The GMHS Hitching Post
George Mason High School Newsletter - 01/08/2020
Welcome To the Team
Dear Mustang Families,
Please join me in welcoming Mrs. Maria Sneed who will be joining us as our Interim Assistant Principal for the remainder of the school year. Mrs. Sneed comes to us with thirty years of experience as an educator. She began her career as a Spanish teacher and transitioned into an Assistant Principal at Herndon High School in Fairfax County before retiring last year.
We would also like to welcome Patrick Garland, our new Special Education teacher. Patrick comes to us with 20 years of educational experience.
We are fortunate to have such talented and knowledgeable leaders in the building. Welcome to the Mustang Herd!
Sincerely,
Team Mason
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GMHS PARENTS: YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR MUSTANG CAREER SHADOW DAY!
The plan is for all seniors to spend a day in a professional workplace for Career Shadowing Experience.
This is a new program and we are in need of workplaces willing to host students. Can your workplace participate?
Date:Monday, January 27
Time: during school hours (8:00 am - 3:00 pm), but flexible if your workplace operates at different times.
You can host a single student, or a small group, allowing them to experience a day at work. All kinds of work is needed - whether it's an office, lab, hospital, restaurant, gym, retail, spa, school or other worksite.
Please complete this form to sign up by Monday, January 13.
Thank you for your attention to this!
Marybeth Connelly
Business and Community Partnerships Falls Church City Public Schools
office: 703-248-5691 cell: 703-403-7597
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DATES TO REMEMBER
January 14
Standard-Based Grading Parent Session
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Library
Core Curriculum Information Night
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Mustang Cafe
January 15
Course Selection Fair
Wild Horse Wednesday
January 17
Professional Day for Teachers
No School for Students
January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Holiday
January 23
Standard-Based Grading Parent Session
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Library
January 28
IB Information Session
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Mustang Cafe
January 29
Early Release
12:10 p.m. - Dismissal
January 30
Report Card Grades Available in
PowerSchool and Schoology
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UNDERSTANDING STANDARDS-BASED GRADING THROUGH SCHOOLOGY AT GMHS
Please join us for a short presentation about how to use Schoology to see student progress in Standards-Based Grading classes at George Mason High School.
**Tuesday, January 14, 6-7 p.m. - Library
Thursday, January 23, 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Library
**This session will run prior to our Core Curriculum Night.
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ARLINGTON CAREER CENTER PROSPECTIVE STUDENT VISIT
Thursday, January 23, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Is your child interested in taking a class at the Arlington Career Center? The ACC offers a variety of career and technical (CTE) courses such as Air Force JROTC, Auto Tech, Animal Science, Biotechnology, Culinary Arts & Sciences, Early Childhood Education and many others. For a complete list visit https://careercenter.apsva.us/career-technical-education-cte/cte/. Prospective students are invited to attend a visit to the ACC on January 23, 2020. Have your student submit a field trip release form ACC Field Trip Release Form by Thursday, January 16, 2020, to Mr. Serensits, Assistant Principal. Please email Mr. Serensits with any questions at dserensitis@fccps.org.
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BE A FORCE FOR CHANGE -- WORLD AIDS DAY 1998
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SATURDAY LEARNING LOUNGE
Does your student need a tutor or a quiet place to study? Check out the link below:
FCCPS PARENT UNIVERSITY
Keep Calm and Check Parent University
Did you know that FCCPS has a resource for parents that pulls together all of the parent education opportunities across the schools? Anything that helps parents get smarter about school and parenting is included in Parent University.
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Matt Hills
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Email: hillsm@fccps.org
Website: https://gm.fccps.org
Location: 7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA, USA
Phone: 703-248-5500
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