 Class of 2019 Officers speaking to Senior Parents and Students at Thursday Senior Night Event
- Prinicpal's Message
- Important Dates
- FCPS Wellness Conference 2018
- NHS Application
-
PTSA Updates
- SAT/ACT Test Prep
Hello Wolverine Family!
A huge thanks to everyone who came to our Back to School
Open House. We received great feedback
about the event. We will look to improve
upon components of the event for next year but overall it is was a
success. BTSN is only a beginning step
in our yearlong commitment to partner with you for the success of our students.
Monday begins our late buses for the school year. Late bus days are Monday (funded by FCPS) and
Thursday (funded by The West Potomac PTSA).
Students must be with a teacher, sponsor, or coach by 3:30 pm otherwise
they must leave school grounds. Late
buses beginning boarding between 4:30-4:45 pm.
Please use parent vue to monitor your child’s progress and encourage
them to use the late bus days as an opportunity to get support.
Don’t forget next week begins Hippie HOCO our spirit week
leading up to homecoming. Please join us
for our game against Centerville on next Friday.
Have a great weekend!
Ms. Millard
• Sept. 24-NHS Applications due
• Sept. 25: 5:30 – Powder Puff game
and Chick-fil-A dinner
• Sept. 26: 9:55 – Fall Academic Awards
• Sept. 28-29 - Homecoming Activities
• Oct. 1: 6:30 – 8:00 PTSA Meeting, Burke & Herbert – Special Topic: Budgeting
Tips for Teens; Update on Overcrowding and Safety and Security at West Potomac
• Oct. 8: Student Holiday – Columbus Day
• Oct. 10: PSAT Day, 2 Hr Early Release
FCPS Wellness Conference 2018
Registration is now open for the fifth annual FCPS Mental
Health and Wellness Conference. The conference will be held
from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Fairfax High School on Saturday, September 29,
2018. Dr. Scott Brabrand, FCPS Superintendent, 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. Participants in this conference, which is free to
staff, parents, and community members, will be able to choose from 35 breakout
options (many offered more than once). Additionally, there will be more
than 50 resource tables available, representing public and private agencies
providing wellness-related services within our schools and in our community.
One of the 35 breakout sessions will be “Letting Go: Transitioning from home to the Dorm Room led by three West Potomac Faculty members, Mrs. Whitney McDonough (Social Worker), Mrs. Shirnesha Simpkins-Church (Counselor), and Mrs. Elizabeth Carter (College and Career Center Specialist).
This year’s conference also includes the “Our Minds Matter”
Teen Summit. Middle and High School
students are invited to participate in the summit, which is being hosted by the
Josh Anderson Foundation and Cor Foundation.
National Honor
Society Application
NHS applications
are due by 3:30
on September 24. They can be found here.
PTSA Updates
PTSA Meeting: October 1, 6:30 pm in the West Potomac Library
Please join us for the next PTSA meeting on Monday, October 1, at 6:30 pm
in the library. Burke & Herbert Bank will present Budgeting Tips
for Teens with useful information on how to help your student learn to set
up a budget and manage money.
Update on
Overcrowding and Security at West Potomac High School
Additionally,
School Board members, Karen Corbett Sanders and Tammy Derenak Kaufax, FCPS
Assistant Superintendent of Facilities Jeffrey Platenberg, and FCPS Director of
Safety and Security Tom Vaccarello will provide an update to the community on
the plans and timeline to address the overcrowding and security issues at West
Potomac at the Oct. 1 PTSA meeting. Come and hear this important information
and share your concerns and questions.
West Potomac
Magnets
WP magnets are for
sale for $5 – show your school spirit and get yours now! Magnets are available
for sale at all PTSA meetings or you can contact Robyn Zevin.
Chick-Fil-A
dinner and Powder Puff (Junior Girls vs. Senior Girls) game Sept. 25-5:30
Get your dinner and see the game! Sale starts at 5:30, the
game begins at 7:00 in the football stadium. Chick-fil-A sandwiches are $4.50
and a meal is $6.00. Proceeds benefit PTSA programs. See you at the stadium
entrance. To volunteer to help setup and
with sales click here
All Night Grad
Celebration- Launch Your Future
Calling all West
Potomac families! Help is needed from freshman, sophomore, junior and
senior families to join the ANGC (All Night Graduation Celebration) planning
team. The ANGC is a 30 year tradition helping to ensure our grads have a
safe, fun and memorable graduation night. We need both leaders and
followers. Join us in launching this milestone event. Contact the ANGC
co-chairs. Senior parents
- mark your calendar now for this not-to-miss event following graduation on
June 6, 2019 . We are excited for the new venue - our school!
Would you like
to serve as a liaison to FCPTA Special Education PTA (SEPTA).
SEPTA is a
County-wide PTA founded to support special education students and their
families. It provides valuable information, helps families navigate services,
and advocates on behalf of special education students. It's difficult for local
PTAs to provide consistent, robust support for special education students, and
SEPTA is a terrific partner in fulfilling the need.
Liaison training will be provided Sept. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Media
Center at Robinson SS, 5035 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, 22032. Training will be
followed by a 7:30 SEPTA meeting, which will include an ideas exchange for
Inclusive Schools Week Dec 3-7. Questions? Please contact Joanne
Walton.
SAT/ACT Test Prep-Upcoming Events
Test Prep is now
in Quander Building, Rooms 437/438 - Enter Door 1.
Test Prep School Year 2018/19 - the schedule for the year is
now available to view and register! Visit https://www.applerouth.com/schools/8946/ to see
dates for classes and mock tests.
Free Prep for the PSAT by Applerouth
September 20 - October 6-Online! See
flyer for free test prep for the PSAT. Your PSAT scores can open the doors
to scholarships and also give you insight into how competitive you will be when
applying to college.
PTSA Program
Manager – Marilyn Aboff, marilynaboff@yahoo.com
Test Prep Scholarships:
WPHS student need-based scholarships
for mocks and classes are available through the College and Career Center
Specialist, Liz Carter eecarter@fcps.edu
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