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CALENDAR
MARCH
19 Boston Market fundraiser
20 Dual Enrollment Info
Session 9am
23 Reston 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert
31 MYP community log
due
APRIL
2 Regional College
Fair—GMU
7 FULL DAY OF
SCHOOL—blue day
7-11 Mental Wellness
Week
8 Personal Project Fair
9 PTSA Meeting, Media
Center 7pm
14-18 SPRING BREAK
No School
26 Band on the Run 5K
30 9th/10th parent night,
Theatre 6:30pm
MAY
10 Mock ACT/SAT
11 Mother’s Day
14 PTSA Meeting, Media
Center 7pm
30 PROM 8pm
JUNE
20, 23 FULL DAYS OF
SCHOOL
24 Last Day of School—
early release
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M A R C H
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
PRESIDENT’S PEN
As we move into Spring, I am hopeful
we are done with the snow! As a native
of this area, I do not recall a year when
we have had this number of storms. The
multiple interruptions have added a lot
of stress to both students and teachers.
Our teachers are constantly working to
adjust their pacing guides and communicate out new timelines with each
change to the schedule. We are still
waiting for some final decisions from
the county on how the added days in
June will be used. As soon as that decision is officially communicated, I will get
that out in a KIT message.
Dear SLHS Families,
Students were issued interims during
their second period class on Monday,
March 10th. If you have not seen your
students interim, please ask them for it.
The third quarter ends on April 4th. It is
critical that students get assignments
turned in as there is no teacher workday to end third quarter. Teachers will
be grading assignments and figuring
grades as we begin fourth quarter on
Monday, April 7th, which was a teacher
workday and is now a full school day.
Students have been meeting with their
counselors through English classes for
academic advising sessions where they
plan course selections for next year. At
the end of those meetings, students are
given a print out of the courses selected. The majority of rising seniors and
juniors have completed that process
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It has been a crazy winter, with days on and
off, yet we continue to shine in the community. The halls are filled with evidence of
Science Fair; the drainage topper on Lake
Thoreau will be adorned with work from
our STEM students; we have students
swimming, debating, marketing, racing,
cooking, in all ways preparing for life right
from our very hallways. Look at the front
page of the school's website to see all the
remarkable strides our students are making. The skills that they take with them as a
Seahawk when they go to interact with the
world will serve them well.
As we are catching up from Mother Nature's interruptions, the counselors are
meeting with students to make course selections. If your child has not already
brought a sheet of paper home to you, look
for course selections in the third quarter
report card.
Please, please if you need to discuss selections, or want to change anything, contact
your child's counselor immediately. FCPS
requires staffing to be chosen in April, so
while course selection can change until the
end of May, you are not guaranteed that a
course will be available. If only so many
students choose QQQ elective, staffing will
be based on that in April. Particularly this
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PRESIDENT—continued from page 2
and rising sophomores should have been finished yesterday.
Of course, there are some classes that have to be rescheduled due to snow days. If you have not seen the print out
provided to your student, please ask them for it. Those selections will also be included in the mailing of third quarter
report cards.
The weather hasn’t kept our students from shining over the
winter both scholastically and athletically. We recognized
our outstanding winter sports teams for both their achievements on the playing field as well as the many who earned a
3.5 GPA as a student athlete on March 10th . Our Speech and
Debate teams continue to compete and do great with eight
students qualifying for the national competition in Chicago.
Our relatively new Science Olympiad team qualified for the
state tournament to be held later this month at Madison HS.
Twenty-two Seahawk students are competing at the Regional Science fair March 17th. On April 8th will be the fabulous
IBMYP Personal Project fair, IB Visual Arts showcase and,
new this year, examples of the IBCC Reflective projects.
That night is open to the public and is free. Please check out
the SLHS calendar on the website and KIT messages for all
the great things going on.
As I mentioned in my last letter, the FCPS proposed budget
is asking for an increased transfer from the Board of Supervisors. Already included in the proposed cuts from the
school system is a 1.0 increase to class size at the high
school level. Ultimately, that translates to cuts in staff. I
would encourage parents and students to learn about the
FY2015 proposed budget. There are a variety of documents
related to the budget available at http://www.fcps.edu/
news/fy2015.shtml. It is important that the Board of Supervisors hear from community members now about their feelings on the budget. I do want to thank Cathy Hudgins for
visiting South Lakes earlier this month and taking the time to
meet and hear from a group of staff members after school.
Thank you Seahawk community for your support and commitment to making South Lakes an awesome school. As this
year’s leadership class motto goes: Dreams come true in
green and blue!
Kim Retzer
Proud Principal
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year, with the budget concerns, there may not be much
wiggle room on May 30.
Thank you to the many parents who are volunteering, especially as the spring season comes upon us. The musical,
theatre, athletic, and All Night Grad Party areas really appreciate all that you do. As Ms. Knapp says, "Home of the
Seahawks, and darn proud of it!"
Please let me know if I can help in any way.
Tara Cranford Teague
SLHS PTSA President
president@southlakesptsa.org
MATH DEPARTMENT
I hope everyone has enjoyed the many snow days we’ve
had this year! The math department has planned, adjusted, and re-adjusted the pacing guides to ensure sufficient
time to cover course materials. It is vital that students are
present in class the rest of the year, as any missed classes
now can cause them to fall behind. We are deep in preparation for the end of the year.
The math department is also trying to broaden student
access to mathematical competitions. Fairfax County
offers both a Varsity Math League (above Algebra 2) and a
Junior Math League (at or below Algebra 2). Competitions
occur about once a month. Interested students should
talk to Ms. Baram or Ms. Yen for more information. Students also recently competed in the AMC math competition; we are waiting on the results.
SOL tests are quickly approaching for Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2. We would like to remind you that the
Math teachers are available after school on late bus days,
Mondays and some Wednesdays, for extra help, please
make sure to take advantage of this!
It is also that time of year when students start looking forward to the classes that they will be taking next year. We
have recommended classes, and we encourage parents
and students to engage in a dialogue with teachers about
placement. We strive to recommend every student to a
class that will challenge them and allow them to be successful.
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It’s Spring Allergy Season !
FCPS Emergency Medication Policy Reminder:
FCPS’ MEDICATION POLICY requires that students who need to use (or carry ) an INHALER or EPIPEN
in school (or to use during after school practices and at games; or while on FCPS fieldtrips) must provide the SLHS Health Room/Clinic with a doctor signed FCPS Inhaler Authorization Form or FCPS Epinephrine Authorization Form.
A new form must be provided each year. FCPS Authorization Forms can be found at:
http://www.fcps.edu/forms.htm
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Part I of the Authorization form: Parents complete and sign as usual.
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Part II of the Authorization form is filled out and signed by a doctor.
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(If ‘permission to carry’ box is checked by the doctor): Parent AND Student must co-sign Part II.
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Parents may send in a back-up inhaler or EpiPen to keep in the Health Room even when the student carries one. Your student may bring it in with the form.
Bring completed form to Health Room/Clinic or fax to the clinic at: 703-715-4609.
*Emergency medication must have the prescription label on it. Students should carry
it in the original, labeled box - or – tape the label onto inhaler barrel or EpiPen tube.
**Check the medicine ‘expiration’ date and get a new unit whenever it expires.
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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
The Science Department is proud to share with you
the 1st and 2nd place winners of our South Lakes
High School Science Fair held on January 29, 2014.
The first place winners then became eligible to
compete in this weekend’s Regional Science Fair at
Robinson Secondary School (March 14-16) and if
they win there, they may attend the Virginia State
Science Fair at Virginia Military Institute.
Grand Prize Winner
Taylor Rauch
First Place Winners
Alla Cartright
Charlie Quinn
Everest Gromoll
Samuel Rugari
Kajal Chandrabhatla,
Kaitlin Lee
Aalliiee Malmberg
Helena Clark
Ian Larson
Christopher Jones
Jeremy Schonfeld
Julian Levy-Myers and Amar Singh
Emma Cantwell
Dilan Wickramaratne
Benjamin Constantine
Juwairiyah Brown
Abigail Bossie, Taylor Mauceri and Tehmeena Salahin
Sage Raphael and Natalie Simmons
Justin May and Daniel Raw
Sana Khan
Sabrina Groves
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Second Place Winners
Abigail Wickman (will attend the Regional Science
Fair)
Jasjeet Waraich
Elizabeth Eareckson
David Joyner
Michelle Whitlock
Omar Farooq
Sam Gifford and Madison Lintner
Nicole Baker and Manaal Farhan
Sarah Smith
Jenna Hirshfeld and Liz Trautman
Katherine Bae
Dounia Lazreq
Conor Gill
John Westenhoff and Chris Zaboji
Melissa Hadley and Kellye Young
Javier Corrasco and Andres Saavedra
Second place winners
In addition, we wish to thank all the parents and
community members who acted as judges at the fair.
More than 120 of you helped out and we could not
have done it without you!
Pizza Tonight? Order from Naked Pizza, Reston and help
the Athletic Boosters!
From now until April 4th, order pizza in store, online or by
phone with delivery, and SLHS Athletics will receive a 20% donation! You must use the promotion code “Support Athletes”
to ensure the Boosters receives the donation!
Honey Baked Ham
First place winners
Need a ham for Easter? We’ll be taking orders for hams to be
delivered just before Easter, which is Sunday, April 20th. To
order your ham at a reduced price and benefit SLHS Athletes,
click here.
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WORLD LANGUAGES
French
German
Twenty-five IB students will travel to France over
Spring vacation. First stop, Paris, and then south
to visit the former Roman city of Nimes, as well
as the impressive Pont du Gard and several picturesque villages. We wish them "bon voyage"
and know they will enjoy using their language
skills, sampling the cuisine and discovering the
history and beauty of southern France!
National German Exam Awards: 43 South Lakes German
students in levels 2 through IB 2 completed the extremely rigorous National Exam in January. Congratulations to
Hazel Reges scoring in the 95th percentile and qualifying
to apply for the AATG (American Association of Teachers
of German) Study Abroad travel program. Hazel is the
1st South Lakes student to receive this recognition. An
additional 24 students will receive recognition of
achievement, bronze, silver or gold awards and the German Honor Society induction and award ceremony! Wir
gratulieren euch!
Our French I class did a brilliant job on their very
first recorded MYP interactive assessment. While
FCPS PALS tasks are individually recorded
through level II, the Middle Years Program requires students to negotiate meaning in a twoway conversation. All the better to prepare our
students for the real world!
Level II classes are finishing up the theme of the
Town. Some of our more popular activities have
included making maps, giving directions to lead
friends to mystery destinations, and noticing cultural differences in town planning, architectural
styles and building materials.
IB1 classes are currently reading a beautifully
written novel titled "L'Homme qui plantait des
arbres", by the famous French author, Jean
Giono. Set in the hills of Provence, it is a story of
one man's service and gift to humanity through
his service to nature. World Wars I and II serve
as the backdrop to the story-and are also aspects
of IB study we have explored this year in class.
Félicitations to all the IB French II students. They
completed their internal assessments and the IB
written assignments. They worked very hard and
Madame Bachman is proud of their dedication to
the program. We are now working on reading
and writing skills in order to prepare for the May
portion of the exam. In between, we have found
time to enjoy some Nutella as we discussed the
advantages of Fair Trade products and their impact on the global community.
Wir sind activ! We are active in the German classes at
South Lakes High School.
German 1 is continuing their correspondence with pen
pals in Berlin and with the SLHS IB German 1 class,
putting the language to use in the real world.
German 2 students are preparing Advertising Campaigns
for health and fitness products and services. Campaigns
include radio, television and print advertisements.
German 3 students as part of the official IB MYP program
are learning about the very environmentally conscientious Germans and Europeans. As part of the learning
process students are creating public service announcements using Mottos from the German “Tag der Umwelt”
or Environment Day.
IB1 students have been learning about the various cuisines and cultural traditions in the German speaking
world. Preparing and presenting a traditional German
dish on March 24th to a panel of German speakers the
students will demonstrate their knowledge of their selected dish and their language skills. Guten Appetit!
IB2 is continuing to prepare for the upcoming IB exams in
May from reviewing grammar and vocabulary to discussing the stereotypes of both Americans and Germans to
the genetic modification of plants and foods the discussions have been quite intense.
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ENGLISH/YEARBOOK/NEWSPAPER
Japanese
South Lakes will be hosting 6 Japanese exchange students from March 22-25. They are coming from Kawagoe High School in Mie Prefecture, where South Lakes
students visited last summer as part of the Kakehashi
exchange program sponsored by the Japanese Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
Latin
The Latin I classes have continued to expand their
knowledge of basic Latin grammar. They have learned
three of the six verb tenses, nouns of different genders, and are currently working on the challenging concept of noun and adjective agreement. Additionally,
they studied numbers and Roman numerals, trying
their hand at some math word problems in Latin! Historical studies have focused on early Roman history
and the time when the city of Rome was growing under some great and not-so-great kings. Outside of
class, several Latin I students recently took the National Latin Exam, and a number also participated in the
SLHS Latin trip to New York, where they explored the
classical treasures housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Spanish
Spanish classes continue to bring the language and culture to life. The Spanish for Fluent Speakers classes
have been discussing the conflict in Venezuela and
even made a mural to bring attention to the situation!
IB 2 students are preparing for the final part of the exam in May, while IB 1 students are focusing on global
issues such as indigenous populations and immigration.
Spanish 3 students are finishing up a unit on health and
nutrition and will soon be discussing issues regarding
the environment. Childhood memories are the current
topic in Spanish 2, while Spanish 1 students are talking
about games and sports!
-Laura Bachman
As the juniors finish their Writing SOL in March, they
begin to prepare for the Reading SOL in May. If you
would like to support your student’s preparations
for the SOL, read and discuss a variety of shorter
written works with them from newspapers, magazines, or the Internet.
Yearbooks are still on sale! If you have not yet preordered the 2014 yearbook for your student, please go
to www.YearbookOrderCenter.com. If you prefer to
pay in cash, order forms are available on the SLHS
homepage, or students can pick one up from room
472.
The photojournalism students are heading to San
Diego in April for the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association spring
conference. Yearbook students will attend a over
ten different sessions during the three-day conference, taught by journalism professionals from
around the country. Topics include journalistic
writing, photography, design, theme development,
yearbook coverage, and editorial leadership.
Participating in Ms. Surette’s English 9 Romeo and
Juliet extravaganza, freshmen Haley Weise and
Leslie Zelaya portray Romeo and Juliet for the class
production.
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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES – Linda Jones
This winter accomplishments for sports teams and
activities were recognized at our recent awards ceremony for outstanding achievement. At the ceremony for the female winter athletes during the season 114 out of 169 received at least a 3.5 GPA. The
male winter athletes 91 out of 178 received at least
3.5 GPA. We are extremely proud of our student
athletes on the field of completion but more importantly their accomplishments in the classroom.
The indoor track & field teams had a very successful
season. The girls won the Liberty Conference title
for the 3rd consecutive year and placed 12th out of
52 teams at the State Championship. The boys’
team won the Liberty Conference title for the 6th
consecutive year, placed 4th out of 26 teams at the
6A North Region Championship, and 10th at the
State Championship. The girls’ 4 x 800 meter relay
set a new school record and the boys 4 x 800 meter
relay set a new district record. There were 12 Seahawks that earned All-State honors.
The swim and dive team finished off the season
with 4 great weeks of performances at the conference, regional, and state levels. At conferences, the
boys placed 7th and the girls placed 4th with many
regional and state cuts achieved and a conference
record in the 100 fly set by Emily Landeryou. At the
regional meet the girls placed 21st and the girls 9th
with many state cuts achieved and the South Lakes
boys 100 breast record being broken twice by Mac
Sogandares and Ben Gryski.
At the state meet in Richmond, the team had its
best showing in almost 10 years as the boys placed
22nd and the girls 8th. It was a great learning experience as that out of the 14 that swam, 13 are back
next year and know what to expect. Many great
swims and personal best times, bonding, and odd
haircuts were part of a great time. Coach Scoot
Brown said, “Maybe next year we will go to Pepe’s.”
The Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team was a region
semifinalist and won the Liberty Conference Cham-
pionship winning over Hayfield after finishing the regular season in 2nd place. The boys finished 3rd place in
the Wakefield Tournament, and Brandon Kamga was
named to the All-Tournament Team. Brandon Kamga
was also named 1st Team All-Region, Player of the Year
in the conference and the MVP of the conference tournament. Clayton O’Neill was named 1st Team AllConference, Defensive Player of the Year in the conference and was named to the conference tournament
team. Dre Puryear was named to the region tournament team.
The Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team won the Liberty Conference Championship winning over Madison after finishing the regular season in 2nd place. The team finished the season with a 23-4 record. Junior Princess
Aghayere was named 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team AllConference and MVP of the Conference Tournament.
Abigail Rendle was named 2nd Team Region, 1st Team
All- Conference, All- Conference Tournament Team
and is a McDonald’s All-American nominee. The team
was a quarterfinalist at the region tournament this
year.
Congratulations to our Forensics (Speech) Team for
winning the Conference Championship held at Hayfield
High School. The Forensics sponsor is Rebecca Samba
a Spanish teacher at SLHS. This is the first district and
conference title for our forensics team. Julian LexyMeyers place 1st in the extemporaneous speaking and
as did Antonia Nagle in impromptu. Chiara Sauvage
got 1st place in the humorous dramatic interpretation
and Manaal Siddiqui was 2nd in that category. Noni
Shemenki was 2nd place for prose interpretation. Caroline Kulczycky and Anusha Rahman placed 2nd in the
humorous duo interpretation.
Congratulations also to our Debate Team for being the
Conference Runner-ups at the tournament that we
hosted. At the conference tournament in Policy, Kiran
Hampton and Henry Woelflein finished 1st place. Daniel
Sprague and Helena Clark finished 2nd place in Policy.
Special thank you, to Chery Finley for being the direc-
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tor of the tournament and also hosting debate tournaments at South Lakes. Good luck to our Debate Team
at regionals that will be held at Westfield.
The Gymnastics Team finished 4th place at the Liberty
Conference Championship held at McLean High
School. At the conference championship, senior Jasmine Shuey won the balance beam and placed 3rd
place on the floor. At the region meet, Jasmine placed
5th on the beam and 7th on the floor in which she was
a state qualifier for both events. This was also the
highest placement in over 10 years. Jasmine Shuey
was the first state qualifier for a gymnast since 2001.
This winter season the Dance Team has grown to 24
members. The Dance Team performed at varsity boys’
and varsity basketball games and the winter pep rally.
The team place 4th place at the West Springfield Dance
competition. The team also finished 7th place at the
UDA’s Fairfax Dance Championship.
The wrestling team at the conference tournament Colby Laxton placed 2nd place at 195lbs. and was 5th place
at the region tournament. Also at the conference
tournament, Richard Walsh finished 3rd place at
160lbs. and Nick Wille and Andrew Brooker were 4th
place finishers in their respective weight classes.
Coach Stephen Brown said of his team, “ I feel that
our best moment was down in Richmond when we
upset the favored Matoaco High School by 1 point
(who finished 3rd in the state this year) to go on and
finish 4th at the Atlee High School Invitational.” The
Seahawks had a 14th Place finish at the Nova Classic
this year. Coach Brown has a young team and he
looks forward to many more accolades in the future.
South Lakes High School is pleased to announce the
hiring of Brittany Stevenson as the Varsity Girls Lacrosse Head Coach. Coach Stevenson has made an
immediate impact on the girls’ lacrosse program.
Coach Stevenson was an assistant coach for five years
at Hayfield.
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ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY (ANGP)
The ANGP wants to thank everyone who has
participated in our fundraisers so far this year.
We really appreciate your support. We are
steadily working towards our fundraising goal
and planning a spectacular party! It's time for
our annual Spring Plant Sale and we will be taking orders until April 11th. We have all sorts of
colorful flowering plants for your garden beds, vegetables for your vegetable garden and hanging flower
baskets to decorate your porch or
deck. Go to the ANGP fundraising
page to see the wide selection of
plants and to place your order. http://
www.southlakesptsa.org/ANGP/
ANGPfundraising.html If you prefer to
mail in your order, you can download an order
form to print and mail. The plants will all be available for pickup at the school on April 25th.
Looking ahead, we are holding many other
fundraisers. Join us at Boston Market (Northpoint
Village Center) today (3/19), all day. We are also having a dog wash fundraiser at Weber's Pet
Supermarket (Fox Mill Shopping Center) from
April 7-19. What a great idea to wash your dog
at Weber's, let them clean up the water spray
and help the ANGP raise money! Look for additional fundraisers this Spring with Naked Pizza,
Tropical Smoothie and Pot Belly.
Most importantly, tickets for the All Night Grad
Party 2014 are available for sale for $50 until April
11th ($10 for free and reduced lunch students).
The price goes up after Spring Break, so don't
delay. Get your senior their ticket today! Tickets
may be purchased on our website. http://
www.southlakesptsa.org/ANGP.html If you prefer to send in a check, you may download an
order form and send it in.
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DECA SETS NEW SCHOOL RECORD
The weekend of March 1st, 36 South Lakes High
School Marketing students (members of DECA) set a
new record for competition at the annual Virginia
DECA State Leadership Conference held in Virginia
Beach, Virginia. http://www.vadeca.org/ The students tested their skills in role-play events, rebranding plans, entrepreneurship and defended marketing research and public relations campaigns. They
earned Two State first place titles, qualified 25 students for International competition in Atlanta, Georgia ~ May 2-6 and Ms. Virginia Bulger was elected to
serve as Virginia DECA’s State President 2014-15.
Individual Role-Play Events
Food Marketing – Top 20 ~ Vikky Batra
*Restaurant & Food Service Management – Finalist ~
Gabe Davis
Social Media – Top 16 ~ Molly Sheets
Team Decision Making
Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision – Top 20
~ Cole Palley & Micky Kumbi
Written Events
Sports & Entertainment Research – Top 16 ~ Angela
Barrale, Henning Baussus & Nik Baussus
*Business Services Research – Finalist ~ Rachel
Heatherly, Paige Barlow & Ted Madden
*Buying & Merchandising Research – 1st Place Finalist ~ Allison LeMair, Hans Baussus & Joe Li
*Entrepreneurship Written – Finalist ~ Mallika Suri,
Chance Konnor & David Logan
*Entrepreneurship Written – Finalist ~ Jasmine
Shuey, Katie Wolfe & Matthew Crump
*Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan – Finalist ~ Shannon Meehan, Lindsey Cohen & Joshua Forrest
*Entrepreneurship Innovation – Finalist ~ Sneha Kuchipudi, Sweetlove Reyes & Brentan Walters
Chapter Events
Chapter competition requires group participation of
DECA members – The event involves planning & execution of a Public Relation Campaign and a Creative
Marketing Research Project held in the business
community.
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*Public Relations Project - (Capitol Hill campaign lobbying
for Campus Fire Safety, “Contain The Flame”) - State Finalist ~ Kelly Carney, Virginia Bulger & Gavin Brown
*Creative Marketing Research - (Study to determine how
and why residents keep their porch lights on, “Light’s ON,
Crime Off” – 1st Place State, Finalist ~ Tad Mich, Dania Rivas & Nicky Kandola
VIRGINIA DECA STATE PRESIDENT - Ms. Virginia Bulger
was elected to lead 14,000 Virginia DECA Members for the
coming school year.
* Students have qualified for International Competition.
http://www.deca.org/events/icdc/
The Marketing instructors/DECA Advisors - Darlena Ricks
and Jay Walker - would like to congratulate the South
Lakes High School (FCPS) marketing students for all of
their dedicated efforts.
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CAREER CENTER
Thinking about what to do with your summer?
Many colleges and universities host precollege programs for high school students
during the summer. This is a great way to get
acclimated to college life and to learn something new and exciting. Check out a wide
range of opportunities:
http://slcareercenter.weebly.com/summeropportunities.html
NOVA Information Night-Monday, May 5th
FCPS is partnering with Northern Virginia
Community College to bring you a NOVA Information Night. Parents and students of all
grade levels are welcome to attend.
Students and Parents can:
-Learn about NOVA’s academic programs
-Explore student activities, sports, as well as
career and transfer options
-Complete your NOVA application and speak
with an academic advisor
-Enter to win prizes including NOVA
bookstore credit and one-year parking permits (seniors only)
Information sessions focusing on the enrollment process and academic program tracks
will take place beginning at 6:45 p.m. and
will continue throughout the event.
Please RSVP using this link:
www.fcps.edu/is/schoolcounseling/
events.shtml
What’s happening?
The Junior Career Unit will begin on March 24th in the
Career Center. Ms. Burke and the counselors will
meet with all of the juniors to discuss the importance
of planning for life after high school.
Parents-Stay Connected
Blackboard and Family Connection are great ways to
stay connected with what’s going on in your students’
classrooms. Parents can gain access to both of
these by visiting http://fcps.blackboard.com. At the
bottom of the screen there is a section for Parent Information, Creating a New Parent View Account and
First Time Login. Simply following the instructions
that are provided and you can gain parental access
to your students’ accounts. Family Connection is accessible through Blackboard and provides a wealth of
information about colleges, careers, summer enrichment programs, scholarships and more.
Pyramid Wide College & Career Night
Students and Parents of all grade levels are invited
on April 10th at 6:30 p.m. to participate in a pyramid
wide College & Career Planning Night. We will have
a number of sessions including a panel of college
professionals, Financial Planning, and much more!
Don’t miss this information packed event!
$$ Scholarships $$
Be sure to visit Family Connection for a complete list
of FCPS approved scholarships. Many opportunities
are available, so take full advantage of the offerings!
Make sure to stay on top of dates & deadlines.
UPCOMING SAT/ACT REGISTRATION DATES
SAT- www.collegeboard.org
Test Date
May 3
June 7
Registration Deadline
April 4
May 9
ACT- www.act.org
June 14
May 9
**College bound juniors are strongly encouraged to take at least one SAT or ACT this year**
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PARENT LIAISON OFFICE
........‫زاوية وسطاء العوائل‬
South Lakes has two Parent Liaisons, Mrs. Martinez
(fluent in Spanish) and Mrs. Abbasi (fluent in Arabic),
who are available to support all our families. They
have knowledge of FCPS programs and services, the
school culture and the ability to help you connect
with school and community resources. Please feel
free to contact the Parent Liaisons anytime by phone
or email or come by the office during the school
hours.
‫إن مدرسة ساوث ليكس الثانوية سعيدة بوجود وسيطتان للعائلة‬
‫السيدة فدى عباسي(تتكلم اللغة العربية) والسيدة مارتينز( تتكلم‬
‫ وهن موجودتان في المدرسة لمساعدة جميع‬،)‫اللغة اإلسبانية‬
‫ كالمجتمع‬FCPS ‫ وهن على معرفة بخدمات وبرامج‬.‫األهالي‬
‫المدرسي في مدرستنا ومساعدتكم باإلتصال باألشخاص‬
‫المناسبين في المدرسة والمجتمع ويمكنكم الحضور لمقابلتهم أو‬
.‫اإلتصال بهم أو إرسال رسالة بالبريد اإللكتروني في أي وقت‬
We are happy to announce to all parents that we
have opened our Parent Center here at SLHS, it’s in
the Parent Liaison’s office. The Parent Center is a
welcoming place where families can gather, learn,
and access school and community resources.
‫ونحن سعداء أن نعلن لجميع اآلباء واألمهات أننا قمنا بفتح‬
‫ هنا في مدرسة ساوث‬Parent Center ‫مركز األهالي‬
‫ وهو موجود في نفس مكتب وسطاء‬،SLHS ‫ليكس الثانوية‬
،‫ والتعلم‬،‫ إن مركز األهالي هو مكان لألهالي للتعارف‬.‫العوائل‬
.‫والتواصل مع المدرسة ومعرفة موارد المجتمع‬
We were very pleased to meet with the Arabic parents of SLHS Pyramid on February 5th at Forest Edge
ES. The parents appreciated all the information that
Mr. Penn addressed about the SR&R and the counselor Ms. Thomas who discussed class selections for
the next school year. Also we had a special guest Ms.
Andersen who addressed a very important topic to
all parents: “How to talk so kids can listen and how
to listen when kids are talking.” Thanks to all the
guest speakers for answering the parents’ questions
and concerns.
The tentative date for the next meeting for the SLHS
Pyramid Arabic Parent meeting will be on Wednesday March 26 at Forest Edge ES, continuation to the
important topic we discussed in the previous
meeting our guest speaker Ms. Andersen will address another important topic as well “Positive Discipline” to know more about the goal of discipline,
discipline begins with a parent-child relationship
based on love and respect, by discipline you children
you are teaching them right from wrong, how to
build a positive relationship with your children and
how to prevent behavior problems.
For more information, please contact your Parent
Liaisons:
Martha Martinez, Tel: 703-715-4782 Email:
MMMartinez@fcps.edu
Feda Abbasi,
Tel: 703-715-4648 Email
FNABBASI@fcps.edu
‫لقد سعدنا بلقاء األهالي العرب من المدارس التابعة لمدرسة‬
5 ‫( في اإلجتماع الذي عقد في‬SLHS) ‫ساوث ليكس الثانوية‬
‫شباط الماضي في مدرسة فوريست إدج اإلبتدائية حيث‬/‫فبراير‬
ً ‫ عن موضوع مهم جدا‬Mr. Penn ‫تحدث مساعد المدير‬
Ms. ‫( كذلك تحدثت‬SR&R) ‫وهو حقوق الطالب ومسوؤلياته‬
‫ المرشده من مدرسة ساوث ليكس الثانوية عن كيفية‬Thomas
‫إختيار المواد الدراسية التي يجب على الطالب إختيارها للسنة‬
‫ كيفية التحدث مع‬Ms. Andersen ‫ أيضا ً تحدثت‬.‫القادمة‬
‫اوالدكم ليستمعوا لكم جيدا ً وكيف تستمعون ألوالدكم وهم‬
‫ وقد قاموا مشكورين جميعا ُ باإلجابة عن كل‬.‫يتحدثون معكم‬
.‫أسئلة وإستفسارات األهالي‬
‫وسيعقد اإلجتماع المقبل لٌألهالي العرب في يوم األربعاء‬
‫أذار في مدرسة فوريست إيدج اإلبتدائية‬/‫ مارس‬62 ‫الموافق‬
‫ بتكملة الموضوع المهم الذي تحدثنا‬Ms. Andersen ‫وستقوم‬
‫عنه في اإلجتماع السابق عن " كيفية التحدث مع أوالدكم‬
‫ليستمعوا لكم جيدا ً وكيف تستمعون ألوالدكم وهم يتحدثون‬
‫معكم" بالتحدث عن موضوع مهم آخر بنفس األهمية ويخص‬
‫جميع األهالي وهو " اإلنضباط والتربية اإليجابية" لمعرفة‬
‫الهدف من اإلنضباط اإليجابي و وكيفية مساعدة أوالدكم على‬
‫ كيفية‬،‫ كيفية بناء عالقة إجابية مع أوالدكم‬،‫تنمية ضبط النفس‬
‫ كيفية ضبط أوالدكم وتعليمهم‬،‫منع مشاكل السلوك عند أوالدكم‬
.‫تمييزالصواب من الخطأ‬
:‫لمزيد من المعلومات الرجاء اإلتصال بوسيط العائلة‬
‫ أو البريد‬703-715-4648 : ‫فدى عباسي على الرقم‬
FNABBASI@fcps.edu ‫اإللكتروني‬