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PTSA Update
All Night Grad Celebration Update
Engineering Team Update
Beyond the Page
College and Career
SAT/ACT PREP
Important Dates:
Feb 6-8: Monty Python’s Edukational Show
Feb 13: 9:50am – Rising Stars Reception
Feb 14: 8:00 pm – Valentine’s Day Jazz Dance
Feb 17: School Holiday/Presidents’ Day
Feb 20: 9:50am – All A Reception
Feb 21: All lunches – A/B Honor Roll Raffle and Moe’s Chip and Dip bar
PTSA Update
Want to serve on the PTSA Nominating Committee?
If you are interested in serving on the Nominating Committee for next year’s PTSA Board, reach out to Sue Capper. This entails reaching out to parents for leadership roles for the PTSA next year. We need a committee in place by the March 2 PTSA meeting.
All Night Grad (ANG) Celebration Update
Next meeting Tuesday, February 11 at 7:00 pm. Hosted by Elisa Schlacter, 8536 Riverside Rd 22308. Please plan to attend, we need your help to make this event a success!
Here are a few ways you can help with a minimum time commitment:
- Donate a monetary contribution
- Planning theme and decorations
- Selecting entertainment
- Organizing raffles and prizes
- as well as many other opportunities
Visit our website at angcwestpotomac.com to purchase tickets and Class of 2020 yard signs, or to make a greatly appreciated contribution to help us make this a graduation night celebration to remember! Contact Rebecca Losee at angcwestpo2020@gmail.com for more information.
Valentine's Day Jazz Dance: February 14 8pm, Springbank Auditorium Stage- Grab your sweetie and come dance to some jazz standards courtesy of the West Potomac Jazz Bands. See any Jazz Band student for tickets. Price of admission is $10.
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Engineering Team Update
Fun Fly
Saturday, February 8th 2020, is West Potomac High School’s Fun Fly. This is for RC and Free Flight models, as in past years.
8 am to 2 pm • West Potomac High School – Main Gym
$5 to fly for the day, Spectators free. Concessions will be available.
We like to have models of any kind to display for the community, to show the scope of the hobby. If we get enough display models there will be a Static Display Prize. People have asked about selling items. Typically there is a 15% fee that goes to the school, but we aregoing to waive that. So if you have some items you want to sell, we can set up a table for those items.
Kids glider table will be set up. Contact Joe Franco with any questions.
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Beyond the Page Theater Company
Beyond the Page Theatre Company at West Potomac High School continues it’s 35th Season: From Across the Pond with Monty Python’s Edukational Show from February 6-8.
"Monty Python's Edukational Show" is the only authorized collection of Monty Python sketches and songs available for performance by young actors in North America. This brand new show offers up the genius of Monty Python in a hilarious 80-minute musical revue. Enjoy “Cheese Shop,” “Argument Clinic,” “Gumby Flower Arranging,” “Lumberjack Song,” “Dead Parrot,” “Galaxy Song” and many more Python gems, with a decidedly irreverent "edukational" theme.
For tickets visit us at westpotomactheatre.org
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College and Career Center Please click here for the February College and Career Newsletter.
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SAT/ACT Test Prep and Updates
Test Prep Classes School Year 2019/20 - the schedule for the year is available to view and register! Visit https://www.applerouth.com/schools/8946/ to see dates for classes and mock tests. Spring SAT and ACT Classes start March 21 and prep for the official SAT or ACT in June. We will have summer SAT and ACT classes. These classes usually start near the end of July. The summer schedule will be posted to the test prep web page and announced in the NYC when finalized.
Upcoming Mock Tests- Register https://www.applerouth.com/schools/8946/:
Mock SAT, 9:00am - 1:30pm, Room 438:
02/01/2020
02/22/2020
03/21/2020
04/25/2020
05/16/2020
Mock ACT, 9:15am - 1:30pm, Room 437:
02/01/2020
03/21/2020
04/25/2020
05/16/2020
Do You Know Your Test Preference?
Most students will show a strong preference for either the SAT or ACT format.This preference usually results in students naturally testing the SAT equivalent of 100 points higher on their preferred test.Sponsored by PTSA, mock tests are offered on campus to help students determine their preferred format and establish baseline test scores – not to mention the benefits of practice. Sophomores can make their junior year less hectic by determining test preference now! Juniors, get a little extra practice!
Top 7 Reasons to Take the ACT
- Accepted Everywhere
- It’s Concrete. The SAT can be abstract, but the ACT is more straightforward. It’s clear what you’re being asked without the added step of interpreting the question. Whether you’re applying to your local college or an Ivy League school, a school that focuses on STEM or the most artsy of liberal arts, the ACT can get you there. Every college accepts it without prejudice.
- No Hunting for Specific Lines There are no multi-step questions in the Reading section. This means you don’t have to spend time hunting for evidence in specific lines.
- Less Fatigue The sections of the ACT are short. You don’t have to worry that your focus will fade or that boredom will set in!
- Aggressive Guessing Yields High Scores. The ACT is fast paced but you don’t have to be perfect to be impressive. You can guess on select problems and do great.
- Word Problems are less wordy! If pulling equations out of narratives sounds like a chore, ACT word problems are simple and the correct operations are more obvious than on the SAT.
- Not-So-Mad Scientist - Don’t be afraid of the science section. You don’t need to be a master of the Periodic Table. The questions are based on your ability to move quickly through charts, tables, and graphs.
Test Prep Scholarships: WPHS student need-based scholarships for mocks and classes are available through the College and Career Center Specialist Liz Carter.
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