Schedule reminders
MAY
Monday-Friday, May 3-7 - Teacher Appreciation Week
Monday-Thursday, May 3-6 - Food drop off during office hours for Teacher Appreciation Week (details under PTSO News below)
LOOKING AHEAD IN MAY
Monday-Wednesday, May 17-19 - SOL testing (details under WTW News)
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 18-20 - Asynchronous Learning for all grades (Only in-person students are taking the SOLs. All others will have assignments to complete from teachers independently.)
Wednesday, May 26 - Seniors Last Day of School
Thursday-Friday, May 27-28 - Senior Laptop Return Days
Monday, May 31 - Memorial Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL
JUNE
Wednesday, June 2; 9:00 a.m. - Graduation Day; Rain date Thursday, June 3
Wednesday, June 2 - Underclass Asynchronous/Virtual Learning Day
Friday, June 4 - Underclass Virtual Learning Day; Dismissal at 11:35am
Tuesday-Friday, June 8-10 - Underclass Student Exams; Dismissal at 11:35am
Friday, June 11 - Last Day of School; Dismissal at 10:20
PTSO NEWS
THIS WEEK! Donations Needed for Teacher Appreciation Week
On Thursday, May 6th, the PTSO will host a grab n’ go luncheon for Teachers Appreciation.
Use this SignUpGenius to contribute to the luncheon. Suggestions include: Packaged cut apples, clementines, bananas, yogurt, cookies, crackers, granola bars, pretzels, candy, popcorn, gum, Smart Breaks (nuts and cheese), cheese sticks, Cup of Noodles, microwave cups of soup, oatmeal packets, brownies, pastries, trail mix, water bottles, protein drinks, Gatorades, juice bottles. ITEMS MUST BE PURCHASED/PRE-PACKAGED AND NOT HOMEMADE.
DROP OFF AT THE SCHOOL FRONT OFFICE -
Non-perishable items - Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday, May 3-5, 7 AM - 4 PM or Thursday 7 AM to 11 AM.
Perishable items - Wednesday/Thursday, May 5-6, 7 AM to 11 AM.
Thank you!
Interested in learning about who W.T. Woodson was?
Learn more about the history of former superintendent Woodson and the Cavalier name from a community researcher at our next PTSO meeting.
Next PTSO Meeting will be held virtually Tuesday May 11th, 6:00 PM
https://meet.google.com/jan-dzyj-pkj
Investment Workshop for students and families
May 12 from 7:30-8:30 p.m.
This workshop is for families and will talk about the basics of how to invest your money at a young age. Many people think investing is for adults only, but by educating and getting young people involved with managing their money now, they are more set up for their financial future.
This workshop will be led by a Woodson senior, Jesse Silkowitz, who has studied investing and participated actively in investing from a young age. If you want to invest but don’t know where to begin, this workshop is for you! It doesn’t take much to get started and if managed correctly, your $100 from Grandma could grow exponentially over the next few years. We will cover why to invest, when to invest, and how to invest. Investment is a simple way to grow your money and this workshop will help you take the first steps!
Please sign-up to reserve your spot and a Zoom link will be sent to you the day prior to the event: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D44ADAC29A4FA7-investing
WTW NEWS & EVENTS
Spring SOL Testing
Students will be taking Standards of Learning (SOL) End of Course (EOC) tests as federal and state education departments decided not to cancel them.
SOLs will take place Monday-Wednesday, May 17th-19th
Monday, May 17th - Science SOL
Tuesday, May 18th - Reading and History SOL
Wednesday, May 19th - Mathematics SOL
If you have questions about SOL testing, please contact Woodson's Assessment Coach, Kathleen Guinee at kpguinee@fcps.edu.
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. This must be done in order to participate in SOL testing this spring.
To help facilitate this, please sign up for a Tech Support appointment using the FCPS Parent/Student Tech Support Portal.
Attendance Updates
Early Checkouts from School
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 emails 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 emails will still remain in place.
Pass Grade Deadline
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.
 Woodson Drama
Mark your calendars! Woodson Drama will be performing the musical Working (2012)! You can stream the show May 14 (7pm), May 15 (1pm, 4pm and 7pm), and May 16 (1pm, 4pm and 7pm). Information coming soon at www.wtwdrama.org
Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the men and women that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, the mason and the housewife, just to name a few.
Free Prom Gowns
Does your student need a prom dress or a suit? Prom is coming up on Saturday, May 15th.
Spanish Parent Liaison, Sussy Tomer has PROM dresses sizes 0 to 24, shoes, clutch purses and accessories and a few suits/jackets and cummerbunds.
Visit Ms. Tomer’s office, A139 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30am-2:30pm or reach out to her by email at setomer@fcps.edu.
Woodson Choral Boosters
We have a special invitation for our wonderful Chorus Alumni to record the Irish Blessing with us! New deadline to submit a recording is Friday, May 7th. The link with the information is here.
Please join us this Wednesday, May 5th at 7:30pm for our virtual Chorus Booster Meeting! Zoom link will be emailed.
Get your Choral Booster Masks for the new low price of $6.00! Order form here.
Check out the latest Chorus Concert on the Chorus website!
For more information about upcoming events, monthly meetings, restaurant nights, and other Chorus and Chorus Booster activities, please check our various online resources such as the Chorus website, Blackboard, Google Classroom, Gmail, Youtube, Monthly Newsletter, WeMail, and Instagram.
Chorus website: www.woodsonchorus.org
Youtube Channel: Go to “Woodson Chorus” Please Subscribe!
Instagram: Follow us @wtwchorus
WTW CAVS SPORTS RECAP
Cav Varsity Spring Updates
Varsity Baseball
After losing a dozen Seniors from last year's team, Woodson's Varsity fields a young squad with only five Seniors. The Cavaliers started their season with a tough 5-2 loss to a veteran Annandale team. The Atoms were led by the dominant pitching of Danny Salisbury, who struck out 9 over 6 innings, while allowing only 3 hits and 1 run.
Woodson's starting pitcher Co-Captain Brady Lencz got off to a great start with 6 strikeouts in the first 2 innings. Unfortunately, his strong start was derailed in the 3rd inning by a walk and an error in the outfield which put runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Both runners scored on pitches that went to the backstop before the defense buckled down to get out of the inning.
Woodson cut the lead to 2-1 in the 4th inning when Lencz tripled to right field. Lencz then scored on a throw to first base after Annandale's catcher dropped strike three to the next batter.
Annandale scratched out another run in the 5th after an infield throwing error allowed a runner to score. The Atoms extended their lead in the 6th inning when Spencer Robson homered to left field. A double and an infield single followed, giving Annandale a 5-1 lead
The Cavaliers tried to mount a comeback with base hits from Tommy Stribling and Ben Smallwood to lead off the bottom of the 6th, but Salisbury struck out the side to quash the rally. In the 7th, Woodson got the fans excited when Connor Krahulec walked and Anthony Meaders doubled, but relief pitcher Robson got out of trouble with three straight strikeouts to end the game.
While Woodson's defensive lapses hurt, there were also several highlights in the field. Lars Greenlee made a great diving stop at 1B to keep the Atoms from doing more damage in the 2nd inning. Outfielder Colin Jones made an outstanding running catch on a ball in deep right-center. Third baseman Krahulec made an excellent play on a grounder in the 6th to keep Annandale from a big inning. Co-Captain Jay Sorkin was smooth all day at SS, handling 4 grounders and a popup. After finishing his day on the mound, Lencz moved to 1B and made numerous difficult catches to help out his infielders.
On Saturday, May 1st, the young Woodson Cavaliers faced a tall task in an away contest against the Madison Warhawks. Prep Baseball Report’s preseason rankings rate Madison as the #1 team in Virginia and include three Warhawk players on its preseason All-State teams.
The Warhawks quickly proved that their preseason accolades were well deserved, scoring 8 runs in the 1st inning. Madison continued the offensive assault in the 2nd frame, with the first three batters reaching base, before the Cavaliers turned to their bullpen.
After Coach McColley summoned sophomore pitcher Ben Smallwood to the mound, the Cavs stepped up their game and played some excellent defense. After allowing a single, Smallwood got the next hitter to hit a ground ball to SS Jay Sorkin, who stepped on second, then threw to Brady Lencz at 1B for the double play.
The Cavaliers defense made another excellent play to end the 2nd. After Madison’s Triantos doubled off the center field wall, CF Colin Jones got to the ball quickly and fired it to 2B Vincent Altieri, who relayed it to Sorkin on the infield. Sorkin took the relay throw and threw behind the runner to Lencz, who had hustled over to cover 2B on the play, nailing Triantos, who had strayed too far off the bag.
That play seemed to build the confidence of Woodson’s fielders. Over the last two innings, Woodson held Madison scoreless and only allowed two batters to reach base.
Woodson senior co-Captain Altieri had the team’s lone base hit with an infield single in the top of the 2nd, but Madison promptly erased the threat with a ground ball double play.
While the final score of 13-0 was lopsided, games like this one provide an opportunity to test a team’s mettle and challenge the players to raise their game to a new level. Woodson begins Patriot District play tonight with a game at South County. The Cavs have demonstrated that their pitching and defense have the potential to play at a high level. Hopefully, the offense will as well.
Varsity Boys Tennis
The team is an impressive 7-0 this season! Last Friday’s match against Lake Braddock was called early due to severe weather, but the Cavs had already secured the win. The team honored its lone Senior, Khang Duong, last Thursday before the South County match. Coach Carr thanked Khang for his 4 years of dedicated play and leadership on the Varsity Tennis team. He, and his incredible overhead shot, will be missed! The last three regular season matches are this week.
Varsity Girls Lacrosse (GLAX)
The Cavs bring to the 2021 campaign a mixture of experienced Junior and Seniors with young underclassmen, paired with lots of hard work from off-season training. The Cavs defeated Oakton 10-9 last Monday at home at Pat Cunningham Stadium to open the Spring Season and currently stand with a record of 1-0.
Varsity Track and Field
The Cavs hosted their first Track and Field event of Spring 2021 at Pat Cunningham Stadium last Tuesday, on a sunny and pleasantly warm afternoon and evening. The event was high energy with the Cav athletes and their competitors expending their best efforts. It was staffed enthusiastically by volunteers to coordinate and run the operations in addition to the outstanding coaching. It was truly a Great Day to be a Cavalier!
Cav Varsity Fall Season Updates-
Varsity Golf
Season Recap
W.T. Woodson Co-Ed Golf finished with a regular season record of 4 wins and 3 losses. They finished 5 in the Patriot District Tournament. Tytan Matthews and Minchan Kim both qualified for the Regional Tournament as well!
There’s a great squad coming back next year and they’ll be a real threat to the District once again!
Season Awards
MVP - This individual was our top golfer for most of the season. He was consistent all year, and his willingness to help others did not go unnoticed. Coaches, players, and officials from around the district and region approached our coach to compliment him on his course etiquette, approach, and his sportsmanship. Congratulations to our MVP - Minchan Kim!
Cavalier Award - The best way to describe this individual is as a true golfer. Their sportsmanship, willingness to learn, love of the game spoke volumes throughout the season. This person also proved that you don't have to be the best golfer to make an impact on the team, and that’s what they did. Congratulations to our Cavalier Award Recipient - Veronica Udowitz!
NEW VHSL Physical Form for 2021-22
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 with "revised February 2017 in top right corner, your doctor will need to complete the new one, which may require another appointment. So please make sure the form you fill out has "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.
Reminder About Athletic Facilities Access
Due to social distancing measures and protocols, our Athletic Facilities will be closed to the public during Woodson Athletic practices weekdays from 3pm-6pm. The end time may extend without notice.
WTW RESOURCES
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.
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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.
Emotional Wellness Resource
If you are concerned about your child’s emotional well-being, Healthy Minds Fairfax provides easy-to-digest information and can be a valuable resource for your family. See their one-page summary here: Healthy Minds Fairfax
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)
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.
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
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.
FUNDRAISERS
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. 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.
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.
Appointment times will be available at 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30pm. Registration information will be coming soon!
Mock SAT/ACT/PSAT - available online and in-person - on multiple dates!
Mock tests are available for students through C2 Education Fairfax on multiple dates. They are offered online and in-person.
How it works – Register and make $20 payment on WTW PTboard - https://wtwoodsonptso.ptboard.com/formvw?store=1894&form=9 C2 Education Fairfax will then contact you to schedule your mock test and results assessment. All proceeds benefit Woodson PTSO.
About C2 Education – For over 20 years, C2 has provided comprehensive test prep, tutoring, and college admissions support to thousands of students across nearly 200 locations. Our Fairfax location has served Woodson HS in the past, including more than 100 students over the recent years, and has a stellar reputation for helping families as demonstrated by our 4.9 Google rating.
If you have questions contact:
POC: Bianca Miao
Phone Number: (703) 978-7600 or email Fairfax@c2educate.com
 Order your 2021 WTW Yearbook!
The WTW yearbook is ready for orders!
To purchase go to: https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/ and type in the code 5278.
Contact tmweghorst@fcps.edu with any questions!
Show your Cavalier Pride with a Woodson Garden Flag!
Order yours today at https://wtwoodsonptso.ptboard.com/formvw/store?store=1894
Garden Flag (dimensions - 12"x17") - $15
Want to personalize it? For $5 more, add your family name or get creative and celebrate your student with their name and graduation year!
(Some examples: The Smith Family; Congrats Emily Class of 2021; Woodson Class of 2022)
For more information, contact Liz Brocato at Brocatofam@gmail.com
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Class of 2021 Yard Signs
Still available for purchase!
Text Miklos Kiss to schedule pickup 703-975-7928
Your sign can be personalized with sticker(s) to include your activity(ies) of choice, or leave it BLANK. (For example, Football, Band, Gymnastics, Drama, Band, Precisionettes, etc.)
https://wtwoodsonptso.ptboard.com/formvw?store=1894&form=6
For additional details please contact: wptsovpfundraising@gmail.com
STUDENT DRIVER MAGNETS AVAILABLE WITH CONVENIENT HOME DELIVERY!
Student Driver Car Magnets are available through PTSO! Magnets are $8.00 each or buy a batch of 3 for multiple cars for $20.00. You can order online from the PTBoard website HERE.
Once orders are received, magnets will be delivered to your door contact free! If you have any questions contact Shane or Katherine Gilbert at wptsomagnets@gmail.com.
2020-21 PTSO OFFICERS
Miklos Kiss / President / wptsopres@gmail.com, miklos.kiss@cox.net
Sara Mastro / 1st Vice President - Membership / wptsovp1@gmail.com
Kiona Harvey/ 2nd Vice President - Fundraising
Amy DeCarlo / Recording Secretary / wptsosecretary@gmail.com
Kyle Durbin / Treasurer / wptsotreasurer@gmail.com
Vacant / Communications Director / wptsocomm@gmail.com
Michelle Lucas / WTW PTSO Grant Program / WTWoodsonGrants@gmail.com
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