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1 ACCESS OAKTON OAKTON HIGH SCHOOL PTSA VIENNA VA Vision Statement Living, Learning, Leading Oakton High School will prepare all students for productive and ethical living, life-long learning, and innovative and responsible leadership. Mission Statement Through a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, accountability, and community involvement, Oakton High School will provide rigorous, relevant, and well-rounded education for all students. SUBMIT If you have an article that you would like to have included in Access Oakton, please forward it to Marcia Pickett at: [email protected]. The due dates for articles for future publications are February 7, April 1 and May 30. PTSA MEETINGS All PTSA meetings are held in the OHS Library beginning at 7:00 pm. The next meeting is February 5, Newsletter designed by Carly Stonehouse, Oakton Outlook Editor-in-Chief and Erin Preaskorn, Oakton Outlook Copy Editor Letter from the President We have just passed the midpoint of the second quarter and I hope all students have had a good start to the year. Should any students feel they need additional support, Oakton has a tremendous portfolio of resources that are available from or can be coordinated by the school. Please do not hesitate to reach out to teachers, counselors or administrators should help be needed. PTSA meetings provide a forum for discussion of any issues that an Oakton High School community member may have regarding the school. At each meeting, parents and administrators are available and willing to address or find answers to questions that arise. In January and again in the spring, we will be bringing in Meg Sullivan, a local psychologist, to provide parenting guidance and support to our parents. We will notify you once we have confirmed dates. We have requested that the Activities Office include the weekly schedule of activities going on in the Keep in Touch s that arrive each week. The schedule includes all sports, music, drama and other events made known to the Activities Office. We hope this will encourage attendance and support for our many talented students. For seniors and the parents of seniors, this is a very busy and stressful time. Contact your child s guidance counselor should you have any questions. Do not hesitate to reach out to your fellow parents either. We are all on this journey together!! Some advisories are participating in the Capstone pilot. Students in these advisories are involved in service projects that address a variety of issues including improvement of various aspects of the high school s campus, improving the lives of those living in long-term care facilities, helping a Head Start program and reaching out to the homeless of our community. Any student who is not a part of a Capstone advisory but wishes to be involved in a project can either join a project in one of the participating advisories or can propose and manage their own Capstone project with support from the Capstone Advisory team. A huge thanks to Brooks Moran doing an incredible job with getting the directory out and putting in countless hours to verify data and distribute the hard copies. We greatly appreciate this endeavor. Another huge thank you goes to our new Treasurer, Melissa Weber who has done a great job transitioning onto the PTSA board. This year s December break is a full two weeks. The administration and teachers endeavor to not have any assignments due immediately after the break so that this time can truly be a time to rest and reflect. We wish the entire OHS community a safe and wonderful respite. We hope to see you at our February 5 PTSA meeting. Kirsten Kunkler Rucker President-OHS PTSA A look inside... Oakton JV Cheerleading Squad at the It s Academic taping. Go to page seven to learn more.

2 ACCESS ADMINISTRATION Letter from the Principal: December, 2013 Dear Oakton Parents, Happy holidays to you and your family! I am thankful to be part of a community that surrounds our students and faculty with support. Our students continue to excel because of the love and commitment that surrounds them. As always, we have much to celebrate at Oakton, including students such as Ben Wang, an Oakton junior who was named a Regional Finalist in the 2013 Siemens Competition. Honored by the Siemens Foundation as one of the brightest high school minds in contention for the nation s most coveted teen science prize, Ben is eligible to win a scholarship of over $10,000. Winners will be announced in a few days. Good luck, Ben! Congratulations are also due to the Oakton Girls Cross Country team who won the conference, region, state titles this year. We are so proud of the discipline, talent, and coaching that brought you such outstanding success. Bravo! You may have noticed recent headlines about the performance of American students on the 2012 PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment). Words such as sobering and stagnation are being used to describe the academic skill level of fifteen-year-olds in the United States. I am glad to report that these generalizations do not apply to the students of Oakton High School based on the data that we garnered from our participation in the PISA for Schools Pilot Test in the spring of In both reading and mathematics, Oakton students far surpass the U.S. average when compared with the results of the PISA 2009 test. To read the detailed and engaging report of our students performance, follow this link: edu/pla/ost/pisa/school_level_reports/oakton_hs.pdf. And for a discussion of this test s significance to Oakton, take a look at this video which was recently showcased at an international PISA press conference: ost/pisa/fcps_pisa_large.mp4. Because we found this pilot test so valuable in its rich content and implications for school improvement, we will be participating again this winter. If you have a fifteen-year-old student who is randomly selected to participate in this test, I ask that you encourage them to do so as it gives Oakton students a chance to shine internationally and affords us extremely valuable feedback as a school. Looking to the future, Oakton students, teachers, and administrators have formed a committee to plan for a major school renovation that will begin in a few years. With the recent approval of a $250 million dollar school construction bond, $4.5 million have been allocated to launch renovation planning for Oakton at the county level. Here at the school level, we are researching and collecting data to inform the planning process. Stay tuned for details over the next year as plans unfold. We are excited to move our facilities into the 21st century! On a different note, you may have heard that FCPS is in the processing of planning for difficult financial times. Despite the constraints of this $140.7 million deficit, FCPS principals, other county leaders, and our new superintendent, Dr. Karen Garza, are working toward innovative solutions with students at the heart of all decisions. For more detailed information on the county budget, follow this link to our Citizen s Guide: pdf. As you know, good news and various events are ever-unfolding at Oakton High School, which is why we have recently opened accounts on Twitter and Facebook. Please follow OaktonHS on Twitter and OaktonHS on Facebook for celebrations, news, and pictures of various events. Once again, thank you for your participation in the Oakton PTSA. I wish you and your family a safe, restful, and joyful holiday season. John Banbury Oakton High School Principal [email protected] PAGE 2

3 UPDATES DATE December 17 December 18 Dec 21-Jan 5 February 5 February 6 February 19 Cougar Calendar EVENT Chorus Concert 7 pm Band Concert 7 pm Winter Break PTSA Meeting 7 pm Junior Parent s Night Spring Sports Registration 2:15-3 pm ESOL Q & A with Dr. Banbury On November 14, Oakton s ESOL students were honored to receive a visit from Dr. Banbury. All ESOL teachers and Assistant Principal Martha Rodeheaver also attended. Dr. Banbury conducted a question and answer session with approximately 75 ESOL students, representing 25 countries and at least 16 languages. Students were well-prepared with topics ranging from Dr. Banbury s own education and experiences as a student, to his professional life as an educator and his personal hobbies and interests. Students practiced speaking English in a formal setting and used listening and comprehension skills. The visit was a huge success which fostered learning and relationship building among students and administrators. Thanks to Dr. Banbury for taking time to connect with Oakton ESOL students! Federal Government Survey for US Government Students Seniors taking Super Seminar are preparing to conclude the US Government curriculum and will move on to Comparative Government after winter break. As a culminating activity, students will answer this driving question: What does it mean to work for the federal government? They will be interviewing members of the community who have experience working for the federal government. Students will audio record their interviews and the recordings will be posted in Google drive. If you or someone you know has federal government work experience and would like to participate, please Rebecca Small at ([email protected]). PAGE 3

4 UPDATES News from the National Honor Society The H. Glenn Cunningham Chapter of the National Honor Society held its induction ceremony on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in the Robert Skip Bromley Auditorium. New members and their guests were treated to music provided by orchestra students. The National Anthem was sung by Oakton chorus members under the direction of Mrs. Tiffany Powell. The keynote speaker was our very own English Teacher, Mr. Erich Heckel. New members are listed below. Abderhman Omar Aiello Peter Akoev Alyssa Allen Katherine Amruthur Tara Anderson Katie Applegate Sydney Bacon Robert Bae Hyun Suk Bailey Brian Bailey James Bassett Samantha Bayer Jenna Bean Sunniva Benson Kevin Blomme Matthew Branton Laura Brown Nathaniel Bruce Julia Bundren Samuel Cacner Hannah Capo Alexander Carlstrom Callie Carroll Bridget Castellano Joshua Chaganti Abhijith Chan Jessica Chau Kevin Chavez Andrea Chen Angela Chen Eileen Childs Samuel Choi Matthew Chung Hannah Clark Thomas Condas Robert Cooper Eryn Corgnati Margaret Crowe William Daley Andrew D Ambrosio Giovanni DeBellas Brenna DeSouza Christopher Dixit Shweta Do Courtney Dodd Hannah Driscoll Alexandra Fay Taylor Ferrell Linden Fisher Caroline Fuchs James Gibbons Austin Glauberman Noah Gleason Grace Golden Connor Goodman Alanna Gordon Alex Greenough Paul Hackemer Charles Ham Alex Hann Caitlyn Hansen Collin Hanson Sarah Hard Savannah Harding Seth Harrell Joseph Harvey Lauren Hasanian Laith Hawkins Mason Heitman Evan Heo Seyoung Hildebrand Daniel Ho Vivien Holcombe Ryan Holland Christopher Hong Yuri Howe Emily Hrinko Phillip Hugel Brett Isakowitz Hannah Ishmukhamedova Kamola Jiang Dillon Jones Connor Jones Katarina Kallakury Anish Kaloi Mahealani Kamal Rahat Kamani Amitav Kamienski Emily Kaminski Allysen Kaur Jasbir Keene Nathan Kendall Kara Khadka Millan Kilner Blair Kim Janet Kim Erin Klein Charles Klimkiewicz Alexandra Lalande Nathan Lam Robert Lambrides Alexander Landes Katherine LeBolt Olivia Lee Jesung Lee Dakeung Lee Edward Lee Yoo Bin Lee Yuna Lehnigk Carmen Lewis Erin Lloyd John Loria Jordan MacDonald Laura Macomber Kelcie Mann Baldeep Markin Jacob Maurer Madeline McCarty Maryn McGuinness Jacklyn Mehdi Alisha Mehsut Shaheda Meyers Christiana Michera Bhavjot Miller Jessica Miller Paige Minor Stephanie Mitchell John Mohammadzadeh Pedrom Morgan Alex Mullis Brooke Murphy Laura Murphy Victoria Nakhre Priya Nelson Nicholas Nguyen Huyenan Nguyen Trang Nicholls Danielle Noori Nima Norton Madelynne Ocampo Collin Oh Ga Hyun Pa Brandon Papay Sierra Park Natalie Paul Teresa Pelgrim Madeline Petraglia Lydia Phung Lesley Pickett Caleigh Pierce Katherine Piester Hannah Platt Haley Preaskorn Erin Proskuryakov Kostyanty Qian Katherine Qu Michael Raust Daniel Regmi Siwani Richey Colin Robbins Claire Roepe Jennifer Sargent Andrew Schweiker Garrett Seastream Grant Sellars Gavin Shabti Mera Shafiei Ava Shamlian Grace Sheridan Kathryn Sheridan Sarah Shim Youbeen Shin Joshua Silva Veronica Singh Amrita Sirak Helina Sloane Kathryn Smith Emily Smith Parker Smith Silvana St Louis Shelby Stacey Michelle Stoney John Sturm Shelby Sun Catherine Tadikonda Mahathi Testoni Isabella Tewolde Semira Thai Ashley Thomas Devon Timoner Bertram Townsend Gillian Turner Joseph Um Daniel Uppuluri Neil Vasquez Rachel Venuthurupalli Kashyap Villaflor Alexa Voudouris Stavros Walter Pena Camila Walters Eric Wang Benjamin Wang Shawn Wang Weiran Wichin Laura Wilkinson Kate Wilson Ellen Wines Grace Winkelstein Sarah Womble Tori Woodhouse Andrew Wright Jon Yang Julia Yao Matthew Zaita Jason Zanovello Marianna PAGE 4

5 UPDATES SPRING SPORTS TRYOUTS Tryouts will begin on Monday, February 24 for Soccer, Lacrosse, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, and Crew (Outdoor Track/Field will begin on March 3). All athletes must have a doctor s physical dated after May 1, 2013 on file in the Activities Office in order to do preseason conditioning and tryouts (if you turned in a physical for fall or winter sports, it is already on file). The physical must be recorded on the official Virginia High School League Physical Form. They must also give an emergency care form to the spring sports coach they do not have access to forms that you have turned into the school or another sport previously this year. All forms are available in the Activities Office and the athletic website, under Files and Links. Physicals should be turned in to or mailed to the Activities Office. MAKE A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS. (OHS Activities, 2900 Sutton Rd., Vienna, VA 22181) If you mail in the emergency care form with the physical, write the sport(s) in the upper right hand corner so we can give it directly to the coaches. Athletes will not be permitted to condition/tryout without these forms. Again this year, all athletes and one parent must view an on-line concussion power point. The link to view it is posted at Records from last year were cleared in May. Both parent and athlete must view it again every school year. Tryout updates will be put on oaktonathletics.org in early February. There is a mandatory drop-in registration for all spring athletes on Wednesday, February 19, 2:15-3:00 in the cafeteria to make sure all your paperwork is on file. Find it Your OHS LIBRARY Search Strategy Suggestions 1.Have you tried Duck Duck Go? This search engine has a less cluttered page than Google and doesn t track searches. < 2.NoodleQuest-Search Strategy Wizard provides help in finding the best starting place for your specific research needs. < > 3.Noodle Tools: Smart Tools. Smart Research another tool to help choose the best search for your information need < Search Strategy Suggestions In order to search thousands of college entries, identify scholarships, take on-line practice tests, and use test prep e-books, explore Gale Testing and Education Reference Center database. Locate the online databases link on the library webpage or blackboard class, and scroll to the bottom of the list of Gale databases. < Passwords for databases are found HS Library Blackboard class, click Online Databases button. Google Cultural Institute invites you to discover exhibits and collections from museums and archives all around the world. < > From the Halls of Government Throughout the First Quarter, all USVA Government students played an active role in learning about the 2013 election. As part of Oakton s Project Based Learning Initiative, students made authentic positive campaign commercials for this year s down-ballot races. The purpose of these commercials was to provide a service to the community by helping to inform the electorate prior to Election Day as well as gain firsthand knowledge of campaigns and elections. The students ads may be accessed at In addition to classroom assignments, large numbers of Oakton students participated in the following activities: volunteering for individual candidates, serving as Election Pages and Election Officers for the Fairfax County Board of Elections and being first-time voters. PAGE 5

6 UPDATES The Counselor s Corner Tis the season The Counseling Department is excited to see this time of year approach as we move into several important parts of our overall program. We have been working with seniors on applications, freshmen on transitioning to high school and a great deal in between. Our tenth grade program will focus on career awareness and offered our students the opportunity to fill out a personality profile and compare it to the careers that could match well with their results. Juniors will begin to look at planning for life after high school and college searches in the spring. There will be a curriculum night Jan. 16th here at Oakton to inform parents about the course offerings available next year. This evening presentation highlights the elective choices that students can select from as well as providing guidelines on the honors and Advanced Placement programs. We invite you to attend prior to your student s registration, so the course selection process can be as smooth and accurate as possible. In November, we were able to provide three lessons for the Teacher Advisory periods. The first was an Anti- Bullying program. Our goal is to broaden the student s understanding of the types of bullying and exclusion that can occur in a modern high school and work to eliminate prevent them at Oakton. Teachers wore their college gear for the second, and were able to share their stories and experiences in finding their own career path. We also helped coordinate the Fun Day activities gear toward building community. The students participated in a wide variety of activities, from board games, to tie dying. One of our main tools in the Counseling Department is Family Connection, the county s online portal to college and career planning. This system offers a way to track extracurricular activities, develop a resume, explore colleges and much, much more. Student information like GPA is available here. We encourage all grade levels to begin to familiarize themselves with the offerings, and if your student has had access from middle school, there are some changes in the high school version to check out! You can access the site from Blackboard, or get more information on our new webpage mentioned above. As always, the counselors are here to help students and their family in a wide range of circumstances. Please feel free to contact us for support or have your student see us in our offices. The best times for students are before school, Cougar Time, lunch or after school. News from Theatre Arts I will have to say that I think our fall season went swimmingly. For those of you who were in our audience for Metamorphoses, I m sure you will agree. Our Drama 3 & 4 students produced two magical and powerful shows closing with Elephant s Graveyard before Thanksgiving break. Thanks to all the parent volunteers and audience members who came out to support the students who have been working so hard since September. We will celebrate our success with our annual field trip to NYC on December 11th to see KINKY BOOTS and MATILDA. We are also in the process of reading multiple one act plays as we choose what will be a part of our Cougar Dinner Theatre on Monday, February 10th. We look forward to seeing you then. Happy Holidays everyone. Vanessa Gelinas [email protected] PAGE 6

7 UPDATES Oakton Scholastic Bowl Team Sara Yaseen, Megh Kumar and Andrew Brennan with host Hillary Howard, at the It s Academic taping on Oct. 19. Oakton s team visiting South Lakes for a scrimmage: Andrew Brennan, Julia Fontaine, Jacob Markin, Katherine Landers, Sara Yaseen, Paul Burke, and Samuel Ortiz. Oakton (right side) and Chantilly (left side) during a 20-second math calculation question at Chantilly. Oakton Team: Andrew Brennan, Paul Burke, Megh Kumar, Julia Fontaine, Sara Yaseen, and Jacob Markin. During the Fall and Winter Seasons, the Oakton Scholastic Bowl Team, coached by biology teacher Jackie Fernandez, engages in three types of competitions: internal scrimmages among Oakton teams, scrimmages against other Fairfax County Schools, and participation in the NBC4 show It s Academic. The Oakton Team is open to anyone who wishes to participate. The team has had a busy schedule since the beginning of the school year. Several internal scrimmages were held, and Oakton has either hosted or visited South Lakes, Chantilly, Woodson, and Edison in preparation for the Conference and District Tournaments that will take place on January 18 at Robinson HS. Andrew Brennan, Paul Burke, Omar El Sheikh, Julia Fontaine, Megh Kumar, Hasanian Laith, Katherine Landes, Jacob Markin, Alekhya Nanduri, Raju Nadimpalli, Samuel Ortiz, Helina Sirak, Jack Tracey, Alexander Xenos, and Sara Yaseen participated in these scrimmages. On Oct. 19, the team competed against the Bullis School and the Islamic Saudi Academy on It s Academic. The show will air on NBC4 on Dec. 21. Oakton was represented by Andrew Brennan, Megh Kumar, Sara Yaseen, and Julia Fontaine (alternate). The Oakton JV Cheerleaders also attended the taping to support the team and excite the audience. Watch Oakton on the 21st! PAGE 7

8 UPDATES The Center of Learning The name may have changed, but the students who tutor at the Center remain dedicated to helping others. The Oakton Writing Center is a professional student-run center where students receive friendly, quality assistance on writing for all classes and levels from trained tutors. Our mission is to guide students through the writing process to help students become more confident thinkers and writers and to provide lasting writing skills to the best of of our abilities. This is the mission with which the Oakton Writing Center (OWC) was first founded in January 2010 by a small group of students and two teachers. Starting out with a mere idea, these dedicated individuals turned their vision into reality through grueling days of planning and training over the first semester holiday. Due to the Writing Center s success, tutor training soon turned into an Advanced Composition class mandatory for all OWC tutors. For three years, the OWC operated out of small classrooms, serving students after school and during lunches and Cougar Times. Then in late 2012, Katie Clark, a second year tutor, came up with the idea for the Student Learning Center (SLC). The SLC was a science and math version of the Writing Center, consisting of tutors from the math and science honor societies. The SLC used the Oakton Writing Center s classroom and operated during one Cougar Time. Katie graduated in 2013 but left the Writing Center with a new sense of purpose. Today, the Oakton Writing Center, renamed as The Center for Writing and Learning is located in the back of the Oakton library and has evolved into a center of learning for all students of all grades for all subjects. It is open all Cougar Times, A & B lunch on Monday and Tuesday, C & D lunch on Wednesday and Thursday, and Collaboration Wednesdays. Tutors of all subjects are available and range from sophomores to seniors. What began as a center composed exclusively of writing tutors enrolled in the Advanced Composition class now features student tutors from almost all honor societies. When asked why she believed the OWC was necessary, Ms. Blankenship, one of the original teacher founders, commented, I think it s extremely important that the power and potential of students is given space and time to take flight. Students are much more knowledgeable and so much more capable than we give them credit. The Center is a way to showcase the amazing abilities of Oakton students that aren t always seen or acknowledged and [creates] a space for students to help each other learn in a positive, student-directed atmosphere. Students in the Advanced Composition class now are trained in the beginning of the year to tutor writing and run The Center, which continues for the rest of the year. Students are divided into four teams: Management, Publications and Marketing, Special Programs, and OWL (Oakton Writes and Learns). They collaborate to communicate with teachers, students and the entire Oakton Community. Every October, Advanced Composition students attend the Secondary School Writing Center conference at George Mason University which is attended by over 300 local area high school writing center student tutors. This year, fourteen Oakton tutors presented at the conference, sharing their observations and advice with other high school tutors based on their experiences at The Center. Since its opening in 2010, the OWC has held 3517 tutoring sessions. During this school year, the Center has had 347 tutoring sessions in the first quarter. Of these, 218 consist of English tutoring, 24 of science tutoring, 29 of math tutoring, and 73 of other subjects - a huge increase from the 23 non-english sessions from the school year. In a possible reflection of the OWC s effectiveness, scores of Standards of Learning English assessments at Oakton HS have improved in the past few years while the assessments themselves have become harder. Tutees have had an overwhelmingly positive response. One tutee writes on her exit survey, I particularly enjoyed the way the tutors welcomed others and [were] available for all that asked. The tutor gave wonderful advice and helped me with my essay thoroughly, from the beginning to the end. She gave me a lot of time and help that my teacher is too busy to give to only me. In this response, the tutee succinctly sums up many of the reasons why peer tutoring is so valuable. Center tutor Eric Lim explains why he became a peer tutor, saying, Though I initially joined the class for the college transcript now I feel like I make a difference in [my tutees ] lives. Peer tutoring is meaningful because you take away the number-focused culture of education and shift it towards an appreciation of learning. Anee Nguyen, also a Center tutor, adds, I became a tutor because I like helping people and this is a way to reach out to the greater Oakton community. Peer tutoring is not as intimidating and is more comfortable [than being tutored by a teacher]. In four short school years, the Center has become an integral part of the Oakton identity. However, it has far to go before achieving its goal of changing the learning culture. In order to move forward, all of the Oakton HS community has to work together. We hope for the PTSA s support in our endeavors. To find out more about what we do, please us at [email protected]. PAGE 8

9 UPDATES Oakton High School Student Earns Poetry Honor Aline Dolinh, a sophomore at Oakton High School, was recognized at the National Book Festival as the Southeast region representative of the National Student Poets Class of Oakton High School is a Fairfax County public school. The award recognizes one student from each of the five regions in the country, and is sponsored by the President s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. Dolinh was eligible for the honor after winning the Gold Key award in the regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards earlier this year. Five of her poems appear in the ceremony program. As the National Student Poet for the southeast region, Dolinh will participate in a region-wide community service project designed to promote literacy awareness. She is particularly interested in raising awareness of the way poetry is taught in schools. Dolinh has been writing poetry as long as she could read and won her first poetry award in first grade for five haikus she submitted to a haiku contest at the National Kite Festival. Although she has won numerous awards for her poetry, this is her first award at such a high level. Dolinh traveled to New York in October to be honored by the Academy of American Poets. Dolinh is also available to speak to area clubs and organizations (both adults and children s) about her experience. If you or your organization would like to invite her to speak, please follow this link: PAGE 9

10 Congratulations to the following students! Each student earned all A s on his or her first quarter report card. This is extremely challenging, and all deserve accolades! Great job! 9th graders with all A s: Sonia Aggarwal Connor Anderson Hyeonjun Bae Hannah Bailey Kriti Bhagat Jessica Bice Kelly Biladeau Sofiya Boroday Georgia Brandt Evan Cao Lilly Carrillo Jade Chen Emilie Cheng Sophy Cho Christianne Chua Sarah Chung Jessica Cochran Delaney Connolly Christopher Cortese Andrew Crum Louis Gabriel Cunanan Madeleine Curtis Cynthia Cutler Dustin Datoc Ryan Davis Kaitlin DeMarco Nicholas di Mauro Eleanor Donohue Olivia Driessen Adam El Sheikh Hanna El-Mohandess Samuel Gustafson Ahmad Hasanian Lauren Hawkins Angela He Youngli Hong Hannah Jang Abigail Johnson Mary Kasputis Caroline Kirk Anika Kot Calvin Krist Ann Kutyna John Lankenau Madeleine Lavoie Harang Lee Michael Lee Nina Leitenberg Kayla Lombard Amy Luttges Linda Lyons Emma Macaluso Anika Malik Kathryn Marshall Caroline McCleskey Jocelyn Mooring Conor Moran Brianna Murphy Violetta Nagy Dustin Nguyen Thi Nguyen Patrick O'Malley Avery Olsen Carson Parker- Kepchar Britney Phan Kristin Putman William Rippey Kevin Robinson Lindsay Rosenblum Sophia Sabardine Setareh Sanaei Ashley Sayadian Benjamin Sheridan Helen Shi David Smith Justin Smith Lindsey Smith Sheppard Sonntag Rebecca Stafford Luke Steindl Ethan Sullivan Kelly Sun Jillian Tate Ashley Tern Adrian Thinnyun Zachary Thomas Maximilian Torti Samantha Tripp Justin Turner Sydney Uitz Lindsey Urban Allison Veltman Malvika Venkataraman Matthew Vermont Michele Wang Victoria Wang Drew Weber Jonathan Wen William Werenskjold Natalia Wyatt Angela Xu Meimei Xu Alice Yang Katie Zhang Shiling Zhao Jackie Zhu 10th graders with all A s: Audrey Atchley Kevin Back Anthony Bazzini Nibha Bhatia Daniel-Andre Blair Megan Byrnes Tiffany Cai Rachel Carlton Anderson Carroll Joanna Chen Siting Chen Rebecca Clarke Sarah Clinton Cassidy Cothran Sarah Craig Henry Curtis Emily Dhue Aline Dolinh Kelly Dunlap Duncan Edwards Rachel Edwards Karin Fukahori Nazrin Garibova Megan Gillen Megan Griggs Ellen Gurung Wilson He Nina Jacobs Tyler Jaquette Soyun Joo Caleb Kang Victoria Kao Jacqueline Keene Brendan Kenefick Ashwin Krishnamurthi John Lambright Thomas Landes Cameron Lee Miseon Lee Jessica Lewin Andrew Lokay Charles Moens Alana Moore Tyler Morgan Jenna Ollen Mushahid Omer Dongha Park Nathan Park Kirtana Pathak Tejal Patki Ruby Peters Allan Phillips Numan Rahman Pallavi Samudrala Mark Schenkel Rachel Schwall Taresh Sethi Nikisha Singh Kirsten Tate Ekim Toraman Kelly Turner Christopher Villota Joseph Wang Michael Williamson Matthew Wohlleben Katherine Xenos Yuansheng Xie Su Min Yang Jenny Yao Yun Yoo Grace Yu PAGE 10

11 11th graders with all A s: Peter Aiello Sydney Applegate Camille Baechler Lia Mikkaella Cunanan Caroline Fisher Paul Greenough Collin Hansen Evan Heitman Daniel Hildebrand Simon Iyob Emily Kamienski Nathan Keene Dakeung Lee Jacob Martin Pedrom Mohammadzadeh Catherine Sun Kasmath Fargana Abuthagir Spencer Thrall 12th graders with all A s: Yusef Abughannam Kiren Ajrawat Hana Burkly Amanda Cerva Josephine Chiao Andrew Daley Robin Dixon Maria Donoso Espinosa Chengxin Du Trung Duong Kasra Eslami Monica Hanratty Emily Hautbois Kirsten Hemrich Jessica Hirsch Neil Holcomb Janet Hu Ankit Jain Shinar Jain Hayley Johnson Ian Johnson Anna Jordan Allysen Kaminski Hannah Kang Edward Kao Robert Kurtzman Dilara Long Casey MacLean Julia Mahony Ajay Mehta Sarah Metzendorf Alexander Mun Neda Noori Daniel Park Jennifer Prosser Pooja Seth Kathryn Sheridan Lindsey Shields Caitlin Skinner Ksenia Sokolova Emily Stangeby Emma Stoney Daniel Ta Kathryn Veltman Ceyer Wakilpoor Evelyn Wang Christina Williams Mary Wimsatt Alexander Xenos Ruolin Xiong Diana Yen Charles Yu Madison Zamora PAGE 11

12 9th graders with all A s and B s: Habiba Abdelkerim Umit Ablet Parv Ahuja Nicholas Aime Rachel Akers Mia Alarcon Chong Iain Allingham Austin Allison Gregory Alperi Luke Amaral Ruth Bahgi John Banbury Maxwell Becker Mark Beeman Nicole Berube Brandon Bettinger Nicole Bettinger Bradley Binns Matthew Bocharnikov Nathan Brodsky Natalie Buczek Neeve Carlos Noah Castellano Vincent Chen Angelique Cherikos Cassandra Childs Sun Oh Chung Alexandra Cohen Christian Collier Meredith Crews Catherine Croft James Crowley Victoria D'Amato Karoline Davis Alexander Day Heili Deaton Caroline DeLoach Caitlin Diehl Logan Duffy Sean Dumler Nawal El Hag Rebecca Elam Abigail Ernst Cameron Farmer Rosa Ferrusca Garduno Sanal Finesmith Jordan Fitzgerald Zachary Fletcher Yosselin Flores Guillermo Fonseca Timothy Forster Lou Patrick Francisco Sean Frankel Arjun Ganesh Jennifer Garrett Richard Gibbons Daniel Good Samantha Gordon Allison Grant Victoria Grimm Sasha Grossman Eric Guan Angela Guarino Sophia Guarnieri Afia Habib Edward Hackemer Faris Hajrovic Carmen Hall Thomas Hallock Jeffrey Hamlin Sarah Hanlon Samuel Harmic Nathan Helfgott Emma Hierholzer Jennifer Hinds Olivia Hogan Curtis Holland Lisa Huang Lou'ay Hussein Kaitlyn Hyun Suryaraj Jain Jean Jang Hayden Jarvis Megan Jenkins Hahn Jung Noah Kaczmarczyk Thomas Kasputis Abigail Kennedy Iman Khuram Francesca Kiker Bryan Kim Ji-Yoon Kim Joy Kim Nathaniel Kim Timothy Kim Sarah Kirk Danieal Kiyani Catherine Krouse Michael Lamon Emma Lavoie Olivia Lawrence Justin Lee Kidus Lemma Lizhao Li Daniel Liu Kevin Liu Lydia Lodge Alexander Loveland Kyle Lujan Ian Macomber Davis Mahony Saim Majid Elizabeth Malone Meenakshi Mathur Sarah Mays Kathleen McDaid Kamila Mehdi Dillon Midson William Miller Gabriella Morris Lamia Mountassir Stephanie Mui Suzanne Mun Anjali Murthy Catherine Mustain Hasan Nadeem Dara Nazemian Megan Nero Anna Neubauer Bryce Nguonly Bao-Tran Nguyen Dan Nguyen Phuong Anh Nguyen Nicholas Norton Julia O'Toole Richard Pang Marissa Pearson Evan Pelto Ryan Pelto Andres Perez Kristen Peters Derek Pham Duy-Thuc Pham- Ton Rachel Pionke Emily Pleasant Zachary Polhemus Alex Ponnraj Liana Poon Jacob Posz Matthew Prosser Meghan Pugh Sebastian Quesada Quesada Nitya Reddy Megan Reilly Spencer Reimann Abigail Richardson Madeline Richey Kaila Ross Madeleine Rouse Madeline Royle Leya Salis Marissa Sanzone Dhruv Sawhney Jenna Schwartzman Nicholas Scoggins David Seal Nicole Seal Drew Seibert June Seo Iman Shammet Hiun Shim Daniel Shin Christopher Skangos Hannah Slevin Daniel Slyepichev Joseph Smarrelli Dorothy Smith Laura Smith Snehal Srivastava Cassidy Sturm Christopher Takagi Felicia Tan Jordan Tasaka- Maunupau Kathryn Tatum Sarah Thatcher Sira Anissa Thiam Eliza Thrall Emily Tillet Lorencio Tizol Madeline Tran Michael Tran Scottie Tran Daniela Ucci Liam Vertal Katherine Villota William Violet John Voelkel Avery Vogelzang William Vu Benjamin Wagner Cole Wagner Alexandra Warner Robert Warrick Michala Wildman Sarah Williams Emily Wydra Xinjie Xia Karina Yeatman Steven Yi Dong Hee Yoo Jin Yoo Steven Yoo Lauren Zarnock Jessica Zeller PAGE 12

13 10th graders with A s and B s: Nikita Addanki Aurash Aidun Sarah Akers Katherine Anthony Milton Argueta Martinez Samuel Arora Sehjal Atwal Bradley Auerbach Allison Bagheriford Kyra Ballard Emily Barber Jamie Barlow Justin Bartee Elliot Beach Caitlin Becker Mo'Na Bell Tommy Berrios Veda Bhatia Adam Blakney Michael Boddie Stephanie Bonilla Jaime Botero Martinez Elise Bourdelais Jillian Bracaglia Jared Brandolph Andrew Brennan Caroline Brogan Makenzie Brooks Marisa Butler Margaret Campbell Nicholas Carrigan Veronique Caumeil Timothy Cerva Nathan Chan Michelle Chen Christine Choi William Christy Joshua Cibula Robert Clark Michelle Cox Connor Cozad Nicole Cutler Jessica Dallessandro Patrick Davis John Dawson Craig DeHanis Cruz Madeline Doane Ryan Dodge Grace Donohue Juan Carlos Dumlao Courtney Duong Katherine Edwards Razan Elbaba Rasheda Elsamahi Bennett Fagan Jessica Farhan Zachary Fernald William Fisher Geraldina Flores Valdez Caroline Flower Nicholas Ford Samuel Forrest Samuel Fountain Camron Garrett Emily Gedzelman Meghan Gibbons Bennett Gilliam Graham Gilliam Elyssa Goldberg Amanda Gore Danielle Granato Corina Gribble Lindsay Griffith Sun Je Han Christopher Harkin Sai He Emily Heier Victoria Heller Ryan Hill Katie Hoang Kyle Hohmann Katherine Holcomb Richard Holcomb Marina Huang Melissa Huasasquiche Katherine Hughes Valentine Iliassov Emma Jackson Shawn Jassal Dennis Jiang Michael Johns Billy Jones Spencer Jones Christine Joseph Rusul Kamal Ian Katzman Shashwot KC Bradley Kearns McLean Kelley Sragdhara Khakurel Rahmeen Khuram Isabella Kiker Joshua Kim Madison Kim Min Hyuk Kim Neisha Kitchrayotin Heather Ko Aidan Kuester Natalie Landaverde Lindsey Le Andrew Lee Cheryl Lee Ethan Lee Fordham Lee Gregory Lee Haeryun Lee Samuel Lee William Li Heeryung Lim Kevin Liu Richard Liu James Lodge Yin Lun Jake MacLean Fazliddin Mamadiev Anne Manner Alexandra Marquis Allegra Martschenko Anisa Matthews Jillian Maulella Katherine Mayer Miranda McBride Ian McNair Bridgette McRoberts Katherine Mead Marissa Medina Sarah Meng Eric Merten Dylan Messaros Edwin Miller Rhea Miller Heather Miska Vishal Mummareddy Kirit Nakka Judy Nguyen Jaden Noda Sosan Noori Lindsay Norman Anthony Nucciarone Samuel Ortiz Severiano Annie Pan Ariela Papp Bradley Pender Justin Phillips Nicholas Piester Alex Plantz Sara Pollin Julia Powell Nikhil Prasad Telha Registani Louis Rigo Payton Robertson Maria Rowen Samuel Rutzick Tess Sapone Marriya Schwarz Sidra Sharieff Elizabeth Shepherd Katherine Smith Saad Sohail Aleksandria Solko- Breslin Rachel Song Alec Souders Caitlin Spiegel Matthew Stabile Christopher Stathopoulos Melissa Stettner Dale Szpisjak Jonathan Takagi Adam Tapp Alexander Taylor Capri Thomas Jacob Thompson Jack Tracey Eric Tsang Diana Van Karina Villarroel Constantin Waldschmidt Lindsey Wallen Anthony Waltrich Natalie Weaver Allison Welham Ashley Williams Jazmyne Williams Charlotte Wiltse Sarah Woolf Nicolas Wyatt Lawrence Yang Lauren Yee Margaret Zeile PAGE 13

14 11th graders with all A s and B s: Ziad Abdulhadi Lindsey Abed Alyssa Akoev David Allely Michael Ambrose Tara Amruthur Katie Anderson Caroline Arthur John Aylor Hyun Suk Bae Brian Bailey Collin Banks Jenna Bayer Jennifer Becker Laura Branton Julia Bruce Samuel Bundren Thomas Burns Hannah Cacner Callie Carlstrom Tyler Cate Abhijith Chaganti Angela Chen Eileen Chen Samuel Childs Hannah Chung Thomas Clark Prince Clement Robert Condas Eryn Cooper Margaret Corgnati Seth Crail Karlie Cronin William Crowe Giovanni D'Ambrosio Marina De Blas Garcia Lukas Deaton Jay Deorukhkar Christopher De- Souza Shweta Dixit Carolyn Dixon Hannah Dodd Francis Donnelly Jessie Doty Jonah Driessen Samantha Duncan Lillie Duston Omar El Sheikh Taylor Fay Linden Ferrell John Ferri James Fuchs Austin Gibbons Grace Gleason Connor Golden Alex Gordon Jacqueline Groskaufmanis Charles Hackemer Caitlyn Hann Savannah Hard Joseph Harrell Lauren Harvey Laith Hasanian Mason Hawkins Vivien Ho Ryan Holcombe Christopher Holland Yuri Hong Kyle Howell Alexander Huf Hannah Isakowitz Jagger James Alexendra Jean- Baptiste Armand Jeffris Rahat Kamal Jasbir Kaur Millan Khadka Erin Kim Charles Klein Alexandra Klimkiewicz Gregory Krisanda Annika Lee Edward Lee Yuna Lee Carmen Lehnigk Callum Leitenberg Erin Lewis Carter Lopez-Gomez Jordan Loria Robert LoRusso Christopher Luttges Laura MacDonald Baldeep Mann Madeline Maurer Mary McElwee Alisha Mehdi Shaheda Mehsut Bhavjot Michera Jessica Miller Paige Miller Isaac Mills Aziz Muhammad Laura Murphy Priya Nakhre Alekhya Nanduri Dimitrinka Nenchova Anh Nguyen Huyenan Nguyen Trang Nguyen Danielle Nicholls Benjamin Nikolich Madelynne Norton Kwabena Ofori-Atta Ga Hyun Oh Brandon Pa Natalie Park Nathan Pawlowicz Alexander Pehrson Lydia Petraglia Cathleen Pfeiff Lesley Phung Erica Pi Caleigh Pickett Katherine Pierce Hannah Piester Anastasia Polkovnichenko Andrew Powers Erin Preaskorn Katherine Qian Michael Qu Ahmed Rabie Siwani Regmi Jared Reynolds Thierno Rhodes Claire Robbins Hayley Russell Abdelrahman Said Abdalla Emma Savino Allyson Schopper David Seager James Seal Grant Seastream Gavin Sellars Mera Shabti Ava Shafiei Grace Shamlian John Shebat Sarah Sheridan Veronica Silva Amrita Singh Parker Smith Silvana Smith Eun Young Son Shelby St Louis Abigail Steinberg Kyle Sullivan Jed Suyat Nikta Tadayoni Semira Tewolde Devon Thomas Bertram Timoner Elena Tonni Gillian Townsend Andrew Tucker Avery Turk Alexa Villaflor Stavros Voudouris Eric Walters Weiran Wang Laura Wichin Ellen Wilson Sarah Winkelstein Jon Wright Jeffrey Wu Julia Yang Nima Youchidje Jason Zaita Amy Zhang PAGE 14

15 12th graders with all A s and B s: Omar Abderhman Shahla Adiljan Yusuf Ahmed David Amini Jaime Arbesfeld Robert Arnold Mary Arscott Sabrine Baiou Alok Baral Adam Barber Kristen Bavely Charles Beard Emily Beekman Liliana Bettolo Brian Boehm Julia Brown Tiffany Bui Scott Burdin Paul Burke Joseph Cafiero Isabella Campos Alexander Capo Mary-Madeleine Caumeil Joseph Cellini Rebecca Cerva Darby Chancler Kevin Chau Yating Chen Richard Cho Matthew Choi Vincent Choy Mary Grace Cooney Megan Cooney Jamie Corridon Christine Cox Kylie Cropper Ryan Crum Christine Davila Azanedo Alan Davis Allison Davis Colin Davis Samantha Deur Riva Dhamala Maxwell Dollard Hailey Dougherty Katherine Douglas Evan Dudley Katherine Dunwoody Alison Eagen Savannah Eldridge Catherine Fama Asli Farah Francis Feeney Christina Fleckenstein Julia Fontaine William Fontaine Gabrielle Forman Lauren Frautschi Brennan Garrett Nathan Goldberg Dale Good Elizabeth Goodiel Sarah Goodiel John Goodin Alanna Goodman Patricia Gore Flor Gudiel Kathleen Guesman Marleigh Hall Alex Ham Taseen Haque Cory Harris Gavin Hartin Paige Harvey Sarah Heier Savannah Hemmig Joel Hierholzer Thomas Hierholzer Kenneth Hippe Madeleine Holcomb Margaret Hollingsworth Carsen Howard Oscar Huang Danielle Hughes Thomas Humphries James Jameson Kathryn Juliana Paromi Karlo Ani Kassabian Emily Kessler Abdul Khuram Blair Kilner Nathan Lalande Alexander Lambrides Onjoli Lansdowne Michele LeBlanc Allen Lee Timothy Lee Dana Levy Daniel Li Flora Lindsay Miles Lindsey Matthew Livingston Thomas Lopez Bridget Lucidi Sydney Lukehart Aizize Maidinai Jessica Malc Kelly Malloy Victoria Marquis Nataly Martins Ekaterina Maslova Kartika Matahari Areeba Mazhar Chudi Mbonu Lacy McCleskey Kailey McCullen Brian McDaid Joseph McGrath Elizabeth McTaggart Laura Merten Mikaela Metzendorf Laura Michaelis Leah Millard Austin Miller Catherine Miller Elizabeth Moens Pasha Mohsenin Nooranne Mufti Rita Murphy Brooke Mustain Aditya Narayan Paulina Nardoni Kevin Nguyen Michael Nikolich Leda Ortiz Severiano Danielle Palmucci Erik Park Hayes Parker-Kepchar Adrienne Pauley Allison Pawlowicz Olivia Peterkin Alana Peters William Petrakes Briana Phan James Pickett Mei Pionke Hadley Powers Tristin Pratt Michael Procinsky Kostyantyn Proskuryakov Caitlin Pugh Patrick Quinn Kyler Reese Julia Rhinehart Kimberly Rigger Maryann Rigo Stephen Rill William Rixmann Spenser Robbins Jia Rodgers Matthew Ross Lawrence Rouse John Rowley Ellie Rubalow Lars Rucker Jamie Ryan Benjamin Safferson Aria Salehi Cameron Santoro Garrett Schweiker Kathryn Scoggins Aditya Shah Grace Sharer Jenna Sharer Rhea Singh Danielle Smith Victoria Sommese Mackenzie Springer Nicholas Stern Elizabeth Stewart Carly Stonehouse John Stoney Christopher Suh Chetan Supanekar Kyle Tan Matthew Tanenbaum Breana Tate Margaret Tigner Olivia Townsend Phuong Tran Cecile Truong Ashley Tuey Daniel Turner Cynthia Van Daniel Vogel Lucas Votaw Grace Wagner Molly Walker Li-Chian Wang Claire Weisskopf Tara Wilkins Christian Willhite Sheena Wilson Madeline Wiltse William Winter Bradley Wong Bailey Xie Grace Yoder Seojun Yoon Ivan Yopp Rachel Yopp Jeffrey Yu Michael Yuan PAGE 15

16 UPDATES Parent Information Relating to Special Education The Parent Resource Center holds workshops during the day and evening on a variety of special education topics. Address: 2334 Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, VA (Entrance 1- Room 100) For more information: English: Español: Introduction to Special Education - An Orientation for Parents NEW to the Process! Wednesday, December 4, :00 am - noon This orientation to Special Education is appropriate for parents with students in the referral or eligibility phase of the Special Education process and parents who want to know more about how the Special Education process works. Assessment Options for Students with Disabilities Wednesday, December 4, :00-9:00 pm or Friday, December 6, :00 am - noon Learn about each assessment, the criteria for each assessment and how the criteria may impact your student. Tech Thursday - Microsoft Word Strategies for Writing (Registration required) Thursday, December 5, :00-11:30 am Learn how to use Microsoft Word to help your student with the writing process. Laptops will be provided for use at the workshop. Strategies to Support Students with Dyslexia Tuesday, December 10, :00-9:00 pm Learn about accommodations for students with dyslexia, tech tools that provide support, and resources available to ALL students! SEPTA monthly membership meeting Thursday, December 5, 2013, 6:30pm, Presentation on New High School Diploma Options for IEP Students, Barcroft ES, 625 S. Wakefield Street, Arlington. CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder The West Fairfax CHADD Parent Support Group will continue to meet every other Thursday at 7:30 pm (Dec. 5 and 19) in Room 201 at Fairfax Church of Christ, 3901 Rugby Road, Fairfax, VA Contact Sharon or [email protected]. CHADD Teen Discussion Group for high school students meets on the first Sunday of the month 3:00-4:30 pm. Group is led by Anne S. Roberts of Brain Relief LLC, 7806 Oak Street, Falls Church, VA For more information, contact Anne S. Roberts, , [email protected]. NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness is dedicated to building better lives for those affected by mental illness. Oakton Family Support Group meets on the 1st Thursday of each month, 7:30-9:00 pm Rm 9 of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Rd. Contact: Joanna Walker at or [email protected] Fairfax Family Support Group meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month 10:00-11:30 am Contact: Gayle Jackson at or [email protected] for more information PAGE 14