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PTSA E-blast 5-12-14
DATES TO REMEMBER:
5/14: Fairfax Police Gang Awareness Presentation, 7:30 pm
5/15: PTSA Meeting, 7 pm in the library
5/16: Bingo Night, 7 pm in cafeteria
5/17 & 18: Band Concerts
5/17: Teen Stress Seminar, 10 am at Hayfield SS
5/17: STEM Career Day
5/19-23: Prom ticket sales, Volunteers needed!
5/22: WHS Jazz concert with guest performers: The Navy Commodores
5/23: Calliope’s Spring Coffeehouse
5/27: SOL testing begins
5/30: Prom, Volunteers needed for check-in
5/31: Price increase for ANGP Tickets
6/4-5: WHS Pyramid Art Show
Here are several updates from the PTSA and several groups around WHS:
- PTSA Meeting this Thursday at 7 pm in the Library. Come here Mr. Thomas present an overview of the school accreditation committee findings, as well as information about several recent parent, staff and student surveys following a brief business meeting.
- Volunteers are needed to fill the 2014-2015 WHS PTSA vacancies! The following positions are open: 2nd Vice President, Secretary, Special Education Chair, Membership Chair, Directory Chair, Bulldog BBQ Co-Chair, Legislative Representative, and Parent Programs Coordinator (2 events per year). Please consider donating a bit of your time to helping make Westfield a success!
- Prom Ticket Sales: More volunteers are needed to sell prom tickets during lunches between May 19th and 23rd. Volunteers also needed the night of Prom to help with check in. Volunteer times and signs ups are available at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/whsbulldog
- Prom is May 30th. To purchase a ticket, students cannot have unpaid fines or financial obligations. If a student is purchasing a companion/date ticket, that second student also cannot have any fines or unpaid financial obligations. If a student wishes to bring a non-WHS person, a permission form must be completed and approved prior to the student purchasing a ticket. Forms are available in the main office or at http://www.fcps.edu/WestfieldHS/students/seniors/prompermission.pdf
- Message from the WHS Front Office: As of May 1st, all fees, obligations, and purchases, including prom tickets, must be paid in cash or by a money order to Westfield HS. No checks will be accepted for the remainder of the school year. This does not apply to food services (cafeteria) or the PTSA.
- The 2nd annual Bingo Night is being sponsored by the WHS Band Boosters. It is Friday, May 16th. Doors open at 6 pm and bingo begins at 7 pm. Bring your friends, neighbors, and family and enjoy an evening of bingo, prizes and food! All community members invited. Pre-sale tickets include free raffle tickets. Walk-ins welcome! Ticket form and information is available at: http://www.fcps.edu/WestfieldHS/bites/bandbingonight.pdf
- The Westfield Sports Physical Night is scheduled for Monday, June 16th. This is a great way to get your student’s VHSL physical for the 2014-2015 school year and it supports the awesome Athletic Training Department! To register, visit http://www.fcps.edu/supt/activities/atp/ppe/register-athlete.shtml
- ANGP Tickets: The price is now $70 per ticket, with the next price increase set for June 1st. Parents: please remember to complete the Risk Forms. Copies are in the main office and on the PTSA website at ptsa.westfieldhs.org under the ANGP ticket tab. Everyone must have the forms completed, even if they are 18 years old. Contact Jeannie Donahue with questions at jr.donahue@verizon.net To see the list of who has purchased a ticket so far, visit: http://ptsa.westfieldhs.org/students/see-who-is-coming-to-the-party.html
- Senior Parents: There will be a drawing for all students whose ANGP ticket is purchased by May 31st. The drawing is for a $50 Visa Gift Card! Save money by purchasing before the next price increase AND be entered into the drawing!
- Changing school start times is being discussed again by the School Board and FCPS. Please be informed and get involved. There are pros and cons to both sides of the issue. According to Sully School Board Representative Kathy Smith, one of the four options currently listed will be approved, at a cost of several million dollars. Please be a voice for your opinion of the issue. Let all members of the School Board know your thoughts. For more information on the 4 possible changes to the FCPS start time schedule, please visit http://www.fcps.edu/news/starttimes.shtml
- Community meetings to discuss the proposed start time changes will be held between May 19th and June 11th with the closest to WHS being May 27th at South Lakes HS and June 11th at Centreville HS. Dates and times are posted at: FCPS Announces Community Meetings on School Start Times
- Congratulations to Sravishtta Kommineni, Neeraj Sabapathy, Shaishav Naik, Mritunjay Singh, and Siddharth Surapaneni for their winning entry in the Engineering Design category at the Va Technology Student Association’s Technosphere 2014 Competition!
- FCPS and Fairfax County have designated May as “Parents Who Host, Lose the Most” month. The Parents Who Host, Lose the Most: Don’t Be a Party to Teenage Drinking public awareness campaign informs parents and other adults about the legal ramifications and health and safety risks of serving alcohol to teens. UPC and its high school Youth Council also urges parents and county residents to report underage drinking parties by calling the police department’s non-emergency number at 703-691-2131. To read the press release, please visit http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=2521
- Did you know there are approximately 33,000 violent street gangs, motorcycle gangs and prison gangs who are criminally active in the United States today? Join us on Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 from 7:30-9 P.M. to learn about various gangs affecting Fairfax County as well as a look into the gang lifestyle. Presentation is at Sully District Police Station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly, VA.
- FCPS is hosting a seminar called Teen Stress: Fostering Wellness and Resiliency on Saturday, 5/17 from 10 am-2:30 pm at Hayfield Secondary School. Details and registration information is available at: http://www.fcps.edu/dss/summit/index.shtml
- The Mt. Vernon High School pyramid is hosting a STEM career day on Saturday, May 17th. Everyone is invited. For more information, visit http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=2522
- Ordering from AMAZON? Please go to the PTSA website and click on the Amazon link that is on the right side of the page, about half-way down. Once you click, you’ll be taken to Amazon and can order as usual. A percentage of your order total will be donated to the WHS PTSA – at no cost to you! Thank you for your support of this “silent fundraiser” set up by our Ways and Means Chairperson, Bhavani Koneru!
- Class of 2018 Bulldog Bootcamp registration is ongoing. Information available at: http://www.fcps.edu/WestfieldHS/academics/summerassignments/summerassign/bootcamp.pdf
- Fairfax Public Access is offering TV and radio summer camps for teens aged 12-18. Visit www.fcac.org for more information.
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