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Woodside PTSA Weekly Update
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En Español
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The School Musical, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying opens Friday. Come and see the talent at Woodside.
Our annual Rummage sale is Saturday at Woodside HS. Support the many clubs and organizations at Woodside and find bargains galore.
Check out some of the Auction Items that you can bid on at the Woodside Auction.
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Calendar
THIS WEEK
- March 10, Tuesday, Foundation Meeting, 7pm
- March 11, Wednesday, March into College for Juniors & parents, MUR, 7pm
- March 12, Thursday, Fashion Show Meeting, 7pm
- March 13-15, 20-21, Friday - Sunday, How to Succeed in Business...School Musical
- March 14, Saturday, Rummage Sale, Woodside High, 8-2
UPCOMING
- March 17, Junior/Senior Parent meeting, 7pm
- March 18, Athletic Boosters Meeting, MUR, 7pm
- March 18, March into College Juniors & Parents, Library 7pm
- WHSF Auction meeting, Wildcat Room 7pm
- March 20-21, How to Succeed in Business... School Musical
- March 22, Free Heart Screening for ALL Seqouia Union High School Students
- April 4, 24th ANNUAL SENIOR FASHION SHOW
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SCHOOL NEWS
Aspirations Day
 
 
On Thursday, your student participated in the last Aspirations Period of the year. 5th period classes selected one of the 8 Conditions of Student Success to represent their class and put themselves on display. The entire student body of 1,800 came together in the old gym to post (literally or electronically) their aspirations, hopes, and dreams. Then, we celebrated with music and ice cream sandwiches. Check out more pics on #AspirationsWHS. It was a great day to be a Woodside Wildcat! -Principal Burbank Wildcats in the news! Twenty-four WHS frosh are taking this entrepreneurial elective on class. And another 60 upperclassmen are involved in the after school and off campus support. It's exciting for WHS to be partnering with BUILD! Check out the story: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/the-excitement-of-learning-from-profit-and-loss/?_r=0 Yearbook On sale for $80 until March 20 . Click here for details. |
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PTSA NEWS
Volunteers Needed!
The PTSA is a 100% volunteer organization. Our events and programs rely solely upon parents who can help to organize and execute our events and programs. Many volunteers find tremendous satisfaction in being able to contribute to the school experience of their children.
As senior parents move on, lower class parents are needed to step in and help fill PTSA positions.
Needed immediately:
- Hospitality Chairperson shadow who will work to transition and take over independently with the January 2016 "grab and go" lunches for teachers and staff;
- Season of Sharing (SOS) Chairperson(s)
- January 2016 Open House Co-Chairperson who will move to chairperson in 2017;
- PTSA Board open positions for 2015-16: vice-president, treasurer, historian.
All interested people and for more information please contact PTSA Parlimentarian Audrey Fasching-James at bradrey@comcast.net
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Watch the 49ers on the 50 yard line! 4 incredible seats for next season can be yours with the winning bid at the Woodside Spring Auction April 11.
RISE-UP and unleash your full potential. Bid for this 6 week program with the exclusive Riekes Institute and run faster, jump higher, and go longer. Take yourself to a whole new level.
One-of-a-kind Dining experience at Harley Farms in beautiful Pescadero for 20 guests. Tour the farm and enjoy a four course dinner in a candlelit hayloft.
These three great items and so much more are up for bid at this year's Woodside Spring Auction. Buy your tickets NOW.
Get out your black, orange, and white and prepare for the Annual Woodside High School Foundation Spring Auction! This year's event is being held at the Palo Alto Hills Country Club on Saturday April 11 and includes silent auction, live auction, dinner, and more!
Last year's event made over $200,000 for our Woodside High School students! Help make this year's event provide even more to our kids!
This event has limited seating - so get your ticket early to hold your seat!
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PARENT GROUPS
 Class of 2015
Support Grad Night Fundraising. Bring things to the rummage sale Saturday to be sold, work the table, bring your cash to purchase. Saturday 8-2. See rummage Sale Flyer above.
GRAD NITE
LOCATION: top secret!
WHEN: Grad Nite June 5th, check in at school at 6 PM, return at school at 3:30 AM.
INCLUDES: Food: Entertainment (DJ, henna, and more!) Games! Photo Booth! Fabulous goodie bag! Transportation! And more!
COST: ONLY $50 for hours of fun with friends!
NEXT: Buy your ticket either by check or with PayPal:
Click here to purchase the ticket online with PayPal.
Class of 2016
WE'RE PROUD
WE'RE LIVING THE DREAM
WE ARE THE CLASS OF 2016
We are not done raising money for our kids' Safe & Sober Grad Night! Please send in your direct donation today(and become a Century Club Member), by sending in your check! Please make checks payable to WHS PTSA PG 2016. You can drop off or mail to us at the school -attn: Erin Stockford PG2016
Our final obligation as a junior class is managing the sales of flowers and leis at this years' graduation. We are looking for volunteers to help coordinate the sales of the flowers on Graduation day (June 5th). If you can help out by coordinating, selling, or distributing graduation leis, please contact Erin at goinbonkerz@gmail.com.
Class of 2017
Clean out your closet for a good cause!
Our sophomore class will be selling items at this year's WHS school-wide rummage sale to be held on Saturday, March 14, from 8am-2pm. All proceeds from our booth will benefit the Class of 2017 fund. We're still looking for volunteers to cover the following shifts: 7-9am, 9-11am, 11am-1pm & 1-3pm. Students can also volunteer to help, and is highly encouraged! Do some spring cleaning, clean our your closets and donate items to the rummage sale or loan your truck to deliver unsold items to Goodwill at the end of the sale. It's a great time to step up and help! Please email Joni Soderer at jsoderer@comcast.net to volunteer for a shift and to arrange for donated item drop-off.
Save the date!
Our next parent meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 24, at Cafe La Tartine in Redwood City at 7pm. We'll be planning our last parent social of the year (spring BBQ) and sophomore class responsibilities for graduating seniors. We'd love to see you out there!
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 breaks down to $25 a year, so donate it all at once or donate a portion of it. It's up to you.
Use your PayPal account or just go to the website to easily pay with your credit or debit card. To donate, go to http://www.paypal.com, 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: whsparents2017@gmail.com
Have a great week!
Class of 2018
 CLASS OF 2018 FIRST PARENT SOCIAL ON FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH AT 7PM
Come stop by and join other freshman class parents at the home of Robin and John Nelson! Catch up with old friends or meet new ones while enjoying drinks and light appetizers. Drop in and mingle with the people you have been sitting next to in the stands or waiting behind in the carpool lane. Come and trade stories about our freshman and how their year has been so far.
Great fun and great cause: $10.00 per person (that includes beverages and light appetizers) will go toward the Class of 2018 Safe & Sober Grad Night. Click here to RSVP and location address.
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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SPORTS NEWS
Athletes of the Week - Week of February 27
Athletes: Girls' Varsity Soccer Team
Please congratulate the Girls Varsity Soccer team for another outstanding season!
- An undefeated league record of 12-0-2, resulting in their third consecutive PAL Bay Division Championship.
- An overall record of 17-1-3 for the season.
- A team GPA of 3.34
Color Me Rad 5k Fundraiser for the Woodside Cross-Country Team
When/Where:
Saturday, March 21st, 2015 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
California's Great America
4701 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara CA, 95054
What is it? You will start out this 5k (3.1 miles) run/walk as clean as a newborn baby, and throughout the run, volunteers will coat you with liquids, powders, and gels of blue, green, pink, purple, and yellow until your face, shirt, and body come out silkscreened like a tie-dyed shirt on the other side. Each section of the run adds a new explosion of color to your clean, painter's palate until you cross the finish line into a final blitzkrieg of color.
Event Details:
All participants will receive: 5K entry, new 2015 Tour t-shirt, a pair of killer knee-high socks, a color pack, and free photos from professional photographers. A 2015 California's Great America admission ticket is also included!
How to register:
Go online to the website and register for the race.
Use the promo code: WoodsideRAD at checkout to receive 10% off registration.
**Every time someone uses the promo code, the Woodside Cross Country team gets a 15% kickback! Spread the word!
Sport Events this Week
March 10: F/S Baseball vs San Mateo
Varsity Baseball @ Hillsdale
Boys Tennis @ Carlmont
March 12: Swimming vs Carlmont
F/S Baseball @ Mills
Varsity Baseball vs Hillsdale
Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs Washington High School
Boys Tennis @ San Mateo
March 13: Girls Lacrosse @ Carlmont
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ATHLETIC BOOSTERS NEWS
Athletics Boosters Website
Want to keep up with the sports and athletics news at Woodside? Check out the ABO website at Athletic Boosters.
24th ANNUAL SENIOR FASHION SHOW
The Athletic Booster Organization will be hosting the 24th ANNUAL SENIOR FASHION SHOW The Class of 2015 will be Rockin' the Red Carpet Two shows on Saturday, April 4, 2015
PARENTS of ALL CLASSES
I am looking for help behind the scenes with outfit changes, monitoring the students stage timing, setting up the racks for the outfits, supplying model (student) snacks, publicity, store liaison, stage set up and set strike (take down).
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DRAMA BOOSTERS NEWS
We open Friday!
Woodside High School Presents:
How To Succeed In Business
Without Really Trying
IT'S FINALLY HERE! The Spring Musical starts this Friday! If you don't have your tickets for "How To Succeed at Business Without Really Trying" IT'S TIME. Go to the Drama Booster website to purchase your tickets now. The cast, crew, director, and producers have been working hard to prepare this night of entertainment for you; the next two Fridays, 3/13 and 20, the next two Saturdays, 3/14 and 21 at 8:00 and Sunday, 3/15 at a 2:00pm. You can buy tickets at the door, but don't wait, it's first come first served! Come out and see Emile, Rachael, Robert, Cameron, Jessica, Mariah, Samantha, Spencer, Jake, Austin, Chris, Athena, Leo, Ben, and the Chorus.
Thanks to everyone who has helped make this production successful! We'll see you at the show!
Performance dates:
Friday, March 13 at 8pm
Saturday, March 14 at 8pm
Sunday, March 15 at 2pm
Friday, March 20 at 8pm
Saturday, March 21 at 8pm
Tickets:
Adults: $20.00
Seniors (65+): $15.00
Staff/ Students (college and under): $10.00
Purchase tickets online: www.whsdramaboosters.com or call the Box Office @ (650) 367-9750 (x43706) to reserve your seats.
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WOODSIDE PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
"The Mask You Live In" Documentary film from The Representation Project Introduction by Steve Smith, PhD, Palo Alto University Thursday, April 2, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Woodside High School, Performing Arts Center (PAC) The Mask You Live In, a new documentary film premiering at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, asks the important question: Is American masculinity harming our boys, young men and society at large? Compared to girls, research shows that boys in the U.S. are more likely to be diagnosed with a behavior disorder, prescribed stimulant medications (for ADD/ADHD), fail out of school, binge drink, commit a violent crime, and/or take their own lives. Woodside Parent Education Series events are free of charge, sponsored by the WHS PTSA, the Sequoia Healthcare District, and the Sequoia Union High School District. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be provided.
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SUHSD PARENT EDUCATION MINI-SERIES
Teenage Risky Behaviors
"Distracted Driving Parent Workshop" with Impact Teen Drivers
(California Highway Patrol)
Thursday, March 12, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Sequoia Union High School District Office
Birch Room
480 James Avenue, Redwood City
Automobile collisions are the leading cause of death for our nation's teens. The overwhelming majority of these crashes are caused by inexperience or distractions, not "thrill-seeking" or deliberate risk-taking. Teens drivers are at the highest risk: the crash rate (per mile driven) for 16 years olds is four times that of adults.
In this workshop, you will learn about:
- Strategies to keep your teens safe on the road
- Graduated Drivers Licensing (GDL) laws
- The Rules of the Road for teen drivers
- How YOU can stop the #1 killer of teens in America--reckless and distracted driving
Since 2007, Impact Teen Drivers has emerged as a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to reversing the pervasive yet 100% preventable crisis of "distracted driving." Impact's mission is to change the culture of teen driving, thereby saving lives in this and future generations of drivers.
Parent Education Series events are free and open to SUHSD parents, faculty/staff and community members. The Parent Education Mini-Series is sponsored by the Sequoia Healthcare District and the Sequoia Union High School District.
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LA ENTRADA PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
"Understanding Eating Disorders: Helping Your Child Develop a Healthy Body Image" with Dr. Pamela Carlton, The Carlton Clinic
Thursday, March 26, 7:00 p.m.
La Entrada MUR
2200 Sharon Road, Menlo Park
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THE M-A PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
"Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admission Mania" with Frank Bruni, New York Times Columnist and Bestselling Author
Monday, April 6, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC)
For more information, contact Charlene Margot, M.A., The Parent Education Series, Founding Director, at cmargot@csmconsulting.net.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Spirit of Adventure?
Confidence to take Actions? Heroes? Woodside Host Families Needed! For the fifth time in five years, students from Thionville, France are coming to visit Woodside. We need SIX families to volunteer to host a student. No French knowledge required! The students are coming to practice their English! If you have a spare bed/bedroom, please consider hosting a French guest from April 13 - April 24. This has been a very successful program - let's keep the tradition of Woodside international hospitality going! For more info (and an easy 1 pg. application), please contact Gay Buckland-Murraygbuckland@seq.org. Merci!
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 Please join Grab Bag Theater in putting on our 2015 Spring Musical, The Pajama Game!
Auditions will be hosted on March 10th, 11th and 12th from 4:00-6:00 PM at Trinity Church located at 330 Ravenswood Avenue in Menlo Park.
Please wear comfortable clothes and prepare a song from a musical for vocal auditions.
Callbacks list will be posted on the facebook group, as well as emailed out to auditionees after Monday or Tuesday's initial auditions - though not getting a callback does not by any means mean that you are not cast.
Every audition day is mandatory and we will decide the callback list based on both audition days. If, for some reason, you cannot make an audition date, let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.
If you would like to help in other aspects of the show, such as tech, or ushering please contact us at grabbagtheater@gmail.com.
Show Synopsis:
Conditions are the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are anything but peaceful, as sparks fly between new superintendent Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams, leader of the union grievance committee. Their stormy relationship comes to a head when the workers strike for a 7 1/2 cent pay increase, setting off not only a conflict between management and labor, but a battle of the sexes as well.
If you have any questions please contact any board member or email us at grabbagtheater@gmail.com.
Check out our website at http://grabbagtheater.com/.
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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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