November 12Course selections for grades 9, 10, 11 will take place during One Lunch the week of Dec. 9- Dec. 13.
November 11Schools will be closed for Thanksgiving from Wednesday, Nov. 27-Sunday, Dec. 1
November 11Good luck to all fall athletes as they move to state championship play and to winter athletes at try-outs.
November 7Falcon Forum will now be held in November, the week of Monday, Nov. 18- Friday, Nov. 22.
October 21Senior night for fall sports, cheer and dance will be held on Friday, October 25, before the home football game.
October 21Congrats to the Falcon football team for their Homecoming win over the Tallwood Lions, 23-20 on Friday night.
September 1All students will attend conduct assemblies on Thursday, Sept. 5, throughout the morning.
September 1Open House for parents, teachers and students will be Wed, Sept. 4, at 5 p.m.
August 19No school for students, faculty, or staff on Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day.
August 19Good luck to all fall athletes as they move into their seasons.

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Future VBCPS teachers shine

Erin Tonelson, Adviser|May 14, 2014

ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND family members celebrate Robyn McNamara's and Laura Papp's future as VBCPS teachers. — ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND family members celebrate Robyn McNamara’s and Laura Papp’s future as VBCPS teachers.

Frank W. Cox High School seniors Robyn McNamara and Laura Papp were honored this morning, receiving the Future Teacher Award. This prestigious award is offered to students enrolled in the Dual Enrollment course Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow who submit a professional teaching portfolio. Candidates were chosen by a committee of the school’s distinguished teachers.

The award is a full-time teaching contract with VBCPS upon successful completion of a certified teaching degree.

McNamara and Papp were mentored by Thoroughgood Elementary School teacher Anne Bianchi and Trantwood Elementary School teacher Robin Birdwell.

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CHS SENIOR ATHLETES (left-right) Seniors James Godfrey, Christian Dewey, Conner Worth, Isabel Pardo, and Erma Grey Bailey sign letters of intent for their chosen college. Godfrey, Dewey, and Worth committed for baseball, and Pardo and Bailey committed for field hockey.

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CORE AND HONORS Geometry and Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics teacher Mr. Irwin celebrates his Teacher of the Year Award with his family last week. In addition to his eight years at CHS, Irwin taught Norfolk middle school students for nine years, and worked as an administrator at Norfolk Public Schools for four years.

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FALCON FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE stand ready on the line of scrimmage ready to pounce on Tallwood players. Ultimately, they felt the fire beneath them and used that momentum to win the game, 23-20.

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JOURNALISM STUDENTS FLAUNT their school spirit in green and gold in preparation for the pep rally. The Falcons had a successful Homecoming week, ultimately winning the football game.

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