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Woodson Weekly -
October 22nd |
Woodson Weekly is published every Friday to provide the community with important information about school life at Woodson High School.
Vision Statement
We are a school community where all students have purpose and value!
 Aidan breaks the tape to win the FCPS Cross Country JV Championships this past Wednesday at Burke Lake.
Important Upcoming Dates
Friday, October 29th - End of 1st Quarter; 2-Hour Early Release; dismissal at 12:55pm
Monday-Tuesday, November 1st-2nd - No School for Students, Teacher Workdays
Thursday, November 4th - Diwali Religious and Cultural Observance
Thursday, November 11th - Veteran's Day; 2-Hour Early Release
Thursday-Friday, November 24th-26th - Thanksgiving Holidays
In this Issue
ACTION Item
1. AP Test Opt-Out Form due TODAY!
2. Expunge Deadline: Friday, October 29th
3. Federal Impact Aid Survey Form due Thursday, November 4th
NEW News
4. Message from Dr. Floyd
5. SIS Availability
6. Woodson Student Helping Students
7. Woodson Drama Presents: A Midautumn Night's Dream
8. Hidden in Plain Sight: A Parent Safety Presentation
9. Summer Residential Governor's School Application Information
10. Fall Blood Drive
11. Additional Senior and Underclass Picture Days Added
12. Senior Baby Ads for Yearbook
13. College & Career Center News
PAST News, but still important
14. Winter Sport Tryout Information
15. Virtual Scholarships 101 - Rescheduled
16. How do I check out my student from school?
17. Laptop Tech Support Hours
18. Woodson's PTSO
1. AP Test Opt-Out Forms Due TODAY! Timeline and Fees
As part of the FCPS FY 2022 Approved Budget, FCPS is continuing to assess Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) test fees. As in previous years, the fees for the first six AP/IB tests taken for courses in which students are enrolled for high school credit will be paid for by FCPS. Students taking AP tests without enrolling in the corresponding FCPS course are responsible for the test fee(s).
FCPS encourages all students to take AP tests for courses in which they are enrolled. However, students will have the opportunity to opt-out of the test(s) by filling out an Opt-Out form to be provided by the school. To assist in the decision-making process, students will be provided a report with their previous tests and current AP course enrollment. AP students must make Opt-Out decisions by October 22, 2021 and parents will be billed a non-refundable test fee in December 2021 for tests that exceed the six FCPS funded tests. For the 2021-2022 school year, there will be no spring cancellation option for AP exams.
2022 AP Testing
Reference the College Board 2022 AP exam dates site for dates of AP Exams. Due to the FCPS Cultural and Religious Observance day on May 3rd, no AP exams will be administered on this day. The AP Environmental Science and AP Psychology exams will be administered on the late testing date of May 17th. All 2022 AP exams will be taken in school and will be taken in a paper/pencil format.
AP students who do not complete the Opt-Out form by October 22nd and cancel an AP exam will be assessed a $40 cancellation fee by the College Board. AP students who register for an AP exam after November 10th will be assessed a $40 late registration fee by the College Board.
If you have any questions, please contact Woodson's Assessment Coordinator, Kathleen Guinee at kpguinee@fcps.edu.
2. Expunge Deadline: Friday October 29th
In accordance with the Virginia Board of Education regulations, FCPS Regulation 2408 permits parents of students who take a high school credit-bearing course in middle school to request that the grade be omitted from the student's high school transcript and the student not earn high school credit for the course.
Parents must make this request in writing no later than the end of the first nine weeks of the school year following completion of the course, Friday, October 29th.
The form to make this request, along with the process for making the request, is available at: Request to Expunge High School Courses Taken in Middle School or through your student’s school counselor. Parents are strongly advised to discuss this decision with their student’s school counselor and the impact of expunging a course on desired high school diploma type and standard and verified credit requirements.
3. Federal Impact Aid Survey
Ask your student for the Federal Impact Aid form that was distributed during last week. If you need a new form, please have your student ask for one at the main office. Forms are due Thursday, November 4th!
Returning this form is important because information from this survey results in an additional $3 million in grants each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
If sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the boxes in Section 3 and sign/date the form. All forms must be signed, dated, and returned by Thursday, November 4th. All results are confidential.
More information is available online.
 The Woodson and Fairfax Bands united to play the National Anthem at the Homecoming football game last Friday.
NEW News
4. Message from Dr. Floyd
Good afternoon Woodson Community:
Just one more week until the end of the 1st quarter! Please be sure to check SIS for grades as Schoology is not the official grade posting location. Sometimes there are assignments in Schoology that do not go into SIS for grading as they are for practice and not a grade. Therefore, please review your SIS ParentVUE account for the most up-to-date grading information.
Morning tardies are an issue. Students are arriving in Kiss and Ride and the student parking lot well after 8:10am. School begins at 8:10am and it is important that all students be in class on time.
We will be holding detentions for unexcused tardy students beginning second quarter. This consequence will be for unexcused tardy students in the morning and for students late to classes during the day. Certainly the one off tardy will be excluded from detentions, however, when there is a pattern of tardiness, students will be expected to stay after-school for detention.
Woodson has late busses on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to help facilitate a ride home for after-school detentions. Since late busses do not arrive until 4:45pm, students will have time to see teachers for additional assistance while still serving detention.
I appreciate your support in helping our young scholars arrive to school on time! We will continue to work with students on their arrival to classes throughout the school day.
Thank you to everyone who came to the Homecoming Parade, Pig Out, Football Game and Dance last week! It was a tremendous success with so many parent volunteers to make it all happen.
Let’s make the last week of the quarter the best one yet!
Sincerely,
Dr. Floyd
5. SIS Availability
ParentVUE and StudentVUE will be down from 4pm on Friday, October 29th through Saturday, November 6th, at 6am for first quarter grading.
 6. Woodson Student Helping Students
Woodson junior, Deborah Sanni is one of the students from the Medical Assistant class at Falls Church Academy that is learning on the job by helping out the Fairfax County Health Department perform vision and hearing screenings on fellow FCPS students.
The screenings are required for students in kindergarten, third, seventh, and tenth grades, but the COVID pandemic forced last year’s screenings to be postponed for those in virtual learning; so this year, there are hundreds of additional students being screened. The Medical Assistant students, along with Public Health nurses from the Fairfax County Health Department, are working together to get the job done.
 7. Woodson Drama Presents: A Midautumn Night's Dream
An Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this play will bring the Shakespearean comedy to life with an autumnal twist! This production is suitable for all ages and a perfect introduction to Shakespeare for young students. This comedy features clowning, fairies, and ridiculous antics, all while running about 100 minutes long! These students have worked incredibly hard on this production, so come out and support your Woodson Cavalier Drama department!
Tickets start as low as $5! You can purchase your tickets here
Performance Dates are Saturday, November 6th – 2pm and 7pm
Sunday, November 7th – 6pm
Friday, November 12th- 7pm
Saturday, November 13th - 2pm and 7pm
New this year—the performance features a "pay what you can" sliding scale, with individual ticket price ranging from $5-$20. Please purchase a ticket for each individual seeing the show (including children & students), and choose the corresponding ticket price for each attendee that makes sense for you and your family. All proceeds will be invested back into the WTW Drama department to fund future shows, supplies, and educational events throughout the year so thank you in advance for your support! (If you are a household that would like to see the show and cannot afford the $5 ticket option, please reach out to the WTW Drama Theatre Director, Mr. Rushing, at csrushing@fcps.edu)
Please note that the performance will be located outside in Woodson’s tiered Courtyard so dress warmly! As this is outdoors, masks are recommended for audiences, but not required. Not sure where to find the courtyard? No worries—we will be there to guide you. Plan for a total performance length of around 100 minutes with a 10 minute intermission, and bring money for hot cocoa!
More information can be found at wtwdrama.org
8. Hidden in Plain Sight - Parent Safety Presentation
A live presentation by Fairfax County Police Department
November 8th from 7 pm – 9 pm, Woodson Cafeteria A
The bedroom of an average teenager can look like a well-planned illusion. The trick to seeing through an illusion is knowing what is used to create that illusion. We recreate a complete typical teenager's bedroom and the first thirty minutes of the program invites the participants to "snoop" through the room to find items and objects that could indicate "risky behavior."
The Hidden in Plain Sight (HIPS) program is an IN-PERSON interactive program for adults to be educated about the signs of risky behavior in teens and young adults. It touches on drug and alcohol use, mental health concerns, eating disorders, risky sexual behaviors and more.
This is a hands-on learning adventure for PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ONLY! We guide you through a presentation that opens your eyes to what is right in front of you. This program begins with a setup of a teenager’s bedroom which includes close to 100 “red flags” that indicate risky behavior. Parents are encouraged to touch everything and identify our red flags. Times have changed since we were teenagers… do you think you can find them?
That is followed by an educational portion that includes a PowerPoint presentation detailing the red flag props that the room contained and how it is indicative of — or used in — risky behavior. We include up to date statistics and local trends, and law enforcement officers will share their experiences they have had in our community identifying risky behavior and helping to put kids on the right path to a healthy life. Let’s open the door to communicating with our teens!
Please RSVP to reserve your seat at this presentation. RSVP through this SignUpGenius link.
 Students in Mr. Van Acker's Economics and Personal Finance course presenting their "Gallery of Entrepreneurs" and having a discussion board via Schoology.
9. Summer Residential Governor's School Application Information
The application process for the 2022 Summer Residential Governor’s Schools has begun.
The Summer Residential Governor’s Schools program is open to current high school sophomores and juniors and provides students with intensive educational experiences in visual and performing arts; humanities; mathematics, science, and technology; or through mentorships in marine science, medicine and health sciences, or engineering.
Students must indicate interest by completing the Interest Form no later than Tuesday, November 9th, in order to be considered. Late submissions will not be accepted.
VPA Interest Form
Academic Interest Form
Woodson will conduct an interest meeting for students on October 27th at 10:30 in Cav Hall. If you are interested in applying to Governor’s School, please plan to attend the meeting.
Please contact Elizabeth Walter (ehwalter@fcps.edu) or Elle Nguyen (menguyen@fcps.edu) with any questions.
 Thank you to Woodson's leadership students, parent volunteers and administrators that made the Homecoming Dance a huge success!
10. Fall Blood Drive
Mark your calendar for the upcoming fall blood drive on Friday, November 12th, in the Aux Gym. To sign up, go to Room F120 or visit the tables between cafeterias during lunches. Parents we welcome your participation, if you would like to sign up, just email potential times to mphu@fcps.edu!
The Key Club is sponsoring the drive. Students are required to be at least 16 years of age and weigh at least 110lbs. All students are also required to have a parental consent form signed. Inova needs 250 units a day, just for regular needs in this area, so we are hoping to supply a large amount of those units! The Attendance Office will be monitoring students’ attendance.
11. Additional Underclass and Senior Portrait Days Added
Lifetouch has added an additional Underclass picture day for Monday, November 15th.
Senior portrait makeup days are scheduled on Monday-Wednesday, November 10th-12th, and Wednesday-Friday, November 17th-19th from 3-9pm in Cafeteria A.
Also, Seniors can schedule their portraits in January. Wednesday-Friday, January 26th-28th from 3-9pm in Cafeteria A.
To schedule your senior for a portrait session, please visit https://prestigeportraits.com. You can find Woodson's dates and appointment times by utilizing "Search by City & State" feature.
12. Senior Baby Ads for Yearbook
The following would be the announcement:
Looking for a personalized, memorable way to recognize your graduating senior? Want to capture memories with the friends you’ve made for a lifetime? Looking for a fun way to recognize your teammates or club members? Parents, siblings, relatives, teachers, coaches, and friends of the graduating Class of 2022 have an opportunity to purchase ad space in the 2022 edition of the yearbook.
There are five ad sizes available at various price points. All ad space is sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Place your order early to reserve ad space for your graduating senior.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ADS is Wednesday, December 15th. Go to yearbookordercenter.com and type in the code 5278
13. College & Career Center News
The Woodson College & Career Center is located in E 109. My office hours are 7:30 am until 3:30 pm. Students can stop by before or after school, or during LS and lunch if they have any questions, or just to say hello😊 Please join my Course in Schoology. My Access Code is: 3M8B-S8X4-N2H55. My weekly newsletters and scholarship opportunities are posted on my padlets. Both go out on Mondays. Next week is our last week of College Rep Visits for Juniors and Seniors here at Woodson. Please see next week’s College & Career Center Calendar inserted below and instructions on how to view the schedule and how to register here.
The FCPS Virtual College Week recordings and slides will be posted on the Virtual College Week Google Site next week. Students will be able to reference it throughout the 2021-2022 school year using their fcpsschools.net Google account.
Upcoming Events:
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Senior Café every Wednesday morning from 7:30 – 8:00 am in the Career Center. Senior Café is an informal Q & A drop-in for Seniors to get help with their college and scholarship applications, jobs, resumes, apprenticeships & more.
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College Application Completion Workshop in the Career Center on Thursday, October 28th, during ALL Lunches. Last workshop will be on Monday, November 29th. Corps and Coast Guard R
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Military Recruiter Visits every Wednesday during All Lunches: The Navy Recruiter will visit on October 27th. Please see my Military Padlet for Recruiter contact info and upcoming events.
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NOVA Workforce is virtually visiting on Monday, October 25th, at 2:15 pm to speak about their trainings and certifications. Please sign up in Naviance under College Visits or email me at cliebmosley@fcps.edu.
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Seniors, the FAFSA – Free Application for Student Aid opened on Oct 1st. Check out the FAFSA Line-by-Line Virtual Completion Workshop by College Access Fairfax on November 9 at 7 pm. Registration is not required. Please check out my Financial Aid Folder in Schoology for information on Financial Aid, the FAFSA, and the CSS Profile.
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Virtual Scholarship 101 Presentations by College Access Fairfax are on November 17th at 7 pm or on December 11th at 10 am. Learn about how to apply for scholarships, including tips on applications, websites, and other sources of scholarship information. Registration is not required.
Questions? Please email cliebmosley@fcps.edu
 Students from Belle View ES visited Woodson's Planetarium on a field trip last week.
PAST News - but still important
14. Winter Sport Tryout Information
Winter sport tryouts begin on Monday, November 8th. Winter sports include basketball, swim & dive, wrestling, rifle, gymnastics, and indoor track.
In order to participate, there are 3 items that need to be completed prior to the first day of tryouts.
1) Sports Physical
Completed and turned in to Athletic Trainer Chris Hogge (chogge@fcps.edu)
2) Activity Registration
This is an online submission - it encompasses the Emergency Care Form and Concussion Education Training
3) Proof of Covid Vaccination or Exemption
For full details, please see the Athletic Office updates.
 Woodson Faculty and Staff showed school spirit at last Friday's pep rally.
15. Virtual Scholarships 101 - Rescheduled
The Virtual Scholarship 101 that was scheduled for tonight at 6:30 pm has been rescheduled. College Access Fairfax has two additional Scholarship 101 Presentations that you can attend, either on November 17th or December 11th. Please visit www.collegeaccessfairfax.org to access the Zoom link. Please check out my Financial Aid Folder in Schoology for information on Financial Aid, the FAFSA, and the CSS Profile. If you missed the Paying for College Workshop, I posted a recording in that folder together with a flyer that has additional Paying for College Presentation dates. In case the link is not working, here are the steps to get to that folder: Sign into Schoology with your SIS Parent Account - go to College & Career Center Course - College Folder - FAFSA/Financial Aid Subfolder. Questions? Please email cliebmosley@fcps.edu.
16. How do I check out my student from school?
Please let the Attendance Office know if you need your student to leave school early. You can notify Attendance 3 different ways:
- Submit the online attendance form and have your student pick up their pink checkout pass from the Attendance Office (E107) between classes or during lunch.
- Student brings a note to the Attendance Office before 9:45am. The student will be issued a pink pass to leave class at the appointed time. The note must include the following - student name, date and time of when student is leaving, and reason for early check-out, student ID, parent signature and contact number.
- Call the attendance line, 703-503-4800 and select Option 3. After leaving a message, please have your student pick up their pink checkout pass from the Attendance Office (E107) between classes or during lunch.
At the time of dismissal, your son/daughter will bring the pink check-out pass back to the Attendance Office for verification before meeting you outside.
If returning to school that same day, students must check in at the Attendance office before going back to class, even if it is between classes.
If one of the options above is not followed, we cannot guarantee a speedy checkout, so please make sure you notify the attendance office prior to picking up your son/daughter to ensure you make your appointment or commitment on time.
Due to staff responsibilities at the end of the day, we are not able to honor unannounced early dismissals within 15 minutes of school dismissal.
For full details on Attendance Procedures, please visit the Attendance page on the Woodson website.
17. Laptop Tech Support Hours
If students need FCPS laptop technical support at Woodson HS, please submit a ticket using the FCPS Parent/Student Tech Support Portal.
Our walk-in hours in Room A114 are:
- Odd Days during Learning Seminar
- Monday - 7:45am - 8:10am
- Tuesday and Wednesday - 11:25am - 1:20pm (lunches)
- Wednesday - 2:55pm - 4:00pm (when late buses start)
Any other time you should try to make an appointment.
Thank you, W.T Woodson HS Tech Support Team
18. Woodson's PTSO
Our mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
PTSO meetings take place the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6pm in the Library at Woodson HS.
Whether you are a new or returning WTW parent, please get involved in any way that works for you. Here are some quick links to get you started:
Join our PTSO
Make a Donation
Sign up for one of our Volunteer Opportunities
Ask a local business to become a Business or Community Sponsor
Find WT Woodson on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
Go shopping! Amazon, Office Depot, groceries, etc. Link your accounts and a portion of your sales will go to our school!
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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