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FCPS Students Recognized in National YoungArts Award Competition
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students received 10 awards in the National YoungArts Foundation Competition.
Three FCPS Teams, Four Individuals Win VHSL 2023 Fall Sports Championships
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.
264 FCPS Students Named 2024 National Merit Semifinalists
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…
Two FCPS Middle School Teachers Head Abroad on Fulbright Awards
Shannon Evans, French teacher at Thoreau Middle School, and Sulekha Subhash, emotional disabilities teacher at Luther Jackson Middle School, received Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program awards.
Two Hundred Thirty-Eight FCPS Students Are 2023 National Merit Semifinalists
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…
Five School Counseling Programs Awarded 2022 RAMP Designation
Five school counseling programs have been recognized by the American School Counselor Association as model programs and were awarded the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation for 2022.
Applications for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Open for Class of 2026
Students interested in applying for admission to the Class of 2025 at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) can do so beginning Monday, October 25. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 19, at 4 p.m.
FCPS Students Earn International Baccalaureate Diploma and Career-Related Certificates
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.
Going for Gold: Former FCPS Athletes Fulfill Olympic Dream
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.
Twenty-One Students Receive Scholarships from FCPS Hispanic Leadership Alliance
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 Students Named Winners of 2021 National Merit Corporate-Sponsored Scholarships
Thirteen Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students have been awarded 2021 corporate-sponsored scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Thoreau MS Seventh Grade Teacher Enlists Guest Speakers to Keep Students Motivated
English teacher Michelle Gabro keeps her Thoreau Middle seventh grade students motivated and engaged with a series of guest speakers.
55 FCPS Students Named Candidates in U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
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 Students Named 2020 National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarship Winners
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 Named National Merit Scholarship Winners
Thirty-three students from eight Fairfax County high schools have been named winners of $2,500 scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Thirty Students Named Winners of $2,500 National Merit Scholarships
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 Named 2019 National Merit Semifinalists
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 Students Named National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarship Winners
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 Students Named Winners of 2018 College-Sponsored Merit Scholarships
Eighteen Fairfax County Public Schools students have been named winners of 2018 Merit Scholarship awards by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Fourteen Students Named 2018 National Merit Corporate-Sponsored Scholarship Recipients
Fourteen Fairfax County Public Schools students have been awarded 2018 corporate-sponsored scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Two Hundred Twenty-Three FCPS Students Named 2018 National Merit Semifinalists
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 Students Named Winners of 2017 College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships
Fifteen Fairfax County Public Schools students have been named winners of Merit Scholarship awards sponsored by higher education institutions.
