Helen Dunn, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, has been named a 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholar by U. S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. Dunn is one of 161 students from around the country—and one of five Virginians—selected for the honor.

Fairfax County Public Schools has received the 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year–Sustained Excellence award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. 

FIRST Robotics teams from Madison High School, Oakton High School, and Woodson High School are headed to the World Championship in Houston April 20-22. All three schools competed at the regional championship held recently in Hampton Roads.

Thirty students from six Fairfax County high schools have been named winners of $2,500 scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Students from four Fairfax County public schools have won awards in the 2021-22 Virginia High School League (VHSL) Creative Writing Contest.

Read about Dr. Michelle Reid's responses to questions about pandemic learning loss, supporting diversity, career pathways, and more. Video of event included.

Students from Fairfax County Public Schools won 20 category awards in the 2022 Virginia History Day competition, held recently in Richmond.

Nine Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) high schools are listed on the Jay Mathews Challenge Index of the most demanding public schools in the country and are featured in the 2022 list of the top 300 U.S. high schools. 

Seventy-four students from Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) middle schools have been named to the 2022 All-Virginia Middle School Honor Choir.

Nine Fairfax County Public Schools students have been awarded 2022 corporate-sponsored scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.