7521 Jaguar Trail • Falls Church • VA 22042 •• Main Office: 703.207.4000 • Attendance: 703.207.4006 • Fax: 703.207.4097


Career Center

Renee Foster

Phone: 703-207-4297

Email: rcfoster@fcps.edu

Resources:

Career Connections - site on FCPS

Testing - SAT & ACT, TOEFL Links

Financial Aid


VA Colleges

College Searches

 

 

 

Scholarships:

Family Connection Log into your FCPS 24-7 site.

Summer Opportunities - Log into Family Connection to view summer opportunities.

NCAA Tip Sheets - Elgibility Information   
Requirements


Upcoming Career Workshops:

If you are interested in attending medical school; don't miss this event sponsored by the VCU School of Medicine INOVA Fairfax Campus. It's open to all high school students on Wednesday, April 25th at 4:40pm-7:00pm (dinner will be served). Please see attached flyer for RSVP information

Upcoming College Fair:

360◦ College Tours

Upcoming Junior Coffee & Chat Sessions:

March Dates for Junior Parent Coffee & Chat Sessions all begin at 7:30am (after drop-offs) and last no more than 45mins to get you off to work!

3/8 SAT vs. ACT & When should my student take the standardized tests?
3/15 Using Family Connections to research colleges, scholarships and summer programs
3/22 College Visits….Getting the most out of your visit, What to look for & How not to get side-tracked by the bells and whistles


Announcements:

Important Information regarding SAT payments

Senior Parents:
FAFSA Help is available at Falls Church HS through the Career Center with Mrs. Foster (rcfoster@fcps.edu) as well as our College Access Fairfax Financial Aid Champion, Mrs. Allison (dawn.allison@fcps.edu).  Please consider reaching out to either one for assistance in completing the FAFSA.  Click here to see upcoming FAFSA workshops and FAFSA Fill-In Super Saturday events.    

College Visits are posted in Family Connection. We have a lot of wonderful colleges and universities coming to see us; such as James Madison University, Virginia Tech, Johns Hopkins University, and The Catholic University of America; just to name a few.  You must log-in to Blackboard then Family Connection in order to register for a college visit pass. 

Check Blackboard for Updates & Announcements.  Once you log onto FCPS 24-7, click on the Community Tab to access the Career Center Organization.   It is being updated daily with new information.

The FCPS Family Connection can only accessed through FCPS 24/7Learning.  More

Overview

The Career Center has information for students with regard to:

1. Post-secondary education
2. Financial aid/scholarships
3. Standardized tests.  SAT, ACT, TOEFL
4. Career options
5. Volunteer and job opportunities

 




   
Curator: Jenifer Shannon & Robert Lee
Banner Design: Matti Barker
Last Updated: May 10, 2012