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Welcome back to Woodson!
Dear Woodson High School Students and Families:
We are delighted to welcome you to the 2018-2019 school year! We hope you had a restful summer and are equally excited to come back on the first day of school, Tuesday, August 28th.
All the information you need to start the school year is accessible on our website, https://woodsonhs.fcps.edu/announcements/2018-19-woodson-opening-school-information. This site is where you can find all Opening of School event details and forms that must be completed to start the school year.
Some event highlights for this year's opening of school include the following:
Rising 9th Grade Tours
Tuesday-Thursday, August 7th-9th
Tours begin each hour on the hour starting at 10:00a.m., 11:00a.m., 12:00p.m., 1:00p.m. Meet at Door 1
PTSO Info Session for Families NEW to FCPS/Woodson
Thursday, August 23rd
9-10:00a.m. Cafeteria A
New Student Orientation - for students new to Woodson
Thursday, August 23rd
10:00a.m. Auditorium
Transportation from feeder Elementary Schools provided. Visit the event page for more details.
Cavalier Community Kick Off
Thursday, August 23rd
11:30a.m. Activities by Door 7
Please check the WTW website for updates and events.
Enjoy the last few weeks of summer! We look forward to seeing everyone soon.
Sincerely,
The WTW Admin Team
WTW Administrative Team
Here is your Administrative Team for the 2018-2019 school year. Please note that our Assistant Principals are supervising grade levels instead of by alphabet this year.
Carlyn Floyd - Principal CEFloyd@fcps.edu
Paula DiSalvo - 9th Grade Administrator PDiSalvo@fcps.edu
George Hewan - 10th Grade Administrator GKHewan@fcps.edu
Kathy Martin - 11th Grade Administrator KAMartin@fcps.edu
Shashi Madan - 12th Grade Administrator SPMadan@fcps.edu
Amanda Burke - Special Education Administrator AJBurke@fcps.edu
Beth Lash - Director of Student Services BLLash@fcps.edu
Bob Gambarelli - Interim Director of Student Services RJGambarelli@fcps.edu
Dan Checkosky - Director of Student Activities DJCheckosky@fcps.edu
Student Services Department News
All school counselors will be available starting Monday, August 13th and will be available to assist students and families with schedule concerns and any additional support needed as we begin the 2018-2019 school year.
Student schedules will be released in SIS StudentVUE and ParentVUE at 6:00a.m. on Thursday, August 23rd.
Here are the counseling assignments for this year:
Matt Dell'Orso (A-Cah) MIDellOrso@fcps.edu 703-503-4626
Linda Mehaffey (Cai-Duc) LMehaffey@fcps.edu 703-503-4627
Adrienne Wood (Dud-Hei) ACWood@fcps.edu 703-503-4668
Grady Ford (Hej-Kim) GCFord@fcps.edu 703-503-4628
Elizabeth Walter (Kin-McA) EHWalter@fcps.edu 703-503-4634
Alaina Proffitt (McB-Os) AProffitt1@fcps.edu 703-503-4750
Ashley Kovachik (Ot-Saz) ALKovachik@fcps.edu 703-503-4631
Megan Kurle (Sb-N. Tran) MEKurle@fcps.edu 703-503-4633
Michael Matthews (O. Tran-Z) MWMatthews@fcps.edu 703-503-4629
Jennifer Parker (CSS) JRParker@fcps.edu 703-503-4778
Please welcome Bob Gambarelli (rjgambarelli@fcps.edu), our interim Director of Student Services. Mr. Gambarelli is overseeing the Student Services Department through mid-September while Beth Lash is on leave.
Back to School Night
Mark your calendar for WTW's Back to School Night on Thursday, September 6th from 5:30p.m.-8:40p.m.
From 5:30-6:30p.m., there will be information tables in the Cafeterias and Family Life Education information available in the Library. At 6:10p.m., School Board and WTW speeches will begin in the Auditorium.
Class rotations will begin at 6:30p.m. beginning with Period 1.
For the full schedule of the evening, visit https://woodsonhs.fcps.edu/event/back-school-night-0.
Woodson's Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO)
Want to learn more about Woodson's PTSO? Visit the PTSO website at http://www.woodsonptso.org/ for information on joining as well as volunteer opportunities. Questions? Email PTSO President Melissa French at melissawtwptso@gmail.com.
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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