Check out what is happening at Orange Hunt:

Snowcrete Cleanup Shout-Out!
Huge thanks to our amazing custodial crew and the awesome families from our neighborhoods who rolled up their sleeves and helped dig us out after this massive storm. Snow, shovels, and teamwork made it happen. Your teamwork, generosity, and school pride truly show the strength of our community. We are so grateful!

SOUPER Bowl - Soup Donation

Are you excited about the “Super Bowl”?  Our 6^th grade Anchored for Life is excited about the organizing a “Souper Bowl”. They are collecting cans of soup while collecting votes for which team will win the big game.  Donation boxes will be at doors 1, 6, and 8. The soup will be donated to ECHO.  Thank you for your support. Soup will be donated after the "Super Bowl", please have your donation in by Monday, February 9th.   

February is Black History Month

This month we will share information about some lesser-known Black historical figures. 

Did you know that Claudette Colvin (September 1939- January 2026 was arrested at age 15 for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, months before Rosa Parks? 

On March 2, 1955, Claudette Colvin was on her way home from school in Montgomery, Alabama, when she was asked to give up her seat on the bus for a white woman. The 15-year-old refused and said, "It's my constitutional right to sit here as much as that lady. I paid my fare, it's my constitutional right," according to Biography.

Colvin was then arrested and fought for the desegregation of the bus system as one of the plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle.

"I felt like Sojourner Truth was pushing down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman was pushing down on the other, saying, 'Sit down girl!' I was glued to my seat," Colvin told Newsweek after the bus incident.

Learn more about Ms. Colvin here. 

February is also Love the Bus Month

February is Love the Bus Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the transportation professionals who safely support students every day across Fairfax County Public Schools. This includes our drivers, attendants, floaters, trainers, supervisors, mechanics, dispatchers, and support staff. 

Take a moment to say Thank YOU to our hardworking, dedicated Bus Drivers!

• Wear Yellow Day – Friday, February 20 Staff & Students are encouraged to wear yellow to show appreciation and support for our transportation team.

Thank you to all members of Transportation for their professionalism, commitment, and dedication to safely serving students and families across the division.

Health Room News - Important Information

We are seeing a high number of Respiratory Illnesses in our community, including Upper Respiratory, Flu, Covid, and RSV. Please keep sick children home from school. Students may return after being fever-free for 24 hours without medication, with improving symptoms, and no vomiting or diarrhea.

Remember to cover coughs and sneezes and wash hands regularly. Thank you for helping keep our school healthy.

Do NOT send any medication to school with your child.  All medication must be signed into the health room by a parent and registered with our school health aide or public health nurse. 

Any questions, please call the health room at 703-913-6810. 

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