6/9/18 PTSA E-Blast

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HAPPENINGS:

6/9 – Last day to purchase a 2018 ANGP ticket

6/10 – Baccalaureate, 5 pm

6/10 – Dance team car wash, 9 am – 2 pm

6/11 – Graduation! (click for information)

6/11 – All Night Grad Celebration

6/11 – Underclass exams begin

6/15 – Last day of school!

8/21 – Bulldog BBQ, 5-7:30 pm

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

1. Seeking new person to write eblasts:  After many years writing the PTSA eblasts, I will be stepping down after one more blast next week. If you are interested in writing these emails that welcome posts from all groups at Westfield and strive to keep our hundreds of recipients informed, please email Jennie Ryman at jennierymanptsa@gmail.com   
2. 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.
3. Westfield Reads – required book for all students: Hidden by Helen Frost is the summer 2018 Westfield Reads book selection.  An excerpt: “When Wren Abbott and Darra Monson are eight years old, Darra’s father steals a minivan. He doesn’t know that Wren is hiding in the back. The hours and days that follow change the lives of both girls. Six years later, in a chance encounter at camp, the girls face each other for the first time. They can finally learn the truth―that is, if they're willing to reveal to each other the stories that they've hidden for so long.”
4. All Night Grad Celebration: Today is the final day to purchase a ticket to the 2018 All Night Grad Celebration! Don’t delay!  Click here to order! Don’t miss this Westfield tradition!  This year’s event will return to the fantastic Uptown Alley and Autobahn! For all details, visit here!  Please remember that in addition to purchasing a ticket, all attendees need permission forms. These are also available by clicking above.
5. Class of 2018 All Night Graduation Celebration: Volunteers are still needed! Underclass parents are especially needed to help with set up. As of today, no one has signed up for these particular openings. To see what spots are still open and to sign up, please click here!
6. 2018-2019 PTSA Open Positions: Congratulations to Jennie Ryman who is the new PTSA President. There are still openings for next year. For information, please contact Jennie at jennierymanptsa@gmail.com
7. PTSA Scholarship Winners:  Congratulations to the Class of 2018 PTSA Scholarship winners - Thomas Beamon, Courtney Conway, Rayna Easley, Katherine Finn, Kristine Lowkis, Bobby Monroe, Maggie Monroe, Evan Simmons, Scarlett Sullivan, and Amulya Velamakanni. Thank you to all who applied and to the scholarship committee. 
8. Parking Information for 2018-2019: Detailed information about 2018-2019 parking passes can be found here. Incomplete applications will not be processed. 
9. Math Refresher Camp: The annual math refresher camp returns this August 6^th – 10^th! This is a free refresher open to any Westfield student. Registration is required and the deadline is July 9^th. To register or for more information, see the attached registration form.
10. 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.
11. Dance Team Car Wash: On Sunday, June 10^th, the dance team will hold a car wash at the Sunoco by Lotte in Centreville from 9 am to 2 pm.
12. Congratulations Westfield’s International Science Fair Winners! Nicholas Lin, participating in the INTEL Fair for the third time, placed fourth in Animal Science. Palash Shah, attending for the second time, along with Kartik Chugh, earned third place in Environmental Engineering. Palash earned a three-week internship in Italy working with a learning machine. Palash and Kartik were also selected as the 2018 Virginia Stockholm Junior Water Prize winners and will attend a national competition at UNC-Charlotte June 15^th-17^th. Congratulations to our winners and Mrs. Constantino, the WHS Science Fair Coordinator.
13. Senior BBQ and Rehearsal Thank Yous: Thank you to all who volunteered at last week’s Senior BBQ and Rehearsals! Your help was invaluable!
14. Fines and Overdue Library Books: Please check with your student to see if he/she has any overdue library books or fines that need to be paid! They can check in their subschool about fines due and in the library about overdue books.
15. Turbo-Tutoring Schedule 2018-2019: Planning ahead for the next SAT and ACT season? Check out Turbo-Tutoring.
16. Easy ways to Support Westfield:

• 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.

17. 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 questions, and more. Use promo code WHSPTSA20 for a 20% discount.

18. 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

Congratulations Class of 2018!

Go Bulldogs!