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Woodson Weekly -
May 6th |
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!
 It's Opening Weekend for The SpongeBob Musical!
Important Upcoming Dates
May 6th through 15th - Woodson Drama Presents: The SpongeBob Musical
Through May 13th - AP Exams
Saturday, May 7th - Senior Prom, Westwood Country Club 7-11pm
May 13th through 20th - SOL Testing
May 19th through 24th - Senior Exams
Tuesday, May 24th - Last Day for Seniors
Wednesday, May 25th - Last Late Bus Day
Monday, May 30th - Memorial Day Holiday
Tuesday, May 31st at 2pm - Class of 2022 Graduation, EagleBank Arena
Early Release Schedule
June 6th through 9th - Underclass Exams
Friday, June 10th - Last Day of School Schedule
NEW News
In this Issue
NEW News
1. Message from Dr. Floyd
2. Woodson Drama Presents: The SpongeBob Musical
3. Stress Less Event on Monday - Alpacas!
4. Spring SOL Testing
5. Alumni Visits
6. 2021-22 Creative Writing Contest Winner
7. FCPS Cares Recognizes Woodson Custodian
8. All Night Grad Party - Cav Cruise
9. Lunch Money Refunds and Transfers
10. Medication Pickup
11. College & Career Center News
PAST News, but still important
12. No Morning Attendance Calls
13. Underclass Students - Will You Be Returning to Woodson Next Year?
14. SENIOR CLASS NEWS!
15. Woodson Sports Physical Night
16. Order the 2022 Yearbook!
17. How do I check my student out from school?
18. Laptop Tech Support Hours
19. Woodson's PTSO
1. Message from Dr. Floyd
Hello Woodson Families!
Happy Friday and opening night for The SpongeBob Musical. Our Seniors will celebrate with friends at Prom on Saturday and on Sunday we hope you are able to spend time with your families to celebrate and remember your moms. Happy Mother’s Day to all our Cavalier moms out there!
I want to extend a HUGE thank you to our families who came through for our Teacher Appreciation Snack Wagon! This was a huge success and greatly appreciated.
Please know it is never too late to send a note to teachers. I am continuously impressed with how our teachers have embraced the changes and the craziness of this year. It has truly been an unbelievable year that our staff have taken on and have done their absolute best to make happen for their students. I’m in awe of how well our team has adapted over and over and has continued to give of themselves for the benefit of our students and families.
It is hard to believe the end of this school year is upon us! The last day of the 2021-2022 year is just 5 short weeks away. Seniors graduate on Tuesday, May 31st and their last day of school is Tuesday, May 24th. For more end of year events, view our upcoming events page on the Woodson website.
Have a restful weekend,
Dr. Floyd
Seniors participated in Celebrate Your Plan Day by sharing their post-graduation plans on May 3rd.
2. Woodson Drama Presents: The SpongeBob Musical
The stakes have never been higher in this dynamic stage musical, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total destruction of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage. The power of optimism really can save the world! All of your Favorite SpongeBob characters take the stage in this epic adventure.
W.T. Woodson Highschool is the first FCPS school to produce the musical after its 12-Tony nominated Broadway run! With nearly 150 Woodson students involved, we’d love to have you come out and support this incredible team. All proceeds go back to the drama department.
The show runs:
- Friday, May 6 - 7 p.m.
- Sunday, May 8 - 6 p.m. (Sensory Friendly Performance)
- Friday, May 13 - 7 p.m. (ASL Performance)
- Saturday, May 14 - 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- Sunday, May 15 - 6 p.m.
GET YOUR TICKETS AT WTWDRAMA.ORG
3. Stress Less Event on Monday - Alpacas!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To support our students with a soothing and stress-less activity, Woodson Minds Matter, in partnership with Student Services, is hosting an event with alpacas and goats during all lunches on Monday, May 9th.
Please share this exciting event with your student and encourage them to go out and pet the beautiful animals and take pictures to post on social media for Mental Health Awareness Month.
A special thanks to Woodson’s PTSO for supporting this event for our students!
 Watch the May 5th edition of The Morning Show!
4. Spring SOL Testing
Students will be taking Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) End-of-Course (EOC) assessments between May 13 and May 20, 2022. All SOL assessments are taken in-person at school.
Friday, May 13th – Chemistry, Geosystems, World History 2, USVA History
Monday, May 16th – English Reading
Wednesday, May 18th – Geometry
Thursday, May 19th – Algebra 1, Algebra 2
Friday, May 20th – Biology
Teachers will communicate specific testing details to students based on their individual assessment needs. If you become aware of an unavoidable conflict that could result in your student missing a testing day, please notify Woodson’s Assessment Coach, Kathleen Guinee (kpguinee@fcps.edu).
Please be aware that any personal devices carried into the testing environment will be subject to the school’s established procedures for addressing this as a test security concern. In past instances, a student’s access to a personal device in the testing environment has been identified as attempted cheating, please don’t let this happen to you!
If you have questions about SOL testing, please contact your student’s school counselor or Woodson's Assessment Coach, Kathleen Guinee at kpguinee@fcps.edu.
For the full testing schedule, please visit the Woodson Testing Calendar site.
5. Alumni Visits
We love to see our alums! Due to year-end testing and instruction, alumni visits will only be allowed after school hours.
 The Student Section at FanQuest cheering on the basketball team!
6. 2021-22 Creative Writing Contest Winner
The VHSL has announced the winning entries and results for the 2021-22 Creative Writing Contest for Essay, Short Story, and Poetry.
One of the top writing awards went to Woodson student Miriam Fabrycky for her short story, “Pain d’Epice.”
Congratulations, Miriam!
 7. FCPS Cares Recognizes Woodson Custodian
Kudos to Young Sun Huh, Custodian at Woodson HS who has been selected as the Region 5 CARES of the Month winner!
The Woodson Library staff recently recognized the outstanding effort and support Young has brought to the Library service learning, HATS FOR SOME.org. Though teachers and staff will knit or crochet a hat from time to time, Ms. Young Sun Huh has crocheted a hat and donated it to the program on a daily basis. To put it in numbers Ms. Young Sun Hu has made around 80 hats.”
8. All Night Grad Party - Cav Cruise
Attention: All Freshman, Sophomore, Junior AND Senior Parents and Guardians - Volunteers Needed!
We need all hands on deck to volunteer at the Class of 2022 Cav Cruise All Night Grad Party! The Cav Cruise All Night Grad Party Committee is planning a fun-filled celebration for the Graduates of the Class of 2022 on Tuesday, May 31st, and we need over 200 volunteers to make this event a success. Sign up to volunteer.
What is Cav Cruise?
Have you heard about Woodson's Cav Cruise All Night Graduation Party, but don't understand what the buzz is all about? Cav Cruise is a drug-free, alcohol-free all night graduation party to celebrate our Seniors! We'll be celebrating at South Run Rec Center this year!
Each senior who wants to attend needs to purchase a ticket which includes an all night grad party with casino games, hypnotist, swimming pool, music, food, and lots of prizes! Your senior won't want to miss the party of the year! Early registration is very helpful to the Cav Cruise Planning Committee - please buy your ticket in advance! Tickets are $100. Cav Cruise: May 31 - June 1: 11:00pm - 5:00am. Click Here to Buy Cav Cruise Tickets
Want to know all the important news and upcoming events for the Class of 2022? Visit the Senior Class News website for everything you need to know from Senior Dues, to Prom and Graduation.
 Students in Ms. Barry's biology class showing population dynamics in a predator-pray simulation lab.
9. Lunch Money Refunds and Transfers
If you would like to request a refund of money on your student's MySchoolBucks lunch account or transfer the funds between students' accounts, please complete the following instructions.
Requesting a transfer of funds between my students' accounts
Meal account transfers can be requested by e-mailing the following information to mealaccountrefund@fcps.edu:
Transfer FROM: Transfer TO:
- Student Name 1. Student Name
- FCPS Student ID # 2. FCPS Student ID #
- School Name 3. School Name
Requesting a refund for my student's meal account
Meal account refunds can be requested by e-mailing the following information to mealaccountrefund@fcps.edu
- Student Name
- Student ID # (listed on the student's schedule)
- School Name
- Parent Name
- Street Address
- City, State and Zip code
- Phone #
Allow 4-6 weeks for transfers and refunds to be completed due to required audit documentation processing.
For full information regarding student lunch accounts, visit https://www.fcps.edu/node/31166.
 Students in Mr. Redmond's sports medicine class doing a blood pressure lab.
10. Medication Pickup
The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than dismissal time on Friday, June 10th. Medication left in the health room after that time will be discarded.
It is school policy that medications must be picked up by the parent or guardian, however, with parent or guardian written permission, a high school student may transport over-the-counter medications to and from the health room.
If you have any questions, please contact the School Health Aide Celeste Delahunty at 703-503-4610 or cdelahunty@fcps.edu or the Public Health Nurse Amanda Yanchus at ayanchus@fcps.edu.
 The German Club EOY picnic was super fun and delicious for everyone.
11. College & Career Center News
The Woodson College & Career Center Resources can be found in the Woodson Student Services Course/College & Career Center Folder. Our padlets (bulletin boards) are also linked there. Parents can access the Student Services Course through their student’s Schoology account. Please email me at cliebmosley@fcps.edu if you need help with Schoology.
- Attention Class of 2022! Please mark your calendar for our Senior Award Ceremony on Thursday, 26 May at 6 pm, in the Woodson Auditorium. Individual Invitations will go out to all Awardees the week of May 16th. All seniors are welcome to attend the ceremony.
- Are you looking for Enrichment Programs (Internships, Volunteer Opportunities, STEM Camps etc.) to build up your resume? Please visit the Upcoming Events Padlet. Looking for Scholarships? Please visit the Scholarship Padlet. Looking for a Job after High School or Summer Employment? Please check out our Job Board.
Questions? Please email at cliebmosley@fcps.edu.
PAST News - but still important
12. No Morning Attendance Calls
In order to accommodate the expanded student testing windows for SOLs and AP tests, morning attendance calls, texts, and e-mails will be suspended during the AP and SOL testing windows for middle and high schools only. Evening attendance notification will continue as normally scheduled. Elementary schools attendance notifications will continue as usual. Note that we are only suspending attendance notifications. Schools will still need to follow standard attendance procedures and record student attendance throughout the testing windows.
Morning attendance notifications will be suspended for High school from April 25th through the last day of school, June 10, 2022.
Additionally, all attendance notifications will be suspended for elementary, middle, and high on the last day of school.
13. Underclass Students - Will You Be Returning to Woodson Next Year?
If you will not be attending Woodson HS this fall, please let Woodson Student Services know now. Please click here and fill out this form. This form was also mailed home with course requests for next year.
If your student intends to attend Woodson next year, there is no need to complete or return the form.
Student Services will make sure all transcripts and records are forwarded to your child’s new school so his/her file is complete. If you have any questions, please contact Woodson registrar Casey Delaney at 703-503-4622 or cdelaney@fcps.edu.
14. SENIOR CLASS NEWS!
Want to know all the important news and upcoming events for the Class of 2022? Visit the Senior Class News website for everything you need to know from Senior Dues, to Prom and Graduation.
15. Woodson Sports Physical Night
It is that time of the year again! The W.T. Woodson Athletic Training Program’s Sports Physical Night event will be held this year on June 8 @ W.T. 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 valid VHSL physical for the entirety of the 2022-23 School Year. Each year, it is required that all student athletes have a completed VHSL physical on file before participating in sports. The price will be $50 as it has been in previous years. Hosting this event is our Athletic Training Program’s ONLY fundraiser for the year as we DO NOT receive any funding from the county. 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.
Register for an appointment here!
If you cannot make it to our night on the 8th, but still want to support FCPS, feel free to sign up for another school's event! (Promise we won't be mad).
Want to Volunteer??
If you would like to volunteer please feel free to complete the volunteer registration here. As of now, we are still looking for a few more physicians and HCP's 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 .
 The Class of 2022 shared their post-graduate plans on Celebrate Your Plan Day with balloons in the auditorium lobby.
16. Order the 2022 Yearbook!
Let’s celebrate our Woodson Cavaliers in 2021-2022! To purchase a yearbook, go to https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/ and type in the code 5278. You can create an ad, buy a yearbook, or submit photos all in one place!
Please contact Katherine Benzinger or Drew Marvin if you have any questions!
17. 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. This form must be submitted at least 30 minutes before check-out time.
- 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.
18. 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
19. 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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