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In this week’s WPHS News You Choose:
- Important Dates
- Highlights
- PTSA News
- School News Update
- Student Services/College and Career Center Updates including Governor's School Information
- SAT/ACT Prep News
- Quick Links/Additional Resources
Important Dates
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October 31: Student Holiday
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November 7: PTSA Board Meeting at 6:30 PM in West Potomac library
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November 8: Student Holiday
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November 10: Webinar: Everything You Need to Know About Opioids *Adults Only 10 -11:30 AM
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November 11: Student Holiday
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November 17: 6 PM in West Potomac library
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November 23 - 25: Student Holiday
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December 10: Mock ACT and SAT offered by Applerouth
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December 19 – January 3: Student Holiday
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January 7: Applerouth SAT Prep Class Begins
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January 16: Student Holiday
Highlights
- This week, West Potomac High School was informed that we have been awarded the 2022-23 Purple Star Designation. The Purple Star is awarded to military friendly schools that have demonstrated a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military. We are excited to receive this recognition and will continue to work each day to support our military families.
PTSA News
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Our next PTSA meeting will be on Monday, November 7th at 6:30pm in the school library. Fairfax County police will be on hand along with our in-school drug prevention advisor. Martha Carucci will speak on "The Power of Choice" as well. Our Region 3 representative, Karen Corbett Sanders, will be presenting at our next PTSA meeting as well -- we are taking back our schools and kids! Please do not miss this very important and timely meeting!
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Thank you for all the donations for the school clinic. Your generosity is hugely appreciated.
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Please join the PTSA today if you've not already done so. It's quick and easy -- just click here.
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PTSA DIRECT DONATION: Click Here
 On Oct 14 our Government for ELs students went on a trip to Washington D.C. Special thanks to the PTSA for partly funding this trip through a grant!
Thanks to all that came out to a fantastic Pyramid Orchestra Spooktacular last night!
School News
- Come help us celebrate the hard work of our First Quarter A & A/B Honor Roll students! On Friday, November 18 our honor roll students will be recognized with a Moe’s Chips & Queso bar during all four lunches and are looking for volunteers to help with set up, service, and clean up from 10:30 am- 1:30 pm. Please see the SignUp Genius link below for more information and sign up if you are able. Thank you!
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https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4FA5A829A57-wphs
West Potomac Marching Band
- Our final competition of the season takes place Saturday at the JMU Parade of Champions! Always a fun trip! West Potomac is scheduled to perform at 8:45 p.m.
For more info, click here: https://www.jmu.edu/mrd/poc/index.shtml
 Peter and the StarCatcher – Presented by Beyond the Page Theatre Company at West Potomac HS.
- Running November 3-12, visit westpotomactheatre.org for dates, times and tickets!
Substance Abuse Prevention Webinar
 West Potomac Wellness Committee
- The WPHS Wellness Committee invites you and your family to attend a screening of a documentary called Speaking Grief. This event is being held for our community to come together to learn and talk about grief. It will take place on Thursday, November 17, 2022, from 6-8 pm at West Potomac High School in the library with light refreshments, the documentary screening, and a closing activity. If you plan to attend, please register for the event by completing this RSVP form: https://forms.gle/gNnmT5fkwSEdahHY8
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El Comité de Bienestar de WPHS lo invita a usted y a su familia a asistir a la proyección de un documental llamado Speaking Grief. Este evento se lleva a cabo para que nuestra comunidad se reúna para aprender y hablar sobre el duelo. Tendrá lugar el jueves 17 de noviembre de 2022, de 6 a 8 p. en la biblioteca de West Potomac High School con refrigerios, la proyección del documental y una actividad de clausura. Si planea asistir, regístrese para el evento completando este formulario RSVP: https://forms.gle/gNnmT5fkwSEdahHY8
 
Student Services / College and Career Center Updates
Financial Aid Information:
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ALL college bound seniors are strongly encouraged to complete their financial aid application to be considered for federal, state and/or college specific financial aid. We have a phenomenal community partner in College Access Fairfax (CAF). They are a local organization committed to helping Fairfax County Public School students and families with the complex task of acquiring financial aid for post-secondary education.
- If you missed our Region 3: Paying for College seminar presented by CAF or still have questions about completing the FAFSA, please visit their website at https://collegeaccessfairfax.org/ . There are informative videos in the CAF Virtual Library located under the Resources tab. Videos include: Paying for College, Completing the FAFSA Line by Line and the CSS Profile.
- Additionally, Ms. Katrina Rowsey is our College Access Fairfax Financial Aid Champion. She is in the College & Career Center each Thursday to assist students with their FAFSA or VASA application. Seniors can stop in the Career Center during lunch to get their questions answered or for assistance. No appointment necessary! Ms. Rowsey is also available to meet with students and families virtually. Email her at khrowsey@fcps.edu if you have a question or would like to schedule an appointment.
Social Media:
- Did you know that the College & Career Center is on social media? Please make sure to follow on Twitter @wphsccc & Instagram @westpoccc for the latest updates!
2023 Virginia Summer Residential Governor’s School (SRGS)
- The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) offers the opportunity for 10th and 11th grade students to apply to attend summer residential Governor’s schools in academics and Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). Students who are accepted into one of the programs will live in residence halls in one of the state colleges in VA for four weeks in the June - late July timeframe. To learn more about SRGS opportunities and the application process, visit the VDOE website and view the promotional video.
- To be considered for an academic or VPA Governor’s school, students must complete the steps below.
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Complete the interest form linked below for either Academics or VPA. The form is a required part of the application process and is due November 11th. No late entries will be accepted. When completing the form, enter a personal email address and do NOT use an fcpsschools.net email address. VDOE cannot send communications to the fcpsschools.net domain.
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Attend our school interest meeting which will take place during all lunch blocks on Monday, 11/7/22 & Wednesday 11/9/22 in the College & Career Center. Attendance at the meeting is optional but strongly encouraged.
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Complete the application for the specific program you wish to apply to and return to Mr. Shapiro or Ms. Bluestein in Student Services (students may only apply to one program).
- Completed Academic applications and recommendations are due to the school on December 16, 2022
- VPA applications and recommendations are due to the school on January 31, 2023
- Any questions related to Governor’s school please contact:
SAT/ACT Test Prep Upcoming Events
- Walk-In registration for mocks ($28.00) available as space allows.
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Meets: Saturday (Full Schedule) Max Class Size: 15 Sign Up
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The Digital SAT is coming, but will it affect your testing plan? Current juniors don’t need to think about it at all! But, if you’re a sophomore (or younger), you’ll want to know about the digital test.
Questions? Contact Marilyn Aboff, marilynaboff@yahoo.com
Scholarship questions? Contact Karen Young, CCC Specialist, kbyoung@fcps.edu
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