Cap & Gown Orders November 15 & 16 during lunch periods. Parents Grad Night from 3 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 15 to talk to Herff Jones and place your order. Orders can also be made online.

Creating connections with students is critical to helping them have a successful school experience. 2018 Millbrook High School graduate Tavon Blowe recently shared his story about how connections with teachers and coaches helped him find success in the classroom and on the wrestling mat while a student at Millbrook. Click the link above to watch the video.

Over the summer, buzz-in entry systems were installed at all schools that weren't previously equipped with the system, including Millbrook High School. Individuals visiting all Frederick County Public Schools now have to use the system and state their name and the purpose of their visit before being granted access to a school.

Millbrook High School has named Priscilla Elliott the new head coach of its swim team. Elliott, who is beginning her first year teaching math at Millbrook, succeeds Will Sigler who resigned as Millbrook's swim coach due to work obligations.

Driving to school in a personal vehicle is a privilege afforded students at Millbrook High School who demonstrate responsibility and proper safety. Parking permits are issued on a first come, first served basis. Learn more and access the Student Driving Agreement.

Students interested in applying for Career and Technical Education classes at Dowell J. Howard must complete the CTE online application.

Millbrook High School has named Ashley Plaugher its new head softball coach. Plaugher, who is a 2007 Millbrook graduate, played softball at Shenandoah University and serves as an assistant softball coach there.

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

The top priority on the 2020-2024 Capital Improvements Plan adopted this evening by the School Board is construction of a fourth high school with a capacity of 1,725 students.

The School Board adopted its 2019-2020 Comprehensive Plan and Budget Priorities on November 7. The priorities will help guide the Board's work over the upcoming year and assist the Superintendent as he prepares his proposed budget for FY20.

The School Board voted November 7 to request a supplemental appropriation of approximately $1.3 million from the Frederick County Board of Supervisors for the Phase II Safety and Security Construction Upgrades to seven schools as well as the FCPS Administration Building.

The overall mean score of Frederick County Public Schools’ 2018 graduates who took the SAT exceeded the national mean score of public high school seniors. Frederick County’s mean score of 1099 exceeded the all-schools national mean score by 50 points.

Work has begun on a middle school attendance zone adjustment that will take effect at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year and impact James Wood and Frederick County middle schools.

Frederick County Public Schools is one of 102 Virginia school divisions receiving School Security Equipment Grants this year. The $18,781 state grant will be used to provide additional security cameras at nine different schools.

The on-time graduation rate for members of Frederick County Public Schools' Class of 2018 was 93.3 percent which compares to Virginia's on-time graduation rate of 91.6 percent.