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- Important Dates
- Principal’s Message
- Fairfax Connector Bus Pass
- Federal Impact Aid
- NHS Tutoring
- Travis Manion Foundation/Operation Legacy Project
- Science Fair
- PTSA Updates
- SAT/ACT Test Prep
- Yearbooks
- West Potomac Dance Team Update
- Booster Pass
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Mamma Mia!
Important Dates:
Nov. 1: End of 1st Quarter
Nov. 2-9: Mamma Mia
Nov. 4 & 5: Student Holidays/Teacher Workdays
Nov. 5: Election Day
Nov. 6: 5:00-8:00 Dance Team Moe’s Dinner Night Out Fundraiser
Nov 11: 9:00–3:00 Veterans Day of Service
Nov. 11: 6:30-8:00 pm - PTSA Meeting, Library
Hello Wolverines!
Please see the information below regarding receiving weekly progress reports in SIS. This may be an easier way for you as parents to follow your child’s progress and to determine needs for communicating with your children and with their teachers. The collaboration and communication between home and school is crucial to your child’s academic progress.
Important Information regarding Weekly SIS Progress Reports
If you have registered for SIS ParentVUE and have a primary email address recorded in ParentVUE, you can receive your student’s Weekly Progress Report via email. This report provides a summary of your student’s grades for the current quarter. To activate the Weekly Progress Reports via email, login to your SIS ParentVUE account and verify that you have a primary email address within the system. It is listed under the “My Account” tab. If it is blank, enter the email address where you would like to receive the progress reports, and click on “Update account.” Once your email is confirmed, return to the “My Account” tab to activate and select your preferences for receiving these reports. Emails will be sent according to your selected preferences. Weekly Progress Reports for all of your middle and high school students will be included in one email. For additional help, refer to the quick reference guide for FCPS parents/guardians.
Ms. Millard
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Fairfax Connector Bus Pass Update
The Fairfax Connector Bus Passes have arrived. Any student who has submitted a completed permission slip to Ms. Hofmann in Student Services this school year, can see her Monday-Thursday during lunch (11:30-1:30pm) to receive their bus pass. A reminder that Bus Passes given out last school year should still work. Students are only given one bus pass for their four years and are required to return their bus pass upon graduation.
Mr. McMahon
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Federal Impact Aid- Reminder
Federal Impact Aid forms were sent home through Advisory on October 21. Please complete these forms and return them to school. Even if you do not think you qualify, we are required to collect forms from all families. As we face budget issues each year, the information gathered from this survey can be critical to providing funding to the county, FCPS anticipates receiving approximately $3,000,000 from the Impact Aid Grant this year.
Again, accurate and timely completion of the form is essential because FCPS requires 100% completion for all schools. Each student enrolled at West Potomac High School must turn in a completed form. Please know that personal information will be kept confidential.
Please help WPHS get 100% of the forms back as soon as possible.
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NHS Tutoring now available!
Struggling in a class? Need help studying for a test?
National Honor Society is offering walk-in tutoring on late bus Mondays in room 128 from 3-4:15. No need to sign up, just show up! See Mrs. Carfang or Ms. Newton with questions.
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Travis Manion Foundation
The 4th Annual Travis Manion Foundation Operation Legacy Project Veterans Day of Service at West Potomac High School will be on Monday, November 11 from 9am-3pm. If you would like to come out and volunteer to help contact Jim O’Farrell, Travis Manion Foundation Ambassador; 571-283-1871 or Jessica Statz, AP at West Potomac HS.
Copy and Paste these videos from previous years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOdkdaq9Il0 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1v1_Gyemj8 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-LJ93mP6SA&feature=youtu.be
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Science Fair The West Potomac High School Science Fair is coming Jan 11, 2020 and we need about 30 community volunteers to serve as judge/consultants to make it happen. No experience necessary; just a willingness to listen and encourage young people towards evidence-based thought and research. Judge consultants select approximately 20 best projects for regional competition later in the year. Please email the Science Fair Coordinator Ed Chapman to sign up. Date: 1/11/2020, Time: 8am-12pm, Location: WPHS cafeteria
PTSA Update November 5 Election Day-Please Vote!
Please take the time to know the candidates. FCCPTA’s has information here on the FCPS District School Board school board candidates. The following elections will be held on November 5:
- All Members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (Nine)
- Chair of the Board of Supervisors for Fairfax County (One)
- FCPS District School Board Members (nine) and At-Large Members (three)
- Fairfax County Soil and Water Conservation District Directors (three)
- Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fairfax County and Fairfax City (One) Fairfax County Sheriff (One)
- Virginia General Assembly State Senators (nine) and House of Delegates Members (17)
West Potomac High School is also on the public school bond this year. This will need to pass in order for our capacity enhancement renovation to be completed. For more information on FCPS school bonds click here.
PTSA Meeting: November 11, 6:30 pm in the West Potomac Library Please join us for the next PTSA meeting on Monday, November 11, at 6:30 pm in the library. The special topic to be discussed will be Academic Support - The Writing Center, Peer Tutors, Math Support. Ms. Millard will also deliver a Principal’s update.
Federal Employee? The West Potomac PTSA is an approved Combined Federal Campaign Charity. Federal, civilian, postal and military donors may use CFC #62964 to contribute to the West Potomac PTSA. Visit http://www.cfcnca.org/ for more information. Contact Robyn Zevin, with questions or for our Tax ID number for your company’s match.
Dance Team Update
Moe’s Night
West Potomac’s Dance Team is having a Moe’s Night on Wednesday, November 6th from 5:00pm-8:00pm. 20% of proceeds go to West Potomac Dance Team!
Click here for the flyer to present at the counter and please add your register receipt to collection bin at the register in order to track sales.
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Booster Pass
Booster pass members please take your cards with you to all WP home games, names will no longer be looked up at the ticket booths. If you do not have your pass with you, tickets are $5 for students and $6 for adults. Thank you for helping to make game nights run more smoothly. If you have questions, please contact the WP Boosters.
Mamma Mia! Beyond the Page Theatre Company at West Potomac High School kicks off its 35th Season: From Across the Pond with the international smash hit Mamma Mia!, dazzling audiences on stage from November 2 – 9. Over sixty million people from around the globe have fallen in love with the characters, the enchanting story and ABBA’s timeless music which makes Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good show! This sunny, funny, international sensation unfolds on a Greek island paradise when on the eve of her wedding, a young woman’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited twenty years ago. Non-stop laughs and explosive dance numbers, along with the magic of ABBA's hit songs that include “Super Trouper,” “Dancing Queen,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “Thank You for the Music,” “Money, Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes It All,” and “SOS,” combine to make this enchanting show a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! Performances will be held in the West Potomac High School’s Kogelman Theatre on Nov 2 (2pm & 7pm) Nov 3 (2pm*) Nov 7 (7pm*) Nov 8 (7pm) Nov 9 (2pm & 7pm). As if Mamma Mia! weren’t already giddy and shameless, here comes more musical silliness: November 3 and 7 are singalong performances with a Mamma Mia Mock-tail Party directly following the November 3 performance. That’s correct, audience members will be able to sing along with the cast to ABBA’s hits during these special performances. It’s become clear just how much these songs mean to people. Our singalong nights will be a celebration of that; a chance for our energetic, passionate audiences to be a step closer to our talented cast RATING: MAMMA MIA! is rated PG. For tickets and additional information, visit westpotomactheatre.org
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