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The RCMS Bookfair is Coming the Week of December 2-6!

The book fair is coming! We are excited to partner with a local business, Bookworm Central, for the 2024 book fair. All students will come through with their English classes sometime during the week of December 2-6. Click here for more details!

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Middle and High School Immunization Clinics

All FCPS middle and high schools will host a free immunization clinic this fall in collaboration with the Fairfax County Health Department. Students must participate at the school where they are enrolled. Clinics will be held during school hours. Parents/caregivers must sign a consent form for students under 18.

Holidays (Thanksgiving Break)

November 27, 2024 – November 29, 2024

Holidays (Winter Break)

December 23, 2024 – January 05, 2025

Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday / Inauguration Day)

January 20, 2025

End of Second Quarter

January 28, 2025

Student Holiday

January 29, 2025

Holiday (Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day)

February 17, 2025

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Carson Hosts First Parent-Teen Book Club

November 19, 2024

Books, Bonding, and Conversations: Carson's Parent-Teen Book Club Brings Families Together

Spelling is in Her G-E-N-E-S: Carson Middle School Student Follows in Sister’s Footsteps Competing in Scripps National Spelling Bee

Ankita Balaji will be the only FCPS student competing in the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Engineering With Empathy: Carson MS Students Design Devices to Help Those in Need

January 20, 2023

Eighth-graders take prototypes to finished projects that aim to assist people with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, arthritis and dyslexia.

Fairfax County School Board Approves Secondary Course Changes for 2025-26

The Fairfax County School Board approved new secondary course offerings for the 2025-26 school year at its meeting on November 14.

Seven FCPS Bands to Showcase Musical Talents at 2024 Virginia Music Educators Association Conference

Seven FCPS bands will perform at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference, which will be held November 21-23 in Norfolk.

Superintendent's Weekly Reflections

Dr. Reid writes about all the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This past week, she visited schools to see learning in action, attended the IEP Palooza and Our Voices, Our Future events, took in some high school theater, a science Olympiad, playoff volleyball, and more!

Seven Generations Ahead: FCPS Teacher Draws on Native American Roots Over 23 Years of Instruction

November is Native American Heritage Month. A Wakefield Forest Elementary teacher is sharing his cultural upbringing as a member of the Haudenosaunee’s Bear Clan with students through lessons on drums, dreamcatchers and the role of Native Americans in rocket science.