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2025-26 School Year Events

This annual planning calendar is shared with students and families to highlight events hosted by the College, Career, and Student Support Department, along with select events from other departments that may be of interest. We encourage you to bookmark this page and check back regularly for updates and upcoming activities. When available, event titles include links with additional information or related resources.

List of College, Career, and Student Services events for the current school year with times and locations
Event Date Type Location
College Fair (West) October 6, 2025
6-8 p.m.
Family Event Unity Reed High School
Virginia Department of Transportation Career Fair October 8, 2025
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Field Trip Crystal View Event & Conference Center
12025 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy
Fairfax, VA 22033
College Fair (East) October 15, 2025
6-8 p.m.
Family Event Potomac High School
ALCANZA! College Fair October 15, 2025
10:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m.
Field Trip George Mason University–Eagle Bank
College Application Week October 20-24, 2025 School Event All high schools
Aviation Career Fair November 6, 2025
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Field Trip Manassas Regional Airport
National School Counseling
Week
February 2-6, 2026 School-day activities All high schools
i2i Industry Career Fair March 11-12, 2026 Field Trip INOVA Center for Personalized Health Conference Center
Employment Fair April 7, 2026
5-7 p.m.
Family Event Unity Reed High School
Apprenticeship Week April 26–May 2, 2025 School Event All high schools
Decision Day May 1, 2026 School Event All high schools
Employment/Military Signing Day May 12, 2026
5-7 p.m.
Family Event
Registration required by CTE
Hylton Performing Arts Center

Photo collage banner featuring students at various events throughout PWCS to include college fairs, transportation fair and career days.

PWCS FAFSA Workshops and Locations

The following high schools will either host or partner with other schools to offer Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA) workshops. Families are warmly invited to attend the workshop at the designated host school listed below. If your school is partnering with another, please refer to the location of the host school for your workshop.

Contact your student's college and career counselor (CCC) for more information or questions.

List of FAFSA workshop times and locations
High School Location Date Is Pre-Registration Required? Contact Partnering School
Battlefield Battlefield November 6, 2025
6-8 p.m.
Yes Amy Shelton
[email protected]
 
Brentsville Brentsville December 9, 2025
6-8 p.m.
No Amy Kerns
[email protected]
Patriot
Colgan Colgan October 30, 2025
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Contact the CCC at your school Leah Byrd
[email protected]
Forest Park
Hylton
Forest Park Colgan January 28, 2025
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Contact the CCC at your school Geulia Boddie
[email protected]
Colgan
Hylton
Freedom Freedom October 30, 2025
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Yes Angela Jenkins
[email protected]
Gar-Field
Potomac
Gainesville Gainesville December 2, 2025
5:30-7:30 p.m.
No Taija Harris
[email protected]
 
Gar-Field Freedom October 30, 2025
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Yes Malaika Washington
[email protected]
Freedom
Potomac
Hylton Colgan October 30, 2025
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Yes–Contact your school's CCC Kristin Tuxbury
[email protected]
Colgan
Forest Park
Osbourn Park Osbourn Park October 28, 2025
5:30-7:30 p.m.
January 8, 2026
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Yes Jacquelyn Harris
[email protected]
 
Patriot Brentsville District December 9, 2025
6-8 p.m.
No Courtney Jaeger
[email protected]
Brentsville
Potomac Freedom October 30, 2025
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Yes Shallene Austin
[email protected]
Freedom
Gar-Field
Unity Reed Unity Reed December 4, 2025
9-10:30 a.m.
No Marcus Lawrence
[email protected]
 
Woodbridge Woodbridge October 23, 2025
6-8 p.m.
November 6, 2025
6:30-8:30 p.m.
January 15, 2026
6-8 p.m.
Yes–Contact your school's CCC Meredith Ayala
[email protected]
 

PWCS Family Engagement Series

The PWCS Family Engagement Series is a year‑long set of online webinars designed to equip families with resources and information that support student success.

Led by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Compliance Department in collaboration with the College, Career, and Student Support Department, the series covers a wide range of academic, social-emotional, and postsecondary planning topics, including academic advising, financial aid and FAFSA guidance, college and career planning, mental health and social-emotional learning, college application processes, safety, and tools such as Naviance, VA Wizard, and the Student Vision Profile.