In less than a week, the first PTSA General Membership meeting will be held Wed, Sept 28 at 9:30am in the Lecture Hall. There will be a brief business meeting followed by our keynote speaker, Principal Greer.

If you are familiar with Principal Greer’s 4 C’s, you'll remember that one of the 4 C’s is “Connect”. We have several upcoming opportunities available for students to “connect” outside the classroom! Students will have a chance to learn about some of those options at Club Day, tomorrow, Fri, Sept 23. We encourage students to take this chance to learn about Langley's school clubs, which are a great way to connect with peers and get involved. Click Club List Description for a list of clubs available at Langley. Interested in starting your own? Click here to find out how to start a new club.

Langley encourages all students to become involved with service to the community. It builds self-esteem, teaches empathy and fosters a sense of belonging. On Fri, Sept 30, the first Saxon Service, organized by the PTSA Family Network Committee, will be held in the Cafeteria. Students can choose to spend part of their Langley Links time working on a variety of activities ranging from writing letters for active-duty military to ironing decorative pillowcases for children with cancer to crafting blankets for shelters.

If your student is interested in sports, winter and spring seasons are coming up. Learn more about participation in Athletics at Langley. It is also a lot of fun to go and be a spectator. I highly recommend attending games and cheering on your fellow Saxons! Be sure to read the article below about the upcoming tailgate hosted by the PTSA.

 ~ Jamie H. Loving, PTSA President

All parents are invited to this year's first PTSA General Membership Meeting, held Wed, Sept 28 at 9:30am in Langley's Lecture Hall. Principal Greer will be the keynote speaker. Park in the bus loop behind the building and enter through Door 9 for easy access.

Come on out! Everyone at Langley is invited to the PTSA Family Network's Tailgate on Fri, Oct 7, 5:30 - 6:30 pm in the Upper Bus Loop Parking Lot just prior to the W-L football game.

All LHS students, parents and siblings are invited to attend this free social event filled with music, games, raffles and activities. The tailgate will be followed by LHS Athletic Boosters' Youth Football Night, so come for the tailgate and stay for the game!

To help make this exciting event great, we need help from adult and student volunteers! Please sign up to volunteer! Adults, sign up here.

Students, sign up here. Students will receive service hours for volunteering!

Attention all guys at Langley HS! Want a fun, low-key environment to sing with other guys at the school? Join Voicemale!

No audition necessary and no prior singing experience needed. Rehearsals will take place in the Choir Room 1107, from 10:30- 11:00am on the first Langley Links class of each week.

Come out and support the Langley Chorus by getting your car washed at Sunoco (corner of Old Dominion Drive and Spring Hill Road) on Sat, Oct 1st, 9am-3pm.

The car washers will also entertain you with singing while you wait. All vehicle types are welcome! All proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit our wonderful group of singers!

Freshmen, if you took a world language course, algebra or geometry last year in middle school and want to expunge the course grade from your high school transcript, you must submit this FCPS form prior to the completion of the first 9 weeks of this school year.

No action is required unless you wish to expunge a grade. If interested, students should consult with their counselors about expunging a grade.

Congrats to LHS Junior Maggie Mosby, who has been selected to serve as Young Women in Bio Ambassador for the National Capital Region!

 

As an ambassador, Maggie will work with 14 chapters in the organization across the US and in Montreal to raise awareness in STEM and encourage girls locally and nationally to pursue their passions in bio. Maggie is looking forward to the educational activities and opportunities that are provided to ambassadors and to meeting, working with and learning from professional women in the life sciences. 

 

YWIB is a youth outreach of Women in Bio, an organization of professionals committed to promoting careers, leadership, and entrepreneurship for all women in the life sciences. Interested? Click here for info about WIB. Read the press release here.

Students, earn an hour of service credit during school. The first Saxon Service of the year is Fri, Sept 30 in the Cafeteria during Langley Links. Saxon Service offers students the opportunity to engage in a variety of service learning projects while earning an hour of service learning credit.

Activities include making dog and cat toys for area shelters, folding origami cranes for people with cancer, making cards for hospitalized children for active duty military, making blankets for area shelters, rroning pillowcases for Case for Smiles, playing freerice.com to help world hunger, and crafting beads from recycled cereal boxes for a school in Haiti.

Students are encouraged to participate in some kind of service at LHS. It's an opportunity to relax, socialize and reap the positive social-emotional benefits associated with helping others. Students with at least 40 hours of service during high school (10 hours per year) can earn a Service Cord to be worn at graduation.

Scan the QR code or go here to obtain a pass from your 3rd block teacher. Afterward Saxon Service, don't forget to log into x2vol.com to have the service hour verified for credit.

Questions? See Julie Zimmerman Hohl in the College & Career Center or email her at jbzimmerman@fcps.edu regarding Saxon Service, verifying other activities or parent volunteer opportunities.

New to Langley? Join the PTSA New Family Network! Come to the New Family Coffee on Mon, Oct 3 at 9:30 am (location TBD).

Mark your calendar for the New Family Forum/Q&A on Mon, Oct 17 at 9:00 am in the Lecture Hall. Director of Student Activities Geoff Noto will talk about extracurricular opportunities for our students including clubs, athletics and honor societies. 

Click here to learn more and to sign up to receive New Family newsletters and here to join. Questions? Email LHSNewFamilyNetwork@gmail.com

Help landscape the last of Langley's three courtyards and donate a leaf for Langley's Legacy Tree! 

By donating a leaf (copper $50, silver $100, gold $200) or bird or acorn ($500), you're helping to complete the courtyard renovation and "grow" the Legacy Tree – a beautiful wall sculpture across from the Main Office in Langley's Lobby.

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, pets, coaches, and grads!

Thanks to the 600 generous Langley families and local organizations who've already donated a leaf, bird, or acorn.

To order your leaf – or leaves! – visit the PTSA website and look for the article on the Legacy Tree. Email any questions to chrissielavin1@gmail.com.

Parents, if you attended Back-to-School Night, you may have noticed some of what the Langley PTSA has done to support our students and teachers. And, if you were not able to be there in person, please take the opportunity to see for yourself next time you are at Langley. Your tour of some of the PTSA-funded highlights includes:

● The stone structuring holding up Langley’s digital sign along Georgetown Pike

● A look at the landscaping and umbrellas in the school’s interior courtyards

● Science lab equipment, including the cordless LED stereo microscope

● Chatting with performing arts teachers about the instruments

● Students writing characters in Japanese class on iPads funded by the PTSA

● Professional basketball player, Chris Herren, speaking about wellness

● Resting on the furniture in the common areas between classes

● And much, much more….

Your annual membership and donation dollars enable the PTSA to help support and enrich the student and teacher experience at Langley and to provide many items and opportunities for our school that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. Thanks for your support!

Click here to join. Not sure if you already joined? You can search your email inbox for a receipt from Langley PTSA with the subject line “Thanks for Joining!” or email ptsalangleymembership@gmail.com to check-in.

swim: Langley Swim team interest meeting is Tue, Oct 4 at 3:30pm in the Lecture Hall.

football: Langley Football Youth Night is Fri, Oct 7! Free admission for all youth who wear their youth league football jerseys. Come at 6pm to run on the field with the team! There will be free t-shirts at the door, prizes and concessions! Click here for the flyer.

The remaining home games this year are Oct 7 and Oct 21. On Nov 4, Langley takes on McLean at McLean HS.

volleyball: Langley Volleyball Youth Night is Tue, Oct 11! Free admission for all youth who wear their youth league jersey or camp t-shirt. T-Shirt Giveaway! Door Prizes! Concessions!

There will be an opportunity to win prizes with serving challenges between sets 2 and 3. Warm-ups start at 6:45 pm and the game starts at 7:15 pm. Click here for the flyer.

Read below for class news. Click the green class buttons to go to each class's webpage.

class activity fee: Payable in MySchoolBucks, class activity fees cover the cost of Spirit Week activities, senior spirit t-shirt, class treat days, class picnics and the senior trip. Senior Class Spirit t-shirts will be handed out Oct 26-28 before the McLean game. T-shirt orders are due by Oct 2. (Note that there are additional graduation dues, later in the year.)

parent forum: Our first Senior Class Parent Forum is Tue, Oct 4, 9:30-11 am in the Lecture Hall. We'll overview the senior year activities and hear from Karen Burke, our new LHS Career and College Counselor, who'll discuss the college application process. You'll also enjoy the Parents' Point of View, a panel presentation and Q&A from parents who have gone through the LHS college process. The entire event will be live streamed on our Facebook page and also recorded and posted on our webpage.

all night grad party: The All Night Grad Party (ANGP) committee needs volunteers to help plan this event! A long-held Langley tradition, ANGP is our party for LHS seniors on graduation night. This may seem like a long way off, but there is lots that go into planning and fundraising for a party that lasts all night! Join our Zoom meeting on Mon, Oct 3, 6:30-8 pm. To volunteer and help make ANGP a fantastic success, email Mary Lee at mycholee@yahoo.com.

college process: The Senior Packet is the document packet used by LHS counselors and teachers to write college recommendation letters and to authorize LHS to send out college transcripts and application info. There is a questionnaire part for both parents and students and a transcript release form. Complete the packet and return it to your student's school counselor as soon as possible.

activity fees: Payable in MySchoolBucks by Oct 2, student class activity fees cover the cost of Spirit Week activities, Langley spirit t-shirt, class treat days and more. School Spirit t-shirts will be handed out Oct 26-28 before the McLean game. T-shirt orders are due by Oct 2.

class coffee and q&a session: We will be hosting a Junior Class Coffee and Q&A on Friday, Sept 30, 9-10 am. Class AP Jim Robertson will be our guest speaker. We are collecting questions you may have via google form. Hope to see you there!

activity fees: Thank you to those who have already paid the sophomore class activity fee! The pay-by date for the class activity fee is Oct 2 to select your student’s preferred t-shirt size. T-shirts will be distributed in October prior to the rival Langley vs. McLean football game on Nov 4. No additional t-shirt orders will be taken after Oct 2! To pay, there is a link to the 2025 Activities Fee button on MySchoolBucks.

freshman class dinner: Freshman families are invited to mingle and meet Principal Greer, VP Biernesser, our class sponsors and other 9th grade families at the Freshman Class Dinner on Thurs, Sept 29, 5:30-7:15 pm. The dinner is in the LHS Café and Courtyard. This is one of the few class-wide events of the year and is our main Class of 2026 fundraiser. You won’t want to miss it! Dinner will be a taco bar catered by Café Rio. Tickets are $25 per person and are non-refundable. Purchase tickets by Sept 23 on MySchoolBucks. Walk-ups are welcome with the purchase of a ticket. 

photos: Submit your “First Day of Freshman Year” and “Hoco 2022” photos by clicking this link. Students can submit photos to this link directly from their phones. Each graduating class has a video/slideshow that is played at the Senior Breakfast/Award Ceremony during the week before graduation, so we're collecting photos for the Class of 2026 starting now and continuing over the next four years. We need your help to ensure that all students and all aspects of life at Langley are represented (sports, performing arts, social, academic, etc.). Group shots are best and ideally include students only from the LHS Class of 2026. Please submit photos in the original or largest file size, not reduced or compressed.

class activity fee: Pay your freshman's class activity fee in MySchoolBucks. The due date is Oct 2 to ensure that your freshman gets a class t-shirt (in his/her size). Annual class activity fees are used to purchase class t-shirts, fund class activities, and start building to fund prom and other big class events.

Visit the Class of 2026 page on the Langley PTSA website to sign-up for Class of 2026 Parent Emails and to join the LHS Class of 2026 Parents group on Facebook.

fcps notes

VDOE is conducting a periodic review of current History and Social Science Standards of Learning (SOLs). This process began in 2020 and completion is expected by Nov 2022. Last chance for the public to review and provide feedback on the proposed SOLs by Sun, Sept 25.

FCPS encourages families, students, staff, and community members to provide feedback to VDOE and participate in district discussions and feedback opportunities. Click here to learn more and offer public comment on the VDOE website.

community opp

The St. Francis Episcopal Church in Great Falls needs student volunteers to help during its Fall Festive Outdoor Rummage Sale & Craft Fair on Sat, Oct 1, 8 am - 12 pm. Set up is from 7-8:15 am and the event will be held rain or shine. Volunteer opportunities include set up/decorating, parking control, 50/50 raffle sales, and assisting with the bake sale. Community service hours are available, so siign up here!

Questions? Email Annette Bellino at fair@stfrancisgreatfalls.org.

The McLean Project for the Arts' Artfest, held Oct 2 in McLean Central Park, is seeking high students to volunteer to help with the event.

 

There are opportunities to volunteer Sept 25, Oct 1 and Oct 2. To verify service house, email jshepard@mpaart.org. Click here to sign up to volunteer!

upcoming events

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