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Students & Staff of the Month
Students & Staff of the Month
Congratulations to our May Students and Staff!
Dr. Welch
Mr. Hackett
Ms. Laide
Mr. Heald
Student Councils' Annual Fundraiser landed a few teachers in the hot seat! Special thanks to Dr. Welch, Mr. Hackett, and Ms. Laide for being Pied! Mr. Heald's hot pink beard is quite the fashion statement. All funds were donated to the Franklin County Animal Shelter. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Portrait of a Graduate
BFA's Students in Action...
Course-work sections are organized by the five Transferable Skills students work on in their classes. These skills are highlighted in our Portrait of a Graduate and build students' capacity for career and college readiness.
Course-work sections are organized by the five Transferable Skills students work on in their classes. These skills are highlighted in our Portrait of a Graduate and build students' capacity for career and college readiness.
Clear and Effective Communication
Students can demonstrate organized and purposeful communication.
Students can gather information from actively speaking, listening, and participating in class.
Full Band rehersal days are pretty special.
A freshman student reviews their analysis of the text Trevor Noah: Born a Crime.
Spanish 2 students write sentences using reflexive verbs.
Students in the Heroes and Villans class discuss the end of their test Long Way Down.
Self Direction
Students have self-awareness, initiative, flexibility, and resilience in their learning.
Students have individual responsibility for their learning.
Students use technology to support and enhance their learning.
Studious freshmen getting their reading done on a Friday morning.
AP Calculus students cram in extra studying ahead of their AP exam on May 11th.
Seniors received their stoles at the National Honor Society awards ceremony. This indicates the start of graduation season!
The French Conversation for Travel class enjoyed their travel day in Montreal, especially the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Creative and Practical Problem Solving
Students observe and evaluate situations in order to solve problems.
Students persist in solving challenging problems and learn from failure.
Learning about fingerprints in Forensic Science class.
Chemistry students determine the calorie content of food.
A table group in Math 5 hard at work solving logarithmic equations.
Physics 2 students build circuits.
Informed and Integrative Thinking
Students apply knowledge from multiple sources to make sense of their learning.
Students apply prior knowledge to the current task.
Students in Forensics Science class assemble crime investigation boards for various historical crimes.
Botany students collected, pressed, and mounted their own plant collection to represent our campus flora. Then they made their own dichotomous key to show their extended level knowledge on plant identification.
Students in US History 1040's to 1980's connect historical events of the Civil Rights movement to Constitutiional amendments.
The Sports and Society class plays Newcomb ball, a game for women in the early 1900s.
Responsible and Involved Citizenship
Students take responsibility for their actions and understand their impact on the community.
Students collaborate effectively and respectfully.
On our early release day on Wednesday, May 13th, students participated in various activites to "Green Up" our school and community.
Setting posts for a story walk on the school farm.
Some students took a field trip to Garland Park in Fairfax to work on species identification.
Trash pick up along Hunt Street.
Helping on the school farm.
Students shopping at the free pop up thrift shop during our Green Up Day activities. There was also a smoothie bike where students pedaled for their snack!
Counseling Department
We are expecting Student Schedules for 26-27 to be ready in May.
Check out our running list of Summer Opportunities
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Future Planning
Still time for juniors to attend workshops on Resume, Career Training, Financial Aid & College Essay as well as attend Franklin County Apprenticeship Fair
Grade 11 Future Planning Events
Now is a great time for seniors to be exploring and applying for local scholarships
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Book a meeting with the school counselors:
Katherine McElroy Welch: https://calendly.com/kmcelroy-3
Linnea Jahn: https://calendly.com/linneajahn
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