May

SOL Testing Schedule

• 5/21-6/8- SOL TESTING
  • Thurs, 5/24- Periods 4,2,6
  • Fri, 5/25- Periods 7,5,1

• Mon, 5/28-Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL)
• Tues, 5/29- Regular B Day
• Wed, 5/30-
  • SOL Testing Periods 1,7,3
  • Final Guitar Concert (All guitar students required to attend), Kogelman Theatre, 7pm, free
• Thur, 5/31-
  • SOL Testing Periods 6,4,2
  • Spring Choral Show: Now and Then 50 Years of Hits, 1962-2012, 7pm, Springbank Auditorium, $12

June

• 6/1- SOL TestingPeriods 3,1,5
• 6/1-6/15- SHOUT
• 6/1 & 6/2- 2012 Spring Choral Show: Now and Then 50 Years of Hits, 1962-2012, 7pm, Springbank Auditorium, $12
• Mon,6/4-PTSA Meeting, 6:30pm, Library
• Fri, 6/8- Junior/Senior Prom: Check out the Promo Video!

• Tues, 6/12- Parent Teen Driver Education Night, 7pm sharp, Springbank Auditorium
• Wed, 6/13- Convocation, Senior Awards Ceremony, Springbank Auditorium, 9am
• Fri, 6/15
  • LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
  • Graduation, 2pm, Patriot Center, George Mason
  • All Night Graduation Celebration

Senior Activities Calendar

Katie Mach wins Best of School with her Photograph titled, Time Goes Away at the 8th Congressional District Art Competiton. The 8th Congressional District is represented by Congressman Jim Moran

 

West Potomac Senior Organizes Prom for Ill Teens HuntingtonBelle ...
No Worries Now holds proms nationwide for chronically ill kids and teens.

 

West Potomac Students Take Home Honors
Two groups of students from West Potomac High School were honored last week with first place finishes at the 2012 Virginia Technology Student Association (TSA) State Leadership Conference. Winning first place in the category of ...

 

 

Congratulations Summer 2012 Governor's School Recipients

 

Responding to Natural Disasters
West Potomac High School students from Frances Coffey's Advanced Placement Human Geography class were treated to a visit from Cathi Hoefler and Steven Keating from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency recently. Hoefler and Keating discussed the...

 

Letter: Exchange Student's Appreciation
First, I would like to thank my World Heritage Area Representative Diane Galvin, for searching and finding my host family; also a big 'thank you' goes to West Potomac High School: my counselor Ms Levine and to my teachers Mrs Chance, Mr, ...

 

West Potomac Wins 3rd in Congressman's Art Contest
Third prize went to Emilia Blaszkiewicz of West Potomac High School in Alexandria. Oakton High School's Chan Song Yoon took fourth place, while the fifth place award went to Brianna Washington of Woodbridge High School. Receiving honorable mentions for ...

 

West Potomac Actors Featured on TV
The cast of West Potomac High School's “Richard III” will be featured on Channel 21's “Meet the Author” program. The show is spotlighting Shakespeare, and the program followed West Potomac students through their rehearsals for the ...

 

The following All State chorus students performed with the chorus on Saturday at  E.C. Glass HS in Lynchburg, Va. They were selected by audition from among the best students in our district.  Congratulations!

• Madelyn Amos
  
• Leigh Palmer
  
• Freddie Perez
  
• Kate Schneider
• Tess Ward

 

 

 

Survey for Parents:

We are interested in your thoughts about parent and school communications at West Potomac High School.

Please click on this link to take the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WPHS_Parent-School_Communication_Survey_June_2012

Responses to this survey will be collected from May 23 through June 6, 2012.

 

Encuesta sobre Comunicación de la Escuela con los Padres y Madres

Estamos interesados en su opinión sobre la comunicación entre la Escuela Secundaria de West Potomac y Uds.

Por favor accionen este vínculo para tomar la encuesta:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Comunicacion_entre_los_padres_y_la_escuela_West_Potomac _High_School_junio_de_2012

Las respuestas serán aceptadas entre el 23 de mayo al 6 de junio de 2012.

 

 

Civic Seal

• Seniors, have you completed completed 50 hours of community service, received a B or better in US History AND US Government class, have good attendance and no disciplinary infractions? If so, you are eligible for the Civics Seal on your diploma!

Apply for the Civics Seal - Applications due the first week of June to counselors

Junior/Senior Prom

• PROM Promo Video
• Student Acknowledgement & Guest Form

Where: Sheraton National, 900 South Orme Street  Arlington, VA 22204
When: Friday, June 8, 2012
Time: 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Price: $65 per person or $120 per couple

Ticket Sales: May 2-June 8, during all lunches

 

 

2012 Face-To- Face Summer School Information

 

You are invited to contribute to the Martha Washington Library time capsule

 

 

YEARBOOK ORDERS ENDED IN MARCH

• No additional orders can be placed. However, there will be some extra books available for purchase on a first come first served basis on distribution day in June. The price is 80.00 cash or money order only.

 

Red 21 Coverage of WP's Poetry Festival

 

WP Personally Owned Computing/Network Device Use Guidelines

 

 

Rising Freshmen Orientation Video

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTVf_lSpMpM&feature=youtu.be

 

Check out the Internships & Summer Opportunities

• Visit the College & Career Center website

 

Yearbook

Like the West Potomac Yearbook on facebook

 

 

 

All Night Graduation Celebration

 

 

West Potomac Spirit Store

WP T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, magnets, pencils, and more!

 

There’s an app for that!

Parents and students are encouraged to download a free Apple application with practice quiz questions for all the VA Social Studies Standards of Learning (SOL) end-of-course exams. This free app provides great opportunity for daily or periodic practice, to include the new critical thinking questions common on our end-of-course tests. If you or your child has an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, they can use it. Visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pass-the-past/id392637590?mt=8 to download and access this resource!

 

 

West Potomac LipDub

 

 

Testing & Education Reference Center

Check out the Testing & Education Reference Center that is available to all WPHS students via the GaleNet database. This resource can be used to search thousands of college and graduate school entries, identify scholarships, take on-line practice tests (AP, PSAT, SAT, GED, ACT, ASVAB, TOEFL, etc.) and use test prep eBooks to assist in taking these tests.

 

 

Wolverine Time

Wolverine Time is the 30-minute window after third period during which students can receive academic intervention, remediation, or enrichment. Students can be invited to see any of their teachers during Wolverine Time. Teachers extend such an invitation by issuing a Wolverine Time pass. Students can also request a Wolverine Time pass if they self-identify as needing extra time with a teacher. Additionally, the academic intervention team is examining students' previous years' performance data to identify students in need of some tighter structure around Wolverine Time. Students who do not have a Wolverine Time pass will remain in their third-period classroom. For these students, Wolverine Time must still be productive: for example, it can be time spent working on upcoming assignments, collaborating with other students to review shared course material, or reading.

Wolverine Time is another change in how West Potomac addresses students' needs for enrichment and support. We believe this model recognizes that all students at different times will need extra help and will need to be challenged further. We are starting WT slowly, trying to build community understanding of how it can work -- and also looking for kinks and potential problems. Please do not hesitate to provide feedback about WT. Wolverine Time FAQs

 

 

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