Wildcat PTA Weekly

January 4, 2010

CHOOSE Send notices and information to be shared with WWPTA members and Woodrow
Community. Contact PTA president woodrow.pta.pres@sbcglobal.net

WOODROW Check out the website for photos, newsletters and more: www.woodrowwildcats.org

WELCOME BACK WILDCATS - MAKE 2010 A GREAT YEAR!

DAR Contest 2009-2010

The DAR (National Society Daughters of the

American Revolution) is again sponsoring the Junior
American Citizens contest. The contest is open to
all students; the deadline to turn in all projects is
January 8th, 2010. This year’s theme is “America,
Land of the Free and Home of the Brave."
There are three major categories for this contest: art, creative
expression, and community service. Within the art category, students
can design a poster, design a postal stamp, design a banner, or submit
color photographs. Within the creative expression category, students
can write an original poem or an original short story.

Entry forms have been given to all English, social studies, and art
teachers. Please see these teachers, or the Woodrow librarians, for
further information and/or entry forms.

Know what’s going on at Woodrow! Get on an email list and we’ll send you lots of timely news! Just send your contact information to one
of the following communicants:
Class Communicants
Senior Class:
Do NOT forget to check the PTA Website regularly! Laura Tepera
The weekly newsletter is posted, along with lots of PTA Corresponding Secretary lauratepera@aol.com
other helpful information, photos, calendars and Autna Dathard Junior Class:
notices. You can find previous newsletters archived autnapta@gmail.com Ruth Ramirez
there, so you can find reference information as well. famramirez5@sbcglobal.net
www.woodrowwildcats.org Sophomore Class:
Suzanne Chatham
suzchat@gmail.com
The State and National PTA Websites also Freshman Class:
offer great info: Jennifer Youpa
www.pta.org www.txpta.org jyoupa@littler.com
 VOLLEYBALL ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
Congratulations to Juniors Nicole White and Claire McStravick for making the
District 12-4A All-District Volleyball Team, and to the following players: Sophomore
Katie O'Neil, Most Valuable Player; Junior Kathleen Jackson, Most Valuable Defense;
Freshman Caroline Peterson, Newcomer of the Year. Kudos to Woodrow Wilson Coach
Jim Harris who was awarded Coach of the Year.

GREAT SEASON WILDCATS!

WILDCAT BASKETBALL

The Boys' Varsity Basketball team posted a win against Samuell 83-46 in
district play, and in the DISD Coca Cola Tournament they beat Richardson
Berkner 73-62, Richardson Pearce 66-51, Hillcrest 78-74, and DeSoto 68-58,
before falling to Lancaster 77-54. Congratulations on a well-played
tournament! Come out and cheer for the Varsity team Thursday night
7:30pm, against Hillcrest at Forester, and the Wildcat Freshman/JV teams
on Wednesday night 6:00pm/7:30pm, against Hillcrest at Woodrow.

The Girls' Varsity Basketball team has scored wins against Yavneh Academy
44-36, Samuell 46-42, and in the DISD Coca Cola Tournament they beat
Molina 65-15 and Irving Nimitz 44-33, but lost against West Mesquite 31-63.
They will play Hillcrest at Forester this Thursday night, at 7:30pm (JV on
Wednesday at 4:30pm at Woodrow).

GO WILDCATS!
 2nd Annual
College Wildcat
Return
The 2nd Annual College
Wildcat Return is coming
January 5th and 6th. The
counseling department
hopes many freshman and
sophomore alumni will
join us to share about
their college experiences
with current Juniors and
some seniors.

Help spread the word! See

the attached flyer on
how your Woodrow
alumni can contact Ms.
Odeski to participate!

INTERESTED IN ECONOMICS?

If so, enter the 2010 Economic Essay Contest, sponsored by the Federal
Reserve Bank. Prizes range from 1st place $1,000 Series EE savings bond to
$100 Series EE savings bond. The contest is open to 11th- and 12th-grade
students attending schools in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District, which
covers Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico.
Essay Topic: Economics Outside the Box. Students often think Economics is crammed inside a
box that looks like a textbook. The 2010 Economic Essay Contest challenges you to jump out
of the box and find economics in the world around you. The lessons that economics teach can
be found almost anywhere. Maybe you read a news story or heard a report on television.
Many current events have an economic angle. Perhaps you read a novel, saw a movie or
heard a song. Characters are often challenged by limited resources and faced with
difficult decisions with significant opportunity costs. You might consider sports. How do
incentives challenge professional and amateur athletes? Think about an entrepreneur.
What resources are required for a new business?
The Task: Choose a narrative that illustrates an economic lesson. Remember that the
narrative can come from any source, but you must describe it for a reader who is unfamiliar
with the story. Identify the economic lesson or lessons that are present in your narrative.
Give a thorough explanation of the economic concepts. A list of possibilities follows, but you
are by no means limited by them: Supply and demand, Scarcity, Incentives, Markets (mature and
expanding), Choice and opportunity cost, Moral hazard and asymmetric information,
Government regulation, Comparative and absolute advantage, Marginal utility, Economies of
scale, Technology, Profit maximization, Diminishing returns, and Coordination and
cooperation (the prisoner’s dilemma).

Participants submit essays to the appropriate office of the Dallas Fed, as determined by the
location of their school. To determine the appropriate office, visit the Dallas Fed web site
at www.dallasfed.org and click on Economic Education, 2010 Economic Essay Contest. To
determine the appropriate office, see the Eleventh District counties. Essays may be submitted
now through February 26, 2010. Essay must be accompanied by student entry form (coming
soon).
 CHOOSE WOODROW
SPIRIT SIGNS
Get your spirit signs today! "Choose Woodrow" signs are $10.00 and
"Home of a Woodrow Wildcat" signs are $12.00. Contact Claire Hailey
at trey.hailey@sbcglobal.net and show your Wildcat Pride!

SCHOLARSHIP / OPPORTUNITIES NEWSLETTER #4

The newsletter is posted on the Woodrow website. It is the latest information we have from the
counseling office. Go to www.woodrowwildcats.org

SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Do you know high school juniors or seniors in Dallas County who are seeking leadership
development opportunities and would like to make a difference in the community? The
ExxonMobil Green Team is the perfect opportunity for them! The ExxonMobil Green Team is
an eight-week summer youth initiative that provides PAID internships and a study program
for high school students. Programs vary from city to city, but all Ambassadors (interns) involved
in this program work on a project to better the community in which they live. As a bonus,
students selected for the program earn up to $2,100 during the summer! In Dallas County, up to 50 Ambassador positions
are available and students will be involved in a variety of activities. From June 11 to August 6, 2010, Ambassadors will
work in teams of three to five to develop environmentally-focused projects for local nonprofit organizations with the
goal of increasing awareness of conservation and environmentalism. For the duration of the program, Ambassadors will
attend classes at Southern Methodist University related to environmental issues and professional and academic
development. Ambassadors will also participate in weekly environmentally-focused field trips and sessions centered
on leadership, teamwork and critical thinking skills. Finally, Ambassadors will develop and implement an
environmentally-focused service project as a group. Application Information and Deadlines: To find the 2010
Ambassador Application, visit this link http://www.vcnt.org/vcnt_programs_student_programs_green_team.html Go to
the section labeled “Ambassador Criteria,” and there you will find the student application. Ambassador applications and
supporting documentation must be received at the Volunteer Center by Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. NO
EXCEPTIONS! Faxed and/or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. If you have questions or concerns, contact
Ashley E. Hyder, MPA, Volunteer Center of North Texas, Manager, Public Relations & Communications
2800 Live Oak St. | Dallas, TX 75204214-826-6767 ext. 236, ahyder@vcnt.org www.vcnt.org. Copies of the application
and guidelines can be found on Woodrow's website www.woodrowwildcats.org
 Second Annual College Wildcat Return
Tuesday, January 5, 2009 (B Day)
Wednesday, January 6, 2009 (A Day)
Who can Participate?
Freshman or Sophomore Woodrow alumni currently attending college.
Alumni will visit junior and senior social studies classes to share their
experiences from their first years in college

How to Participate:
Email Ms. Odeski at odeski@sbcglobal.net if interested
Tell her what college you are attending &
How many and which periods you can be at Woodrow to share.
Show up at the Counseling Office at least 15 minutes before you are to help.
Wear some neat college stuff! Bring brochures and pictures!
Bring your experiences and advice to share

*** Sign in at the DISD Volunteer website before you come& Print off
“Approval Notification” Form to bring with you***
1. www.dallasisd.org/partners or
2. Go to www.dallasisd.org, Click on “Support our Schools”,
3. Click on Partner/Volunteers
4. Complete volunteer application listing “Woodrow Wilson” as the
school and “General Community” as the group you are with.

You cannot visit the school without this form!

We Look Forward to a Fun Reunion!

 GOOD NEWS & GOOD KIDS
We encourage you to write to the Dallas
Morning News with your Good News about
Woodrow and our neighborhood schools!
Send them to letterstoeditor@dallasnews.com
Send your nominations for the Good Kids
feature article to ekirby@dallasnews.com
As always with our DISD volunteers, you must
complete a volunteer registration form online at
https://www.dallasisd.org/partners/volreg_form.cfm
or in Spanish at
https://www.dallasisd.org/partners/volreg_form_sp.c
fm.
Sign up to volunteer today!

REVERSE TREE TRIMMING PARTY - COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS

From FCA: I wanted to share with you that we are inviting all of the WWHS students that
would like to participate in the Fowler Christian Apartments (FCA) reverse tree trimming
parties on Wed., Jan. 6th at 4 p.m. We ask if you could spread the word to any students that
are in need of community service hours. We will gather at Means Activity Center, building
105, and divide up to go to one of the seven locations where the students will be taking down
trees at FCA. We are hoping to have 20 plus volunteers that afternoon to attend these parties.

Unfortunately, Nov. 30, 2009 when the WWHS students came over for the original tree
trimming parties—Fowler’s staff had failed to get the word out to the residents that students
would be coming that day for the tree trimming parties. So the residents did not have goodies
out for the students. The residents requested that they host reverse tree trimming parties if the
students would come back to take the Christmas trees down. So we are trying to reach as
many students as possible so that we could join us at the parties on Jan. 6th at 4 p.m. The
residents will have goodies this time. This will be from 4p-5:30p.

This newsletter is intended as an information sharing service to the Woodrow Wilson High School PTA and the Woodrow community.
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or statements not sponsored or created by the Woodrow PTA or the school itself. Editors encourage all readers to protect their internet
communications with appropriate software guarding against virus or other contamination. Please share concerns or problems related to
PTA communications immediately with communicants, PTA President and/or PTA Newsletter editor.
 The Week At Woodrow
January 4, 2010 - January 10, 2010

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

January 4 January 5 January 6 January 7 January 8 January 9
No School - Return to school Girls Basketball
Girls Basketball JV
Teacher/Student Varsity v Hillcrest @ Girls Basketball JV
v Hillcrest @ Girls Basketball
Holiday Forester, 7:30pm v T Jefferson@
Woodrow, 4:30 pm Varsity v T
Woodrow, 4:30 pm Jefferson @
ACT Registration Boys Basketball Forester, 12:00 pm
Deadline for 2/6 Varsity v Hillcrest @ Boys Basketball v T
Boys Basketball v
Exam Forester, 7:30 pm Jefferson @
Hillcrest @
Woodrow, F/JV
Woodrow, F/JV
6:00pm/7:30pm
6:00pm/7:30pm
Boys Basketball
Varsity v T
Jefferson @ Loos,
4:30 pm

Sunday
January 10

Mark your calendar….

MLK Holiday, Teacher Preparation Day - No School, January 18 & 19
SAT Exam January 23
 The Week At Woodrow
January 11, 2010 - January 17, 2010

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

January 11 January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15 January 16
PTA Board End of Third Six
Meeting, 7:00pm, Weeks
WWHS Library
Girls Basketball
Varsity v Conrad @
Girls Basketball JV v Conrad, 3:00 pm
Conrad @ Conrad,
4:30 pm

Boys Basketball v Boys Basketball

Conrad @ Conrad, Varsity v Conrad @
F/JV 6:00pm/7:30pm Conrad, 4:30 pm

Sunday
January 17

Mark your calendar….

MLK Holiday, Teacher Preparation Day - No School, January 18 & 19
Report Cards Issued, January 26
Early Release 1:30pm, January 29