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Woodson Weekly - February 2nd |
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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Important Upcoming Dates
Saturday, February 3rd, 9am-noon - FCPS Job Fair Learn more about the event and register to attend.
Monday, February 5th-Friday, February 9th - P.S. I Love You Week
Monday, February 5th-Friday, February 9th - National School Counseling Week
Monday, February 12th, 6:30pm - Partners for Safe Teen Driving Seminar, Auditorium
Monday, February 19th - Presidents Day Holiday, No School
Friday, February 23rd 6:30pm-9:30pm - International Night
Woodson's Events & Activities Calendar
The complete FCPS 2023-2024 School Year Calendar
2024-25 School Year Calendar
Making plans for next school year? Don’t forget FCPS’ 2024-25 School Year Calendar is already available.
Science Fair!
In this Issue
1. Message from Mr. Greata
2. National School Counseling Week
3. P.S. I Love You Day
4. Black History Month
5. Leadership Lab
6. International Night
7. College and Career Center
8. Naviance
9. Office of the Ombuds
Update: Previous News, but still important, is now located on our Woodson website here.
1. Message from Mr. Greata
Good Afternoon Woodson,
The groundhog has spoken, or at least looked around, and Punxsutawny Phil did not see his shadow, which predicts an early spring. Regardless of the predictive powers of a groundhog, winter sports are far from over! With all of our district wins this past week, Woodson is just getting started and gearing up for regionals!
There is so much to celebrate this week. In addition to our district sports successes, we held our annual leadership lab conference, participated in cupcake wars, and started the second semester - just to name a few. Check out the amazing accomplishments of our athletes, actors, and future lawyers:
- District Championship - One Act Play for The Elephant Man, Silas Blocker won best actor
- 2nd in the Region - Woodson’s Crimson Mock Trial Team
- Gymnastics District All-Around Champion - Arianna Smith, team took 3rd place
- District Champions - Girls Swim
- District Dive Champions - Taityn Speier for Girls and Nathaniel Grannis for Boys
- JV Northern Region Wrestling Champion - Tristan Spiegler
- District Runner-up - Wrestler Rafael Pena
We are excited to announce that we are bringing back Cav Kudos! Students can be nominated for Cav Kudos by their teacher to be recognized for acts of kindness and responsibility. Nominated students receive a CAV Kudo certificate at an end of the week celebration. You will also be able to see the names of the recipients on our student recognition page. Thank you to our wonderfully spirited Deb Glover who asked to restart the program!
Yesterday was the first day of Black History Month and we are taking the opportunity to engage in learning about Black history. Black history is American history and it is important that students receive meaningful, sustained opportunities to learn about the experiences and contributions of Black and African American people year-round. At Woodson, we are asking everyone to do some research, learn more about Black history, and share it with others. Throughout the month, we will be sharing resources with staff and students and creating spaces for discussion and learning.
Next week, P.S. I Love You Week, is dedicated to suicide awareness and prevention, and is marked by the spreading of positivity and kindness at Woodson. The full schedule of events, developed by our leadership students, can be found below in the Woodson Weekly email. On Friday, be a drop in a sea of purple by wearing something purple and supporting this important cause!
Have a wonderful weekend Woodson!
Kevin Greata
Principal
WoodsonConnect@fcps.edu
Audio Version of the Woodson Weekly
Woodson Science Fair!
2. National School Counseling Week
February 5th-9th is National School Counseling Week, and highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve academic success and planning for a career. School counselors work with students in a variety of different capacities, whether it is through classroom lessons, group sessions, or individual counseling. Learn more about the role of school counselors in FCPS.
We are so thankful for our Woodson School Counselors! Please consider reaching out to our counselors to thank and celebrate them!
3. P.S. I Love You Week |
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The Woodson Leadership Class is hosting P.S. I Love You Day on Friday, February 9th, however, they will be spreading kindness all week! We encourage the Woodson community to wear purple all week to foster kindness and a welcoming environment.
The goal of P.S. I Love You Day is to spread happiness and love to promote mental health awareness. We want to raise awareness among students about mental health in the hopes of making a difficult conversation easier.
Monday 2/5 - Take a moment to better your mental health by doing something good for yourself. Kahoot and prizes during lunches.
Tuesday 2/6 - Come get free temporary tattoos and pop its during lunches.
Wednesday 2/7 - Stress less by grabbing some free hot chocolate during lunches.
Thursday 2/8 - Find Leadership students during lunches to take a picture and tell them what you love and what makes you happy.
Friday 2/9 - Grab lollipops, ribbons, bracelets, and stickers. Also check out the therapy animals during lunches.
4. Black History Month
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS. Learn more about Black History month.
Black history is American history and it is important that students receive meaningful, sustained opportunities to learn about the experiences and contributions of Black and African American people year-round. Throughout the month, we will be sharing resources with staff and students and creating spaces for discussion and learning.
 Woodson Library window display for Black History Month.
5. Leadership Lab
Today, students from Woodson, Chantilly, Langley, Marshall, Centreville, Madison, Oakton and Edison all met to hold their annual Leadership Lab. Leadership Lab is a conference for Student Government Association (SGA) and Leadership students and sponsors to get together and discuss initiatives they work on throughout the year.
They debriefed on how the class selections take place, homecoming week themes, homecoming dance setup/details, power puff, teacher appreciation, spirit weeks, class competitions, blood drives, t-shirt ideas, community services projects, and many other events and ideas.
 FCPS Superintendent, Dr. Reid, visits Woodson for the annual Leadership Lab.
6. International Night
Woodson’s annual International Night is quickly approaching on February 23rd, held in the Woodson auditorium. Experience a night of cultural diversity as students showcase their heritage through a captivating potluck, fashion show, and various performances. Doors open at 6:00 PM for the main event, running from 6:30-9:30 PM. Tickets will be sold during lunches the week prior to the show, and at the door for $10 ($7 for kids under 12). However, tickets sell out quickly, so we highly recommend buying them early!
Join us for the pre-show potluck starting at 5:00 PM in Woodson Cafeteria A, featuring a variety of cultural dishes and snacks. Sign up here to donate food to showcase your culture! Students contributing will earn 1 community service hour for every 15 servings of food donated. The potluck festivities run from 5-6:00 PM, offering henna artists, free face painting, and a scavenger hunt for families to enjoy. Tickets for the potluck will be sold for $5.
Don't miss out on this cultural feast and a night of diversity. We hope to see you there
Woodson Admin staff judges the first annual Cupcake Wars challenge for Mr. Miller's Food & Hospitality Management classes. Way to go student chefs!
7. College & Career Center
Resources for College & Career planning can be found on the Woodson College & Career Padlets. All upcoming events with registration links and more detailed info are listed in the Woodson Wide School Calendar. Please see highlights below.
February 5 – 8 | FCPS Instruction 2 Industry VIRTUAL Career Explorations
February 13 | U.S. Service Academy & ROTC Program Info Night @ Madison HS
February 17 | Career Fair @ Dulles Expo Center
March 2 | Fairfax County Teen Job Fair @ Chantilly HS
March 9 | Fairfax County Teen Job Fair @ West Springfield HS
March 13 | Sophomore Night
College & Career Center Newsletters are posted HERE. Questions? Please email cliebmosley@fcps.edu.
Attention Class of 2024! College Access Fairfax is offering multiple FAFSA/VASA completion workshops at local high schools. Please visit their website for dates and times. Financial Aid Resources, Information about the CSS Profile, FAFSA/VASA, Financial Aid Award Letters & more can be found on the College Access Fairfax Resources page. Always check your school’s financial aid page for deadlines and updates.
8. Naviance
The Woodson Student Services department often uses Naviance to communicate via email directly with students and parents. When an email is sent from Naviance, the email address it will appear from is email.naviance.com. We understand that sometimes messages from this account might end up in individuals’ junk email folder. We ask that everyone please keep a look out for emails from this account, and know they are legitimate school communications from Student Services. For additional information about Naviance, please read on.
Naviance is a comprehensive website designed for high school students and their parents. It's a great resource for students as they make decisions about academic plans, colleges, and careers. Naviance is linked with Counselor's Office, a service used in our school counseling offices to track and analyze data about college and career plans. We encourage you to use this valuable tool!
9. Office of the Ombuds
Ombuds staff members engage with families, students, and staff to offer resources to improve the experience of each and every member of the FCPS community. They work as an independent, confidential resource that can help get answers to questions, resolve concerns, and hear complaints regarding FCPS matters.
The ombuds is available to:
- Share strategies for parents to improve communication with, and between, school and home.
- Help resolve disagreements between parents and schools or disagreements involving employees in the workplace.
- Provide ideas to strengthen parent participation in Individual Education Plan (IEP) and 504 Plan meetings.
Ombuds staff do not change or make decisions, policies, or regulations; take sides; or provide legal advice.
Anyone with concerns, questions, or complaints may call 571-423-4014, email ombuds@fcps.edu, or visit the Ombuds webpage, where you may Submit a Question.
 Two of Woodson’s Model Judiciary Club’s competitive Mock Trial Teams competed in a regional competition last weekend conducted of three separate trials. Both teams finished in the top 10! Special kudos to Woodson’s Crimson Mock Trial Team that was ranked 2nd in the region and earned a bid to the State Championship in Richmond that will be conducted March 15-17.
Previous News, but still important, is now located on our Woodson website here.
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