School Calendar
***NOTE Tuesday, April 28 is no longer Primary Election Day or a day off school
Dates and times are subject to change
For important distance learning information on contacting administrators and counselors, Chromebook concerns, Schoology help, frequently asked questions, and more please see use this link: Distance Learning Information
Technology Distribution: We will have appointments on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 11 AM and 2 PM. Appointments are mandatory to ensure that we are maintaining social distance guidelines and state guidelines for the number of individuals allowed to be in the building at the same time. For these appointments, please email Shawn.Carey@fcps.org
Instructional items: If you need an instructional item ONLY retrieved from the school, please email Michael.Chavez@fcps.org. We are only able to collect items essential for distance learning at this time.
During distance learning, communication is very important. Please see the list of administrators by last name.
Please see the April News for the counseling office
If you have not done so already, immediately join your SCHOOLOGY GROUP according to your class as well as the SCHOOL WIDE SCHOOLOGY GROUP. We will be using this platform as our main form of communication with you:
SCHOOLOGY GROUPS:
Schoology for Parents: Attached is the FCPS link with information on Schoology and how to access it from different devices. If you need to obtain a parent access code, please email one of your students teachers and they will provide you with one. https://www.fcps.org/student-services/schoology
Stay Connected with GTJHS Athletics on Instagram @gtjhs_athletic
FCPS is launching a door-decorating contest and other initiatives to recognize our class of 2020.
1. Class of 2020 Door Decor: Students and/or families decorate a door with highlights from the student’s high school career.
2. Calling Senior Bloggers and Vloggers! Reflections from the Class of 2020: Superintendent Dr. Terry Alban invites students to submit guest blogs/vlogs for her Off the Cuff blog.
3. Class of 2020 Survey: FCPS invites input on how we can celebrate the Class of 2020. We’ve listed a few ideas above, but we want to hear from you! Take the Class of 2020 Survey
Class of 2020 TJ Yard Signs: A yard sign has been designed to show support and spread the love for our Graduating Patriots. Signs are priced at $10 each. They are printed on both sides with the same design and are 18” tall by 24” wide, made of Coroplast (an all-weather material) and include a step stake. Sorry, signs are not customizable. Please see the flyer for details Senior Yard Sign
Signs are available for purchase NOW and will be ready for porch pick-up beginning Thursday, April 9, directly across the street from GTJHS at the home of Audra (Emily) Jacob (1600 N. Market Street). Orders will be taken through Friday, April 17. NO ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN AFTER THIS DATE. All orders MUST be picked up by Tuesday, April 21. Go to our website https://tjsafeandsane.wixsite.com/website and click on the yellow “DONATE” button at the bottom of the page to get started. Purchase as many as you like. Direct questions to ttrobertson@comcast.net.
FCPS will not offer the Accuplacer test for Frederick Community College . There is no state testing for HSA, MISA, and MCAP.
AP Exams: College Board has announced that traditional in-person Advanced Placement exams will not take place. For the 2019-2020 exam administration only, students can take a 45-minute online exam at home. Attached is the exam schedule
For AP Course support, please see the following site from college board https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org/educators/course-schedule. This support is optional and free and is designed to be used in addition to their teacher's course work.