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Don't miss the last FCCPTA General Membership meeting of this school year!
Tuesday, May 7th
6:30 PM
Virtual
Agenda Includes:
- Exclusive Q & A with Superintendent Dr Reid
- FCCPTA Officer Elections (see below for more info and the candidate slate!)
- FCCPTA Awards & Scholarship recipients (see below on how to submit!)
- ... and more! Sign up for the link today using the button below.
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Last call for Awards and Scholarship Applications | |
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As the calendar winds down for the year, think of all your awesome volunteers who are deserving of recognition and who would serve as great role models for others with FCCPTA or Virginia PTA recognition.
Categories for awards include Volunteer, Principal, Local Unit (PTA/PTSA), Staff Member, and Educator (for PTAs/PTSAs that are currently in “Good Standing” with FCCPTA/VAPTA). FCCPTA will submit the top Nominees for Volunteer, Principal, and Local Unit to VAPTA for consideration for a State-level award.
Please reach out to the Awards Chair, Charles Havasy, at awards@fccpta.org with any questions, or check out the 30 min recording from the February Awards Training session.
AWARD APPLICATIONS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 10th
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The FCCPTA Scholarships are open to High School Seniors who were members (by Dec 1) of PTSAs that are currently in “Good Standing”.
Scholarship are $500 for students continuing their education through an Academic, Technical, Fine Arts, or Special Education program.
See the FCCPTA Scholarships webpage for more information, and please reach out to the Scholarship Chair, Charles Havasy, at awards@fccpta.org with any questions.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 10th
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FCCPTA 2024-2026 Officer Slate | |
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The FCCPTA Nominating Committee met and reviewed all nominations for the
PTA Executive Committee. In accordance with Fairfax County Council PTA
bylaws, all candidates must be members of the PTA and in good standing. The
proposed officer nominees met all criteria for election to office.
After careful consideration, the following slate of officers were approved and are presented as follows in accordance with the bylaws:
President – Debbie Kilpatrick
Vice President of Outreach – Erin Anderson
Vice President of Programs – Charles Havasy
Secretary – Denise Bolton
Treasurer - Darrell Allen II
Vice President of Communications - Donya Wright
Vice President of Training - Hamid Munir
Vice President of Advocacy – Tony Shivers
Learn more about these candidates here.
This slate is hereby presented and nominations may be taken from the floor. For
a member to run “from the floor”, they must submit a self nomination no later than 26 April, 2024, using the form found at the button below .
A vote will be taken at the May 7, 2024 General Membership Meeting and the newly elected officers will then be installed.
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On Sunday, March 17th, the 2024 Fairfax County Spelling Bee was held at Lake Braddock Secondary School, with more than 80 spellers and lasting for 4 hours! In the end we crowned three winners:
2024 Fairfax County Spelling Bee Champion
#68 - ANKITA BALAJI, Rachel Carson Middle School
winning word: zanni, meaning "a madcap clown in masked comedy traditionally from Bergamo, Italy, usually playing the part of a comic servant and indulging in acrobatic antics and tricks"
1st Runner-Up
#66 - NARGIZA MUZHAPAER, Pinnacle Academy
2nd Runner-Up
#51 - CARTER KING, Capital Baptist Homeschool Co-op
Ankita Balaji and Nargiza Muzhapaer also won the privilege to represent Fairfax County Council PTA, Fairfax County and Alexandria City as our Regional Champions at the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 26-31 at the Gaylord Resort in National Harbor, MD. Carter King is the Alternate should one of our Regional Champions be unable to serve.
In addition to our 3 winners, we should recognize the achievements of the 13 other school bee champion spellers who were also FINALISTS!
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#4 - Krish Sandhir, Sunrise Valley ES
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#14 - Ananya Srinivasan, Alexandria Country Day School
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#34 - Karthik Sree, Waples MIll ES
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#36 - Leo Patterson, Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 IB School
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#42 - Meghana Neelisetty, Stenwood ES
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#43 - Aryav Gurjar, Navy ES
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#58 - Anusha Siddequa, Springfield Estates ES
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#59 - Aadhya Vijayakumar, Poplar Tree ES
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#69 - Constantine Erickson, Longfellow MS
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#71 - Nikita Ramakrishnan, Rocky Run MS
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#72 - Henry Howard, Congressional School
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#73 - Muyiwa Lagbaja, Immanuel Christian School
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#74 - Ameya Rajeev, Katherine Johnson MS
CONGRATULATIONS to all of our school bee champions, and Best of Luck to Ankita Balaji and Nargiza Muzhapaer as they prepare for the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee!
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THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
The Bee Pronouncer and trio of Bee Judges include:
- Blake Giddens - Pronouncer
- Adrienne Burton - Judge
- Gayle Schlueter - Judge
- Matthew Shinkman - Judge
Volunteers who checked-in the spellers, handed out t-shirts and goodie bags, corrected Written Tests, and kept the spellers organized onstage include:
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Yasmin Arif - Pinnacle Academy
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Akshita Balaji - Westfield HS, 2019 & 2021 Champion, Fairfax County Spelling Bee
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Denise Bolton - Coordinator, FCCPTA Reflections Program
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Kiima Forshey - Greenbriar West ES
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Melanie Forshey - Hayfield ES
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Jennifer Hallworth - Thoreau MS & Compass Homeschool Enrichment
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Jesse Kerr - Cherry Run ES
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Katherine LaCour - Pinnacle Academy
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Amit Sharma - Freedom Hill ES
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Jeretha Thomas - John Adams ES
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Charlotte Walsh - 2022 & 2023 Champion, Fairfax County Spelling Bee & 1st Runner-Up, 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Leah Webster - Congressional School
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THANK YOU SPONSORS!
CHAMPION SPONSORS:
Pat Stack, Esq
The Masterpiece Academy
ADVOCATE SPONSORS:
Advanced Pediatrics
C2Education, Fairfax,
Fairfax County Federation of Teachers
SUPPORTER SPONSORS:
Blue Bird Art Foundation
Optimist Club of Greater Vienna
The Dog Stop
FRIEND SPONSORS:
Friends of Pat Herrity; Okinawa Karate and Cultural Center; Sonia & Scott Price;
Veritas Education Tech
FAN SPONSORS:
Gotta Go With Joe; Ben & Jerry's, Fairfax
IN-KIND SPONSORS providing items for officials, volunteers, and spellers:
Educational Products, Inc; Mod Pizza, Fairfax; Nothing Bundt Cakes; Papa John's;
Wegmans
IN-KIND SPONSORS providing prizes to top winners:
Ben & Jerry's (Fairfax); Campers Awards & Trophies; The Masterpiece Academy; Mod Pizza, Fairfax; Nothing Bundt Cakes, Fairfax; Okinawa Karate & Cultural Center; Papa John's; Pupatella Pizza, Chantilly
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ACADEMICS | HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLNESS | DIVERSITY & MORE | |
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New Resource!
April is Month of the Military Child, to help you celebrate and support military families in your community, we have a new resource for you!
FCCPTA has compiled numerous free resources, tips for supporting students beyond April, starting Ambassador groups, and much more. All the information is contained in the new presentation accessible via the buttons below.
The presentation is also shared on the FCCPTA Facebook page and can be shared with your PTA community.
For further information on supporting military families, contact Kaitlin Erkkila, FCCPTA Military Families Chair, at militaryfamilies@fccpta.org.
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