Oct 11
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 9:51 pm
Fact Sheet
What parents should know: - It is illegal for anyone under 21 to drink alcohol.
- Under age 21, the brain is still growing and negatively affected by alcohol.
- Parents can be prosecuted under the law for hosting underage drinking parties.
- Everything associated with a violation, such as personal property, can be confiscated.
- It is unsafe and illegal to drink and drive.
Things you can do as a parent: - Call other parents to ensure social events are alcohol-free and chaperoned.
- Refuse to supply alcohol to anyone under 21.
- Lock up your alcoholic beverages.
- Make sure that alcohol is not brought into your home or your property by your teen's friends.
- Report underage drinking parties to police: 703-691-2131, TTY 711.
Fairfax Countywide Initiative to Reduce Underage Drinking
-- a project of the FCPS School -Community Coalitions
Virginia Underage Drinking laws
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for anyone under 21 to buy, consume, or possess any alcoholic beverage. Penalties upon conviction include: - mandatory minimum fine of $500 (up to $2500) or a minimum of 50 hrs. of community service
- loss of driver's license for 6 to 12 months
- up to 12 months in jail
- possible expulsion from school if caught on school property, and/or possible loss of participation in all after-school activities even if caught off school property
The additional penalty for use of fake ID by a young adult (18-20 years) to purchase an alcoholic beverage is loss of his or her driver's license for up to one year.
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for adults to provide alcoholic beverages to any person under the age of 21.* Penalties upon conviction include: - a $2500 fine per young person provided any alcoholic beverage
- loss of the adult's driver's license for six months, and/ or up to 12 months in jail
- A person under the age of 21 must be accompanied by his parent, guardian, or spouse in order to be served alcohol in the home of another. A parent, guardian,or spouse may serve alcohol to a family member under the age of 21 in his own home. Caution: Serving alcohol to a minor (under age 18) can be considered as contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
The Fairfax Countywide Initiative to Reduce Underage drinking is partially funded by the Title IV safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act federal funds
Parents Who Host, Lose the Most is a program of the Drug-Free Action Alliance.
To request this information in an alternate format call 571-423-4270 ,TTY 711.
Oct 5
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 5:54 am
Marshall Students Excel on IB Tests
Students at George C. Marshall High School performed better, on average, on
International Baccalaureate (IB) tests than students at any other high school
in the county, according to data released by Fairfax County Schools.
Marshall students scored an average of 4.51 on
a 1-to-7 scale in tests taken in the spring. That compares to an average
score of 4.27 among students countywide.
For more of this story, visit the
Sun-Gazette Newspaper HERE
Oct 4
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 11:08 pm
SAVE THE DATE!
Marshall Theater's Fall Production
November 29-30; December 1-2.
"You Can't Take it With You" is an American classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning, comedic three-act play about a delightfully eccentric family by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.
Oct 4
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 11:02 pm
MARSHALL BEAUTIFICATION DAY
On Saturday, October 20, 2007, at 9 a.m., GC Marshall High School will have its first beautification day of the year. Volunteers are needed to assist in this event. Students who are in need of community service hours are urged to attend.
Oct 1
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 9:44 pm
2007-2008 College and Career Representative Visits Students should sign up for college visits through Blackboard's Family Connection. Click on college visits, select the college you want to hear about or have an interest in and click "Sign me up". In addition, students need to get a "pass" from Mrs. Malik in the Career Center.
| College | Location | Date | Time |
| University of Mary Washington | Career Center | Tue Oct. 2 | 8:00 |
| Randolph College | Career Center | Tue Oct. 2 | 11:00 |
| Claremont McKenna College | Career Center | Tue Oct. 2 | 1:30 |
| Dartmouth | Walt Whitman High School
7100 Whittier Blvd, Bethesda | Wed Oct. 3 | 7:00pm |
| Montana State | Career Center | Tue Oct. 9 | 12:00 |
| George Mason University | Career Center | Tue Oct. 9 | 12:30 |
| Northeastern University | Career Center | Wed Oct. 10 | 8:00 |
| Wheaton College | Career Center | Wed Oct. 10 | 9:30 |
| Brown University | Washington-Lee High School gym
1300 North Quincy Street | Thu Oct. 11 | 7-9pm |
| Coastal Carolina University | Career Center | Thu Oct. 11 | 11:30 |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Career Center | Thu Oct. 11 | 1:30 |
| Mount Holyoke College | Career Center | Fri Oct. 12 | TBD |
| The George Washington University | Career Center | Fri Oct. 12 | 8:00 |
| State University of New York at Albany | Career Center | Mon Oct. 15 | 8:00 |
| Virginia Military Institute | Career Center | Mon Oct. 15 | 9:00 |
| James Madison University | Career Center | Mon Oct. 15 | 9:30 |
| New York University | Career Center | Mon Oct. 15 | 11:00 |
| Juniata College | Career Center | Tue Oct. 16 | 8:30 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne College | Career Center | Tue Oct. 16 | 9:30 |
| University of New Haven | Career Center | Tue Oct. 16 | 11:30 |
| Suffolk University | Career Center | Tue Oct. 16 | 12:15 |
| Albright College | Career Center | Tue Oct. 16 | 1:30 |
| Cornell University | Sidwell Friends School
3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW, D.C. | Wed Oct. 17 | 7:30-9:00pm |
| College of William & Mary | Career Center | Thu Oct. 18 | 8:00 |
| Marymount University | Career Center | Tue Oct. 23 | 10:30 |
| American University | Career Center | Fri Oct. 26 | 9:30 |
| University of Dayton | Career Center | Mon Oct. 29 | 8:30 |
| Northwestern - Evanston | Career Center | Thu Nov. 1 | 9:30 |
| Bridgewater College | Career Center | Mon Nov. 12 | 8:00 |
| Washington College | Career Center | Wed Nov. 14 | 8:30 |
| Hollins University | Career Center | Wed Nov. 14 | 9:30 |
| Washington and Lee University | Career Center | Thu Nov. 15 | 8:30 |
| University of Connecticut | Career Center | Thu Nov. 15 | 9:00 |
Oct 1
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 9:39 pm
Upcoming college visits:
Princeton University
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Marriott Tysons Corner
8028 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
No RSVP necessary
Tufts
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
7:30 p.m.
Marriott Wardman Prk Hotel
2660 Woodley Road, NW
Washington, DC 20008
RSVP: TuftsonTourRSVP@ase.tufts.edu
In the email subject line: Washington
In the body of email: student's name and total number of guests attending
Remember to check the Career Center's College Visits list.
Oct 1
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 9:37 pm
Greater Washington, D.C. National College Fair
The National College Fair Program assists more than 800,000 students each year in making informed decisions on what eductional and career paths to follow after high school. The Greater Washington, D.C. National College Fair is coming soon:
WHEN: Thursday, November 8, 2007
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Washington Convention Center
For more information, visit: www.nacacnet.org/NCF
or call Merita E. Carter: 202-442-5640.
Oct 1
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 9:31 pm
Three new scholarships were recently added to the FCPS Central Scholarship Database:
Scholarship Name: Coca-Cola Scholars Program
Deadline: Oct 31, 2007
Amount: $10,000 - $20,000
Scholarship Detail Link: http://www.fcps.edu/ssseapps/scholarshipdb/scholardetail.cfm?Scholar_ID=1050
Application Link: http://www.coca-colascholars.org/
Scholarship Name: National Association of Secondary School Principals Herff Jones Principals Leadership Award
Deadline: Nov 21, 2007
Amount:1000 - 12,000
Scholarship Detail Link: http://www.fcps.edu/ssseapps/scholarshipdb/scholardetail.cfm?Scholar_ID=1104
Application Link: http://www.principals.org/s_nassp/sec.asp?CID=538&DID=48172
Scholarship Name: Schubmehl-Prein Prize for Best Essay on Social Impact of Computing
Deadline: May 31, 2008
Amount:250 - 1000
Scholarship Detail Link: http://www.fcps.edu/ssseapps/scholarshipdb/scholardetail.cfm?Scholar_ID=1175
Application Link: http://www.cse.nd.edu/EssayContest/
Be sure to check out the FCPS Central Scholarship Database: www.fcps.edu/ss/CareerConnections and click on "scholarships"
Sep 26
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 1:49 pm
Helping Teens Drive/Ride Safely
November 3, 2007, is "Teen Driving SafeD Day."
On that day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center, federal, state, local, and private organizations will set up displays and hold demonstrations to get teens and their parents involved in hands-on activities.
The theme of the day's events is: "One Day To Save The Rest Of The Days Of Your Life."
Highway safety experts will present seminars to teens and parents on the importance of safe teen driving and the crucial factor of experience in a wide variety of driving situations. In many cases, teens will be teaching teens, including the lesson that just one moment of irresponsibility behind the wheel can lead to a crash that devastates the life of the driver and possibly many others.
Admission is FREE! Parking at the Pennino and Herrity Buildings.
S.A.F.E - D is a nonprofit organization that is passionate, dedicated, and committed
to making teens and their parents aware of the consequences, effects and responsibility of driving.
This event has the support of the Fairfax County Police, Fire and Rescue
and Sheriff's Departments and many public safety agencies outside Fairfax, as well as the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Citizens Advisory Council and The Fairfax Partnership for Youth.
For more information about this life-saving
event visit:
www.teendrivingsafeD.org
or contact Russell Monllos at
Russ@TeenDrivingSafeD.org
or (703) 362-6341.
Sep 18
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 7:01 am
Hey Seniors! College applications are due soon!
Nail it down now!
Learn how to manage it all at a free workshop:
- Senior year academic life
- Extracurricular activities
- Developing compelling story themes and "wow" factors
- Writing personal essays
- Dealing with grades or scores that may not reflect your true potential
- Getting teachers' recommendations
Workshop Details
Potomac Falls: Cascades Library (21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls, Va.)
7 - 9 pm, Tues., Sept. 18
3 - 5 pm, Sat., Oct. 6
Reston: Bechtel Conference Center (1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, Va.)
7 - 9 pm, Wed., Oct. 10
Space is limited at these workshops. To reserve your seat, call (703) 242-5885 or email info@admissionsconsultants.com. Let us know how many seats to reserve for you. We welcome parents and younger students. Visit admissionsconsultants.com/college/workshops.asp for seminar updates!
