Available today for download - the new Membership Application Form! See below for a link to download the document. Centreville High School needs your help! PTSA membership dues fund programs and projects like senior scholarships, educational grants, classroom projects, teacher grants, the PTSA website and newsletters, student programs, After-Grad and After-Prom events, teacher appreciation events, and more. We can’t do it without you!

$18 is the Parent/Guardian membership (each).
$9 for student membership (each).

Every PTSA member is entitled to a free, NEW AND IMPROVED Student Directory and Information Guide. Student Directories, only available through PTSA membership, are delivered to students in the Fall.
Click here to download Membership Form

For additional information about membership benefits click this to see our Join the PTSA page on this website.

The CVHS Athletic Booster Club is sponsoring an old fashioned Carnival July 17 through 27 on the grounds of Centreville high school. Taylor & Sons of Annapolis, Maryland will be providing the fun and excitement with rides, games and goodies. The carnival will be open during weekdays with evening hours. Saturday and Sunday carnival activities will begin in the early afternoon. Gates typically remain open until 11pm. Tickets for rides and games will be priced right for this family-oriented event. A portion of the proceeds benefit the CVHS Athletic Boosters so please bring your friends, bring your family, have some fun and help support Wildcat Athletics!

The new Reflections theme this year is “WOW!” Reflections information and specifics for the 2008-2009 school year have been published and are available at the Northern Virginia District PTA website. Click here to open the Reflections page at their site. Student are encouraged to begin their projects today - Summer is a great time to be creative!

You can find additional and past information about Reflections at our own “Reflections” web page - simply click here to visit that page for more details. The CVHS PTSA will have a new Reflections Chairperson in the Fall of 2008. Check this page in the Fall for any new and updated Reflections information.

We are in need of your help immediately. Centreville High School will not get any renovations via our ranking in Fairfax County Public Schools for many years.  Our theater which is used by our students, teachers, administrators, and community desperately needs an audio/visual uplift.  We have a bid that includes an equalizer, speakers, and microphones, etc. in excess of  $5000.  Drama club, PTSA, and Mr. Campbell have all contributed to this amount; however, we are still in need of more. Please consider donating to this wonderful cause because we are extremely outdated and it would be a significant contribution for the entire community.  Please make checks payable to CVHS, with THEATER in the memo section. Your donation, in any amount, will go a long way to help this significant renovation. Send or drop-off your checks in the CVHS main office.

Thank You,
Cathy Moraco
PTSA President

FAIRGRADE is a parent group whose research has demonstrated that current FCPS grading policies put students at a disadvantage with respect to college admissions, merit scholarships, honors programs, NCAA athletic eligibility, and car insurance “good-driver” discounts. If you’d like to view an in-depth presentation, FAIRGRADE will be presenting its research findings on May 6 at 7:30pm in the Centreville High School Auditorium.

FAIRGRADE In The News

For more information on this issue, please visit these sites for news video and press articles:

• Grading Disparities Peeve Parents - WashingtonPost.com
• Moms Challenge Grading System - ConnectionNewspapers.com
• Fairfax Grading Scale Unfair? - WUSA9.com Channel 9 News

Hear from FAIRGRADE Supporters

Click here to visit the FAIRGRADE on-line petition, click on the “signatures” and read the comments!

Contact Gail Roman at gail.roman@gmail.com with any questions.

Dr. Filak will be the special guest speaker at the PTSA Meeting on April 15 at 7:00 pm. Come and join us for an informative discussion about getting your child ready for college – Keys to success from a medical point of view. Learn about emotional as well as medical issues important to address before sending your student off to college, and some of the problems they may encounter while away at school. Everyone is invited to join our PTSA meetings in the Media Center at CVHS.

The CVHS PTSA is taking nominations for officers. The only qualifications needed are a commitment to the success of CVHS and able to give time and energy to be part of the team.  The following positions are available:

President
1st Vice-President
2nd Vice-President
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer

Click here to download the Nomination/Application. (36k .doc)

The Superintendent and the Chief Operating Officer of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) are inviting FCPS affiliated and non-affiliated PTA School Units to team with them in an effort to help resolve its critical bus driver shortage being experienced as its school population grows.

Traditional methods of recruiting drivers are not keeping pace with the need for new drivers.  This shortage challenges the ability of the school’s transportation system to provide all the requested support and to adequately plan for supporting future needs. To read more at the Northern Virginia PTA website please click here to read the details about the situation and the opportunity - financial incentives included!

For the second consecutive year at Centreville High School, we are proud to offer Touching Bases. A day for parents to meet briefly with their child’s teacher to assess first quarter progress, will be held on Monday, November 12, from 12:30 to 3:00PM. All Centreville High School teachers will be seated alphabetically at tables in the atrium and cafeteria. Parents will have to opportunity to meet briefly with each of their child’s teachers to discuss the academic progress of their child during the first quarter.

November 12 will be a half-day for all Centreville High School students and they will be dismissed at 11:30. Parents may begin meeting with the teachers starting at 12:30.

For the second consecutive year at Centreville High School, we are proud to offer Touching Bases. A day for parents to meet briefly with their child’s teacher to assess first quarter progress, will be held on Monday, November 12, from 12:30 to 3:00PM. All Centreville High School teachers will be seated alphabetically at tables in the atrium and cafeteria. Parents will have to opportunity to meet briefly with each of their child’s teachers to discuss the academic progress of their child during the first quarter.

November 12 will be a half-day for all Centreville High School students and they will be dismissed at 11:30. Parents may begin meeting with the teachers starting at 12:30.