It takes a village!
An important goal of our PTSA is to keep the Langley community informed
,
and at a school as large and accomplished as Langley, there’s much to report! Thank you to our
webmaster Betsy Vrankovich
, who beautifully maintains the PTSA website and keeps it up to date, and to our
eNews team
(listed below) for its dedication to disseminating news and events to Langley each week.
Special thanks go to Langley’s class parent leaders and teams
,
who work an entire four years on behalf of our students. The class parent committees are led by
Elizabeth Trumbull
(Class of 2020),
Lee Ann Brownlee
and
Noelle Soobert
(Class of 2021),
Amy Swaak
(Class of 2022) and
Connie Colabatistto
(Class of 2023).
Each class has a team of about 10 parents who work on several events
including
Class Dinners, Spirit Week, Homecoming, Prom, Senior Slideshow and All Night Grad Party
. The committees work throughout the year to keep Langley parents and students informed of important events and timelines pertinent to each class. They also organize
four class forums each year
, where timely and practical information is provided to help parents guide their students through everything from
new student orientation, to course selection and planning, to driver's ed, to SATs and ACTs, to college applications and, finally, graduation!
If you haven’t tapped into your class group yet, please take advantage of this great resource, and access your class page
here
.
~ Laura Skeen, PTSA President
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langley/mclean boundary update
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About 200 people attended the Langley/McLean boundary meetings
held earlier this month at Langley and McLean High Schools. FCPS staff presented overviews and maps of
three boundary options
and attendees reviewed the options and provided comments and questions.
The feedback was posted during the meetings and is slated to be available online from FCPS.
The neighborhoods involved in the options
are in the boundaries of
Spring Hill ES
and
Colvin Run ES
.
These schools are
split-feeders
, and so are thought by some to be the easiest to redistrict. In addition to providing detailed feedback about the options, some attendees noted longer-term goals, including the ongoing need for renovations and expansion at McLean HS and an aim to keep all Great Falls residents in the Langley HS boundary.
FCPS states it may make changes in time for next year (2020-21) or may wait until 2021-22.
Next steps include meetings in spring 2020 and recommendations following that to the School Board.
Click
here
to view current FCPS
boundary maps
. Two local news articles about the meetings are available
here
and
here
.
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langley grads home on break?
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Do you know an LHS grad home from college over their winter break? Langley is holding an
Alumni College Fair next
Fri, Dec 20, 11:15 am-1:15 pm in Langley Hall and needs our grads!
At the Fair, college students would be available to
talk with current Langley students
about their schools, based on their own perspectives and experiences.
No prep is needed — just wear your college sweatshirt! Interested Langley students from any grade can attend the Fair during their lunch period.
Click
here to sign up.
Don’t worry if others are signed up from your school — several "reps" from the same college are fine! Questions? Contact Hannah Wolfe at
hwwolff@fcps.edu
.
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Ticket holders, see you this weekend at the Langley chorus’
Renaissance Feaste, Fri, Dec 13
and
Sat, Dec 14
at
7 pm!
(This popular event is sold out —
remember next year to get your tickets early!)
Don’t miss the winter performances
of
Langley’s jazz band and three concert bands
next
Tues, Dec 17
at
7 pm
. The winter concert is festive and includes a dessert reception immediately afterwards, in Langley Hall. The event is free and all are invited!
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Last call —
the LHS Orchestra Society still has
White House Christmas Ornaments
for sale.
This year's ornament honors
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
and symbolizes his commitment to innovation.
Ornaments are
$25.
Click
here
for the order form and instructions.
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hockey: Come cheer
on the
Saxons ice hockey team
tomorrow,
Fri, Dec 13!
The puck drops at
6:10 pm
at
Reston SkateQuest
against
Independence/Rock Ridge.
Students in the stands can be on the receiving end of a
t-shirt toss
between periods.
Free hockey and free t-shirts
— a great way to start your weekend off right! Go Saxons!
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girls' basketball youth night:
All girls wearing basketball jerseys get in free
at youth night this
Fri, Dec 13
as the girls' basketball teams
take on Chantilly HS. The
freshman
tip-off is at
4:30 pm
,
JV
at
5:45 pm
and
varsity
at
7:30 pm
. Click
here
for details about youth night.
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youth dance clinic:
Calling all young dancers
who’d like to practice and perform with the
Langley Dance Team!
The team is hosting a youth dance clinic on
Sat, Jan 11, 9 am-12 pm
at
LHS
for boys and girls in 1st through 8th grades.
No dance experience is needed. In addition to the clinic, the participants will perform with the Saxons dancers at a Langley basketball game!
Registration
is due next
Fri, Dec 20
. Click
here
to register online and
here
to view the flyer and a form, to register by mail. The info also is available on the Langley Boosters
website
. Questions? Contact the team coaches at
langleydancers@gmail.com
.
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rugby club:
Interested in playing rugby?
Spring leagues
are forming now in McLean, Great Falls and Reston for
boys in 5th through 12th grades
. Click
here for the flyer.
Questions?
Contact
gary@greatfallsrugby.com
.
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Saxon Service is back!
Come to the
Cafeteria
during
Saxon Time
next
Wed, Dec 18
.
Watch this awesome
video
, made by sophomore
Eleanor Lavin
, to get a glimpse of the fun that students have participating in this rewarding service opportunity.
Langley thanks
Giant Food Stores
(McLean and Sterling) and
Costco
(Sterling)
for their
generous donations
for supplies for Saxon Service. They’re great community partners! Questions about Saxon Service or x2Vol?
Email
enshomaker@fcps.edu
or visit the Student Services Department.
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The
Langley Girl Up Club
is coordinating a
Holiday Food Drive
all next week (
Dec 16-20
) to support the
Capital Area Food Bank
.
Please bring a canned good or other nonperishable item.
A collection box is in the
Front Office
. Thank you for your help!
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…
according to the 2018 FCPS Youth Survey,
57 percent of Langley seniors reported texting or emailing while driving
during the prior 30-day period.
Let’s remind our students that checking their phones while driving is dangerous!
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Seniors and parents,
if you'd like to
order Langley graduation announcements and thank-you cards
, you must fill out this
form and s
ubmit to your English teacher by next
Fri, Dec 20
.
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Seniors, would you like to win a $1,000 award?
The
Virginia PTA honors
seniors who’ve demonstrated a
commitment to community service and academic achievement
. Applications must be mailed (no electronic submissions) by
March 2
. Click
here
for the application and
here
for more info.
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Are you a foodie?
The
Virginia PTA Power Plates Program recipe contest
promotes healthy eating. It has five categories (breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snack) and
you can enter in multiple categories.
Entries consist of your recipe, photo of the dish and a short (less than 100 words) statement. Click
here
for the rules and entry form and
here
to view the flyer. The deadline in
Feb 3
.
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What does it take to be a good citizen?
Have a try at the topic in the
Virginia PTA
Citizen Essay contest
. Submissions must be at least 750 words and are due
Feb 1
. District winners proceed to the state level, where winners receive cash prizes and are featured in Virginia PTA publications. Click
here
for the rules and entry form.
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Did you know
that through your gift giving, party preparations and spirit of the season
you can earn easy money for our students?
Designate the Langley High PTSA as your AmazonSmile charity,
and we receive a 0.5 percent donation for all eligible purchases.
AmazonSmile features all the same products and prices as Amazon.
Click
here
to create your account.
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Dec 13: Ice Hockey, Reston SkateQuest, 6:10 pm
Dec 13: Girls' Basketball Youth Night
Dec 13-14: Chorus Renaissance Feaste, 7 pm
Dec 17: Band Concert, 7 pm
Dec 18: Saxon Service, Saxon Time
Dec 19: Choral Concert, 7 pm
Dec 20: Alumni College Fair, 11:15 am
Dec 23-Jan 3: Winter Break
Jan 11: Dance Team Youth Clinic, 9 am
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Langley PTSA eNews Editors
Stephanie Maxwell, Helen Miller, Amy Prewett, Jane Riddle
Amy P
The
Langley eNews
is published by PTSA volunteers and includes news that pertains to LHS, PTSA and FCPS.
Any opinions expressed herein are those of the submitter and not necessarily those of LHS, PTSA or FCPS.
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