The
Chamber Orchestra, conducted by our very own Kathy Thompson, participated in
the National Orchestra Cup. They competed
against some of the best orchestras in the country and received the second place
overall, and first place in the strings category. Way to make Woodson shine!
Woodson students performed very well at this years Science Fair. Congratulations to the following students:
Grace Cooper – 1st Place/Physics and Astronomy
Brandon
Khek – 2nd Place/Physics and Astronomy
Michael
Einhorn – 1st Place/Microbiology
Joy
Kim – 2nd Place/Microbiology
Joane Chavez - 1st Place/Engineering Mechanics
Ishan
Kalburge – 3rd Place/Engineering Mechanics
Jake Traynor – 2nd Place/Animal
Sciences
Sung
Jung Kim, Deacon Clark – 3rd Place/Animal Sciences
Alex Friedman – 2nd Place/Energy: Physical
Bryan
Young – 3rd Place/Energy: Physical
Stephen
Shaffran and Will Howard – 3rd Place/Systems Software
Honorable Mention
Niya
Burney (Animal Sciences)
Kyra
Lee, Sarah Leaming, and Zander Smith (Animal Sciences)
Rachel
Shurberg and Lucille Shichman (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Marlaina
Horewitz and Karis Oh (Microbiology)
Puja
Punukollu, Anna Lee, and Thu Nguyen (Microbiology)
Hannah
Hanford (Plant Sciences)
Last weekend our choral students participated in the Virginia Music Educators Association's annual assessments. The event was hosted at Woodson with 38
choirs from 8 different high schools participated in our district. Under the direction of Michael Ehrlich and Amy Moir, five of our choirs received Superior ratings and the sixth received an Excellent rating. We are very proud of our choral students and their instructors.
Students enrolled in courses where there
is an end-of-course test will be taking the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Tests online from May 22
- June 5. It will be very helpful if you can avoid appointments
which may take your child out of school during this time period. The Virginia Department of
Education (VDOE) requires all students across the state to take the SOL Tests if they are enrolled in
courses where there is an end-of-course test.
As a precautionary
measure, FCPS has begun testing for lead in water across the district.
Our school was recently tested and I’m pleased to report that our test results
came back well within the safe limits set by the EPA and no additional testing
is planned.
First State Championship for Woodson's Men's Basketball Team
Congratulations to Coach Craig, his players and coaching staff on their victorious run to the State Championship. It was an exciting season and their teamwork paid off! #CavProud
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West Point Leadership and Ethics Conference: Accompanied by our DSA, Dan Checkosky, four of our
Leadership students represented Woodson at this very prestigious conference
this morning. Olivia and Charisma received awards from their individual
groups and much was learned by all about leadership and ethics. Great job!
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Presentation on
ADHD/Executive Functioning: We listened! Based on your responses from the Special
Education survey, ADHD/Executive Functioning were major areas of interest. Because of this, we invited two speakers,
Catherine Adams, President of the ADHD Resource Group of Northern Virginia, and
Patricia Hudak, Co-Chair of CHADD of Northern Virginia, to present at
WOODSON.
Please join us the 29th
of March at 7-8:30 pm in the Choral Room, E146.
They will be discussing how development in the teen with ADHD or ADD,
with Executive Function deficits, differs and how parents and educators can
support these teens to create resiliency, self-advocacy, and improved learning
skills.
Virginia State Poetry Out Loud Competition: Once again this year, Charisma
finished strong, second runner up, in
this year’s competition. Special thanks
to Beth Koby for setting Charisma on this path and for being one of her biggest
supporters.
FCPS' 12th annual Special
Education Conference will be held on Saturday, April 1, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at
Hayfield SS. Attendees can hear from keynote speaker Dr. Nancy Mather and many
other guest speakers. There will also be a variety of breakout sessions and
exhibitors. Pre-service teachers are encouraged to attend. FCPS employees will
receive five re-certification points for attending the conference. Visit the Special
Education Conference webpage
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Congratulations to our SRO, Steven Randazzo for receiving a Bronze Award of Valor for successfully interceding in a life-threatening domestic violence incident. Officer Randazzo received his award this afternoon from the Fairfax County Police Department.
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STUDENT
SUCCESSES
Jacob Clop is always willing to help out his classmates
and lead groups during practice time in Chemistry.
Leah Tewolde is a diligent student, participates in class
productively and contributes to the overall Biology class. She
consistently has her homework done well, and is respectful and helpful to those
around her.
Andrea Hooberman-Pineiro always has a
pleasant presence in Physics and is always willing to help neighbors understand
new topics.
Nicole Cummings is one of the few students who consistently asks questions
when she doesn’t understand something from class. Her hard-work and
dedication in Physics is admirable.
March 27th – Senior Panoramic Picture during
Homeroom
March 29th – Blood Drive
AP Preregistration will be held in the cafeterias during the following times:
March 29th
Return 2 – Seniors last name A – L
Return 4 – Seniors last name M – Z
March 31st
Return 6 – Juniors last name A – L
Return 8 – Juniors last name M – Z
April 4th
Return 1 – Sophomores last name A – L
Return 5 –Sophomores last name M – Z
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