Special Announcements
FAFSA Completion Workshops are offered on multiple Saturdays and some weekday evenings from January – March at high schools throughout Fairfax County. Parents and students who bring the required documents to the workshop receive one-on-one assistance completing and submitting the FAFSA online. Spanish and Korean translation is available upon request. Edison will be joining with Robert E. Lee high on Thursday, February 2nd from 5:00-8:00pm. The address for Lee is 6540 Franconia Rd. Springfield, Virginia 22150. Please register online at: http://www.collegeaccessfairfax.org/workshop_registration_start_page.html
Congratulations
Congratulations to the Edison Boys and Girls Indoor Track Team for their great performance at this year’s District Championship, even though we did not get first place both teams place second overall with many Individual District Champions. Next on the team's agenda is the Regional Championship.
Announcements for the Week of February 6
Monday
There will be a Key Club meeting after school, in the cafeteria, on Monday, February 6. See you there!
Tuesday
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry…and support the Edison Choral Program. Join us at the Kingstowne Center Uno’s Chicago Grill Tuesday, February 7, all Day, eat in or carry out!! Be sure to let the hostess know you are there to support Edison.
Thursday
The International Club will hold a general meeting in the cafeteria on Thursday, February 9, at 2:30pm. Find out how to participate in the International Night Show.
Friday
Key Club is hosting a blood drive Friday, February 10 in the Lecture Hall. If you want to donate blood, be sure to sign up with a Key Club member during lunch or grab a sign-up sheet outside of room A209! Donating blood can save up to three lives!
Hey Edison girls, here's your chance to ask the guys to a dance! This Friday, February 10th, after the game, from 9:00 to Midnight is the Sadie Hawkins Dance! All are welcome for just $5. So girls, ask a guy and we will see you Friday!
This Friday and Saturday is the theatre arts department annual One Act Festival! There are six performances on Friday and five performances on Saturday. The fun starts at 7:00 p.m. in the newly renovated auditorium.
Come see some original works written by our very own students and some terrific published works too. All performances are student directed. For the full schedule go to Edison Drama.
If you can make it on Saturday, you can see “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You.” This is the performance that placed 1st at the District Theatre Festival last week. The cast will perform it at Lake Braddock Secondary at the Regional Festival on Saturday and race back here for a 2nd performance on our stage to close out our very own festival.
Saturday
This Friday and Saturday is the theatre arts department annual One Act Festival! There are six performances on Friday and five performances on Saturday. The fun starts at 7:00 p.m. in the newly renovated auditorium.
Come see some original works written by our very own students and some terrific published works too. All performances are student directed. For the full schedule go to Edison Drama.
If you can make it on Saturday, you can see “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You.” This is the performance that placed 1st at the District Theatre Festival last week. The cast will perform it at Lake Braddock Secondary at the Regional Festival on Saturday and race back here for a 2nd performance on our stage to close out our very own festival.
Sports
Girl's soccer will be having training sessions from February 6 - 9. Candidates will meet in the hallway just outside of the weight room at 2:45pm. Please bring all necessary clothing and equipment. Tryouts are right around the corner!
All athletes planning on trying out for a spring sport must check in with the athletic trainers in Room G-114 at the following times to get their PINK eligibility form. If you haven't done so already, you need to bring your VHSL physical and your emergency care card. You need a new emergency care card every season.
Feb. 13 Outdoor Track..............2:30
Feb. 14 Baseball.......................2:30
Feb.14 Softball..........................3:15
Feb. 15 Boys Lacrosse.............2:30
Feb. 15. Girls Lacrosse.............3:15
Feb. 16 Boys Soccer.................2:30
Feb. 16 Girls Soccer.................3:15
Feb. 17 Boys Tennis.................2:30
Feb. 17 Girls Tennis.................3:00
General Announcements
The International Club is taking orders for Valentine Grams during lunch, February 6 - 13. Buy chocolates for $1 or a rose for $2, to be delivered to your sweetheart during first block on Valentine's day.
There will be a short Key Club meeting after school on Monday, February 13th, in the cafeteria for officer elections. Come to hear the speeches!
Are you interested in being a tutor in the Edison Writing Center next year? Applications are now out. Please stop by Ms. Jensen's room, C-201 to get an application
Fairfax County Public Schools is proud to announce the awarding of a Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) Grant from the U.S. Department of Education to the school division. The “Living Fit in Fairfax” project is a three-year grant project. The goal is to improve the health and fitness literacy of students by addressing needs revealed in the CDC School Health Index, Fairfax County Youth Risk Behavior Survey, and FCPS fitness data. The project will embrace coordinating nutrition, fitness, and physical activity opportunities for K-12 students. This project is fitness based and supports student achievement of the VA SOLs for health and physical education.
Twenty-four elementary schools, ten middle schools, and ten high schools were selected for the first year of the Living Fit in Fairfax project. Your school has been selected as one of the first-year schools for this amazing opportunity and you have been selected as the lead teacher for the project. Some of the benefits included with participation in the grant are new fitness and nutrition curriculum, new equipment, web-based program that will guide instruction, and lead teacher training.
Goals for the Living Fit in Fairfax Project
- To acquire and implement a curriculum that integrates instruction in healthy eating habits and good nutrition, concepts of fitness and health, increases student activity behavior, and creates opportunities for the development of positive social/cooperative skills through participation in activity.
- To increase students’ understanding of healthy nutritional habits and the relationship of nutrition to health, performance, and appearance.
- To implement online, individualized nutrition and fitness planning for students to motivate them to manage and improve nutrition, fitness, activity, sleep, and hydration behaviors.
- To upgrade and expand online fitness/nutrition/activity behaviors portfolios, as well as assessment software that will disaggregate, analyze, and report data to provide immediate, intermediate, and long range results to students, families, and administration, tracking and reporting progress and needs for program change.
- To provide nutrition and fitness equipment needed to build a comprehensive program in that provides a natural school to life transition for students.
- To build on current community collaboration and partnership opportunities to advance the goals of the program by extending learning beyond the classroom.
To meet grant requirements, this project includes measures for data collection. The data collection process will include random selection of students from participating schools. Students will be measured on daily physical activity, cardiovascular fitness levels, and nutrition five times this year. These measurements will be assessed through pedometer and activity logs, 20-meter shuttle (PACER), and nutrition logs. Additional data collection includes fitness measures, knowledge assessments, and surveys.
Community involvement is another component of the project. The PEP grant allows us to focus on students outside of the school day. Supporting physical education programs, SACC and Neighborhood and Community Services will engage in fitness and nutrition activities for students before and after school.
I’m excited that Edison was selected as a part of the first year of the project. Living Fit in Fairfax represents a turning point for physical education in providing health and fitness literacy and improved activity for all students. I’m looking forward to working with our Edison community as we continue to encourage a healthy and active lifestyle for our students.
Alfred Street Baptist Church is hosting a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Festival on Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 9AM – 2PM at T.C. Williams High School, 3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA (Flyer Here). The doors are open at 8:00 am. This is one of the largest and most successful college festivals. Students have traveled from all over to be a part of this event. Onsite admissions and scholarships have been awarded on the spot over the past nine years, thousands have benefited from the FREE seminars. We need your help with informing all 10th – 12th grade students of this special opportunity. Online registration is required; please visit our website www.asbchbcu.org to register. Everyone who attends must register, including parents, siblings, etc. Registration is Free. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one of the following: Vance Davis 202-584-1208, Aketa Ogletree (513) 646-2484, Henry Thompson 301-839-5484, or the church office 703-683-2222.
Thursday, March 1, 2012 (snow date, Tuesday, March 6, 2012), from 7:30 to 9:00 pm in the FHS Auditorium. For more information, see flyer.
Please be sure to stop by Subschool 2 to check the correct spelling of your name for your diploma. If you notice an error on the spelling of your name, please see Mrs. Brooks in Student Services, along with a supporting document(driver's license, passport, or birth certificate) showing the correct spelling of your name. There will be no changes if documentation is not provided in time.
If Edison is not your base school and you were approved to attend this 11-12 school year based on a Student Transfer Application, please be sure to stop by Student Services to see Mrs. Brooks to get a renewal application so that you can remain here for the 12-13 school year. Failure to do so will result in you enrolling at your base school for the upcoming school year. There are deadlines for each transfer application so be sure to have your form filled out in time.
If you have moved out of Edison's boundaries during the 11-12 school year and would like to remain here for the 12-13 school year, you will need to stop by Student Services to fill out a Student Transfer Application.
The EHS marketing department presents the newest issue of the EHS marketing department newsletter! The goal of the newsletter is to keep students, counselors, administrators, parents, and businesses up to date and informed of department news, classroom activities, and student achievement.
10am to 12:00pm in the Career Center.
All students who would like help/academic support are welcome. Student volunteer tutors are also welcome. (Community service hours can be earned.)
For further information, contact Brenda Page-Murphy at
bipmurphy@yahoo.com
Information for Parents of Tenth Graders
Parents + Educators + Students = Success will be held on March 24, 2012, at Lake Braddock Secondary School from 8:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. The keynote presentation will be delivered by Rick Lavoie, a nationally known writer and public speaker who is an inspiration to parents and educators of students with special needs. FCPS staff, Cathi Cohen, Dr. Erin Berman, Ann Dolin, and John Eisenberg will also present a variety of workshops for families and educators of students who receive special education services in Fairfax County Public Schools.
Please note that EDUCATORS who attend the entire conference will earn five recertification points!
Sign up through MyPLT
o SS-40083- Special Education Conference: Session 1
o SS-40084- Special Education Conference: Session 2
o SS-40085- Special Education Conference: Session 3
Note: You will not need to register for the keynote presentation with Rick Lavoie
Conference sessions and registration information is available online http://www.fcps.edu/dss/conference/index.shtml .
Download the conference flyer http://www.fcps.edu/dss/conference/flier.pdf .
Learn more about Rick Lavoie http://ricklavoie.com/aboutrick.html .
Questions? Contact the Parent Resource Center at 703-204-3941.
Students and their parents/guardians are required to attend a 90-minute driver’s education/traffic safety program, Partners for Safe Teen Driving, as part of the driver’s education classroom instruction. This requirement must be met before a student will receive a Driver Education Certificate of Completion (DEC-1 card). Edison, as well as each Fairfax County high school, will offer the program 5 times throughout the school year. Parents are encouraged to attend the evening presentation in the semester that their 10th grade student is enrolled in Driver’s Ed, but may attend any of the 5 sessions offered at Edison or any other high school. The scheduled dates of the presentation at Edison are:
Feb 15, Apr 18, and Jun 6
Time: 7:00
Location: Lecture Hall
This program will provide parents/guardians and students with information about: the parent’s role in teen driving, graduated licensing laws, effective driving techniques, interacting with law enforcement, the teenage brain, teen driving risks and the parent/teen driving contract.
Please be aware of the following procedures that have been established to fulfill the requirements of the law:
- Student must attend with his/her parent or guardian
- Attendance for the full 90-minute presentation is required
- Those arriving late will not be admitted
- Those leaving early will not receive a certificate of completion
- Proper completion of the registration form is required. Parent or guardian will need his/her driver license or state-issued identification number to complete form.
- Registration forms must be submitted at the conclusion of the program by the parent/guardian and student; only one form will be accepted and the form will be checked for completion.
- The program must be completed during the school year in which the student is enrolled in Grade 10 Health and Physical Education.
- Students not enrolled in FCPS grade 10 Health and Physical Education during the 2011-2012 school year will be assessed a $30 fee. This includes FCPS students in grade 11, homeschooled students, and private schooled students. Families will be required to preregister a minimum of 10 business days prior to the presentation they plan to attend at the following website to attend a session.
http://www.fcps.edu/is/hpe/documents/RegistrationSafeTeen.pdf.
Families not preregistered may attend the presentation but will not receive their certificate of attendance until payment is received by FCPS. Edison High School will not be accepting payment.
- Certificates of completion will be issued following attendance at the presentation.
- Certificates of completion are valid until August 31 of that school year. If a student has not successfully completed classroom driver education by this date, the program must be repeated to meet juvenile licensing requirements.
For more information, please contact your Driver’s Ed Instructor:
JODavies@fcps.edu; sjupthegrove@fcps.edu; amy.newell@fcps.edu
FCPS Programs and Services for Families
Find a free or low cost clinic to provide the health care you need. After answering a few basic questions, our website offers the user a list of clinics that fits their needs, contact information, directions and links for more information. http://www.novaclinics.org/home
The website is sponsored by the Northern Virginia Health Foundation and is a project of the Northern Virginia Health Services Coalition (NOVAHSC). NOVAHSC is a group of organizations working together to provide health care services for low income people of Northern Virginia.
Clinic Services Include:
· General Medical Care for Children and Adults
· Immunizations
· Dental Care
· Mental Health Care
· Specialty Appointments
· Women's Health/Pregnancy Care
· STD Testing
· Care for HIV/AIDs |
Family and School Partnerships offers classes for parents and information about how families can support children’s success in school. Parents can access both Helping Children Learn newsletter and Strategies for School Success (School Success Web Service) from this page.
http://www.fcps.edu/cco/fam/services-family.htm
The Parent Resource Center for Special Education supports families of children with special needs. Resources include workshops for parents, a resource library, a newsletter, and lists of tutors and therapists.
http://www.fcps.edu/cco/prc/index.htm
Fundraisers
Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 18, 2012. The Edison Athletic Boosters are working hard to organize what we hope will be a fun night for all. We are lining up coaches to "Man the Stand" to help us sell concessions and we are making arrangements to have some very special Bingo Callers. All we need now is YOU! Get 5 of your best friends and reserve your table today. For just $8.00 per person you will receive your bingo book, bingo book dauber, Mardi Gras beads, Mardi Gras mask, a drink coupon and a bowl of snacks. Win great prizes and cash! Doors open at 6:00 pm. The early bird round starts at 6:30 and the regular games start at 7:00. Admission at the door is $10.00 per person. We hope to see you there. Please email Mary Counts at President@edisonboosters.com to volunteer to help out or to reserve your table.
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