 Congratulations, Terri Hobson! Your legacy will live into infinity and beyond! The School Board passed a resolution naming Woodson's Blackbox Theatre in her name.
In this Issue
1. Yearbook Distribution - Monday, July 19th
2. Building Tours for students July 20-22
3. Activities and Sports Information
4. Freshman Football
5. Cav Kickoff
6. Student Class Schedules
7. Planning Ahead for 2021-2022
8. Schoology Update
9. Parent Readers Needed
1. Yearbook Distribution - Monday, July 19th
We are holding a second yearbook distribution day on Monday, July 19th from 9am to 3pm at Door 5.
What a year in history to document our awesome Cavalier family!
Yearbooks may be purchased on Friday for $90 with cash or check.
Please contact tmweghorst@fcps.edu if you have any questions!
2. Building Tours for Students July 20th-22nd
Do you have a student new to Woodson? Or was your student virtual during the 2020-2021 school year? We are excited to welcome all 9th, 10th and new-to-Woodson students into our school building to participate in a small group, student-led building tour.
Tours will be led by rising junior and senior Woodson students. During the tours, students will walk through the building, learn about the school day, and get helpful tips to ease the transition to high school and the building.
Also throughout the tours, students will have the opportunity to ask questions and hear experiences from current upper class students.
Tour times will be from 10-11am, 11-12pm, and 12-1pm each of the following days:
Tuesday, July 20th
Wednesday, July 21st
Thursday, July 22nd.
Don’t worry if you’re out of town or can’t make the tour dates next week, additional dates and times will be added soon.
Please sign up for the time slot that works for you! Parents can drop students off at Door 1
 3. Fall Activities and Sports Information
Fall sports tryouts will take place on Thursday, July 29th for Golf, and Monday, August 2nd for all other Fall sports.
Students interested in Fall sports can visit the Woodson Athletics website to find out more information or contact the Activities Office at 703-503-4681.
The VHSL has a New Physical Form. This new form is the ONLY version that can be accepted from now on. Please make note of the "Revised January 2021" written in the top right corner of the new form. If you have a form that states "Revised February 2017", that is the old form, so please do not have your doctor fill that version out. We cannot accept it.
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.
Sports Registration
If your student tried out for a sports team during the 2020-21 school year, then you will be able to login as a returning user (given that you registered your student!). All students must be registered for their selected sports prior to attending tryouts and out of season workouts.
If your student did not tryout for a sports team this school year, or you have a rising freshman, then you will need to create an account and register. Helpful tips can be found here. Register Here!
4. Freshman Football
I want to take this opportunity to WELCOME YOU to Woodson High School! You are about to embark on a great four years! Some say that your high school years are the best years of your life and here you are, getting ready to begin!
I don’t know if you have any experience playing football but we would love to have you come on out and give it a try! I am sending a letter to every freshman family to invite all of you to play football next year for the Woodson Cavaliers. Our football program will only get stronger and stronger with each one of you that decide to play. Every freshman class is different! What will your freshman class be like?
The Woodson Freshman team last year was very successful and set records passing the ball and lighting up the scoreboard. This year we want you to be a part of this amazing opportunity. Our football program prides itself on being a family. In fact, talking to the players in the offseason, we found that their favorite part of the season was the “family atmosphere.” So if you are up for a rewarding challenge, character building, hard work, and most importantly - if you are up for making friends and having fun with a great group, you will make a great football player! Whether you have experience playing in youth football or no experience at all, we want you to play for Woodson!
In-season football practices will start the Monday August 2nd and go 6 days a week until the end of the season in late October/early November. Practices are every day after school and games are typically played on Thursdays at 5:30 pm. We can be flexible working with our athletes who play other sports. Just be communicative with us about any conflicts and we can try and help. You will need your VHSL sports physical and Woodson sports registration (found here: https://www.wtwoodsonsports.com/page/5448 ) filled out before being allowed to come out (schedule those physicals now! Minute clinic and Urgent Cares do them as well).
All who follow team rules and attend practices will make the team. No previous football experience is required. Every effort is made to play all players in each game. Helmets and shoulder pads are provided by Woodson. Players must provide their own footwear (cleats), socks and girdle.
Please feel free to share this information with any interested parties. Contact me or the Freshman head coach (Coach Jeff McCormack) at any time with questions (contact info for all coaches is below). Thanks for your interest! Look forward to seeing you on the gridiron in the Fall!
Thanks so much!
Max Crush, MCrush@fcps.edu
Woodson Varsity Football Head Coach
 The Marching Cavaliers won 1st Place in the Fairfax City's 4th of July parade.
5. Cav Kickoff - Thursday, August 19th
Mark your calendars for Thursday, August 19th from 12:30-6pm for Cav Kickoff which will include a New Student Orientation, Parent Orientation, Open House, Clubs & Sports Fair, Games & Activities.
Students will be able to ride a bus (schedule to be sent later), drive, walk, bike or be dropped off.
6. Student Schedules
Beginning Thursday, August 19th at 6:00a.m., all students and parents will have access to class schedules in SIS StudentVUE and ParentVUE. SIS (Student Information System) is the application to see attendance, class performance, and demographic data.
7. Planning Ahead for 2021-2022
Here are some important dates for school year 2021-2022.
In lieu of an in-person Back to School Night, Woodson will have an Open House during Cav Kickoff on Thursday, August 19th from 1-3pm. Curriculum information will provided through our popular video series similar to what we shared for the 2020-2021 school year.
- Thursday, August 19th- Cav Kickoff, 12:30-6pm
- Thursday, August 19th - Open House - Teachers Available at all grade levels (Parents and Students welcome) 1-3pm
- Monday, August 23rd - First day of school
- Friday, September 3rd - School Holiday
- Monday, September 6th - Labor Day Holiday
- Wednesday, October 13th - SAT/PSAT Day
- Wednesday, November 24th-26th - Thanksgiving Break
- Monday, December 20th through Friday, December 31st - Winter Break
- Monday, April 4th-8th - Spring Break
- Friday, June 10th - Last Day of School
Printable SY2021-2022 FCPS standard calendar
8. Schoology Information
We are excited to share that students, families, and teachers throughout FCPS and in our school community will use Schoology (pronounced /SKOO-luh-jee/) as our learning management system beginning Summer/Fall 2021.
Here is what you need to know now:
- Starting in July 2021, we will not use Blackboard 24-7 Learning or Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (BBCU)
- Schoology has a connected web conferencing tool, Zoom
- Schoology works with Google Drive
- You need a SIS/ParentVUE account to login to Schoology: http://bit.ly/FCPSSIS
- You can learn more about Schoology: https://www.fcps.edu/schoology
- For Woodson Schoology updates: https://woodsonhs.fcps.edu/node/6483
- Parent accounts will be available in mid-August
- Information about how to login to parent accounts will be shared with you closer to the start of the school year
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- Students will have a Schoology account by June 18, 2021
- Students will not see any classes until the grading period starts
- Students use their FCPS student ID and password to login to Schoology: https://lms.fcps.edu. Look for the FCPS logo to make sure you are on the correct login page.
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Schoology is a learning space that enhances communication, collaboration, and personalized learning for students, teachers, and families. As a parent or guardian, you will be able to use Schoology to view:
- your child's class
- your child’s assignments and participation
- your child’s calendar
- teacher comments, scores, and feedback
We are asking that you:
We look forward to using Schoology along with your SIS/ParentVUE account.
The Woodson Technology Team
9. Parent Readers Needed
We continue to work to improve the diversity of the books for our English classes, but in order to do so, we need your help. In order to add new books to the curriculum, we need parents to review the book content. We are hoping that some of you may have already read the books in the list below and would be able to provide input.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
If you have read any of these books, please contact Dr. Paula DiSalvo, assistant principal at pdisalvo@fcps.edu by Friday August 14, 2021 or please complete this Google Form to give your feedback.
If you have not read the book, we would love you to read the book and help our instructional teams. And if you need the book, we can get the book to you!
Thank you so much!
Dr. DiSalvo
Parent Viewers Needed
Our English department needs two parent volunteers to be a part of our film approval committee. If you are interested, please email Dr. DiSalvo at pdisalvo@fcps.edu.
 Woodson is prepared to return strong 5 days in-person for 2021-2022!
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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