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Woodson Weekly -
September 29th |
Woodson Weekly is published every Friday to provide the community with important information about school life at Woodson High School.
Mission Statement
Woodson High School’s mission is to empower our community to reach their individual potential by creating a healthy environment of mutual respect, responsibility, equity, and inclusion.
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 Students and Staff representing their clubs and groups at Hey Day today
Important Upcoming Dates
Monday, October 2nd - National Custodian Appreciation Day (#2)
Wednesday, October 4th, 6:30-7:30pm - Community Meeting for Woodson Renaming, Cafeteria A (Register Here)
Thursday, October 5th - World Languages Exam registration deadline (#15)
Monday, October 9th - Student Holiday, Staff Development Day (#4)
Tuesday, October 10th, 5:30pm - Public Hearing for Woodson Renaming, at Luther Jackson MS
Wednesday, October 11th - PSAT/NMSQT and SAT School Day; Early Release (#5 No school for 9th graders and 12th graders not registered for the test.)
Sunday, October 15th, 4-7pm - FCPS College Fair, EagleBank Arena, GMU
Tuesday, October 17th, 7-8pm - PTSO Meeting (rescheduled from 10/10)
Saturday, October 28th, 9am-12pm - Senior Parking Lot Painting (rescheduled from 10/7)
Woodson's Events & Activities Calendar
The complete FCPS 2023-2024 School Year Calendar
In this Issue
NEW News
1. Message from Mr. Greata
2. October 2nd - National Custodian Appreciation Day
3. Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Introduction
4. October 9th - Student Holiday, Staff Development Day
5. October 11th - SAT and PSAT/NMSQT School Day
6. School Picture Retakes
7. WTW Drama's Fall Drama - The Trials!
8. We Need You for Career Day November 3!
9. College and Career Center
PAST News but Still Important
13. Laptop Tech Support Hours
14. Attendance
15. World Languages Credit Exam
16. College Fair and Postsecondary Virtual Events
17. AP Exams for Students Not Enrolled in AP Courses
18. Woodson Math Center
19. Free Tutoring from Tutor.com
20. Resources For Mental Wellness
21. Class of 2024 Yard Signs
22. Senior Baby Ads for Yearbook
23. Order Your Woodson Yearbook
24. Woodson's PTSO
NEW News
1. Message from Mr. Greata
Dear Woodson Community,
Our student leaders have been busy leading efforts not only here at Woodson, but across Fairfax County. It is inspiring to see our students exhibit their ability to work as a team, think creatively, and infuse school spirit as they plan our activities, contribute to the direction of our school system, and celebrate staff and students!
Today, we held our annual Hey Day, which is an event that provides all students with a chance to explore 55+ student clubs and groups that are available for student participation. In turn, the clubs raise funds by selling food and share the mission of their club with other students. Hey Day also features our annual staff/student basketball game, which was won this year by…the staff!
Hey Day is a huge event, involving the entire school, which was planned, marketed, and run by our leadership students. The Hey Day Committee was led by chairs Polly Muniz, Nicole Johnson, and SGA Officer Finlay Monette. Thank you to the leadership teachers Dan Schaeffer and Krissy Schnebel for all of their hard work as well!
On Thursday, we sent our four delegates Shaheera Kamin, Cara King, David Freeman, and Miranda Baxter to the inaugural meeting of the Superintendent’s Advisory Council (SAC). The SAC is a county wide council that provides a forum for students to provide feedback to our Superintendent. Thank you for being the voice of Woodson!
Woodson was also recently represented at a county meeting by Ruth Abebe, Courtney Butts, Daniela Cossio-Menacho, Rida Karim and Zara Kepler, our Student Equity Ambassador Leads (SEALs), at the SEALs Kick off event last week. These student leaders attended this event alongside SEALs from schools across Fairfax County to connect and kick off the new year. One of the guest speakers for the event was our very own, Rida Karim. We are so proud of these extraordinary students!
Looking ahead to Monday, October 2nd, we will be observing Custodian Appreciation Day and celebrating our staff that work so hard to take care of us. I am hoping everyone will get a chance to say thank you to a custodian next week.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mr. Greata
Acting Principal
WoodsonConnect@fcps.edu
 Faculty enjoying donuts after their sweet win over the students during the Hey Day Basketball Game. Faculty are 6-0 against the students!
2. October 2 is National Custodian Appreciation Day
FCPS employs more than 1,300 custodians, field custodians, and building supervisors to maintain more than 28 million square feet of infrastructure. Woodson High School itself has over 20 custodians that help maintain our building on a daily basis. We wouldn't have a clean, safe place to learn, teach, and work if it wasn't for them. Thank you to our colleagues on the custodial team!
3. Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Introduction
Each school pyramid has a Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist (SAPS) assigned to provide substance abuse prevention, education, and intervention services. Substance Abuse Prevention Specialists are part of the FCPS Office of Student Safety and Wellness. Like school social workers, school psychologists, and school counselors, they do not provide treatment services, but they support students while they are in the buildings.
Key roles of a Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist:
- Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug education for students, parents, staff, and the Fairfax County Community
- Intervention services upon violation of the Student Rights and Responsibilities handbook or suspected substance use involvement
- Assessing a student’s level of substance use and, if appropriate, making referrals to the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board for additional services or other community resources as appropriate
- Group and individual interventions for students and in addition prevention services for students, staff, parents, and the Fairfax County community
- Most importantly, building positive relationships with students to provide support and encouragement
For general questions about the FCPS Substance Abuse Prevention Program, please contact the Office of Student Safety & Wellness at: (571) 423-4270.
Pictured from left to right: Jonah Kan (Senior), Esther Cho (English Teacher), Joshua Park (Senior)
Woodson seniors, Jonah Kan and Joshua Park, were awarded a Merit-Based Scholarship from The Korean American Scholarship Foundation (KASF) Eastern Regional Chapter on September 23, 2023.
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4. No School for Students on Monday 10/9 |
Indigenous Peoples' Day honors the histories, cultures, and contributions of Native peoples, past and present. This year, Monday, October 9, is a student holiday and staff development day. Learn more about Indigenous Peoples’ Day from the National Museum of the American Indian.
See the complete school year calendar.
5. October 11th - SAT and PSAT/NMSQT School Day
Wednesday, October 11th is SAT and PSAT/NMSQT School Day and a 2-hour early release day.
All students in grades 10-11 will participate in the PSAT/NMSQT. No registration is required.
Only seniors who pre-registered for the test will take the SAT.
More details will be shared directly with individual students via their fcpsschools.net email.
Students in grade 9 and those seniors not testing will not be in school on October 11th. There is no need to contact attendance for these students.
Special education students receiving Cat B services will be in school on October 11th.
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6. School Picture Retakes |
Underclass photo makeups will take place on Friday, October 13th.
Senior Portrait's next upcoming session dates are Monday-Tuesday, November 13th and 14th. The sign-up link for senior portraits will be sent out in October.
For questions about ordering, please email underclass@vosphoto.com or seniors@vosphoto.com.
Biology students in Ms. Kinne's class separate food dyes based on size and charge
7. Woodson Drama's Fall Drama - The Trials!
Check out Woodson's Fall Drama – The Trials!
Dawn King's new drama The Trials has been called - 'Chillingly compelling... convincing and urgent… combines the spirit of Margaret Atwood's speculative fictions with shades of Lord of the Flies... a play that demands self-reflection and soul-searching beyond the auditorium'' The Trials offers an outlet for conversation with students around the climate crisis. It asks key questions - without providing easy answers - about who is responsible, what can be done, and how do we define justice?
October 6th-8th and October 13th
Tickets start at $5 and can be purchased by clicking this link or at wtwdrama.org
8. We Need You for Career Day November 3!
Thank you Woodson Community for your response to our call for career day speakers. We are still looking for about 20 speakers. If you or anyone you know would be a good fit, please join us Nov. 3! We are looking to fill openings in all three sessions. If you can join us, please complete the google form here- https://forms.gle/Kqsw8NghqR3bkwbJ6.
We will provide speaker presentation guides, just something to help our speakers make the POG connections explicit, as well as detailed confirmation information.
Session 1: 9:20-10:10
Session 2: 10:20-11:10
Session 3: 11:20-12:05
Thank you for supporting our POG Career Day!
The Woodson POG Team
9. College & Career Center Information
For more information, registration links & additional events, please visit the live Calendar
Resources for College & Career planning can be found on the Woodson College & Career Padlets. Students must go to Naviance to sign up for our College Rep Visits and then create their own E-Hall Pass to the Career Center. Visit Notes and Rep Contact Info can be accessed on our College Rep Visits Padlet.
Questions? Please email cliebmosley@fcps.edu.
PAST News but Still Important
13. 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 A112/A114 are:
- Odd Days during Learning Seminar
- Monday - 7:45am - 8:10am
Any other time you should try to make an appointment using a ticket from the Support Portal.
Thank you,
Woodson HS Tech Support Team
WoodsonTechTeam@fcps.edu
14. Attendance
Attendance is critical to student success in the classroom.
Parents/guardians must contact the Woodson attendance office (703-503-4800) to report attendance; emails and online forms will no longer be accepted to notify our school of your student’s absence. Woodson is not monitoring or accepting any absences submitted via email. Due to an excessive number of forgeries, the online attendance form has been disabled.
Below is a quick guide for reporting all-day absences, late arrivals, and early check-outs from school.
15. World Languages Credit Exam
The 2023 World Languages Credit Exam will be administered on Wednesday-Thursday, November 8, 9, and Monday, November 13, 2023.
Thirty languages will be included: American Sign Language (ASL), Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin), Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Registration is open and will close on Thursday, October 5th at 4:00 p.m. Late registrations will not be accepted. Contact your counselor to register.
16. College Fair and Postsecondary Virtual Events
 High school students and their families are invited to attend the annual FCPS college fair and the postsecondary virtual nights. The college fair will feature admissions representatives from more than 250 colleges and universities from across the United States and abroad. The fair will be held at George Mason University’s Eagle Bank Arena on Sunday, October 15, 4-7 p.m.
The postsecondary virtual nights will be held on Monday, October 16, and Tuesday, October 17, 5-8 p.m. The virtual event will feature workshops related to the college admissions process, financial aid, and other postsecondary educational opportunities.
Students are highly encouraged to register in advance for these events.
17. AP Exams for Students Not Enrolled in AP Courses
Woodson HS offers AP tests for students not enrolled in AP classes based on seat availability/test room capacity.
Non-enrolled students wanting to take the AP test will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. The cost for each exam is $98.00.
Registration forms are available in Student Services. The deadline to register is Friday, October 27th.
18. Woodson Math Center
The Woodson Math Center is open!
Peer math tutors are available after school Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursday from 3:00-3:45pm in B208.
Look for the Math Center Flag. Tutors are excited to help students!
19. Free Tutoring from Tutor.com
 All FCPS students continue to have unlimited access to live, 24/7, one-on-one online tutoring services through Tutor.com at no cost to families. Student participation is optional and parents/caregivers can opt their student(s) out of accessing the services. Get more information on the Tutor.com Online Tutoring Services webpage.
Students can access Tutor.com via a link in Schoology. Additional information about how to log in and access a tutor is provided to families via the following: Middle & High - How It Works. Questions not answered in the posted resources may be sent to onlinetutoring@fcps.edu.
20. Resources for Mental Wellness
All FCPS high school students can access virtual therapy sessions with licensed counselors from Hazel Health at no cost.
Hazel’s therapists — who specialize in working with teens — can help students address mood/behavior changes, motivation, grief/loss, anxiety, peer and family relationships, and academic stress.
For high schoolers to participate in teletherapy services, caregivers must:
Students must be referred to therapy by a caregiver or designated school staff member.
Visit the FCPS Teletherapy webpage for more information.
21. Class of 2024 Yard Signs
The 2024 yard signs are here! Please email woodsonangp@gmail.com to order. You will receive an email confirming your purchase, and where and how to pick up your order.
Attention Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Parents!
Do you have fun planning and organizing fun events? Ready to volunteer for a spectacular Woodson HS event? Your mad skills are needed for the Woodson All Night Grad Party at The St. James!! Underclass parents are needed to help senior parents focus on this big year. Then one day, underclass parents will do the same for your soon-to-be senior. Everyone wins! Questions? Send an email to Katie Clinton at woodsonANGP@gmail.com.
22. Senior Baby Ads for Yearbook
Deadline: January 27, 2024
Celebrate your senior with a baby ad in the yearbook! Visit www.yearbookordercenter.com and type in Woodson’s code – 5278. Select the option to “Start your Ad” and create your own ad celebrating your 2024 grad.
The photo above is a half-page baby ad.
23. Order Your Woodson Yearbook NOW
Purchase your yearbook at the lowest price of the year!
Last year, our yearbooks sold out!!! Reserve your copy now at the early-bird price of $70. Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com and enter Woodson’s code, 5278.
Don’t miss out!
24. 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 7pm online. The link to join will be sent out in the PTSO WeMail on Tuesday afternoons.
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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