Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed spending time with family and friends during the extended winter break.

Moving into 2023, continue to stay connected to your Langley community by frequently perusing our PTSA website and eNews for new announcements and upcoming events.

Our next event is the PTSA General Membership Meeting and Q&A session on Wed, Jan 11 at 9 am. The meeting will be held virtually, so you can attend from the comfort of your home or office!

Student Services Director Braden Peterson will review the Academic Advising Resources and explain the process for registering for next year’s classes. Following Dr. Peterson’s presentation, we will host a Q&A session with Principal Greer. Registration for the Zoom link for these events will be posted on the PTSA website prior to Wednesday morning. I look forward to seeing you there!

Congratulations to sophomore Aryana Molaiy and junior Peter Thoreson, who placed in the PTA Reflections contest at the county level!

Curriculum Night is Tues, Jan 10 at 6:30 pm, beginning in the Langley Auditorium. Mark your calendars and plan to come, as Langleys returns to in-person for the event! All materials will be provided via video prior to the evening, so that parents can review materials prior to the event.

Curriculum Night is a great opportunity to ask LHS faculty questions about specific core curricular programs, so that parents and students can make informed choices about course registration for the 2023-24 year.

Check out the LHS academic advising webpage for more info about academic offerings and grad requirements.

Langley and all FCPS students have free tutoring available 24/7 through Tutor.com. Last month, Dranesville district PTA/PTSA/PTO leaders met with the FCPS manager for tutoring services to learn more about the option.

Tutor.com provides FCPS students with help in all academic subjects as well as in-depth feedback on college and scholarship application essays. Spanish-speaking students learning English can get help from bilingual tutors. Students also have access to all Princeton Review SAT/ACT coursework, with unlimited exam tutoring at no additional cost.

Students can access Tutor.com through their Schoology accounts. Click here for more info!  

test workshop: Student Services is hosting a test anxiety workshop on Wed, Feb 8 during Langley Links in the Auditorium. The session is open to all students by requesting Anna Brown in Student Services during the Langley Links block on this day. More info is in this flyer.

study skills: Could you use some help with study and organization skills? LHS counselors are hosting drop-ins during Langley Links “A” session. Topics of the Post-Its for your Mind series include test-taking and anxiety management, note-taking and mindfulness.

View the flyer with topics and dates here and use the QR code to register for sessions.

parent presentation: Langley is hosting a pyramid-wide student safety and wellness presentation, Preparing Families for Difficult Conversations about Drugs and Alcohol, on Mon, Jan 23, 6-8 pm in the Lecture Hall. Read this flyer for more info. The event is for adults only.

The Career Connections Committee is gearing up for an awesome Career Fair on Tues, Feb 21, 9:30-11:15 am.

Parent volunteers needed! This is an in-person event held at LHS aimed to help expose students to different careers. Parents are invited to speak about their careers and inspire our future workforce with their expertise and advice!

Each presenter provides a 15-minute presentation about his/her career, followed by a 10-minute Q & A session. 

If you can help and are interested in presenting, complete this short registration form. Questions? Emai the event team at LHSCareerConnections@gmail.com. 

pta scholarships: The Fairfax County Council PTA and Virginia PTA have several opportunities for student members to win scholarships and prize money:

Student PTA membership is just $5. Click here to join the Langley PTSA today!

pave scholarship: Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) launched an essay contest and scholarship program that encourages juniors and seniors to contemplate a future with automated vehicles, and write about what this could mean for their communities. View the flyer here and check out the PAVE Essay Contest website to learn more about the contest. Submissions are due Jan 31.

Questions? Email PAVE Director of External Affairs Adam Howell at adam.howell@pavecampaign.org.

optimist club contests: The Great Falls Optimist Club encourages area high school students to enter its Essay and Oratorical Contests.

This year’s topic for the Essay Contest is Who is an Everyday Hero that Brings Out the Optimist in You? The local club level Essay Contest is Feb 9. The topic for the Oratorical Contest is Discovering the Optimism Within Me, and the club level Oratorical Contest is on May 11.

Students can find more info on the website or email greatfallsoptimistclub@gmail.com.

Warm your Saxon this winter with new spirit wear! The LHS Boosters have been busy restocking the spirit wear store with old favorites and fun, new merchandise as well. Visit the online spirit wear store here. Purchase the items featured in the pictures below by clicking “accessories” and “wearable accessories.”

Girls Up International Day is Sat, Feb 4, 3-5:30 pm. We are looking for volunteers, and any help from other PTSAs and/or parents in the community who would love to assist us, by donating funds and/or supplies that are vital for International Day's success. The easiest way to donate funds to our club is through MySchoolBucks - simply search 'Girl Up' in the search bar and our icon will pop up.

View our flyer here. Questions? Email LHS students Nava Berwick and Anupriya Roy at langleygirlup@gmail.com.

To help landscape and maintain Langley's courtyards, please 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.

The final Langley Basketball Youth Night is Tue, Jan 17! Free admission for all youth who wear their youth league basketball jersey. Door Prizes and giveaways! Concessions! Half-Time Fun!

The game starts at 7:30 pm vs Marshall HS.

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

The Freshman Parent Coffee is Fri, Jan 13 at 9:30 am in the Langley Lecture Hall. Dr. Braden Peterson will join us to discuss course selection considerations for sophomore year. Information will be sent out by Student Services regarding course selection in mid-December and Langley will host an optional Curriculum Night on Tues, Jan 10 at 6:30 pm for parents to learn about course offerings in tenth grade.

girls state: Are you interested in learning firsthand how our state and local governments work? If so, the Girls State Program is an amazing opportunity for you! Girls State was founded by the American Legion Auxiliary in 1937 to teach young women responsible citizenship. Since its inception, nearly one million young women nationwide have had the opportunity to learn firsthand how state and local governments work.

Virginia Girls State is at Longwood University from Jun 18–24. Registration is $500, although the sponsors will give each delegate a $100 stipend toward the registration fee.

The application timeline is the following: end of Jan: application packets are due; mid-Feb: In-person/Zoom interviews are held and delegate selections made; Mar 15: names of selected delegates are submitted. Details and info are on the Girls State website.

gap year fair: FCPS School Counseling Services and Go Overseas are co-hosting the annual FCPS Gap Year Fair on Wed, Feb 1 at West Springfield HS from 6:30 to 9 p.m. This event is for high school students and their families who are interested in learning more about the growing array of gap year opportunities. More information can be found here and here.

Who doesn't look forward to a snow day? FCPS’ inclement weather procedures remain the same as last year. The first five inclement weather days are traditional “snow days” with no school activities. After those days, FCPS will have unscheduled virtual learning days, whenever possible. Virtual learning on these days will be synchronous/live instruction, following the inclement weather virtual learning day schedule (includes a two-hour delay). Read more here.

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