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Bilingual volunteers are needed to help contact non-English speaking members of the GCMarshall community. The greatest need is for placing telephone calls to foreign language-speaking parents to inform them about activities such as Back to School Night, College Night, the IB Program, etc.
If you are bilingual and are willing to volunteer at the school to help out, contact Parent Liaison Teresa Bennett at Teresa.Bennett@fcps.edu
703-846-8919
703-714-5482
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PARENTS – FACULTY – STUDENTS
Marshall High School PTSA, the SGA, and the Parent Liaison will hold an International Night on Thursday, February 21, 2008, from 6 to 9 p.m. It's a great opportunity for members of the diverse Marshall community to socialize in an informal setting. Food will be provided on a potluck basis.
To make this happen we will need your help. Please let me know if you can volunteer to help to plan the event or assist in any way. You can contact me by phone or email. I look forward to hearing from you and working with you.
Teresa Bennett
Parent Liaison
703-714-5482
Teresa.Bennett@fcps.edu
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WHO: All Marshall High School students and siblings
WHAT: First SAT Practice Test (before the October 6 SAT)
WHEN: September 22, 2007- 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
COST: $10 (pre-registration required)
Deadline for registration: September 17, 2007
Download the form from the PTSA website:
http://gcmptsa.org
Send completed form and check to the main office or mail them to Donna Medric (address on the form).
Proctors (20) still needed for the September SAT practice test. No experience necessary. Kaplan will provide a brief in-service about proctoring, if needed. Please contact Alice Williamson at williamsona@cox.net, if interested.
NOTE: There will be a second practice SAT Test on February 9, 2008, 8:30am-1:00 pm. Registration will take place in January 2008.
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| NVWP offers one-day student workshops at George Mason University in the Fall and Spring of each academic year. Students work with Teacher/Consultants on a wide range of writing, including fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and script. Fall workshops are open to students in grades 5-12; Spring workshops are open to students in grades 4-12. Workshops are run by NVWP Teacher/Consultants, some of the best teachers in Northern Virginia. Class size is small, with a ratio of twelve students to one Teacher/Consultant. The workshop runs from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Past workshop topics have included:
To register: Print out form from this web page http://www.nvwp.org/images/editor/Fall_2007_Flyer.pdf and mail form and payment to: NVWP, 3E4 George Mason University 4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 On-line registration, go to: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=140395
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Congratulations to Mr. Melton and the Yearbook Staff!
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Marshall HS One of the FCPS High Schools to Make Significant Gains on 2007 SAT Scores
Several Fairfax County high schools—including South Lakes High, Mount Vernon High, Marshall High, and Stuart High—have made large, statistically significant gains on their 2007 SAT scores, according to figures released today by Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Jack D. Dale. Overall, FCPS students earned a combined average score of 1639 for the total SAT I: Reasoning Test (SAT), posting an average score of 545 on the Critical Reading section, 559 on the Mathematics section, and 535 on the Writing section. The average scores represent tests taken by FCPS seniors from the class of 2007 and include the scores of students who are not enrolled in FCPS but take the test in Fairfax County high schools.
Students at South Lakes High made the most impressive SAT gains, raising their school's average Critical Reading score by 15 points, their school's average Mathematics score by 12 points, and their school's average Writing score by 19 points. Mount Vernon High students improved their school's average score in Critical Reading by 28 points, their school's average Mathematics score by 9 points, and their school's average Writing score by 15 points. Students from Stuart High improved their school's average Critical Reading score by 20 points, their school's average Mathematics score by 4 points, and their school's average Writing score by 11 points, while Marshall High students improved their school's average Critical Reading score by 10 points, their school's average Mathematics score by 9 points, and their school's average Writing score by 12 points.
According to figures compiled by the College Board, which administers the SAT, FCPS students once again scored much higher on the Mathematics section than students across the nation and in Virginia, with an average score of 559, compared to 515 nationally and 511 statewide. On the Critical Reading section of the SAT, FCPS students also scored significantly higher than students in the nation and in Virginia with an average score of 545, compared to 502 nationwide and 511 statewide. On the Writing section—in its second year as part of the SAT—FCPS students also scored significantly higher than students in the nation and in Virginia with an average score of 535, compared to 494 nationwide and 498 statewide. The Critical Reading and Writing average scores for FCPS in 2007 stayed the same when compared to 2006, and the Math scores showed a decrease of four points compared to 2006.
"The majority of our high schools posted gains in at least one section of the 2007 SAT," said Dale. "Several of our high schools made gains in multiple sections, an impressive accomplishment. Our Asian students' scores have risen in all three sections, and our Black students have improved their Critical Reading scores."
Following are highlights of the SAT results for FCPS, using College Board-reported data:
Source: FCPS website
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What is OMDR?
OMDR stands for Online Membership and Data Reporting. It is the National PTA's new online membership roster program. VA PTA is one of only nine states selected to implement this national program.
What are the benefits of using OMDR?
Local units are required to maintain membership lists. Many units maintain these lists on Excel-type spreadsheets and must update this information every year. OMDR makes this unnecessary. Information entered into the secure OMDR system stays there. So, in subsequent years, members can be renewed, instead of having to be reentered into a spreadsheet. Additionally, macro features in OMDR allow you to only have to enter some information once.
Is OMDR required?
OMDR use is being mandated by National PTA as part of their initiative to meet IRS guidelines as well as providing better service to PTA members. It is required of all VA PTA units beginning this year. While there is currently no penalty if you do not use this system, this may soon change. Any information a member discloses will neither be used to send promotional materials nor shared with anyone else.
Source: FCCPTA newsletter January 2007 issue
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2007 Yearbook Pickups
Students who did not pickup their 2007 yearbook can come to room 235 the first week back at school to retrieve their book. Unretrieved yearbooks will be delivered by the yearbook staff as time permits. Not sure whether you ordered a yearbook? Send an e-mail to eston.melton@fcps.edu with your and your student's full names.
2008 Yearbook Purchases
Information on purchasing the 2008 yearbook is forthcoming, and will be in students' and parents' hands by mid-September.
2008 Yearbook Advertising Space
Seniors' back-to-school packets include information on publishing a student ad in the yearbook. The information soon will be posted to Marshall's website, along with information on placing a business ad for those companies interested in supporting GCM's nationally-awarded yearbook.
Newspaper subscriptions
Subscriptions to Rank & File, Marshall's nationally-awarded student newspaper are available for $15 (and prorated throughout the year). To subscribe, send a $15 check payable to "Rank & File" to Rank & File
Subscriptions / 7731 Leesburg Pike / Falls Church, VA 22043.
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