Dude Be Nice Week
Today, Woodson Leadership students kicked off Dude Be Nice week. Students were encouraged to wear black today to show their support against bullying.
Next week, students can send free "Nice Grams" to their friends that will be delivered on Friday, January 19th. For $1, a student can upgrade the Nice Gram to include a lollipop.
On Wednesday during lunches, students can sign a pledge to stop bullying.
Dude Be Nice t-shirts are on sale for $5 and can be purchased during lunches between the cafeterias.
Throughout the week, staff will recognize students who are exemplifying kind behavior by handing them a blue raffle ticket. Students will write their name on the ticket and drop them off in Room A133. Tickets will be drawn all week and students will win prizes.
Calendar Reminder: Schools Closed on January
15 for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
All FCPS schools will be closed on January
15 for Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday. Classes will resume on Tuesday,
January 16. Looking ahead, students will be released two hours early on
January 25, the last day of the second quarter, and schools will be closed
for students on January 26 for a teacher work day and January 29 for a staff
development day. See the 2017-18
school year calendar.
Congratulations, Mr. Annear!
Over winter break, Mr. Annear was notified that he achieved National Board Certification. Established in 1987, National Board Certification is recognized as the gold standard in teacher certification. Obtaining certification is
a three-year process with four components. The first is a content-area
test, with multiple choice and writing sections. The other three
components require candidates to extensively reflect on their practices,
especially in the areas of lesson-planning, differentiation, learning
environment, assessment, and feedback. Candidates submit original
instructional material, student work, videos of their classes, and in-depth
reflections.
The certification process is ultimately an enriching program that helps teachers to self-assess
and think deeply about their practices. Mr. Annear says, "I’m glad I did it, and I’m
sure that I’m now a more skillful and self-aware teacher."
 Brian Annear, National Board Certified Teacher.
Woodson Latin Students Compete in Certamen
In spite of the frigid temperatures and icy forecasts, some
intrepid Latin explorers made it to the Flint Hill Certamen, held on Saturday,
January 6th to play competitively against the best Latinists in the Commonwealth of Virginia from both private and public schools. A certamen is a quiz bowl-style competition with classics-themed questions.
Players were:
Level 1: Logan Hartman, Aidan Love, Kate Waldron, Kane Zhang
Level 2: Sarah Schoenberger, Nate Schumer
Level 3+: Will Howard, Charlotte Lowell, Grace Matson, Lydia
Matson, Kenneth Tieu
Congratulations to these students and Latin teacher, Ms. Ariel Baska.
 Latin students compete at Flint Hill Certamen on Saturday, January 6th.
Donate Your Hair at the Blackout Cancer Basketball Game
The Young Hearts club works to provide financial and moral support to those in our community affected by life-altering illnesses.
On Friday, January 19th at the varsity boys basketball game at 7:30p.m., students will have the opportunity to donate their hair to Helping Children with Hair Loss (CWHL). CWHL is a non-profit organization that provides human hair replacements at no cost to children and young adults facing medically-related hair loss.
To donate a minimum of 8 inches of clean, dry hair, please complete a permission slip and bring it to the game. The permission slip can be found by clicking on this link: https://tinyurl.com/y9wavglg.
Model Congress
Senior AP Government students continuing Model Congress with Majority Leader Williams supporting the Death with Dignity Act. The Speaker, Clerk and Sargent at Arms looking on.
Congratulations, Anna Rashkover!
Woodson senior Anna Rashkover recently completed the requirements of the junior moves-in-the-field test as conducted by U.S. Figure Skating.
Moves-in-the-field elements consist of different skating steps and footwork sequences skated in prescribed patterns without music. There were 2,080 junior moves-in-the-field tests taken in the United States in 2016, 52% of which were passing. Congratulations, Anna!
 The Theatre Department's display at Curriculum Night on Wednesday, January 10th.
Academic Advising Schedule for 2018-2019
Please make note of these important upcoming dates for course selection and curriculum events.
· Individual Advising with School Counselors:
January 4th- January 19th (through Health and PE 10
class)
Current 11th Graders (Rising 12th
Graders)
· Group Advising/Pre-Registration Meeting with
School Counselors: January 22nd during Returns
· Individual Advising with School Counselors:
January 23rd- February 8th (through US VA History class)
Current 9th Graders (Rising 10th
Graders)
· Group Advising/Pre-Registration Meeting with
School Counselors: February 9th during Returns
· Individual Advising with School Counselors:
February 12th- February 27th (through Health and PE
9 class)
Questions? Please contact your child's school counselor.
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