PTSO News
Back to School Night is THIS Thursday, September 19th!
Parents will walk their student's schedule, meet teachers, and learn about curriculum for the upcoming year. For full details, visit https://woodsonhs.fcps.edu/event/back-school-night-1
Come visit our PTSO table in the Cafeteria from 5:30-6:30pm! Ready to join now? Become a member!
Want to donate? You can here!
Late Buses
Late Buses start this Wednesday, September 18th. Late buses are on WEDNESDAYS ONLY.
Late bus information may be found on your student’s Blackboard account under bus information. It will say LR (late run) before their number. Buses usually leave Woodson around 4:55 pm.
The purpose of late buses day is to allow students to stay after school for additional assistance from teachers or to enjoy a club or activity.
Late buses have longer runs due to combining stops, therefore travel time may be longer before reaching home.
Donations Needed for Staff Welcome Back Breakfast THIS Friday, September 20th
Please help us welcome back our amazing Woodson High School Staff with the Welcome Back Breakfast this Friday, September 20th! The breakfast will be held at 7:15 AM in the Cafeteria. We need lots of contributions! If you are able to contribute, please sign up by Wednesday September 18th so we know what we have filled:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080e45aea82f4-woodson5
Contributions should be dropped off:
*In the front office during office hours on Thursday September 19th from 7:15 AM to 3:45 PM
*In the cafeteria during Back to School Night on Thursday September 19th from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
*OR in the cafeteria on Friday morning by 7:00 AM
Please bring your item in a dish that is disposable, and include a disposable serving utensil if possible. If your item cannot be in a disposable dish, please mark it carefully with your name. All unclaimed containers will be brought to the Office.
Thank you in advance for helping us make our teachers feel appreciated!
Questions, please contact Teresa at Teresalemair@aol.com or Meri at merifarling@hotmail.com
Donate Classroom Supplies
Next time you’re out at the store, please pick up a few extra basic classroom supplies for our awesome WTW teachers.
Did you know that our teachers often spend their own money on things like tissues, disinfectant wipes, and dry erase markers? The PTSO supports our teachers by distributing supplies a few times throughout the year. You may bring supplies or gift cards (Staples, Target, etc) to the PTSO table at Back to School Night on Thursday, September 19th. Thanks! We’ll see you there!
Class of 2020 Yard Signs have arrived!
Senior parents! Purchase your "Congratulations Class of 2020" yard sign.
On sale at Back to School Night. Proceeds benefit Cav Cruise (the all night graduation party) for 2020.
Treat Yourself at Back to School Night
The Precisionettes will be selling homemade baked goods until 6pm on Thursday - Back to School Night. Treat yourself and support these hard-working dancers!
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PTSO Fall Grant Info
Attention ALL members of the PTSO! You are encouraged to apply for a grant to fund a program/event/equipment! Applications for Fall grants will be accepted beginning Monday, September 30th until 5pm on Friday, October 25th using the form found here and on the PTSO website.
Email Kim Sandino with questions (WTWoodsonGrants@gmail.com).
Woodson welcomes students from our Pyramid Schools to join us for our home football game on Friday, September 20th. The Cavaliers will take on Oakton HS Cougars starting at 7:00pm. Feeder school students should gather at 6:30pm near the scoreboard and run up and down the field before the game.
Welcome from the Chorus Booster Club
Upcoming Event: The National Anthem Pyramid on Friday, September 20th
Orchestra Car Wash!
Get a fine tuned and crisp car washing at the Orchestra Car Wash on Saturday, September 21st from 10 am - 2 pm at WTW!
Precisionettes Car Wash
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The WTW Precisionettes Dance Team is working hard to raise money to help cover our costs to travel to Nationals! Come support us at our car wash on Saturday, September 21st from 9am-1pm. You may buy tickets ($10) in advance from a Precisionette, or just stop by. We’ll be at the Kings Park Exxon, 5239 Rolling Rd, Springfield, VA. Hope to see you!! |
From Woodson Drama Boosters
The first Drama Boosters meeting is Tuesday, September 24th at 7 p.m. in the Black Box. We look forward to seeing you there!
Convertibles and Flat Bed Trucks Needed
We are in need of a few more convertibles and flat bed trucks for our Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 4th. Please email Dan Schaefer for more details.
Parents as Partners Series - Session 1
In response to the Family Engagement Survey administered during the 2018-19 School Year, Woodson is focusing on sharing information with parents to help parents improve their child’s learning and to identify and develop social and emotional skills for students to be successful. In addition, we are looking for ways to maintain two way communication between families and the school.
One way we are engaging families is through monthly parent seminars. In addition to the PTSO meetings (held on the second Tuesday of each month), administrators and counselors will plan and deliver a monthly seminar based on various topics.
September’s Parents as Partners seminar will address Study Skills and will take place on Wednesday, September 25th at 5:30 p.m. in Cafeteria A.
One task that is essential for all students and their success in high school is developing a way to study. Each student has to find their own routine. The parent seminar will feature a few of our wonderful veteran teachers and information about how to help your child find success while studying. More information will be posted on our website with materials posted after the session for those that are not able to attend.
Readers Needed!
The English Department is seeking parent readers to assist with new book approvals. We have an opportunity to refresh and update our bookroom for FREE but we need YOU to help!
Part of the approval process for each title is a review by two parent readers. The process will be very simple. Step 1: Read the provided text and rationale. Step 2: Decide whether or not you think this book should be part of the curriculum here at Woodson. Step 3: Sign your name and note your approval/disapproval of the text on the form provided. That’s it-no meetings, no long-term commitment. Read what you can as you can from the comfort of home, on the way to work, anywhere you have the time and the inclination.
Our opportunity to order free books will be after the winter break, the sooner we can get started the more books we can potentially order! If you have any questions please contact Katherine Benzinger, English Department Chair, at kesebunia@fcps.edu. This is a unique volunteer opportunity, please join us!
Mock SAT/Mock ACT is back!
Once again, the Woodson PTSO is pleased to announce that Mindworks Educational Services will continue to provide this wonderful fundraising opportunity for Woodson.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The Mock SAT/Mock ACT is scheduled for Saturday, November 9th from 8-11:30 a.m. in the Woodson cafeterias!
Now is a great time to determine strengths and weaknesses so you’ll be ready spring of junior year to start testing. Keep an eye out for registration and additional information in the future emails.
With any questions please contact Yelena Jones at 703-501-9597.
Do you have a new Student Driver in your household?
It’s that time of year again and we have a lot of new drivers on the road with their freshly printed DMV Learners’ Permits, but fear not the PTSO has you covered! There are “Student Driver” Magnets available for purchase from the PTSO to help other drivers on the road know to be patient with your new student driver.
The Magnets are available for purchase at all the Partners for Safe Teen Driving seminars held at WTW or on the PTSO online store HERE. Magnets are $8.00 each or 3 for $20.00. Contact Shane Gilbert at drivermagnets@woodsonptso.org with any questions.
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Does your student need a dress for Homecoming?
Do you know someone that might need one? Parent Liaison Sussy Tomer has shoes, necklaces, ear rings, clutches!
Students may go to Mrs. Sussy Tomer’s office, A139 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am-2:00pm to see what is available. setomer@fcps.edu or 703-503-4792.
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Woodson Athletic Booster Passes
Woodson Athletic Booster passes are now on sale for $50 per pass for a student, $80 per adult, $200 for a family of 4 (see other combinations online). The cost of attending WTW home games is $5 per student, $6 per ticket for adults, so the Booster Pass pays for itself in TEN GAMES for a student (thirteen games for an adult)! If you buy your pass now your student can use it to get into all regular season home games like football, field hockey and volleyball games and then basketball, lacrosse, baseball, soccer, etc.; you can begin NOW to recoup your return on investment. Why pay $5 (and have to find the cash) each time? Please make sure you buy your Booster pass soon. Click here to purchase passes online using PayPal (or go to wtwoodsonsports.org and click on Booster Membership) or look for the Woodson Athletic Booster table at Back to School night to buy yours by cash, check or credit card
Fairfax County funds cover only game officials, coaches stipends, security and buses. Funds from the Booster passes help to pay for equipment, field and facilities maintenance, as well as uniforms, pins, certificates and letter awards and many other things to support our Woodson student athletes and community.
Fairfax County Government Holding Community Meetings September 16-25 to Discuss Countywide Strategic Plan
What does your neighborhood look like in the future? Parks, libraries and other cultural opportunities? Our local environment? Transportation, including roads, bikes, and mass transit?
Join Fairfax County Government for another round of community meetings September 16-25 where you’ll learn more about progress on the first-ever countywide strategic plan. In the months since public feedback yielded nine areas of focus, teams have been working to further define and shape the future of our community in these areas:
- Cultural and recreational opportunities.
- Economic opportunity.
- Education and lifelong learning.
- Effective and efficient government.
- Health and environment.
- Housing and neighborhood livability.
- Mobility and transportation.
- Safety and security.
- Self-sufficiency for people with vulnerabilities.
Come hear about each area, then share your thoughts, insights, opinions and experiences that will be used to help further shape a countywide strategic plan. Register for a community meeting.
Mental Health and Wellness Conference to Be Held October 5 at Fairfax High School; Registration Now Open
The sixth annual FCPS Mental Health and Wellness Conference will be held on Saturday, October 5, at Fairfax High School from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m, sponsored by Inova and Kaiser Permanente. The morning session will focus on social and emotional learning, with a keynote address given by Dr. Marc Brackett, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. A special session for high school students, the Our Minds Matter Teen Summit, will take place in the morning as well.
Attendees are encouraged to stay for Inova’s Act on Addiction Summit, which will be held from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Participants in this conference will be able to choose from a wide variety of breakout sessions, and there will be many resource tables available, representing public and private offices and agencies providing services within our schools and community. Lunch will be provided courtesy of Inova.
For more information or to register, go to the Mental Health and Wellness Conference webpage.
Fall Sports Highlights
The Varsity field hockey team hosted Westfield and Lake Braddock this week. Westfield scored first, but Gwyneth Durosko provided the Woodson response. After halftime, Westfield added. Durosko made it even, scoring on a stroke for a brace. The Lady Cavs were headed to overtime. Four and a half minutes into overtime, Senior Bridget Cassata passed to Allie Maahs, who found Senior Margaret Stephan, who delivered the golden goal. Cavs win,3-2.
Against Lake Braddock, Zoe Hite was the first to light-up the scoreboard. Hite provided the assist for Audrey Fisher’s goal. Katie Williams made it 3-0. Makayla Mastal and Senior Anabel Heisley showed a lot of energy from wide midfield to attack on goal. Mae Cooke was involved from the wing in the attack. Senior Izzy Gonzales assisted Williams’ second goal for her brace. Gonzales put one of her own on the scoreboard. Maria Fruchterman made an immediate impact upon entering the game. Cavs win,5-0.
Co-Ed Golf
On August 23, the Cavs played in the Patriot District Team Challenge at Springfield Golf & Country Club, finishing an impressive 2nd to Fairfax in the 6-team multi-format golf tournament.
On August 27, the Cavs lost a close one to Robinson at the Country Club of Fairfax, 169-171. Ryan Gaugler shot an impressive 38 to lead the Cavs. Amelia Noca shot 42, Zara Karim 45, and Minchan Kim shot 46.
On September 4, the Cavs faced Lake Braddock and South County in a tri-match at Laurel Hill Golf Club, finishing second. Scores were: Lake Braddock 169, Cavs 175, South County 185. Minchan Kim led the Cavs with a 41, Amelia Noca shot 42, Brandon Nguyen 43, and Tytan Matthews 49.
The Cavs now move on to the postseason with a solid week of practice followed by the Patriot District Tournament at Twin Lakes on September 24.
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