 Kicking off Teacher Appreciation Week with a lemonade cart! Principal Dr. Floyd visits Ms. Van in her classroom.
Important Upcoming Dates
Monday-Wednesday, May 17th-19th - SOL Testing (see story below)
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 18th-19th - Asynchronous Learning Day for all grades
Wednesday, May 26th - Seniors Last Day of School
Thursday-Friday, May 27th-28th - Senior Laptop Return Days
Monday, May 31st - Memorial Day Holiday
Wednesday, June 2nd - Graduation Day, 9am (rain date June 3rd)
Wednesday, June 2nd - Asynchronous or Virtual Learning Day for Grades 9-11 due to WTW Graduation
Friday, June 4th - Half Day/Asynchronous or Virtual Learning Day for Grades 9-11 due to another FCPS HS Graduation in our stadium, Dismissal at 11:35am
Tuesday-Friday, June 8th-10th - Underclass Student Exams - Half Days, Dismissal at 11:35am
Friday, June 11th - Last Day of School, Early Release, Dismissal at 10:20am
In this Issue
NEW News
1. Course Requests for SY2021-2022 - DEADLINE TODAY
2. Donation Drive This Monday
3. Woodson Listening Tour on Monday, May 3rd
4. Celebrate Your Plan Day - Monday, May 10th
5. Senior Prom - Saturday, May 15th
6. AP Testing - Students Update Your FCPS Laptop
7. Order the 2021 Woodson Yearbook
8. Sports Physical Night - Wednesday, June 16th
9. College & Career Center News
PAST News but still important
10. Grading Information
11. Spring SOL Testing
12. FCPSOn Student Laptop Updates Needed
13. Attendance Updates
14. Upcoming Asynchronous or Virtual Learning Days
15. Senior Class Information Page
16. NEW VHSL Physical Form for SY2021-2022
17. FCPS Laptop Tech Support Hours at WTW
18. Parent Technology Help Desk
NEW News
1. Course Requests for 2021-2022 - DEADLINE TODAY
All students have had an opportunity to complete academic advising for the 2021-2022 school year. Staffing for next year’s courses is dependent on student course selections.
To ensure that we have accurate course registration numbers, please review your child’s requested schedule in SIS ParentVUE or StudentVUE (click “Course Request” on the menu on the left hand side).
Contact your child’s school counselor by email with any schedule change requests. Please do this as soon as possible. If no changes are needed, you do not need to contact the counselor.
If your child applied for an academy class, he/she should have already received notice of the academy’s decision. If accepted, course changes, including adding the academy class to your child’s course request list, will be made at that time. TODAY, April 30th is be the last day to make course selection changes for the 2021-2022 school year.
2. Donation Drive this Monday, May 3rd!
Woodson Leadership will be hosting a donation drive and will collaborate with various clubs such as GSA, Key Club and more!
Drive up to the front entrance of Woodson from 10am-12pm on Monday, May 3rd. Please try to bring as many of the following items as possible:
Clothing
Books
Boxed food
Canned food
School supplies
Socks
Cleaning supplies (wipes, laundry detergent, toilet paper, etc.)
Feminine hygiene products, etc.)
Each club is collecting a different household item to donate to a charity of their choice, so the more you can get, the better.
Thank you and we can’t wait to see you on Monday!
3. Woodson Listening Tour on Monday
On Monday, May 3rd, The Equity Team and students from Cav Congress will host a listening tour at 12 PM. The listening tour will be available to all Woodson students. Information on how students will participate can be found on Cav Kiosk and will be sent to student fcpsschools.net email accounts.
The purpose of the listening tour is to provide students with an opportunity to reflect on the recent and current events across the nation.
If you have any questions, please email Dr. George Hewan at gkhewan@fcps.edu.
 The Woodson Pyramid Art Show will be virtual this year! Artwork from grades K-11 will be featured. The link to the show will be shared next week.
4. Celebrate Your Plan Day - Monday, May 10th
Seniors, please join us for Celebrate Your Plan Day on Monday, May 10th at noon in the main lobby at door 1.
What is your plan after High School? Employment, College, Trade School, Military Service, Gap Year...?
We want to celebrate you and your plan! Seniors will post paper balloons with their plan on the windows in the main lobby.
Celebrate Your Plan Day was featured on this week's Morning Show. Watch the clip here.
Seniors can also pick up their Senior Class T-Shirt and pay $5 to tie-dye their shirts during this event.
5. Senior Prom
Senior Prom will take place on Saturday, May 15th (May 22nd is our rain date) from 7pm-11pm.
The theme will be “Starry Night” and we will be hosting the prom on campus in the front of the school. Please use the Sign-Up-Genius to have your students sign up for a time slot.
We are limited to 250 people at any one time so students will sign-up for time slots to attend. Students will be required to wear a mask at all times and maintain social distancing. Sign-ups will also be sent to Senior's school Gmail accounts.
6. AP Testing - Students UPDATE your laptop!
From Advanced Academics Office Re: AP Digital Testing App
The College Board will be pushing an update to the AP digital testing application this Tuesday, May 4th. We realize that the College Board’s earlier update caused issues for students using FCPS devices, and the new installation process is designed to solve this problem.
All AP students using FCPS devices to test MUST install the app via the software center. After the update on Tuesday, older versions of the app will not work. The app installed via the software center will self-update when the software is launched so that students no longer receive error messages after an update from the College Board. When launched, the app installed via the software center will automatically remove previous versions of the AP digital app.
The steps in the new installation process will be communicated to AP students on Wednesday, May 5th.
 7. Order the 2021 Woodson Yearbook!
There is still some time left to order your 2020-2021 yearbook!
Our yearbook staff has been hard at work covering everything Woodson students have been up to, from sports to clubs, quarantine to popular trends. This is the perfect way to remember such a crazy year.
Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com and enter the code 5278 to order your yearbook today!
Please contact tmweghorst@fcps.edu if you have any questions!
8. Sports Physical Night
SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, June 16th
We are excited to announce that we will hold our annual Sports Physical Night in June!
The W.T. Woodson Athletic Training Program’s Sports Physical Night event will be held on Wednesday, June 16th at Woodson High School.
As always, the goal of Sports Physical Night is to provide a complete pre-participation examination screening that will leave student athletes with a VHSL physical valid for the entirety of the 2021-22 School Year.
Each year it is required that all student athletes have a completed VHSL physical on file before participating in sports. Price will be $50 like in previous years.
Hosting this event is our Athletic Training Program’s only fundraiser for the year and ALL proceeds go towards helping the program purchase supplies. Without your support we would not be able to provide the services we do for our student-athletes. Appointment times will be available at 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30pm. Registration information will be coming soon!
Want to Volunteer??
If you would like to volunteer please feel free to reach out to Chris Hogge, ATC at chogge@fcps.edu. As of now, we are still looking for a few more physicians and HCPs to complete the actual physical exams (MD, DO, NP, PA) as well other HCP’s comfortable with taking vital signs. If you are willing and able to donate your time, it is greatly appreciated. If not, and you know of some others that would be able to assist us, please feel free to spread the word!
If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to reach out to Chris Hogge, ATC at chogge@fcps.edu .
 Woodson got flocked by the Class of 2021! THANK YOU!
9. College & Career Center News
For college and career exploration, upcoming events, newsletters & more, please visit the Woodson College & Career Center Padlet. Please see upcoming opportunities below. Questions? Please email cliebmosley@fcps.edu.
- NACAC Virtual College Fair on Sunday, May 2nd, 1 – 7 pm at https://virtualcollegefairs.org/events
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Seniors, please join us for Celebrate Your Plan Day on Monday, May 10th at noon in the main lobby at door 1. What is your plan after High School? Employment, College, Trade School, Military Service, Gap Year...? We want to celebrate you and your plan! Seniors will post paper balloons with their plan on the windows in the main lobby.
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Juniors, please save the date! On Thursday, May 13th, 10 – 11 am (during Learning Seminar) we will have a College Panel of current Seniors talking about college admissions, the steps to apply, what they wished they'd done differently, and much more! The BBCU link will be emailed to all Juniors closer to the date.
PAST News - Still Important
10. Grading Information
For the 2020-21 school year, high school students have until Monday, May 10th to designate the final mark for two of their current courses as Pass instead of final grades "A" through "D". Additional information can be found on the FCPS Secondary Grading and Reporting site.
11. Spring SOL Testing
Students will be taking Standards of Learning (SOL) End of Course (EOC) tests as federal and state education departments have decided not to cancel assessments in May.
SOLs will take place at Woodson on Monday-Wednesday, May 17th-19th.
Monday, May 17th - Science SOLs
Tuesday, May 18th - Reading and History SOLs
Wednesday, May 19th - Mathematics SOLs
If you have questions about SOL testing, please contact Woodson's Assessment Coach, Kathleen Guinee at kpguinee@fcps.edu.
12. FCPSOn Student Laptop Updates Needed
Students who will be taking an SOL or digital AP exams this spring must have their laptops checked to ensure they can appropriately access the SOL testing software.
For students that are attending school in person, teachers will help students facilitate a check of their laptops in classes leading up to the SOL testing dates to ensure they’re updated appropriately. For those that are not up to date, tech support will be available during school hours to update laptops as needed.
Students who continue to learn virtually will have to come to school ahead of the SOL testing window in May to connect their laptops to the FCPS network, run the FCPS Health Check, and have their laptops updated if needed.
To help facilitate this, we will have tech support available on Monday afternoons from 1:30-5:30pm. No appointment is necessary, but students who are learning virtually must come by the school to check their laptop or else they will not be able to participate in SOL or digital AP testing this spring.
 Woodson student, Sai is currently reading "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
13. Attendance Updates
Early Checkouts from School
Please remember, if your student is in-person and needs to check out during the day, send a note detailing the checkout. The student should present that note to the Attendance Office upon arrival at school and will be given a pass to leave at the time indicated. For more information regarding attendance procedures, visit the Woodson Attendance Site.
Calls During AP and SOL Testing
During AP, IB and SOL testing at high schools, morning attendance telephone calls, texts and e-mails to home will not occur through Friday, June 11th.
This temporary suspension reflects the fact that students are often in designated testing locations (in-person or virtually) during the normal attendance-taking time. The evening attendance telephone calls and e-mails will still remain in place.
14. Upcoming Asynchronous or Virtual Learning Days
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 18th and 19th will be asynchronous learning days due to SOL testing AP testing of more than 1,000 students each day.
Wednesday, June 2nd (rain date June 3) will be either an asynchronous or virtual learning day for students in grades 9-11 due to the Woodson Class of 2021 Graduation.
In addition, Friday, June 4th will also be either an asynchronous or virtual learning day as Woodson will be hosting another FCPS schools' graduation.
A final decision on the structure of these two days will be forthcoming.
Thank you for your understanding in this situation as we support another FCPS school.
15. Senior Class Information Page
Want more information about upcoming dates and events for the Class of 2021 like Prom, graduation tickets, cap and gown pick up, laptop return, etc.? Visit the Senior Class Information page on the Woodson website.
16. NEW VHSL Physical Form for SY2021-22
This is the NEW VHSL approved Physical Form. This is the only version that can be accepted for the 2021-2022 school year. If you have a doctor fill out the old version (version that says in top right corner "revised February 2017), you will have to have your doctor complete the new one, which may require another appointment. So, please make sure the form you fill out says "revised January 2021" on the top right.
The VHSL Physical Form must be completed by a parent/guardian and doctor. In order for the physical to be accepted for the 2021-2022 school year, it cannot be filled out and dated by a doctor until May 1, 2021 or after. Once completed, please drop it off to Woodson's Activities Office, Woodson's Main Office or scan it to the Athletic Trainer Chris Hogge at chogge@fcps.edu. This must be turned in prior to participating in athletics.
The form is also available at https://www.vhsl.org/sports-medicine/physical-examination/, under Resources.
 Principal Dr. Floyd visits Ms. Kapoor with a "Lemonade Stand" today to kick off teacher appreciation week.
17. Laptop Tech Support Hours
If parents or students need FCPS laptop technical support at Woodson HS, the following must be completed:
- Submit a ticket using the FCPS Parent/Student Tech Support Portal,
- Schedule an appointment to come on-site, and
- Complete a health screening questionnaire prior to arriving.
New 2021 Laptop Tech Support Hours
Our onsite laptop tech support hours by appointment only are:
Monday - 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Tuesday and Wednesday - 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Thursday and Friday - 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Thank you,
W.T Woodson HS Tech Support Team
18. Parent Technology Help Desk
To support families who are working with their children during distance learning, FCPS launched a new Parent Technology Help Desk. The number is 1-833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS). It will be answered by staff 7 a.m.to 11 p.m., seven days a week. If the help desk is unable to solve the issue on the phone with the parent or guardian, they will enter a ticket on the parent’s behalf and the request for help will be transferred to the appropriate FCPS team.
Parents or guardians who need help in a language other than English should let help desk staff know, and a interpreter will join them on the line. (FCPS also has existing parent information phone lines, available in eight different languages, that can assist with general questions about FCPS.)
FCPS has also set up an online portal to allow older students and parents and guardians to request technology help directly.
Get more information about the new Parent Technology Help Desk.
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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