Date

Event

Time

location

10/1

FAFSA opens for Seniors

10/2

Turbo Tutoring

6:30pm-9:15pm

Stone Bridge HS

10/5

Pre-Med Club Bake Sale

2pm-6pm

Giant at Stone Road

10/6

Dance Clinic

8:30am-1pm

WHS

10/11

NHS Applications Due

10/14

No School

10/14

PTSA provides Breakfast for Teachers and Staff

7am

Signup HERE to bring donations!

10/16

PSAT (10^th & 11^th Graders)          Activities (9^th & 12^th Graders

10/16

2 Hour Early Release

12:55pm

10/20

College Fair

7:30pm-9:30pm

Fair Oaks Mall

More Info Here:  HERE

1.

Please JOIN the 2019-2020 WHS PTSA!

We need YOU to JOIN. Our membership funds are $2000 below last year!

Your membership is vital to the success of the PTSA! Please help support the students, teachers, and Westfield community by joining the PTSA.

You can join online or by printing a membership form. Information can be found here!

*Seniors must be members for 2 years to qualify for the PTSA scholarship offered each spring.

*Staff must be current members to apply for mini-grants.

Questions? Please contact Membership Chair Christina Black at membership@westfieldhs.org

2.

Silent Auction Volunteers Needed: (Volunteers to start ASAP)

We moved this event to November! We have a chair for the Silent Auction, who needs 3 more volunteers to collect donations. The task is to call 25-30 businesses to ask for donations. This is NOT cold calling- they would get a list of local businesses who have donated in the past and just need to ask if they can donate again and then pick up the item from the business. The businesses are grouped by shopping center, so they would be near each other for pickup.

Sign up HERE!

3.

Congratulations to the WINNERS of the PTSA Student Parking Raffle:

Sam Acharya & Madelin Tate won the drawing from the raffle to upgrade to the two best student parking places! Enjoy your close parking spot!

Thank you to those who participated in the raffle. Your funds will go directly back into supporting WHS students and staff. Thank you also to our fantastic security team for your support.

4.

PTSA Mini-Grants Approved:

Jennifer Kuchno: International Flags to hang in the cafeteria

Mary Ellen Webb: Books-Born a Crime

Erin Turner: Vision Impaired Goggles for Driver’s Education Classes

Sonya Williams: Gifts for FCPS Employee Awards Program & Westfield Cares

Sharlean Grinups: Shoes for Girls Only Fitness Classes

Congratulations! The PTSA is proud to support the needs at Westfield!

6.

Turbo Tutoring

Looking to improve your ACT/SAT score? This popular prep program covers all of the sections on the tests in single, 2 hour and 45 minute interactive prep classes.

Check out Turbo-Tutoring. The next SAT prep date is or October 2 at Stone Bridge High School. See the attached flyer for more information. Saturday, Oct. 26 at 9:30 AM – 12:15 PM at Westfield High School (Room A111)

7.

Dance Clinic: Sunday, October 6 at 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM All kids grades 2-8...

Take Center Field with the WHS Dance Team! (Oct. 11) Register by Sept. 29.

Questions? Email Jessica Magarelli Davis, WHS Dance Team coach, at: jmmagarelli@fcps.edu

See attached flyer to register.

*Dance experience is not required!

*Performing at the football game is not a requirement for attending the clinic.

8.

Breakfast for Teachers and Staff: Monday, October 14 at 7:00 AM

The PTSA is providing breakfast for the teachers and staff on their School Planning Day. There is no school for students that day. 

We are looking for volunteers to help that day as well as donations of bagels, cream cheese, donuts, muffins, fruit, juice, and gift cards to be used as a raffle for teachers and staff.

Please bring your donations to the school by 7:00 AM, Monday, October 14.

Signup HERE! Thank you!

9.

Clubs and Activities:

Did you know…WHS has over 80 Clubs?

Just to name a few: American Sign Language, BETA Club, Computer Science Club, Debate, Environmental Protection Club, Film Club, German Club, Health Occupations Club, Improv Club, Japanese Honor Society, and so many more!

Many of these clubs meet on Mondays to take advantage of late buses.

*See the attached list to find something that interests you!

10.

Westfield Live:

Did you know…you can watch the WHS student announcements anytime on YouTube?

It’s easy! Just subscribe to Westfield Live to get notifications.

11.

Senior Dues:

Class of 2020: All seniors need to pay senior dues ($80) to Ms. Oleksiak in Sub School 4.  It can be paid with cash (in full or multiple payments), check addressed to Westfield High School to include name, ID, and senior dues in the memo section, or online with My School Bucks.

Contact Kristine Oleksiak, Administrative Assistant, Sub School 4 with any questions. 703-488-6360 or kxoleksiak@fcps.edu 

12.

Library Volunteers Needed:

Do you have one hour, 5 hours, 10 hours per week you could volunteer in the WHS library? Any time that you can help would be greatly appreciated.

Contact Joann Lesser at Jtlesster@fcps.edu

13.

Donations Needed for Girl’s Fitness Class:

The PTSA awarded Ms. Grinups with a grant to support her effort to provide shoes for the girls in her Girl’s Fitness Class. She is still in need of funds to complete this project.

Please consider donating a gift card (any amount) for Dick’s Sporting Goods by Oct. 4. Send to: Westfield High School PTSA, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly, VA 20151 or send to the main office with your student. THANK YOU!

The Girl’s Fitness Class, for the last 5 years, has applied for and won a grant to cover the purchase of new sneakers for every girl in the class. Unfortunately, we found out that the organization is only able to fund $650 towards the shoes-not the full amount. Also, the Girls Fitness Class elective has doubled in size from 2 classes to 4 classes this year and I do not have the funds to purchase all the shoes.

The tradition of every student receiving new shoes is something the girls are depending on and looking forward too.  The new shoes make them want to work out and they feel that they are part of a team.  These shoes make them work harder and they are so proud of their shoes.  Many of the students in the class do not have sneakers and are wearing our loaner shoes that we use when students forget their sneakers in Physical Education class.

If you visit the Girls’ Fitness Classes, you will see that it is a very diverse population of students.  Many of the students are ESOL, have never played sports or know what to do to get healthy. The class presents a variety of activities, nutritional information, meditation skills and self- confidence building that are the foundations of the class.   

Dick’s Sporting Goods has been our supplier of shoes since the class started. They were just at Westfield last Friday morning and sized each student so they would receive the correct sized shoe.  It will take 2-3 weeks to secure our shoes and I am hoping that in that timeframe, we will have enough donations to cover the remaining cost.  Thank you from the Girls Fitness Class!

Sharlean Grinups

Health & PE Department Chair

14.

Yearbooks:

Click HERE to order yearbooks online. Our school code is 5577. The cost is $65 until Oct. 12. After this date, the price WILL GO UP!