…well, not goodbye because we definitely hope this is not the last time we see the amazing class of 2016. However, we know that many of you have already headed off to begin the next phase of your life, or will begin to do so soon. Please make the most of all that is available to you at this amazing time in your life. In the meanwhile, we have just a few items to share with you in the last edition of the LC 12 Newsletter: Continue reading →

WE MADE IT!!

Just a few memories of the Senior Experience presentations,  prom, and ACPS Graduation March experiences before we move onto graduation…

There is still some news we hope you will use to wrap up the year. Happy reading before your summer vacation officially begins…

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Can you believe that it’s time for prom, and then in one week GRADUATION! It’s amazing how fast this time has flown by. This week the LC 12 team have been doing presentations to the rising 9th graders, and we are blown away by the fact that you our seniors were in those same seats just four short years ago! We have been through so much during these past four years, but we are so excited for what the future holds for each of you. Your journeys will take you to new and exciting places, and we can’t wait for the updates as you begin the next phase of your lives!

Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane as we prepare for what is to come…

There are so many other memories to be shared over the next week and into the summer, but this was just a taste of far we have come!

Now on to the news we hope you will use as we begin the serious countdown, including registration for summer school which is now available through your counselor…

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Another great (short) week, and one week closer to the end of this school year! Such exciting news from our soccer and track teams, and excellent celebration on Wednesday night for the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria awardees! This is such an amazing time, and we want you to make the most of all of this time both academically and socially. Stay focused and stay on track all the way through to the end. As a great poet once said,

“Good, better, best,

Never let it rest,

Until your good is better

and your better is your best!

Now on to the news we hope you will use as we begin the serious countdown, including registration for summer school which is now available through your counselor…

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Funny how time flies when you’re having fun, and graduation is less than 20 school days away, so we’re having a BALL!!! Have you completed your Senior Exit Survey(see below for updated information about completing the survey), and hopefully you have your cap and gown to wear to the ACPS Graduation March on June 16th.

We continue to be so proud of our seniors who are accomplishing amazing feats this year. It was wonderful to be a part of the celebration for our C~SPAN Honorable Mention Documentary winners when they received their award on Tuesday, May 24th in a special celebration attended by Mayor Silberberg and a representative from Congressman Don Beyer’s office. Their documentary on “For Profit Prisons” was very well done and insightful, and we are so impressed with the quality of their work! Well done gentlemen!

We also loved the stories of some of our sensational seniors that is available now on the ACPS website. Take a look by clicking on this image…

Now on to the news we hope you will use as we begin the serious countdown…

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Caps and gowns have been picked up (HOPEFULLY for those who have ordered them ahead of time), and seniors have registered for the Graduation March to their former elementary or middle schools (link, even if you did not attend, if you have siblings or family members they would love to see you at those schools), and many more tests have been completed.Now it’s time to get that Senior Exit Survey completed (see below) and say “Hasta luego” to the seniors who start Senior Experience next week.

Speak of which, we owe a HUGE THANK YOU to our weekly newsletter student editors who have helped tremendously with the production of each week’s edition. Thank you goes out to Hana and Julia for their editing/revising efforts each week. We truly appreciated both of them throughout the year.

Now on to the news we hope you will use as we begin the serious countdown…

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AP Testing is done, Senior Experience forms are turned in, deficiencies are being paid, prom tickets are on sale, the last round of SoLs are underway…

AND WE HAD A GREAT DYNAMIC DECISION DAY!

Way to go Class of 2016!

Many of you are realizing those deficiencies have to be paid off. See Ms. Lynah in the main office right away to take care of this, and move on to bigger and better, like preparing for the Graduation March to your former elementary and middle schools. This has been a wonderful Alexandria tradition for the past three years, and your former schools are looking forward to celebrating you. Sign up on the link below so they can be prepared to receive you and celebrate you in their own special way.

Here are a few more things to add to your personal calendar, including SoL Remediation/Testing and cap and gown pick up…

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What a great celebration of our amazing teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week! So good to see our teachers celebrated for all of their tremendous efforts on behalf of our students throughout the year. In addition, we celebrated our fabulous School Nurse, Mrs. Storck on Friday for National Nurse’s day. The celebrations continue on Sunday for Mother’s Day, and we wish all of the mothers (and like a mothers) out there a very special day where you are appreciated and loved for all you do all year long.

DEADLINES keep coming, including Senior Experience and paying off deficiencies.

Here are a few more things to add to your personal calendar, including AP Testing and SoL Remediation/Testing…

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Now that the fourth quarter is underway, the celebrations and exciting events are starting to happen with greater frequency. It was wonderful to see seniors involved in the #InspireVirginia presentation on April 26th, and all of the seniors who registered to vote. Also, we enjoyed welcoming Ms. Leigh Williams from James Madison University as she spoke with our seniors who will be a part of their class of 2020. The AVID Senior Recognition ceremony was beautiful, but also bittersweet as we prepare to say goodbye.

With all of these events already occurring, we know that there are many more to come, and so it is extremely important that you are scheduling your time effectively, and staying on top of your work because the next 49 days are going to fly by!

Here are a few more things to add to your personal calendar, including AP Testing which starts on Monday…

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Let the fourth, and FINAL, quarter begin!!!!!

We have to start out with a HUGE shout outs to seniors Taj Ranna and Rubaiyat Rhidoy for their recognized excellence recently. Taj is being recognized for his historical project on President Taft. He will be receiving a $1,000 award, and his work is being celebrated at an upcoming Washington Nationals baseball game. Read more about Taj’s special recognition by clicking here. Rubaiyat created an amazing documentary on “For Profit Prisons” that garnered him honorable mention recognition in a nationwide contest. Take a look at this very informative documentary by clicking here.

Also, once again, in case you missed it, as you work to finalize your college decision take a moment to explore the information we presented last week at the presentation “Admitted: Now What?” on this link to assist in your decision making process Also, please take a look and/or listen to this interview with financial expert Mellody Hobson (Financial expert and filmmaker George Lucas’ wife) on paying for college, and the importance of using cash only to watch your spending patterns (link).

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