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Woodside PTSA Weekly Update
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En Español
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Hello Woodside Family,
Join us for fun times at the annual Alumni Basketball game on Tuesday beginning at 6pm. The Den is new this year and is a great place for your student to receive tutoring on core subjects. We have pictures of our first meeting.
As you gear up for the holidays, you can easily incorporate giving to Woodside High School. Buy trees at Honey Bear Trees and Woodside gets a donation and buy anything at Amazon, through AmazonSmile, and we automatically receive a portion.
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Calendar
THIS WEEK
UPCOMING - Dec 1-5, School Musical auditions
- Dec 2, PTSA meeting, MUR 7pm
- Dec 3, Fall Sports Awards, PAC 7pm
- Dec 3, Music Boosters, Band Rm, 7pm
- Dec 4 Music Dept Concert
- Dec 4, Foundation Auction Meeting, Wildcat Rm, 7pm
- Dec 4, ELAC, Library, 6:30
- Dec 5, Seasons of Sharing Wrap-Up, PAC, 2pm
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Woodside High School
CHRISTMAS TREE AND WREATH
Shop at HONEY BEAR TREES in Redwood City or San Carlos and Woodside High School receives 15% of the purchase price. Tell your friends and neighbors and raise even more money! You must bring a copy of the flyer for credit.
 Tutoring at THE DEN The Den is open for tutoring in math, english, social studies, and science on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 3:20 - 4:30 in the MUR. All students are welcome. Click here for more details.
"Every Student Can and Will Succeed"
Woodside High School Clubs
Click here for an updated list of clubs.
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FROM THE PTSA
Our PTSA Hospitality Committee needs your help!
The PTSA will be hosting a Holiday Luncheon for staff and teachers on
Tuesday, December 16. We would very much appreciate the following:
- Food Pick-up from Harry's Hoffbrau at noon
- Set-up, serving and clean-up
- Cookie and dessert donations
Visit www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0C49ABAB22A46-20143
Also, we will be offering a staff/teacher Welcome Back "Grab-n-Go" pizza and salad lunch on Monday, January 5.
- Back-up chair to order pizzas (I'll be out of the country until Jan 4!)
- Cost Co shopping for salads
- Fruit and cookie donations
- Set up, serving and clean-up
Visit www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0C49ABAB22A46-jan15 OR e-mail Betsy Carter at betsycarter123@gmail.com.
Seasons of Sharing
Seasons of Sharing is a program through the PTSA that tries to lighten the burden of WHS families in need. We put together individualized gift boxes and deliver them to families whom counselors or teachers have identified would benefit from the program. We need additional volunteers. If you would be interested in helping, please email the co-chairs to receive additional information.
- For those of you that have joined us in the past, we will be using a new schedule this year. We will wrap gifts and assemble gift bins on Thursday, December 4 from 2 - 7 PM in the MUR. The gift bin pickup by deliverers will be on Friday, December 5 from 3 - 6 PM in the PAC.
- The need is great, therefore we always need more donations. Please make checks payable to WHS PTSA Seasons of Sharing, and send to the school; donations are tax-deductible.
- We will need many volunteer shoppers , wrappers, and deliverers
- Shoppers: we give you a family with ages, sizes, and gift needs/suggestions. We like to have at least one gift for each family member. This can be done any time before December 4th.
- Wrappers: Come for a fun, busy day of wrapping and gift assembly -on Thursday, December 4th afternoon and early evening
- Finally, we need adult drivers to deliver the gifts to the families over the weekend of Dec 6th-7th
- Sign up with Anne (email below) to be on the mailing list - no obligation until you sign up for a family
- Contact the current co-chairs to volunteer or to learn more.
Proposed changes to PTSA bylaws
There are several proposed changes to the PTSA bylaws that will be voted on at our next PTSA meeting at 7 pm on December 2, 2014 in the MUR. The bylaws with the proposed revisions are available for review in the main office at the desk of Lupe Flores-Robles.
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FROM THE FOUNDATION
AmazonSmile
You Shop, Amazon Gives to Woodside High School Students
What is AmazonSmile?
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Woodside High School Students, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Woodside High School Foundation.
How do I shop at AmazonSmile? To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile. Which products on AmazonSmile are eligible for charitable donations? Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligible for donations. You will see eligible products marked "Eligible for AmazonSmile donation" on their product detail pages. Can I use my existing Amazon.com account on AmazonSmile? Yes, you use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, Wish List, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same.
How do I select the Woodside High School Foundation to support when shopping on AmazonSmile?
On your first visit to AmazonSmile ( smile.amazon.com), you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. Select the Woodside High School Foundation! Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.
AmazonSmile: You shop, Woodside High School students and staff smile.
We're Half-Way There!
We are half-way to our goal of $350,000 which is needed to provide support to many critical school programs.
We are advancing steadily towards the goal, but we need your support to hit it. If you have not yet made a contribution, please consider a gift today. You can donate online at www.whsfoundation.org or send a check to Woodside High School Foundation at Woodside High School, 199 Churchill Avenue, Woodside, CA 94062.
Woodside High School students and staff thank you for your support!
Auction Fun
Stanford Game Tailgate party with Principal Diane Burbank.
Another great Auction Item for 2014
Add your great item to the 2015 Auction. Have an idea for a party, a vacation home, a fun outing or gift certificate to your favorite restaurant or spa that you would like to donate to our Auction on April 11, 2015? What about helping to cover the cost of putting on our event by underwriting?
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PARENT EDUCATION
LA ENTRADA PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
"Raising Resilient Tweens and Teens with Self-Compassion"
with Leah Weiss, PhD, and Lisa Medoff, PhD
Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
La Entrada Middle School, MUR
Please join us for the first-ever La Entrada Parent Education Series event, "Raising Resilient Teens with Self-Compassion."
Presenters Leah Weiss, PhD, Compassion Education and Scholarship at HopeLab, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Lisa Medoff, PhD, Education Specialist at the Stanford School of Medicine and Lecturer in the Program of Human Biology, Stanford University, will share their expertise on how to raise resilient tweens and teens. Learn how you can support your child's success in school and life through self-compassion!
La Entrada Parent Education Series events are free and sponsored by the LE PTA.
Parents, faculty/staff and community members welcome!
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PARENT GROUPS
Class of 2015
Caps and gowns must be ordered by January 30. Cost is $20 for gown and tassel. Click cap and gown for more details.
Everything you need to know for your seniors is on the school website. Click here. __________________
Class of 2017
PARENT MEETING
Join us at Café La Tartine (830 Middlefield Rd., RWC) for our sophomore parent meeting...and a little socializing...on Monday, November 24, at 7pm. See you there!
NEW LOCATION: Mini Mixer!!
Stop by the Canyon Inn for a casual mini mixer and hang out with your fellow sophomore parents on Friday, December 12, at 6:00pm! Cover the cost of your own drinks and food, and a raffle will support the Safe & Sober Grad night for our sophomores. If you have an item to donate for the raffle, please email whsparents2017@gmail.com. (Please note we will NOT meet at Milagros.)
Outreach Ambassadors
Sometimes parents feel distant or disconnected from other Class of 2017 parents, especially when there are so many new people in our parent community. This is why we're looking for "Outreach Ambassadors" -- to help connect parents to info and our group.
Can you help send out about 4 emails a year to help share information with those parents you knew from middle school? Please email:
whsparents2017@gmail.com if you can help. It's easy! We're also looking for someone to help with outreach for our sophomore Spanish-speaking parent community.
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49er Academy
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Belle Haven
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Central Middle School
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Cesar Chavez
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Clifford School
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Corte Madera Elementary
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Costano
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Girls' Middle School in Mountain View
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James Flood School
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Kennedy Middle School
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La Entrada Middle School - Maureen Goode
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McKinley Institute of Technology
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McNair
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Mt. Carmel
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Nativity
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North Star Academy
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Notre Dame
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Redeemer Lutheran
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Roy Cloud School - Mary Askins
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Selby Lane School
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St. Pius
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Taft School
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West Bay Christian Academy
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Willow Oaks
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Woodside Elementary School- Laura Hovden
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Donate Using Paypal: If you haven't already donated to the Class of 2017's Safe & Sober Grad Night through PayPal, now's the time to do it. If everyone donated $100 right now we would meet our financial goal! It's a $25 a year donation.
Use your PayPal account, create an account, or just go to the website to easily pay with your credit or debit card. To donate, go to Paypal, click the "Send" tab at the top, enter our email address: whsparents2017@gmail.com, the amount you want to send, and follow the prompts from there. Please note that a donation made via your bank goes farther than using a credit card, which gets a cut from the proceeds.
You can always use the form in the donation letter that was recently mailed out. If you didn't receive the direct donation campaign letter, please email:
Have a great week!
Class of 2018
Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, the Class of 2018 Parents Meeting this Tuesday, November 25 is CANCELLED - see you all in January for the first meeting of 2015, on Tuesday, January 27.
Volunteers are needed to oversee a subcommittee to plan and organize fundraising events for this year. Please let us know if you are interested in planning or helping with any of the events listed below by emailing us at
- One social/fundraising event in February (for parents only)
- One social/fundraising event in May (for families)
- Senior Graduation Brunch (May)
- Back to School Bash (August)
Don't forget to visit our page on the PTSA website for upcoming events, updates, and to donate online to the Class of 2018 Safe and Sober Grad Night.
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ROBOTICS
Woodside Robotics Team Recognized by the SUHSD Board
Team 100 is a school sponsored club for students from Woodside, Carlmont, and Sequoia High Schools. Each year the students design and build a robot that competes in FIRST Robotics Competitions. The team is supported by faculty advisors, parent volunteers, and mentors with professional backgrounds in engineering, design, programming, and machining. Team 100 competes regionally and sometimes at the world championships against over 3000 other high schools from 17 countries.
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ABO NEWS
Athletics Boosters Website
Want to keep up with the sports and athletics news at Woodside? Check out the ABO website at Athletic Boosters.
Sports Awards Night
Come celebrate our athletes achievements on December 3. We are looking for pictures from all athletic events to show during the Sports Awards Night. Please send photos to woodsideabo@gmail.com.
Athletic Booster's 24th Annual Senior Fashion Show
Featuring all of our sports teams and our seniors!
If you would like to help out with the ABO's Spring 24th Annual Senior Fashion Show (which will be April 4th, 2015) please contact Erin Stockford at goinbonkerz@gmail.com. We are looking for parents to help with publicity, programs, store liaisons, oversee the communications with our Senior Class, be a coach/team liaison, and much more! We have small, medium, and large jobs! Something for everyone! Parents of Seniors - we want you and your Senior to be a part of our show! Please watch for information from your 2015 Parent Group for information on how to sign up you and/or your Senior!
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ALUMNI BASKETBALL GAME
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SPORTS NEWS
Athletes of the Week
Varsity Athlete: Tanin 'The Honeybadger' Barzanian, Sophomore, Cross Country
Coaches' Lens (Head Coach-Pablo Aguilera): "Tanin has earned and embraced the nickname given to her by her teammates: The Honeybadger. As the team says: 'Like the Honeybadger, Tanin don't care. Run up a huge hill? Tanin don't care, she runs harder. Get a side cramp while running? Tanin don't care, she runs through it. Doing one-minute planks for core work? Tanin don't care, she holds a plank for 5 minutes. Shin splints? Tanin don't care, she doesn't feel them. Goal to run PALs? Tanin don't care, she goes to CCS. Everyone runs 10 seconds faster than before? Tanin don't care, she runs a minute faster. Tanin is like the honeybadger, they don't care, they just always get better. Everyone better watch out."
Athlete: Scudder Stockwell - Varsity Football, Junior
Performance and Coaches' Lens (Head Coach-Justin Andrews): "Scudder stepped in after an injury to another player and played very well. He completed 14 of 18 passes for 130 yards and one touchdown. He also ran for one touchdown. After falling behind early, Scudder's play helped bring the team back and gave us a chance to win late in the game."
Click here to read more.
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DRAMA BOOSTERS
ENCORE! ENCORE! What a weekend for the Woodside Drama Department! Two great performances of Every Family Has One. What a great cast under superb direction. And it wouldn't have been what it was without the best support around in the areas of props, sets, lighting, sound and costumes that served to set the mood and the bring us all in that living room! And I hope you were able to get the concessions you wanted during intermission. Thanks to all who helped bring this production together with such energy and grace.
We, the Drama Boosters, wish one and all a happy and restful Thanksgiving weekend. AND we want to remind you that auditions for the Spring Musical will be held the week after Thanksgiving. If you intend to audition for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, you have to prepare a song that will best showoff you singing ability. Sign up in the office THIS WEEK! You must sign up, please don't expect to be able to "walk-on" and get an audition. ON WITH THE SHOW! Our December meeting will be help at Karen Peterson's on Wednesday, the 10th at7pm.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Come see the Bay Area's most family-friendly Nutcracker performance at the historic Fox Theater in Redwood City on Sunday, December 7th at 1:00pm and 4:00pm. Ballet America's show has it all: professional dancers, alongside 100 local performers, including Woodside High School's very own Michelle Adler, Lucy Bock, Natalie Finander, Haylie Jarvis, Nicole Nave, and Pearl Zhou
Tickets range in price from $22-$39 and are available via the website.
Get your tickets early before they sell out. See you at the ballet!
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FROM THE EDITOR
This Weekly Update is published by the WHS PTSA as a service to the Woodside High School families and community.
To submit an item, email it to the editor at whsupdate@gmail.com by 9:00 PM on the Thursday prior to the Sunday publication date. I love pictures! Send more.
Submission Requirements:
- In the subject line of the email, please include the section in which you wish your item to be placed; for example, the subject may read "PTSA News" for any item related to PTSA programs.
- Send an article in the body of an original email.
- Provide a .jpg attachment for all pictures and graphics. Do NOT inbed images or graphics into word docs. Send separately or send a pdf
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