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Woodside Weekly PTSA Update
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Hello Parents,
The Foundation meeting is Tuesday and Fashion Show meets on Wednesday. The month of March is March into College for Juniors and their parents every Wednesday.
It's time to honor our awesome volunteers! Nominate your Woodside Volunteer Hero.
This is the last week to donate your item or service to the auction. Go Wildcats!
NOTICE: When you click on a highlighted word in this welcome or in Calendar, you should pop into the area of the email that gives more details about the highlighted word. This is a nice feature. However I just found out that these highlighted "anchor" words do NOT work on iphone or ipad. So if you are reading on those devises, nothing happens when you click on the highlights. Just know that if a word or phrase is highlighted in the intro letter or Calendar, more information IS available further on in the email but you will need to scroll yourself. This is an Apple problem and not Constant Contact.
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CALENDAR
- Tuesday, March 8, Deadline for Auction Item donations
- Tuesday, March 8, Foundation Meeting, MUR conference room, 7pm
- Wednesday, March 10, Fashion Show meeting, Wildcat Room, 7pm
- Wednesday, March 10, March Into College, Library, 7pm
- Friday, March 11, "Little Mermaid", 7:30
- Saturday, March 12, "Little Mermaid", 7:30
- Sunday, March 13, "Little Mermaid", 2:00
UPCOMING
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5:30- 7:00 Jazz, Cocktails, Silent Auction
7:00 Dinner and Live Auction
9:00 Dance to Ginger + Bandits
Go WILD bidding for
"Fighter Pilot for a Day"
"Diana Ross Tickets"
and so much more
It's not too late to add your auction item! Support Woodside and advertise your business. Contact us at woodsideauction@gmail.com.
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Prom
Prom is a fun and exciting time for many students. While Prom is a memorable moment for teenagers, it is also an expensive event. To try to help with the costs associated with prom, the leadership class has reached out to local businesses to see about providing discounts to Woodside Students. Click here for this year's Prom Discount List. Please share this information with students who plan to attend prom. Coupons as well as extra copies are available in D7.
Woodside's Prom will be on April 16 at the Bently Reserve in San Francisco. Tickets will be going on sale March 21-31 for $80 with PAL and $90 without (No Checks)
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March into College, the college workshops for juniors and their parents, begins this Wednesday, March 2 @ 7:00pm in the MUR. There will be a different focus each night. Wednesday, March 9: What Works Well: Using case studies to evaluate applications like admissions officers Wednesday, March 16: Applications and Naviance: Learning the nuts and bolts of Common App and UC & CSU applications as well as Naviance requirements Wednesday, March 23: Money for College and the Next Steps: financial aid, scholarships, and more money matters plus To-Do suggestions for the next few months Class of 2017: hope to see you Wednesday!!
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Spirit Day
In honor of the musical "The Little Mermaid" the leadership class is hosting a spirit day. Staff and students are encouraged to dress up in "By the Sea" attire on Friday March 11. People can dress as a fish or crab, or just wear a Hawaiian shirt. Attached is a flier regarding this day. Please share this information with students and encourage your students to dress up and see the musical.
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DRAMA BOOSTERS
IT'S HERE! If you haven't purchased tickets for the Woodside Drama Department's production of Disney's "The Little Mermaid", what are you waiting for!?!? Get on over to https://www.whsdramaboosters.org and purchase your tickets...NOW! As you read this our student actors and directing/choreography/costumes/ props/stage crews are working overtime to get ready for you to be in the audience this weekend and next! This will be a show you do not want to miss, and once you see it, you will be talking about it with everyone you know. Come early and come often! Bring the family. Tell your friends. See the attached for all dates and times. Don't wait any longer. Get on the website and get your tickets now. We'll see you at the Performing Arts Center. Enjoy the show!
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It's time for our annual Woodside Rummage Sale. You can rent a table to display your wares for only $15. Reserve a spot now!
WHO: Any group, individual, class, parent or neighbor of WHS
WHAT: WHS Rummage Sale
WHERE: WHS Student Parking Lot
WHEN: Saturday 4/23/2016 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
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PTSA needs Leaders!
The PTSA is an integral part of Woodside High School's community. We need you to volunteer for leadership positions for the 2016-17 school year. There are several positions that are currently open.
President
VP Membership
Auditor
Parliamentarian
Hospitality
Unsung Heroes
Apples for Teachers
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Honoring our Woodside Volunteers!
Each year we honor our volunteers at our Unsung Heroes event. We are now taking nominations and anyone can nominate a parent, student, staff, or community member that they would like to see recognized. Dealine for nominations is March 31. Please go to the following link and nominate those you believe have made a difference at Woodside High School this year! http://woodsidehs-ptsa.org/programs/unsung-heroes/
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SENIOR FAMILIES!
PRE-ORDER LEIS OR FLOWERS NOW
FOR YOUR GRAD
GRADUATION IS FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd 2016
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2016-17 Electives
Is your student interested in music, art, computers? Check out this information about Digital, Visual, and Performing Arts electives at WHS on Google Slides on what might be exciting electives for your student:
https://docs.google.com/a/seq.org/presentation/d/193cI-6w5lmZ5uOwB9t2jTEg3cKbgm6-a48bpid-mL5k/edit?usp=sharing |
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Google is looking for High Schoolers!
Hi Parents!
Google is forming a co-design team and we are looking for teens who are excited about technology and design and who would like to help Google's User Experience Researchers evaluate and develop new technology for young users. Specifically, we're looking for volunteers, between the ages of 13 to 16, to participate in a 10 week study in Mountain View on the Google campus.
Co-design team participants will be encouraged to consider varying problems and participate in activities designed to encourage creative thinking and problem solving. For example, the co-design team might create prototypes using cardboard, styrofoam, pipe cleaners, and fabric scraps. Or, we might try out a new app and give feedback on how to improve it by writing or drawing our ideas on sticky notes. Participants will be asked to meet with Google's User Experience Researchers once a week on Thursdays, from March 3rd through May 5, 2016.
If your child may be interested in participating, please review the specific details below and get in touch as soon as possible - sessions are starting this week!
- Participants must be between the ages of 13 and 16
- The team will meet on Thursdays from 3:45-5:15pm, tentatively starting March 10th through May 28th.
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Parents must be able to provide transportation for the teen to the sessions.
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Only one child may participate from each family.
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Volunteers should plan to attend a trial session to see if they enjoy the activities and are a good fit for the team.
- Participation is completely voluntary and your child may withdraw from participation at any time.
Feel free to email with questions, we're happy to answer!
Beth Foss User Experience Researcher Google
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League of Women Voters Hosts "Issues in CA Public Higher Education"
Saturday, March 12, 9 am - 1 pm
Independence Hall (next to Town Hall)
2955 Woodside Road, Woodside
Come hear three local perspectives on current issues in public higher education in California. Panel and Q&A session are part of a League study on issues of college accessibility, funding and affordability; student preparedness (or lack of) and barriers to success; along with new learning opportunities for all, including continuing education and retraining. Come to learn--and tell us what you think is important to ensure that we can educate the CA workforce for 21st century success!
Panelists include Karen Schwarz, trustee of the San Mateo County Community College District, Jon Kitamura, associate professor of English and coordinator of the Puente Program at the College of San Mateo, and Brooke Marquart, concurrent student attending San Mateo High School and CSM (Middle College).
This free event is open to the public and organized by the League of Women Voters of South San Mateo County. No RSVP needed. www.lwvssmc.org
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From Superintendent James Lianides
The California Department of Education ("CDE") is currently engaged in litigation withtwo non-profit associations comprised of parents and guardians of children withdisabilities. The plaintiffs in that litigation have requested numerous documents, as well as student data collected and stored by CDE, which may include personally identifiablestudent information.
To comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA"), CDE has been ordered, among other things, to inform parents and students of the disclosure of such information. CDE has requested that school districts and SELPAs post the following link to CDE's website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/morganhillcase. The link provides a Notice and Objection form to allow parents to object, by April 1, 2016, to the disclosure of personally identifiable information related to their children. Please understand that the district is not a party to the litigation and is not required to disclose any student information, nor does it intend to do so. For more information, please contact CDE directly at (916) 319-0800.
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FROM THE EDITOR
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