Date

Event

Time

location

2/12/19

Partners for Safe Teen Driving

7pm

Auditorium

2/14, 2/15, 2/19, 2/20, 2/21, 2/22

Sadie Hawkins Dance Ticket Sales

During lunches

Cafeteria, sign up at  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f49a8aa29a75-volunteers

2/18

NO SCHOOL

2/19

February PTSA Meeting ---DATE CHANGE!!

7pm

Library

2/23

Sadie Hawkins Dance

3/7

International Night

3/11

3 Hour Early Release

4/4

End of 3^rd Quarter

4/5

NO SCHOOL – Teacher Workday

1.

Please join the 2018-2019 WHS PTSA!  Your membership is vital to the success of the PTSA! Please help support the students, teachers, and Westfield community by joining the PTSA this year. You can join online or by printing a membership form. Information can be found here! Questions? Please contact Membership Chair Christina Black at membership@westfieldhs.org

2.

February PTSA Meeting RESCHEDULED: Due to scheduling conflicts, the February PTSA meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 19. The topic for this month is SAT / ACT Preparation options, and Sonya Williams will speak about scheduling. Don’t miss it!!

3.

Report Card ‘A’ Day Thanks: We appreciate those who took time on Feb. 5 to celebrate our WHS students’ hard work by handing out raffle tickets during lunch for each “A” they earned: Mary Rubens, Vanessa Moore, Lisa Hart, Susan Dickinson, Christina Black, Janice Lebahn, Joy Volarich, Liz MacDonald, Mindy Conway, Dawn Winkler, Lauren Davenport, Jennie Ryman, and our wonderful coordinator, Andrea Jacobs! The PTSA provided 30 gift cards to Starbucks, Shell, GameStop, Chick-fil-A, CAVA, and Chipotle. In addition, Dr. Copeland will provide a student’s 4^th or 5^th period class with a pizza lunch.

4.

Report Card ‘A’ Day Congratulations: Congratulations to the Report Card ‘A’ day raffle winners, and to all the students who received As on their report cards! The PTSA is proud to recognize your effort! Winners are: Ian Lynn, Jonathan Kan, Kevin Martinez, Nate Siu, Daniella Vorgal, Santiago Trujillo, Jessica Carmona, Kaitlyn Rubens, Nora Collinsworth, Jack Lebahn, Sammy Craypoff, Aidan O’Brien, Lync Hart, Matt Freed, Madi Rafii, Jacobs Franchi, Dao Tran, Camila Bohabot, Ben Afferton, Kelly Elson, Abby DeCandia, Hildegard Younce, Anna Mattfield, Thad Palmer, Lorena Allensworth, Neal Lucas, Alyssa Martinez, and Ahman Jackson.

5.

Dance Team Fundraiser: The Westfield High School Varsity Dance Team is doing kids birthday parties and Brownie dancer badge workshops to fund raise for Nationals. If you know of any families with young children who may be interested, please spread the word. See attached flyers for details or contact Coach Jessica Davis at westfieldhsdanceteam@gmail.com.

6.

Singing Valentines: Send a Singing Valentine to a Westfield student on Thursday, February 14th!  Valentines will be presented by a small group of Choir Students who will hand-deliver a small stuffed animal, a card from you, and a song!  Valentines are $5.00.  Please see the attached flyer for information on how to send a Singing Valentine to your student and contact Mary Bidinger at mbidinger@verizon.net to place your order. Deadline for submission 2/13/19.

7.

New Tutoring Program – Bulldog Blitz!: This year, we replaced BITS with Bulldog Blitz. Bulldog Blitz is a FREE tutoring program for students currently enrolled at Westfield HS. Students seeking assistance with homework or other assignments work with Westfield HS student volunteers who previously mastered the content. The sessions will be held in the library from 10: 00 am to 11:00 am on the following dates:

March 23, 30

May 11, 18

To register for Bulldog Blitz you can bring your Emergency Care Card to the session, or email your Emergency Care Card to jpsimmons@fcps.edu, or give your Emergency Care Card to your counselor. For more information about Bulldog Blitz, contact your counselor or Mr. Simmons, Assistant Principal at 703-488-6341.

8.

The All Night Grad Party for the Class of 2019 is confirmed! Thanks to Becky Martin for graciously volunteering to be our Chair for the event and several parents offering to help on committees, we can move forward with plans for the ANGP. More details will be coming soon! www.ptsa.westfieldhs.org

9.

Thank you for donating cookies and water for the Faculty Meeting! The teachers and staff enjoyed the after school treats on Feb. 6 brought in by: Ann Campbell, Diane Mitchell, Young Kang, Cherie Kronimus, Amy Jeffries, Becky Martin, Liz MacDonald, Shawn Bergen, Joy Schwartz, Susan Dickinson, Stephanie Tarrant, Dawn Winkler, and Christy Riester. A special thanks to Ann Campbell and Elizabeth Swanberry for setting up and cleaning up!

10.

Reflections Contest Winners! Anthony Kang’s entry represented Westfield in the Literature category. Hazel Vineet’s entry represented Westfield in the Film category. Both entries won the Division 5 Fairfax County Level Award and advanced to the Northern Virginia District Award level. Congratulations on your accomplishment!

11.

Turbo-Tutoring Schedule 2018-2019: Planning ahead for the next SAT and ACT season? Check out Turbo-Tutoring. The next SAT prep date at WHS is February 23!

12.

News You Choose: Be sure to opt-in to the PTSA’s News You Choose emails so you can be informed about PTSA events. To opt-in, follow the directions via this link.  Please help spread the word to our rising Freshman Parents! Please encourage them to sign up for News You Choose, e-blasts, and the PTSA's Facebook page!

13.

Yearbooks:  Click here to order yearbooks online. Our school code is 5577. 

14.

Sadie Hawkins Dance Tickets: The SGA is sponsoring a Sadie Hawkins Dance on February 23rd, and needs volunteers to help sell tickets during lunch on February 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, and 22. If you can help, please sign up at:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f49a8aa29a75-volunteers

15.

Mulch Sale Has Begun! Though it may seem far off, it is time to get your yard ready for Spring! Here is an easy way to remove one item from your to-do list while supporting the Westfield High School community at the same time! It’s time for the Westfield High School Annual Mulch Sale. Your mulch order will be delivered right to your driveway! You can even select to have a crew of strong, hard-working students do the work and spread it for you! Every year we quickly sell out of our high-quality, double-shredded mulch, and the spreading services even faster. The time to place your mulch order is NOW! We urge you to order online now so you’ll be assured delivery. It’s quick, easy, and one less thing to worry about later. If you don’t wish to order online, you can download and mail our order form. Important Information:

·       High-quality, double shredded mulch is only $5 per bag

·       $2.60 of that amount is tax-deductible

·       Minimum order for delivery is 15 bags

·       Delivery limited to the WHS boundary area

·       Mulch delivery to front of driveway - Delivery dates 4/26 & 4/27 / Spreading date 4/28

Questions? Please contact us

16.

Easy ways to Support Westfield – Please note that Giant and Harris Teeter require yearly registration!

• Harris Teeter: Register your VIC card at this link   Our school code is 8134. You must reregister each year. 
• Giant: Program restarts September 7th. The program requires yearly registration. Please update your card (and encourage your friends and families to also) and select Westfield as your school of choice. Westfield’s code is 03798.  Simply log in at the Giant website, then “manage my account” and register Westfield. You may register up to two schools. Thank you!
• 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.