George C. Marshall PTSA

Sep 12 2007

FCPS 24-7 Learning Account

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Career/College Planning, Scholarship Info and More

The FCPS 24-7 Learning Account at http://fcps.blackboard.com is home to all sorts of helpful career and college planning tools and information.

Students can log on to the website with their student id and password. Then click on Family Connection to develop plans, record activities for resumes, identify skills and interests, search for colleges, see college acceptances from previous Marshall students and sign up electronically for college visits.

Soon all scholarship opportunities will be posted on that website as well. Presently, scholarships may be viewed at: http://www.fcps.edu/ss/CareerConnections. To view, click on Scholarships.

Sep 12 2007

SAT Practice Test

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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.

Sep 2 2007

Northern Virginia Writing Project

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ATTENTION: FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS AND SENIORS

A great opportunity!

NORTHERN VIRGINIA WRITING PROJECT

Young Writer's Workshop:

Saturday, November 3, 2007

or

Saturday, November 17, 2007

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

One-Day Workshops

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:

Poetry
Fiction
Writing From Personal Experience
Words as Gifts
Short Stories
Scriptwriting
Art & Nature Writing

Students in grades 10-12 may choose to take College Application Essay Writing, an intensive workshop designed to help them write truly effective college application essays.

Free For Parents
Parents are invited to attend a discussion on writing as a family. This discussion is free of charge and will take place from 11:50 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Paid Parents' Workshop
In addition, we offer parents the opportunity to participate in a writing workshop. The Parents' workshop costs $20 and will take place from 10:20 - 11:40 a.m. For more information, call (703) 993-1168 or email us at youngwriters@nvwp.org .

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

Source: Northern Virginia Writing Project Website www.nvwp.org

Sep 2 2007

Freshmen Potluck Dinner

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Freshmen Potluck Dinner

The 2007-2008 academic year is off to a great start!

We had a wonderful turnout for the freshmen potluck dinner. It was great to meet all of the incoming freshmen students and their families who were able to attend. Kudos to the PTSA hospitality committee. They did a great job setting up for the dinner and cleaning up afterwards. They provided a very pleasant and welcoming atmosphere for the event.

Thanks to the administrative staff, guidance department, faculty members, custodial staff, PTSA committee chairs, and volunteers who came out to support the event.