WTW PTSO WeMail for the Week beginning April 24, Issue No. 31

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 04/24/2017 02:00 PM EDT
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Teacher Appreciation Luncheon is NEXT WEEK, Wednesday, May 3! Plenty of slots remain available on the Signup Genius: Signup at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050e4cabae2b0-teacher3 to volunteer and/or contribute. Details are in the “Appreciation Luncheon” article below.
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Volunteers are needed for the Cav Cruise Kick-Off THIS Wed, April 26 and Thurs, April 27:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aafaf2ca20-2017

Inside This Issue

Calendars

What's NEW?

  1. PTSO-Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
  2. PTSO Meeting is NEXT Monday, May 1
  3. Another Viewing of Screenagers on Thurs., April 27
  4. Annual Woodson Art Show and Woodson Pyramid Art Show
  5. Choral Booster Updates
  6. May 10, 2017, Youth Survey Night
  7. May 15, 2017, Social Media Night
  8. “Peter and the Star Catcher” WTW Drama Production
  9. Spelling Bee

Don't Forget!

 10. Baccalaureate-Sunday, June 18, 2017 – SAVE THE DATE!

11. Community Service Hours Opportunity

12. Drama Yard Sale and Craft Fair Looking for Participants

13. Woodson 5K

14. Woodson Yearbook Credit Card Orders

15. Workshops and Resources to Benefit Parents, Teachers and Students

16. WeMail Guidelines

All Night Grad Party/Cav Cruise for Seniors

Sports Highlights

Emergency Information

Calendars

The calendars below contain items for the next couple weeks submitted by clubs, booster associations, and the school community. W.T. Woodson publishes the official school calendar at http://www2.fcps.edu/woodsonhs/index.html.

View the Athletic Calendar for April 24-29 at: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAEDUFCPS/bulletins/195c59f. Scheduled events are subject to change; consider checking the schedule before heading out: Hotline 703.503.4683 / http://www.wtwoodsonsports.org/. 

School Calendar

What's NEW?

1. PTSO-Teacher Appreciation Luncheon--Many Donation and Volunteer Slots Still Remain

The Teacher Appreciation Luncheon will take place next Wednesday, May 3rd. Thank you very much to all the families who have already signed up to volunteer and/or contribute food and beverage items! Many of the remaining slots are items which can easily be purchased, such as veggie platters, coleslaw, sodas and bags of ice. We also still need several dozen deviled eggs, a teacher favorite. Please go to: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050e4cabae2b0-teacher3 to provide the item of your choice or to volunteer. If you have any questions, contact Stacey Brahmey at brahmeys@yahoo.com. Thank you in advance for helping the PTSO provide lunch for Woodson's hard working staff!

2. PTSO Meeting is Next Monday, May 1

The monthly PTSO meeting is next week, Monday, May 1, at 7pm in the Woodson Library. In addition to hearing from committee chairs and Principal Poole, we'll vote on the slate of PTSO Executive Officers and Standing Committee Chairs for 2017-2018.The candidates below volunteered to fill positions being vacated, and they are running unopposed:

Vice President 2—Fundraising: Alan Anderson

Recording Secretary: Amy Sine

Baccalaureate: Pam Hardin

Welcome to Woodson Chair: Monica Cameron

All Night Grad Party/Cav Cruise Director: Anne Akers-Smith

Student Directory: Bruce Waxman

Parent Enrichment: VACANT

If you would like to place your name on the ballot, it's not too late; nominations will be accepted from the floor at the PTSO Meeting on May 1. Questions? Please email woodsonWEMail@woodsonptso.org.

Parents, Teachers, Staff, and Students are all welcome.

3. Another Viewing of SCREENAGERS - Thursday April 27

If you weren't able to see Screenagers at Woodson on April 5th, you have another opportunity to view this powerful documentary. Robinson Secondary High School will be hosting Screenagers on Thursday April 27, 2017. Screenagers is about the impact of the digital age on students and how to help them minimize harmful effects and find balance. After seeing the film, people tell us that they feel better equipped to establish balance around screen time. See the flyer for more information. This event is open to the public. View the trailer here: http://www.screenagersmovie.com/.

4. Annual Woodson Art Show and Woodson Pyramid Art Show

Where- Woodson’s Auxiliary Gym

When- May 17 open from 8am – 3pm

May 18 open from 8 am – 1 pm

Special Evening Reception featuring work from the ENTIRE Woodson Pyramid May 17 6 -8pm

Show features all media and all levels; Advanced Placement students display their entire portfolio in one-of-a-kind, one person “rooms”; Woodson Art Boosters will raffle hand painted furniture created by National Art Honor Society students.

5. Choral Booster Updates

April 27-29: All State Chorus

Monday, May 8: Last Booster Meeting; Scrip Orders Due.

6. May 10, 2017 Youth Survey Night

7-8:30PM in Cafeteria A at Woodson HS. We will review the data results from the FCPS Youth Survey: Woodson Pyramid by FCPS leaders. This will be an interactive presentation for all members of our community. Please come one, come all!

7. May 15, 2017 Social Media Night

7-8:30PM in Cafeteria A at Woodson HS. We will have counselors on hand to present the current reality of social media. We will introduce and explain to parents social media apps and sites that students are using. We’ll show you how to use it by demonstrating actual accounts.  

8. "Peter and the Star Catcher" WTW Drama Production

April 28, 29, May 5, 6 at 7:30pm

April 29 and May 6 at 2pm

Joan C. Bedinger Auditorium

Peter and the Starcatcher is a mesmerizing, grownup prequel to the treasured story of Peter Pan. An orphan boy without a name is inspired by a precocious young girl to defeat a charming, yet villainous pirate. Using clever wordplay, daring movement and live music, this journey features swashbuckling, shipwrecks, spectacular mermaids, and the secret to eternal youth.

9. Spelling Bee

The National English Honor Society and The Writing Center are teaming up to host a Spelling Bee on Wednesday, April 26th in Cafeteria A from 3 to 4 pm. All students are invited to participate. There will be prizes for the spelling bee winners!

Don't Forget!

10. Baccalaureate–Sunday, June 18, 2017–SAVE THE DATE!

Please come celebrate our graduating seniors at the Woodson PTSO Baccalaureate on Sunday, June 18 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Woodson! Woodson Baccalaureate is an inclusive, non-denominational, and inspirational event designed to help celebrate our graduating seniors. Our theme this year is “Transcendent,” meaning surpassing the ordinary or exceptional. We are honored to announce that our keynote speaker this year is Woodson alum and U.S. Paralympian Jessica Rogers. Please join us for the program and reception and a chance for photos at Woodson in cap and gown! Look for your invitation to Baccalaureate in the coming weeks, and be sure to follow us on our *new* Twitter @WoodsonBacc.

 Of course, we need parent volunteers! We will have a sign-up genius available shortly. Please consider giving your time so that we can honor our seniors. If you have any questions or would like to help, please contact Kelly Gerber and Melissa French at bacc@woodsonptso.org.

11. Community Service Hours Opportunity

Volunteer at Canterbury Woods Elementary School Fun Fair on Saturday, April 29 from 11am-3pm. Signup here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b44abad2ea6f94-volunteers1 Click here for more information about the Fun Fair:

http://www.woodsonptso.org/Woodson%20High%20School%20Volunteer%20Flyer%202017.pdf.

12. Drama Yard Sale and Craft Fair Looking for Participants

Are you spring cleaning and want to get rid of the clutter? Do you make crafts you would love to sell? We have the opportunity for you! Participants are needed for the Drama Department's Yard Sale and Craft Fair on Saturday, June 3, from 8 am to 2 pm--rain or shine. The cost is $20 to reserve a parking space, $10 for each additional space. (If it rains, we'll move to the cafeteria.) We provide advertising, you provide what you need to sell your goods. For more information or to sign up, email yardsale@epsteinmania.com. Proceeds benefit the Woodson Drama Department's trip to the American High School Theatre Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland this summer.

13. Woodson 5K

The 8th annual Woodson 5KWalk and Fun Run will be held on Saturday May 20, 2017 at Woodson High School. This is a chip-timed race. Proceeds from this 5K will benefit Alice’s Kids, a local charity which provides relatively inexpensive school-related items to preserve the dignity of children. All participants will receive a Woodson 5K t-shirt. The discounted Woodson student price is only available by downloading the order form. Download an order form at http://www2.fcps.edu/woodsonhs/docs/16-17/5-K%20RUN%20%20WALK%20REGISTRATION%20FORM%20%202017%20.pdf.

Sign up on-line: https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Fairfax/WTWoodson5k.For more information contact Djschaefer@fcps.edu. For more information about Alice’s Kids: http://www.aliceskids.org/.

14. Woodson Yearbook Credit Card Orders

LAST CHANCE to pay for the 2016-2017 yearbook using a credit card. After April, only cash and check will be accepted. Plus, the price goes up at that point as well! Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com now, and use school code 5278.

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15. Workshops and Resources to Benefit Parents, Teachers and/or Teens

We are committed to providing and sharing programs and information to help parents, teachers and students navigate high school and beyond. The wide range of issues includes but is not limited to: coping with stress; home-work resources; special education, ADHD support, technology strategies, mental illness, suicide prevention; drug use, addition and overdose; and under-age drinking. More information on the various organizations can be found under the PARENT RESOURCES tab on the PTSO website.

16. WeMail Reminders

Include “Wemail” in the subject and email submissions to woodsonWEMail@woodsonptso.org by 5pm on the Friday prior to Monday’s publication. Complete guidelines are available on the PTSO Website at: http://www.woodsonptso.org/pdf/WeMail%20Guidelines%202016-2017.pdf.

All Night Grad Party/Cav Cruise 2017 - June 20, 11pm-5am at Oak Marr Rec Center 

Registration Prices Go Up to $100 May 1! Click Here to register online: http://www.woodsonptso.org/register.html: $85 until April 30. Do you have questions about what the All Night Grad Party is all about? View this video for some answers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yguQ_Oaur0. And, visit http://woodsonptso.org/cavalier-cruise.html often for updates. 

Volunteers Still Needed for April 26 and April 27 Kickoff! The All Night Grad Party will officially "set sail” at the end of April! Seniors will meet during their homeroom on Wednesday, April 26 to learn all about the Cav Cruise on Graduation Night (June 20). There will be two days of fun activities and prizes for seniors during their lunch periods on April 26th and 27th. We need several volunteers to publicize the event, decorate, purchase and set up refreshments, distribute the t-shirts and help run the Cav Kickoff. The Sign-up Genius for Cav Cruise can be found here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aafaf2ca20-2017.  

Burke Nursery Gift Cards Fundraiser April 1–May 15 - Spring is here. Please consider purchasing your spring flowers, Teacher Appreciation gifts and Mother's Day gifts by purchasing Burke Nursery Gift Cards! Gift Certificates will be sold in increments of $25 and 20% of each purchase goes to the Cav Cruise. Purchase your certificates via PayPal at http://woodsonptso.org/cavalier-cruise.html. We will mail certificates weekly to your home address. 

Chipotle Restaurant Fundraiser on Monday, April 24 in Fair City Mall from 5-9pm. 50% of the proceeds go to the Cav Cruise!! We need everyone in full force for this one! Must have flyer for this one. It can be found here: http://www.woodsonptso.org/cavcruise/2017/4-24-17%20Chipotle%20Fundraiser%20Flyer.pdf.  

Coyote Grill Restaurant Fundraiser on Tuesday, May 2 on Main Street in Fairfax. Show the flyer (print or on phone) for lunch, dinner or carry out (15% of food sales benefit the Cav Cruise). Link to flyer: http://www.woodsonptso.org/cavcruise/2017/WTW%20All%20Night%20Grad%20Party%20Coyote%20Grille%20Fundraiser%20(5).pdf

Volunteer Signup! It takes over 300 volunteers to make Cav Cruise a success. Sign-up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aafaf2ca20-woodson. There are a wide variety of volunteer opportunities the day before, during, and after the Cav Cruise for senior and underclass parents, and underclass students (earn your community service hours). Additional details regarding each opportunity as well as points of contact are included within the Sign-up Genius.

Photos Needed For Senior Video - We are looking for candid photos from winter and spring sports senior nights, band, drama, homecoming, spirit days, etc, and want photos that contain multiple Woodson seniors. You should not include any copyrighted photos such as official Lifetouch or other school yearbook photos. Please also identify everyone in the photos, and the event. Please send photos (.jpg format) and questions to Maribeth Luftglass at cavcruisephotos@woodsonptso.org. 

Sports Highlights

There are many ways to follow Woodson sports. Info can be found at http://wtwoodsonsports.org/ or follow our twitter account at @woodsonathletic. Daily updates can also be found on the hotline–703-503-4683.

Girls Lacrosse: The Cavs celebrated senior night on Tuesday before their game against West Springfield honoring nine graduating seniors: Emma Vinall, Meredith Mackay, Claire Cooke, Sandy Elliott, Sarah Jensen, Elizabeth Salewski, Almina Kirdar, Grace Kim and Emma Cochran. Seniors led the scoring: Meredith Mackay had 5 goals, Emma Vinall had 3 goals/3 assists and Sandy Elliott had 2. While West Springfield was strong on the circle the Cavs still won over 70% of the draws led by Emma Vinall with 7. The first half ended 14-1. Senior goalie Grace Kim had 7 saves and in the second half Mariel Russ had 8. Additional scoring came from Logan Dougherty (2), Margaret Stephan (2), Cassia Kruse and Carlie Hartung. The game ended with a winning score of 16-6. The Cavs remain undefeated for the season, including two wins in Florida during spring break for a record of 9-0.

Baseball: The baseball team recorded 3 wins during their Spring Break trip to Richmond. They beat Mills Godwin 4 – 2, Oakton 8 – 7, and James River 8 – 6. Jack Donohue pitched 5 scoreless innings against Mills Godwin to get the win. Randy Prosperi threw 5 strong innings against Oakton but did not come away with the win after a late game charge by Oakton. Chris DUdley came in to pitch the 7th and 8th to record the win when Mitchell Clarke hit a game winning single in the bottom of the 8th. Hunter Hoopes pitched the Cavs to the win against James River pitching 5 strong innings. Brian Henessey pitched the last 2 innings to record the save. On offense, Clarke had 5 hits and 3 RBIs; Dudley recorded 5 hits and 2 RBIs; Garrett Laraia had 4 hits and 4 walks; Donohue, Joe Molnar, and Kyle Adie each recorded 3 hits.

Boys Soccer: This week, the Cavaliers hosted the South County Stallions in Boys Varsity soccer action. The Cavaliers had a cool start to the game. Half-time arrived with the teams even at 0 a piece. Woodson had put the pressure on South County on several occasions with Junior Daniel Kang making several strong drives to the goal line. However, it was Sophomore James Barata who found the net first. Senior Dylan Robey headed in the second of the night. Senior Ryan Dagley was as cool as you like as he put the ball in the corner for Woodson’s third. Ryan notched an assist as he passed to Senior Nate Rummel who drove to the goal and made it 4-0 to the Cavs. Finding the opportunity again, Nate capitalized and scored a brace on the evening. Goalies Eli Smolen and Connor Brennan were called into action on several occasions. Final score, 5-0.

Crew: More than 70 WTW rowers & coxswains competed at the Darrell Winslow regatta on Saturday, April 15. Five boats placed in the top 3 in their events, and 2 others advanced through heats and finished 4th in finals. Women’s Varsity 8+ finished 2nd, 3 seconds behind stalwart TC Williams. Women’s Lightweight 8+ “raced up” and finished 4 seconds behind TC Williams’ 2nd Varsity boat! Women’s Novice 8+ won their flight and posted the fastest time of all 10 Novice boats! Jocelyn Phipps, Rachel Mailand, Meng Li, Lauren Ollis, Abigail Pesansky, Nicole Curtis, Natalie Moran, Jules Heimbigner, and Evelyn Baltz (coxswain). Men’s Varsity 8+ won their heat, and finished 4th in the Final, 6 seconds out of 1st. Men’s 2nd Varsity 8+ finished 2nd in their heat and 4th in the Final, 1.5 seconds out of 3rd. Men’s Lightweight 4+ finished 3rd. Men’s Novice 8+ finished 2nd in their flight: Heston McClintick, Walter Kowalski, Joseph Bishop, William Mullet, Le Chen, Nicholas Ladino, Zachary Borja, Mason Phalan, and Krish Soni (coxswain).

Girls JV Softball: With strategic bats and aggressive base running, Woodson JV secured a 20-4 victory over Mt Vernon. Rosie Millett had her first appearance as pitcher with a strike and 2 put outs, and both lead pitchers Abbie Ritchie and Tiffany Kronlage supported her with aggressive fielding plays. The pitchers were also supported by a strong and assertive set of catchers, outfielders and first baseman Georgia Kokkinis, who shut down any chance for advancement on the bases. 

WTWoodson Precisionette Dance Tryouts Coming up May 22, 23, 25th, 2017: Please come on out and try out for the Woodson Dance Team in the Dance Room from 4-7pm on May 22, 23, 25. The tryout packet, flyer and questionnaire are available at wtwoodsonsports.org, under year-round sports: http://www.wtwoodsonsports.org/main/teamfiles/id/3408/seasonid/4235556 or http://www.wtwoodsonsports.org/library/files/wtwoodsonsports_28/files/Tryout%20Flyer1.pdf.

Emergency Information

Call 911 in case of a life-threatening emergency; TTY dial 711

CrisisLink Regional Hotline: 703-527-4077

(CrisisLink is a hotline for individuals in crisis or family/friends seeking guidance for how to help a loved one)

CrisisText: Text NEEDHELP to 85511

Dominion Hospital Assessment and Referral Line: 703-536-2000

Inova Emergency Services: 703-289-7560

Mobile Crisis Unit: 1-844-627-4747

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-SUICIDE

Merrifield Center Emergency Services: 703 573-5679

(The Woodburn Center offers a range of clinical programming. Emergency Services, staffed 24 hours per day, seven days per week, works with people in psychiatric crisis who need immediate attention.)