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Welcome Message

Our Mission at Fairfax High School is to prepare students for their unique role as responsible and engaged citizens of the world. Teachers will be creative and engaging, valuing education that encourages academics and an awareness and curiosity about an ever-changing world beyond the individual.


Vision:  Fairfax High School students will receive an academically challenging and balanced 21st-century education inspiring deep questioning and peaceful action. Fairfax High School will foster a positive school culture to support students academically, socially, emotionally, physically, and philosophically.

 
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Students and Families,

 

Welcome to the 2025–2026 school year at Fairfax High School!

 

I hope you’ve enjoyed a restful and meaningful summer. As we get ready to begin a new school year, I want to extend my warmest welcome to all returning families and a special greeting to those joining us for the first time. We are excited to begin this journey with you.

 

We are thrilled to welcome our newest addition to the Fairfax family: the High Ability/Gifted Magnet, as well as over 15 new staff members who bring fresh ideas, passion, and dedication to our school community.

 

This year, our school-wide theme is “Excellence Empowers Tomorrow”.

 

This theme will guide everything we do—from teaching and learning to building strong relationships across campus. It reflects our shared belief that what we do today prepares our students for a successful tomorrow. Three core commitments support this idea:

 

  • Strive for Excellence

We are committed to high standards for every student and every classroom. Excellence means putting forth our best effort every day and encouraging each other to grow, learn, and lead with integrity.

  • Empower Growth

We believe in helping students take charge of their learning. Through personalized instruction, meaningful relationships, and supportive staff, students will gain the skills and confidence to succeed in school and beyond.

  • Shape the Future Today

Every lesson, conversation, and decision we make helps build a better future. We aim to give our students the tools to thrive in college, careers, and life.

 

I cannot achieve this goal without your support, and I am looking forward to learning this year.

 

We will also continue with the District and Fairfax High School’s priorities:

  • LAUSD Strategic Plan (Link)
  • LAUSD Instructional Priorities (Link)
  • Region West Priorities (Link)
  • Equitable Grading and Instruction (EGI)
  • Writing Across the Curriculum & Increasing Student Access to Practicing Authentic Writing Skills (PAWS) Center
  • Increase the use of Instructional Technology (Tools)
  • Small Group Instruction using i-Ready Data
  • Implementation of Personalized Instruction in i-Ready/I/XL Platforms using i-Ready Data
  • Using Data to Drive Instruction
  • Provide quality first instruction and implement Culturally Responsive, Relevant, and Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy.
  • Focus on our critical learners:  Special Education, English Learners, and African-American/Black students
  • Provide enrichment and acceleration courses
  • Continue Dual Enrollment/Concurrent Enrollment Opportunities
  • Parent Workshops from Fairfax High School and LAUSD

 

These are very ambitious goals, but if you look closely at what's happening in our school, you'll see it happening on multiple levels. We just want to make a focused shift. We can do this!

 

Finally, Gholdy Muhammad, author of Unearthing Joy and Cultivating Genius, says it best: “Like flowers, children are destined for beauty and growth. They are flowers. When a flower does not grow, we don't uproot it. Instead, we adjust the amount of sunlight and water, change the type of soil, and provide nourishment. We look for solutions that will facilitate growth.”

 

We are a school on the move, and as you prepare to welcome our students and their parents, remember that we are partners. Let's be the soil that nourishes and helps our students thrive at Fairfax High School.

 

I look forward to seeing students, staff, and families unleash their greatest potential this school year. I find great comfort in knowing that Fairfax High School will cultivate tomorrow’s leaders. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

 

Leonard Choi

Principal

Fairfax Senior High School



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