 This past week we celebrated over 200 students who earned All As for the 1st Quarter! Way to go Wolverines! Thank you to WPHS PTSA and Burke & Herbert Bank for supporting our Student Recognition Celebrations!
In this week’s WPHS News You Choose:
- Important Dates
- Principal Message
- PTSA News
- School News Update
- Athletics Reminders and Fundraisers
- Students Services and College and Career Center Updates
- SAT/ACT Test Prep
December 6: PTSA Membership Meeting at 6:30 PM – (In-Person and Virtual)
December 7: WPHS Choir Boosters Meeting, 7 PM (Zoom – link below)
December 8: Noodles & Company, PTSA Restaurant Night Fundraiser, 4:00 – 8:00 PM
December 12: WPHS Mattress Sale Fundraiser, to benefit WPHS Athletics, 10 AM – 5 PM
December 14: Five Guys Fundraiser, 3:30 to 7:30 PM, Class of ’22 Fundraiser
December 20 – 31: Holiday Winter Break
January 3, 2022: Classes Resume
January 10, 2022: PTSA Membership Meeting at 6:30 PM
Happy Weekend West Potomac
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. As winter break approaches, we will be entering the half way mark for second quarter. This will be a good benchmark to check in with your child on how they are doing in school and how they are doing personally. We are here to support you and our students so please feel free to reach out to teachers, counselors and administrators if you have any concerns.
In an effort to maintain a safe campus, we want to remind you and our students that ordering food from a food delivery service is not permissible. We cannot have multiple cars and people on campus who have not gone through the process of checking in through our visitor management system. Frankly, we do not know who any of these people are and what they could be delivering to our students. This is a definite safety and management issue that cannot continue. We will begin monitoring cars that are entering campus by closing the Springbank driveway entrance (not the exit) and having security monitor the Gym driveway entrance during lunches (11:30-1:30) daily. Essentially there will be only one way entry to our campus during lunches so that we can monitor the traffic and visitors. In the meantime, if deliveries are made or if students have delivered food, the food will be confiscated by security and administration. School lunch is free this year for all students.
Have a great weekend!
Ms Millard
PTSA Updates
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Please join us this Monday, Dec 6 for our next PTSA meeting. The meeting will be held in-person in the West Potomac Library and virtual (Facebook and Zoom). Ms. Elizabeth Knudson, FCPS Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist will be presenting. Click here for Agenda
- Zoom Meeting link: link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89841419100?pwd=ZDFMNlRQYVVqeTIxdW1wWWpJay9Wdz09
- If attending the PTSA meeting in person – please consider bringing along a new, unwrapped toy to support Toys for Tots.
- Class of ’22 Senior Signs will be available, payable by check – no cash.
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Noodles and Co. - December 8, PTSA Restaurant Night Fundraiser
- "Take a break from holiday shopping and cooking and come get your noodle on at Noodles and Co. Next Wednesday, December 8! From 4-8 pm Noodles and Co. will donate back 25% of all purchases to our PTSA!" Order ahead and your food will be ready for you. Be sure to enter code “GIVING25” and hit apply-look for the red checkmark for confirmation and proceed to checkout. Noodles and Co PTSA Fundraiser Flyer.
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Top it Off Fundraiser - December 9
- "Shop til you drop with everything under $25 at Top it Off, this Thursday, December 9 from 11a.m.-8p.m. At this price and for this cause, you can sneak in a few gifts for yourself!"
- 10% of all purchase proceeds will be donated back to the PTSA. Top It Off Fundraiser Flyer
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AmazonSmile - Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your Amazon Smile purchases to the PTSA! Log into amazon.com and designate “West Potomac High School PTSA” as the charity you would like to support. Works on your Phone App as well. Happy Shopping!
School Activities/News Updates
Substance Abuse Update
- Hello WPHS parents and community! There have been a lot of changes in the laws regarding marijuana over the last few years. Here is a video from the Office of Student Safety and Wellness that outlines the law changes and how this impacts our students. Please remember to get in touch with me, Elizabeth Knudson, if you have any questions or would like a medication lock box or an alcohol bottle lock. eaknudson@fcps.eduor 703.718.2749. I will also be presenting this Monday at the PTSA Meeting in the West Potomac Library.
- English: https://youtu.be/CpmUJ_s2ddw
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/140V-Tu6oRQ
Toys for Tots Drive at WPHS - Please Donate!
- It's time for the annual Toys for Tots campaign by the United States Marine Corp and this year WP students involved with the Travis Manion Club at WP are coordinating a Toys for Tots Toy Drive at the school. Let's support our students and our community and let’s overfill the 3 collection boxes at WPHS with new, unwrapped gifts (toys/lego's/books/puzzles for all ages/gender) and help spread the magic of Christmas. If you need your new/ unwrapped toys picked up, that can be arranged. More information can be viewed at this link!
Class of 2022 - Direct Donation Campaign
- The Senior Celebration Committee seeks your financial support for several ideas and events designed to celebrate our Seniors. With the outbreak of Covid-19, the past two graduating classes have missed out on many traditional senior events. The Senior Celebration Committee is hopeful the Class of 2022 will be able to experience a few of the traditional year-end events that make graduation so special Let's work together to celebrate each graduate and to honor their hard work while at WPHS.
- Please help us raise funds to celebrate the amazing Class of 2022! Final Senior Class events will depend on how much we raise. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
- https://westpotomacptsa.memberhub.com/store/items/625132
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Five Guys Fundraiser: December 14, 3:30 to 7:30 PM Yummy Food, clean kitchen, wonderful cause. Mark your calendars and plan on picking up or dining in at Five Guys (Hybla Valley and Quander Rd location on 12/14). A portion of the sales will be donated back to the WP Class of “22 – Class of 2022 Five Guys Fundraiser Flyer.
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Graduation Yard Signs
- Got a Senior? Celebrate your senior’s accomplishment with a graduation yard sign! Signs come with a metal stand to push into the ground. Limited Quantities now available - Order yours today. Cost is $20. https://westpotomacptsa.memberhub.com/store Pick-up details will be provided once the sign you order arrives. Questions: Contact Shauna Hamilton at shaunahamilton@mac.com
WPHS Orchestra News:
- Congratulations to the following students for their successful audition and acceptance into District X Honors Orchestra;
- Sydney Ashworth, Zorig Javkhlan, Jonathan Larkin, Lily Mizoe, Luis Nestares, & Miguel Tsang.
- The concert for the event will take place on Saturday, January 15th, 2021, at 3 pm @ Hayfield SS.
- Ho Ho Ho! The Orchestra has great gifts for your favorite Wolverine! Check out our blankets, keyrings, and (music department) ornaments, all made in the USA. Email Rebecca Losee at rebecca@verizon.netto order.
Class of 2023:
WPHS Choir Boosters
- WPHS Choir Boosters is dedicated to helping enrich students’ music experience. Our next booster meeting will be held via Zoom on December 7 at 7pm. Boosters help with chorus activities and fundraising events. You can join boosters at link: https://forms.gle/VricURxaZbx86C7VA . Support your West Potomac choir student by displaying a West Potomac Choir Yard Sign. Please contact Rhonda Brown at rhondabrown60@gmail.com to purchase.
2021 – 2022 WPHS Yearbooks on Sale now – click here!
Athletics Information and WPHS Athletics Fundraisers
Youth Basketball Night Hosted by West Potomac HS Girls Basketball – Friday, Dec 10th
- Youth wearing a basketball shirt from any league (Fort Hunt, LMV, Mt Vernon, CYO, etc.) get in free with a paying adult. Come early to watch warm-ups and cheer on your Lady Wolverines!
- WP Girls vs. Mt Vernon High School at the Wolverdome!
- Freshmen Game 4:30pm, Junior Varsity Game 5:45pm, Varsity Game 7:30pm
- Highlights include a Free throw shootout at halftime for all youth attendees, the Girls Varsity team will autograph pictures after their game, a raffle to win your team practicing and eating pizza with the varsity team and many other prizes and events at all three games…but you’ll have to attend to see them!
Support WPHS Athletes:
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Mattress Sale Fundraiser: NEW Date: Sunday, December 12, 2021 10am – 5 pm @6500 Quander Rd, Alexandria, VA. More information is available on our flyer.
Student Services / College and Career Center Updates
ON-SITE APPLICATION COMPLETION EVENT
- As part of DECEMBER IS NOVA MONTH IN THE CCC!!! our NOVA Admissions Representative will be on-site at WPHS to meet with SENIORS who need assistance completing their NOVA application. If your senior missed the first on-site opportunity, the next application completion event is coming up. Students must bring their laptop to this event.
- Pre-registration is required – you can register here.
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WHEN: Thursday, 12/9 TIME: 10:00 am – 10:45 am. LOCATION: Career Center
#WHATSYOURCAREERWOLVERINES
- All students are welcome to attend the next installment of the #WHATSYOURCAREERWOLVERINES career series. Our next career professional will share information about jobs in the real estate industry. All students are welcome to attend and pre-registration is not required.
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WHEN: Monday, 12/6 TIME: All Lunches LOCATION: Career Center
2021 Parent Workshop: Postsecondary Education Options for Students with Disabilities
- Join FCPS Career & Transition Services to learn about postsecondary education options available for students with disabilities. Topics include, but are not limited to disclosure, accessing accommodations, disability support services, and other pathways to success.
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Date: December 9, 2021 Location: Virtual event from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Register Online Now: https://bit.ly/3bBNDV
- Postsecondary Education Options
Spanish Webinars on College Financing and Admissions
- Would you or someone you know benefit from watching a live College Financing or College Admissions webinar in Spanish? MEFA Pathway will be holding one of each in December. Special guest Andrea Keenan of Excel Academy will cover current trends in admissions and the different components of the college application, while Carmen Pineda of MassEdCO will discuss financial aid applications and types of financial aid available, all in Spanish. Register for both of these webinars below.
- Register for College Admissions in Spanish on December 9that 4:00 PM
SAT/ACT TEST PREP
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Parents – We need someone to take over the test prep program next school year! Managing the program is a great way to learn about the official tests and college admissions for your own student while helping other students. Contact Marilyn Aboff, marilynaboff@yahoo.com, to learn more.
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Test Prep Classes and Mock Tests - View full schedule and Register Here. All on-campus events are in Gunston, Room 190 pod. Park in academy lot, enter door 10/Academy.
Next mocks - Mock ACT 1/22/22 Mock SAT 12/11/21
Winter Classes – ACT starts 1/22/22 SAT starts 12/11/21 Register NOW!
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More Resources available on the Test Prep Program Web Page
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Questions? Contact Marilyn Aboff, marilynaboff@yahoo.com.
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Scholarships - WPHS student need-based scholarships for mocks and classes are available through the WPHS College and Career Center Specialist, Karen B. Young, kbyoung1@fcps.edu
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Need Flexibility? Try Applerouth’s Self-Paced Online Course - Animated video lessons and comprehensive practice for every section of the SAT or ACT. Available for purchase ($125.00) on the PTSA’s MemberHubStore.
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Applerouth’s Guide to Academic Success ($10.00) available now on PTSA’s MemberHubStore. Build a foundation for better study skills! This 88-page guide teaches students how to take control of their learning and understand why some habits are better than others. The e-book is delivered to your Applerouth account.
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