Woodson Weekly -
October 25th
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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!
 Woodson Pep Rally for the Washington Nationals this morning!
Nicole D'Antonio, WTW alum WUSA9 morning reporter captured all the fun!
#oneWoodson #FinishTheFight
Important Upcoming Dates
Friday, November 1st - End of First Quarter
Monday-Tuesday, November 4th-5th - Student Holidays
Wednesday-Friday, November 27-29 - Thanksgiving Holidays
In this Issue
1. Military Appreciation Varsity Football Game, Tonight!
2. Woodson Fall Festival
3. Federal Impact Aid Forms
4. SIS Reports and Gradebook
5. Nominate a Cavalier
6. FAFSA Line-by-Line Info Session
7. Parents as Partners - Wellness
8. Expunge a Course
9. Milk & Cookies - End of 1st Quarter
11. Fall Production: Letters to Sala
12. Governor's School
13. Woodson Musicians Selected for Senior State Honors Choir
14. Volunteer Training for the Clinic
15. Frost Falcons 5K and Fun Run
16. Reserve Your Yearbook
17. Operation Medicine Cabinet Cleanout
18. FCPS Cares
1. Military Appreciation Cookout and Varsity Football Game
Friday, October 25th at 7:00 p.m Woodson will pay tribute to the brave men and women of the Armed Forces during its varsity football game versus the West Springfield Spartans, at Pat Cunningham Stadium.
All current and former military members with an ID are encouraged to attend, and will receive free general admission. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. with a cook out for our Military Families prior to the game at 5:30 p.m. The Army will have fun activities such as a basketball. We will have Woodson High School Military Appreciation shirts for families to purchase for $10 as well.
It is a “Camo Out” so wear your Camouflage in support of all military men and women who have served and continue to serve our Country! #CAVSTRONG! #oneWoodson!
We still need volunteers for clean-up! To SignUp to volunteer with the cookout, please sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c44a8a62ca64-military
2. Woodson Fall Festival
The Woodson SGA Leadership class is hosting their annual Fall Fest, a fun day for kids of all ages, on Saturday, October 26th from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., and will be located on the Woodson outdoor basketball courts, outside door 7 on the side of the school. (In case of inclement weather, Fall Fest will be held in the Auxiliary Gym).
There will be Halloween themed games and crafts such as pumpkin painting, a moon bounce, candy, and much more! Be sure to wear your best costume!
Any questions? Email the Fall Fest committee at wtwfallfest@gmail.com.
3. Federal Impact Aid Forms
On Tuesday, October 22nd during 7th Period, Woodson sent home a Federal Impact Aid form with each student. Please ask your teen for this form. Please complete the form promptly and have your teen return it to their 7th Period teacher. FCPS requires 100% of forms to be returned.
Returning this form is important because information from this survey results in an anticipated $3 million dollars in grant funds each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school. If sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the box in Section 3 and sign the form. All forms must be signed, dated, and returned by Friday, November 1, 2019. All results are CONFIDENTIAL.
 A beautiful rainbow over Pat Cunningham Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
4. SIS Reports and Gradebook
FCPS Weekly Progress Reports will not be sent to parents Wednesday, October 30th through Friday, November 8th during first quarter grading and report card generation.
Additionally, the Grade Book and Report Card modules in ParentVUE and StudentVUE will be closed Friday, November 1st, at 4 p.m. through Saturday, November 9th, at 6 a.m.
5. Nominate a Cavalier
Woodson HS is now accepting nominations for the 2019 – 2020 Outstanding Teacher/Staff Award Nominations.
Nominations are open in the following categories.
1. Outstanding Teacher/librarian: At least (3) three years experience.
2. Outstanding New Teacher/librarian: less than (3) three years experience.
3. Outstanding Leader: At least one year experience as an Assistant Principal, Director of Student Activities, or Director of Student Services.
4. Outstanding Professional Employee: At least on year experience as Technology Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Psychologist, Social Worker, SOSA.
5. Outstanding Operational Employee: At least one year of experience in current position as Administrative Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service, IA's, Parent Liaisons.
Nominations for Woodson Teachers & Staff are due by Friday, November 8th. Please feel free to nominate in one category or all of them it is up to you! Be as detailed as possible as your nomination will be used to complete the nomination packet for the selected staff member. If you have any additional questions about the categories or which category a specific staff member should be nominated in, please e-mail Marc Brooks at drbrooks@fcps.edu.
The nomination form can be found at https://tinyurl.com/y6xu7e93. Thank you so much for taking the time to recognize W.T. Woodson Staff.
6. FAFSA Line-by-Line Info Session
On Tuesday, October 29th at 7:00 p.m. in Cavalier Hall, Woodson is hosting a line-by-line information session for parents on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. This is the form used to apply for financial aid for college or graduate school.
Understanding exactly what is expected will make completing the FAFSA easier. To learn more about the FAFSA, visit https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa.
 Leadership students use world map to highlight diversity at Woodson.
7. Parents as Partners - Wellness
Thank you to the parents who came to our Parents as Partners Series #2 on Wellness on Wednesday. Here is the link to the article as well as the Fairfax County Youth Survey: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health-humanservices/fairfax-county-youth-survey and the link to the 3 to Succeed information: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health-humanservices/3-succeed
We hope you can join us on Wednesday, December 4th for our next Parents as Partners Series #3 on Alcohol, Vaping and other Drugs.
8. Expunge a Course
In accordance with Virginia state regulations, FCPS Regulation 2408 permits parents of students who take a high school credit-bearing course in middle school to request that the grade be omitted from the student’s high school transcript and the student not earn high school credit for the course. Parents interested in expunging a course and removing the middle school course and associated credit from the high school transcript must make this request no later than the end of the first nine weeks of the school year following completion of the course.
For current ninth graders, the deadline to complete the expunge request is Friday, November 1st.
Please find the link to the expunge form below. The form outlines the guidelines and procedures for expunging grades for high school courses taken in middle school. If you have questions about expunging a course, please contact your school counselor.
https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/is104.pdf
9. Milk & Cookies - End of 1st Quarter
Friday, November 1st - A Woodson fan favorite, Milk & Cookies returns this school year!
Modeled after the poem, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Kindergarten," this tradition is an opportunity to celebrate our students and show them positive community support.
We need lots of help from parents to make this event happen. Please visit the SignUp Genius to sign-up to bring cookies and/or to help us pass out cookies at school dismissal. We need around 300 dozen to make sure we have enough cookies for all, so please donate generously!
The PTSO donates the milk for this event. For any questions, please email: WTWmilkncookies@gmail.com.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F45AEA829A4FC1-milk
10. Fall Production: Letters to Sala
Woodson Drama's fall play, Letters to Sala will run on the weekends starting Monday, November 1st through Saturday, November 9th.
Adapted from the book Sala’s Gift by Ann Kirschner and based on a true account, Letters to Sala is a remarkable story of a young girl's survival during wartime Germany. Five years. Seven Nazi labor camps. Over 350 hidden letters. Sala Garncarz Kirschner kept her secret for over fifty years, concealing her incredibly painful history in a Spill and Spell box. Everything changes when Sala reveals the cache to her grown daughter, Ann.
Tickets are available online at www.wtwdrama.org.
The Connection Newspaper featured a story on Woodson's production in today's issue.
 Students in Ms. Gowallis's Chemistry class learning the relationship between light and matter using a Spectra Test.
11. Governor's School
The application process for the 2020 Summer Residential Governor’s Schools has begun.
The Summer Residential Governor’s Schools program is open to current high school sophomores and juniors and provides students with intensive educational experiences in visual and performing arts; humanities; mathematics, science, and technology; or through mentorships in marine science, medicine and health sciences, or engineering.
STUDENTS must indicate interest by completing the interest form no later than Tuesday, November 5th in order to be considered:
Academic
Visual and Performing Arts
Please contact Elizabeth Walter (ehwalter@fcps.edu) or Matt Dell’Orso (MIDellOrso@fcps.edu) with any questions.
12. Woodson Musicians Selected for Statewide Senior Honors Choir
Four Woodson choral musicians have been selected for Senior Honors Choir and will perform at the 2019 Virginia Music Educators Association state conference November 21-23 in Hot Springs.
Congratulations to: Alexandra Gosser, Neha Krishnakumar, Lydia Matson, Bonnie Pohland.
13. Volunteer Training for the Clinic
Parents--are you interested in volunteering in the school health room/clinic?
Free training for volunteers will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, November 14th in the Herndon/Reston District Office of the Fairfax County Health Department, 1850 Cameron Glen Dr., Room 600-Multipurpose Room, Reston, VA 20190. Phone: 703-481-4242.
No registration is required.
Students in Mr. Schaefer's Pre Calculus class in action on their FCPS laptops.
14. Frost Falcons on the Run 5K
Frost’s Falcons on the Run 5K and Fun Run community event and ONLY school-wide fundraiser is on Saturday, November 16th. Frost hopes you will join in the fun.
This event has supported our efforts with our outdoor classroom, solar stream, instructional technology, and many other initiatives at Frost MS. We will be donating a portion of our earnings to Hope for the Warriors in honor of our military families again this year.
For full details and to register, visit the Frost on the Run website.
15. Reserve Your Yearbook
Did you know that last year’s yearbook sold out? Did you know that the 2020 yearbook will never be cheaper than it is today?
Order your yearbook now, before the crush of the school year!
16. Medicine Cabinet Cleanout
17. FCPS Cares Program
Recognizing Woodson staff who go above and beyond!
FCPS Cares is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story so we can all acknowledge the good work of our Woodson staff. https://www.fcps.edu/careers/employee-recognition-programs/fcps-cares-program
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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