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.
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 13
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 6:18 am
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
Sep 13
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 6:05 am
PTSA Liaisons for Thoreau and Longfellow Middle Schools are still needed.
If you have a child at either of these schools and are interested in becoming a liaison, please contact gcmptsa@gmail.com
Sep 12
2007
Posted by: DMK
at 3:16 pm
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
