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City of Fairfax
School Board
Janice Miller, Chairman
Carolyn Pitches,
Vice Chairman
Jon Buttram
Toby Sorensen
Dr. Mitch Sutterfield
Dr. Peter Noonan,
Superintendent
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Dear City of Fairfax Schools Community,
Greetings on behalf of the City of Fairfax School Board. We are taking time to brag about our great students and schools. Today we introduce the Quarterly Update, a celebration of accomplishments within our pyramid. This month, we honored over 95 students at our regular school board meeting for their achievements in academics, the arts, environmental stewardship and athletics. It was a night of celebration and pride.
We wish you Happy Holidays and a safe and Happy New Year.
Best Regards,
Janice Miller
Chairman, City of Fairfax School Board
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Fairfax High School
Fairfax High School declares ...."We Are Family" and we couldn't agree more. Here are just a few of the highlights from students and staff this first quarter at Fairfax High School:
- Two FHS students named National Merit Semifinalists, representing less than 1% of the nation's high school graduating seniors on the preliminary SAT and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
- FHS Band won Best Overall Band and First Place at Bands of America at James Madison University.
- FHS Cheer won the 6A Virginia State Championship.
- FHS DECA students led a stuffed animal toy drive and collected hundreds of toys to be donated to kids in crisis.
- Fifteen FHS students were recognized as National Merit Commended Scholars, representing the top 5% of students who took the Preliminary SAT/NMSQT.
- FHS Field Hockey won the district championship for the fifth year and placed second in the regional tournament.
- FX Players presented Almost, Maine to a packed house.
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Fairfax Academy for Communications and the Arts
Fairfax Academy for Communications and the Arts welcomed almost 500 students from around the county.
- A second year student in Professional TV Production, won first place in the High School Film Division at Annual Television, Internet and Video Association Peer Awards.
- A senior received three awards for two photos that she exhibited in a Pennsylvania festival in the fall.
- Announced new Social Media Marketing and Design class for 2014-2015.
- Dancers performed "Mixed Nut", a special Nutcracker for community and local school children.
- Will present "CATS The Musical" January 16-17 and 24-26 at FHS.
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Lanier Middle School
LMS continues to shine. The middle school is one of the leading schools in the county when it comes to registered electronic devices and repeats its domination in environmental studies.
- Participated in a environmental workday with volunteers from Accenture.
- Received 750 books from Books for America to enhance the library
- Named Virginia Naturally School by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of Education and Department of Environmental Quality.
- Registered over 350 electronic devices in their Bring Your Own Device efforts, allowing students to access technology to improve learning, collaboration and communication.
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Daniels Run Elementary School
With a new welcoming mural in the front lobby, the children who walk in this school know they are a part of a great community. To see a progression of the mural, see DRES' great video. - Named a Virginia Naturally School for the 7th straight year.
- Introduced "Sit with Someone New" an effort for students to connect with all their classmates.
- Hosted a book club for 5th and 6th grade boys named GEARS (Guys Excited About Reading Stuff).
- Registered over 100 electronic devices for students of all ages to enhance learning through technology.
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Providence Elementary School
PES students show Panther Pride with every step! The Panthers had a busy fall with numerous events and activities to encourage connections and community.
- Launched All Pro Dads, a monthly group to enlist the help of PES Dads.
- Held the 3rd Annual Turkey Trot for all grades.
- PES principal Jesse Kraft participated in the U.S. Department of Education principal shadow week. Can you spot Principal Kraft in Secretary Arne Duncan's tweet?
- Held International Night, where families shared food, dance, costumes and cultural artifacts.
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City of Fairfax Schools
The City of Fairfax Schools continued to support our four city schools with pride! We strive to connect our schools with our community.
- We released our City of Fairfax Schools app - an easier way to keep in touch with our schools.
- Redesigned our website and launched our All Star Teacher web page with profiles of just some of our fantastic teachers and staff.
- Recognized as one of the top three districts in the state in our district size by the Virginia School Board Association's Green Challenge.
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