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Fashion In Motion 2021

May 06, 2021
Join us for our Fashion In Motion (virtual) event May 21 at 7:30pm!

Witness the personal journeys of the fashion Careers students' creative expression and discovery of these seven high school fashion designers from our level-2 class!

Check out this unique way of handling a mock fire drill during dance class!!

April 21, 2021
Our Academy instructor and dancers did not 'miss a beat' as they took class to the tennis courts during a mock fire drill!
What you cannot see in these pictures is that our dance instructor, Mrs. Barnes, even brought her device out with her so she could still stream class to the virtual students learning from home while also teaching in-person and social distancing.

'Breaking Barriers' - Spring Dance Showcase

April 20, 2021
Our spring dance showcase, 'Breaking Barriers' will be livestreamed on on the Fairfax Academy YouTube channel on Saturday, May 8th at 5pm!!

AND if you missed seeing it on May 8th... The recording will be available from May 16th until May 18th at 9pm for viewing!!
And the link to donate to the Academy Dance program is open again too.
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FCPS News and Features

FCPS This Week - December 7, 2022

In this week's issue, find updates on Outdoor Learning Spaces, Bus Driver Career Fairs, and Strategic Planning Conversations

Half a Century of Inspiring Kids: Two Auto Shop Teachers, FCPS Grads, and Lifelong Friends Recount Decades of Making a Difference

South Lakes High grads have more than 50 years combined experience teaching automotive technology at Lake Braddock Secondary School

Building Future Engineers: Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Christopher Grady Visits Walt Whitman Middle School for STEM Challenge

Pentagon officials watched as engineering students tested the strength of paper structures.

Cappies Review of Argonautika: The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts at Annandale High School

Ella Greene of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology provides her review of Annandale High School's production of Argonautika: The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts.
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