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Woodside PTSA Weekly Update
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We are looking for volunteers! Are you interested in being a mentor to a Woodside HS student? Or planning this year's auction? How about joining the PTA? Click on the highlights.
Thank you to the ABO for allocating $46,000 to all the sports teams for equipment and uniforms. Go Wildcats!
Have a great week! |
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Calendar
THIS WEEK
- Tuesday, Sept 22, Sophomore Parent meetings, MUR, 7pm
- Wednesday, Sept 23, Drama PAC Open House, Wildcat Room, 7pm
- Thursday, Sept 24, Student Talent Show Auditions, PAC, 3:30-5:30
- Thursday, Sept 24, PSAT/SAT information night, PAC, 7pm
- Friday, Sept 25, Last Day to Drop a Class
UPCOMING
- Sept 29, Auction Committee Kick-off, 7pm
- Oct 1, ELAC meeting, Library, 6:30pm
- Oct 14, Fashion Show Meeting, Wildcat Room, 7pm
- Oct 6, SEP information meeting, 6:30
- Oct 6, PTSA meeting, MUR, 7pm
- Oct 7, Music Boosters, Band room, 7pm
- Oct 8, Talent Show, PAC, 7pm
- Oct 9, Last day to request a Letter of Recommendation for college
- Oct 14, Fashion Show Meeting, 7pm
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SCHOOL NEWS
From Principal Burbank
The SEP (Senior Exhibition Project) has been a hallmark of the WHS senior year for over a decade, and this year, informed by feedback from student focus groups, there are changes. Social studies and English teachers worked last spring and over the summer to transform SEP to the ST: Senior Thesis. Come find out more from the teachers on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 6:30 - 7:00 pm, MUR, right before the PTSA meeting that begins at 7:00 in the MUR conf rm.
Parking Lot
The student parking lot has too many competing interests: picking up, dropping off, u-turning, walking, backing up, merging -- and HONKING! To increase safety, we'll be trying some new configurations next week. Please be patient and follow the direction of staff in safety vests. Better to be safe than hurried.
September 2015-16 Parent/Student Directory
The Parent/Student directory is now available on SchoolLoop, in the right sidebar under "News."
Please note that the Parent/Student Directory will be updated monthly. The next parent/student directory release will be October 1st. If you need to update your information in the directory, please contact the guidance office at ext. 45329.
SAT News
Students can practice for the SAT test for free at the Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/sat. Remember all Juniors take the PSAT on October 14. What's the PSAT and what's new about the SAT? Come to a session about preparing for the new tests on Thursday, September 24, 7pm, at the Woodside HS PAC.
Follow Us
Facebook: Woodside High School-Student Activities
Twitter: @wildcatspirit
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Parent Teacher Student Association
Our PTSA offers a broad variety of programs for students, teachers, and parents of Woodside High School. All PTSA programs are run entirely by Woodside High School parents and community members, working closely with Woodside High School staff.
We are dependent on volunteers and membership to continue supporting Woodside High School.
MEMBERSHIP
The most important step is to join the PTSA! Become a PTSA member:
eSCRIP
Safeway has dropped eScrip!
Safeway has dropped out of the eScrip program completely so the PTSA is losing at least $6,000 a year. Please consider making that extra donation to the general fund when you complete your membership form.
You can still register your debit/credit cards and grocery loyalty cards with eScrip and earn money for Woodside High School PTSA by shopping at participating merchants. Use Woodside High School PTSA eScrip Group ID - 137612196. Ask your family and friends to join too!
VOLUNTEER
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. Contact us at whsptsa199@gmail.com for volunteer opportunities.
MEETINGS
Our meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 PM in the MUR conference room - all parents welcome!
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Interested in being a mentor for a wildcat?
Want to make a difference in a teenagers life? Had a mentor that made an impact in your life? The Academy Programs at Woodside High School could use your help!
The Academy program is a small school environment which targets at-risk students. During their Junior year, students may request a Community Mentor that works with them on both academic & career goals. The students career interests are widespread from law enforcement and medicine to environmental planning and video game design.
I'm hoping that you, or someone that you know, might be able to participate in this program as a mentor. The commitment is approximately 2 hours per month, with most interactions via email and 4 face-to-face meetings over the course of the school year. The first meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 30th at 9am, and the program wraps up in early May.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
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Our goal is to raise an unprecedented $800,000 to provide strong foundations for our students' success.
Woodside students are counting on the Foundation and we are counting on YOU!
Look for the Foundation's Annual Campaign materials coming soon to your mailbox to learn more about how the Foundation supports and enhances the academic experience of all Woodside High School students.
Woodside High School Foundation
199 Churchill Ave.
Looking for a few good volunteers
We are gearing up for this year's annual Auction. The party will be Saturday April 30 followed by the opening of the on-line auction. We are searching for people to help with the auction. All kinds of talents are needed and most tasks can be done on your own time.
If you can
- make phone calls
- work on the computer
- design invitations
- plan outings or parties
- decorate for a party
- organize
we need you on our committee. We won't have many meetings, but we do have a first meeting planned for Tuesday, September 29, 7pm, at Woodside HS. Contact woodsideauction@gmail.com. Thanks.
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Parent Education
Thursday, September 24, 7-8:30
Raising Teens with Mindfulness, Resilience, and a Growth Mindset
with Leah Weiss Ekstrom, PhD, and Fred Dillon, HopeLab
Thursday, September 24, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m
Sequoia High School, Carrington Hall
This session will explore the science and application of mindfulness, resilience, and a growth mindset. Learn practical, evidence-based tools that will help your teen not only bounce back, but actually learn from setbacks. Come hear from the experts!
Leah Weiss Ekstrom lectures on compassionate leadership at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and teaches at Stanford's Compassion Cultivation Program (CCARE), founded by HH the Dalai Lama. In addition, Leah leads Compassion Education and Scholarship at HopeLab, an Omidyar Group research and development nonprofit focused on resilience. Fred Dillon plays a key role in shaping HopeLab's new initiative to promote human resilience and inner values through social tech innovation. Parents, students, faculty/staff and community members welcome! Free admission. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available. Sequoia Parent Education Series events are sponsored by the SHSEF, the Sequoia Healthcare District, and the Sequoia Union High School District.
For Spanish, contact Mayela Ramirez, Parent Center Coordinator, 650-369-1411 x 63105.
Friday, September 25
Sparking Creativity: Imaging Tomorrow's Schools
Hosted at Stanford University, 7-9 pm. Sponsored by Challenge Success
Thursday, October 1
WOODSIDE PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
"Helping Young Athletes Reach Their Potential"
with Steve Smith, PhD, Palo Alto University
Thursday, October 1, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Woodside High School, Multi-Use Room (MUR)
How can parents support their children toward healthy participation in sports to facilitate a lifelong healthy lifestyle and to reach their potential? The balance between sports, academics, arts, and downtime can be challenging as families work to find what experiences will best prepare their children for the future.
In this workshop, Steve Smith, PhD, psychologist and professor of clinical psychology in the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium of Palo Alto University, will review current research and provide guidelines for parents and coaches to consider for healthy sport participation.
Prior to joining the faculty at Palo Alto University, Dr. Smith served as the consulting psychologist for the Division I Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at UC Santa Barbara. He maintains a private practice, Sport Psychology and Research Center (www.sparccal.com), where he works with school, club, and professional teams and athletes of all ages from across the nation.
M-A PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
Safety First: A Reality-Based Approach to Teens and Drugs
with Marsha Rosenbaum, PhD
For more details click HERE.
Thursday, November 5
"Workshop on Body Image - Empowering Girls"
Brie Mathers, Founder of Love the Skin You're In™
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Woodside MUR
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Athletic Boosters Organization
Our first meeting on Wednesday, September 16 was a great success - thank you to all the parents, coaches, staff, and leadership students who attended!
The ABO board approved funding for athletic team for more than $46,000 - click here to see the details.
We cannot sustain this level of funding without your help - please join us!
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Drama Boosters
It's been several years since this opportunity was made available. Come join us for a PAC Open House. This Wednesday evening at 7pm, you will have an opportunity to get a first-hand look at the backstage activities that support and make the amazing productions of the Woodside Drama Department possible. See where all the sets are built, the actors are made-up, the vast collection of costumes we have accumulated, how concessions are managed, tickets are sold and where the lights and sound are managed. So much goes into each and every production. It's truly a team effort and quite a coordination.
Also this week, if your student wants to participate in the Woodside's Got Talent Show, remember auditions are this Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 in the PAC. Come prepared to share your talent. Sign-ups are in the front office. Break a Leg!
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Athletics
Cross Country
Woodside's cross country team competed at their first meet of the season on September 15 at Westmoor High School. Click here for photos!
Congratulations to Varsity Football! Woodside's varsity football beat Sequoia in OVERTIME, 34-33 on Friday night. This nail biter was accompanied by a loud and proud student Wildcat cheering section. Congratulations Wildcats on a great Friday night! |
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PARENT COMMITTEES
 Class of 2018
Can you believe that it is September already? Summer is a thing of the past and our first meeting of the year is coming up, Tuesday, September 22 at 7 PM in the MUR Conference Room - if you have a sophomore at Woodside, please join us!
This year sophomore parents are responsible for:
- Helping with the logistics and needs of our sophomore class' homecoming float decorating
- Providing and serving snacks after the graduation ceremony in June.
Come to the meeting to learn how to get involved with the Class of 2018 Parents group, and about our upcoming Class of 2018 Family Mixer, on Friday, october 2, from 6 to 8 pm in Maddux Park.
We are using a Google group to communicate. Email us at 2018.whs@gmail.com to be added to the Google group.
And don't forget to check out our page on the PTSA website for information and news.
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FROM THE EDITOR
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