WTW PTSO WeMail for the Week Beginning May 30, 2017, Issue No. 36

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 05/30/2017 02:00 PM EDT

Dear Woodson Community,

Seniors: PTSO Baccalaureate is

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Please come celebrate our graduating seniors at the interfaith Woodson PTSO Baccalaureate and reception on Sunday, June 18 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Woodson!  

All seniors and WTW faculty and staff should have received their invitations last week. Please RSVP at https://impactflow.com/event/wt-woodson-baccalaureate-2834. Please include your student(s) in your RSVP. 

Senior families, we are seeking food donations for the reception following the program. To volunteer, please sign up to help at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0449afac2b0-wtwclass.  

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In this Issue

Calendars

What’s New?

  1. Class of 2020 T-Shirts for Sale
  2. PTSO Meeting: NEXT Monday, June 5, 7pm (Woodson Library)
  3. Retirement Reception for Steve Hals @ Canterbury Woods Elementary School
  4. Senior Panoramic Pictures
  5. TIME IS RUNNING OUT to get the 2016-2017 Woodson yearbook
  6. UPDATED! Workshops and Resources to Benefit Parents, Teachers and Students 

Don’t Forget!

     7. Career Center Seeking Volunteers

     8. Choral Booster Updates

     9. College Survival Kits for Class Of 2017

    10. For Juniors/Sophomores/Freshmen

    11. 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, which includes the ODD/EVEN Calendar and the Testing Calendar at https://woodsonhs.fcps.edu/.

Athletic Calendar for May 30--June 3 is at: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAEDUFCPS/bulletins/19e1fde. 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. Class of 2020 T-Shirts for Sale

Stop by F105 before or after school or between the cafeterias at lunch. Shirts are $12 and will go toward the freshmen class. E-mail Kate Wright or Stephanie Pollack with questions.

2. PTSO Meeting is Next Monday, June 5 at 7pm

Mark your calendar now for our next PTSO Meeting, Monday, June 5 at 7pm in the Woodson Library. This will be the final PTSO meeting of the school year. Parents, teachers, and students are invited to attend.

3. Retirement Reception for Steve Hals @ Canterbury Woods Elementary School

Steve Hals, longtime math and science teacher at Canterbury Woods Elementary, will be retiring at the end of this school year. Please join the staff and students at CWES for a retirement reception on Wednesday, June 14 from 4:30-5:30 in the Canterbury Woods Cafeteria. Memorizing the formula for Pi or knowing the Order of Operations not necessary to attend. Pink shirts are also optional.

4. Senior Panoramic Pictures

Families who want a copy of the panoramic photo made earlier this year of the senior class can still order it, even if they did not have a form for ordering it at the time when the photographer took the picture. Orders can be placed simply by phoning in to Lifetouch Customer Service at 800-445-1189 or 410-644-7700, identifying the school, providing a mailing address, and paying with a credit card. The cost is $19 (or $24 if laminated) and includes shipping. Lifetouch sends the prints out to each purchaser address in a cardboard tube, with a usual processing time of 2-3 weeks.

5. TIME IS RUNNING OUT to get the 2016-2017 Woodson Yearbook!

Deliver to the front office $80 cash or check made payable to W. T. Woodson no later than June 5. Make sure to specify the student’s name who will be picking the yearbook up on June 6. Beginning June 6, the day of distribution, yearbooks will continue to be available for purchase and will cost $90.

6. UPDATED! Workshops and Resources to Benefit Parents, Teachers, and Students

Additional programs have been added to the PARENT RESOURCES section of the PTSO web site. New offerings include training to save someone overdosing, a special needs conference, how to talk to your teen about the movie, 13 Reasons Why, Autism, Behavior Intervention Plans, Building Resilient Families, and Functional Behavioral Assessments. The PTSO is committed to providing and sharing programs and information to help parents, teachers and students navigate high school and beyond. More information on local organizations can also be found under the PARENT RESOURCES tab on the PTSO website.

Don’t Forget! 

7. Career Center Seeking Volunteers

The W.T. Woodson College and Career Center is looking for volunteers for the 2017-18 school year. This is a perfect opportunity for parents of WTW Freshmen and Sophomores to help provide opportunities for WTW students as they learn what they need to know before their student starts the post-secondary search. We ask for a commitment of 2-2.5 hours/week for the academic year (and for help with a couple of big events). Register as soon as possible and select all of the time slots that will work with your schedule at http://tinyurl.com/17-18WTW-CC-Volunteer. Registration will close on 9 June. Registrants will be contacted before school ends.

8. Choral Booster Updates

Please join us for our Spring Chorus Concert on Wednesday, 5/31/17 @ 7:00PM in the auditorium.

Monday, 6/5/17 Chorus End of the Year Celebration and Banquet. Sign up via website to volunteer and RSVP.

9. College Survival Kits for Class Of 2017

Campus Survival Kits is offering parents the opportunity to purchase certificates for college care packages that can be redeemed in the fall after your graduating senior heads to campus. When you purchase the certificates, the Cav Cruise All-Night Grad Party will receive 15% of each sale right now. You can even purchase multiple certificates if you have more than one child in college, and it's also a great option for grandparents, aunts, uncles and other relatives to support their favorite student and helps us in the process…just make sure you order by June 14 and specify Woodson HS as the all night grad party to receive the credit. BUY NOW: http://www.campussurvivalkits.com/ang/grad.  

10. For Juniors/Sophomores/Freshmen

After the Baccalaureate Service, we will be hosting a reception in Cafeteria A for seniors and their families, and we need your help to make our Baccalaureate Reception a success. We are asking underclassman and their parents to volunteer to set-up, clean-up and serve for the reception. Signup to help at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0449afac2b0-wtwclass.

11. WeMail Guidelines

Include “Wemail” in the subject and email submissions to woodsonWEMail@woodsonptso.org by 5pm on the Friday prior to Monday’s publication. Click Here for complete guidelines.

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

It takes over 300 volunteers to make Cav Cruise a success. Sign-up to volunteer 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 at the Sign-up Genius site.  

Cav Cruise Food and Drink - We have a lot of hungry mouths to feed all night. Any donations are greatly appreciated. Sign-up to donate at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aafaf2ca20-food.  

The WT Woodson PSTO would like to extend a great big THANK YOU to the Fairfax Best Western! They have generously donated a complimentary room to the “Amazing Hypnotist” Richard Barker in support of the Cav Cruise. Mr. Barker is a nationally renowned hypnotist (check him out here - http://incrediblehypnotist.com). 

Register your graduate today at: http://www.woodsonptso.org/register.html.  

Visit http://woodsonptso.org/cavalier-cruise.html often for updates.

Sports Highlights

Boys Soccer

The Boys Varsity Soccer team hosted the Patriot Pioneers to begin the Regional play-offs. The Pioneers scored the first goal. On two occasions it was Eli Smolen's quick reflexes that kept the ball out of the net. Ryan Dagley turned the defenders’ ankles to score the Cavalier equalizing goal. At the whistle of regulation time, the game was drawn at 1-1. The game remained stalemated through most of extra time. However, in a moment of heartbreak, the Pioneers ended the Cavaliers’ season. A final congratulations to the Seniors: Sam Behan (Longwood University), Ryan Dagley (University of the District of Columbia), Luis Gutierrez (University of Texas), Max Herz (Ohio State University), Brandon Metzler (James Madison University), Matt Parker (Christopher Newport University), Sam Reeves (University of South Carolina), Dylan Robey (Christopher Newport University), and Nate Rummel (James Madison University). You made us proud. All the best in the future!  

Crew

WTW Crew competed well against the best competition on the East Coast at the fabled Stotesbury Regatta in Philadelphia on Friday and Saturday! Women’s 1st Varsity 8+ placed 13th in timetrials and advanced to the Semi-Finals, finishing third out of all Virginia entries! Congrats Hannah Fisher, Claire Hutcheson, Gabriella Hayes, Elizabeth Giglia, Jenna Hissong, Rowan Sprouse, Rose van der Horst, Brooke Leech, Erica Schneider (coxswain). Women’s Lightweight 8+ placed 7th in timetrials and missed Finals by only 0.7 seconds. Men’s 1st Varsity 8+ placed 24th out of 41 in timetrials ahead of Oakton, TJ, Robinson, Fairfax, Yorktown, and West Springfield. Men’s 2nd Varsity 8+ placed 17th out of 28 in timetrials ahead of Oakton, Langley, TJ, Robinson, and Fairfax. Women’s 1st Varsity 4+ placed 48th out of 60 in timetrials. Men’s Lightweight 4+ placed 28th out of 35 in timetrials. Women’s Junior 8+ placed 36th out of 50 in timetrials. Men’s Junior 8+ placed 34th out of 54 in timetrials. We are very proud of WTW’s effort -- and note the Novice Men & Women who “rowed up” in Junior 8+ events against more experienced competition. Next week, WTW Crew competes at the SRAA Nationals Regatta in New Jersey! 

Thanks to our Boosters: Debbie Dogrul Associates, Elevation Burger, Wisley Greco & Assoc, The Meat House, S&T Title.

Emergency Information

If you are in crisis, text NEEDHELP to 85511, call 1-800-273-TALK, or dial 911; TTY dial 711

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How to help a friend in crisis? Remember the "ACT" acronym: Acknowledge, Care, Tell.

Lifeline Crisis Chat: http://www.crisischat.org/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=

You are Not Alone: https://www.imalive.org/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=

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)

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 Merrifield Center of the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board, 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.)