School pictures will be taken the week of February 15.

On January 28 and 29, 8th grade students will be registering for high school courses during their Civics and Economics classes.

Drive-through distance learning support will be available on January 6 from 8:00 until 10:00 a.m. and January 7 from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m.

FCMS Trojans are writers! Here's a resource with more information about writing in our daily lives.

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All 7th graders need to have their Tdap Booster.

The library is hosting a new contest for the next two weeks--the Holiday Hand-In Contest! For every student who turns in a library book, whether overdue or just checked out and read, you will be entered into a drawing! So, search your closet, look in your living room, under your bed, and even in your car. Another Trojan may be waiting to read a book hiding there! OR use Destiny to check out a new book, read it, and return it! Remember: If you turn in an overdue book or if you check a book out and return it by December 17th (A) or December 18th (B), you will automatically be entered into our drawing! There are a total of 200 prizes, so you have a great chance of winning! Prizes will be distributed on December 21st (A) and December 22nd (B).

The Frederick County School Board has adopted a Middle School Rezoning Plan that will take effect at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year.

Parents with a student already enrolled in Frederick County Public Schools are to register their rising kindergarten student between February 8 and 26. Parents who have no children currently enrolled in FCPS should register their child for kindergarten from March 1-31.

FCPS has developed a General Assembly Web page to help citizens follow the 2021 General Assembly session and bills that could impact public schools. The page also includes contact information for Frederick County's state legislators.

Frederick County Public Schools ranks in the top-third of school districts on the 2021 Niche list of Best School Districts in Virginia.

The FCPS Return to Activities Plan will enable high school students to compete in revised fall, winter and spring sports seasons beginning March 1.

When the second semester of the 2020-21 school year begins on February 1, FCPS will continue providing both the hybrid and all distance learning models. Parents who would like to explore the possibility changing their student's learning model should contact their child’s school principal.

The School Board has adopted its 2022-2026 Capital Improvements Plan. Projects at Indian Hollow and Armel elementary schools and James Wood High School are the top three priorities.

The School Board has adopted a revised 2020-21 School Calendar that includes a number of adjustments students, families and staff need to note.