FCPS News

This week's issue has the latest COVID-19 guidance, information on upcoming Superintendent Search Virtual Town Hall meetings, open house dates at FCPS Academies, and a reminder of upcoming student holidays.

Students from 26 Fairfax County public schools have been named recipients of the 2023 Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County, designed to recognize young people who work as peacemakers.

A Fairfax County Public Schools program known as Project Opportunity helps keep expectant and new parents on track to getting their high school diploma.

Superintendent Reid writes about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. For the first week of the 2023-24 school year, Dr. Reid had the opportunity to tour the new library at Frost Middle School, visit the Willow Springs Elementary School garden and podcast studio, see…

FCPS CARES submissions for the month of May 2023.

FCPS CARES submissions for the month of July 2022.

I’m sure that many of you have seen news reports of a shooting Wednesday afternoon that tragically and senselessly took a young life. This incident has deeply impacted our Herndon and Westfield school communities, as well as our community as a whole.

5 things to know or do, 4 links to visit, 3 points to access research, 2 children read aloud, 1 video to view!

Six FCPS high schools rank in Virginia's top ten in U.S. News & World Report's annual assessment of high schools nationwide.

Get information on the upcoming Family Engagement Survey, the National School Social Worker of the Year, Teen Job Fairs, and the Regional Science and Engineering Fair.

Superintendent Reid writes about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This past week, she presented at the first School Board meeting of the 2024-25 school year and more!

In this issue, learn about the extension of the family engagement survey, online registration, and upcoming holidays.

Resources for families and employees to engage communities and children about safe and caring schools

5 things to know or do, 4 links to visit, 3 points to access research, 2 children read aloud, 1 video to view!

Superintendent Reid writes a weekly blog about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This week she visited London Towne ES to see the relaunch of salad bars. She also participated in a panel with students who run the Student Human Rights Commission.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) kicked off the national rollout of COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 5-11 today, welcoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to a clinic at the school where the first Polio vaccine was administered in 1954.

The 69th annual Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair showcased more than 300 high school science projects. Roughly 400 students presented their research projects in a wide variety of science and engineering fields. Nine FCPS projects received Grand Prize awards.

Hayfield Elementary embraces a plan to increase a sense of community by challenging staff to have short daily chats with students who had self-reported not feeling like they belonged.

Pranav Choudhary, a junior at Langley High School, has been elected by the countywide Student Advisory Council (SAC) to serve a one-year term as student representative to the Fairfax County School Board, beginning July 1.

Shante started her professional journey with FCPS as an assistant principal at Whitman and was there for six years. At the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, she transitioned to her current role in the Hearings Office.

Shante has another impressive stat on her resume. She played for three…

“HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!” tweeted U.S. Figure Skating as Ilia Malinin, a senior at Marshall High School, successfully landed the first quadruple axel in competition.

This week, read about how a recruitment program brought a family to Fairfax, from Puerto Rico, Walk and Bike to School day, and the Capital Improvement Engagement Process.

In the last issue of 2021, get information on winter break, COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, the superintendent search, 2022 summer learning programs, and new magisterial districts for some schools.

Pentagon officials watched as engineering students tested the strength of paper structures.

April 1-5 is National Assistant Principals Week, honoring the enormous contributions of assistant principals to student success. Last year, Bryant High School Assistant Principal Karen Hertel was selected as the Outstanding School-Based Leader at FCPS Honors, the annual celebration of outstanding…

Are you enjoying the new content being published to the blog? Is there something you'd like to see more or less of? Share your feedback!

A team of students from Edison High School’s Global STEM Challenges Program were named a state winner for the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Competition.

Virginia Run Elementary neighbor Jennie Bush has been helping the community by organizing food drives at the school.

Schools will celebrate National School Psychology Week during the week of November 8-12, 2021 to highlight the important work school psychologists do to help all students thrive.

Learn about test anxiety and strategies to relieve the stress.

Learn about the latest partnership activities in FCPS

This week's issue has information on pediatric vaccine opportunities, optional COVID-19 screening testing, the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, and a reduction in the quarantine period for unvaccinated students.

FCPS is resolute in our work to provide a learning environment where every student and staff member feels safe, valued, and respected.

In this issue, find information on the Fairfax County Youth Survey Results, High Impact Tutor Recruitment, How to Provide Feedback on the FCPS Websites.

The student representative voices the interests of the students of Fairfax County Public Schools. Students who are currently in grades 9, 10, and 11 are eligible to apply.

West Springfield Elementary Principal Dr. Kelly Sheers made dozens of home visits to virtual students this year, ensuring their families still felt connected to the FCPS community.

Justice High School's production of Pippin is reviewed by Cappies critic Andrew Landrum of Herndon High School.

Opioids are a class of drugs used to treat pain, but their misuse can lead to devastating outcomes. Here are tips to keep our children safe, as well as information about FCPS prevention programs and county resources.

Students, staff, and families at two Fairfax County Public Schools are getting nutrition in a unique way - by running their own farmers markets.

Physical Fitness. Sacrifice. Teamwork. Orange Hunt Elementary School in Springfield, Va., uses Veterans Day "Celebration Stations" to help students become aware of all that goes into military service.

Mountain View High graduate Eltaf Samim traversed six countries, completed seventh, eighth and ninth grade multiple times in different nations and turned in coursework in three languages on the way to get his high school diploma this year.

Students from 24 Fairfax County public schools have been named recipients of the 2021 Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County, designed to recognize young people who work as peacemakers.

Superintendent Reid writes about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This past week, she visited several schools, met with families, and more!

Superintendent Reid writes about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This week she watched Luther Jackson MS students participate in the annual Voices of Now Showcase at the Arena Stage and attended the 150th anniversary celebration for Vienna ES.

The latest information for employees for the week of March 7, 2022.

In a landmark moment for Fairfax County Public Schools, two local prodigies were selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.

Rachel Grover was named Librarian of the Year by the Virginia Association of School Librarians (VAASL) in November. Read more about what inspired her to become a librarian. Three other FCPS librarians were also honored: Katie Bruechert, Thoreau Middle; Heather Baucum, Crossfield Elementary; and…

Students champion measure in both U.S. Senate, U.S. House to designate secondary schools as voter registration agencies ahead of 2024 election.

More than 80 Afghan students have enrolled in FCPS schools over the past few weeks after hundreds of refugee families made Northern Virginia their first stop in the U.S.

Superintendent Reid writes about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This past week, she helped kick off FCPS' 2023 Summer Equity Symposium, stopped by Marshall HS for a Credit Recovery Academy (CRA) special event and chemistry lesson, and visited summer programs at…