Graduation will be held at DAR Constitution Hall on June 7, 2019 at 7:00pm. For details, visit the Graduation Information Page.

Twenty-Two Students Named Fairfax County Peace Awards Recipients
Students from 22 Fairfax County public schools have been named recipients of the 2019 Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County, designed to recognize young people who work as peacemakers.  Recipients will be recognized at a reception on March 10 at the Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax. From Madison High School: Hannan Mumtaz founded the club Madison Minds Matter to help teens struggling with mental health problems, providing an outlet for students to express themselves.  The group has hosted talks by professionals, had discussions about coping strategies, and created advocacy videos for the school’s morning news program. To read more and see the list of other recipients, click here.

Fifty-Two Students Selected as 2019 Presidential Scholar Candidates
Fifty-two seniors have been selected as candidates for the 2019 Presidential Scholars program, designed to recognize and honor some of the country’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors.The program has been expanded twice: to recognize students demonstrating exceptional talent in the visual, creative, and performing arts; and to recognize students demonstrating ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields. Up to 161 students will be named Presidential Scholars later in the spring. From Madison High School, Michelle Xu has been named as a candidate. See see the entire list, click here.

Madison High, Irving Middle Students Named Top State Volunteers by Prudential Spirit of Community AwardsStudents from Madison High School and Irving Middle School were named the state’s top two youth volunteers of 2019 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Justin Hu, a junior at Madison High, and Shayla Young, a seventh grader at Irving Middle, were honored for their volunteerism.  Madison High and Irving Middle are Fairfax County public schools. To read more click here.

 The hilariously entertaining Capitol Steps return to James Madison HS on
Sunday March 17, 2019 at 4:00 pmwith songs from their current album “Make America Grin Again”!

Click on link to order tickets. https://www.warhawkcrew.org/

The boys lacrosse team will be selling flowers this spring.  Please consider supporting the Madison Lacrosse team with high quality flowers that have a long standing reputation for beautifying Vienna and Oakton!
Any questions, please reach to Dana Hanton. Orders are due by March 30. Pick up will be at Madison on May 4.
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FLOWERS FOR SALE

The college admissions process should be a time of opportunity and new beginnings, but increases in competition and costs cause more anxiety than excitement. Gathering expert information and planning ahead can smooth out the ride to securing a spot at a college where your student will thrive.

Dr. Jed Applerouth, PhD in Educational Psychology, will arm with you information and timelines, dispel unhelpful myths, discuss optimizing test scores and grades, and answer your questions so you can thrive in the ever-changing environment of college admissions.

James Madison High School, Warhawk Hall
Thursday, April 4, 2019, 7:00-9:00 pm

Register here, enter event code M309905.

The Teacher & Staff Appreciation lunch will be held on Wed. April 24^th.
Please contribute.
Thank you for your generous support!
Kebra Krol –PTSA Hospitality

April 5, 2019 is a teacher work day and Madison Drama is offering a camp for kids age 7-14.

More info: www.madisondrama.com

JMHS participants have now topped 300!  Giant Aplus School Rewards earning total $1,250.  We are looking to increase our participants to 500 for this year.  If you are new to James Madison High School and have children at another school, your registration can support up to two (2) schools.  Please use #02125 to associate your number with our school.  More info.

Check this list to see if you have purchased a yearbook. This list is hosted by our FCPS Google account, so your student will need to log in with his name and password to check this list.  This list was updated on January 20, 2019. If your name is not on this list, you have not ordered a yearbook.

Yearbooks may be ordered online at www.yearbookordercenter.com. Our school code is 5307.

If you would like to write a check, you can print this order form and mail it directly to the publisher.

We are pleased to report that the food pantry continues to go well.  We distributed a significant number of items before the holiday break in December.  As a result, the pantry shelves were depleted, but thanks to your generous donations, we stocked the shelves in January.  For the March Food Panty Wishist – click here.

Featured items for this month include:  Shelf stable milk  and juice

Here are ways that you can still help:  Purchase items needed on a continuing basis and deliver to Madison HS front office, order items directly from Amazon, they will ship to the school, or make an on-line donation.  

Please consider joining PTSA Academic Boosters here.

Last Round of Mock SAT and ACT tests offered at Madison are in March.  The last round of Mock SAT and ACT test dates are:

SAT Mock Test – March 23, 2019 – Register here.

ACT Mock Test – March 30, 2019 – Register here.

Registrations are limited to 125 students per test and recommended for 10th and 11th graders. The tests are given in the Madison cafeteria. Tests start at 9 a.m.  Please arrive 20 minutes early to sign in.

The 2018-19 Madison HS directory is now online and accessible for all Madison parents. Find all directory information here.