SPRING NEWSLETTER FHS GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

In This Issue

Service Academy Day page 2

Study Skills and ASVAB page 3

LFCC Dual Enrollment page 4

Winter Sports Averages page 5

SOL/Scholarship Night/Placement Test page 6

AP Testing Schedule page 7

Free Self-Defense Workshop page 8

Time Management Workshop page 9

Scholarship deadlines are approaching! The scholarship list is posted on the FHS Guidance website and is updat-ed as scholarship information is received. Hard copies of scholarships are housed in the Guidance Office. Scholarships are available for specific colleges, trade and technical schools, community colleges, academic performance, financial need, sports and much more! IMPORTANT: PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE YOUR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE DUE. SOME NEED TO BE SENT DIRECTLY BY THE STUDENT. ANY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE BACK TO FHS NEED TO BE IN MRS. SNYDER’S HANDS BY 7:30 AM ON THE DUE DATE. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Please encourage your seniors to apply!

May 2016

Juniors should be taking the SAT or ACT during Spring Term.

Please go to the following websites to register:

SAT—www.sat.org/register

May 7 – register by April 8

June 4 – register by May 5

ACT—www.actstudent.org

April 9—register by March 18

June 11—register by May 6

Don’t wait until senior year to take the test for the first time.

AP/Dual Enrollment, Mountain Vista Gov-

ernor’s School Information Program: On

Thursday, April 7th from 7:00 to 8:00 PM

Fauquier High School will have our second

annual AP/DE, Mountain Vista Governor’s

School Information Program. This is an op-

portunity for students and parents to meet

with AP/DE teachers to discuss course expec-

tations, summer assignments and converse

concerning these classes. Representatives

from Mountain Vista Governor’s School and

Lord Fairfax Community College will also be

here to answer questions. Please come out to

learn more about these exciting programs.

SENIOR PARENTS,

HAVE YOU FILLED OUT THE FAFSA? NOT DOING SO MAY DELAY YOUR FINANCIAL AID

PACKAGE FROM COLLEGES. GO TO FAFSA.ED.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. Planet

Nutshell has valuable information to help students and parents understand the FAFSA and financial aid. Go to: www.planetnutshell.com. Select: For Education. FAFSA Basics - Af-ter view the short video you may obtain additional information by clicking on "Borrow Wisely" box (bottom right).

Saturday, April 23, 2016

10:00am - 1:00pm (Doors open at 9:30am)

Paramount Theater

215 East Main Street

Charlottesville, VA 22902

Senator Mark R. Warner invites high school and middle school students, their parents, and guidance counselors to Academy Day 2016. Attendees will be provided a comprehensive overview of the United States service academies and their admission processes. In addition, students will be able

to meet with officials from all five academies as well as representatives from ROTC programs,

Virginia Tech, and the Virginia Military Institute.

Representatives from Virginia Congressional offices will be available to answer questions

regarding the application procedures for congressional nominations.

Please RSVP here: www.warner.senate.gov/event/academyday2016

For more information on the Academy Nomination Process, please visit: http://www.warner.senate.gov

Please feel free to share this invitation with any other interested parties.

Questions: (703) 442-0670 or academy_noms@warner.senate.gov

THE ASVAB CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM is a career planning and exploration program that combines a multiple-

aptitude test with an interest self-assessment and a wide range of career exploration tools. And it's FREE !

The ASVAB will be offered April 12th in the Falcon Room during blocks 1 and 2. Students will then be invited to the

computer lab at a later date to receive their results online.

11th and 12th grade students may sign up in the counseling office .

Let the college search begin! Please visit www.NACACNET.org for a wealth of

information regarding college search timelines and important reminders.

Is your student struggling academically? Here are some suggestions:

Free NHS tutoring is offered every TUESDAY from 2:45 – 3:45 in the Library. Tutors are available for all

core subjects and foreign languages. Students do not have to pre-register…just show up ready to learn!

A+ /Advisory? Students get 30 minutes of time to get help in a class they are struggling in, to review for

AP tests, to revisit SOL subjects, make up tests, etc. It is the student’s job to get a pass from the

teacher so they may leave homeroom to go see another teacher. Please encourage your student not to

wait until the last minute to request the pass.

Study skills/class skills can be found on the following websites:

Www.quizlet.com - a study aid, put in information and use the website for review

Www.khanacademy.org - math, science and SAT/ACT help (FREE)

Www.brightstorm.com - math, science, English and SAT/ACT help (Free trial)

Even YouTube can be helpful!

Check out Literari, where anyone can get access to a

live tutor for a wide range of topics. Go to the link and

click on Homework Help on the right side of the

screen.

http:public.credoreference.comclearCookie=institution

Soon, we will be emailing parents/guardians with a web link to invite them to use Infinite Campus, our

student information system. It is our hope that once parents have this link and create a login, they will

be able to update and verify contact information for students in our system.

We sent a form home two weeks ago. It was due April 1st. If you have not yet checked your student’s

form and signed it/corrected it, please do so ASAP. If you do not have an active email in FCPS system,

please create one and call Mrs. Tamie Robinson so that she may add it to your student’s information.

Mrs. Robinson can be reached at 422-7307

Thank you!

Students Attending LFCC

Save the Date - New Student Welcome Day

Middletown and Fauquier Campuses

Saturday, August 20 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

LFCC Dual Enrollment Website

http://www.lfcc.edu/future-students/high-school-

outreach/dual-enrollment-homepage/

The above website will provide information regarding dual enrollment. During the summer, the placement test will be given at Fauquier High School. The

date has not been scheduled at this time. If you have questions, please con-tact Mrs. Toothman, Guidance Department, at 540-422-7307.

WINTER SPORTS AVERAGES 2015-2016

SPORT PARTICIPANTS 3.00 + ABOVE GPA

Academic Team 7 7 4.15

Basketball (Girls Varsity) 13 12 3.42

Basketball (Girls JV) 8 5 2.81

Basketball (Boys Varsity) 15 11 3.22

Basketball (Boys JV) 15 12 3.12

Basketball (Boys 9th) 13 11 3.25

Cheerleading (Varsity) 22 19 3.23

Cheerleading (JV) 12 9 3.00

Indoor Track (Girls) 48 45 3.54

Indoor Track (Boys) 47 41 3.44

Swimming (Girls) 15 14 3.72

Swimming (Boys) 8 7 3.63

Wrestling (Varsity) 19 14 3.19

242 Total Participants 81% with 3.00 and above with a GPA of 3.30

Academic Team – Conference, Regional, and State Champions

Wrestling – Conference, Regional, and State Champions

Boys Track – Conference, Regional, and State Runner-Up

The FHS Scholarship Night will be held Tuesday, May 17th at 6:45 PM. Only students receiving awards will be invited to attend. The students/families will find out that evening WHAT and HOW MUCH has been won. It is a very exciting evening! Hope to see you there!

Report cards will be handed out in

homeroom

Wednesday, April 6th

3rd quarter report cards will be handed out

May 3rd

Final report cards will be mailed home by

June 8th

May 2016 Testing Schedule for SOLs

Spring Dates for Standards of Learning Tests (SOLs) -

English 11 RLR

World Hist. 1, World Hist. 2, US/VA History

Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry

Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2

April 26 English 11 blocks 1/3

April 27 English 11 blocks 2/4

April 28 English Make Ups/Re testers

April 29 Science blocks 1/3

May 2 Science blocks 2/4

May 3 Science Make Ups/Re testers

May 4 History blocks 1/3

May 5 History 2/4

May 6 History Make Ups/Re testers

May 9 Math blocks 1/3

May 10 Math blocks 2/4

May 11 Make Up/Re testers

May -12-20 Any Make Ups of Expedited or Term Grad

Attention seniors attending Lord Fairfax Community

College in the fall: The LFCC placement test will be

given on April 7th at 8:30 AM at Fauquier High School.

The sign-up sheet is located in the Guidance Office. Pri-

or to taking the test, the LFCC application must be com-

pleted. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Tooth-

man in the Guidance Office.

Important reminder about AP Testing:

All students enrolled in an AP class during the first

or second semester MUST sit for the corresponding

AP test.

If your student skips the AP test, they will not get the

added AP weight for their GPA nor will the class be

listed as an AP class on the transcript.

Week 1

(2016)

Monday

(May 2)

Tuesday

(May 3)

Wednesday

(May 4)

Thursday

(May 5)

Friday

(May 6)

Morning

(8 a.m.)

Chemistry Computer

Science A

English Liter-

ature and

Composition

Calculus AB

German Lan-

guage and

Culture

Environmen-

tal Science

Spanish Lan-

guage and

Culture

Calculus BC United States

History

Afternoon

(12 p.m.)

Psychology

Art History

Japanese

Language

and Culture

Chinese Lan-

guage and

Culture

European

History

Physics 1:

Algebra-

Based

Physics 2:

Algebra-

Based

AP Seminar

Week 2

(2016)

Monday

(May 9)

Tuesday

(May 10)

Wednesday

(May 11)

Thursday

(May 12)

Friday

(May 13)

Morning

(8 a.m.)

Biology

United States

Government

and Politics

English Lan-

guage and

Composition

Comparative

Government

and Politics

Human Ge-

ography

Music Theory World History Microeco-

nomics

Afternoon

(12 p.m.)

Physics C:

Mechanics

French Lan-

guage and

Culture

Italian Lan-

guage and

Culture

Statistics Latin Macroeco-

nomics

Spanish Lan-

guage and

Culture

Afternoon

(2 p.m.)

Physics C:

Electricity and

Magnetism

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IS YOUR MIDDLE OR

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

STRUGGLING?

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Chronic lateness?

Missed deadlines?