John Champe Knightly News

Calendar reminders

Nov. 27: Return from break - A day schedule; halfway through quarter two!

Nov. 27: Theatre's Friday Knight Live Audition meeting at 4:30pm

Nov. 29: Deadline to sign up your freshman for study support skills (see below)

Nov. 30: NHS Inductions at JCHS, 7pm

Dec. 1: Vision and hearing screening for 10th grade students who missed the previous dates and/or need to be rescreened. Remember to wear or bring your glasses or contacts!

Dec. 6: Superintendent's Community Listening Session at JCHS

Dec. 8: Deadline for gift card donations (see the link from Mrs. Mars below)

Dec. 21-Jan. 1: Winter Break

Jan. 12: Last day for late student work for quarter 2

Jan. 17: WIDA Testing

Jan. 19: Last day of quarter two

Jan. 22: Student holiday; Teacher workday

School Accreditation

Our school is going through the Cognia Accreditation process this school year. There will be a survey sent out the week we return from Thanksgiving break to parents, students, and staff. Please watch for that and complete it when you receive it. Thank you in advance for helping us collect pertinent data for our school's accreditation!

John Champe is excited to welcome Dr. Aaron Spence, Superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools, as he hosts a community listening session in our cafeteria on December 6 at 7:00p.m. Join us as we speak with the new Superintendent about developing relationships with the community, support his learning about LCPS and build upon successes and meaningful change. In addition, this event is an excellent opportunity for our school community to share comments, concerns and feedback directly to Division leadership.

All community members are invited to attend one or more of these events to make their voices heard and participate in this process. More information is available on the LCPS website.

Assistance: Those who need translation/interpretation assistance or a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability in order to be able to participate meaningfully in these meetings should contact the Superintendent's Office at least three days prior to the meeting at clerk@lcps.org.

The yearbook is available for purchase now! You can go to www.yearbookordercenter.com and enter our school code: 13848. Be sure to check out the options for purchasing senior ads as well. Senior ads are a great way to celebrate your child and give you and your family a printed memory that will last forever! To order your ad, go to www.yearbookordercenter.com and enter our school code: 13848; you'll then navigate to "Start Your Ad". Prices range from $60-500 depending on size of ad.

You can order your student's Letter Jacket even if they're not a senior yet! In fact, the earlier you order, the earlier the student can wear theirs. Click HERE for the link to the Jostens site to customize today!

You can also sponsor a launch for JCHS Model Rocketry! See the details below!

Academies of Loudoun

Check out the flyer below from Mrs. King about the application process for the Academies.

Check out the flyer about the Virginia Residential Governor's Academies!

Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition: Encourages middle and high school youth, across the county to identify an issue in their school, neighborhood, or community, create a plan to address that issue, and implement the plan. The goal is to encourage, support and reward the youth of Loudoun County for making positive changes in their own lives and the lives of others.

If interested, go to the Loudoun Youth website and click on Step Up competition info or click HERE for the flyer; registration closes Jan. 12

Please donate to our gift card collection to support our Winter Giving Program. Check out this SignUp Genius link for where you may be able to contribute to support the community this winter season. Gift cards of any amount from Walmart, TJ Maxx, Target, Grocery Stores, Gas Station, or Amazon can be dropped off in the Counselor’s Office between now and Friday, December 8th. Please write "Attn: Family Liaison Ms. Mars" on the envelope. Please contact Ms. Mars with any questions.

Family Liaison: Patricia (Minardi) Mars

Phone: 703-722-2680 ext 80285

Email: Patricia.Minardi@lcps.org

Opioids: What you Need to Know

Youth Fentanyl Prevention Resources

Youth and Family Workshops - click HERE for dates

Click HERE for LCPS Parent Resource Service site.

Social Media and Cyberbullying: What Parents Need to Know on December 11 at the LCPS Admninistration Building

Cross Country

Congratulations to the following Cross Country runners for their achievements at the All District meet.

Alaa Aboelenein - sixth place

Sara Ayd - ninth place

Caitlin Cintron - seventh place

Nick Rini - ninth

Cheer

Congratulations to the following members of JCHS Cheer for their selection to all-district and all-region teams!

1st Team All-District: Kayla Carter, Danica Eklund, Natalie Jan, Peyton Reed, Amelia Schwartz

2nd Team All-District: Grace McBride, Nina Perez, Nat Thiessen, Lauren Vielbig, Kirra Wolf

1st Team All-Region: Natalie Jan

2nd Team All-Region: Kayla Carter

Football

Congratulations to seniors Gregory Spiller and Isaiah Lewis-Hudson for being named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year respectively. Our Varsity Football Head Coach Lee Carter was named Coach of the year. Check out this link to see additional JCHS football players named to the All-Catoctin District Football Team.

Latin

Ammar Husain, Lucky Kancharla, and Sid Nemani competed at the annual VJCL (Latin) Convention in Richmond. Ammar took home 7th place in the Latin III derivatives contest and 6th place in Latin III Geography. Sid took home a 5th place in Latin V mythology. Congratulations and appreciation to these students for their excellent behavior and performance and to their teacher Ms. Prokopchak for inspiring them.

BSU

A group of 22 students represented the JCHS BSU at the ASBC 21st Annual HBCU Festival, where they were able to connect with HBCU Admissions representatives and scholarship opportunities. Four of our seniors were offered on-site admissions to three or more universities and underclassmen gained valuable college prep information.

Youth Soccer

United Soccer Coaches announced on its 2023 Youth Awards, naming JCHS Junior Mya Townes as the Youth Girls Player of the Year. From the USC website, they share that Mya "has been a member of the U.S. U17 Women’s Youth National Team along with U17 Girls Academy team at TSJ FC Virginia. She has been called in to national team camps for the past three years and earlier this year helped lead the U.S. U16 Women’s National Team to a tournament title at the Mondial Montaigu Football Tournament in France." Additionally, her "club team won the 2022 Girls Academy National Championship and finished third at Nationals in 2023. She is verbally committed to play college soccer at the University of Georgia."

Did you know?

LCPS launched SHINE: Spotlight Heroes In Education as a way for staff and community members to recognize the tremendous work occurring around the county. Would you like to shout out an inspirational or above-and-beyond moment you've had because of a staff member at JCHS? If so, check out this link to submit a nomination!

College and Career Center News

For ongoing CCC news, check out this newsletter. For great listings, links, and dates for available scholarships, click HERE. Looking for job or volunteer opportunities? Then please check HERE!

Service: Knights Give Back

Students can click HERE or the button below for codes to join their service course if they haven't yet. In the course, students can access this year's log as well as service opportunities that are shared with the school throughout the year.

Theatre:

Friday Knight Live Audition Meeting is November 27th at 4:30pm!

COOKIES NEEDED FOR FACULTY COOKIE BUFFET

Our annual Teacher Appreciation Holiday Cookie Buffet is back on 12/14! Stay tuned for the sign-up, which will be posted to our Instagram and Facebook accounts. Or, if you're not a baker but want to help, please consider donating funds to help pay for the treats.

PTSA GENERAL MEETING: NONE in November or December

During the November and December holiday season, it can be difficult for everyone to find time to meet. Our next PTSA meeting will be January 18. We’ll see you in 2024!

2023-2024 PTSA SCHOLARSHIP

We are proud to offer four $500 scholarships to graduating seniors planning to enter and attend a university, college, or technical school next fall. To qualify to apply, students must be a member of the JCHS PTSA by January 19, 2024. Should any student for fiscal reasons be unable to cover the $10 student membership fee, they should speak to their counselor immediately. Completed scholarship applications must be submitted to Karen King, Career Center Specialist, by 4:18 pm on Thursday, February 22, 2024. You may email or drop off the completed application to JCHS Main Office.

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 (Instagram, Facebook, and X/Twitter).

Call for Volunteers at the annual DECA Leadership Conference - see below; questions may be directed to Shannon Brown @ shannon.brown@lcps.org .

Cherokee Tales, presented by Bright Star Touring Theatre, has several upcoming sessions - click HERE for the flyer

School business partnership awardsnominations are now open; click HERE to submit your nomination

Take AP Exams - click HERE for info on how AP exams benefit your student

Adult education: English Learners Classes are available through LCPS. Click HERE for details to register. GED Math Workshop - click HERE. Enrichment classes offered; click HERE for options and registration. Upcoming sessions in October include Google and Computing and Business classes.

Drive for LCPS! Click HERE to learn more.

Student leadership conference opportunity - click HERE for details

Teens for Tomorrow sessions - click HERE for information

Coding for Youth classes - click HERE

New, Optional Service Provides Report of Student Website Access on LCPS Devices

ew this school year, LCPS is introducing an optional and free service for families called Lightspeed Parent Portal. Families who elect to use this service will receive weekly reports by email that list websites their student(s) are accessing when using their LCPS-issued Chromebook or laptop. For instructions, additional information and details on how to sign up, see the Lightspeed Parent Portal website.

Nov. 27: Return from break - A day schedule; halfway through quarter two!

Dec. 6: Superintendent's Community Listening Session at JCHS

Dec. 21-Jan. 1: Winter Break

Jan. 12: Last day for late student work for quarter 2

Jan. 17: WIDA Testing

Jan. 19: Last day of quarter two

Jan. 22: Student holiday; Teacher workday

April 13: Prom

June 18: Graduation at EagleBank Arena

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