Several members of the Black Student Union met for the Leadership Speaker Series, a collection of meetings and events to inspire young members of the community to use their full potential to be successful. Various FCPS staff, in an effort to motivate and inspire black students, joined local business personnelContinue Reading
Homework, sports and college applications are all factors to consider as a new semester rolls around. Both the upperclassmen and underclassmen have a large amount of work to do in this new semester, not to mention their after-school activities. Freshman Michael Pepito says that he wants to start off withContinue Reading
With an art degree from Northwestern University and teaching experience from Japan, English teacher Brenna Killeen uses her non-traditional path to teaching as a way to be innovative in the classroom. Killeen majored in art with an adjunct major in animation and a minor in creative nonfiction writing. Despite notContinue Reading
How do mistakes happen? “Because Fairfax County encompasses approximately 400 square miles, the weather can vary significantly, as can road conditions, in different parts of the county. Often, the school system has to base its decisions on weather forecasts. This sometimes results in schools opening when the conditions are worseContinue Reading
Tucked away in an small office, registrar Suzanna Pangilinan is hard at work talking to parents of new students, approving bus passes, organizing student records and preparing graduation. The role of a school registrar is to maintain student records. Student records include attendance, schedule, immunization records, grades and transfer information.Continue Reading
During the winter, entering any classroom during the day is a gamble in terms of what temperature to expect. Rooms are either stuffy and overheated or freezing cold, with very few managing to hit a comfortable temperature. There has been a large amount of frustration regarding the air conditioning systemContinue Reading
Junior and German exchange student Fabian Tuscher came to America this year to improve his English skills and get insight into a new social and academic culture. “You can not experience [the American life] on a vacation here,” Tuscher said. Tuscher said he can feel the differences in the schoolContinue Reading
The rules: Kate: I am not allowed to wear makeup during the school day but I can put it back on at home or during cheer. Gwyneth: I have to wear makeup during the school day and I have to apply it myself as part of the experiment. The personal process:Continue Reading
Three new counselors have joined the faculty and begun their roles as part of the department. Alex Breiner, Mindy James and Douglas Sawitzky will take on the caseloads of Brian Staton, Erik Beall and Abida Otinger, respectively. Staton made the transition into becoming the new dean of students, Beall resignedContinue Reading
Counselors have more to their job than guiding in course selection; they write college recommendation letters, develop programs to help students be well rounded and deal with academic and emotional crises. “The main thing counselors do is that we serve as student advocates,” counselor Miriam Filvarof said. “We make sureContinue Reading