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Check out the latest FCPS This Week e-newsletter to learn about an endorsement of FCPS' five days of in-person instruction in the fall, new meal distribution bus routes, the Back2Fairfax IT and Trades Career Seminar, and FCPS' fall sports champions.

In a series of short videos, parents talk about the excitement of having students return to school.

The partnerships team serves as the district’s friend-raiser and the Foundation for FCPS is the fundraiser.

See photos of teacher and students celebrating teacher appreciation week, preparing for performances, observing nature, and more.

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.

Fairfax County Public Schools has received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its comprehensive annual financial report from the Association of School Business Officials International.

Congratulations to the thousands of FCPS student-athletes who overcame obstacles, stops and starts, and closely adhered to many health and safety strategies throughout this year's fall sports season. In a year like no other, athletes faced a set of complex challenges. Additionally, three FCPS teams…

Take a look at this week's issue of FCPS This Week for information on Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week, summer learning programs, the FY 2022 Budget, and a face mask update.

The Beta Delta chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG) has selected Jessica Fish, a 7th grade Science teacher at Whitman Middle School, as an Outstanding Woman Educator of 2020-2021. 

FCPS Cares for the month of May 2021.

In this week's issue of FCPS This Week, get information about the rededication of John R. Lewis High School; student scholarship winners; students selected for the All-Virginia Band, Chorus, and Orchestra; and face mask updates for athletics.

Six school counseling programs have been recognized by the American School Counselor Association as model programs and were awarded the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation for 2021.

No sense being pessimistic, it won’t work anyway.

See students enjoying the outdoors for lunch, snack, and lessons; an Earth Day celebration; and a high school SGA receiving honors in today's photo gallery.

Let’s Roll With It is the theme of FCPS's 2021 Bike to School Day, scheduled for Wednesday, May 5.

During a rededication ceremony on April 23, John R. Lewis High School in Springfield, Virginia, became the first high school in the nation to be named in honor of the late civil rights icon and congressman.

Businesses and Community Groups engage and support FCPS in multitudes of ways.

As the weather turns warmer, some FCPS principals are utilizing outdoor space to create an alternative learning environment surrounded by nature, part of a successful pilot program due to be expanded this summer and fall.

See a salute to military students, a promotion of wellness, and a teacher learning a new skill in today's photo gallery.

Setting goals points us in the right direction.

One hundred eighty-five students from FCPS high schools have been named to the 2021 All-Virginia Band, Chorus, and Orchestra.

Take a look at this week's issue of FCPS This Week to learn more about planning for five days of in-person instruction in the fall, the 2021 graduation calendar, COVID vaccination appointments for county residents, and summer enrichment programs.

Thirteen Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students have been awarded 2021 corporate-sponsored scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Statement from Superintendent Brabrand on Verdict in Derek Chauvin Murder Trial

Take a look at students getting back in the swing of in-person school and participating in class, and dedicated staff members keeping things safe for students returning to school in today's photo gallery.

Formed in 2019, Glasgow Middle’s LGBTQ Club can count numerous positive achievements to its credit.

FCPS recently earned the WELL Health-Safety Rating for its schools and offices, proof of its commitment to good health for anyone entering its buildings.

FCPS has been named a Best Community for Music Education by the National Association for Music Merchants Foundation.

Check out FCPS This Week to get information on meal kit sites moving to Monday distribution, webinars on COVID-19 and the vaccination process, kindergarten registration and early childhood programs, and the NOVA JumpStart Program.

A student shares how parents can provide support during in-person or virtual classroom learning.

Sometimes, it's the little things that make a big difference.

Spring is here -- see students enjoying the outdoors, teachers and administrators being appreciated, and a student caring for a bearded dragon in today's photo gallery.

Listen to the latest Spanish, Arabic, and Korean programming about FCPS Kindergarten Registration and Early Childhood Programs from the FCPS Family Services staff.

Fairfax County Public Schools sent a message to the community about recent allegations of racially charged language and racial slurs. The school division embraces diversity and strongly condemns hate speech and offensive, hateful language or racial intolerance of any kind on the sports fields, in…

Check out this week's issue of FCPS This Week for information on the expansion of in-person learning, the Superintendent's Town Hall on April 7, Month of the Military Child, and the Virtual Career Exploration Fair.

The Cappies is a program through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews. This review of Fairfax High School's virtual production of Long Division is written by by Lauren Katz of Lake Braddock…

FCPS will be expanding opportunities for four days of in-person learning for identified students during the month of April based on updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, which allows schools the opportunity to transition from 6’ to 3’ social distancing in some…

In today's photo gallery, see students back at school and enjoying recess and teachers teaching concurrently and being appreciated for their hard work.

FCPS Cares for the month of April 2021.

Today's photo gallery includes images of students settling back into their routines at school -- at lunch, on the playground, and in class.

We asked students at West Potomac HS to share their advice on mental health and wellness.

FCPS announces the appointment of a new principal.

Christian Thomas, a West Potomac Academy student, has been named a national finalist in the Lights, Camera, Save! annual video contest.

Original works of art and writing by students from FCPS earned 27 national medals in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards program.

The 66th annual Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair virtually showcased over 200 high school science projects via recorded videos.

Check out this week's issue of FCPS This Week (formerly Return to School News) for information on encouraging guidance from the Centers for Disease Control on social distancing in schools, the approval of the 2021-22 school year calendar, grading policy changes, and SOL testing.

In order to help maintain balance in our lives, it is important to remember the value of leaning on others for support and relying on these two powerful concepts: consistency and acceptance.

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In today's photo gallery, students are being welcomed back to school, are learning and playing outdoors on warm spring days, and are practicing yoga in person and virtually.