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This
Week
- Tuesday, 4/10, 7pm: PTSO Meeting (Woodson Library)
- Wednesday, 4/11, 8am-3pm, 6-8pm: Woodson Art Show (Aux Gym
- Thursday, 4/12, 8am-1pm: Woodson Art Show (Aux Gym)
- Thursday, 4/12, 5-8:30pm: STEAM Volunteer Opportunity (Wakefield Elementary School)
- Friday, 4/13: 2-hour early release
- Saturday, 4/14, 8:30am-1:30pm: Girls Lacrosse Carwash (in front of Woodson)
Monday,
April 16th is a teacher workday; no school for students. The next
WeMail will go out Tuesday, April 17th.
PTSO Meeting – Tuesday, April 10th
Parents, teachers, and students are invited to attend tomorrow evening's PTSO meeting. 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.
We’ll
hear from Principal Floyd and other Woodson Admin as well as key committee
members. We will also present the slate of candidates for next year’s PTSO
board. A few slots remain open. You may also sign up/indicate your interest on
the google
form listing of vacancies; a board member will contact you.
Milk and Cookies – Wednesday, April 25th
Please visit the sign-up genius to donate cookies and/or help
distribute on Wednesday, April 25th.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084aa8a629a20-stress
On Wednesday, April 25th, we will be celebrating our Woodson
students with milk and cookies. For those of you new to the school, this is a
great tradition. It is a unique way for parents and community members to
recognize our students and to show them positive community support.
Traditionally, milk and cookies are mentioned in "All I Really Need to
Know, I Learned in Kindergarten" as a valuable life lesson. Warm cookies
and cold milk are good for you! At this event, parent volunteers make hundreds
of dozens of cookies and the PTSO donates milk boxes. After school on April 25,
parent volunteers shower the kids with warmth and pass out baggies of cookies
and milk to each student at Woodson! In order for this to be successful, we
need LOTS of help. It's a great way to see smiling students:) Any questions,
please email Shannon Murphy at shannon.murphy29@gmail.com.
Appreciation Luncheon for Woodson's
Staff
The Teacher Appreciation Luncheon will
take place on Tuesday, May 8th, and we need your help to make it a success! The
PTSO is looking for volunteers to help with set-up, serving, and clean-up and
most importantly to provide side dishes, desserts and drinks to accompany the
Red Hot & Blue barbecue.
To sign up to volunteer or to contribute food or
beverages, please go to: Woodson Teacher
Appreciation Luncheon. If you have any questions, contact Stacey Brahmey at
brahmeys@yahoo.com. Thank you in
advance for helping the PTSO to appreciate our hard-working teachers and staff
members. We could not hold the luncheon without your delicious donations.
Cav Cruise
THE TIME HAS COME, AND WE NEED YOU! We
need 300+ volunteers to run the All Night Grad Party, Wednesday, June 13th at Oak
Marr RecCenter. There are many shifts, starting at 6am Wednesday and going
until 11am Thursday. Most shifts are from 10pm-2am and 2am-6am during the
event. Volunteering is available to ALL
PARENTS regardless of what class your child is in. Underclass parents,
please sign up to help set up and take down so that senior parents can enjoy
their children’s graduations. SIGN UP
TO HELP HERE!
We
also need food and beverage donations; click
here to
donate! Even if you have given your name as someone interest in volunteering or
donating, please click on the links to sign up. If you have questions about any
of the jobs, please let us know at cavcruisevolunteers@gmail.com.
CAV CRUISE T-SHIRTS: We
will be handing out Cav Cruise t-shirts to already registered seniors
during lunch on Thursday and Friday, April 12-13. If you can help, please contact cavcruisedirector@woodsonptso.org.
REGISTRATION: Register your child now!
$100 per ticket for the best post-graduation party on the planet! http://www.woodsonptso.org/register.html
CLASS OF 2018 YARD
SIGNS ($20): Celebrate your
senior’s big moment! Contact Carolyn Hutcheson at mrschutch@aol.com.
Questions? Please
contact cavcruisedirector@woodsonptso.org.
Car Wash
Woodson Girls Lacrosse Is looking
forward to washing all dirty cars on on Saturday, April 14th from 830am-1:30pm
in front of Woodson. Please stop by!
Opportunity to Earn Volunteer Hours!
Wakefield Forest Elementary School PTA is hosting its 2nd Annual STEAM
Fair on Thursday, April 12th. They are seeking student volunteers to fill many
fun positions. The greatest need is for Exhibitor Assistants
(5:00-8:30pm). Students will
have an opportunity to work side by side with various organizations such as
Northern Virginia Radio Control, George Mason University, American Society of
Civil Engineers, Northern Virginia Beekeepers Association and many others. You
will get to learn about their discipline while helping them run their booths
and interacting with elementary students.
Please see the Sign-Up Genius for
details: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c4da9ad28a5f49-2018.
Contact WFES STEAM Fair at wfessteamfair@gmail.com
with any questions.
Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Proctors
Needed
Woodson Student Services is in search of volunteers for this
year’s upcoming AP Testing. AP exams will take place from May 7th – May
18th. There are two test sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
Morning test sessions require proctors to be present from 7:45am to 11:45am
(approximately). Afternoon test sessions require proctors to be present from
11:30am to 3:30pm (approximately). There are specific eligibility criteria,
such as: current, former, or retired teachers, including AP teachers, may serve
as proctors for exams in a subject area other than the one they now teach or
have ever taught; and an individual may not proctor an AP Exam or handle exam
materials in the year in which an immediate family or household member may be
taking that exam at the school where the individual works or at any other
school.
Please contact Kathleen Guinee, Assessment Coach, at kpguinee@fcps.edu or 703-503-4805 if you are able to
volunteer to proctor. (Ms. Guinee can explain all of the eligibility criteria
and the number of proctors that are required for specific AP Exams.)
Woodson Art Show 2018
You won’t want to miss this year’s comprehensive show of all media
and art students!
Wednesday, April 11th from 8am-3pm and Thursday, April 12th from 8am-1pm in the Auxiliary Gym. The reception is
Wednesday, April 11th from 6-8pm.
Choral Booster
Updates
Monday, April 9th at 7:15pm - Please join us tonight for our monthly Chorus
Booster Meeting in the Chorus Room.
Friday, April 13th from 1:00-3:30pm - Mandatory Europe Chorus Rehearsal in Chorus
Room.
Monday, April 16th from 1:00-3:30pm - Mandatory Europe Chorus
Rehearsal in Chorus Room.
Precisionette Dance Team News
Break It Down Dance Team Prep Clinic - Calling all 7th – rising 12th dancers!!
On Tuesdays from April 17th through May 15th from 4:30-6:30pm, the Precisionettes will be hosting a dance team prep clinic. This clinic is designed to help prepare dancers in 7th through rising 12th grades to be on
a high school dance team, build dance team skills and also prepare for the
Precisionette Dance Team try-outs in May. https://wtwoodsonsports.org/library/files/wtwoodsonsports_28/files/BREAK%20IT%20DOWN%20flyer%202018.docx.pdf
Precisionette Dance Team Try-Outs - Calling rising 9th – rising 12th
grade dancers!!
Try-outs for the 2018-2019 Varsity Precisionette Dance Team will take place on Tuesday - Thursday, May 22nd – 24th from 5:30-7:30pm. Flyer
and required forms will be posted to the WT Woodson Sports website soon.
Questions? Contact Coach Caitlin Childress, caitlinlee55@gmail.com
Investigating
Career Opportunities (ICO)
Investigating Career Opportunities (ICO), a Career Fair will
be held on Wednesday, April 18th in Cav Hall. It will be held during
all lunches so everyone can have a chance to attend. Students should bring a
bag lunch of finger food so they can chat with our wonderful career
representatives as they eat. Parents, help your students with that finger-food
bag lunch, and ask your students what they learned when they get home on the
18th.
X2VOL
Volunteer Hours Tracking System - Student Training
Wednesday, April 18th in F105 after school. Fairfax
County provides schools with a digital tool for tracking volunteer hours called
x2VOL, and WTW is using it. Woodson now tracks volunteer hours for both service
learning, which may result in a service learning cord worn at graduation, and
general community service hours, which may result in a diploma seal for
excellence in civics and education given by the Virginia State Board of
Education. Students should take advantage of this opportunity to learn how to
use X2VOL. Information from the March
9, 2018 Career Center Newsletter.
A 6-minute video about X2VOL is available at http://www.ebmcdn.net/fcps/fcps_video_viewer.php?viewnode=b6fc74a452351.
Prom Dresses
Does your teen need a prom dress? If so, you're in luck! Mrs. Sussy
Tomer, Woodson's Parent Liaison, has collected formal dresses to give to
students in need. Please have your child ask for a pass to stop by Room E108
(across from the attendance office) to pick out a free dress. Mrs. Tomer is in
her office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00am-1:00pm and on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30am-2:30pm.
Also, if you have a prom/formal dress or party shoes that you are no
longer going to use, please bring them to Ms. Tomer so that she can add them to
the collection.
Please contact Mrs. Tomer at setomer@fcps.edu
or 703-503-4792 if you have any questions.
WeMail Information
Content
submitted should be related to W.T. Woodson High School. Please 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.
The PTSO would like to thank its online sponsors: Faye Henris at Nova Digs Re/Max, Judy Wonus
Special
Education
April Workshops,
Training, Online Resources, and Support Groups for Parents, Teens, and Teachers
Click
here** for a listing of the time-sensitive opportunities for this month. This
list of programs is also available on the RESOURCES page** on
the PTSO website along with information on other PTSO and Community programs. When other events become available they will also
be posted at: https://fairfaxcountysepta.org/upcoming-community-events/.
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 programs address a variety of issues that include but
are not limited to: ADHD, Special Needs, coping with stress; parenting advice,
homework resources; suicide prevention; drug use, addition and overdose; and
underage drinking.
**Please note that the JCCNV is no longer running the Special Needs Parent
Support Group 1st Wed. each month. They offer a variety of programs; here’s the
link to their website and programs https://www.jccnv.org/specialneeds/special-needs/.
Please contact Melissa Hochberg melissa.hochberg@jccnv.org
703-537-3040 with any questions about our current programs.
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2018 Special
Education Conference to Be Held Saturday, April 21, at Hayfield Secondary
School
Mark your calendars now for the 13th annual FCPS Special Education
Conference, which will be held on Saturday, April 21st, from 8am to 3pm at
Hayfield Secondary School. Go to the Special
Education Conference website for further information and to register for
conference workshop sessions.
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Parents helping parents: Healthy Minds Fairfax offers new
youth initiative
Parenting children can be a challenging and
demanding endeavor, and one that can feel especially lonely and anxious when
your child is experiencing mental health or substance use issues. In a world of
social media and complex societal issues, things can feel emotionally
overwhelming. At times, parents may not want to share their thoughts with their
own friends of family members, and as a result, they can feel isolated and
that they don’t know where to turn for help.
But you don’t have to feel alone anymore.
A service of the Healthy Minds
Fairfax initiative, parents are encouraged to reach out to the new Parent Support Partners
(PSP) program for support, understanding, and connections on how to
find and access services to help children, youth and young adults feel better
and do better.
Parent support partners are people who’ve been
there. They’ve faced family challenges and have come through to the other side
and are now ready to give back. PSP staff are all parents who have received
training and are qualitied to offer education, support and assistance. They
provide reliable information that families can use in decision-making and are
familiar with services and resources that can help families in distress. The
PSP is provided at no cost to families or caregivers.
According to national statistics, approximately
36,000 children in Fairfax County communities have a diagnosable mental health
condition; including 3,960 with significant impairment. “There may be many
perceived obstacles to getting help but Healthy Minds Fairfax is creating a
pathway to eliminate these barriers,” said Jim Gillespie, Director of Healthy
Minds Fairfax. “We urge parents to connect with other parents who’ve
experienced challenges with their children; getting help is getting easier
thanks to our caring, generous Parent Support Partners. Please don’t hesitate
to reach out.”
You can call the Family Support Line at
571-458-7310 x103.
Healthy Minds
Fairfax is the County’s youth behavioral health initiative that coordinates
a full range of mental health and substance abuse for families and young
people. HMF services and resources connect Fairfax County Public schools,
private treatment providers, and multiple county agencies such as the Fairfax-Falls
Church Community Services Board (CSB). Since the summer of 2017,
Parent Support Partner services have been provided through a unique
public/private partnership involving Fairfax County, NAMI (National Alliance on
Mental Health) of Northern Virginia, the Virginia Department of Behavioral and
Developmental Services (DBHDS) and the federal Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Sports
Highlights
Varsity Softball
Woodson fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 6-3 loss to
Westfield on Tuesday (4/3). The Cavaliers out-hit Westfield nine to four. Jenny
Riquelme took the loss allowing four hits and six runs while striking out
seven. The Cavaliers racked up nine hits on the day. Angel Brown and Jayne
Pilch each managed multiple hits.
Mackenzie Williams drove in four runs in a loss to Osbourn Park 18-13 on
Wednesday (4/4). The Cavaliers collected 14 hits. Jhamy Carey took the loss
allowing 11 runs on five hits and striking out five. Woodson scattered 14 hits
with Sarah Rice, Williams, Samantha Rice, and Jenny Riquelme all collecting
multiple hits.
Woodson behind early and couldn't come back in a 15-0 loss to South
County on Friday (4/6). A triple by Mackenzie Williams was a positive. Sarah
Rice, and Courtney Farzan also had one hit each. Jhamy Carey took the loss.
Girls Lacrosse
WTWGLAX had three competitive games during spring break in
Florida. Against a tough Plymouth-Whitemarsh (PA) the Cavs jumped on a
four-goal lead. PW came within 2 twice but Woodson won 14-10. Margaret Stephan
had five take-aways and Logan Dougherty, who leads the team in assists, added
eight. Highlights of a 14-11 win against St. Andrews (FL) included ground-balls
from Rachel Williams, Morgan Peterson (2G), Elizabeth Sperapani, Sarah Wilson,
Sabrina Fasold, Katherine Friedman and Fiona Stewart and aggressive defense and
a goal by Maddie Stedham. Defender Sydney Andes had a lefty quick-stick goal. Against
Tampa’s H.B. Plant, 4 year district champions with D1 commits, down 3 in the
second half Sara Cordia intercepted a goalie clear and scored to spark the
eventual 17-13 Woodson win. Carlie Hartung and Campbell Brown had take-aways
and goals with season-high goals by Natalie Gates (5) and Cassia Kruse
(4). Goalies Mariel and Cat had 11 saves.
Girls Varsity Soccer
The
Lady Cavaliers moved to 3 – 0 in conference play with a 3 – 1 win over Robinson
and a come from behind 2 – 1 victory over West Springfield. Against the Rams,
Chloe Dawson scored twice in the first half. In the 2nd half, after a beautiful
pass from Emily Wiggins, Sydney Kulenguski was taken down in the box and then
scored on the subsequent PK. The Rams also had a PK, but WTW keeper Jordan
Silkowitz swatted it away. Against the Spartans, Bella Hite punched the ball
through a scrum and into the goal to tie the game. With less than 3 minutes
left, some trickery on a corner kick led to another scrum in front of the goal
with Kate Herz finding the loose ball and smashing it into the back of the net.
Goalkeeper Isabelle Thompson held the Spartans in check the rest of the way.
Boys
Varsity Soccer
WBVS’s first Conference home game was
against Robinson on April 3rd. It was an action packed, evenly matched battle
that went to overtime, with a 4-3 win for Woodson. Goalie Eli Smolen made
multiple saves, Daniel Kang scored two goals and assisted Vinicius Almeida’s goal.
Pierre Richard had an assist, and Will Noecker sent a long lob to Harrison Tun
who scored the winning goal in overtime. On April 5th, Woodson Boys’ played
another home Conference game against West Springfield. After a scoreless first
half, Woodson scored two beautiful goals in the second half. (Pierre Richard
with a spot on, long shot in the 47th minute, and JP Seibold with an attacking
header in the 69th minute) With solid defense and excellent play by both
goalies (Eli Smolen and Connor Brennan) Woodson finished the game with a 2-0 score
to secure their fourth straight win of the season.
Woodson
Athletic Boosters would like to thank its sponsors: Sun Design, Nicely
Done Kitchens, Turnpike Basketball, MindWorks, Oh George Tables and Taphouse.
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.)
Plan D Nova https://www.plandnova.org/ (a website for Northern Virginia teens
who suffer from depression: #breakthestigma)
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