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The first PTSO Meeting of the school
year is Tuesday, September 12: TOMORROW. It’s Dr. Poole’s final meeting with
us, so please plan to attend.
Parents,
teachers, and students are invited our first monthly PTSO meeting Tuesday, September 12, at 7pm in the Woodson Library. We try to share as much information as
possible through the WeMail, but there is no substitute for face-to-face
discussions and opportunities to ask questions.
Key committee members attend as well, and it’s a great opportunity to
learn more about special programs and other opportunities. This year, we asked
the Dr. Poole to bring a different Assistant Principal with him to each meeting
so that we can better understand the Woodson community. We’ll also be discussing
the PTSO budget for the year. You do not have to be a member to attend the
meeting, but if you’d like to join, we welcome you. Click here to join or
for more information. We look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow tonight!
In this Issue
Calendars
What’s New?
- Buy Your Woodson Spirit Wear!
-
Cav Cruise WTW Senior All Night Graduation Party: Updated Information
- Chick-fil-A at Back to School Night - Wednesday, September 13, 2017
- Choral Department Events
- Come to Back-to-School Night at 5:30pm and visit the PTSO table
- Exceptional Military Families Summit
- Mock ACT/SAT Exams
- Staff Self Care Initiative – Join the Team!
Don’t Forget!
9. 25th
Annual Holiday Happenings Craft Show
10. Save
$20 and Order Your 2017-2018 Yearbook Now
11. Seniors:
Yearbook Ads
12. Welcome to Woodson New Family follow up meeting
13. WeMail Information
Sports Highlights
Mental Health Resources | Emergency Information
Calendars
The
calendar below contains items for the next couple weeks submitted by clubs,
booster associations, and the school community. Often, Athletic and Club Meetings
are announced to students via the Daily Announcements. Parents can view the
scrolling slide show at https://woodsonhs.fcps.edu/.
Click
here for the W.T.Woodson consolidated school calendar (events, odd/even day
calendar, testing calendar, college visits, bell schedules).
Click here for the Athletic Calendar. Scheduled events are subject to change; consider checking the schedule before
heading out: Hotline 703.503.4683 / http://www.wtwoodsonsports.org/.
Calendar
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9/12, 7pm: PTSO Meeting (Woodson Library)
- 9/13: Chick-fil-A fundraiser at Back-to-School Night to support Girls Varsity Field Hockey
- 9/13, 5:30-8:40pm: Back-to-School Night (5:30-6:15pm: Parent Information tables in both cafeterias; 5:30-6:25pm: FLE Materials available for review in the library; 6:10-6:25pm: School Board Member Videos and WTW Admin Team Welcome in the Auditorium; 6:30-8:40pm: Classroom Visits)
- 9/16, 9am-1pm: Exceptional Military Families Summit (Mount Vernon High School)
- 9/16, 10am-3pm: Car Wash to benefit the Choral Department (Performing Arts Wing Parking lot)
- 9/23, 8am-12pm: Special Cav Cruise FUNDS2ORG Shoe Drop Off (Woodson Door 5 athletic door)
- 9/26, 7pm: Welcome to Woodson New Family Follow-up Meeting (location TBD)
- 9/26, 7pm: Paying for College Info Night (Auditorium)
- 10/3: Parents for Safe Driving Parent/Teen Seminar (Auditorium)
- 10/20: Deadline for Senior Parents to submit Senior Ads for the Yearbook
- 10/28, 7:30am-12noon: MOCK SAT/ACT Exams (Lecture Hall)
1. Buy Your Woodson
Spirit Wear!
Show your school spirit and get your Woodson spirit wear! We have long
and short sleeve shirts, hoodies, hats, sweats, socks, lanyards, pinnies,
stickers, magnets, and more! We will be at Back-to-School Night, as well as
home football games but you can also purchase online at: http://www.wtwoodsonsports.org/main/otherad/contentID/1253829.
Your online order will be delivered to the Woodson main office within a
few days of your order. You will receive an email when it's ready for pick up. Any
questions, please contact Liz Brocato at Brocatofam@gmail.com.
2. Cav Cruise WTW Senior All Night Graduation Party: Updated Information
WHEN: Graduation
Night, Wednesday June 13 (UPDATED DATE)
TIME: 11pm- 5am
(it’s a lock-in)
WHERE: Oak Marr
RecCenter in Oakton
COST: $75 through
Spring Break
WEBSITE: http://www.woodsonptso.org/cavalier-cruise.html
BUY YOUR TICKET NOW: http://www.woodsonptso.org/register.html
CLASS OF 2018 YARD
SIGNS ($20): They are going
fast! Contact Carolyn Hutchinson at mrschutch@aol.com or purchase at Back-to-School Night.
GRADUATION VIP
SEATING RAFFLE ($5 each or 6 for $25): Avoid the hassle of getting to the Patriot Center early!! At the
end of the year we will raffle off 6 sets of 14 seats. You can purchase these
when you register your senior or by clicking HERE.
FUNDS2ORG SHOE DRIVE: Thank you for your support in our
drive thus far. We have collected 1250 pairs out of the 7500 that we need. KEEP
UP THE GOOD WORK. We have a bin in the front office of the school to take
shoes at any time and our first Special Shoe Drop Off is Saturday 9/23 8am-12pm at Woodson Door
5 (athletic door). We will also be collecting at Back-to-School Night. Please consider helping us collect in your social circles or
places of work. Contact cavcruisedirector@woodsonptso.org for more info.
VOLUNTEER: We still need Committee Chairs for
Video, Cav Cruise Kickoff – co-chair, Community Donation Mailings, Publicity to
Students. Please join the fun. Our Committee Kick Off Meeting is Sunday,
September 17. Contact cavcruisedirector@woodsonptso.org if you would like to join us!
3. Chick-fil-A at
Back to School Night - Wednesday, September 13, 2017
WT Woodson Girls Varsity Field Hockey team will be selling Chick-fil-A
at Back-to-School night, September 13th. A $5 donation will get you an awesome
Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich and a bottle of water. Please consider having
dinner at Woodson while meeting your children’s teachers and supporting
Woodson’s Field Hockey program at the same time. Thanks in advance for your
support.
4. Choral Department
Events
TONIGHT: Monday, September 11, 2107
- New Parent Meeting & Social 6:30PM (Chorus Room)
- Student Social 6:30 PM (Cafeteria)
- Chorus Booster Meeting 7:15 PM (Auditorium)
Saturday, September 16, 2017
- Choral Department Car Wash 10:00am-3:00pm (Performing Arts Wing Parking lot)
- Men's Choir and Select Men's Uniform Fittings 10:00am-12:00pm (sign up for a time)
- Select Men's Ensemble Retreat 12:00pm-5:00pm
5. Come to
Back-to-School Night at 5:30pm and visit the PTSO Table
On Wednesday, 9/13, from 5:30-6:15pm, the PTSO will have a parent information
table in the cafeteria. We’ll be accepting orders for PTSO membership ($15 for non-staff adults, $5 for students, $5 for teachers/staff) and Student
Directories ($5 for PTSO members, $10 for non-members). We’ll also be selling
Student Driver Magnets. We look forward to meeting you and answering questions.
If you can’t make it to the cafeteria on Wednesday, click here to join online today.
You can also order a directory at http://www.woodsonptso.org/join-ptso.html
- just scroll down to the bottom of the form and look for the “Would you like
to order a directory?” prompt.
6. Exceptional
Military Families Summit
Don’t miss this day of resources and information for military families
of children with special needs: Saturday, September 16, 2017, 9am-1pm at Mount
Vernon High School. Click here for more information and to register.
7. Mock ACT/SAT
Exams- Saturday, October 28
The Mock SAT/Mock ACT is Saturday, October 28, from 7:30am-12noon in the
Woodson Lecture Hall. The Score Report Review Session is Thursday, November 16,
7:00-8:30 PM in the Lecture Hall. Current Juniors should not miss this great
opportunity, as they will begin actual SAT and ACT testing in the spring!
This year the Woodson PTSO is pleased once again to have Mindworks
Educational Services host this year's Mock SAT and Mock ACT. All students
must register in advance so that Mindworks has an accurate headcount.
The cost is $15 when paid in advance OR $20 when paid on October 28.
To register click here.
You may pay in advance online here,
mail your payment (checks made out to W.T. Woodson PTSO) to PTSO, WT Woodson
High School, 9525 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031-4099, or bring your payment to
Wednesday’s Back-to-School Night—PTSO folks will be in the cafeteria on from 5:30-6:15pm.
The PTSO “mock” exam program offers full-length ACT and SAT exams to
help prepare Woodson students take these college entrance exams. Although the
mock exams are full-length “real” tests, the scores are not official, not
reported to The College Board/ACT or any college, and should not be confused
with the official PSAT, ACT, and SAT exams offered throughout the school year.
Freshman and Sophomores are also welcome to take the Fall and Winter
Mock Exams. FYI, the Winter Session Test date is Sat, Feb 10, 7:30am -12pm; the
Winter Session Score Report Review is Thursday, March 1, 7:00-8:30 PM.
Check the PTSO website for full details.
8. Staff Self
Care Initiative – Join the Team!
The PTSO, the Community of Solutions, and Heart & Soul Yoga partner
to provide Staff & Teacher Self-Care Days at W. T. Woodson High School and
we need your help!! The Self-Care Days are intended to provide just a few
minutes of “nourishment” for our teachers who juggle many aspects of their
lives as they play a very important role in making the world a better place for
our children. Teachers enter a space for a few minutes of yoga, mindfulness,
massage and healthy tips, “tastes” or tea. This brief escape is one way that we
support Woodson’s Cav Culture of being: Proactive / Accountable / Empathetic /
Respectful / Connected. We schedule these days 4-6 times each school year
during the 2-hour student lunch period.
How can you support this initiative?
- Volunteer to “host” one of the self-care days. This is super simple; all that is required is for you to be available to welcome the staff as they arrive and guide them to the different options for that day (yoga, mindfulness, chair yoga etc.). This is a 2 ½ hour commitment for each self-care day (generally 10:45 – 1:20pm).
- Volunteer to help contact healthy food vendors and invite them to join the self-care initiative.
- If you know of any health-related businesses (yoga, massage, acupuncture, tai chi, etc.) or healthy food businesses that might want to join, please let us know and we will reach out to them directly.
If you are interested in volunteering please contact: Mary Beth Quick,
mbquick@heartandsoulyogava.com.
Don’t Forget!
9. 25th Annual
Holiday Happenings Craft Show: Please Consider Joining Us as a Crafter or as a
Shopper!!
We invite you to participate in the 25th Annual Holiday Happenings Craft
Show sponsored by WTW Crew Boosters on Saturday,
November 4, 2017 from 10am–4pm at W.T. Woodson High School.
The Holiday Happenings Craft Show is a juried show and decisions are
based on handmade origin, creativity, marketability, and quality of workmanship
as evidenced by your photos. The committee also strives to achieve a balance
between the different craft media so that we present an event that has a broad
appeal to the public. Artisan exhibitors must be the originator/creator of the
items being sold.
Crafters: Electricity is included in the booth fee, and best of all, student
athletes are available to assist crafters with loading and unloading supplies!
The cost of space is $90/space; $110 for corners; Tables $10 each. Register now
as the deadline is “when full;” space assignments will go out in late October.
Click here to register for HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS CRAFT SHOW REGISTRATION
Shoppers: there is no admission for shoppers. Mark the date on your calendars!
Send any questions to: woodsoncraftshow@gmail.com.
10. Save $20 and
Order Your 2017-2018 Yearbook Now
Save $20 on the 2017-2018 yearbook by
ordering it now! Prices go up in December. Visit https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/5278
or call 1.866.287.3096!
11. Seniors:
Yearbook Ads
Are you the parent of a senior? Express your love and congratulations to
your child with a personal ad in the yearbook. Find details at https://woodsonhs.fcps.edu/announcements/senior-yearbook-baby-ads.
Hurry because the deadline to submit ads is Friday, Oct. 20th!
12. Welcome to Woodson
New Family Follow-up Meeting
The Welcome to Woodson New Family program is for parents with
students/families that have Transferred/Relocated Woodson High School this year
(for example: new to the public school system from private school or recent
relocation due to military, foreign service or other relocation reasons?)
On Tuesday September 26, as part of the Welcome-to-Woodson program, the
Woodson Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) will provide an opportunity
for new Woodson parents to meet as a group with Woodson staff and experienced
parents. The focus topic is: "How is your student's transition going and
How is your family's transition to Woodson going?"
The meeting is intended for transfer families (again, those with
sophomores, juniors, or seniors who are new to the school or freshmen who did
not spend a full year at Frost or Lanier Middle Schools). The date and time
have been set: September 26 from 7:00-8:00 pm; the location is TBD though confirmation
will go out soon.
13. WeMail
Include
“Wemail” in the subject and email submissions to woodsonWEMail@woodsonptso.org
by 5pm on the Friday prior to Monday’s publication (by 5pm on the Thursday
prior if you have an attachment). Click Here for complete guidelines.
Sports Highlights
Varsity Hockey
Woodson
Varsity Field Hockey travelled to South County Stallions. Senior Michaela
Whearty inserted a corner and Izzy Gonzales finished for the score. Senior
Rachel Williams made a run to the top of the circle and drove the ball on
target. Bella Hite put it in the net. Senior Kat Roberts was crucial to the
Cavalier defensive wall. Cavs, 2-1. They then hosted the Lake Braddock Bruins.
Anna Stribling was a midfield machine shielding the defense and supplying the
attackers. Senior Caroline Donnelly had a spectacular game at left back. Score
remained 0-0 through over-time, but after the shootout, 1-0 LB. They were then
home against the West Springfield Spartans. Late in the second half Bella Hite
inserted a corner, Senior Georgia Rafter launched a rocket on target for the
score. Rachel Williams crossed to Senior Emma Hartzler for the goal. Cavalier
net minder, Cailin Bownas, maintained the shutout. Cavs, 2-0.
Mental Health Resources | 24/7 Emergency Numbers
If you are in crisis, text NEEDHELP to
85511, call 1-800-273-TALK, or dial 911; 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)
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; TTY dial 711
(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.)
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