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October 16, 2019 Follow us on Twitter @WCHSBulldog & @churchillprin STAY IN TOUCH! **WCHS ** WCHS Athletics ** PTSA ** Educational Foundation ** Inclusive Achievement Council WCHS Booster Club Important Information and Links Questions or concerns: Who to contact? Important AP Information: AP Letter AP Presentation **The powderpuff game scheduled for today at 7pm has been postponed due to weather. A makeup day will be communicated as soon as possible. Ms. Stephanie Dorah is in her first year with MCPS and is our new School Financial Specialist. She loves travel and education and has combined the two by earning her Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering at How- ard University (East Coast), her Master in Engineering Management at Stanford University (West Coast), and another Master in Business Administration at the University of Michigan (Middle). She has over 21 years of experience in Finance and has spent several years working in Finance in higher education at two of her three alma maters (Michigan and Howard). Although born in Massachusetts (her dad was getting his graduate degree at UMass) she was raised in Silver Spring, MD and graduated from Paint Branch High School. Ms. Dorah loves her kids (she has three, the youngest is graduating from Blair this spring), travel, and photography. She has almost completed her goal of running a half marathon in all 50 states plus DC and has taken plenty of pictures along the way. Her 50 th state will be the Maui Half Marathon in Hawaii in January 2020. Ms. Dorah is very excited to be part of the Bulldog family and looking forward to working with this great community. Upcoming Events October—Breast Cancer Awareness Month 10/14-10/18—Spirit Week 10/19—Homecoming Dance 10/22—Band Concert 10/24—Orchestra Concert 11/81st Marking Period Ends 11/8, 11/11, 11/12—Early Release Days: Dismissal @ 12pm 11/13—Winter Athletics Registration Deadline 11/15—Winter Sports Begin 11/15, 16, 17, 22, 23—Legally Blonde (flyer attached) 11/20—Report Card Distribution WCHS Department Updates Athletics: Winter Registration is open on the myMCPS Portal. Registration closes on November 13 th and all athletes must be regis- tered in order to tryout. For details go to: https://churchillathletics.com/2019/09/23/winter-registration-opens-october-7th/ The teams are raising money in order to replace the scoreboards in the gym and need your help. If youd like to donate towards this project or to learn more about it, please go to https://churchillboosterclub.org/2019/10/04/gym-scoreboard-fundraiser/ to donate. Join the Booster Club October 26 th at Positano Ristorante Italiano as we welcome in the Class of 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees. We will be honoring many great former athletes and our community star, Craig StuStewart at this wonderful event. Tickets can be purchased at https://churchillboosterclub.org/downloads/hoftix/

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Page 1: October 16, 2019 Upcoming Events Important Information and ... › siteassets › ...Attire is semi-formal; cocktail dresses, slacks, sport coat, shirt and tie Coats and/or purses

October 16, 2019 Follow us on Twitter @WCHSBulldog & @churchillprin

STAY IN TOUCH! **WCHS ** WCHS Athletics ** PTSA ** Educational Foundation ** Inclusive Achievement Council

WCHS Booster Club

Important Information and Links

Questions or concerns:

Who to contact?

Important AP Information:

AP Letter

AP Presentation

**The powderpuff game scheduled for today at 7pm has been postponed due to weather. A makeup day will be communicated as soon as possible.

Ms. Stephanie Dorah is in her first year with MCPS and is our new School Financial Specialist. She loves travel and education and has combined the two by earning her Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering at How-ard University (East Coast), her Master in Engineering Management at Stanford University (West Coast), and another Master in Business Administration at the University of Michigan (Middle). She has over 21 years of experience in Finance and has spent several years working in Finance in higher education at two of her three alma maters (Michigan and Howard).

Although born in Massachusetts (her dad was getting his graduate degree at UMass) she was raised in Silver Spring, MD and graduated from Paint Branch High School. Ms. Dorah loves her kids (she has three, the youngest is graduating from Blair this spring), travel, and photography. She has almost completed her goal of running a half marathon in all 50 states plus DC and has taken plenty of pictures along the way. Her 50th state will be the Maui Half Marathon in Hawaii in January 2020.

Ms. Dorah is very excited to be part of the Bulldog family and looking forward to working with this great community.

Upcoming Events

October—Breast Cancer Awareness Month

10/14-10/18—Spirit Week

10/19—Homecoming Dance

10/22—Band Concert

10/24—Orchestra Concert

11/8—1st Marking Period Ends

11/8, 11/11, 11/12—Early Release Days: Dismissal @ 12pm

11/13—Winter Athletics Registration Deadline

11/15—Winter Sports Begin

11/15, 16, 17, 22, 23—Legally Blonde (flyer attached)

11/20—Report Card Distribution

WCHS Department Updates

Athletics: Winter Registration is open on the myMCPS Portal. Registration closes on November 13th and all athletes must be regis-tered in order to tryout. For details go to: https://churchillathletics.com/2019/09/23/winter-registration-opens-october-7th/

The teams are raising money in order to replace the scoreboards in the gym and need your help. If you’d like to donate towards this project or to learn more about it, please go to https://churchillboosterclub.org/2019/10/04/gym-scoreboard-fundraiser/ to donate.

Join the Booster Club October 26th at Positano Ristorante Italiano as we welcome in the Class of 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees. We will be honoring many great former athletes and our community star, Craig “Stu” Stewart at this wonderful event. Tickets can be purchased at https://churchillboosterclub.org/downloads/hoftix/

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Winston Churchill High School

Homecoming 2019-2020

The 2019 Homecoming Dance is on Saturday, October 19, 2019, from 8-11 pm in the Main Gym; doors close at 9:30. Tickets can be purchased online (see Churchill website - Online School Purchases) for $25 from October 4 - October 13. Online purchase tickets can be picked up outside the auditorium on 10/14-10/16 during lunch. Students paying with cash can do so outside of the auditorium during lunch from 10/17-10/18. Tickets are $30.00. If a student wishes to bring a non-Churchill guest, he/she must print and complete the attached form. The completed form can be returned to Mrs. Showen in room 119. No one in middle school or over the age of 20 are permitted to attend. Please encourage your student to celebrate Homecoming by participating in the following spirit events throughout the week: Monday, 10/14 - Pajama Day: Students can dress up as if they just woke up out of bed. Please remember to dress appropriately for the school day.

- Classes will be working after school until 4:30 on skits and murals. Please contact class sponsors if you are interested in participating.

Tuesday, 10/15 - Team Tuesday/Jersey Day: Students can dress is their favorite Churchill gear or in their favorite team’s jersey. Please remember to dress appropriately for the school day.

- During lunch the SGA will be sponsoring a class wide competition in the gym. - Classes will be working after school until 4:30 on skits and murals. Please contact class sponsors if you are interested

in participating.

Wednesday, 10/16 - Country Wednesday: Come dressed in your favorite country gear. (Country? Country-Club?). Please remember to dress appropriately for the school day.

- Classes will be working after school until 4:30 on skits and murals. Please contact class sponsors if you are interested in participating.

- POSTPONED: Powderpuff Football Game

Thursday, 10/17 - Tie Dye Thursday - Wear your favorite tie dye t-shirt to school. Please remember to dress appropriately for the school day.

- Classes will hanging murals outside of the gym until 5:00 pm. Friday, 10/18 - USA Day - Come to school wearing your favorite red, white and blue outfit. Please remember to dress appropriately for the school day.

- Pep Rally at the end of the school day. Class Floats and Skits will be performed, Homecoming Court presented, Spirit Winners announced Homecoming Football Game Kickoff at 6:30 Saturday, 10/19 - Homecoming Dance, 8-11 pm; doors close at 9:30 - Churchill Main Gym Enter and exit through the Bulldog Lobby If a student leaves the premises, there is absolutely NO reentry Attire is semi-formal; cocktail dresses, slacks, sport coat, shirt and tie Coats and/or purses may be checked at the door; BAGS will NOT BE PERMITTED If you have any questions please email Evan Rosenthal via email at [email protected] or Dustin Showen via e-mail at [email protected]

Students should listen to announcements and/or check the @churchilldawgs Instagram.

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Seniors received cap & gown order information in Advisory on October 8th. A representative from Jostens will be at Churchill on Monday, October 14th during lunch in front of the cafeteria to collect orders. Students can also order their cap & gown

online by visiting www.jostens.com.

If you have questions, please email:

[email protected] or

[email protected]

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