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The Jagwire

The student news site of Falls Church High School in Falls Church, Virginia

The Jagwire

The student news site of Falls Church High School in Falls Church, Virginia

The Jagwire

Fire Alarm Interrupts Exam

Maia E. Lopez, Managing Editor/Translation Editor June 19, 2024

On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, AP World History students entered their testing locations to take the AP World History exam. While the AP level classes are provided by the school, the exam itself is provided...

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a Funny and Magical Delight

The Falls Church Spotlight Theatre company brought out all of the stops for this year's production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. Delighting audiences with an overarching sense...

Hlena Hailemariam was presented with the Fairfax Peace Award by school board members Ryan McElveen, Sandy Anderson, Karl Frisch, and Robyn Lady. (Photo courtesy of Fairfax Peace Awards)

Senior Hlena Hailemariam Wins Fairfax Peace Award

Sam Pabotoy, News Editor May 19, 2024

  On March 10th, Hlena Hailemariam, a senior at Falls Church High School received the Student Peace Award of Fairfax County.  “When you're in the moment, it's hard to grasp the amount of...

Not Much Love for the New Bell System

Helen Vizcaino, Staff Writer March 19, 2024

Coming back from Winter Break, students heard new bells, instead of the bell system that played music to remind you to get to class. What is the reason for the new bell schedule? Is the new bell schedule...

Benjamin Rodriguez-Chicas (11), Callie DeBoe (9), Caitlyn Baker (11), Ellis Mitchell (11), and Lauren Torres (11) converse about their academics in the new library. Standards-based grades can look different in SIS until students and parents get used to it.

Standards-Based Grading

Pauleen Kabiling, Opinion Editor March 19, 2024

Grades. They show students' ability to excel to their top potential.  Grading systems are put in place to portray students’ mastery of the curriculum for teachers and students. They help report what...

College and Career Specialist Terri Markwart in her new space in the library. Markwart can help students figure out their futures: college selection, financial aid advice, careers, and military service.

Financial Aid for College: Navigating the New FAFSA Process

Sam Pabotoy, News Editor March 19, 2024

College prices have gone up and up with inflation. More and more students struggle each year because the price is going up so much. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA is a form that...

Rolling Gradebook Rolling Away

Sam Pabotoy, Staff Writer December 10, 2023

Grades are a major determining factor in many kid's futures. Starting a new year off with a bang is sometimes hard after a long relaxing summer with not a thought of school in your mind. Well this year,...

Writing Center director Elizabeth Cymerman shows off the Writing Center flyer. Students can scan the QR code to make an appointment.

Writing Center Leads Students to Success

The Jagwire Staff October 26, 2023

The Writing Center is an expanding tutoring program that is reaching out to the FC student body to help improve writing skills and communication.  “We can help [with writing] in any discipline. ...

Photo courtesy of Jennifer Beach

Senior Memories: A Look Back at Four Years

Marcus Leary, Editor-in-Chief June 16, 2023

Freshmen Year 2019-2020 Our freshman year started out great, sitting in the student section at football games and studying for SOLs, but just seven days after Lil Uzi Vert released Eternal Atake the...

Lisa Benjamin (11), Nathan Fillion (11), Rayden Tran (11), Kevin Nguyen (12), Jerri Hickman (11), Anthony Raymond (11), Scar Emmerson (10), and Angelina Phan (10) opening presents from their partner school in Japan.

Japanese Classes Partner with a School in Japan

Rose Phipps, News Editor June 16, 2023

Throughout the 2022-2023 school year, Falls Church High School’s Japanese language classes have been participating in the Global Classmates Program. This program provided experience for students taking...

Lucia Patino Iporre at the Peace Awards ceremony.

Senior Wins Fairfax Peace Award

Marcus Leary, Editor-in-Chief June 16, 2023

At a school where 34% of students in 2022 were in the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program, these students are underrepresented in school activities. One student is trying to change that. Lucia...

Jaguars Adapt to Trailer Park Classes

Marcus Leary, Editor-in-Chief March 15, 2023

  In a normal school year the bell would ring and thousands of kids would file out into a crowded hallway. For the next few years when the bell rings hundreds of FC students will file out onto...

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