Wildcat PTA Weekly

May 3, 2010

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

LAST PTA MEETING OF THE YEAR AND CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION!

Last PTA meeting of the year in conjunction with Woodrow's Cinco de Mayo celebration,
Wednesday night, 6:00pm, May 5, Woodrow Auditorium. The PTA program includes
awarding PTA Life Members, academic ESL awards, and voting on the 2010-2011 PTA Board.
Dance program starts at 6:00pm, PTA presentation begins at 6:45pm.

AP EXAMS BEGIN THIS WEEK

Dear Student:
Thank you for your interest in the Advanced Placement program at Woodrow Wilson High School. Your exam schedule is listed on the
next page. Review it carefully so you are totally aware of your exam location, dates, and times. You should bring the following items to
the examination room:
 School ID or any government issued ID with picture
 Several sharpened No. 2 pencils with erasers
 Black or dark blue ink pen
 A calculator and extra batteries if you are taking AP Calculus, Statistics, Chemistry, or Physics exam. Please visit Calculator
Policy to learn about authorized calculators for each of these exams.
 A ruler or straightedge if you are taking an AP Physics exam.
 Sack lunch and drink. If you are taking 2 exams on the same day, you will not have time to get lunch.

You must not bring the following items to the exam room:
 Cell phones, computers, photographic equipment, or any personal digital devices IMPORTANT NOTE: Students who use cell
phones or PDA's during break will be dismissed. (Please leave these items outside the room or in the car).
 Scratch paper, books, compasses, dictionaries, or notes.
 Watches that beep or have an alarm.
 Rulers and straightedges (except for AP Physics)

Get enough sleep and rest before your test and eat a nutritious breakfast. You are required to arrive in the exam room no later than 15
minutes prior to your exam; 7:45 am for the morning administration; 11:45 for the afternoon administration. Doors will be locked and you
will not be admitted to the testing areas if you are late. You will not be dismissed early until the exam has officially ended. Do not ask to
leave early if you finish before the end of the test, as your request will be denied. You are allowed to bring a snack and beverage for your
10-minute break. However, eating or drinking is prohibited while you are taking an exam. Bring a sweater in case the room temperature
is below your comfort level. You must abide by the policies of both our school and the College Board during the entire testing period. Any
misconduct will be reported and could jeopardize your AP Exam grade.

Please review the Bulletin for Students and Parents in English or Spanish.

If you have any additional concerns, please feel free to contact me or your AP teacher. Good luck and do your best!

Sincerely,
Dinnah Escanilla
Associate Principal
Woodrow Wilson High School

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
Do NOT forget to check the PTA Website regularly! Senior Class:
The weekly newsletter is posted, along with lots of Laura Tepera
other helpful information, photos, calendars and PTA Corresponding Secretary lauratepera@aol.com
notices. You can find previous newsletters archived Autna Dathard Junior Class:
there, so you can find reference information as well. autnapta@gmail.com Ruth Ramirez
www.woodrowwildcats.org famramirez5@sbcglobal.net
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
 THREE WOODROW JUNIORS QUALIFY TO ENTER
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Congratulations! Three Woodrow juniors, Ana Harris, Brian Tepera and Samuel
Wells, took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
(PSAT/NMSQT) and met the requirements to enter the 2011 National Merit
Scholarship program. Each of these students is among the 50,000 highest-scoring
participants of some 1.5 million entrants. About 16,000 will be named Semi-finalists
and approximately 34,000 will be named Commended Performance. Semifinalists will
be the only students who will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for
about 8,200 National Merit Scholarships to be offered in 2011.

SUPERINTENDENT'S STATE FAIR OF TEXAS

SCHOLARSHIP
Sixty-two students, including two
seniors from Woodrow, received a
$2,000 scholarship towards college.
They were honored at a reception with
Dr. Hinojosa at Conrad High School.
They are John Matusewicz and Dianna
Aguirre.
FLIP CAMERAS LOOKING
FOR WILDCATS ABROAD
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
The board of directors of the State Fair of
Texas honored the 2010 DISD scholarship recipients at
a luncheon on April 20 in The Music Hall at Fair Park.
Each recipient will receive a total of $5,000 in
scholarships, renewable in $1,250 annual increments to
those who maintain a 3.0 GPA toward their college
degree at a Texas university and/or community
college. Woodrow's scholars present for the luncheon
and pictured below: Justin Bailey, Valerie Gamez,
Cole Heiner, John Matusewicz, Nicholas Muston,
Alicia Santana, Lauren Tepera, and Emily Young.

The World Languages and Cultures Department

has a grant to purchase Flip video cameras.
These mini video cameras are allowing WWHS
alum to show current students where they study
and work abroad. So far, students have sent
videos from South Korea, China, Palestine, Turkey,
and Kenya. We’d love to pass these cameras out
to others. Please let us know if you have a student
abroad or know of someone who does. Mrs.
Johnson sjohnson4@dallasisd.org

VARIATIONS TRYOUTS
Variations Tryouts for current Woodrow students, Tuesday, May 18, beginning at 4pm.
Sign up for your time on the door of the choir room. Incoming Woodrow students will
try out on the 19th.

DON'T MISS OUT
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
DETAILS AND APPLICATIONS
EXCHANGE CLUB OF EAST
DALLAS SCHOLARSHIPS
Please be reminded that the
Exchange Club of East Dallas
Scholarship Application is due May
7th! IT IS ONLY OPEN TO WOODROW SENIORS AND IT IS
RENEWABLE! $2,000 FOR EACH COLLEGE SCHOOL YEAR!
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
NEWSLETTER #8
There's something for everyone here!
DELTA ALPHA OMEGA MULTICULTURAL
FRATERNITY INC.
UTA INCOMING FRESHMAN SCHOLARSHIP
2010-2011
The Delta Alpha Omega Multicultural Fraternity Inc.
Freshman Scholarship was established in 2004 to
better enable DFW High School Graduates to enter
their first year of college. The scholarship is a one-time
award that ranges from $250 - $500.
Eligibility:
 Must be a graduate from a DFW High School
 Must plan to attend The University of Texas
at Arlington in 2010/2011
 Must NOT be related to any Delta Alpha
Omega Multicultural Fraternity Inc. member
Selection Criteria:
 Community Involvement
 Academic Achievement
 Financial Need
 Essay
 Letter of Recommendation
 Application Deadline: July 2, 2010.
Applications postmarked after July 2
nd
will
not be accepted; no exceptions.
http://www.woodrowwildcats.org/public_html/attachme
nts/061_DAO%20Scholarship.pdf
WILDCATS VISIT
MIDWESTERN STATE
UNIVERSITY
A group of juniors visited
Midwestern State University in
Wichita Falls, Texas, on April 24.
Berenice Rodriguez, Education is
Freedom Coordinator, was the
field trip sponsor.
 JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES - MORE
SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
SAT WAIVERS FOR JUNIORS FOR MAY &
JUNE TESTING UTD iPhone App Summer
Camp—The flyer for this
program can be found at
Deadlines coming fast! If
The College Board has extended the May SAT you are an EIF student,
http://www.woodrowwildcats.o
registration deadline through April 15. To register for rg/public_html/attachments/06 we will cover the cost of
the May SAT during this extended registration period, 1_iPhone%20App%20Camp.pdf.
attendance should you be
call SAT Customer Service at (866) 756-7346. Online Deadline to register is May 31.
registration is not available during the May SAT Please go to selected to attend.
https://alumni.utdallas.edu/Net
extended registration period. Juniors in public or Community/SSLPage.aspx?pid=4
charter schools who take the SAT in Texas on May 1 28 for more information or to
or June 5 will not have to pay the regular registration register.
UTA Engineering and
fee. Students who registered for the May 1 or June 5
Computer Science Camp—
SAT prior to this offer will receive a full refund of Students can still apply to
their registration fee from SAT Customer Service attend several different
within approximately 2–4 weeks, but will not need to camps. An overview of the
reregister with an SAT voucher. http://www.host- SMU College Experience— camps can be found at
collegeboard.com/sat/freeintexas/ Hence, refund Application form is http://www.uta.edu/engineeri
can only be made to either May or June tests but not available online at ng/summercamps/index.html.
for both nor for any test taken prior to May. http://smu.edu/education Applicants will be accepted on
Registration deadline for June 5 test is May 5. /youth/collegeexperience/ a first-come, first-serve basis!
registration.asp and the The deadline for the Bridge and
program is open to all Access Camps is April 19 while
current sophomores and the deadline for the Gateway
juniors. and Entry camps is May 3.

SUPERINTENDENT’S SCHOLARS
SAT/ACT SUMMER PREPARATION PROGRAM

SAT and ACT Preparation Courses will be held at Kimball High School, W.T. White High
School, and Woodrow Wilson High School. In order to reserve your seat in this limited
enrollment program, please fill out this form and return it to your campus College &
Career Counselor by May 19, 2010. Once classes are filled, students will be placed on a
waiting list.

STUDENTS LOOKING FOR A SUMMER AND MAY EIF G3 SESSIONS

SCHOOL-YEAR JOB?
A Woodrow Family - the owners of Our Cleaner World (neighborhood dry May 4 Seniors
cleaners) at 5708 Abrams, are hiring high school students for afternoons and
Saturdays. The hours are 4:00pm to 6:30pm M-F and 8:00am to 3:00pm on May 12 Juniors
Saturdays, and it pays $8.50 an hour. You won't work every day and we try to
be flexible with schedules. Initial interviews will be held Saturday, May May 20 Sophomores
15th at 10:00AM, 5708 Abrams, across the street from Target. If you
have questions please email Cheriflynn@yahoo.com. FYI: The Flynn’s have May 25 Freshmen
employed Woodrow students in their business for 15 years. (They have had
2 Valedictorians and 2 salutatorians as employees) Current employees are
Adam Burchfield, Rachel Godat, and Emily Young. Remember - job
experience looks great on college applications, and a little non-parental
All 8:15am OR 4:00pm.
source for spending money is a great thing! Snacks provided. EIF
Room.
 CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION AT JL LONG
This school-wide event will occur on Wednesday, May
5th, from 5:30pm to 7:30 pm. Dinner will be served in
the cafeteria, starting at 5:30pm. At 6:30pm,
performances will begin in the auditorium. Various
groups from Long will be performing.

2010-2011 PTA
BOARD NOMINEES Woodrow Wilson Athletic Booster
Club
Please review the Board
Nominee Slate which the invites ALL athletes and parents to
PTA will vote on at the PTA the
General Meeting/Cinco de
Mayo Celebration on May 5. ALL SPORTS
ALL ATHLETES

SAVE THE DATE RECOGNITION BANQUET

Entry form and details at:

MAY 27 PTA BOARD Tuesday, May 11
Woodrow Wilson Golf Tournament PARTY - DETAILS TBA
6 pm
All Performing Arts Students and Parents are Invited to
Be A Guest at the School Cafeteria
Woodrow Performing Arts Banquet Banquet is FREE
Thursday, May 20th at 6:30 pm
Yes, catered by the fabulous Grace Café!! Meal tickets on sale at the door
Location: Skillman Church of Christ
Family Life Center Athlete/student meal: $5.00
(Skillman @ Marquita)
Adult meal: $10.00
Come Enjoy Dinner at 6:30 pm
Awards Ceremony at 7:15 pm
Bid Farewell to Graduating Seniors AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED
$13.00 per person including students

No tickets will be available at the door.

The caterer requires reservations to guarantee dinners.

Payment must be delivered to the Choir Lockbox in the choir room

by Tuesday, May 11 or mailed to: Laura Tepera
7118 Wildbriar
Come Join The Fun!
Dallas, TX 75214
We encourage you to stroll, stride, push or
***Receipt of your payment is your reservation***
pedal to Lakewood Village Shopping Center
Direct questions to: mariaaluna@sbcglobal.net or 214-616-4047
and enjoy free live music on several stages
from 12:00pm – 8:00 pm. We’re inviting
our neighbors to shop, eat and drink locally
and learn about greener living choices.
There will be kid’s activities and many fun
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY surprises. Admission is FREE!
TEACHERS' RETIREMENT PARTY

The retirement party for Lakewood Elementary kindergarten

teachers, Mrs. Lambrecht and Ms. Anderson will be on May
18th at Matt’s, 3:30-ish. All friends and former students are
all welcome. Please feel free to forward the information.
 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR
WORK DAY/PAINTING SESSION
We are scheduled to have a Work Day/Painting
Session at Woodrow on Saturday, May 15. JP
Morgan\Chase Bank is scheduled to bring volunteers
to paint. Please let me know if you are available to
help from 8:30am - 12:00pm, May 15th. Troy Harper
troy_harper@neimanmarcus.com Many thanks to
JP Morgan\Chase Bank for volunteering and to Troy
for seeking and coordinating with outside groups to
support Woodrow!
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.cfm
.
Sign up to volunteer today!
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
EAST DALLAS TIMES
ONLINE
From Bruce Felps, Editor of East Dallas Times:
East Dallas Times is a kind of spinoff community
news site from the demise of Black White Read
and is here to help support Woodrow. I'm always
interested in school and student events and
achievements. Bruce Felps, Editor,
bfelps@eastdallastimes.com
This newsletter is intended as an information sharing service to the Woodrow Wilson High School PTA and the Woodrow community.
Requests to add information to WWHS PTA Newsletter (including confirmation of the source of information and permission to distribute it)
and feedback regarding stories or information can be sent to arnoldsd0262@sbcglobal.net. The WWHS PTA does not endorse activities
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.
CLASS OF 2011 AND PARENTS
As you may know, the Junior Class each year hosts a reception for the
graduating Seniors, friends and families following the Baccalaureate
service, which will be on Sunday, May 16 at 3:00pm at Wilshire Baptist
Church. It's time to start lining up volunteers for food/drink and
parent/student workers. Please review the following items and see what
you'd like to contribute. Closer to the event we can give specifics on
drop-off place, shift times, etc. We will need: 40 doz. finger sandwiches
(sign up for 2 doz.); 34 doz. cookies/finger desserts (sign up for 2 doz.);
20 recipes of raspberry lemonade and ginger ale for punch; nuts and
mints. ALSO need workers: *8 Parent hosts for set-up, working the
reception (approx. 4-5pm), and clean-up; *6 Student ushers to assist
before Baccalaureate service; *4 Student hosts to work the reception.
Contact me to volunteer : maroy.m@gmail.com
WOODROW ATHLETIC BOOSTER
CLUB NEEDS LEADERS TO STEP UP
The Woodrow Athletic Booster Club is looking for parents
who are interested in being involved in leadership positions
for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year. The Booster
Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which raises
funds to help pay for unfunded expenses of Woodrow’s
athletic programs, provides scholarships to student
athletes, and organizes the Woodrow sports banquet at
the end of each school year. We are short of leaders for
the upcoming year. Please contact Gregg Hlavaty at
ghlavaty@bensonhlavaty.com or mobile # 214-507-7036 if
you are interested.
SEND YOUR STORIES TO NEIGHBORSGO AND
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR
Howdy my favorite neighbors! I am blasting away once again for your inquiries
about people we can profile for ‘Know Your Neighbor. If you have never been
profiled yourself, fill this form out and send it back to me with a photo. If you
have, send this to absolutely anyone that has anything to do with this great
community of White Rock/Lakewood, etc. If you can think of someone that
deserves some recognition, let me know. Or send them this questionnaire and
have them fill it out. If you can think of a great mom that goes under-
appreciated or goes above and beyond, tell me about them or let them fill out
the form. It would be great to get them in there for next Friday’s edition, right
before Mother’s Day. Also, SEND ME YOUR STORY IDEAS! Absolutely ANY
suggestions are so greatly appreciated. **Remember, I am here to serve YOUR
community. I really am here to tell the stories of what matter most to the people
of your community. So please, please use me as a resource/outlet for you!
FACES OF THE MILITARY stories and FOCUS ON FAITH stories are also
underrepresented. Send me your church events and stories, as well as stories
of veterans of active military persons … or better yet, post them on
neighborsgo.com. If you have any questions, feel free to ask away. Kendall
Kirkham White Rock Editor/Reporter, central zone
neighborsgo
 The Week At Woodrow
May 3 - May 9, 2010

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

2010 Tim Brown EIF G3 Session for

Woodrow Wilson Seniors, 8:15am or
Golf Tournament @ 4:00pm, EIF Room
Tenison Park, 1:00
pm
PTA General
Meeting - Cinco
de Mayo
Celebration,
6:00pm, WWHS
Auditorium

JL Long Cinco de
Mayo Celebration,
5:30pm-7:30pm Sunday May 9
Mother's Day
SAT Registration
Deadline for June 6
Exam

Mark your calendar….

Variations Tryouts for current Woodrow students, May 18
Lakewood Teacher's Retirement Party, May 18
Variations Picnic, May 19
 The Week At Woodrow
May 10 - May 16, 2010

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15
All Sports Banquet, Baccalaureate Work Day/Painting
WWHS Cafeteria, Rehearsal, 1:30pm - Session @ WWHS,
6:00pm 3:00pm, Wilshire 8:30am-12:00pm
Baptist Church

EIF G3 Session for

Juniors, 8:15am or
4:00pm, EIF Room

Sunday May 16

Baccalaureate
Program, 3:00pm,
Wilshire Baptist
Church

Lakewood Stock,
Lakewood Village
Shopping Center,
12:00pm-8:00pm

Mark your calendar….

EIF G3 Session for Sophomores May 20, Freshmen May 25
Performing Arts Banquet, May 20
No school - Inclement Weather Day, May 21
Graduation, June 5