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Woodside PTSA Weekly Update
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It's Homecoming! This week is filled with fun and school spirit. Everyday is a dress-up day so check out your kid's outfits. And come to the Homecoming Football game on Friday. Go Wildcats!
The Class of 2016 and 2017 will have Parent Meetings on Tuesday and ABO meets on Wednesday.
Hey Freshmen and Sophomore Parents. Don't forget College Night on Wednesday.
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Calendar
THIS WEEK
- Week of Oct 19, Homecoming
- Tuesday, Oct 20, Class of 2016 Parent Meeting, 7pm
- Tuesday, Oct 20, Class of 2017 Parent Meeting, 7pm
- Wednesday, Oct 21, College Night for 9th & 10th grades, MUR, 7pm
- Wednesday, Oct 21, Athletic Boosters, MUR, 7pm
- Friday, Oct 23, All School Assembly
- Saturday, Oct 24, Homecoming Dance
UPCOMING
- Oct 26, SC/SDMC meeting in MUR Conference Room, 4-6pm
- Oct 27, Freshman/Sophomore Parent Meeting, 7pm
- Oct 28, Drama Boosters, 7pm
- Oct 28, DONATION DAY
- Oct 30, Last Day to Drop a Class
- Oct 30, Deadline Winter Sports Registration
- Oct 31, Woodside Band in Selby Parade
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SCHOOL NEWS
Get Ready for College Workshop AVID teachers are hosting a P(SAT) / Get Ready for College Workshop in the MUR conference room from 3:30 - 4:30, alongside The DEN. These workshops are open to all students, and highly encouraged for sophomores and juniors. October Workshop Schedule: Oct 22: Critical Reading -- Skills tested, sample passages, and tricks to improve your score Oct 29: The SAT & Index Scores -- What is an "Index Score" and how do colleges use them?
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HOMECOMING
Homecoming Week Activities
Homecoming week begins October 19. It is a fun and exciting time on the Woodside High School campus. Throughout the week students and staff are encouraged to dress up and participate in the activities.
Each day during lunch leadership will oversee the quad count for the respective grades. Also during lunch will be various activities taking place.
Friday October 23 will be a Wildcat Schedule. Everyone is encouraged to wear WHS colors and attire. Following 5th period, everyone will report to the New Gym for an all school rally. At the rally, each grade will perform their skit for the school. Everyone is also encouraged to come out to the football game that night. During half-time of the varsity game, the grades will present their floats. Students are reminded that while we want them to enjoy the week, they are still responsible for their school work. Homecoming 2015 Dance
"A Night at the Grammys" will be held on Saturday October 24 in the New Gym from 7:30-10:30pm. Students must purchase their ticket in advance; tickets are NOT sold at the door. Tickets can be purchased in D7 during brunch, lunch, and after school. Please note that cash and credit cards are accepted ($1 processing fee for credit cards), NO CHECKS. Students must show their ID to purchase a ticket. Students on the No Privileges list must be cleared before purchasing a ticket. Tickets are sold individually.
Oct 12-21 $15 with PAL, $20 without
Oct. 22 & 23 $25 all students
On the night of the dance, doors open at 7:30pm and close at 8:30pm. Students are not allowed in-out privileges. Once a student leaves the dance, they can not come back in. Please download flyer.
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Parent Teacher Student Association
Membership is $10 and it's easy to join!
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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Donation Day is coming up, but do not wait. To donate online visit www.whsfoundation.org or mail a check to:Woodside High School Foundation
199 Churchill Ave.
Woodside, CA 94062
Remember, we have two challenges this year!
Freshman Families Challenge: 50 for $50,000
A generous group of freshman families is challenging fellow freshman families to donate to the Foundation before December 31, 2015. If 50 freshman families donate before year-end, these generous families will donate $50,000!
A "Freshman Family" is any family with a student who is a member of the Woodside High School Class of 2019. This includes families that have students in other grades.
The Morgan Family Foundation Challenge
For the third year, the Morgan Family Foundation is pledging to match new donors or increased giving over last year up to a total of $25,000!
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 Athletic Boosters Organization
First Annual Homecoming Alumni Barbeque
Date: Friday, October 23rd
Time: 5:30-6:30pm
Where: Woodside High School Teacher Parking Lot
Join your fellow Woodside Alumni for the 1st annual Alumni Homecoming BBQ this Friday. Come by and reconnect with fellow alumni, stay and watch the football game in the alumni section, support junior concessions, buy Woodside spirit wear or just come by and support Woodside athletics!
Woodside Athletics News
Wildcat News
Click here to read to the first edition of the Wildcat News!
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Parent Education
M-A PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
Saving Jake: When Addiction Hits Home - with author D'Anne Burwell, M.A.
Thursday, October 22, 2015, 10:00 - 11:30 am
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC) Cafe
Menlo-Atherton High School
Thursday, November 5
"Workshop on Body Image - Empowering Girls"
Brie Mathers, Founder of Love the Skin You're In™
Thursday, November 5, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Woodside MUR
For details download this. |
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Parent Committees
Class of 2016
We are trying to get as many seniors as possible to purchase their GRAD NIGHT tickets early! To purchase your ticket, your student can pick up the forms (order form and release form) from the Student Acitvities room (D7). Or you can go to the PTSA website ( http://woodsidehs-ptsa.org) and click on the parent group 2016 link for sign up information. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Stockford at
Class of 2017
Please join us on Tuesday, October 20, at Woodside High School at 7pm
for our next Class of 2017 parent meeting. We'll discuss any remaining football concession needs before heading into the second half of football season, and start the conversation about Grad Night event planning. Hope to see you there!
Sign up to help with football game concessions. The next game is Homecoming on October 23.
 Class of 2018
Homecoming Float Parents and kids of the Class of 2018, it's Homecoming Float time again! The class of 2018 is getting ready to start construction and decoration of the Sophomore Class Float for the upcoming Homecoming celebrations. Homecoming this year is Friday October 23, 2015. The class will need parents to chaperone the building and decorating of the float. Kids from the Sophomore class are encouraged are welcome to come help construct & decorate the float. Sign up to volunteer and/or donate food and drink items. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, October 27 at 7 PM in the MUR Conference Room.
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HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE 2015 
Woodside High School's Annual Fall Harvest Faire, now called "HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE" will be coming up on Saturday, November 14th! Please mark your calendars to come and shop early for fun, creative holiday gifts and treats for yourself! It is not too late to add new vendors! If you or anyone you know that would be a great fit for this event, please get in touch with Erin Stockford at "goinbonkerz@gmail.com" The event is a one day event, November 14th, held on campus from 10am - 3:00pm!
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Come See "Chicago"
Hello all Woodsiders....How about spending an evening in "Chicago"?
WCT is excited to present "Chicago" and even happier that we have several WHS students and recent graduates in the show. Steven Rodondi, Devon Hicks and Cella Hussussian are dancing in the show along with recent grad, Adrian Contreras. In addition, our Roxie, is non other than WHS graduate Arielle Rothman, Class of 2006 (she is the "blonde" in the photo). I am sure there are still some teachers around that might remember her powerful voice. This year, we are pleased to have Kim Harvath, the coach of the award winning WHS Dance Team. Of course, we have our large team of WHS graduate parents involved in the show including the Patrick, Losey, Krosse, Coluzzi, Adams, Steele/ Bock families, who still volunteer within the drama department, along with Karen Seiko Peterson.
It is easy to purchase tickets. You and your entire party can come for the the Student price of $15.00 a piece.
WHS students can see the show for free, courtesy of drama boosters. All they need to do is show their WHS ID card at the ticket booth. No need to purchase tickets ahead of time.
Plays through October 25. Click here for tickets and more information.
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FROM THE EDITOR
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