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Woodside PTSA Weekly Update
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Principal Burbank invites us to participate in an on-line survey.
Saturday is the last day to buy early-bird tickets to our annual Foundation Auction. Buy this week before the price goes up! Check out some of the Auction Items that you can bid on at the Woodside Auction.
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Calendar
THIS WEEK
- March 16, Monday, Fashion Show mtg, 7pm, Wildcat Room
- March 17, Tuesday, Jr/Sr Meeting, 7pm
- March 18, Wed, March into College for Juniors & parents, Library, 7pm
- March 18, Wed, ABO Meeting, Harry's Hofbrau, 7pm
- March 19, Thursdy, Auction Meeting, 7pm, Wildcat Rm
- March 20, Freshman Parent Social, 7pm
- March 20-21, Friday - Saturday, How to Succeed in Business...School Musical
- March 21, last day to buy early bird tickets to Foundation Auction
- March 22, Free Heart Screening for ALL Seqouia Union High School Students
UPCOMING - March 26, Community College night for Seniors & Parents in MUR, 7pm
- March 26, Deadline for Communicat
- March 26, Student Blood Drive
- March 30, NO SCHOOL
- April 4, 24th ANNUAL SENIOR FASHION SHOW
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SCHOOL NEWS
From Principal Burbank
For the last four years, parents have been invited to provide anonymous feedback using the MyVoice survey connected to our 8 Conditions of Student Success. The 15-minutes online survey can be taken on your smart phone or computer. Your feedback gives me valuable qualitative information about your experience as a parent on campus and about the education your student is experiencing. The year-to-year data to show what is improving, maintaining, or sinking is invaluable to me in setting priorities for campus. As an example, I've used your recent feedback to determine parent education topics and to increase the number of guidance information nights. Thank you for taking the time! -Principal Burbank
Parent Voice Survey
Woodside Students Receive Sequoia Awards Scholarships
Congratulations to the following Woodside High School seniors who received the Sequoia Awards Scholarship on March 5: Jessica Grima, Clarisa Lopez, Mario Martinez, Athena Saxon, Phaedra Saxon, and Anne Wasserman. The Sequoia Awards offers scholarships to Senior High School students who reside in the Redwood City community who actively volunteer their time.
Over $1,000,000 in scholarship money has been awarded since 1993.
Yearbook
On sale for $80 until March 20 . Click here for details.
PROM!
Prom is May 2. Tickets are on sale April 6-17 only!
View prom flyer here.
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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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Free Youth Heart Screening
Click HERE for more information. |
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Taylor Swift in Concert!
You and three friends will go in style to one of the most anticipated concerts of the summer- Taylor Swift's "the 1989 World Tour" at beautiful Levi's Stadium on Sat. Aug 15th at 7pm. Enjoy a limo ride to and from the Stadium and "shake it off" together in Row 10 Section 245, seats 1-4. A great way to end your summer!
Hike to Ridge Winery and Lunch
This spectacular hike of approximately 10 miles from Portola Valley through the Monte Bello Open Space Preserve will end at Ridge Winery where you will be treated to a well-deserved picnic, complete with wine tasting. This fabulous outing will be led by WHS parents Tricia Law & Mary Jo Kloezeman on Saturday, October 3, 2015.
 Vault 164 Restaurant - Dinner for 8
Welcome to Vault 164, located in the heart of downtown San Mateo, featuring contemporary American cuisine in an upscale and hip atmosphere. The bar is a great place to meet friends or watch a game, and it features a variety of classic and new cocktails, handmade to perfection, a large selection of beers on tap, and over 20 wines by the glass. This Certificate for a dinner for 8 people has a value of $500.00 to cover food, drinks and dessert. ________________
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! Contact the auction chair at auction@whsfoundation.org with any questions.
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PARENT GROUPS
 Class of 2015
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 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.
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. 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. 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 and send a check directly. If you didn't receive the direct donation campaign letter, please email: whsparents2017@gmail.com
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
 Varsity Athlete: Lexi Riccardi, JuniorSport: Softball
Coaches' Lens (Justine Fortes): "Alexi has played in a major role in helping us win. She stole home for the win against Monte Vista in a 1-0 game, hit a game winning double that sent in the winning run against St. Ignatius, and has made game defining plays and catches as our catcher."
Lexi Riccardi made the transition from gymnastics to softball at the age of nine and has not looked back since. Playing as a team is what she loves most about softball and she was heavily influenced by former Wildcat Christina Patton (who is currently playing collegiately in Colorado Springs) to pursue the sport in earnest along with her father, Anthony, a Woodside alum as well. Lexi has led the Wildcats to a strong start, playing the key position of catcher, a spot that requires her to be the "leader of the infield and always active." Looking to toward the season, Lexi sees a three way race for first place in the competitive 'Bay' Division between Woodside, Carlmont, and Hillsdale. Lexi aspires to play softball in college, her dream school is Texas A&M, and eventually attend veterinary school. The 'Lone Star' state would also fit well with her summer time passion of riding horses (although she admits to loving all animals), and her favorite meal, steak (cooked medium rare), with a 'loaded baked potato."
 Athlete: Paige Blackwell, Freshman
Sport: Softball
Coaches' Lens (Alexa Daines): "Freshman Paige Blackwell has seventy-three strikeouts in her first five games as a Woodside Wildcat. Blackwell is setting the tone early with a 5-0 preseason record. Offensively Blackwell is hitting .364 with 4 RBI and 2 Triples so far this season."
This bubbly, outgoing, hard working freshman stands to have a very promising softball career at Woodside as she has taken this season by storm. Although new to Woodside and her teammates, Paige is a veteran of the softball diamond, having played since she was five years old. The fiery frosh has set a very straight forward individual athletic goal, "keep striking people out." As a team (which is one of the main reasons Paige loves the sport), she anticipates the Wildcats will "do extremely well and challenge for a league title." Although highly self-motivated on the playing field and in the classroom, Paige says her mom (a highly respected middle school PE teacher), is a big influence on her. Like so many outstanding athletes Paige hopes to play at a four year level, and when her softball career is over, to be a "writer or a lawyer." Given the choice of meals, she would opt for a "burger, fries and chocolate shake."
San Mateo Daily Journal Athlete of the Week: Woodside's Kaitlyn Grech
Congratulations to Kaitlyn Grech for making the news!
"It's softball season again. And Kaitlyn Grech isn't wasting any time.The Woodside sophomore's first full week of varsity softball was one to remember. The Wildcats went on a five-game winning streak starting with last Tuesday's 1-0 win over Monta Vista."
Read the full article here.
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
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 17: F/S Baseball vs Half Moon Bay
Varsity Baseball @ El Camino
Boys Tennis vs Half Moon Bay
Badminton vs Westmoor
JV Softball Vs Aragon
Boys Lacrosse vs Gunn
March 18: Girls lacrosse vs Burlingame
March 19: Swimming vs Burlingame
F/S Baseball @ Westmoor
Varsity Baseball vs El Camino
Badminton @ Crystal Springs Upland
JV Softball vs Sequoia
Var Softball @ Sequoia
Boys Tennis @ Hillsdale
March 20: Girls Lacrosse vs Mercy
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ATHLETIC BOOSTERS NEWS
The Athletic Booster Organization presents the
24th ANNUAL SENIOR FASHION SHOW
The Class of 2015 will be Rockin' the Red Carpet
Two shows on
Saturday, April 4, 2015 - 1 and 5 PM
Woodside High School Performing Arts Center
The Woodside High School Athletic Boosters Organization invites you to our 24th annual Fashion Show. Don't miss this fantastic event, featuring Woodside Seniors modeling clothing from several local merchants, cameo appearances from our coaches and athletes, and special surprise entertainment from our talented Woodside students.
The money raised from this fashion show goes to support all Woodside High School athletics.
Click here to buy tickets for the 1 PM show.
Click here to buy tickets for the 5 PM show.
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ABO Meeting at Harry's Hofbrau in Redwood City on the El Camino March 18th @ 7pm. Come join us!!!
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DRAMA BOOSTERS NEWS
Woodside High School Presents:
How To Succeed In Business
Without Really Trying
IT'S FINALLY HERE! The cast, crew, director, and producers have been working hard to prepare this night of entertainment for you. 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 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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"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.
"We must challenge definitions of masculinity, model the change we want to see, then seek it in mentors and teachers who will help our boys stay true to themselves. The Mask You Live In is not just a film - it's a movement. This is just the beginning. We're all coming together in a beautiful way, and the time is now. Our boys don't need to suffer, and they don't need to live in pain."
- Jennifer Siebel Newsom Writer, Director, and Producer of "The Mask You Live In" and CEO of The Representation Project
Tickets are free, but advance registration is requested. Parents, high school students, faculty/staff and community members welcome!
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. |
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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Congressional High School Student Art Contest
Every spring, Congresswoman Eshoo launches a district-wide Congressional Art Competition to discover and celebrate talented high school artists and their work. High school students from throughout the 18th Congressional District are invited to participate and exceptions may be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades on one campus.
Deadline for submissions is April 23, 2015.
More information at: http://eshoo.house.gov/constituent-services/congressional-art-competition/
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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. 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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