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Woodside High School Newsletter
Summer Edition - July 2016
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Calendar
UPCOMING
- MON, Aug. 1: WHS office opens
- MON, Aug. 8: Fall sports practices begin
- WED, Aug. 10: Athletic Boosters Meeting, 7PM, MUR Conference Room
- THU, Aug. 11: Athletic 'Kick-Off' Event, 5:30 - 7 PM, Quad
- THU, Aug. 11: Freshmen Parents Night, 7 PM, PAC
- SAT, Aug. 13: Arena Check-In for Freshmen, 9 AM - Noon, New Gym
- TUE, Aug. 16: Arena Check-In for Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors:
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Seniors: 9 - 11 AM
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Juniors: 11 AM - 1 PM
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Sophomores: 4 - 6 PM
- WED, Aug. 17: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
- FRI, Aug. 19: Athletic Registration Deadline for Fall
- THU, Aug. 25: Fall Sportsmanship Meeting, 6-7 PM, PAC
- MON, Aug. 29: PTSA Meeting, 7-9 PM, MUR Conference Room
SAVE THE DATE
- TUE, Sep. 1: Back to School - Social in Quad, all parents welcome, 6:30-8:30 PM
- MON, Sep. 5: Labor Day, NO SCHOOL
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Volunteers Needed!
Volunteers are needed the first week of August to help with the mailing of the Communicat.
When: from Monday, August 1 to Wednesday, August 3 from 10 AM to 12 PM and from 1 to 2 PM, drop in when you can!
Where: Wildcat Conference Room in the administration building
The Communicat, sponsored by the PTSA, provides families with updates and alerts as to the happenings at Woodside High School.
The electronic version of the August/September Communicat is already available here on the PTSA website. You may read, save, and/or print at your convenience.
Please note that this edition of the Communicat will be sent to ALL families, even the ones who have opted out from paper communications.
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School News
Online Information Update Have you completed the Required Online Information Update? If not, please do so before Wednesday, August 10, 2016.
Online Information Update Link: arena.seq.org - login with your Infinite Campus (IC) login and password or with your FAMILY ID. Your family ID was sent in a letter that was mailed on May 9th. If you do not have your FAMILY ID, need help, or have any other questions regarding this process, please contact. Maricela Medina, 650-367-9750, Ext. 40097.
Completion of the Online Information Update is a required station at Arena Check in and will allow you to:
- enter/update parent contact information
- enter/update emergency contact information
- enter any relevant medical information pertaining to your student( s)
- see the courses your student(s) will be enrolled in for the 2016-17 school year.
Arena Check-In
Arena Check-In is scheduled for
- Freshman: Saturday, August 13 from 9 AM to 12 PM
- Sophomores: Tuesday, August 16 from 4 to 6 PM
- Juniors: Tuesday, August 16 from 11 AM to 1 PM
- Seniors: Tuesday, August 16 from 9 to 11 AM
All students are to attend Arena Check-In at their assigned day/time.
Students will turn in forms, take their school photo, pick up their ID card and class schedule and have the opportunity to submit the student order form for the PAL sticker and the yearbook, purchase clothes for PE, and buy spirit wear from the athletics boosters.
Parents and guardians are welcome to attend with their student to sign up for volunteer opportunities, join the PTSA and the various booster organizations, as well as buy some spirit wear for themselves.
Student groups will also be available on Saturday to give new students a tour of the campus.
Summer 2016 Required Assignments and Big Read
Make sure to check this summer requirement assignments on the school website at:
Infinte Campus
Once logged-in, please click on "Payments" under the Family Menu on the lower left hand side for:
- PTSA and Athletic Booster Organization(ABO) membership and donations
- Pay for student's fines
- Deposit money into your student's Food Services account.
First Day of Practice for Fall Sports - Monday, August 9
The Athletic Clearance packet must be submitted and cleared prior to a student participating in practice. Please complete online it by August 1st - the links for Sports Net (the district digital sports management vendor) and the physical form can be found here.
AS AP Boot Camp - August 11 & 12, 9:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Just as an early morning fitness boot camp gets you ready to run a marathon, our AS/AP boot camp will get you ready to participate fully and productively in your AS/AP course - from the very first day! The material covered includes: Cornell note-taking, MLA formatting, annotating, reading summer assignments, test-taking strategies, and other "good to know" information for students entering the AS/AP stream and team-building activities.
Who Should Attend: AS English I students, as well as first-time AP students. You DO belong in this rigorous course, and we are here to welcome you and to support you. Let's go! To register go to: http://bit.ly/19482jO. Sign up by August 5, 2016.
Contact: Mrs. Flores-Robles at 367-9750 x. 40021
Third Annual Athletic Kick Off Event - Thursday, August 11
5:30 PM in the Quad - Come meet our coaching staff and other families. The Athletic Booster Organization will be serving food so please RSVP to Athletic Director Chuck Velschow at cvelschow@seq.org.
First Day of School - Wednesday, August 17
Students will be going to ALL of their scheduled classes on the first day of school. Students will follow the 0-7 bell schedule on this day.
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Parents, Teachers, and Students Association (PTSA)
The PTSA provides the students, teachers, and parents of Woodside High School with many valuable services, including this newsletter. Please join the PTSA at Arena Check-In or online at woodsidehs-ptsa.org.
Our first meeting is on Monday, August 29 at 7 PM in the MUR conference room - all parents welcome!
The PTSA Class Committies will meet on Monday, August 29 as well, at 7:30 PM in the MUR. A PTSA Board Representative will be there to welcome the Class of 2020 and introduce them to the PTSA and their Class Committee responsibilities. |
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Woodside High School Foundation (WHSF)
The Woodside High School Foundation sends you summer greetings. We hope your final weeks of vacation are filled with family, friends and exciting adventures. As the new school year approaches, we'd like to introduce you (or, for our generous past supporters, reintroduce you) to our organization, a cornerstone of your student's high school experience.
The Woodside High School Foundation builds a strong foundation of educational excellence by funding smaller class sizes, curriculum development, student services, training for faculty and staff, and projects for teachers that benefit ALL Woodside students. For this school year, we are already providing more than $490,000 in funding.
We are eager to get acquainted with you. Please check your mailbox for our annual report in September or go to www.whsfoundation.org to learn more about how you can help to provide a strong foundation for our students' success. We expect that 2016-17 will be our best year yet...but we can't do it without you!
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Athletic Booster Organization (ABO)
The mission of the Woodside High School Athletic Boosters Organization is to support ALL athletic programs at Woodside High School. Please help us continue supporting our athletes by visiting us at Arena Check-In or online at woodsideathletics.org.
Important fall athletic dates:
- August 8, 2016 - Fall sport practice begin
- August 10, 2016: ABO Meeting, 7 PM, MUR Conference Room
- August 11, 2016 - Athletic Kick-off Event
The 2016-17 Athletics Eligibility packet is now online here.
Go Wildcats!
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Drama Boosters
The WHS Drama Boosters supports and promotes all aspects of the performing arts program at Woodside High School including theater performance, stagecraft, and production management.
Our first meeting this year will be on August 24. This meeting will be held off-campus at the home of a Drama Booster family. We will have time to socialize and then settle in to do some business in preparation for the earliest dates listed above. Come by our "booth" during the Arena Check-in for details of where and when. If you miss us there, please write to Jim Larkin at jalark725@gmail.com and I will send you the details.
Join us in supporting theater arts at Woodside High School - click here for the Drama & Theater Arts and Boosters website.
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Music Boosters
The Woodside High School Music Boosters is a volunteer group that helps support the Woodside High School Wildcat Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Choir, and String Orchestra.
We meet every first Wednesday of the Month at 7pm in the Music Room. Please consider attending these meetings, as many hands make light work at our events and throughout the year. Various officer positions are open, and we welcome fresh ideas and new parents. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Eric Nodine, at evnodine@comcast.net. |
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