High School

The Girls Enter the Ring: FCPS Adds Varsity Girls Wrestling as a New Winter Sport

November 15, 2024Girls who have been on the mat say, don't let the boys scare you — wrestling teaches everyone important life lessons.

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Falls Church Custodian Goes Above and Beyond for the School and Community

September 30, 2024Wednesday, October 2, is National Custodian Appreciation Day. Thanks to our colleagues on the custodial team, we all have a clean, safe place to learn, teach, and work. FCPS employs more than 1,300 custodians, field custodians, and building supervisors to maintain our more than 28 million square feet of infrastructure. One of our amazing custodial employees is Jaime Medina Yrhuay, custodian at Falls Church High School.

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New School Year Brings Varsity Boys Volleyball, Varsity Girls Wrestling to FCPS High Schools

August 07, 2024Both sports came to FCPS high schools after students and families brought the suggestion to the School Board.

ScamCops: Fairfax High School Students Design Award-Winning Scam Detection App

July 24, 2024The students' website, ScamCops, won the 2024 Fairfax Area Student Shark Tank Technology Challenge.

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Digital SAT Replaces Paper in 2024-25

May 29, 2024The district will offer access to the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) and SAT School Day for 10th through 12th grade students at no cost to families. Exams will be held at each high school on Wednesday, October 9. Both the PSAT/NMSQT and the SAT School Day will be administered in a digital format.

Grit: Afghan Refugee Conquers Virtual Learning, 14 SOL Attempts to Graduate in June, Head to College

May 28, 2024Samiullah — whose family left Afghanistan after his father survived being kidnapped by the Taliban — began his American public school experience in 2020 on a laptop computer. He persevered through pandemic virtual learning, summer classes and many SOL attempts to graduate this June and go on to college.

A Gift for Liam: Chantilly Academy Seniors Help Student with Disabilities Return to Class

May 23, 2024Two classrooms studying two different disciplines come together to help an incoming Chantilly High School student return to in-person class.