Langley parents are incredibly supportive of their children’s interests and activities. When students join the Langley Orchestra, most of their parents join the Langley Orchestra Society. Similarly, when students participate in Langley sports, their parents usually donate to Athletic Boosters. Parents understand that these valuable activities would not exist without their financial contributions and volunteer time.
In our diverse school population, we have students whose interests skew toward music, sports, acting, debate, community service and much more. However, despite the varied ways in which they spend their extracurricular time, they are all Langley students. And, just like with their other activities, parental support is needed to make Langley High School the best learning environment it can be.
Parents who join the Langley PTSA this year are guaranteeing that their children will receive the benefits of new technology, software and equipment. Their dollars also provide professional development opportunities and educational resources for teachers. They make additional programming, like Saxon Service and Ethics Day, possible. In short, all students benefit when their parents join the PTSA.
Please support your children in the classroom by becoming a PTSA member today!
~ Clare Bradshaw, PTSA President
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A friendly PTSA competition is underway! Which class will have the most parent PTSA participation and contribute to our membership goal of 600 families? Our ninth grade class is currently leading the way, followed closely by the remaining classes.
This is one competition where the entire Langley community wins as the PTSA continues to provide our school with technology, teaching tools and staff development, equipment for classrooms including science, math and fine arts departments, and much more!
An additional bonus is that donations to the PTSA are tax deductible, so act quickly to claim your deduction for this year! Click here to join and donate today.
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The Renaissance Feaste returns this weekend! Join the Langley HS Choral Department on Fri and Sat, Dec 3-4 at 7 pm. We’ll journey back to Merrie Olde England for a festive Holiday Feaste and Serenade featuring the Magnificent Madrigals accompanied by the charming Chamber Choir and jesters and minstrels from the Concert, Treble, and Treble Select choirs, all in their liveliest period garb.
We will provide glorious food, entertainment, and traditional madrigal songs in our richly decorated banquet room known as Langley Halle. Because of the dastardly Covid pestilence, we will make accommodations at our great performance. We plan to have fewer guests to enjoy more space and food plated and sealed individually to be safe. Our minstrels will wear special masks when performing and our guests too will don masks when not eating. Limited seating is available. Tickets are $40 for Lords and Ladies, and $25 for those of fewer years and those who toil at this place of learning.
Click here for more information. Buy tickets or donate to the Renaissance Feaste here.
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This favorite time of year continues with Winter concerts by all three Langley music groups. Catch them on their respective days at 7 pm in the Auditorium! Orchestra kicks off the concert season on Tues, Dec 7, followed by Band on Thurs, Dec 9 and Chorus on Tues, Dec 14.
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Looking for a furry way to reduce stress? Stop by the Amphitheater this Mon, Dec 6 during C & D lunches to pet a visiting therapy dog!
Therapy dogs will visit Langley once a month this school year through May 2022. Their next visit is Jan 3. Click here for the flyer and all the upcoming dates!
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holiday shopping: The holiday season is fast approaching! Time to start shopping for that perfect gift, and this year you can support Langley HS students and staff with your gift giving, party prep and all-out holiday spirit. Click here for instructions on how to shop through CauseNetwork where up to 10% of purchases go to support Langley HS. If you are shopping on Amazon, visit smile.amazon.com, sign into your account, and choose Langley High PTSA as your charitable organization. We receive a 0.5% donation on all eligible purchases through AmazonSmile. Happy shopping and thank you for supporting Langley PTSA.
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donate used stuff: Did you know you can donate used tech devices or used vehicles through CauseNetwork to support Langley HS? Click on the links for more info. You will receive a tax deduction for your contribution, and your donation will benefit all Langley HS students and staff.
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harris teeter vic card: You can still register your VIC card for Harris Teeter’s Together in Education program and earn free money for LHS as you shop during the holidays! Click here to register your card — or let us handle it for you by clicking here.
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earn service hours: Would your student like to earn a service hour credit? Saxon Service is coming up in the Langley Cafeteria on Thurs, Dec 9 during the Langley Links period. Saxon Service is a way for students to participate in service — and earn service hours — during the school day. Students who engage in at least 40 hours of service (10 hours per year) during their high school career are eligible to earn a Service Cord to be worn at graduation.
Typical activities include writing cards to active-duty military or kids in hospitals, making blankets for area homeless shelters, playing freerice.com to help those with food insecurity, folding origami cranes for patients with cancer and making dog and cat toys for pet shelters.
To sign up, students should click here to get a pass from their 3rd block teacher to be released for Saxon Service. To join the Saxon Service Schoology group, use code 49W6-HGZK-ZHTPT. Don’t forget to log your service hours in x2vol!
Parents, want to show your service commitment by volunteering for Saxon Service? Adult volunteers are needed from 9-10:30 am on Dec 9. Please contact Julie Hohl at jbzhohl@verizon.net if interested.
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sos! old tees needed: Langley's Community Service Club is collecting t-shirts, which will be used to make dog chew toys for area pet shelters. Old, outgrown, ugly t-shirts are fine! T-shirts can be dropped off in the bins in the College and Career Center. We need them ASAP for our next Saxon Service event on Dec 9.
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Save the date! Author Jeff Selingo will be at Langley to discuss his book Who Gets In and Why on Jan 31 at 7 pm. This bestseller is filled with insights gleaned from Jeff’s year in the trenches with college admissions directors and includes research done at Langley! Join us for a discussion on topics such as the test-optional choice, applying early decision and creating a balanced list for college apps.
This is currently planned as an in-person event. All LHS families and staff are welcome.
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At LHS who is "Kapitan"? Kapitan is the familiar name for beloved Russian teacher Valentin Cukierman. The name was inspired by movies - Dead Poet's Society and Hunt for Red October. He has been at LHS for 33 years and has made 25 annual visits to Russia (until Covid interruption) as part of the cultural, home-stay exchange program between LHS and St Petersburg HS.
Dr. Cukierman was born in deep Russia near the Volga River at the end of WWII. His parents emigrated from Russia to Poland where his mother taught Russian at the local high school. After Dr. Cukierman graduated from college and earned his Master’s in Poland, his family once again emigrated, this time to the US as stateless political refugees. Three months after emigrating, without having learned English, he started a PhD program at the University of Michigan. He wrote a dissertation on the Odessa writers of 20th Century Russian literature. For years his doctoral dissertation was exhibited in the Odessa Literary Museum. After a number of years as a professor of Russian and Polish language and literature at the University of Connecticut, he resettled in Fairfax County where he has been a teacher at Langley for 33 years.
Kapitan has two sons who went to Longfellow MS and then Thomas Jefferson HS. They are both PhDs in Physics from University of California Berkeley and Stanford University California. In his free time, his favorite activities include traveling, reading, sports and dancing. He played varsity soccer for U Michigan in the early 1970s and disco danced competitively in the late ‘70s.
In Poland during his childhood, there was no baby-sitting, so his mother would take him along to her school. He sat in the far corner and observed her. The methodology that he employs in his Russian classes at Langley, he learned not in graduate school, but in a large part from his own mother.
Kapitan was the National Russian Teacher of the Year 2011 as awarded by the AATSEEL organization, the highest authority on Russian studies in the US including both colleges and secondary schools. LHS and TJ are the only high schools offering Russian in Fairfax County, and Russian is considered by the US State Department as one of the major languages critical to national security.
Come by room 2224 to say “Hi” and to get the “whiff” of Russia. You can ask a question about Russian studies at LHS or learn about his disco moves!
~Saxon Scope Reporter
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… Mindfulness activities are a great way to reduce stress, soothe anxiety, and be more present and engaged in life. Here are 30 mindfulness activities for any age.
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Read below for class news. Click the green class buttons to go to each class's webpage.
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A lot happens during senior year, and you don’t want to miss it! Sign up for Class of 2022 emails here and join our Facebook group here.
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Save the date! Our Junior Class Dinner is Feb 10, 2022 at 6:30 pm. The featured program will be College Night, presented by Hannah Wolff. Mrs. Wolff has invited several college representatives to talk about their entrance processes.
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We should have a new date for our Sophomore Class Parent Forum soon! Access all sophomore info on our class webpage.
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Freshman parents, don’t miss another class email! Our class webpage now includes links to past class emails as a handy reference. For timely info, subscribe to our class email distro group here.
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shark tank tech challenge: Last call! Initial proposals for the Shark Tank Technology Challenge are due Dec 6. This year’s challenge is focused on new or improved existing technology that will have a positive impact in the lives of older adults, adults with disabilities, wounded warriors, or caregivers. Final proposals are due Feb 22, 2022 and the Shark Tank event will be held in April 2022. More details are available by visiting the Fairfax Area Student “Shark Tank” Technology Challenge webpage.
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justice art contest: High school students are invited to submit visual artwork on the theme “What Does a Truly Just Fairfax Look Like.” The winner's artwork will be displayed in the reception area of the Commonwealth Attorney's office. All other submissions will be placed around the office to inspire attorneys and staff.
Questions? Contact Pia Miller at Pia.Miller@fairfaxcounty.gov, to receive a submission form that must be included with the artwork. Submissions are due Dec 13 and can be sent to Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Pia J. Miller, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 114, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. Winners will be announced on Dec 17.
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Learn what kind of college scholarships are offered, where to locate scholarship opportunities, and how to best complete scholarship applications. Click here on Sat, Dec 11 at 10 am.
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The former Lord & Taylor store at Tysons Corner Center is now a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination clinic offering booster shots and the COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11 years old, in addition to initial vaccinations for all eligible groups. Read more about the clinic here. To make an appointment click here or call 877-VAX-IN-VA. Walk-ins are also available.
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Dec 2: Band Concert – Cooper Band only (No Jazz Band), 7 pm, Auditorium
Dec 3-4: Renaissance Feaste, 7 pm, Auditorium
Dec 7: Orchestra Winter Concert, 7 pm, Auditorium
Dec 9: Band Winter Concert, 7 pm, Auditorium
Dec 14: Choral Concert, 7 pm, Auditorium
Dec 20-31: Winter Break – Holiday
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Join the LHS PTSA! Click Here.
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LHS PTSA eNews Editors
Gary Coetzee, Ghida Damirji, Michelle Francis, Helen Miller and Amy Prewett
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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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