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FCPS Honors Recognizes 2024 Outstanding Employees

June 13, 2024Exceptional employees from across Fairfax County Public Schools were recognized at the FCPS Honors event held Wednesday, June 12. Sponsored by Educate Fairfax, the 2024 celebration was hosted at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts.

Communications, Connections, and Creativity: A Senior Internship Experience

June 13, 2024This blog was written by Anna Claire Sheehan, a recent graduate of Oakton High School. Anna Claire interned in the FCPS Office of Communications in the final weeks of her senior year. Read about what she learned.

FCPS This Week - June 12, 2024

June 12, 2024In this issue, read about student successes, summer resources, and preparing for next school year

FCPS Students Honored for Outstanding Achievements in High School Theater at 2024 Cappies Gala

June 11, 2024The Cappies of the National Capital area held its annual awards gala honoring excellence in high school theater on June 10 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Serving the Community That Served Them: Staff Share FCPS and Graduation Memories

June 10, 2024FCPS staff share what it's like to teach for the school system they graduated from, and what they remember from their graduations.

Marshall High School Students Push Bill in Congress to Boost Youth Voter Registration

June 06, 2024Students champion measure in both U.S. Senate, U.S. House to designate secondary schools as voter registration agencies ahead of 2024 election.

FCPS This Week - June 5, 2024

June 05, 2024In this issue, read about summer resources, end-of-year reminders, and SOL scores.

Cappies Review: Spooky Fun and Dark Humor Shine in The Addams Family at Mount Vernon High School

June 04, 2024The 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 in local newspapers. There are fifteen Cappies chapters across the United States and Canada. Ella Clarke of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology gives her review of Mount Vernon High School's production of The Addams Family.

13 FCPS Students Named 2024 National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarship Winners

June 05, 2024Thirteen Fairfax County Public Schools students from six high schools have been named winners of 2024 Merit Scholarship awards by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The students are part of a group of more than 2,900 National Merit® finalists chosen to receive scholarships financed by higher education institutions.

From Immigrant to George Washington University: Afghan Club Founders See Expansion of Membership, Their Own Horizons Upon Graduation

June 04, 2024Sosan Barakzai and Husna Basiri, Afghan immigrants themselves, jumped into action in 2021 in the wake of a crisis that sent tens of thousands of Afghan refugees to the U.S. Their club has expanded to welcome newcomers from many countries, offering students assistance in navigating the transition to American public school life.