Due to the current health restrictions including school closures, we will be unable to hold our usual fall sports information meetings which normally take place in May. If your student is interested in trying out for fall sports, email the head coach for that sport. Get more information on Fall Sports for 2020.

James Wood High School will be offering core courses for credit recovery this summer. Courses will be offered through APEX, a computer based program. Applications will be accepted online via the James Wood High School website beginning May 20, with a deadline of 11:59 p.m. on June 18.

Adrienne Patrick has been named James Wood High School's new varsity volleyball coach. Patrick is a 2005 James Wood High School graduate who has coached the school's JV volleyball team the past three seasons.

We invite you to share your pride and support for the members of the Class of 2020 by using the James Wood High School Facebook frame.

Graduation updates! Please read and make sure to order you cap and gown by Friday, May 1, 2020.

All school offices are closed. In addition, all outdoor facilities such as athletic fields, courts and playgrounds are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing recommendations.

All children who will be five years of age on or before September 30 must be register to begin kindergarten for the 2020-21 school year. To register, parents should contact the registrar at the school their child will attend.

Frederick County Public Schools is inviting students, parents, teachers, staff and members of the community to participate in the Season of Celebration and Success through May 29.

The latest edition of Frederick County Public Schools’ E-newsletter FCPS Focus is now available.

In addition to hosting virtual graduation ceremonies, James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando high schools will be hosting parades and in-person graduation experiences to recognize graduating seniors. The events will be held in controlled settings in which social distancing and other recommended safety actions are practiced.

Families transferring out of Frederick County who are still in possession of FCPS property such as Chromebooks, textbooks, library materials, athletic uniforms, etc. are asked to drop these items off at the Technical Triage Center.

Graduation ceremonies at James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando high schools will be held virtually this year. The three high schools are also looking at additional opportunities to recognize graduating seniors, including the possibility of having students receive their diplomas at their school during a controlled event at which social distancing and other recommended safety actions are practiced.

The Virginia Department of Education and several public television stations are partnering to broadcast teacher-led classroom instruction across the state. The instruction is aligned to the commonwealth's academic standards.

Millbrook High School Technology Education Teacher Matt Brame is utilizing some of the school division’s 3-D printers to make face shields to support Valley Health and Lord Fairfax Health District employees who are on the front lines in the battle with COVID-19. To date, more than 50 face shields have been created. Valley Health is providing funding to support the effort.