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Woodside Weekly PTSA Update
January 15, 2017
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THIS WEEK
- Mon, Jan. 16: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Day - NO SCHOOL
- Tue, Jan. 17: Foundation Auction Meeting, 7 PM, Wildcat Room
- Wed, Jan. 18: Athletic Booster Organization (ABO) Meeting, 7 PM, MUR Conference Room
- Sat, Jan. 21: 4th Annual Open House , 9 AM - 12 PM
- Sat, Jan. 21: Athletic Booster Organization (ABO) Crab Fifth Annual Feed, 6 PM, Red Morton Community Activities Building
NEXT WEEK
- Tue, Jan. 24: Foundation Meeting, 7 PM, MUR Conference Room
- Wed, Jan. 25: PSAT Night, 7 PM, MUR
- Wed, Jan. 25: Drama Boosters, 7 PM, Wildcat Room
- Thu, Jan. 26, Woodside Parent Education Series, 7 PM, MUR
- Fri, Jan. 27: Athletic Registration Deadline for Spring Sports
UPCOMING
- Sun, Jan. 29: Free Teen Heart Screening Event, Menlo-Atherton High School
- Wed, Feb. 1: Music Boosters Meeting, 7 PM, Band Room
- Fri, Feb. 3: CSF applications due
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From the Principal
Welcome back to 2nd semester and Happy New Year!
On Friday, your student participated in a peer-designed and peer-led activity called WHS UNITY MOSAIC, and before the activity, I addressed students with this message: "I'm talking to you today about student voice and campus safety. This afternoon, during SSR in your 7th period class, is an activity to showcase your student voices, to showcase the diversity of campus, and to showcase how Woodside will move forward without violent language and without violent actions. We don't have to agree, but we do have to welcome all voices on a safe campus. The SSR activity today continues our pathway to unity and was designed by your peers and will be led by your peers; I know you'll enjoy it."
I am working with various student and staff groups to provide for more safe activities that 1) protect class time and 2) protect student rights and 3) use nonviolent language and promote nonviolent actions.
Go WILDCATS!
Principal Burbank
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School News
California Scholarship Federation
Remember to apply for CSF membership during the January enrollment period for fall semester grades. The CSF deadline is Feb. 3rd.
Per CSF policy, no request will be considered after the deadline.
Advanced Placement Exams at WHS
Now is the time of year when we prepare to order the Advanced Placement Exams for students in AP classes. The testing will be at Woodside High School in the first two weeks of May.
The AP students and their teachers have been working hard since school began to prepare for these tests and will continue to work and review with the expectation that all students will take the tests. The teachers will be expecting all students to review, study, practice, and prepare, and many teachers give practice AP exams that count substantially toward all students' semester grades (including those who will not be sitting for the official exams).
The cost for each AP exam is $98. Reduced fees are automatically available for students who have qualified for free or reduced lunch. We also hope to provide some financial assistance for other students who need it. Please contact Susan Garcia (367-9750. Ext. 40050) for questions about fee reductions and payment. In order to meet the ordering deadlines, all AP students must make payment arrangements by Monday, February 27, 2017. Payments are made in the Treasurer's Office OR by credit card using Infinite Campus.
Students who do not sign up and make payment arrangements for AP tests will not get the opportunity to take the tests. No extra tests will be ordered.
We are also willing to order and administer Advanced Placement tests to students who are not enrolled in the corresponding courses (including AP exams for courses that we do not offer).
Woodside High School Community Hall of Fame Nominations
The Woodside High School Community Hall of Fame was organized for the 50th anniversary of WHS in 2008-9 to recognize alumni, staff, and/or community members who exemplified or demonstrated the following:
* Leadership and peer recognition
* High level of morality/ethics/integrity
* Entrepreneurial talent or experience at Woodside High School
* Positive contributions to society, Woodside High School, and/or the community
* Overcoming obstacles
Our hope is that the inductees will serve as an inspiration for generations of Woodside students, staff, and community members.
Click here for the nomination form.
The deadline for all nominations is Friday, February 24, 2017.
The induction ceremony will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, 7 PM, as part of the Unsung Heroes Award Night in the Woodside High School PAC.
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From the PTSA
January Student and Family Open House
Prospective students will experience life as a Woodside Wildcat. Our parent-led campus tour includes seeing our classrooms, meeting our teachers and administrators, and more.
Volunteers are needed for the parent-led campus tours, check-in table, and hospitality tables. Please click on the link below to signup:
Basketball Concessions - Class of 2018 Parents
Please come help at the basketball concessions! Much more low key and mellow than football but nonetheless important!
We need help for several dates but these are the most important games of the season:
January 20
February 3
February 8
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On Saturday, April 29 the Woodside High School Foundation will host its Annual Spring Auction at the Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club. All monies raised benefit Woodside High School students and we need your help!
Donate an Item
We are looking for
- vacation homes
- hobbies (we have a beekeeper giving a tour... what can you share?)
- sports tickets
- dinners
- hotels
- fun parties and outings
- what cool thing can you share with our Woodside community?
Click here to donate an item.
Underwrite/Be a Sponsor
Underwrite/sponsor the auction and be recognized in our catalog and website. Click here to learn about sponsorship benefits and here to buy sponsorships (please know that you will have to activate a ReadySetAuction account first.)
Get Involved
We are looking for people willing to solicit items to be auctioned off. Interested? Email auction chair Mary Jo Kloezeman at auction@whsfoundation.org or come to our next meeting, this Tuesday, January 17 at 7 PM in the Wildcat Room.
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| Athletic Booster Organization (ABO) News
CALLING ALL CATS! CLAW YOUR WAY OVER TO THE CRAB FEED.
Saturday, January 21, 2017, 6:00 PM
Red Morton Community Activities Building (CAB-Not the Gym)
1400 Roosevelt Avenue, Redwood City
Buy your ticket online at:
Pre-sale only, limited tickets.
Buy Spirit Wear Online!
You can now purchase Woodside Spirit Wear online! Make your purchase today and picked up your order in Jocelyn Tejeda's office - very easy!
Go to the ABO website to place your order:
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| Sequoia Union High School District News
The SUHSD Middle College program at Caņada College is accepting applications for fall 2017 semester.
Middle College is collaboration between SUHSD and Canada through this unique program student's earn both high school and college credits; enabling them to complete their high school degrees and earn college credit simultaneously. All classes are held at Caņada College.
Middle College is looking for juniors for the fall semester. Interested students should reach out to their counselor, find information by looking up Caņada Middle College and attend our Parent / Student information nights in January, February, and March. All applications must be submitted by March 17th.
Canada College Website:
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Sport News and Events
This Week
Monday, Jan. 16
Girls Basketball (JV) vs. Newark, 12 PM
Girls Basketball (Varsity) vs Newark, 1:30 PM
Tuesday, Jan. 17
Boys Basketball (JV) vs. Burlingame, 4 PM
Girls Basketball (JV) @ Burlingame, 4 PM
Girls Soccer (Varsity) @ Carlmont, 4 PM
Boys Basketball (Varsity) vs. Burlingame, 5:30 PM
Girls Basketball (Varsity) @ Burlingame, 5:30 PM
Girls Soccer (JV) vs. Carlmont, 5:30 PM
Wednesday, Jan. 18
Boys Basketball (JV) vs. San Mateo, 4 PM
Boys Soccer (Varsity) vs. Westmoor, 4 PM
Girls Basketball (JV) @ San Mateo, 4 PM
Boys Basketball (Varsity) vs. San Mateo, 5:30 PM
Boys Soccer (JV) vs. Westmoor, 5:30 PM
Girls Basketball (Varsity) @ San Mateo, 5:30 PM
Thursday, Jan. 19
Girls Soccer (Varsity) @ Burlingame, 4 PM
Girls Soccer (JV) @ Burlingame, 5:30 PM
Boys Basketball (Freshman) vs. Half Moon Bay, 6 PM
Friday, Jan. 20
Girls Basketball (JV) vs. Menlo Atherton, 3:15 PM
Boys Soccer (Varsity) @ Sequoia, 4 PM
Boys Basketball (JV) vs. Menlo Atherton, 4:45 PM
Boys Soccer (JV) @ Sequoia, 5:30 PM
Girls Basketball (Varsity) vs. Menlo Atherton, 6:15 PM
Boys Basketball (Varsity) vs. Menlo Atherton, 7:45 PM
Next Week
Monday, Jan. 23
Boys Basketball (Freshman) vs. Carlmont, 7 PM
Tuesday, Jan. 24
Girls Soccer (Varsity) @ Terra Nova, 4 PM
Girls Soccer (JV) @ Terra Nova, 5:30 PM
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Boys Basketball (JV) @ Mills, 4 PM
Boys Soccer (Varsity) vs. South San Francisco, 4 PM
Girls Basketball (JV) vs. Mills, 4 PM
Boys Basketball (Varsity) @ Mills, 5:30 PM
Boys Soccer (JV) vs. South San Francisco, 5:30 PM
Girls Basketball (Varsity) vs. Mills, 5:30 PM
Thursday, Jan. 26
Girls Soccer (Varsity) @ Menlo Atherton, 4 PM
Wrestling (Varsity) v South San Francisco @ Mills, 5 PM
Girls Soccer (JV) @ Menlo Atherton, 5:30 PM
Boys Basketball (Freshman) vs. Capuchino, 7 PM
Friday, Jan. 27
Girls Basketball (Varsity) @ Carlmont, 3:15 PM
Boys Soccer (Varsity) @ Carlmont, 4 PM
Girls Basketball (JV) @ Carlmont, 4 PM
Boys Basketball (JV) @ Carlmont, 4:45 PM
Girls Basketball (Varsity) @ Carlmont, 6 PM
Boys Basketball (Varsity) @ Carlmon, 7:45 PM
Saturday, Jan. 28
Boys Basketball (Freshman) @ San Mateo, 12 PM
Girls Soccer (Varsity) vs. Hillsdale, 12 PM
Girls Soccer (JV) vs. Carlmont, 1 PM
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Woodside Parent Education Series
"Race, Culture, and Identity" - Jack Weinstein from Facing History and Ourselves
Thursday, January 26, 2017, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Woodside High School, MUR (Multi-Use Room)
199 Churchill Avenue, Woodside
Woodside Parent Education Series events are sponsored by the Woodside PTSA, the Sequoia Healthcare District, and the Sequoia Union High School District.
Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, M.A., Founding Director, The Parent Education Series, at cmargot@csmconsulting.net or (650) 868-0590.
For Spanish, contact Maricela Lopez, Bilingual Parent Liaison, at (650) 367-7263 Ext. 45323.
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Community News
Free Teen Heart Screening Event!
Did you know 7,000-10,000 children die each year from undetected heart conditions? To prevent this statistic from rising, we are bringing a FREE teen heart screening event to Menlo-Atherton High School on January 29th, 2017. Registration for this event is open NOW and is limited to the first 750 students, ages 13-19, from the Sequoia Union High School District. The screening includes an EKG, review of child and family health history, and echo cardiogram (as deemed necessary). The screening has a $600-$6000 value and is brought to you at NO cost, thanks to our partnership with Via Heart Project and sponsors Sequoia Healthcare District and the NFL Alumni Association.
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From the Weekly Update Editors
- The deadline for submissions is Wednesday at 4 PM for publication on Sunday evening.
- If you are one of our regular contributors, you will be receiving an email every Monday night reminding you to send in your news. If you want to be added to the "regulars" distribution list, please email us at whsupdate@gmail.com.
- Please keep articles short and focused. Include the event, date, time, location, and contact info, including URL if available.
- Please do not send attachments: send article content in the body of the email. If you send us a flyer, we will include it only as a link to a downloadable document, so the readers will have to click to open and read it. They probably won't, so again: do not send us flyers.
- Please spell check and proofread submissions.
- The PTSA Weekly Update Editorial Team reserves the right to edit or reject submissions.
- No special or additional editions of Weekly Update will be sent out unless the subject matter impacts the ENTIRE school population. Such special editions are exclusively at the discretion of the Weekly Update editors, the PTSA President, and the school administration.
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