John Champe Knightly News

Timeliness

PLEASE help ensure your student arrives to school on time. This may require some adjusting of alarms or time of departure from home, as your student will not likely make it to their classroom in time even if they are walking into school at 9:25am. Let's make punctuality a focus as we start fourth quarter.

Calendar reminders

Mar. 27: Student holiday (end-of-quarter teacher workday)

Mar. 31: Indoor Colorguard and Drumline Show (see flyer below)

Apr. 3-7: Spring Break

Apr. 10: return to school from break; it will be an A day

Apr. 10-14: Spring spirit week; pep rally on Friday (Apr. 14)

Apr. 14: NoVa Rep visit (seniors only)

Apr. 21: No school in observance of Eid

May 19: due date for all credit recovery for seniors

June 2: last day for underclassman credit recovery and quarter 4 work

Vaccinations for Current Juniors/Rising Seniors

All rising seniors are required to show proof of vaccination prior to the start of the 2023-24 school year. The requirement is one dose of the meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY, Menactra, or Menveo) given at age 16 or older. Please note: Men B, Bexsero, and Trumenba are not the same as MenACWY.

The Armory Catalog

Attention Parents! Go check out our online catalog for John Champe's School Store where the merchandise is modeled by our very own knights. There is a page for checkout if you find anything you would like to purchase. Make sure to stop by the store during the after-school hours every other Wednesday (5-7pm on March 29th) to browse our best-selling products! For more information, feel free to contact our director at patricia.hawes@lcps.org.

The JCHS Cluster Art Exhibition is on March 30th from 6:30-8:00pm in the cafeteria.

Please consider donating to help us throw our Prom 2023. Prom will be on May 5th at The Middleburg Barn and donations will go towards purchasing supplies, paying vendors, and ordering decorations. Any amount would be greatly appreciated. Prom Donations Link

FREE Prom Boutique!! Open to 11th & 12th graders looking for prom dresses/shoes/accessories. It is free of charge, just bring your school ID. See flier below for details. Prom is May 5th!

Congratulations to our faculty MAGIC Makers, announced at our March faculty meeting. Ms. Leslie Munroe was commended for perpetual readiness, commitment, and easily switching gears as needed. Mr. William Stark was recognized for his positivity, supportiveness, and the countless days he commits after school to help students achieve their endeavors. Ms. Sarah Kinzer was thanked for her support of her colleagues as she stepped in for absent admin and her positivity. Thank you all for the MAGIC you bring JCHS.

We would like to recognize the achievements of the sixteen students that make up John Champe High School’s Mock Trial club this year. In their first ever year of competition, they qualified both of their teams for the Virginia Mock Trial State Tournament. This was a significant achievement, as the two Champe teams were the only representatives from a public school to come out of Northern Virginia Region 1. At the state tournament in Richmond last weekend, three individuals from John Champe distinguished themselves by earning “All-State” honors. Their performances were judged to be among the top 10 performances for all competitors in their respective categories. Aashritha Pujala and Naija Shah were recognized in the category of Outstanding Witness, and Eva Joseph was recognized in the category of Outstanding Attorney. Moreover, we would like to recognize Eva and her co-president, Aria Parekh, for organizing this club and leading it to these great achievements in their first ever year of competition. We are all so proud of you!

Congratulations to our students that participated in the Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Wednesday, March 22. We celebrated them at the RSEF award ceremony March 23. Additionally, congrats and thank you to their teacher Rachel Di Silvio. Here are the eight Champe students who came home with awards:

Joel Jesuraj- 1st place in the Animal Science category and a chance to compete in the Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair

Satvika Aruva- 1st place in the Translational Medical Science category and a chance to compete in the Virginia Science and Engineering Fair

Arshiya Bharatam & Aesha Kapoor- 1st place in the Systems Software category and a chance to compete in the Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair

Aarathi Manchikalapudi- 3rd place in the Biomedical Engineering category

Taran Basati- 2nd place for the Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains Special Award and the US Stockholm Junior Water special award

Varun Cheedalla & Ananya Gupta- Honorable Mention in the Material Science category and the Yale Science and Engineering Association Special award

Congratulations to our Rocket League, Varsity Smash, and Splatoon Knights for clinching spots in the upcoming Spring Playoffs!

Quarter 4 is underway! Quarter 3 report cards will be posted in ParentVue by 4pm on April 10.

Ms. Mihaela Stefan, the JCHS Student Assistance Specialist, will share a SAS prevention presentation during study halls March 29 and 30. LCPS' Student Assistance Services created a special edition of the SAS Newsletter with valuable information on teen substance use as we come to the end of National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Check it out HERE.

Welcome to Ms. Tania Flores, our new Family Liaison at JCHS. Ms. Flores has worked as a community advocate for many years strongly believe families need to be empowered and become active participants in the education of their children, to ensure they thrive to the best of their abilities in their educational journey and become successful independent members of society. As our Family Liaison, Ms. Flores is the connection between your family and our school will advocate for you and your children within our school community by connecting you with resources and/or services you may need for any situation that could affect a student’s success at school. Some of these situations can be financial hardship, illness, cultural or language barriers, family dynamics, among others. Families at John Champe not only can receive help, but also get involved in helping others. Confidentiality is always a priority.

If you feel your family is in need of any type of assistance, please feel free to contact Ms. Flores at 703-722-2680 or via email at Tania.Flores@lcps.org.

You can also fill out the Assistance Request Form and let us know how we can best support you. Ms. Flores will do her best to help you and your family get connected with the right support so that your children can continue being successful at John Champe High School!

If you are experiencing:

✓ Financial hardship

✓ Food and/or clothing insecurities

✓ Cultural and/or language barriers

✓ Family problems

✓ Illness

We can help you by connecting you to the right resources and get you the help you need! We are here for you! Call us, email us, or fill out the Assistance Request Form.

If you are able to help, please contact us! We need your support too! Fill out the Knights Care Network form and learn how you can make an impact on someone else’s life.

Other Resources

March 27: Online SportsSeries "Finding Wee Willie McLean" - click HERE for more info

April 1: Northern VA Housing Expo - check out the flyer HERE

April 13: FORTitude Parent Support Group - click HERE

Click HERE for LCPS Parent Resource Service site.

Please join us for our next General Membership Meeting in the JCHS Library at 6pm on April 26. We look forward to seeing you there!

Need to get in touch?

Reach us by email (johnchampeptsa@gmail.com), check out our website (http://jchampeptsa.org/) or check out our social accounts (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook)

Service

Seniors: It's time to submit your service records for the year. Please access the Knights Give Back Course in Schoology and complete BOTH assignments posted by May 1.

Underclassmen: your time is coming but it's not now; keep volunteering and look for your assignments at the end of April.

Interested in volunteering with the Claude Moore Community Builders? Check out this flyer.

Theatre Boosters Fundraiser: now through June 1

If you know of places you already shop, know you need some giftcards for upcoming events (like graduation!), then this is the place for you! We have giftcards for purchase from a bunch of different manufacturers. Each has a percentage they are offering to give to our organization with the purchase of that card. You get the card shipped or digital to you AND we get some money too!

Here's how to join:

Go to Raiseright.com

Click Sign up now

Put in the enrollment code: R997FUBZRSW1

Start shopping!

Athletics Boosters

Looking for another way to connect and volunteer? Please sign up to work concessions for spring sports. This is a great way to earn money for your team so please sign up in as many volunteer slots as possible. Please sign up using this link John Champe Spring Sports Sign Up

Service UPDATE - service logs for seniors and due dates

Please check out upcoming service opportunities in the Knights Give Back Schoology course for your graduating class or in Mrs. King's newsletter below.

College and Career Center

Part-Time and Summer Job Fair - Monday, March 27th at Rock Ridge High School. Internship and volunteer opportunities are also available. See College-Career Newsletter for details and to register.

Dulles South Admissions Panel - March 29th at Freedom High School. For 9th, 10th and 11th grade students who will be pursing college after high school. Come learn about the process. The University of Virginia, JMU, NOVA, GA Tech, Virginia State and George Washington University will be there to share about the admissions process. See College-Career newsletter for details.

Be sure to check out these newsletters from Mrs. King!

In the regular college and career center news, you can check out updated internships and summer programs. In this edition of the job and volunteer opportunities, you can sign up for the Part-time/Summer Jobs Fair being held March 27th. Don't forget to check out scholarship opportunities - you don't always have to be a senior to earn money towards college and career goals!

*TGA Spring Tennis Registration: click HERE for the flyer with information

*Loudoun Youth summer leadership program: click HERE for the flyer to register

*Instruction 2 Industry - virtual career expo for high schoolers: click HERE for registration

*LCPS Career Fair: Need for exhibitors; if your company would like to participate, click HERE

*Career and Apprenticeship Fair, April 12; click HERE for details

*Interested in hosting an exchange student? Click HERE for info sessions

*Summer in the Arts registration opens March 14; click HERE for details

*Run the Greenway 5k, 10, Fun Run; click HERE for flyer and registration

March 27: Student holiday (end-of-quarter teacher workday)

March 31: Club Advisory Day

April 3-7: Spring Break

April 14: NoVa Rep visit (seniors only); session and tours for our military families

April 21: No school in observance of Eid

April 24-28: Book Fair

April 27-29: Avalon Theatre's spring musical

May 1-5: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5: Prom

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