, their teacher will call the subschool office for assistance.
7th grade counselors by student last name:
A-La – Ms. Kirwan skirwan1@fcps.edu
Le-Z – Ms. Hall sshall@fcps.edu
8th grade counselors by student last name:
A-La – Mr. Herendeen neherendeen@fcps.edu
Le-Z – Ms. Lyons jalyons@fcps.edu
School Psychologist – Erika King (elking@fcps.edu)
School Social Worker – Kristen Licciardo (kflicciardo@fcps.edu)
Registrar and Student Information Assistant – Melanie Knowlton (maknowlton@fcps.edu)
Family Liaison - Carla Quiroga-Anello (cquirogaanel@fcps.edu)
Director of Student Services – Katy Frank (kmfrank@fcps.edu)
Please reach out to any of us if you have any questions.
Important Dates
May 21 - 8th Grade Dance, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
May 22 - Last Day of Late Buses
May 26 - Memorial Day (Holiday)
June 11 - Last Day of School
Helpful Resources
RMS Administration
Carly Zook: 7th Grade Principal | CJZook@fcps.edu
Malicia Braxton: 8th Grade Principal | MYBraxton@fcps.edu
Katy Frank: Director, Student Services | kmfrank@fcps.edu
Courtney Molle: After-School Program Specialist | cemolle@fcps.edu
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