Board of Student Affairs or BOSA are the officers who oversee the Student Body at Woodside High School.

2010-2011 BOSA Team:

PRESIDENT: Natasha Kafai

VICE-PRESIDENT: Shani Taylor-Keeling

SECRETARY: Alec Hooper

TREASURER: Laura Fracchia

CHIEF JUSTICE: Brigitte Losey

CLASS BOARDS

Each grade level in the school is represented by a president, vice president, treasurer and secretary elected by the class in a general election. The officers are responsible for providing leadership. They are assisted in duties by a board of all class members who wish to become involved in class activities. Everyone is invited to come to the weekly class meetings held on Wednesdays during lunch and take part in the decisions that direct class policy and plan activities.

Seniors (Class of 2011)-meet in E-9

PRESIDENT: LeeAnn Patrick

VICE-PRESIDENT: Saylor Gibbs

SECRETARY: Kevin Ramirez

TREASURER: Samantha McLeod

Juniors (Class of 2012)-meet in E-22

PRESIDENT: Meet Patel

VICE-PRESIDENT: Chris Moffat

SECRETARY: Grace Hulquist

TREASURER: Lauren Stevenson-Smith

Sophomore(Class of 2013)-meet in F-12

PRESIDENT: Laura Stelma

VICE-PRESIDENT: Randall Stafford

SECRETARY: Dylan Harmon

TREASURER: Alaina Bujtor

Freshmen (Class of 2014)-meet in TBD

PRESIDENT:

VICE-PRESIDENT:

SECRETARY:

TREASURER:

• Class Officer Packets
  The Class Officer packet is for any current Freshmen, Sophomore, and Junior who is interested in being a class officer for the 2010-2011 school year. The packet must be completed and turned in to D7 no later than April 27. Elections will be the week of Ma

All Woodside dances are sponsored by BOSA. Unless otherwise stated, guests may attend dances provided a Guest Pass is properly obtained at least two days prior to the dance. Guest Request Forms also known as Guest Passes may be picked up at the front office or D7 and require the signature of the Woodside student's parents and the Vice Principal of the guest's school as well as the approval of the WHS administration. Students should dress appropriately for all dances. The doors for the dance close 1 hour after opening. If students are not in by the time the doors close, they will not be allowed into the dance. Please note that refunds are not provided.

Tickets for all dances are on sale two-weeks prior to the dance. Checks are not accepted. There are no tickets for sale at the door for any WHS dance, either on campus or off. Students must not have any fines, must not be on the No Privileges list, and show a current student ID card to purchase tickets. Refunds are not provided.

Students should remember that all school rules apply at all dances, both on and off campus. We want everyone who attends the dances to have a good time and the above rules are in force to facilitate just that. Students are expected to dance appropriately at all times. Students who refuse to follow the rules at the dance may be asked to leave. A refund will not be provided for students who are asked to leave a dance.

Please note that students who are on the "No Privileges List" will not be permitted to dances, or any school-sponsored event, other than their assigned classes.

Woodside High School students are allowed to bring 1 guest to a school dance (unless noted). The Guest Pass form must be completed and turned in to the appropriate Associated Vice-Principal. Once the form is approved the WHS student will receive a yellow slip that allows him/her to purchase a ticket for the guest.

Students are not allowed to bring guests that are in middle school or younger. Guests can not be older than 20 years of age.

At the event, guests are required to bring a current form of ID, the yellow slip, and the dance ticket. Guests are expected to abide by all WHS rules and dress code.

• "Let it Glow" 2010 Guest Pass
  Please download the guest pass and fill it out. Once complete, it should be returned to the student's appropriate AVP.

Guest Pass forms must be completed and turned into the appropriate AVP office.

9th grade Mr. Calderon

10th grade Mrs. Campbell

11th and 12th grade Mr. Brumbaugh

Please note that events are subject to change.Please check announcements or D7 for more information.

Aug 31 Photo Make-ups: Students who missed taking their picture at Arena check in or who want to re-take their picture will be able to come to the MUR to take their picture. Also, staff is invited to come and take their photo as well.

Aug 31: SuperBOSA, 4th period in PAC This is our first SuperBOSA meeting for the year. All fourth period teachers are to send their SuperBOSA rep to the PAC at 11:00 for the meeting. An agenda is provided for the representatives to help them report back to the class. These meetings are important because this is how the BOSA team is able to get information out to the school.

Sept. 2: Class Board Meetings Class board meetings will be held every Wednesday. The first one will be on Sept 1. All students are welcome to attend their class board meeting. This is when classes talk about Homecoming themes, skits, class shirts and many other topics related to the class. Here are the locations: Freshmen (2014) E-8, Sophomores (2013) F-12, Juniors (2012) A-2 , Seniors (2011) E-9.

Sept. 9: Back to School Night This will be a regular bell schedule.

Sept. 10: Minimum Day

Sept 10: Back to School Dance This Year Woodside will be holding a back to school dance on Friday Sept. 10 in the New Gym. Please inform students that tickets for the dance will NOT be sold at the door. Tickets can be purchased in D7 starting next week during brunch, lunch, and after-school, CASH ONLY. Please listen to announcements for more information

Sept. 13-17: Elections This election will be for the four Freshmen officers and one Junior position. Please encourage your students to get involved. Packets are available in D-7 and must be returned Sept. 8. The speeches should be aired on Sept 16.

Outdoor Ed is a wonderful opportunity to obtain community service credit and interact with children. Woodside High School works with the San Mateo County Education Office to find high school students to go on Outdoor Ed and be cabin leaders.

Students who are interested in being a cabin leader must be a Junior or Senior and have at least a 2.5 GPA. Students are welcome to come by D7 to pick up an outdoor ed packet. The packets must be completed and turned in to D7. Once the student has been cleared to attend, he/she will recieve the packet back along with directions on where to go to meet the bus for outdoor ed.

Students who wish to obtain community service credit are required to submit a reflection paper after attending outdoor ed.

Here are the dates for 2010-2011 in which students can sign up for Outdoor Ed, along with the schools that will be attending:

Sept. 20-24, 2009 North Star

Oct 11-15, 2010 Selby Lane

Jan 10-14, 2011 John Gill

Jan 31-Feb 4, 2011 Fair Oaks

Feb 7-11, 2011 Roosevelt

March 7-11, 2011 Garfield, Hawes

March 21-25, 2011 Henry Ford

March 22-26, 2010 Hoover

Order your yearbook early!

yearbooks are to be pre-ordered. Only a limited number of yearbooks may be available at the end of the school year. Make sure that you are guaranteed a book by pre-ordering a yearbook.

The prices are:

August to October 31: $70 with PAL and $75 with out.

November 1 to February 27: $80 with PAL and $85 with out.

Sales end February 27.

Yearbooks can be ordered with the school treasurer in D-5.

Please contact Kathy Soulard for assistance in reserving a yearbook.

The purpose of this area is to provide information to students and parents that pertains to Seniors.

Senior Portraits

Seniors who wish to have their senior portrait taken must make an appointment with Prestige Portraits in Redwood City. Please note that there is a $50 deposit that is refunded when the proofs are returned. Please contact Prestige Portraits at 650-367-4033 for further information.

Senior Panoramic

The senior panoramics will take place on October 27. This year panormaic photos will be taken by Lifetouch. Ordering information will be sent out so.

GRADUATION

Graduation day will be here before we know it. Please be advised that graduation will be on June 3, 2011 at 10am.

Cap and Gown

Seniors who wish to participate in graduation are required to wear a cap, gown and tassel. Cap and gowns can be purchased through Herff-Jones. Woodside does not directly take orders.

Herff-Jones will be on campus to take orders at different times of the school year. they will be taking cap and gown orders along with school ring orders November 17 and 18.

If there are questions or if you want to place an order, please contact Michael Manning at: mcmanning@herffjones.com or at 925-829-4003.

Graduation Announcements

Graduation announcements must be ordered before January 31. Orders can be placed when ordering caps and gowns. Information packets will be distributed to seniors during the month of September.

If there are questions or if you want to place an order, please contact Michael Manning at: mcmanning@herffjones.com or at 925-829-4003.

Graduation DVD

Woodside High school has partnered with GradMemory to bring to the parents a very special graduation gift. GradMemory will professionally video tape the upcoming graduation ceremony of the school with multiple cameras and provide the parents with a state-of-the-art video DVD.

Parents will also get an opportunity to personalize the DVD with their son's or daughter's name and picture online. The DVD is available to ORDER NOW! Please click on the link below titled Graduation DVD (you may also cut and past this URL www.gradmemory.com).

Order now to secure your DVD.

For any questions call: 866-977-4723 or email: support@gradmemory.com

• Panoramic
  When you get to the site, please select Panormaic and then follow the instructions.
• Graduation DVD
  This link will take you to GradMemory who will be recording the graduation ceremony.

Senior Fashion Show

Every year the Athletic Booster Club sponsors a wonderful fashion show in the Spring and the models are usually our senior students. This year's fashion show is scheduled for April 10, 2010.

The sign up forms for Seniors are currently available in the main office as well as at the link below.

• Fashion Show Contract
  Please download the permission slip and turn it in to the main office, attention ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB.

Each student must have their school picture taken for their free student body card in the fall. These cards are given to each student, regardless of purchasing pictures. Students are required to have their student ID card on them at all times.

Lost cards will be replaced for a fee of $5. Please see the treasurer in D-5 to inquire about a replacement card. Please note that students must have a current year student body card when purchasing dance tickets or getting into sporting events.

If you would still like to order a school picture or have questions about the pictures, please visit the link below. It is never too late to order pictures.

Please note that students who are ordering pictures can re-take their school photo on Friday Oct 2 in the MUR. Students just need to show up to take the photo.

• School Photo
  This new photo link will allow you to pre-purchase many of the picture programs offered by Prestige Portraits by Lifetouch throughout the year. It will also allow you to purchase after the picture day. Please bookmark this site as a favorite as it will

Many thanks to senior Alex Craig for organizing this year's "Warm Coat Drive." Thanks to the efforts of Alex and senior class advisor Josh Rubin, Woodside High School contributed over 300 coats to benefit Project Ninety, Inc., an organization that treats substance abuse and addiction.

Woodside students continue to excel in the area of community service and civic mindedness, as evidenced by this year's showing at the Sequoia Awards. Thank you for your efforts, Alex Craig!

• Letter of thanks from Project Ninety, Inc.

Hana Girardot is BOSA President and she was a part of the Student Advisory Board on Education and Legislation (SABLE). Several groups of students prepared and delivered separate proposals to advise the CA legislature. The students hope to inspire legislators to convert their proposals into bills.

Hana is currently on WHS' Shared Decision Making Council (SDMC).  She contributed to the proposal focused on the role of students in decision making.

Great work, Hana.

• The Student Advisory Board on Legislation in Education
  Learn more about this student organization.
• 2009 SABLE Proposals to CA Legislature
  Read more about Hanah's proposal. Scroll to the end of the document and search for "Student Involvement in Decision Making" on page 13. We are proud of you, Hanah!