5/2/18 PTSA E-Blast

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HAPPENINGS:

5/4 – PTSA Scholarship applications due by 2:30 pm

5/4 and 5/5 – Phantom of the Opera, 7 pm

5/11 – Teacher Appreciation Dessert Bar, Donations requested

5/28- ANGP Ticket price goes up

Here are several updates we know about from around the school:

1. Teacher Appreciation Dessert Bar Donations Requested: The PTSA is sponsoring a dessert bar on Friday, May 11^th in honor of the fantastic teachers at Westfield!  Please help make this teacher appreciation event a success.  To see what has been requested and to sign up, please click here.
2. Class of 2018 All Night Graduation Celebration: Tickets are now on sale! Volunteers are needed! Please contact Kathleen Whitman at kwhitmangarden@gmail.com . Many hands make light work….the more the merrier.
3. 2018-2019 PTSA Open Positions: There are a number of open PTSA positions for next school year! Please consider giving a little of your time to help make the PTSA (the academic boosters) successful! We need you! Open are: 1^st Vice President (support the President), 2^nd Vice President (programming), Membership, Bulldog BBQ and Silent Auction (this need is urgent as planning needs to begin), Mulch Sale, Parent Programs, Publicity, and SAT practice tests. Please contact Tricia Monroe at ptsa_president@westfieldhs.org or Jennie Ryman at ptsa_1stvp@westfieldhs.org with any questions and to volunteer!
4. PTSA Scholarship Applications due: The PTSA is pleased to announce that the 2018 scholarship applications are available. Completed applications are due to the WHS Career Center Friday, May 4^th by 2:30 pm. Applications can be found here: PTSA Scholarship and PTSA Special Education Scholarship. Please carefully read the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Good luck!
5. Mulch Weekend Thank Yous: Thank you to all the students and adults (current and former parents and staff members) who helped make mulch weekend successful! The people who came out to help worked really hard, earning their very sore muscles! From families who donated and cooked food, to the WHS staff who helped in so many ways, to mulch buyers, to fork lift drivers, to truck drivers and navigators, to students and some parents who hauled the mulch, to the teams that spread mulch, to the committee who planned the event, to volunteers who helped run the parking lot, prize table, and volunteer areas…..thank you!  And a huge thank you to Mindy Conway who organized it all.  We truly appreciate the countless hours you dedicated to making this a well-run event.
6. Mulch Weekend – Fantastic Local Business Support: We would like to thank the amazing generosity of several of our local businesses during mulch delivery! Without their support, this would have been a much more difficult task! Thank you to: A & A Transfer, American Windows and Siding, Building Infrastructure Group, Emerald Lawn and Landscaping,, G&C Auto Tire & Auto Service,, Katchmark Construction, Living Colour Landscaping, Starbucks Chantilly Crossing, Wegmans Chantilly   Please remember these businesses that support Westfield when you need one of the services/products they provide. Thank you!
7. Student SOL Schedules: Individual SOL schedules will be delivered to your student’s FCPS email address soon. Some SOLS will be administered this week and next and the main testing window is from May 14^th-21^st. Please encourage your student to take a screen shot of their schedule and add it to their planner/calendar. Good luck to all students taking SOLs this year.
8. AP Exams: AP Exams begin next week and run through the second week in May (yes, overlapping with SOLs).  A few more adult volunteers are needed to help with AP exams. There will be a lead proctor running the exam. Volunteers may help with monitoring students, escorting students to the restroom, collecting/counting test materials at the end of the exam, and other possible duties. No experience is needed. The lead proctor will show you what needs to be done. The only requirement is that you may not be a volunteer in any test your student takes. Please email Mrs. Shaw at ntshaw@fcps.edu, Ms. Fargo at jkfargo@fcps.edu, or Mrs. Hughes at dghughes@fcps.edu
9. Phantom of the Opera: The WHS Theatre Department presents Phantom of the Opera, May 4^th and 5^th at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 in advance and for students and $12 at the door. Shows the first weekend received rave reviews! Don’t miss it!  westfieldtheatre.com
10. Run for Remembrance in Honor of Mike Greiner and Conor Bouveron, Sunday May 20^th: Registration is open for the 1K walk and 5K run being held in remembrance of Mike Greiner and Conor Bouveron, two beloved WHS members lost in 2015 and 2016. To register, click here.
11. Virginia History Fair Update: Congratulations to Michelle Jacobs and Devina Bawa for their first place finish at the State History Day Fair in the group website category! Michelle and Devina will compete at the National History Day Fair in June! Their project is titled: “A Movement Divided: Conflict and Compromise in British Suffrage”. They will be the Virginia representatives in the category! Also, congratulations to Josie Morris, Maddie Rose, and Erin Carlson who won the George C. Marshall Award given to the best display of world diplomacy in a project! Their group documentary was titled: “The Treaty to Versailles”.
12. “A” Day Raffle Thank Yous: The 3^rd quarter “A” Day raffle was held during lunched on April 24^th! Congratulations to all students who won prizes and to all who earned “A’s” during 3^rd quarter! Thank you to Andrea Jacobs for organizing the event and to the following volunteers who helped make it successful:  JJ Conner, Liz MacDonald, Vanessa Moore, Renee Ohanian, Mary Rubens, and Diane Spindel!
13. 2018-2019 new schedule change process: Please ensure that your student makes appropriate class choices. New for the next school year: there will be no schedule changes permitted between June 11^th and the 3^rd week of the new school year.
14. Rising Freshman Boot Camp registration open: The annual Bulldog Boot Camp for rising 9^th graders will be held August 13^th-15^th from 9 am to noon each day. The deadline to register is August 1^st and there are no refunds. The registration form is attached. If your student will be participating in marching band, please do not register for the boot camp as band students learn the information and more during band camp.
15. Yarn Donations still requested: The WHS librarians are sponsoring a volunteer opportunity for students after school on Mondays in the library. Students will be able to knit scarves for the homeless. This project is in conjunction with SOME.org and students will be able to earn community service hours. This is a project that is offered at Stone MS, so we hope to encourage students to continue this work at Westfield. To help get this project rolling, donations of yarn have been requested: Red Heart brand yarn, acrylic (washable), weight category 4, dark colors only, and from smoke-and-pet-free homes (due to allergies). Questions? Please contact Ms. Koenig at amkoenig@fcps.edu.
16. mySATadvisor.com: An option for SAT preparation is mySATadvisor.com.  Online, unlimited practice and analytics on College Board tests and other popular test publishers. Improve speed and accuracy, practice missed or bookmarked question, and more. Use promo code WHSPTSA20 for a 20% discount.

• Easy ways to Support Westfield:

• Giant Food: Please remember to reregister your Giant bonus card. It has to be registered every year and can be done at: https://giantfood.com/school-rewards  Our school code is 03798.  The program runs October 6^th – March 15^th.
• Harris Teeter: Register your VIC card at http://www.harristeeter.com/community/together_in_education/link_to_your_school.aspx   Our school code is 8134.
• Office Depot:  When checking out at the register, please ask them to credit Westfield HS. The code is 70115228. They’ll give 5% back to the school!
• Amazon: Please click on the link on the right side of the PTSA’s webpage before ordering! www.ptsa.westfieldhs.org
• Shutterfly: Please click here  to give 13% of your purchase back to the school

Have something about a club, team, or class at Westfield that you’d like in the e-blast?Send a request to cpisarcikptsa@cox.net

Go Bulldogs!