Woodside PTSA Weekly Update
October 25, 2015
Hello Woodside Family,

Donation Day is Wednesday.  The Woodside Foundation's annual Campaign raises much needed money that helps ALL of our students.  We have two great challenge grants to match.  Make your donation go farther by helping us meet these challenge grants.  You will see us on Wednesday! 

Freshman/Sophomore Parents meet on Tuesday and Drama Boosters meet on Wednesday.

Make sure your child's paperwork is in by Friday if they are playing a winter sport.

Happy Halloween!
Calendar

THIS WEEK
  • Monday, Oct 26, SC/SDMC meeting in MUR Conference Room, 4-6pm
  • Tuesday, Oct 27, Freshman/Sophomore Parent Meeting, 7pm
  • Wednesday, Oct 28, Drama Boosters, 7pm
  • Wednesday, Oct 28, DONATION DAY
  • Friday, Oct 30, Deadline Winter Sports Registration
  • Saturday, Oct 31, Woodside Band in Selby Parade
UPCOMING
  • Nov 2, Winter Sports practice begins
  • Nov 3, PTSA meeting, MUR, 7pm
  • Nov 4, Parent Project meeting, MUR, 5:30
  • Nov 4, Grade 7 & 8 Orientation, PAC, 7pm
  • Nov 4, Music Boosters, 7pm
  • Nov 5, ELAC, library, 6:30
  • Nov 5, Fashion Show meeting, wildcat room, 7pm
  • Nov 14, Holiday Boutique
In This Issue
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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 29: The SAT & Index Scores -- What is an "Index Score" and how do colleges use them?

How to Write a College Essay
Students are invited to a free College essay workshop at the downtown Redwood City library on Saturday Nov 7 at 11am.  Click here for details.
Parent Teacher Student Associationpta

You can still join the PTSA
eSCRIP

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! 

MEETINGS
Our meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 PM in the MUR conference room - all parents welcome!  Next meeting is November 3.




donationDonation Day is coming up, but do not wait.  Donate now 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!
Athletic Boosters OrganizationABO
 
Thank you to everybody who joined us at our board meeting last week. The ABO board approved additional funding for athletic teams (click here to see the complete list of allocated funds) and provided funding for Mitchell Hansen's Eagle Scout project for the school sport equipment storage.

If you have not done so already, join the ABO so that we can continue to fund ALL sports At Woodside High School. You may pay your membership dues by check downloading the 2015-16 ABO membership form or online via PayPal here.

Woodside Athletics News
Want to keep up with Woodside athletics? Like the ABO on Facebook  and subscribe to our news through the form in the sidebar of our website!

Wildcat News
Click  here to read to the first edition of the Wildcat News!
Parent Education parent

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


Has Instagram got your teen glued to his or her phone? Love the Skin You're In™ is a dynamic multimedia presentation that offers healthy strategies for navigating the negative and pervasive cultural messaging affecting youth today. Founder Brie Mathers demystifies the socioeconomic underpinnings of beauty norms and invites parents to embrace the inevitable challenge of being role models for health and happiness.
 
Activist Brie Mathers has spoken to over 60,000 young women, inspiring them to reclaim their minds and bodies from ubiquitous media idealizations. Brie's partners include National Youth Week New Zealand, Bay Area TEDx, University of Rochester Medical Center, Jikoji Zen Center, and Dr. Riane Eisler's Center for Partnership Studies. She has been featured in The San Jose Mercury News, Coastal Living, Origin, and on LA Talk Radio and CTV News. Brie is the author of Freedom to Blossom and is currently working on a new documentary, You Got This - Owning Body Image.

Parents, students, faculty/staff and community members welcome! Free admission.
 
Spanish interpretation will be available.
 
Woodside Parent Education Series events are sponsored by the Woodside PTSA, the Sequoia Healthcare District, and the Sequoia Union High School District.


Thursday, November 19
M-A PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
"Finding the Right Fit - A Conversation about the College Search"
Maria Furtado, Executive Director, Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL)
 
Thursday, November 19, 2015, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
 

Download more details here.
Parent Committees

Class of 2016

GRAD NIGHT TICKETS
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 

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Parent Meeting
Tuesday, October 27
7PM in the MUR Conference Room
  • Did you know that the theme for the Sophomore Homecoming Float is Country Western?
  • Did you know that parents oversee the operation of the concession stands at every football and basketball home game? 
  • Did you know that much of the proceeds of the concession sales offset the cost of Junior Prom and the Safe and Sober Graduation party?
  • Did you know that there are at least ten different activities where you can 
  • Volunteer your time to support the teachers, staff and students this year at 
Be informed! Get involved! Meet other parents!
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 "[email protected]"   The event is a one day event, November 14th, held on campus from 10am - 3:00pm!  
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Tamiko Verkler
Weekly Update Editor