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Thirteen Fairfax County Public Schools students from six high schools have been named winners of 2024 Merit Scholarship awards by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The students are part of a group of more than 2,900 National Merit® finalists chosen to receive scholarships financed by…

Thirteen students from Fairfax County Public Schools won awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair that took place recently in Los Angeles.

Twenty-seven students from seven Fairfax County high schools have been named winners of $2,500 scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Students from Madison High School, Marshall High School, and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology captured grand prize awards at the 2024 Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair held at Old Dominion University.

Eight FCPS students have been named among the nation's top 300 teen scientists in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students received 10 awards in the National YoungArts Foundation Competition.

Congratulations to all the FCPS student-athletes who participated in the 2023 fall sports season. This year, three teams and four individuals won the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 6 championship in their respective sports, and three teams and one individual were the state runners-up.

The Cappies is a program through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews in local newspapers. Check out this review of Madison High School's production of Deadwood Dick, or A Game of Gold.

Check out this Cappies review of Langley High School's production of Alice in Wonderland written by Stella Samereie of James Madison High School.

Eighty-six FCPS students earned the Advanced Placement (AP) ® Capstone Diploma and sixteen students earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™ during the 2022-23 school year.

Two hundred sixty four FCPS students from 15 high schools have been named Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for 2024. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), which also serves as the Governor’s Regional School for Northern Virginia, has 165…

Four Fairfax County Public Schools students have been named as 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars by U. S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. They are part of a group of 161 students from around the country—and four of five Virginians—selected for the honor.

Twenty-three Fairfax County Public Schools students from ten high schools have been named winners of 2023 Merit Scholarship awards by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Thirty-three Fairfax County Public Schools students from six high schools earned DECA’s highest honors at the organization’s annual International Career Development Conference, held in Orlando, Fla., April 22-25. 

The 68th annual Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair showcased over 300 high school science projects. Ten FCPS projects received Grand Prize awards and are eligible to compete in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May and many others are eligible to compete…

FCPS teachers who achieved or renewed certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards were honored by the Fairfax County School Board.

Two hundred thirty-eight students from 18 Fairfax County Public Schools are among the semifinalists named by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for 2023. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), which also serves as the Governor’s Regional School for Northern…

FIRST Robotics teams from Madison High School, Oakton High School, and Woodson High School are headed to the World Championship in Houston April 20-22. All three schools competed at the regional championship held recently in Hampton Roads.

Students from four Fairfax County public schools have won awards in the 2021-22 Virginia High School League (VHSL) Creative Writing Contest.

Four-hundred-eight FCPS students earned the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and 58 students earned the IB Career-related Certificate during the 2020-21 school year.

16-year-old Sophia Brown organized a bike drive at her high school, then traveled to Africa this summer to deliver the donations to teachers and students in one remote village.

Every four years, the world’s best athletes pack their bags, board a plane, and embark on the journey of a lifetime to the Olympic Games. This year, some of the remarkable young men and women heading to Tokyo are Fairfax County Public School graduates.

The Hispanic Leadership Alliance—a certified employee group of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) employees—presented scholarships to 21 students on Monday, May 10.

Thirteen Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students have been awarded 2021 corporate-sponsored scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Fifty-five seniors are among a group of more than 4,500 candidates in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in 2021.

Thirteen Fairfax County Public Schools students from six high schools have been named winners of 2020 Merit Scholarship awards by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Thirty-three students from eight Fairfax County high schools have been named winners of $2,500 scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Four Fairfax County Public Schools graduates from the class of 2019 have been named winners of college-sponsored scholarships by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Thirty students from ten Fairfax County high schools have been named winners of $2,500 scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Two hundred fifty-four students from 19 high schools have been named semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for 2019, an all-time high for Fairfax County Public Schools.

Three Fairfax County Public Schools graduates from the class of 2018 have been named winners of college-sponsored scholarships by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Eighteen Fairfax County Public Schools students have been named winners of 2018 Merit Scholarship awards by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Fourteen Fairfax County Public Schools students have been awarded 2018 corporate-sponsored scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Two hundred twenty-three Fairfax County Public Schools students from 17 high schools have been named semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Fifteen Fairfax County Public Schools students have been named winners of Merit Scholarship awards sponsored by higher education institutions.

Twenty-two students from ten Fairfax County high schools have been named winners of $2,500 scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.