April 2006 Briar Woods High School

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We are sending our newsletter electronically in addition to posting it onour webpage. If you would like to receive your newsletter electronically, please send your e-mail address to Mrs. Glikas. She may be contacted by phone at 703-957-4400 or by e-mail at kglikas@loudoun.k12.va.us or you may send a note to school by your student.

Dear Parents: The school year is quickly coming to an end. There is a flurry of activity at the end of each year. This will hopefully summarize all of our end of year activities: # Week of May 1 through the week of May 8 - Advanced Placement testing # Saturday, May 6 - Spring formal dance @ Westfield’s Marriott 8:00 - midnight # Monday, May 15 through Thursday, May 18 - SOL

Testing. See the main body of the newsletter for details

# Wednesday, May 31- Awards Ceremony during the second block in the auditorium # Wednesday, May 31 – Field Day for all students after lunch on the practice fields behind the school # Thursday, June 1 - rain date for field day # Friday, June 2 - Red Cross sponsored blood drive # Monday, June 5 - Eighth grade orientation in various locations around the building from 9:15 until noon.# Friday, June 9 through Wednesday, June 14 - Final

Exams. See the main body of the newsletter for details

# Wednesday, June 14- Last day of school for students Let us all work together to make the end of the year as smooth as possible.

Sincerely, Ed Starzenski

Principal’s Letter 1 E-mail News 1 Attendance 2 Disability Notice 2 Student Parking 2 Early Dismissals 2 Lost & Found 2 Phenomenal Falcon 2 Symphonic Winds 2 LCPS School Calendar 3 Guidance News 4 Guidance News 5 Battle of the Bands 5 Exam Schedule 5 Honor Roll 6 Honor Roll 7 Honor Roll 8 Battle of the Books 8 Drama News 9 Music Boosters 9 PTSO Winter Sale 9 PTSO News 10Biology Field Trip 10Football Program 11Sports Physicals 11Student Exchange 11Latin Exam 11Parent SOL Letter 12SOL Schedule 13Tips for Parents 14Mental Health News 15Mental Health News 16

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Attendance Parents please help! When your student is absent, you need to call the attendance line at (703) 957-4409 to notify the school. For your convenience, this is a 24 hour answering machine. If you forget to call on the day of the absence, you must send a note with your student on the day they return to school. Without a phone call or note, the absence will be considered unexcused and disciplinary action will be taken.

Disability Notice

If, due to a disability, you need assistance to enable you to participate meaningfully in any LCPS sponsored activities, please contact Principal Starzenski at (703) 957-4400 at least five working days prior to the scheduled activity.

Student Parking

Juniors interested in a parking permit may contact Mr. DeCenzo in the main office.

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Early Dismissals Parents: When requesting an early dismissal, please send your written request with your student that morning. Ms. Culbert will write them a pass to excuse them at the appropriate time. This will alleviate the need to disrupt the classroom. Thank you for your cooperation.

Phenomenal Falcon Award

The following students received the Phenomenal Falcon Award for March. Arash Hamidi Michael Franci Tiffany Nguyen Danielle Hunter Parveen Kaur, Taylor Jennings Matt Hayman Libby Villa. Congratulations!

Briar Woods High School is proud to announce that the BWHS Symphonic Winds, under the direction of Mr. Duane Minnick, has been officially selected to perform in The New York Wind Band Festival in New York City in March of 2007. Briar Woods is one of 6 high school bands from around the world selected, (including groups from Japan and London), to perform at Carnegie Hall in this prestigious event. This is an outstanding performance opportunity and should be a once in a lifetime experience for the Briar Woods band students.

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Loudoun County Public Schools 2005-2006 Student Calendar

August 29 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS September 5 Holiday (Labor Day) October 10 Holiday (Columbus Day) November 4 End of Grading Period November 7-8 Student Holiday (Planning/Records/Conference Day) November 23-25 Holiday (Thanksgiving) December 22-30 Winter Break (Classes Resume January 3) January 2 Holiday (New Year’s) January 16 Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) January 20 End of Grading Period January 23 MOVEABLE STUDENT HOLIDAY *(Planning/Records/Conference Day) February 20 Holiday (Presidents’ Day) April 6 End of Grading Period April 7 Student Holiday (Planning/Records/Conference Day) April 10-14 Spring Break May 29 Holiday (Memorial Day) June 14 Last Day of School for Students/End of Grading Period June 15-16 Planning/Records/Conference Day

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2005-2006 Guidance Staff David Royhab Guidance Director Susan James Counselor for students, A – J Michelle Hoffmann Counselor for students, K – Z Jan Develli Career Resource Specialist Stacey Oertly Guidance Secretary SAT Dates & Deadlines for 2005-2006 See www.collegeboard.com for more details and to register for the SAT. When you register, you will be asked for your school’s CEEB code. The Briar Woods CEEB code is: 470-061. SAT Test Date Registration Deadline Late Deadline Loudoun Location May 6, 2006 April 3, 2006 April 12, 2006 Broad Run HS June 3, 2006 April 28, 2006 May 10, 2006 Park View HS ACT Dates & Deadlines for 2005-2006 The ACT is different than the SAT in that it tests a student’s educational development in four distinct areas: English, Math, Reading and Science. Some students feel that the ACT is better suited for their individual strengths than the SAT. Most colleges will accept either test. See www.act.org for more information and to register for the ACT. The Briar Woods registration code is 470-061. ACT Test Date Registration Deadline Late Deadline June 10, 2006 May 5, 2006 May 19, 2006 Interim Dates In an effort to increase communication and to keep you informed, all of our students will receive interims from all of their teachers on the dates listed below. Marking Period 4 May 18 & 19 Homework Requests The guidance office will gather work for any student who is (or will be) out if school for three or more consecutive days due to an excused absence. Please contact Guidance to make a request. Summer Programs The Guidance Department continues to receive information on various summer programs for high school students. Topics, costs and application procedures vary. Please see Mrs. Develli in the Career Center for more information.

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Advanced Placement Testing Schedule AP tests will begin promptly at the times listed below. Students who are late may not be admitted to the exam. All exams will take place in the L200 hallway at Briar Woods. Additional information can be found on the Guidance page of this website (under “academic counseling”). Please contact Mr. Royhab if you have any questions.

Calculus – May 3 at 8:00am World History – May 3 at 12:00pm US History – May 5 at 8:00am Biology – May 8 at 8:00am Chemistry – May 10 at 8:00am Latin:Vergil – May 12 @ 12:00pm 2nd Annual Loudoun All-Star Battle of the Bands

Calling all Bands!...Ten Loudoun County youth bands will compete at Stone Bridge High School in the All-Star Battle of the Bands in front of an expert panel of judges including celebrity musicians, music promoters and professional music educators. Loudoun County youth bands who perform both original music and covers are invited to compete in a battle that will give the "winners" an opportunity to perform as a warm-up band for a national headliner at Loudoun’s first annual All-Teen event coming in July 2006, Loudounpalooza! Winning bands will also receive funding for new band equipment and other prizes. The Battle of the Bands is coming up May 13th at Stone Bridge High School at 6:00 pm.

June 9, 2006 June 12, 2006 June 13, 2006 June 14, 2006 Below is the bell sch 9:00 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:25 11:30 - 1:30 1:30

Exam Schedule

1st and 2nd blocks 6th and 5th blocks 3rd and 4th blocks 7th and 8th blocks

edule during exams:

Exam Break Exam Dismissal

BRIAR WOODS HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL, MARKING PERIOD 3

This Honor Roll list was created on April 24, 2006. Any grade changes since 4/24/06 are not reflected on this list. Any student with a grade of “Incomplete” is excluded from this list.

"A" HONOR ROLL GRADE 9: ARSENAULT, BRENDEN J BIRMINGHAM, MICHAEL J BLACKWELL, STEVEN R BOWMAN, LAUREN N BURKLE, ALEXANDRA M BURTON, NICHOLAS M CARPENTER, KIRSTED E CARTER, ALYSCIA N DHILLON, MEHTAAB S FABRIS, CARLY F GILBERT, NICOLE M GLEICH, NICOLE E GUSSGARD, STEVEN S HERRINGTON, KELLY E LOGAN, MELANIE G QUIST, JENNIFER M SLACK, KYLE F STARZENSKI, LAURA A SYLVESTER, CLAYTON J WHITE, ADAM T ZAMAN, FAHIMA T GRADE 10: BAROODY, DAVID E DEPASQUALE, ELIZABETH A FOWLER, MICHAEL J GILBERT, MICHAEL C GILLESPIE, LAURA R GUSSGARD, ERICA L IM, SONNYA K KYLE, JESSICA M KYLE, SARAH C LUGINBILL, LESLEY A LUTZ, AUSTIN J MASENGALE, KYLE G ONGIES, GABRIELLE L PYBURN, BRADLEY J SAIF, MANAL SAMPOGNA, MARIA A VILLA, ELIZABETH A WOOD, KERRY J

GRADE 11: CHEN, BOXI CHEN, GRACE - HAKALA, KRISTIN M PATEL, SHETAL R HONOR ROLL GRADE 9: ABI-NAJM, NIKLAS N ACE, MATTHEW L ACHEAMPONMAA, AKOSUA ALLEN, ASHLEY S ANANTULA, AKHIL R ANZALONE, ANDREW C AUBE, DANIEL J AYOUB, JENNA M BAILEY, THOMAS J BALL, KRISTINA M BOND, SETH R BORKOWSKI, THOMAS D BRENDES, CARL A BRIDGE, SCOTT A BURCAK, SPENSER T BUTKA, VERONICA E CALHOUN, WILLIAM A CAMPBELL, OLIVER L CARMEAN, RICHARD N CARNEY, STEPHANIE N CEROW, KAITLYN A COLLINS, CHRISTIN D COTTONE, CATHERINE M CULLEN, RENNY C DAVIDSON, ANDREW J DEFFER, ALEXANDRA B DEMOSS, LAWRENCE A D`AMICO, JAMES J EDDY, MAKINSEY L EISELE, DILLION A EISENMAN, MATTHEW ESTRADA, JORDAN N FARNSWORTH, NICOLE E FERTIG, ASHLEY N FISHER, AMANDA L FLANAGAN, AARON P

GANGELE, RAVI GARDNER, KELLY L GARDNER, KRYSTA T GELATT, RYAN H GEORGE, RYAN S GIROLAMI, MICHAEL S GOUGH, MARY K GRISTWOOD, GEORGIA G HAMM, JACLYN HASAN, SAMAH HAWTHORNE, PHILIP T HENRY, DEVON C HEWITT, BREA K HICKS, TAYLOR W HOPE, BRANDON C HUA, SOMNANG HULCHER, THOMAS P HURLEY, NATALIE C HUYNH, PHONG L ISMATI, RAIHAN ITCHKAWICH, MARIKO A JENSEN, EMILY M JOHNSON, COURTNEY R JOHNSON, THOMAS R JOYNER, VICTORIA A JULIA JR, THOMAS A KAMBALAPALLY, SRAVYA KANTE, MARIAM S KEBEDE, ESKEDAR KEELY, CARLY D KHALF-ALLAH, SARAH T KHANNA, SALEENA KIECHLIN, ERICA N KIM, SOPHIA KIM, WANG SOO KLEES, JOHN R KNIGHT, STEPHANIE L KOPPENS, BLAYNE D KRAMER, LISA E KUHN, KEVIN J LAGROSA, HEATHER A LAGROSA, WILLIAM R LAND, KEITH A LEE, DANIEL W LEE, STEPHANIE K

LEFEBVRE, BRETT R LEON, MEAGHAN O LESLIE, CASEY D LIN, SHENG Y MAGNOTTI, MATTHEW A MAHONEY, BRYAN E MANZER, LAURA M MCGANN, NORA M MEJIA, DIEGO I MIHELCIC, VIRGINIA P MILLER, TAYLOR G MITCHELL, ROBERT J MONK, LAUREN B MOORE, MARISSA C MORRIS, JOSEPH W NEWSOME, JORDYN K OJEDA, ANA P OJEDA ROMERO, JUAN A PACE, JILL E PAGE, DANIEL T PALMER, TABITHA J PROCTOR, KYLE J PYBURN, SARAH E PYNTIKOV, ANDREY O QUACH, VIVIAN RATLIFF, SHELBI K REED, TRENTON L ROCHA, GRACIELA N RONK, JACQUELINE R RONK, REBECCA A SABA, KATHRYN L SAHAKIAN, GREGORY H SCHAFER, JENNIFER A SCHMIDT, GUNNAR W SELICK-BOTTOS, ANNALIESA SETHI, PRATEEK SHANER, SEBASTIAN W SILVA, YORMERI D SRIRAM, SHRUTI TERRY, ARIELLE N TIERNEY, ELIZABETH S TOLSON, CRISTINA M TOWNSEND, EMILY B TYSKOWSKI, NICHOLAS A UNDERWOOD, JAMES A WADE, CHRISTOPHER T WAITHAKA, MARGERY W WIJEGUNAWARDENA, NELUKA WOLFE, BRIAN A WORDEN, SARAH B

WRIGHT, STEPHEN T YOUNG, KELSEY A ZIEGLER, MORGAN R GRADE 10: ABI-NAJM, NATASHA N ADAS, ANISSA L ALAM, ADNAN A ALSAGOFF, SHARIFAH N ATANASOV, VENCISLAV V AYYOUBI, APRIL D BALL, MATTHEW C BARCO, CANDICE M BELL, MATTHEW L BENAVIDES, ANDREW B BHUTANI, AARUSH - BREECE, ASHLEY N BRYAN, JAMIE L BRYAN, JONATHAN M BURGESS, PAUL A BUTLER, BRITTANY L CHASE, ALLYSON D CHOWDHURY, AHSAN H CIULLO, PATRICK J CLEGHORN, MARGARET E CONROY, KELSEY L COOPER III, JOSEPH R COTTONE, ELIZABETH A CUADRADO, WALTER A DEAN, SHINIKAL L DILORETA, JUSTIN S DONOHUE, BRETT W ESCH, NEIL B EVANCHECK, ALLYSON B FRALICK, RACHEL L GAHUNIA, LOVEENA K GALANG, JAMES P GANSON, DEVLIN M GELATT, EMILY R GOUGH, KELLY E HARMER, RUTH A JAHRLING, BRIANNE A KABIRI, MURSAL S KAUR, PARVEEN - KEELY, TESS Z KELLEY, ALLYSON C KELLEY, STEFFANI L KHALIL, AMANDA A KHAWAR, AZMAIRA - KHOT, MEENA L KIM, ANGELA KINNALLY, HAYLEY E

KITAMURA, ALISSA LAMB, MEGAN E LAW, STEPHEN G LEVERETT, LOGAN A LOCKLEY, NAOMI M LOPEZ, ERICA B MADIRAJU, RAGHUVEER MAGHAMEZ, JOHN A MAILLEY, MELISSA N MAKHIJANI, UMANG V MCCLENDON, SHANNON P MESSAM, DANIELLE M MORRIS, ARIANNA A MURPHY, JEANMARIE - NICHOLSON, ISAIAH F OBERT, SARAH R OWEN, MATTHEW G OWENS, CONOR J OWJI, KASRA - O`SHEA, KATHLEEN C PECK, ANNE C PERRIELLO, RYANN R PLEKAVICH, HUNTER J PYNTIKOV, ILYA O PYNTIKOV, OLEG N RICKS, ZACHARY A ROGERSON, WESLEY B ROTH, RACHEL K RUMPH, ASHLEY C SAEED, RUSHNAN A SALES, FRANCIS B SALOMON, JESSICA A SANTANGELO, AMANDA L SCHWING, ROBERT S THOMPSON, NICHOLAS R TIEDGE JR, DAVID W TONG, STEPHANIE K VEIZAGA, ALEXANDER P VIERA, JOSHUA G WOLFER JR, JOSEPH L WOODALL, STEPHANIE V YEE, REBECCA A ZEBELL, SAMANTHA K ZWOLAK, KAREN E GRADE 11: ACE, ALEXANDER M ADAMS, JENNIFER B BULLIS, ASHLEIGH N BUSBY, TERESA S CHRISTENSEN, MIKKEL U CURRY, ALIXANDRA L

DEATON, JOSHUA R DENENBERG, ROMAN DHILLON, PAWNEET K ESTRADA, JOSHUA M FISCHER, JESSICA L FRANCIS, MICHAEL P GEORGE, STEVEN S GIVNER, DIONNE M HAMIDI, ARASH

HANCOX, CHRISTINA N HARVEY, BENJAMIN P HAYMAN, MATTHEW P HUNTER, DANIELLE L KHALF-ALLAH, DINA T LOCKLEY, MATTHEW M LOPEZ, FLOR M MACASIEB, RACHEL M MAILLEY, CASEY E

MORRIS, CHRISTINA M MORRIS, JORDAN D NGUYEN, BROOKE X OLSEN, CAROLINE A WEST, ASHLEY E WOODWARD, KELLY C

On Thursday April 6, 2WON the first, annual BThe competition includLoudoun County HS, S Student teams were askread by all students andeach question and teamAll the students did rem onset of the deciding anprevailed and brought “ The trophy, books, andfoyer showcase at Briar Congratulations to the eWe are all very proud o Max Ace AMeg Cleghorn BNeetu Dhillon ANicole Farnsworth H Elena T

Battle of The Books

006, Briar Woods hosted, participated in, and attle of the Books.

ed teams from Freedom HS, Heritage HS, tonebridge HS, and, our own, Briar Woods.

ed a variety of questions about nine books judges. There was a point value given for s had 30 seconds to respond. arkably well, scores being very close with thed final round. However, Briar Woods home” the coveted Golden Book Award.

team members are displayed in the main Woods.

ntire team for all your reading and fun!! f you and your accomplishments!!

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Congratulations to the cast and crew of the first ever musical production at Briar Woods HS! What a great show; everyone should be very proud! You've laid the path for future productions of the finest quality. Way to go!

On April 28 and 29, the Briar WooHeritage Music Festival in Orlandothere will be a trip every year. Theband, Jazz band, and our Falconairof "La Nouba" at Downtown Disnewas selections from La Nouba, so Magic Kingdom and Universal Stu Next year's trip will be nothing shoin New York City! They were seleworld (including one from Japan acollege bands. Most schools work band made it in based on a video ta May 15, 2006 is a big day for Briayear's Music Booster Association. for Chorus and a Vice President foexisting positions such as Presidenwill be an exciting time, with moreactivities, not to mention the fabulois your chance to be one of the fewAssociation. To get more informatdminnick@loudoun.k12.va.us. The2006 in the Band room.

Music Boosters News

ds Symphonic Winds Band competed at the 2006 , Florida! This is their inaugural spring trip, hopefully

trip included competitions for our Symphonic Winds es color guard. They saw a Cirque du Soleil performance y. This year's Falcon Regiment Marching Band music

this was highly appropriate! They also spent time at the dios. Ask your favorite band member how it went.

rt of amazing. The band will be playing at Carnegie Hall cted as one of only six high school bands from around the nd one from the UK). This event will also include two up to this level over years and years, our Briar Woods ped performance of our current first year band!

r Woods music parents. We'll be electing officers for next The board has been expanded to include a Vice President r Guitar. These positions must be filled, in addition to the t, Vice President for Band, Treasurer, and so on. Next year marching band, chorus, symphonic band, and guitar us Carnegie Hall trip for next spring. Music parents, this who get to set the direction for the Music Boosters ion on positions available, contact Duane Minnick at elections meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on May, 15,

The PTSO Winter Poinsettia sale was a huge success for our first year and produceda profit of $703.00, which was given to the Music Department our first year. Please remember to look in November for the Poinsettia sales again.

PTSO

President: Geri Powell Vice President of Membership: Martha Mitchell Vice President of Volunteers: Martha Mitchell Vice President of Fundraising : Emily Ciullo Treasurer: Kim Klees Secretary: Barbara Watt

I can’t believe it’s already spring. It seems like just last month we were just starting torganize our parent support groups for Briar Woods, now it’s time again to think aboour PTSO officers for next year. If you or anyone you know are interested in being onominating committee or willing to volunteer for an officer position next year pleasecontact Geri Powell at geri.powell@adelphia.net. Thank you again for being so generous with your time and talents, Geri Powell

Coach Charlie Pierce and his AP Biology class got to experience the Visual Prooexhibit at the NIH Library on Monday, March 27. The exhibit is a hands on forendisplay. Students got to examine and determine entry/exit gun shot wounds on huskulls. They observed a video of how an autopsy is performed. In looking at decvictims, students got to see how insect larvae can help determine the time of deatVisual Proof exhibit had many other parts including DNA analysis and fingerprinThe students also got to have a sit down with a research scientist, Dr. Ofelia A. OLCCTP. She has been researching HIV and the drug AZT. Her research which inworking with mice, has been evolving for the last 20 years. Some of the students good questions for her and she acknowledged the accuracy of their questions. Our first part of the tour was one in which the students got to see, touch, and holdvery historic and expensive books in the Incunabula room. "Incunabula" refers tothat were published within 50 years of the advent of the printing press. Some of tbooks were from the 10th and 11th century. The writing of some of those were inand a couple of students could read parts of the book. Our guide was very impres It was the most informative field trip that I have ever experienced and would recommend it highly. The students who participated in this outstanding field tripGrace Chen, Eric Farag, Dina Khalf-Allah, Kelly Woodward, Shetal Patel, NeetuDhillon, and Dimpi Jhaveri.

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The Briar Woods Football Program would like to thank all those who bought mulch from our very first annual mulch sale. We look forward to seeing you at our football games and look forward to your support in the future. I would like to thank all the players, friends, and parents for their effort and hard work to make the mulch sale and delivery a success. Thanks and Go Falcons! Coach Charlie Pierce

There will be Sports Physicals on June 6th at 5:30 p.m. at Briar Woods High School for any student who will be participating in a sport in the 2006-2007 school year. The price of the physicals will be $25.00.

Congratulations to Shannon McClendon on being named to the Congress-Bundestag Student Exchange Program. Shannon will live and study in Germany for one year. This is a prestigious honor and we wish Shannon the best.

This year over 134,000 students from all fifty states and thirteen foreign countries took theNational Latin Exam the second week in March. Briar Woods students who earned awards are: LATIN I Tabitha Palmer................................silver medal, maxima cum laude Jenna Ayoub....................................silver medal, maxima cum laude Oleg Pyntikov..................................certificate, magna cum laude Deron Collins...................................certificate, magna cum laude LATIN II Alexandra Burkle.............................certificate, magna cum laude Francis Sales....................................certificate, cum laude LATIN III Loveena Gahunia.............................certificate, cum laude AP VIRGIL Max Ace...........................................silver medal, maxima cum laude Shetal Patel.......................................certificate, magna cum laude Congratulations to all the winners!

May 2, 2006 Dear Parent/Guardian, As a step towards increased efficiency in the process of administering the Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments, the Virginia Department of Education is now offering local school divisions the opportunity to conduct testing online. In certain subjects, students can now take their SOL test online in the school computer lab. This spring, Briar Woods High School will be conducting SOL testing online in all subject areas. The Virginia Department of Education has conducted numerous studies to ensure that the online tests are comparable to the paper-and-pencil tests. That is, students would earn approximately the same score regardless of whether they took the test online or with paper-and-pencil. Also, the test delivery program provides an online training test for students prior to actually taking the SOL test. However, for students or parents who are uncomfortable with online SOL testing, we will also offer the opportunity to take a paper-and-pencil version of the test. If you or your son/daughter would like more information about online SOL testing, you can download to your home computer a “tutorial.” This is about a fifteen-minute “video”, with either accompanying sound or on screen text that provides an overview of online SOL testing in a variety of different subjects. If your home computer is a PC:

Go to this site to download the tutorial with sound: http://etest.ncspearson.com/Customers/Virginia/sound/TestNavTutorial_sound.exe

Go to this site to download the tutorial with onscreen text but no sound:

http://etest.ncspearson.com/Customers/Virginia/sound_no/TestNav_Tutorial.exe

If your home computer is a Mac Go to this site to download the tutorial with sound:

http://etest.ncspearson.com/Customers/Virginia/sound/TestNavTutorial_sound.sit Go to this site to download the tutorial with onscreen text but no sound:

http://etest.ncspearson.com/Customers/Virginia/sound_no/TestNav_Tutorial.sit

Unless we hear from you otherwise, we will assume that you and your son/daughter are comfortable with online SOL testing. We will only offer a paper-and-pencil test if we are notified that you or your son/daughter would prefer this to taking the test online. If you have any questions I can be contacted at 703-957-4400. Sincerely. Michael E. Byers Assistant Principal

Spring 2006 SOL Testing

Testing Schedule

May 15 May 16 May 17 May 18 5 Test 1 Test 7 Test 2 Test 6 Regular FLEX 2 Regular Class 6 Regular FLEX 1 Regular Class 7 Regular Class 3 Regular Class 5 Regular Class 4 Regular Class 8 Test 4 Test 8 Regular Class 3 Test

Bell Schedule

AM Session (Block 1): 9:00 AM- 11:00 AM Block 2: 11:07 AM - 12:07 PM Block 3: 12:13 PM – 1:43 PM PM Session (Block 4): 1:48 PM- 3:48 PM ***May 19 through May 26 will be our makeup days. We will follow a normal bell schedule on these days. Students will be pulled out of classes in the morning in order to makeup tests that they missed during the regularly scheduled sessions.

TIPS FOR PARENTS

"Helping Your Students Do Their Best on SOL Assessments"

Take an opportunity to go over the SOL Practice Tests with your child. These are available on the Briar Woods High School web-site.

Encourage your child to remain relaxed and calm during the tests.

Make certain that your child gets a good night's rest and eats a nutritious breakfast before the tests.

If your child needs eyeglasses, make sure he/she brings them to school on all test days.

Make certain your child is in school and arrives on time so he/she won't feel rushed. Please schedule appointments after school hours.

Make sure your child understands to answer every

question on the test in order to increase their chances of passing. An unanswered question is automatically counted as wrong.

The tests are un-timed and students need not feel

rushed to complete the exam.

Briar Woods High School 22525 Belmont Ridge Road Ashburn, VA 20148

Administration

Mr. Starzenski Principal Michele Havener Assistant Principal Michael Byers Assistant Principal Joe Breinig Athletic Director Mark Patterson Activity Coordinator Main Office Staff Mrs. Glikas Secretary Mrs. Cavanaugh Secretary Mrs. Altland Secretary Mrs. Smith Bookkeeper Ms. Culbert Attendance Secretary Main Office: 703-957-4400 Fax: 703-542-5923 Absentee Line: 703-957-4409