Oct 25
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 8:52 am
Scholarship Information:
Scholarship Name: Burger King Scholars Program
Deadline: Feb 15, 2008
Amount: $1000
Scholarship Details:
http://www.fcps.edu/ssseapps/scholarshipdb/scholardetail.cfm?Scholar_ID=
1039
Application: http://www.bk.com/scholars
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Scholarship Name: Gates Millennium Scholarship
Deadline: Dec 31, 2007
Amount: Varies
Scholarship Details: http://www.fcps.edu/ssseapps/scholarshipdb/scholardetail.cfm?Scholar_ID=
1070
Application: https://www.gmsp.org/
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Scholarship Name: Harry F. Byrd Leadership Award
Deadline: Nov 2, 2007
Amount: $10,000
Scholarship Details:
http://www.fcps.edu/ssseapps/scholarshipdb/scholardetail .cfm?Scholar_ID=
1072
Application: http://www.fcps.edu/ssseapps/scholarshipdb/seeccs.cfm
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Scholarship Name: Lee-Jackson Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: Jan 11, 2008
Amount: $1000 - $10,000
Scholarship Details:
http://www.fcps.edu/ssseapps/scholarshipdb/scholardetail.cfm?Scholar_ID=
1090
Application: http://www.lee-jackson.org/
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Scholarship Name: Commerce Bank American Dream Scholarship
Deadline: Dec 15, 2007
Amount: $1000
Scholarship Details:
http://www.fcps.edu/ssseapps/scholarshipdb/scholardetail.cfm?Scholar_I
Application: http://www.commerceonline.com/americandream/
For additional information, remember to check the Career Center's website at:
http://www.fcps.edu/MarshallHS/careerctr/careercenter.htm
and the FCPS central scholarship website at:
http://www.fcps.edu/ssseapps/scholarshipdb
Oct 25
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 8:44 am
CONTINUED SUPPORT NEEDED FOR GROCERY RECEIPT REWARDS PROGRAM
Please support George C. Marshall High School by registering your grocery store card online.
It is easy, takes only a few minutes of your
time, and will provide great award opportunities for our Children.
-- If you have a Giant Card, sign up using the school id #01929.
-- For Safeway (eScrip), complete the simple 6-step process using the group id #6533672.
-- Harris Teeter registration asks for a 4 digit number: 6607.
Encourage your neighbors, family and friends to sign up as well. Every bit helps!
Thank you in advance for your support.
Questions? Contact Maureen Kolbe at maureen.kolbe@fcps.edu
Oct 25
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 8:41 am
IB Program Orientation
WHAT: An orientation for the George C. Marshall High School International Baccalaureate Program led by current and graduate Marshall IB Students, parents, the principal, director of Student Services, and IB Coordinators.
WHEN: Thursday, November 15, 2007, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: High School Auditorium (7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Parents & students, grades 7 – 10.
Oct 25
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 8:26 am
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARD PROGRAMS
Sponsored by Fairfax County Public Schools
To recognize and reward employee excellence, FCPS sponsors several Employee of the Year award programs. All contracted employees are eligible to be nominated for one of these awards:
Teacher of the Year
Nominations due by December 3, 2007
Eligibility: all certified teachers who instruct a group of students on a regular basis; must have had three consecutive years of experience with FCPS.
Support Employee of the Year
Nominations due by March 7, 2008
Eligibility: all employees, except for teachers and principals. Includes bus drivers and attendants, custodians and plant operations employees, food service workers, office personnel, technical assistants, management personnel, assistant principals, and other administrative employees.
If you would like to nominate any eligible Marshall HS employees, download the nomination forms from the Dept. of Human Resources here: www.fcps.edu/DHR/employees/awards .
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.
