Edison High School PTSA
EagleGram
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Serving the Parents, Students and Teachers of
Edison High School is a pleasure and I cannot
over emphasize that Volunteers are the secret
to our success! We are so very proud of our
students, for the leadership of the Student
Government Association, the success of our
student athletes, the success of the 2015 Edison
Science Fair Participants as well as the District X
Honors Chorus, to name a few. The pride of the
Edison faculty and staff is demonstrated
throughout our classrooms, beautiful campus
and the steadfast leadership of our principal,
Mrs. Brumfield. With over 1900 students
actively involved in the many student activities,
I invite you to participate with other dedicated
Parent, Teachers and Students striving to
improve and enhance the Edison educational
experience.
Volunteers
Thomas Edison's Birthday Celebration sponsored by the
PTSA was a great success. More than 2000 donated
cupcakes were enjoyed by students during lunches on
February 12, 2015 in honor of Thomas Edison. Thank you
to everyone who donated cupcakes, money and their
time to this event.
Volunteer Fairfax (VF) proudly presents the Youth
Advisory Board for 2014-15. The YAB members (12
students from 10 different high schools) will work
with VF throughout the school year on special
projects and they will blog each month on various
topics. February is dedicated to Suicide Awareness
and Prevention. Please visit at
http://www.yabloggersfairfax.blogspot.com
If you are interested in playing a role, either
large or small, in your student’s educational
experience, we want to hear from you.
Additionally, we encourage the e-mail messages
informing the PTSA of up-coming events or to
make a recommendation. We regularly discuss
recommendations at each monthly meeting (3rd
Tuesday). To contact your PTSA, please e-mail
[email protected].
Kimberly Lee
MOCK SAT/ACT TEST
The Mock SAT/ACT tests sponsored by
the PTSA and Applerouth Tutoring
Services on February 14, 2015 were a
big success. A total of 76 students
participated. The mock SAT/ACT tests
simulated the actual tests and took 3
and half hours. Thank you parents for
encouraging your students to take
advantage of practicing their test taking
skills. The next mock SAT/ACT tests will
be in May 2015. Look for more
information about the date soon.
February 2015
JAMFEST 2015
The Jamfest 2015 scheduled
for the February 21, 2015 was
canceled due to the inclement
weather. A new date will be
scheduled soon. More
information to come.
This event will help fund
PTSA teacher mini-grants,
student scholarships,
teacher appreciation events
and more.
BASKET BINGO 2015
Edison First Science Fair in over
twenty years. This was a truly valuable
experience for Edison’s students. Please see the
official list of students that were recognized. The
projects that have stars by their names were
invited to participate at the Regional Science Fair
on March 21.
In the category of Physics:
1st place - Megan Delaney – “Going the Distance –
the Physics Behind Ballet”*
2nd Place – “Structural Displacmenet” - Mark
Antezana *
3rd Place – “Effect of Drop Height on the
Coefficient of Restitution for a Basketball” - Drew
Lakey*
Honorable Mention – “Articulate Effect of Arc” Keiron Fontaine
Hononrable Mention – “Effect of the Length of a
Pencil Resistor in a Circuit” - Jhorgely Pinto
Villanueva
In the Category of Chemistry
1st Place – “Effect of Light Exposure on the
Amount of Vitamin C” - Alayna Theunissen*
2nd Place – “Effect of intermolecular forces on
Surface Tension of Alcohol” - Mohammad Mian*
3rd Place – “The effect of soil on Oil Penetration” Anhar Abdelatif*
3rd Place – “The effect of the Amount of Zinc
Oxide dissolved in water on the UVA and UVB
light transmitted” Jhonie Geffa*
Honorable Mention – “The effect of the different
salt compounds on Boiling times of water” Sarah
Jordan
In the Category of Natural Sciences
1st Place – “The Effect of pH on the Rate of
Chitenase Reaction with Chiten” - Allan Thomas
and Omar Samha*
2nd Place – “Plants Under Pressure” - Molly Klein*
3rd Place –“The Effect of Temperature on the
amount of CO2 Released in Oxidation” - Megan
Harris, Isabel Rehger, Brenna Coogan*
Honorable Mention – “Sugar, Yeast, CO2, OHMI” Gemma Spicka-Proffit, Emily Ajello
Honorable Mention – “Transpiration” - Deinielle
Arao
Coming soon is the Basket Bingo sponsored by the
Edison PTSA, along with the Boosters and All Night Grad
Party on March 13, 2015.
You can pre-order your bingo cards today from https://fs4.formsite.com/ThomasEdisonHS/form11/ind
ex.html
IMPORTANT DATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Edison High School has several important
Upcoming Events:
Feb 25 - Orientation for Rising 9th Graders
March 13 - Basket Bingo
March 14 - Boosters TAG Day
March 16 - Mon @ 7:30 a.m. - Touching Bases
March 21- Boosters TAG Day
March 28 - April 6 Spring Break
May 4 - 8 - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 20 - AVID Senior Ceremony
June 12 - PROM
June 19 - Last Day of School
June 22 - Mon. 9:30 a.m. Graduation
NEWS FROM THE EDISON ACADEMY
The Edison Academy Automotive Programs
is forming a local
Advisory Committee.
The Edison
Automotive Collision
and Automotive
Technology classes
are seeking local
employers in the automotive field to join
our local Automotive Advisory Committee.
If you own or operate an automotive service
center, car dealership, auto parts business, or
shop providing service to local automotive
customers we need your advice to help us ensure
that our students are prepared and ready for the
workforce! For more information about
becoming a member of our Automotive Advisory
Board, please contact Genie Williford, Career
Experience Specialist or call 703-924-8154.
Links to previous issues of ‘What’s News’ for
this school year are also available on our
Academy website
at http://www.fcps.edu/EdisonAcademy/
Edison Math Center
Need help with math homework?
Need some assistance studying for math tests?
Need support with troubling math concepts?
Need to get caught up with math assignments?
Join us for lunch, Eagle Time, and Thursdays
after school at the Edison Math Center for free
tutoring, assistance, and organizational help in
Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry.
Lunch line passes can be obtained from room
D117. Lunch tutoring is as follows:
Monday- Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry
Tuesday- Algebra 1 only
Wednesday- Algebra 2 only
Thursday- Geometry only
Friday- Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry
Monday to Friday (Cafeteria math center)
All four lunches (walk ins welcome)
Wednesday (room D117)
Eagle Time (Appointment and teacher referrals)
Thursday (room D117)
2:20-3:30 (Walk-in, appointment, and teacher
referrals)
Room D117
Cafeteria Math Center
Sponsored by: Edison Math Department