In recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week, the PTSA Hospitality Committee treated our dedicated Langley teachers, staff and administrators to a hearty Italian luncheon catered by Listrani’s last Friday. Thank you to co-chairs, Ritika Fedewa and Hilary Proctor, and members, Beth Kuby, Elina Fragiskopoulou, Rina Kaul, Catherine Macleod, Allison Varacalli, and next year’s co-chairs, Rina Kaul and Kristen Simko, for transforming the administrative hallway into a beautifully decorated space in which the guests of honor were able to relax, socialize and enjoy their meal.
Thank you to all Langley PTSA members for your participation this year. Your membership dues and generous donations enabled us to budget for luncheons and gift cards, in addition to funding teacher professional development, classroom supplies, student programs and more, without having to hold another collection. Thank you to Kitty Gonzalez, Joy Hohenthaner, Sara Koenig, Jamie Loving and Sarah Marshall who distributed the cards to the teachers, staff and administrators at the Italian luncheon as an expression of appreciation from all PTSA members.
~ Clare Bradshaw, PTSA President
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Juniors and seniors, prom is this Saturday night! “Putting on the Ritz” is the theme for this year’s soirée, which is from 8-11:30 pm at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles (14750 Conference Center Dr, Chantilly, VA).
Buy your tickets now! Tickets are $80 each and are available at MySchoolBucks. Just enter "prom" in the search bar to find the ticket page. Note that tickets are not sold at the door -- ticket sales end on Fri, May 13 at 3:30 pm.
Bringing a non-LHS guest? This guest form must be completed (and signed by the guest's school administrator) and returned to the LHS Main Office. The guest form is also on the MSB ticket page.
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prom: Parents, help with check in and manage exits and restrooms at Prom on Sat, May 14, 8 pm - 12 am! Men and women are needed. Sign up for a shift here. Please wear black pants, dress or business casual.
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angp: All Night Grad Party (ANGP) needs parent volunteers to make this party special for our graduating seniors. Tues, May 31 from 10:45 pm – Wed, June 1 at 4 am at Oak Marr Rec Center. Please sign up here.
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Therapy dogs have visited Langley once a month during the school year. This Mon, May 16 is their last visit of the year. Stop by the Amphitheater or Langley Hall (depending on weather) during A & B lunches to pet a visiting therapy dog!
Click here for the flyer.
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Join the LHS Chorus as they present Another Op’nin, Another Show! on May 19 and May 20 at 7 pm in the Auditorium. Performances will feature songs and dances from various Broadway musicals. Get your tickets at the door – suggested donation $10 per ticket.
This final choral production of the year is also
Dr. Lambert’s final concert at Langley. It is an extravaganza not to be missed!
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raffle: There are only a few more days to enter the raffle to win a one-of-a-kind Otto the Saxon gnome, which was handmade by Langley parent Robin Fleming. Raffle tickets are $10 or 3 for $20 and must be purchased here by Tues, May 17.
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popcorn: For just four days, from May 17 to 21, ANGP will host a Double Good Virtual Premium Popcorn fundraiser. Here is the link to the online popup shop, which opens at 8 am on May 17. Be on the lookout for reminder emails, FaceBook posts, notices on PTSA and class webpages and more once the popup shop is open.
Never tried Double Good popcorn? Here’s what makes it special:
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The popcorn comes from a farm in Indiana that grows seeds exclusively for Double Good.
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Every order is made-to-order and shipped directly to the buyer, so you will receive the freshest flavor and the perfect crunch.
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The popcorn is preservative free and contains only the finest ingredients.
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Attention Rising Juniors and Seniors! Are you planning to take the SAT or ACT in August or September? Are you wondering which college entrance exam is best for you? Want to get a head-start on test prep…or take one last practice test? Langley PTSA is partnering with Princeton Review to host a virtual SAT or ACT practice test on Sat, Jun 25. The exam costs $25 and will benefit the Langley PTSA.
Click here to register by Mon, Jun 20, and you’ll be emailed a Zoom link and other info by the Friday before the exam. Afterwards, you'll receive a comprehensive score report detailing your strengths and weaknesses.
Conflict with the scheduled date? Your student’s test link will remain available for several weeks so your student can take the practice test at a time convenient for him or her.
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Students from FCPS won 20 category awards in the 2022 Virginia History Day competition, held at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond, and based on the theme, “Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences.” Two Langley students were among the winners at the competition:
Senior Individual Exhibit, first place: “World War Zero: Diplomacy in the Treaty of Portsmouth” by Mansi Bhardwaj.
Senior Individual Performance, second place: “The Antarctic Treaty: Choosing Peace for a Frozen Continent” by Jacqueline Gauthier.
Read more about the awards here. Congrats to all!
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It’s not too late to register for the Jun 27- Jul 29 FCPS Economics and Personal Finance course. Take this required course in a self-directed, pass/fail, online format in order to free up an elective period at LHS. The course is accessed through Schoology and includes 14 interactive modules, 140 exit tickets and a final exam. Click here to register and for more info.
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athletic boosters: We are looking for several parents to help contribute in our quest to support all Saxon Athletes by becoming involved on the Boosters board for the 2022-23 school year. Positions that are available include: treasurer, youth night liaison and concessions co-chair.
It only works if we all help! If you are interested, contact Linda Campbell at LHWC13@gmail.com.
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career connections 2023: Are you new to Langley and looking for a way to get involved? The Career Connections Committee would love to have you join us! We are looking for parents of rising freshmen, sophomores and juniors to help us organize an engaging event next year.
Our Committee is made up of an active and dynamic group of both parent and student volunteers. Each year, we arrange for professionals to meet with Langley students to share information about their careers. This spring we had 26 professionals participate! Interested? Contact Leslie Speidel at Lrspeidel@gmail.com.
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eNews: Want to be (nearly) the first to know what's going on at Langley High School? Looking for a way to contribute that's flexible, fun and (not usually) fast-paced? Join our eNews team! We are happy editors who enjoy putting together this e-newsletter each week, but we’d love to welcome one more helper for next year when our senior parent graduates in June. To learn more, contact: Stephanie Maxwell, smaxwell200@outlook.com or Helen Miller, cerbycat2000@yahoo.com.
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Celebrate Your Senior! If you have a graduating senior, now's the time to order your leaf to ensure it will be up on the Legacy Tree before the end of the school year.
Thanks to the 550 generous Langley families who've donated a leaf to make the renovation of the first two of Langley's three courtyards possible.
One more courtyard to landscape! Consider helping to "grow" the Legacy Tree and complete the courtyard renovation project by donating a leaf (copper $50, silver $100, gold $200) or bird or acorn ($500). You choose the engraved message. The Legacy Tree is a permanent, prominent record of courtyard contributors and a lasting legacy for Langley and your family. Leaves also make great tributes to teachers, friends, coaches, and grads!
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For Lauren Sarno, a US history and government teacher at Langley, becoming an educator seemed like a natural path to take. She started her journey in education as a coach and as a mentor for her church’s youth group. The more she worked with students, the more her passion for mentoring the next generation grew.
“I fell in love with mentoring. That led me to the teaching profession – getting to work with up and coming adults. You know, you guys are the next generation,” Ms. Sarno says.
One of Ms. Sarno’s top priorities as a teacher is to help guide her students through the difficult transition from high school into adulthood.
“It’s a tough time in life. You guys are maturing; you have big decisions coming up on the horizon. I want to be a source of calm and stability for you, to be someone to help steady you as you go through that process,” Ms. Sarno says.
Growing up, she always had a fascination with the United States; with how the US has impacted people and how we impact each other. History and psychology, and the relationship between the two, are core academic interests for her. “Psychology really relates to both government and economics when you break it down. People’s decisions, their true motivations … it all relates to psychology,” Ms. Sarno says.
She enjoys teaching at Langley because it's a great work environment. The faculty is close and the students are dedicated and driven. “The level of dedication to your future is pretty awesome to watch,” she says.
Ms. Sarno fuels her students’ dedication by planning her lessons to ensure that students will get the most they can out of each and every class. When asked her favorite part about teaching, Ms. Sarno had a lot to say. “Working with upperclassmen allows me to be a guide and mentor while sharing my passion for American history. Seeing you guys make a connection – I love it. I get so excited when you guys get excited. Watching your lives unfold in my class, and working through those problems– whether it’s academic related, or thinking about colleges and things like that… [I enjoy] celebrating you guys.”
~ Daliya Rizvi, Saxon Scope Reporter
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’22-'23 physicals: Are you planning on playing sports next year? The Langley Athletic Booster Club is hosting a sports physical night tonight! You can sign up for events at other schools if your schedule conflicts. Click here to register and choose your preferred location, date and time. Make your $50 payment at MySchoolBucks — click on the Athletic Exams-PPE and select your student.
VHSL requires all student athletes to have this form completed after May 1 to be valid for the next school year. Bring the form to your appointment with pages 1, 2 and 4 completed (physicians complete page 3 during the appointment).
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… FCPS recently collaborated with several agencies including the Fairfax Health Department, the Fairfax County Community Services Board and the FCPD Overdose Investigation Unit (OIU) to educate the community on the opioid/fentanyl crisis. The decrease in fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses in the Fairfax Health District observed between 2017 and 2019 did not continue past 2020. The number of opioid overdoses has increased to 11 in 2021 and six as of Mar 21, 2022. In 2021, the OIU investigated 271 non-fatal overdoses. Nearly 50% of those had previously overdosed and nine involved individuals under 18.
View the full opioid crisis presentation here. Click here for info about virtual Revive/Narcan trainings.
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last call for senior slideshow photos: Senior parents, prom photos only will be accepted until 5 pm on Sun, May 15. Small to medium groups are preferred over large group photos. Submit original or max size photos via the Dropbox link here or by email to mcschwartz@hotmail.com.
end of year info: The most up-to-date info about senior events–graduation, graduation rehearsal, class trip, ANGP, and more– is on the closed Facebook Group for the LHS Class of 2022 Parents. If you haven’t already, consider joining here.
all-night grad party tickets: Get your tickets for ANGP to be held on Tues, May 31 from 10:45 pm – Wed, June 1 at 4 am at Oak Marr Rec Center. Ticket price is $85. Purchase tickets here.
yard signs: Recognize your senior with an official LHS yard sign! Signs are $45 and all proceeds benefit ANGP. Purchase signs here.
ride to graduation in style: Last chance to enter the raffle to win a Limo Ride & Box Seats for the Langley High School Graduation Ceremony at DAR Constitution Hall. Two winners will be drawn. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25 and must be purchased by May 15. Prize includes: 4 hour limo service from Chariots for Hire (gratuity not included) AND VIP Box Seats at Constitution Hall (these replace graduation tickets). Purchase raffle tickets here.
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ANGP volunteers needed: Junior class parent volunteers are needed for All Night Grad Party clean-up at Oak Marr Recreation Center on Jun 1 from 4-5:30 am. We clean up… so the senior class parents that have been up all night can go home and go to bed! Please volunteer to support this year’s senior class, as we will want the junior class parents to do it for us next year! Sign up here.
donations wanted: Donate to the Junior Class, via the Class Donation icon on MySchoolBucks, to help us meet our fundraising goals. These funds are used for Treat Days, to offset Senior Year expenses and ANGP. Due to Covid restrictions, our class has not met its fundraising goals.
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meet the new superintendent: On Tues, May 3, new FCPS Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid met with students, families, staff, and other community members at Annandale HS. Dr. Reid answered audience questions on a variety of topics including equity, technology, learning loss, social/emotional health, and students with disabilities. Unable to attend? View the Town Hall here.
Dr. Reid will next meet with community members in a virtual Town Hall on Tues, May 17 from 7–8 pm. Language interpretation will be available in Spanish, Arabic, Amharic, and Korean, as well as American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting. Register here by 4 pm on the 17th.
Dr. Reid will host additional engagement sessions throughout the county after her official start date on Jul 1.
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fcps art contest: Submit your artwork! FCPS students in any grade can have their artwork considered for display in the big blue space that students, staff and families see when they log into Schoology. Work individually or as a group and create a design that represents “How Schoology helps me learn.” Submissions are due by 11:59 pm on Fri, May 20. Click here for details and submission requirements.
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children’s festival: Students, earn service hours! The Great Falls Optimist Club is holding a Children's Festival on Sun, May 15, 1:30-4:30 pm on the field behind the Great Falls post office. Student-volunteers are needed to put wristbands on children, help with rides, and sell popcorn and cotton candy. Two volunteer time slots are available: 1–3 pm and/or 2:30–4:30 pm. Interested? Contact Margo Wingo at mdwingo@fcps.edu.
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mclean day: McLean Day is back after a two-year hiatus! Volunteers are needed to help with the event on Sat, May 21 at Lewinsville Park. Featured at the festival are large and small carnival rides, amusements, a petting zoo, vendors, exhibitor and crafter booths, games, food trucks, live entertainment, and voting for candidates running for seats on the McLean Community Center Governing Board. See more info and register here.
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july 4th fireworks: The annual McLean Community Center fireworks will again be at Langley HS. Volunteers ages 16 to adult are needed for the fireworks event from 5:30 pm – 11:30 pm on Jul 4 (rain date Jul 5). Volunteers must be able to stand for 5 hours. Students may be eligible for double Community Service Hours with the permission from their school. Best view of the fireworks display, free volunteer t-shirt and vouchers towards food purchase! See details and register here.
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stemtree: Are you interested in teaching basic computer programming, engineering, K-8 science, and/or K-8 mathematics, and love working with kids? Apply to be a summer camp counselor at Stemtree of Vienna. No previous experience required. Candidates will be professionally trained on curriculum and operations. To apply, send a pdf of your resume to vienna@stemtree.com.
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After 30 years of teaching at Churchill Road ES, Ms. Cheryl Bamdad is retiring. We know many alums of Churchill Road were lucky enough to have her as a teacher or interacted with her at CRS through the years. We have created a Kudos board for parents, students, colleagues, and friends to post their memories, comments, pictures, etc. to wish her well and thank her for all she has done for our community. Click here to contribute.
Please pass it on to others who knew her as well. We are hoping to get the word out to as many of her former colleagues, students and their families as we can to share their memories. Questions? Email Alison Hueber at amohueber@gmail.com.
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Voting closes soon for the MCC Governing Board. Residents may vote in-person or by mail. To request a ballot for your household, you may fill out an online form here, phone 703-744-9348 or send an email to elections@mcleancenter.org. To be counted, all ballots must be received at MCC by 5 pm on Wed, May 18. Click here to meet the candidates.
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May 12: Pre-Participation Physical Exam (PPE) Night, By Appt
May 14: Junior/Senior Prom 8 pm
May 17: Haze Program for Seniors, 9:40 am, Auditorium
May 19: Choral Show, 7 pm, Auditorium
May 20: Choral Show, 7 pm, Auditorium
May 24: Orchestra Concert, 7 pm, Auditorium
May 26: Band Concert, 7 pm, Auditorium
May 30: Holiday
May 31: Class of 2022 Graduation, 2:30 pm, DAR Constitution Hall
May 31: ANGP, 11 pm - 4 am Jun 1, Oak Marr Rec Center
June 10: Last Day of School
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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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