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WeMail is distributed every Tuesday to update the Woodson community on PTSO news, school news, and upcoming events.
- SCHEDULE REMINDERS
- PTSO NEWS
- WOODSON NEWS & EVENTS
- FUNDRAISERS
- CAVS SPORTS
- WOODSON CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
- RESOURCES FOR WOODSON STUDENTS, PARENTS & FAMILIES
- FCPS NEWS & EVENTS
- WEMAIL ARCHIVES
1. Schedule Reminders
THIS WEEK
Friday, January 24th, 7:00PM - Dessert on Broadway
Saturday, January 25th, 2:00PM & 7:00PM - Dessert on Broadway
Saturday, January 25th, 3:00PM & 5:00PM - Unified Special Olympics Basketball Tournament at Marshall HS (Enter at Door #5)
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday, January 28th - End of the 2nd Quarter
Wednesday, January 29th - Teacher Workday; No School for Students
LOOKING AHEAD
Friday, April 4th - Prom
Monday, April 14th - Friday, April 18th - Spring Break
Tuesday, June 10th - 9:30AM - Woodson Class of 2025 Graduation - GMU
Wednesday, June 11th - Last Day of SY24-25
Woodson's Integrated Events and Activities Calendar
The complete FCPS 2024-2025 School Year Calendar
2. PTSO News
The All Night Grad Party Still Needs You!
Every year, Woodson celebrates our graduates with a drug and alcohol free all night party to keep our teens off the roads and safe. It’s a Cavalier tradition that freshman, sophomore, and junior parents organize the event to “pay it forward” for when their own kids are celebrating. But this fabulous event can’t happen without a planning committee!
Can you help? Email woodsonangp@gmail.com to volunteer or find out more!
2024-25 Woodson PTSO Officer Board
Sara Mastro / President / saralmastro@yahoo.com
Megan Fay / Membership Director /woodsonmembers@gmail.com
Judith Cabelli / Recording Secretary / woodsonsecretary@gmail.com
Diane Raffaele / Treasurer / wptsotreasurer@gmail.com
Sara Mastro / PTSO Grant Program / saralmastro@yahoo.com
Nicole Spindler / Communications Director / WoodsonWeMail23@gmail.com
Amy Zganjar / Enrichment Director / azganjar@thestottgroup.com
Vacant / Fundraising Director
3. Woodson News & Events
Woodson Winter Guard
The Woodson Winter Guard will compete in their first competition of the season on Saturday, January 25th, 2025 at South County High School (8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton, VA). The draft performance time is 12:28PM with the start of the Woodson class at 12:14PM. Join us as we explore the caged bird and find our own meaning of freedom as we showcase our competition show of the season, “Caged Bird Blues”
Tickets are $15 for adults (+13) and $10 for children. All information can be found on the Atlantic Indoor Association website HERE
Dessert on Broadway
 Woodson Chorus invites you to its 36th annual Dessert on Broadway!
This Broadway Revue show is great entertainment for all ages, a wonderful musical theater experience for the entire family to enjoy together. The show is fully staged with costumes and a live band accompaniment.
This year Woodson students will be performing songs from musicals such as Hair, Pippin, Mean Girls, Six, Kimberly Akimbo, Fiddler on the Roof, and many more!
It wouldn't be Dessert on Broadway without the dessert! Patrons come before the show to enjoy a dessert and beverage in the DOB Cafe. We will be serving several cake choices including our famous Black Magic Cake. Dessert service will be from 5:45-6:45 for the evening shows and 12:45-1:45 for the matinee.
Get your tickets now at https://whschorus.booktix.com or tickets also available at the door. Suggested donations for tickets are $5 Students, $10 Seniors (65+), and $15 Adults.
Add on your Dessert ticket for $6.00
4. Fundraisers
Class of 2025 Yard Signs
The 2025 yard signs are here! Click HERE to purchase one online! You will receive an email confirming your purchase, and where and how to pick up your order.
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Student Driver Magnets
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Magnets are $8.00 each or 3 for $20.00. You can order online HERE.
Magnets are delivered to your door contact free (within a 5 mile radius of Woodson)! Alternatively, we can leave the magnets in the front office with your student’s name to pick up.
We will also be selling magnets at all the Partners for Safe Teen Driving seminars which are held throughout the year at the Woodson Auditorium.
If you have any questions contact Bahar Salimova at wptsomagnets@gmail.com
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Make a Lasting Mark for your Student!
The brick courtyard in front of the school, between the main entrance and the auditorium, still has plenty of room for engraved bricks for you to remember your special student or as a wonderful legacy for all the members of your family. They make great graduation presents for Seniors too! Orders must be received by April 4th, 2025 to be included and installed in this year’s order so don’t wait!
Individual bricks cost: $100. Visit the Woodson PTSO website HERE to order today!! Or download and print the form and mail it in to the school with a check if you prefer. FORM HERE
If you have questions contact Shane & Katherine Gilbert at Bricks@woodsonptso.org.
Woodson Chorus Spirit Wear |
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Want to show off your love for Woodson Chorus on the way into school this winter? You need a Woodson Chorus Beanie! Check out our adorable pom-pommed beanies plus sweatshirts, long sleeved ts and totes on our website.
Order now while supplies last!
5. Cavs Sports
Indoor Track and Field
The VA showcase brought great results from our athletes. There were several District qualifiers Abby Ward, Grace Ewalt and Ben Hawkins each qualified for the 300 m, Courtney Butts in the 55m, and Camille Lichtenstein and Maddie Devlin in the 1000m. The girls 4x200 m (Emily Doan, Abby Ward, Grace Ewalt, and Emma Alemanji) achieved a state qualifying mark. Congratulations to Hadley Vanek for breaking her own school record in the 1000m and finishing 2nd in the invitational heat and to Barrett Pullen for a 3rd place in the shot put invitational flight. Congratulations to all the students who went on the trip!
Important Woodson Athletics Links
Activity Registration - https://woodson-ar.rschooltoday.com/
Woodson Athletics - https://www.woodsonsports.com/
FCPS Student Athletics - www.fcps.edu/activities/student-athletics
NFHS Network Live Streaming- https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/w-t-woodson-high-school-fairfax-va
E-Tix Link- https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/16311/wtwoodson-high-school-athletics
6. Woodson Clubs & Organizations
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Math Center
The Woodson Math Center is open. Students can come by B208 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3:00 - 3:45 pm to receive free peer math tutoring. Snacks will be provided!
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Ice Hockey Club
And our UNDEFEATED streak continues by beating West Springfield 6-3 on Friday night! None of the goals scored were by Woodson players, but junior, Max Eister, was our goalie in net and our team put a total of 43 shots on net. Our next Varsity game is also SENIOR NIGHT this Friday night, Jan 24th, 9pm start time at the St. James vs Forest Park/Hylton. PLEASE come out and support us if at all possible and show our graduating seniors some love.
Woodson senior, Rob Young, carries the puck down the ice, helping the team to goal #2.
Photo credit to Barrett Wilford (Woodson hockey player and photographer)
7. Resources for Woodson Students, Parents & Families
Woodson Weekly Message
Parent Summit
The recent rise in antisemitism, especially in educational spaces, is unprecedented. Parents and caregivers are invited to join AJC Washington, D.C., Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Washington, D.C., and the JCRC of Greater Washington for our 2025 Parent Summit on Sunday, February 9th, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Learn vital and valuable advocacy skills and proactive strategies to navigate and combat antisemitism in K-12 schools.
The program will feature several panel discussions and breakout sessions on the following topics:
- The state of antisemitism in our educational institutions nationally and locally
- High level Montgomery County, Fairfax County, and local independent school professionals sharing best practices for preventing and addressing antisemitism in their educational institutions
- Concrete steps to take when there is an incident in your child's school
- How to have a conversation with your child about antisemitism
- Legal resources and when to pursue them
- Parents and students sharing proactive ways to advocate against antisemitism and positive ways to help increase cultural competency around Judaism and the Jewish experience
The event will be held in Montgomery County, MD; the location will be shared upon registration. The cost to attend is $18 and advance registration is required.
Please contact Sharon Fine, AJC Community Outreach and Education Fellow, with any questions or request for accommodations.
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