Student Services & Post-Secondary Success
2023-24 Annual Community & Student Event Calendar
This annual planning calendar is provided to students and families and spotlights events led by the College, Career, and Student Support Department and Career and Technical Education Department. We suggest bookmarking this page and checking back periodically to review activities that may be of interest to you.| Event Name | Date | Type of Event | Time | Location |
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| VDOT Career Fair | October 5, 2023 | School Field Trip | See your College & Career Counselor | PWC Fairground |
| College Fair (East) | October 12, 2023 | Family Event | 6–8 p.m. | Freedom HS |
| College Fair (West) | October 16, 2023 | Family Event | 6–8 p.m. | Battlefield HS |
| College Application Week | October 23-27, 2023 | School Events | All week | All high schools |
| Apprenticeship Week | November 13-17, 2023 | School Events | All week | All high schools |
| Career Fair (West) | December 13, 2023 | Family Event | 5–7 p.m. | Patriot HS |
| National School Counseling Week | February 5-9, 2024 | Recognition Activity | All high schools | |
| Career Fair (East) | March 7, 2024 | Family Event | 5–7 p.m. | Woodbridge HS |
| 24th Annual Transition Fair (Secondary Students) | March 16, 2024 | Secondary students who receive special education services through PWCS and their families | 9 a.m.–4 p.m. | Colgan HS |
| Employment & Summer Job Fair | April 8, 2024 | Student Event | 5–7 p.m. | Colgan HS |
| Decision Day | May 1, 2024 | School Event | All week | All high schools |
| Employment/Military Signing Day | May 21, 2024 | Career & Technical Education Recognition Event | 5–7 p.m. | Kelly Leadership Center |
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| College Fair (East) | October 9, 2024 | Family Event | 6–8 p.m. | Hylton HS |
| College Fair (West) | October 17, 2024 | Family Event | 6–8 p.m. | Osbourn Park HS |
Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA®) Workshops for Families
| High School Hosting Workshop |
Date | Time | Snow Date | Contact | Partnering School | Pre-Registration Required |
| Battlefield | February 21, 2024 | 6–8 p.m. | Laura Kostrzebski [email protected] |
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| Colgan | February 8, 2024 | 6–8 p.m. | Leah Byrd [email protected] |
Forest Park & Hylton | Register | |
| Freedom | January 29, 2024 | 5–7 p.m. | Angela Jenkins [email protected] |
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| Gainesville | January 16, 2024 | 5:30–7:30 p.m. | February 6, 2024 | Taija Harris [email protected] |
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| Gar-Field | February 7, 2024 | 4–6 p.m. | Virginia Clemo [email protected] |
Potomac | ||
| Independence | January 18, 2024 | 5:45–8 p.m. | January 24, 2024 | Michelle Yasem [email protected] |
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| Osbourn Park | January 18, 2024 | 6–8 p.m. | January 25, 2024 | Jacquelyn Harris [email protected] |
Register | |
| Patriot | January 31, 2024 | 5–6 p.m. | Courtney Jaeger [email protected] |
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| Unity Reed | January 9, 2024 | 6–8 p.m. | Marcus Lawrence [email protected] |
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| Woodbridge | January 17, 2024 January 25, 2024 |
9 a.m.–noon | Yusef Muhammad [email protected] |
The following high schools are working in partnership with schools hosting the FAFSA workshop. Families are invited to attend the school hosting the workshop as indicated below. Questions regarding your student or the event can be directed to the following college and career counselors:
- Brentsville High School, Amy Kerns, [email protected] (Workshop held at Patriot High School)
- Forest Park High School, Geulia Boddie, [email protected] (Workshop held at Colgan High School)
- Hylton High School, Ruth Rodriguez, [email protected] (Workshop held at Colgan High School)
- Potomac High School, Shallene Austin, [email protected] (Workshop held at Gar-Field High School)
PWCS Family Engagement Series
The Family Engagement Series provides families with resources to assist and support student success. The series is led by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Compliance Department and through collaboration with the College, Career, and Student Support Department, a variety of online webinar presentations are given throughout the school year on the following topics:
- Social Emotional Learning Overview
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Demo and Q&A
- VA Wizard
- Naviance
- Award Letter Overview
- Junior Action Plan: Post High School Planning Pathways
- Rising Senior College Application: Common App Overview
- Paying for College: Early Planning K–8
- Transition to College
Visit the Family Engagement Series webpage
to view a list of upcoming webinars and register.
We recommend bookmarking this webpage as events are added periodically during the school year.
to view a list of upcoming webinars and register.
We recommend bookmarking this webpage as events are added periodically during the school year.