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School Return Presentation
Food Drive
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Virtual Engineers Week
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Statesmen in the News
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The Marshall PTSA GCM Blast is a weekly email with the latest info on what's happening of interest to Parents.  

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PTSA Meeting this Wednesday at 7:00pm

Please join us for a presentation from Marshall's Equity Team about what they are doing to make Marshall a more welcoming place.  Also, our substitute principal, Mr. Augie Frattali, will give the Principal's Report on the latest happenings at Marshall.

Topic: GCM PTSA Mtg
Time: Feb 17, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
 
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February SAT Test Prep 
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College Tuition Raffle
Go to www.pay4schoolstuff.com to purchase tickets!

International Night/Heritage Committee Video Contest



The PTSA International/Heritage Night Committee is hosting a video contest this year instead of our usual program. All GCM students are invited to submit a video for judging, or just a short hello/goodbye clip in any language. Share some of what makes you unique!




Virtual Celebration Details: Two ways to participate:

1) Compete in the video contest (rules below)
Videos should be in one of 5 categories: Musical instrument performance, vocal performance, dance performance, cooking (of an international recipe), or other (something of your choosing)

Videos must be no longer than 2 minutes long.

Videos can include one student only or a group of students (if you have any ethnic clothing, we would love to see it!).

Videos should be taken on an iPhone (or any smart phone) held horizontally.

All videos must be submitted by 11:59 pm on Sunday, February 28, 2021.

Videos must be submitted via our Google drive link: lhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xlDTo6VEYh8OimNTZVw2qZHBLTwF12OI 

All videos will be judged after the submission deadline. Monetary prizes will be awarded to the winners in each category - so we'll have 15 winners! In each category, winners will get $50- First Place, $25 - Second Place, and $10 - Third Place. (A student can only win in one category.)

Or you can just:

2) Send us a short "Hello" video clip and a "Goodbye" video clip.

We realize not everyone wants to take on a full project. So, we encourage all Marshall students to tape yourselves in a brief video saying " hello" or "welcome" in your world language. And in another quick video, tape yourself saying "goodbye" or "thanks for watching" in a world language.

We will use these short clips in the final videos of winners.

Videos must be submitted via our Google drink in the "hello" and "goodbye" folders.

Questions? Please email president@gcmptsa.org
What to Expect When Returning to School Presentation 






NOVA District PTA and Fairfax County Council PTA (FCCPTA) are offering a presentation on 
 
"What to Expect When You're Returning to School: How to Support Your Students"

Monday, Feb 22nd, at 7:30pm

Whether your child is returning to on site learning or remaining virtual, big changes are scheduled in the upcoming months. Learn how we can prepare as families and provide help to students, using the latest brain science on resiliency. Presented by Jenna White, FCCPTA Representative to the Fairfax County Trauma Informed Community Network. 

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Cybersecurity Career Webinar
Sponsored by NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education)

"Top Ten Ways to Discover a Cybersecurity Career That Is Right for You" 

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

How do you discover a career in cybersecurity?  How do you prepare?  How do you qualify?  How do you demonstrate your capabilities?  How you grow and develop your skills over time?  This webinar is targeted to learners, including students and job seekers, and those who coach and advise them on how to get that first job in cybersecurity or advance in your career.  We will use a fun, light-hearted approach to reveal some of the time-tested approaches and techniques as well as emerging concepts for helping to increase connections and fit between employers and learners.

Click HERE to register for the free webinar.
Virtual Engineers Week

Every February, Northrop Grumman proudly participates in Engineers Week (E-Week). E-Week celebrates the fun and excitement of engineering with local students, educators and parents. We are excited to invite your students to attend Northrop Grumman's Virtual Engineers Week. The schedule of upcoming webinars is below These sessions are designed for students and are open to the public, so feel free to share the invitation with others who may be interested in attending. 

Monday, Feb. 22
Event: Engineers Week Kickoff
Presentation from Naia Butler-Craig,  an Aerospace Engineering PhD student, NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Fellow and GEM Fellow at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Tuesday, Feb. 23
Event: Northrop Grumman's Wildlife Challenge-Operation PolarEye
What started as a weekend Hack-A-Thon brought about a global conservation effort. Northrop Grumman's Wildlife Challenge competition had one goal in mind: find a new way to map ice formations in the Arctic, in hopes of tracking polar bear migration patterns without disturbing their natural habitat.  

Wednesday, Feb. 24
Event: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Challenge
Learn how Northrop Grumman employees are developing technology solutions for remote oyster reef monitoring.

Thursday, Feb. 25
Event: Virtual Tour of Northrop Grumman's Center for Innovative Solutions in McLean, Virginia.

Friday, Feb. 26
Event: How We Are Going to the Moon - Engineering for the Artemis Mission
Northrop Grumman engineers share details about the Artemis mission and some of the key components they are working on to make this mission a success.  
 
We look forward to you joining us! Please contact the STEM team at STEMEducation@ngc.com with any questions.

Get Well Cards to Mr. Litz

Mr. Litz is recovering well at home following surgery, but we're sure he'd love to hear from his students and their families!  If you'd like to send him a get well card, please mail them to the school and the staff will make sure he gets them.

George C. Marshall High School 
7731 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22043

We miss you, Mr. Litz!
 
Statesmen in the News!

Congratulations to Marshall sophomore Lucas Davila for the amazing work he has done during the pandemic! Lucas and his family created Rustic Love Vienna, a non-profit agency which helps area restaurants feed first responders and food-insecure families.  Click HERE to read the entire story on WTOP. We are so proud of you, Lucas!

Please contact secretary@gcmptsa.org if you have good news to share with our Marshall community!

Upcoming Events
Feb 15 - President's Day- Student holiday
Feb 17 - PTSA Meeting
Mar 5 - Two hour early release
Mar 8 - Student holiday
Mar 26 - Two hour early release
Mar 29 - Apr 2 - Spring Break