Welcome Back to School!
This 2023-2024 academic year will be an exciting one. We are striving to be even more inclusive PTSA for our James Madison High School community. We want to hear from you! Please reach out by email at [email protected] to share any thoughts, ideas, events, topics to discuss, and/or feedback you’d like the Madison PTSA to explore or share with the wider community.
Let’s Observe and Celebrate!
The Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna, Krishna Janmashtami will be celebrated on September 7, 2023. Krishna Janmashtami
The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, will be observed September 15-17, 2023, this is the first of the High Holy Days. The culmination of these Holy Days is Yom Kippur on September 24-25, 2023, the holiest day in Judaism – fasting, atonement and repentance are just some of the aspects of this day. September 25, 2023, is a school holiday. High Holidays – ChabadNoVa.org
National Hispanic Heritage Month begins September 15, 2023 and runs through October 15, 2023. Come out and celebrate Hispanic Heritage at Fairfax County’s inaugural celebration, Fairfax Fiesta on Saturday, September 23, 2023, from noon – 5:00 PM.
Fairfax Fiesta – Celebrate Fairfax
National Hispanic American Heritage Month 2022 (hispanicheritagemonth.gov)
Let’s Learn Together!
Let’s Talk about Language Inclusivity https://youtu.be/v2RbchAOKac?si=9gydeYq0WRE-uDg2
NOTES FROM THE BACKPACK – A PTA Podcast
Notes from the Backpack – Podcast For Families | National PTA
