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A Recipe for Success: Student Voice and Recipes Inform Menus at FCPS
In December, close to 200 students attended the third annual Office of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) food show. They tasted 20 concepts and gave their feedback on menu options that could appear at their schools in the future.
School Counselor Shares How 5th Grade Teacher Inspired Him
National School Counseling Week — February 2 through 6 — highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve academic success and plan for a career. This year, we also celebrate the teachers who have impacted those counselors!
Superintendent's Weekly Reflections
Dr. Reid writes about all the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This week, she highlights the incredible commitment of the division's "Winter Weather Warriors," helped pass out meal kits, attended the girls wrestling zone qualifiers, and more!
Fairfax County Public Schools inspires and empowers students to meet high academic standards.
We're the 9th largest school system in the U.S. — 199 schools
We teach nearly 183,000 enrolled students
FCPS employs over 25,000 full-time staff
Our school bus fleet is the largest in the country — over 1,600 buses
FCPS on the Move
These videos showcase our amazing students--and the staff that help make Fairfax County Public Schools a nationally recognized school division.
FCPS hosted its first-ever Mystery Basket Throwdown, a fast-paced student cooking competition inspired by “Chopped.” Culinary arts students from Marshall, South Lakes, and Annandale High Schools went head-to-head to create original dishes from a mystery basket of ingredients.
The winning team’s menu item will be featured on school menus across FCPS, giving students the opportunity to see their creation served in cafeterias districtwide.
This event highlights the partnership between Food and Nutrition Services and Family & Consumer Sciences in inspiring the next generation of chefs and promoting student engagement in school nutrition.
With 50 team members, 13 trucks, and thousands of deliveries each year, the Fairfax County Public Schools warehouse ensures every student has access to the same high-quality learning materials. Follow the journey of ladybug larvae from the FCPS warehouse to classrooms across Fairfax County—and meet the people who make hands-on learning possible for every student.
Emmeline is a multilingual language learner teacher and athletics coach. She noticed the difficulty some students faced in the process of trying out for sports, particularly due to the requirements like needing a physical and insurance, which some students did not have.
Emmeline built a partnership with local clinics, which allowed Justice High School to register many kids who had never been able to participate in sports before.
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