 Woodson Weekly -
September 14th
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Woodson Weekly is published every Friday to provide the community with important information about school life at Woodson High School.
Vision Statement
We are a school community where all students have purpose and value!
 "America" was The Cavalry's theme for last night's football game.
Next week's theme is "Tie Dye."
Important Upcoming Dates
Wednesday, September 19th - School Planning Day, 3-Hour Early Release, dismissal at 11:55 a.m.
Monday, October 8th - Columbus Day, Student Holiday
Wednesday, October 10th - PSAT Day, dismissal at 12:55p.m.
WTW National Merit Semifinalists
Six Woodson seniors were named National Merit semifinalists for 2019. All semifinalists are eligible to compete for 7,500 National Merit Scholarship awards worth $31 million, to be awarded in spring 2019.
Congratulations to Daniel Braun, Jason Gallo, Kenny Huang, Joy Kim, Anne Lee, and Rory McAlevy.
Parking Permits
The Safety & Security Team will begin enforcing parking lot violations on Friday, September 21st. Parking permits can be purchased online and picked up from Room E116. The cost for a permit is $200.00 for the school year.
https://woodsonhs.fcps.edu/resources/student-parking
Alums Visiting WTW
Cavalier alumnae are always welcome to visit WTW outside of school hours.
If an alum wants to visit with a teacher during the school day, they must have a documented, pre-arranged appointment time and all visitors must check into the Main Office to receive a visitor's badge.
Tech Tip for Parents
FCPS 24/7 Blackboard sends an email with the subject line
“Daily Notification Dashboard Summary” to parents registered with a parent SIS
Account. These emails are sent from the address FCPS24-7noreply@blackboard.com.
This information can help you locate the emails in your email client in case
they are inadvertently blocked or moved. If you would like to change the
settings for this daily email, please click
on this link and log into Blackboard, FCPS 24-7.
Naviance Student
Naviance Student is
the new version of Family Connection. This mobile accessible experience will help
students answer the questions that will shape their future. Who am I? What do I
want to be? How will I get there? and How Will I Succeed? It is easy to use
with familiar layouts and workflows.
Naviance Student, just like Family
Connection, is accessible to both students and parents. Students will continue to access Naviance Student via
their FCPS 24-7 learning site and parents can view their student’s account as
it is a part of the FCPS 24-7 Learning: Parent
View.
Senior Parents: You can find all the resources shared at last Wednesday's Senior Parent Night in Naviance Student > Document Resources > Senior Documents.
Students in Ms. Forney’s AP Biology class learn about cell
diffusion in a hands-on lab.
Powderpuff
The annual Powderpuff girls football game will take place on Friday, September 28th at 6:00 p.m. on the main field. Admission is free with a student ID. General admission is $5.00 at the gate. Concessions will be sold during the game.
Girls play in grade-level teams of 8 and are coached by student boys. Senior teams play Juniors, and Sophomore teams play Freshman.
This year's theme is "Spy" which is also the Homecoming Dance theme. Each class wears their team's theme color. This year's colors are as follows:
Seniors are black, Juniors are pink, Sophomores are purple, and Freshman are light orange.
Student participants - all forms are due by Monday, September 17th by 3:15 p.m. to your sponsors. Forms are available outside of Room A133.
For more information, please email wtwpowderpuff1@gmail.com.
CavHack
Registration is open for Cav Hack: A Woodson Hackathon! This event is taking place in Woodson's Cav Hall on
Saturday, September 29th from 8:00a.m. until 8:00p.m.
At CavHack,
students will have an amazing and free opportunity to learn coding and
explore application development.
This program is for students from a variety of technological
backgrounds, especially for girls who may feel under-represented in this field.
Having basic knowledge of computer science will help students tremendously
later on as technology is gaining influence in numerous careers.
To register and for more information, visit www.cavhack.org, or contact woodsonhackathon@gmail.com.
World Languages Credit Exam
The 2018 Credit Exam for World
Languages will be administered November 6th, 7th and 8th.
Twenty-nine languages will be included: American Sign
Language, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali/Bangla, Chinese/Mandarin, Farsi/Persian,
French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Pashto,
Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit/Samskritam, Somali, Spanish,
Tagalog/Pilipino, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinia, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Registration
opens Monday, September 10th at 8:00 a.m. and closes on Wednesday, October
10th at 4:00 p.m. Late registrations will not be accepted.
For Greek,
Portuguese and Turkish exams, contact your school counselor because an additional
form must be completed in order to register.
Credit exam
information can be accessed at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/high-school-academics-9-12/world-languages/credit-exam-world-languages.
College Financial Aid Night
Parents will have the opportunity to learn about paying for college from a college financial aid officer on Wednesday,
September 26th at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium. You will learn what is required and how the information you provide is
interpreted.
Be prepared
and informed!! Spanish translation will be available.
For more information on College Financial Aid Night, please contact Kathleen Ishii at kaishii@fcps.edu.
2018 FCPS College Fair and College Night Events
Fairfax County Public
Schools high school students and their families are encouraged to attend the
2018 College Fair on Sunday, October 14th at Fair Oaks Mall from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.,
and College Night on Monday, October 15th at Hayfield Secondary School (7:00 –
9:00 p.m.).
College Fair and College Night provide opportunities for college-bound
students and their families to gather
information from a variety of schools. Approximately 300 colleges and
universities are represented, including two- and four-year colleges and
military academies.
Students may register to attend the
event via this link: https://www.fcpscollegefairs.com/Registration/EventSelectForState?stateName=All.
Additionally, students who would like to
support the event as a volunteer may register via x2vol or through this Google Form.
 Car Magnets
W.T. Woodson car magnets are now available for purchase. These magnets are 5 3/4" in diameter and can be purchased on MySchoolBucks and then picked up in the Main Office.
 Members of the Marching Band on Tag Day. Thank you for your support!
WTW Yearbook
Did you know that last year’s yearbook sold out? Did you
know that the 2019 yearbook will never be cheaper than it is today?
Order your yearbook now! Go to yearbookordercenter.com and enter the school code
5278. Or simply follow this link: https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/5278
Registration is
now open for the 5th annual FCPS Mental
Health and Wellness Conference.
For the first time, the
conference will also include an Our Minds Matter Teen
Summit for middle and high school students, sponsored by the Josh Anderson
Foundation.
The free event will be held on Saturday, September 29th, at Fairfax
HS, from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dr. Brabrand will open the conference,
and Dr. Amy Przeworski, associate professor in the Department of
Psychological Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, will present the
keynote message: Using Stress to Your Advantage in Achieving Academic Success
and Emotional Well Being.
Attendees will be able to choose from 35 breakout sessions.
Additionally, there will be over 50 resource tables representing public and
private agencies who provide wellness-related services within our schools and
community. Visit the Mental
Health and Wellness Conference page for more information.
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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