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Cell Phone Policy

Oakton High School is one of a handful of high schools testing a new program for students to store cell phones during instructional times. Our staff will be helping make sure our students follow the cell phone rules we already have. These rules are in place to help make Oakton High School a great place to learn.
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Middle and High School Immunization Clinics

All FCPS middle and high schools will host a free immunization clinic this fall in collaboration with the Fairfax County Health Department. Students must participate at the school where they are enrolled. Clinics will be held during school hours. Parents/caregivers must sign a consent form for students under 18.

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Purple Star Designation Award for Oakton High School

October 24, 2024
The Virginia Council on the Educational Opportunity for Military Children voted on October 21, 2024, to approve Oakton High School as a recipient of the SY 2024-2025 Purple Star Award.

National Merit Semi-Finalists and Commended Scholars

October 15, 2024
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition among high school students for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships that began in 1955. United States high school students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which serves as an initial screen of over 1.3 million entrants each year.

This year Oakton High School had 12 National Merit Semi-Finalists and 67 National Merit Commended Students

Oakton High School Celebrates Its AP Capstone Diploma Recipients

September 05, 2024
At Oakton High School, 21 students have earned the AP Capstone Diploma™. Additionally, 6 students have earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™ during the 2023-24 school year. The AP Capstone Diploma program helps students develop critical thinking, research, collaboration, and presentation skills that are essential to academic success.
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Fairfax County School Board Approves Secondary Course Changes for 2025-26

The Fairfax County School Board approved new secondary course offerings for the 2025-26 school year at its meeting on November 14.

Seven FCPS Bands to Showcase Musical Talents at 2024 Virginia Music Educators Association Conference

Seven FCPS bands will perform at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference, which will be held November 21-23 in Norfolk.

Superintendent's Weekly Reflections

Dr. Reid writes about all the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This past week, she visited schools to see learning in action, attended the IEP Palooza and Our Voices, Our Future events, took in some high school theater, a science Olympiad, playoff volleyball, and more!

Seven Generations Ahead: FCPS Teacher Draws on Native American Roots Over 23 Years of Instruction

November is Native American Heritage Month. A Wakefield Forest Elementary teacher is sharing his cultural upbringing as a member of the Haudenosaunee’s Bear Clan with students through lessons on drums, dreamcatchers and the role of Native Americans in rocket science.
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