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interested in working for.”<br />
Many companies have volunteer hours<br />
that they require of their workers and<br />
having their employees come in to<br />
work specifically with the students on a<br />
lesson geared towards their experience is<br />
something that benefits everyone.<br />
Another big part of the curriculum is<br />
having guest speakers come in to talk to<br />
the students about the jobs and careers<br />
they are considering. Just this year<br />
speakers from the DEA, CIA, engineers, hair<br />
salon owners and technicians have spoken<br />
about their jobs.<br />
With the business landscape changing and<br />
new technologies coming into vogue each<br />
year, McFarland knows that it’s important<br />
for the Academy to keep things current<br />
and relevant.<br />
“Because of budget developments over<br />
the last few years, we haven’t been able<br />
to acquire any new programs, but we<br />
continue to try and refresh our offerings<br />
so we have the most current and latest<br />
trends in the interest of students,” he says.<br />
“We need the help of the central office and<br />
the money to turn over labs, renovate the<br />
facility and staff the programs.”<br />
With that in mind, there are a couple<br />
of course areas he would like to see<br />
eventually offered at the school. “I would<br />
like to get into gaming software, as that’s<br />
something that a lot of colleges are adding<br />
and is very popular,” he says. “I would like<br />
to see us move into forensic science as a<br />
step above criminal justice. I would love to<br />
see us move into cyber security. We need<br />
to continue monitoring what students are<br />
going to college for.”<br />
Any student in Fairfax County may apply<br />
and should talk with their school counselor<br />
at their base school for information and<br />
admission assistance.<br />
“Really all these courses are career<br />
opportunities for students to consider or<br />
majors in college that they could take,”<br />
McFarland says. “We offer programs<br />
that are professional and geared to<br />
career opportunities to help students be<br />
competitive in the workforce today.”<br />
More information about the<br />
Marshall Academy can be found at<br />
www.fcps.edu/marshallacademy<br />
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