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Woodside PTSA Weekly Update
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Thank you to everyone for the orderly and safe unexpected early dismissal on Thursday.
The On-line Auction is open NOW. Everyone is encouraged to check out the great items up for bid. Invite your family and friends to check it out. See you at the live auction on Saturday at the Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club.
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Calendar
THIS WEEK
UPCOMING
- April 13 Special Bell Schedule for Testing
- April 14 Special Bell Schedule for Testing
- April 14 Foundation Board Meeting, MUR 7pm
- April 15 Athletic Booster Meeting, MUR 7pm
- April 20-24 SPRING BREAK
- April 27, AP Info Night 7pm
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Woodside's Going to College
Woodside's Class of 2015 is having a great couple of weeks! Seniors have received acceptances to every one of the nine UCs as well as many CSUs. Private school decisions are coming in, too--USC, Boston University, Whitman, RISD, and Northeastern just to name a few. Stanford and the Ivies are early next week. Last week, WHS took 40 seniors to Cañada to complete the required steps for registration, and last night was Woodside's Community College Information Night. The representatives from the colleges did such a nice job, and they were impressed with the WHS turnout. Next week, we'll take interested seniors to College of San Mateo for a field trip, and then Foothill will be on our campus on Thursday so seniors can go through the registration process here on campus (very convenient!). I am proud of their accomplishments and their readiness for post-high school. (Ms. Matavulj) |
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SCHOOL NEWS
Early Dismissal on Thursday
Click HERE for a copy of the announcement Principal Burbank read to the student body on Friday regarding the happenings of Thursday.
Prom
Prom is May 2. Tickets are on Sale April 6 - 17 ONLY. Click HERE for the flyer.
April Events for Students
Click here for flyer.
Arlene Kolber in the news!
Congratulations to Arlene Kolber for receiving the California State PTA Outstanding Teacher Award!
Click here for full article.
New Club! Join the Woodside Speech and Debate Club!
The Speech and Debate Club meets every Monday, from 6 to 8 PM, and every Thursday at lunch, in room B6.
Lunchtime RALLY fun!
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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.
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
Woodside High School PTSA Citizenship Award for Seniors Graduating 2015
 Each year the Woodside High School PTSA awards scholarships to outstanding graduating seniors who generously give their time and talents to our school and to our community this year and over the course of high school. Scholarships may be used for any higher educational purposes.
What is Citizenship?
Citizenship comes from contributing to the well-being of our school, families or community. For this award we consider school sports, club activities, leadership, music, work with youth, elderly, environment, service organizations, church, scouting, as well as paid jobs, to be deserving work for our community and your future..
The application includes your activity resume and a short essay. This is a citizenship, not an academic, award. Ten $500 Awards will be granted.
Applications are due after Spring Break on Friday, May 1 at 3 PM.
Awards are made at the Senior Award Night, May 3rd, before Graduation
Download Application HERE. |
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Be the first to bid on any item and you will be entered to win a gold iPad Mini 3 with 64G!
More first bids mean more chances to win! Bidding is open to EVERYONE.
Fund-A-Need: Woodside Codes!
We live in Silicon Valley where coding is a second language. We want our students to have experience creating technology, not just using it! Please support opportunities for our students to code. With your support, students will have greater access to coding courses, coding activities in and outside of the classroom, and tech partnerships that take place right on our campus.
Funding goes towards:
- Additional section(s) of intro-level course "Joy and Beauty of Computing"
- Stipend for industry professionals: TEALS ("Technology, Education and Literacy in Schools") partnership with Microsoft in the computer science classes
- Professional development to build teacher capacity to create a 3-year computer science pathway ending with a mobile apps course
- And much more...
Goal $70,000!
Auction Party
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FUN WAYS TO SUPPORT WOODSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
Buy a Brick! Be a part of Woodside High School--literally. Your personalized brick, with your name and message etched into it, will be part of the permanent landscape at WHS. The funds support the WHS Foundation. Orders received before April 15th should be installed by June 2015.
Smiles for Life. Have you ever considered whitening your teeth? Now's the time. Smiles for Life will donate have of the proceeds to Woodside High School and the other half to national and international children's organizations. You get fabulous teeth (at a reduced rate) while helping children.
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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)
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SEQUOIA PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
"Parenting the Always-on Generation" with Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet and Erica Pelavin, My Digital TAT2 Wednesday, April 15, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Sequoia High School, MPR Click here for details. For more information, contact Charlene Margot, M.A., The Parent Education Series, Founding Director, at cmargot@csmconsulting.net.
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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!
Click here to purchase the ticket online with PayPal.
Class of 2016
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.
Clear your calendar - It's going down! The Class of 2017 Parent BBQ kicks off on May 2nd, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. The Steinebel's are opening up their home for our last parent event of the year! Come one, come all, and hang out.
This BBQ is an important kickstarter to rallying the troops for ALL of our responsibilities next year -- primarily starting with football concessions (food, drink and grill sales), where we will need at least 20-25 volunteers at each home game.
Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased online before April 30th. All proceeds benefit the Class of 2017's Safe & Sober Grad Night. Can't make it? No problem! You can still donate the cost of your ticket/s to the Class of 2017 fund. Making your kid's Grad Night event something they'll remember for the rest of their lives begins and continues with each and every time you participate in fundraisers like these! Thanks for supporting your student!
Class of 2018
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, April 28 at 7pm at the Canyon Inn located at 587 Canyon Road in Redwood City.
Please arrive at 6:30pm if you plan on eating dinner.
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 - March 27
Athletes: Woodside High School Independent Living Skills and STARS Program Basketball Team
 Varsity Softball
On Tuesday March 31, 2015, the WHS girls varsity softball team hosted a scrimmage against the Maple Lake Fighting Irish from Minnesota. Led by Coach Tim Knudsen, the Maple Lake team of 14, 3 coaches and numerous parents made the Spring Break trip out to California. The Maple Lake girls had the opportunity to scrimmage against Sequoia, Burlingame, Mercy and WHS. The WHS families hosted a barbeque after the game and the Maple Lake girls were presented with Wildcat apparel. Wildcat pride reaches Minnesota!
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ATHLETIC BOOSTERS NEWS
3rd Annual Wildcat Open
Benefitting Woodside High School Athletics
May 16th, 2015
Moffett Field Golf Course, Sunnyvale
1 PM SHOTGUN START, SCRAMBLE FORMAT
(11:30 AM Check-in and Lunch)
ENTRY FEE $150 per person
Includes Golf, Cart, Lunch, Appetizers, Tee Prizes, Raffles and other FUN SWAG!!!
- WIN A CAR! FOUR CHANCES TO HIT A HOLE IN ONE, Courtesy of Dailey Chevrolet
- 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE FORMAT makes it fun for all levels of golfers and non-golfers
- ON-COURSE CONTESTS: Longest drive and closet to the hole
- NUMEROUS RAFFLES: Golf foursomes at PALO ALTO HILLS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, GIFT BASKETS
- PRIZES for 1st, 2nd & 3rd PLACE TEAMS
- FUN GIVEAWAYS AND TEE PRIZES, courtesy of our sponsors
Go to the Athletic Boosters Organization website to sign up!
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COMMUNITY NEWS
SamTrans
If you count on SamTrans bus to get to/from school, please complete this survey for them:
SamTrans is seeking input on last year's system-wide service changes, such as how they affected commutes or helped get our passengers where they needed to go.
SummerArts@Menlo Classes
Menlo School is pleased to announce the 2015 session of SummerArts@Menlo!
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/
Queen of the Festival Scholarships
The Queen of the Festival scholarship program announces its ninth year of supporting youth in furthering their higher education. Five high school seniors will compete for the Queen title and $23,000 in scholarships. The application deadline for the scholarship is MONDAY, April 6, 2015, 5pm.
Click here for more details.
Downloads
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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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