Justice HS News & Announcements - 7/21/25

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This Week's Topics


Important Dates

Tuesday, July 22 - Fall Sports Information Meeting at 6:30 on Zoom (info below)

Monday, July 28 - Golf Tryouts Begin

Monday, August 4 - Fall Sports Tryouts Begin

Thursday, August 14 - Wolfpack Welcome (3pm - 5pm)

Friday, August 15 - Freshman Orientation

Monday, August 18 - First Day of School

Friday, August 29 - Labor Day Holiday - Division Closed

Monday, September 1 - Labor Day Holiday - Division Closed

Saturday, September 6 - First Saturday School


Mark Your Calendars!

The following is a list of our major schoolwide events for next school year. Presently, we do not have a confirmed date for Graduation. As soon as we're given confirmation on a date later this summer, we will share it out with the community.

Back to School Night - Wednesday, August 27

PSAT/SAT Day - Wednesday, October 8

Homecoming Week - Monday, October 6 - Friday, October 10

Homecoming Dance - Saturday, October 11

Winter Break - Monday, December 22 - Friday, January 2

International Night - Saturday, February 7 with shows at 2pm and 7pm

Spring Break - Monday, March 30 - Friday, April 3

Prom - Saturday, April 25 at TBD from 8:00 - 11:30

Graduation - TBD

Last Day of School - Wednesday, June 17

The entire 2025-2026 FCPS Calendar can be found here.


Justice Summer Office Hours

Justice offices will operate on summer hours through Friday, August 1. During this time, our offices will be open from 9 am - 1 pm. Offices will be closed Friday, July 4. 


Senior Portrait Dates for Class of 2026

senior portraits

Fall Sports Information Night

fall sports info night

Attention All Athletes and Families

Before any student can participate in a tryout/practice for this school year. They must have a valid VHSL Athletic Physical submitted to the Activities Office and their Athletic Registration through Arbiter Sports complete. In the below image you will find links to direct you to those pages. More information below on Physicals and Athlete Registration.

new physical form

New Platform for Athletic Registration

new ath registration

Effective for the 2025-2026 school year, all FCPS athletic registrations must be completed through Arbiter Sports. Arbiter Sports is a secure, multilingual, user-friendly platform that allows families to easily register students for sports programs. It helps reduce paperwork and improves efficiency while keeping your information on file for future registrations.

We have been told that the FCPS central student activities office will be sending out invites to all families who have registered in previous years. Your previous registration should transfer over and you would only need to update and complete registration for this year. You MUST complete this registration prior to any participation or tryout for in season sports!!!

If you have previously registered to play a sport at Justice, you should have received a separate email on Friday from Brian Garvey with a Arbiter Sports email address attached to it. You can use this to update your account and register for any sports you plan to play in 2025-2026.  (You may want to check your junk mail for Arbiter email if you don’t see one)

If you are a rising 9th grader, have NOT previously registered or can not locate email sent from Arbiter, you can CLICK HERE and this will bring you to Justice HS Athletic Registration page. You will need to create a family account and will be prompted to register for any sports that you plan to play in 2025-2026

What Is Needed to Register:

Before beginning the online registration process, gather the following:

  • A VHSL Physical Exam (effective July 1, physicals are valid for 14 months from the date of the exam, including physicals already completed)
    • VHSL Physicals can be found HERE.
  • Past Medical History: Be prepared to explain any “Yes” responses on the Interval Health History Questionnaire
  • Current Medications & Last Tetanus (Tdap) Date
  • Allergy Information & Other Medical Conditions
  • Health Insurance Info
  • Emergency Contacts: Two contacts not listed as parent/guardian
  • Signatures Required for Submission
    • Arbiter Sports requires electronic signatures from:
      • A parent/guardian (18 years or older)
      • The student-athlete
  • These signatures confirm acknowledgment of all required FCPS policies and agreements.

Required Immunizations for Rising 7th and 12th Graders

Additional immunizations are required for students entering 7th and 12th grades:

  • All students entering 7th grade are required to receive one dose of each of the following immunizations before the beginning of school: Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis booster (Tdap), Meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY), and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. 
    • To meet the Tdap requirement, the vaccination must be administered at age seven or older.
    • To meet the MenACWY requirement, the vaccination must be administered at age 10 or older.
    • As a parent/guardian, you may decide not to have your child receive the HPV vaccination. If that is the case, the school does not require documentation.
  • All students entering 12th grade are to receive one dose of Meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY) before the beginning of school.
    • To meet the MenACWY 12th grade requirement, the vaccination must be administered at age 16 or older.

Please consider getting your child’s immunizations early so that they can attend school in the fall. Summer is a busy time for families and health care providers. As long as your child meets the age requirements listed above, they can be immunized at any time. 

Local immunization clinics and additional resources are available on the FCPS Immunization Resources webpage and from the Fairfax County Health Department.


SAT School Day and PSAT/NMSQT 2025

SAT School Day and PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) exams will be held at each high school, including ours, on Wednesday, October 8, at no cost to families. The digital SAT School Day exam is offered to 12th grade students, and the digital PSAT/NMSQT exam is provided to 10th and 11th grade students. 

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities and Multilingual Learner Supports

Because these exams are operated by the College Board, students do not automatically receive testing accommodations or multilingual learner (ML) supports. If you have a student with disabilities entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grade, please review the accommodations request process and return forms to our school by Monday, August 4, to request new or updated College Board testing accommodations. 

If you have a multilingual learner (ML) entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grade, please review the ML support request process and return forms by Thursday, August 28, if you wish to request ML supports for the October 2025 PSAT/NMSQT or SAT School Day.  

Find out more about SAT and PSAT assessments in FCPS.


FCPS Alumni Network

alumni network

Student Bus Passes Offer Free Transportation All Year

All Fairfax County middle and high school students can get a Student Bus Pass SmarTrip card to ride the Fairfax Connector and Fairfax CUE buses for free! With the pass, fares are free from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, all year. Learn more about the Student Pass. Complete the application and return it to our front office. 

Our students can ride Metrobus for free, in addition to the Fairfax Connector and City of Fairfax CUE. Visit the Fairfax County website for details and approved Metrobus routes. Complete the application and return it to our front office. 

Children 12 and younger ride for free on Fairfax Connector with a paying adult.


Justice HS PTSA

The Wolf Shack is Open!

Summer 2025 - Wolf Shack remains accessible for staff/student services/family liaisons as usual

Read more in the latest PTSA newsletter.


Connect with the PTSA

JHS PTSA Website

justicehsptsa.org

Social Handles

Facebook: facebook.com/justicehsptsa

X (formerly Twitter): x.com/justicehsptsa

Instagram: instagram.com/justicehsptsa/

Membership Link

jhsptsa.org/join

Donation Link

jhsptsa.org/packpartnerfund

Contact the PTSA

info@justicehsptsa.org

Fairfax County Special Education PTA (SEPTA)

www.fairfaxcountysepta.org 


From FCPS

Comprehensive Boundary Review Update

Our last community meeting for the first part of Phase 2 of the comprehensive boundary review was held June 6. Please stay tuned for summaries of each meeting, along with additional data, which will be shared next week. 

As a reminder, no boundary changes have been proposed for the upcoming (2025-26) school year

Whether you were able to attend a meeting or not, we encourage you to use the Boundary Explorer Tool to see how the initial draft scenarios may affect boundaries. Also, be sure to visit our Comprehensive Boundary Review webpage for information about this process. If you have a question or comment, please submit it on our website.