Development in Fairfax County is a constant,
and increased urbanization creates
additional challenges for the long-term planning
of our Fairfax County Schools. At last week’s PTSA membership meeting, we were fortunate to have
Janie Strauss,
our FCPS Board member, address these challenges and discuss possible solutions currently outlined in the
FCPS Capital Improvement Plan.
County growth is not evenly distributed, and existing long-term planning for renovations and new schools will not address the pressing issues of overcrowding in certain parts of our county.
Boundary studies and adjustments are inevitable.
Langley, currently at 82 percent capacity, has a 5-year projected decrease in enrollment to 79 percent.
With school operating budgets tied to enrollment figures,
Langley could suffer a loss of staffing and thus class offerings and programming.
Although boundary change can be uncomfortable, over time our wonderful high school will be negatively affected if there is no change.
McLean HS is overcrowded at 114 percent capacity;
further, the projected 5-year growth is to 126 percent, with no capital improvements slated to relieve this growth. Long-term boundary studies take considerable time, so there is talk in our community about
an interim adjustment to the LHS and MHS boundaries to address the immediate needs of both schools.
The FCPS plan can be found
here
. Pages 64-67 include county maps and growth projections. We, as parents and stakeholders in our FCPS schools, have a voice.
I encourage you to stay informed on the matter
and address your concerns and/or support to the
FCPS school board
.
~ Patty Burgess, PTSA President
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The Langley baseball team is holding a Mother’s Day fundraiser to support the new batting cage pavilion!
Beautiful
14-inch hanging baskets and 14-inch pots
filled with an abundance of colorful annuals can be ordered and will be delivered right in time for Mother’s Day!
Email
William Bean
at
williambean27@gmail.com
or contact any member of the team to place your order.
Plants are $50 and must be ordered by April 1
.
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Four Saxons took first place in the District 5 History Day competition
and will head to Richmond on April 27 for the state contest. First place in Senior Individual Documentary went to
Operation AJAX: The CIA's Costly Success in Iran,
by
Teymur Zavar,
and first place in Senior Group Documentary went to
The Manhattan Project: Creating the Worlds Most Powerful Weapon,
by
Samuel Dallas, Brandon Liao
and
Kevin Philips.
Good luck at states!
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Two Saxons are national medalists in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program,
and are invited to the award ceremony at
Carnegie Hall
in New York City in June.
Gaoyang Ganjin
won a silver medal for the photograph,
1958 or 2019,
and
Amanda Tang
won a silver medal for the painting,
New Year’s Eve
.
Congrats! Click
here
to learn about the program.
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The Langley girls’ lacrosse team is hosting Youth Night on Thurs, March 28.
Admission is
free to youth wearing their lacrosse
jerseys,
and the
first 60 girls through the doors get a free Langley lacrosse t-shirt!
There will be
door prizes, giveaways and raffles too.
Come early and
warm up with the varsity team at 5:45 pm.
The
JV team
takes on Washington-Lee HS at
6 pm
and the
varsity action starts at 7:30 pm.
During varsity half-time, watch the
scrimmage between the Great Falls and McLean girls’ 5/6A teams.
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join the bands on the run
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The first ever Langley and Cooper
Bands on the Run 5K Run and Walk is Sun, March 31 at 8 am!
The event begins and ends at Langley, and there will be
DJ music, prizes and sponsors’ tables to browse
. The event is open to the entire community, so come support LHS and CMS and
have some fun!
How can you participate?
- Register your family here to run or walk!
- Sign up here to volunteer! Adults and students are welcome, and for many slots you can still make the run/walk. Students can get volunteer hours.
- Get the flyer here. Post it and help spread the word!
- Donate by clicking here. You can support the bands even if you can’t come!
Proceeds Go to Langley & Cooper Band Programs
Donations and Sponsorships Are Tax-Deductible
Click
Here
to See All Sponsors
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Door prizes include gift certificates to these popular spots:
American Prime
Cheesecake Factory
Deli Italiano
J Gilberts
Maggianos
Silver Diner
Smashburger
Sweet Greens
Urban Plates
Everyone gets a
Chick-fil-A gift card!
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Yet another perk to helping fund our Langley Courtyard is that green courtyards are good for mental health!
According to reams of research, spending time in and around nature— even viewing it through classroom windows— has
positive mental health benefits.
Regular exposure to green spaces
reduces stress and anxiety levels and improves moods.
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If you haven't done so already,
now is the perfect time to donate a leaf to Langley's Legacy Tree.
Money raised from
donations of leaves
(copper $50, silver $100, gold $200)
and
birds
or
acorns
($500) will transform the Langley Courtyard into
verdant green space that doubles as outdoor classrooms.
With enough donations, the completed project will include
trees, a pond, a sensory garden, a rock garden
and
dozens of ways to incorporate hands-on, experiential learning into the school day.
To order your leaves, birds or acorns visit the
PTSA website
. Questions? Email
chrissielavin1@gmail.com
.
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Get your tickets now for
A Night in Black and White … Old Hollywood at the Mellon.
The
2019 Langley Junior/Senior Prom
is
Sat, May 18, 8-11 pm at the Mellon Auditorium
(1301 Constitution Avenue NW). The
$80 tickets
can be purchased at
MySchoolBucks
.
Questions?
Contact
Christina Treacy
at
christina_treacy@hotmail.com
or
Lisa Nevins
at
ln125@yahoo.com
.
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langley leap:
Apps are due tomorrow, Fri, March 22!
If you’re still finalizing the details of your internship, just submit the application with as much info as possible.
Turn them in to each student’s government teacher (or Mr. Jackson if taking the online class).
senior parent coffee:
Please come to the
final coffee next Wed, March 27 at 9:30 am in the Lecture Hall.
We’ll go over
details of grad week and graduation day.
Principal Greer
and
Assistant Principal Moore
will be on hand for questions. Park in the back and enter through Door 10 to sign in. Sign up
here
to help!
ethics day:
Seniors will be bused to/from the
McLean Bible Church Conference Center
(and provided lunch) on
Ethics Day next Tue, March 26
. Make sure to sign/return the
permission slips
to each student’s English teacher.
all night grad party:
Get your tickets now, as prices go up Mon, April 1.
Everyone buying tickets before then gets
two raffle tickets for free.
The raffle includes an abundance of
great prizes
(view the
ANGP website photo gallery
as proof)! Go to the
ANGP
website
and the
consolidated ticket form
to get everything you need —
ANGP tickets, graduation yard signs, raffle tickets for limo ride and box seats at graduation and more!
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We just updated the class
webpage
with everything you need to know for the rest of junior year! Some highlights …
register
for the
Summer College Application Workshop,
held
July 29-31
and
Aug 5-7.
Save the date for the final
Junior Parent Forum on April 25, 9:30-11 am.
Email
Missy Perkins
at
missyperkins72@gmail.com
if you can chair a committee for our
All Night Graduation Party
in June 2020! Don’t forget to send pictures for the senior video to
lhs2020photos@gmail.com
.
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The Sophomore Class Dinner
is rescheduled for
Thu, April 4, 6-8:30 pm in the Langley Cafeteria.
The evening will introduce the
college admissions process,
and we’ll have
mock college admissions case studies presented by college counselors from across the country.
Advanced registration is closed, but
a limited number of walk-in registrations ($20/person) will be available the night of the event.
Questions?
Email
Noelle Soobert
at
nsoobert@verizon.net
or
Lee Ann Brownlee
at
leeannbrownlee@gmail.com.
Have any photos from Langley events this year?
Please send group photos of Langley Class of 2021 to include in the slideshow for senior year! Photos from all four years at LHS make this slide show great! Send them to
lhs2021photos@gmail.com
.
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...
the
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety analyzed the six seconds leading up to impact in nearly 1,700 videos of teen driver crashes.
The results found that
distraction was a factor in almost 60 percent of crashes --
in fact,
interacting with passengers was as significant as driver cell phone use.
Teaching your teens to drive should also include teaching them to be good passengers!
A summary of the study can be found
here.
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The Great Falls Optimist Club invites
Langley students to enter its annual
Oratorical Contest. Winners go on to districts and potentially the regional, national and international level. At every level,
winners are awarded money, medals and recognition. Contact
Hannah Wolfe in the
LHS Career Center or
Sheela Rao at
greatfallsoptimistclub@gmail.com for the application and info. Applications are due
April 12; the contest is in
Great Falls on
April 25.
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If you missed the book discussion at LHS, you can still hear the author speak!
The
Safe Community Coalition
is hosting
Lynn Lyons,
co-author of
Anxious Kids Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children.
Lyons will offer straightforward tips that you can use to break the cycle of anxious worrying.
Click
here
for
tickets to the event
on
Mon, April 1, at 7 pm
at the
McLean Community Center
.
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Mar 22: Langley Leap Applications due
Mar 26: Senior Ethics Day
Mar 27: Senior Parents Coffee, 9:30 am
Mar 28: Saxon Service during Saxon Time
Mar 31: Bands on the Run 5K Run & Walk, 8 am
April 4: End of 3rd Quarter
April 4: Sophomore Dinner/Sophomore Night, 6 pm
April 5: Teacher Workday -
No School
for Students
April 9: Sophomore Parent Forum, 9:30 am
April 11: HAZE: Perils of the College Culture
April 15-19:
Spring Break
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Langley PTSA Communications Committee
Stephanie Maxwell, Helen Miller, Jane Riddle, Anne Whipple
The Langley eNews is published by volunteers who present only news that pertains to FCPS, LHS and PTSA. Any opinions expressed herein are those of the submitter and not necessarily those of FCPS, LHS or PTSA.
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