message from the ptsa president
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Need a conversation starter
with your junior or senior tonight? Did you wonder about the Langley Read book,
Walking to Listen? Author
Andrew Forsthoefel spent the day at Langley today with your upperclassmen,
speaking
and
hosting workshops about his 4,000 mile walk across America.
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The English Department and Library
coordinated the event
and the PTSA was thrilled to
enhance your child’s educational experience
by sponsoring Forsthoefel’s visit to Langley. When your teen comes in the door tonight, ask about
Walking to Listen
and their day with
Mr. Forsthoefel
.
~ Patty Burgess, PTSA President
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Calling all sophomores and juniors! Mark your calendars for
Sat, Nov 10, 9 am-1 pm. Langley is providing these students the opportunity to
take a full-length,
practice ACT in a
simulated test environment at LHS, complete with a score report afterwards. The event is sponsored by
Langley’s Academic Boosters and
PTSA in conjunction with
Educational Connections, Inc.
Space is limited, so click
here to register now!
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Spirit week is coming up! Everyone can get in the groove for
Langley’s Homecoming football game against
Herndon HS on Fri, Oct 26, 7 pm and the
dance on
Sat, Oct 27, 8 pm in the Langley Gym. The theme is
Haunted Homecoming: Till Death Do Us Party, so
dress
the part!
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Mon, Oct 22: Sleepy Hollow - Pajama Day
• Tue, Oct 23: Hiding from the Monsters - Camo Out
• Wed, Oct 24: Scare Cancer Away - Pink Out
• Thu, Oct 25: Red, White, and Boo - America Out
• Fri, Oct 26: Spooky Saxons - Class T-shirt Day
Parents, we need a few
volunteers for the dance. Sign up
here!
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Congrats to the Marching Saxons! The
Langley Marching Band and Color Guard took home the trophy for
General Effect in their division at the
NOVA Regional Showcase of Bands,
Sep 29 at Herndon HS. The 140-strong band and 19-member color guard is the
largest in Langley’s history. The group is on the road next weekend, competing in the
JMU Parade of Champions, where over 50 marching bands from across Virginia will compete.
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Congratulations to state champ Saxon Golfers! The boys’ team captured the
Virginia title Tuesday for the
third year in a row at the
Virginia High School League golf championship, held
at the Magnolia Green Golf Club in Mosely, VA.
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Show your Saxon pride with Langley license plate frames!
Proceeds go to the
Langley Choral Guild
. Final orders for frames will go in on
Wed, Oct 31
. You can
customize
your frames, for example indicating your student's graduation year, sport or club. Click
here
for an ordering form and info. Questions? Connect with
Sarah Kirk
at
skirkbtr@gmail.com
or 703-403-3072.
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The
Langley Choral Guild
also is raffling off two fantastic opportunities for
learning assistance
. You can choose either the SAT Success Course or 3 hours of private tutoring, generously donated by
Georgetown Learning Centers
. Raffle tickets for the SAT class are $25 each (an $849 value), and tickets for the 3 tutoring sessions are $5 each (a $270 value). Drawings will be held next
Thu, Oct 18
at the
Fall Chorus Concert
but you don’t need to be there to win. More info can be found
here
. Questions? Contact
Cindy Lund
at
cindywlund@aol.com
. Good luck!
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Halloween is coming up
and students, teachers and staff love getting
Halloween candygrams
in school! The $3 chocolate and fruit candy treats will be delivered during first block on
Tues, Oct 30
. To send your treat, print out and mail the candygram form
here
(also found on the PTSA
website
). Thank you for supporting
ANGP 2019
! Questions? Email
Beth Harkaway
at
Bethkharkaway@gmail.com
.
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honoring langley staff and faculty
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To acknowledge the
sustained
and
dedicated efforts of Langley’s staff and faculty
, the PTSA Hospitality Committee hosted an
Under the Tuscan Sun
luncheon last Friday, featuring delicious Italian fare from
Brio
and homemade desserts from Langley bakers.
Thank you to those who’ve joined the PTSA!
The Langley faculty and staff
champion
our students, and PTSA dues make this event honoring them possible. Special thanks to Hospitality Chairs
Clare Bradshaw
and
Susanne Partridge
;
Langley’s bakers
; and committee members
Karen Doody, Jennifer Feinstein, Kim Jepsen, Patty Keffer, Chrissie Lavin, Catherine Macleod, Heather Schone, Amelia Steiner
and
Paula Van Gorder
.
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winter sports tryouts:
Hoops, gymnastics, swim/dive, indoor track and wrestling -- it all starts soon! Winter sports
tryouts
begin
Mon, Nov 5
. For info on each sport’s
tryout times
and
locations
, go to this
page
and then check each sports’ page under
News
or
Files
. Click
here
for coaches’ contact info, as well as
all necessary forms
. All eligibility requirements
must be met
before the first day of
tryouts
!
gymnastics tryouts:
Nov 5, 6 and 9 from 6-8 pm, Marshall High School.
Click
here
for
additional
gymnastics tryouts info.
Practices
--
Tuesday
: 6-9 pm @ McLean
Wednesday
: 6-8 pm @ McLean
Friday
: 7-9 pm @ Marshall
Saturday
: 8:30-11:30 am @ Marshall (optional)
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Attention Senior Parents!
Congratulate your grad by purchasing a
1/4 or 1/2 page ad
in their last Langley yearbook. Senior ads, often accompanied by a few favorite family photos and inspirational quotes, are a wonderful way to honor your student. To submit an ad, click
here
and enter Langley’s order number (4159).
Deadline is Nov 21
, but please help our Shire Yearbook staff by submitting them early.
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Langley’s Student Services Department
sends a big shout out to
Julie Hohl, Peggy Flaxman
and the
Academic Boosters
for providing refreshments for the
Saxon Fall Academic Awards
and for making Langley Hall so inviting for the event!
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toxic to immune cells and wrecks their effectiveness.
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If you have not paid your
Class of 2019 dues, do so as soon as possible through
MySchoolBucks or contact Class Treasurer
Ann Haley at
ann@2haley.com. Senior class dues are
mandatory and
must be paid to participate in graduation. Please don’t wait until the last minute — dues payments create the funds available for senior class activities throughout the year. Not sure if you paid?
Check the list of unpaid senior dues posted outside the main office.
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Please submit your photos from fall sports and activities for our
senior slide show! Photos should be composed of
juniors at LHS activities, so gather juniors together at an event for a great picture and send us your best shot! Email them to
lhs2020photos@gmail.com and note the
name and
date of the event on the subject line. For examples, check out our class page
here.
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Come out for our first
Sophomore Parent Forum
on
Fri, Oct 12 at 9:30 am
in the
Langley Lecture Hall
. Student Services Director
Braden Peterson
will explain
Naviance
, the college readiness tool that will help sophomores plan their LHS classes and consider colleges. Our Class Administrator,
Jim Sykes
, and class parents will highlight events in the year ahead.
Please come to the
back lot after 9 am
for parking.
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Join us for the
Freshman Class Parent Forum on
Thu, Oct 25, 9:30-11 am, in the
LHS Lecture Hall. Our program
Who am I, Where am I Going? will include a presentation on
Naviance, the program for volunteering and academic and career planning.
Hannah Wolff, Career and College Counselor, and
Betsy Shomaker, Department of Student Services, will walk us through this important tool for parents and students.
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are you in?
Our PTSA membership is
growing, and we want you with us! Membership is a click away. In a minute or less, you can support all the programs of the PTSA: technology, teacher appreciation, classroom teaching tools, fine arts and much more. Not sure if you've joined this year? We’ve made it easy! Click
here
to verify that you’re a member. If not, join today using this
link.
Thanks for your support!
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service learning and community opportunities
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5K for Mental Health
Turner Farm Park
925 Springvale Road, Great Falls
Sat, Oct 20, 9-11 am
The Becky Love Foundation
, a family charity in Great Falls, is hosting a 1k and 5k run to promote awareness for mental health and support bereavement camps for kids who have lost a loved one. Click
here
to register. We hope our friends from the Langley community can join us!
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Rise Against Hunger McLean
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
1545 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean
Sat, Nov 3
Registration is open for the next meal packaging event. The goal is
300,000 meals. Come see how good it feels to help this cause-- we’ll need
1000+ volunteers over the course of 3 shifts:
Shift 1:
8am – 10:30am -- sets the tone for the day
Shift 2:
11am – 1:30pm -- most heavily enrolled; packages the greatest number of meals
Shift 3:
2pm – 4:30pm -- finishes the meal packaging and assists with clean-up
Please visit this
webpage to register.
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Questions about the FCPS service learning system,
x2vol
? Need help setting up an account, finding opportunities, or logging hours? Click
here
for step-by-step instructions.
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Oct 12: Sophomore Parent Forum, 9:30 am
Oct 18: Saxon Service Time, Choral Concert
Oct 25: Freshman Parent Coffee, 9:30 am
Oct 26: Homecoming Football Game
Oct 27: Homecoming Dance
Oct 30: Orchestra Concert
Nov 2: End of 1st Quarter
Nov 3: It’s Academic Team, NBC Channel 4 at 10:30 am
Nov 5-6: No School for Students (Teacher Work Days)
Nov 7: National Honor Society Inductions
Nov 10: ACT Practice Test (Optional)
Nov 12: Meet the Coach Night
Nov 13: Band Concert
Nov 14: Principal Coffee/PTSA General Membership Meeting, 9:30 am
Nov 15: Sophomore Class Dinner
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Langley PTSA Communications Committee:
Stephanie Maxwell, Helen Miller, Jane Riddle, Anne Whipple
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