
June 5, 2026
During the summer break (June 8 - August 7, 2026) Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School office will be open Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - noon. School principal and administrative ...

June 24, 2026
FCCPS is partnering with Fairfax County Health Department and Kaiser Permanente to offer free physicals and immunizations to students. They will be provided by licensed health car...

June 10, 2026
A familiar face is coming back to Falls Church City Public Schools.
The Falls Church City School Board approved Valerie Hardy as the division's Executive Principal at its June ...

May 18, 2026
We proudly recognize and thank our FCCPS Standout Mentors for their dedication and impact: Jennifer O’Keefe, Kay Reid, Corrie Wright, Gina Thacker, Nora Rosenberger, April Brown,...

April 21, 2026
Falls Church City Public Schools is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 employee awards. All four recipients were selected after review and voting by a panel of judges....

March 19, 2026
To ensure that all FCCPS students have the food they need, FCCPS is partnering with Food for Neighbors to help provide food for secondary school students. Everyone in the City ca...

September 2, 2025
Falls Church City Public Schools has once again demonstrated exceptional academic performance, leading the Commonwealth of Virginia in overall Standards of Learning (SOL) pass rat...

May 12, 2025
Falls Church City Public Schools has been named one of only six school districts nationwide to receive the prestigious 2025 Gold Ribbon School District in Service-Learning award f...

May 5, 2025
The Falls Church City School Board has unanimously appointed Terry J. Dade as the next Superintendent of Falls Church City Public Schools. The official vote took place at a specia...

August 9, 2024
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School Staff look forward to welcoming students for the 2024-25 school year. Monday, August 12 Bus routes and bus stops will be posted on FCCPS tra...

August 5, 2024
This week, Falls Church City Public Schools warmly opened its doors to an enthusiastic group of new teachers and staff members. They engaged in an extensive Onboarding and Orienta...

December 18, 2023
During Winter Break the offices at Meridian High School and Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School will be open December 18-21, 27, 28, 29 from 9:00 a.m. to noon Offices will be clos...

September 21, 2022
Former Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School/Meridian High school student, Julia Estrada , visited the Secondary campus recently to talk to students about her path to the stage. She...

April 1, 2022
Due to the start of construction on the old high school site, access to the secondary campus is changing. The old high school parking lots will be closed. The only way to access...

March 24, 2022
Congratulations to the MEHMS Advanced Choir, Meridian Chamber Singers, and Meridian Concert Choir on their participation in Choir Assessment this past weekend. District X Choral ...
November 2, 2021
Falls Church City Public Schools is thrilled to host two vaccination clinics for students aged 5-11 years.

September 23, 2021
Radio France Internationale (RFI) broadcast a story this week featuring Mary Ellen Henderson/Meridian American Sign Language teacher, Brittany Dzugas-Smith. The premise was to u...

August 13, 2021
Falls Church City Public Schools is thrilled to welcome 33 new professional staff members to #TeamFCCPS this week.
The annual new teacher and professional orientation began Mon...
August 10, 2021
The middle school After Schools Activities Program (ASAP) will remain closed for the 21-22 school year. Due to a steady decline in enrollment before Covid and now the requiremen...

June 15, 2021
The middle school counseling staff would like to thank the tireless efforts from our parents/guardians this year to help establish a Virtual Career Fair during a pandemic.
Chec...
