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August 10, 2020
Falls Church City Public Schools is thrilled to welcome 28 new professional staff members to #TeamFCCPS this week.
The annual new teacher and professional orientation began th...
![The Road to Reopening](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/falls_church_city_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_01547e84-c92a-4ed7-be12-da1e224e7b6e.jpg)
July 22, 2020
The Falls Church School Board unanimously approved an all-virtual start to the 2020-21 school year on the recommendation of Superintendent Peter Noonan.
During a virtual meetin...
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July 2, 2020
The Falls Church School Board is beginning a process to consider whether to rename two of the division's schools; George Mason High and Thomas Jefferson Elementary schools.
Dur...
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June 26, 2020
Dear FCCPS Families and Community,
This has been an unprecedented year and I would like to begin by saying thank you. Your work as parents, dedication to your children’s educat...
![FCCPS 2020 Celebration of Excellence](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/falls_church_city_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_b8741e0b-6356-4d0c-91b4-9bca5c82311a.jpg)
June 16, 2020
It is our great pleasure to share the 2020 FCCPS Celebration of Excellence video. It showcases 16 FCCPS employees who were nominated for Falls Church Education Teacher of the Year...
June 11, 2020
Today, Mary Ellen Henderson Principal Valerie Hardy unveiled the administrative team for the coming years along with the addition of a new special education leader. The announceme...
June 11, 2020
Mary Ellen Henderson Career Technology Education instructor, Dr. Ray Wu-Rorrer , has won a Gerald Day Excellence in Authorship Award from the International Technology and En...
![The Falls Church School Board Statement on Violence, Protest, and Equity](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/falls_church_city_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_8d3d29fe-ce62-4ebd-ace5-3eea57319f72.png)
June 5, 2020
During a Special Electronic Meeting on Thursday, June 4, 2020 , the Falls Church School Board unanimously approved the following statement condemning violence, supporting pea...
![FCCPS Mentees and Mentors](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/falls_church_city_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_f5fe20ff-b5b6-4cc1-8fc2-6a59a542cdec.jpg)
June 2, 2020
Photo: Some of this year's Mentors and Mentees
Falls Church City Public Schools is recognizing the end of the second year of its mentoring program set up for teachers who are...
![FCCPS Photo](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/falls_church_city_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_f4d460f1-b34a-4c7a-abd3-6853de365e75.jpeg)
May 29, 2020
The Falls Church School Board unanimously approved the school division's Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget; a once-promising financial plan derailed by a global pandemic.
The $52,191...
![Colter Adams by Carol Sly](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/falls_church_city_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_f14928b5-f0b2-47fb-9a31-be427eac60f0.jpg)
May 26, 2020
Congratulations to Colter Adams for his outstanding achievement. He has been named one of 161 U.S. Presidential Scholars based on outstanding academic achievement, community s...
![FCCPS Photo/John Wesley Brett](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/falls_church_city_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_83b33e26-f921-4134-9281-36c919b8cdd6.jpg)
May 15, 2020
George Mason senior, Niharika Singhvi, is among the 2,500 recipients of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation's $2,500 scholarships. Singhvi, who plans to study public poli...
![Layton McCann with class](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/falls_church_city_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_7d7c7e93-0d85-41f5-925a-97a69a292337.png)
May 6, 2020
Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS) is proud to recognize Thomas Jefferson Elementary fifth-grade teacher Layton McCann as the Falls Church Education Foundation 2020 Teacher ...
![FCCPS and Family provided photos](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/falls_church_city_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_51de1cad-f5d1-42a1-82c3-ae84bc257293.png)
May 1, 2020
Congratulations go to these five Mustangs for being accepted into the highly selective summer residential Virginia Governor's School programs:
Charlie Adams Agriculture top...
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April 30, 2020
The GMHS Bands and IB Music students are excited to announce the premiere of their YouTube channel, Music from the Heart. The new channel is dedicated to music performances saluti...
![FCCPS Photo/Seve Padilla](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/falls_church_city_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_3006e757-8b39-4b25-8fed-0f906c99dce9.jpg)
April 22, 2020
This new view of the Mustang's home turf is currently available only to construction workers, but in 9 months it will be a reality for all staff and students of George Mason HS. ...
![FCCPS Photo/Carol Sly](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/falls_church_city_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_349efe36-df69-4494-8a0f-a917cfa2f2f9.jpg)
April 22, 2020
Falls Church City Public Schools is proud to announce that the 2020 Support Staff Employee of the Year is Luis Sort0, a paraprofessional at George Mason High School.
Luis Sorto...
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April 14, 2020
All Henderson students and staff are invited to show their school spirit this week as post-spring-break kicks off the presentation of new content for the online learning. Spirit w...
![School Board Approves Calendar Changes for End of FY2020](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/falls_church_city_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_a9b03a0b-54ad-471d-8911-bc0dbfba108a.png)
April 1, 2020
With the cancelation of Standards of Learning tests this year, modifications made to the upcoming International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement assessments, and the need to p...
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March 30, 2020
Please remember! If COVID-19 closures have resulted in a change in your family's income, you could be eligible for assistance through the National School Lunch program. FCCPS ac...