Happy September, everyone! It’s hard to believe that we've already completed two weeks of school this year and it's only September 2. Students and Langley staff seem to be settling in and embracing the return to routine that includes in-person instruction, homework and studying, after-school activities and sports. Still, I don’t think anyone is complaining about the upcoming four-day weekend!
Thank you, amazing parents, for approaching this school year with an enthusiasm equaled only by our students! Thanks to your eagerness to support the Langley PTSA, our memberships are already at 40 percent of our goal. This sounds like a new August record for memberships to me!
If you haven’t yet joined the PTSA, please consider doing so soon. The Langley PTSA's mission is to make every student's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all students. Your donations support technology, teacher development, guest speakers, service learning, fine and performing arts and more. The PTSA is for all Langley parents, teachers and students. We want you to join us!
Interested in learning about free and easy ways to increase the funding available to Langley students and staff? Check out Affiliated Fundraising! Learn more on the Support Us page on the PTSA website. C lick here to link your Harris Teeter card (this needs to be done each school year) and here to set LHS PTSA as your charity for your AmazonSmile account. Click here to access other no-effort fundraising opportunities available through the Cause Network. Thanks for your continued support!
I hope you have a restful and rejuvenating Labor Day weekend!
~ Clare Bradshaw, PTSA President
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The Emergency Care and Health Info forms are due today! Access them both on the LHS Return to School webpage.
Parents, please also fill out the Digital Resources Parental Consent form. Langley teachers use a variety of digital resources to support student learning and promote communication and collaboration with students and families. Parental consent is required for students to use the digital resources. View this LHS page for info on Langley's digital resources.
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Langley’s New Family Network is hosting its first parent forum on Sept 9 at 9:30 am in the Lecture Hall. If your family transferred from another FCPS pyramid, county, state or country, we hope to see you there! Don't forget to mark your calendar for our first parent social on Sept 24 at 6 pm in the Outdoor Amphitheater.
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Attention sophomores, juniors and seniors! Are you deciding which college entrance exam to take? Seniors, do you want one last chance to practice before the October SAT date?
Princeton Review is hosting a virtual SAT or ACT mock test on Sat, Sept 18. The mock test is $25 and will benefit the Langley PTSA. Register by Mon, Sept 13.
You’ll receive an email with a Zoom link and other info by Friday prior to the exam. Afterwards, you'll receive a comprehensive score report detailing your strengths and weaknesses.
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Useful information from several LHS clubs, organizations, booster clubs, class parents and the PTSA is available online in the Back-to-School packets. Take a moment to browse the materials here.
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Start off the new school year by tapping into your artistic side. Enter the National PTA Reflections contest this fall. Choose a category, follow A Quick Guide - Reflections 2021, and let your imagination run wild. This year’s theme, “I Will Change the World by…” can take you anywhere. Take some time for yourself and create something new! Questions? Email langleyreflections@gmail.com.
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covid vaccine requirement for sports: Starting Nov 8, FCPS will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for any student participating in winter and spring sports for the 2021-22 year. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination also will be required for participation in any activity requiring a physical, such as dance team and out-of-season practices and workouts. See this FCPS page for details.
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sports registration: Is your student interested in participating in sports this school year? If so, complete the following before trying out for a team:
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Register at FCPS's new athlete registration website. Registration must be done each year for each athlete. If you registered last year, you need to re-register this year. Register here.
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Complete a physical after May 1, 2021, on the official VHSL physical examination form. Send the completed VHSL form to langleyathletics@fcps.edu.
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Check each respective team's site on the Langley Athletics website for tryout information.
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crew: Interested in learning to row and/or joining our champion crew team?
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open house: Tour our boathouse, meet the coaches, enjoy refreshments and chat with varsity athletes and their parents at the Langley Crew Open House on Sept 11, 10:30 am -1:30 pm at our boathouse at Sandy Run Park, 10450 Van Thompson Rd, Fairfax Station, VA 22039.
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learn to row: Sessions for students in grades 8 and up will be held on Saturdays from Sept 11 – Oct 30. No experience necessary. For details, view our Learn to Row flyer. Questions? Email langleyrowing@gmail.com.
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yard signs: Yard signs for fall sports are $45 and available now! Click here to order and support your fall-season athlete and Langley Athletic Boosters.
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Do you know what your PTSA does? Ask your Langley student about the new umbrellas that are keeping them cool at lunch in the courtyard! A sample of what the PTSA has funded over the last 3 years includes:
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Technology Education: Thirty-one computer monitors, webcams and gooseneck clamps.
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Performing Arts: A mellophone, trombone and an Epson Pro Lumen Projector.
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Science: Cordless LED stereo microscope, telescope and carrying case.
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How does the PTSA do all this and more? We rely upon your annual membership ($25 for parents or $5 for students and staff) and additional donations to provide equipment, materials and programming that directly benefit all Langley students.
Click here to become a member and donate. Thanks for your support!
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Re-register your Harris Teeter VIC card to LHS for the 2021-22 school year (required every academic year) and earn money for Langley! Harris Teeter’s “Together in Education” program provides funds to support Langley students and staff.
Click here to register your card—or let us handle it for you by clicking here. Thank you for your support!
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“Is your teen preoccupied with fears that lead to sleep problems, increased irritability, or disruptions to everyday life? If so, they may be suffering from anxiety.” Jennifer Daffon, PsyD, in Psychology Today outlines three ways parents can help teens manage their anxiety here.
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senior night: The Senior Night presentation was recorded and should be available through Schoology today with a link to submit questions.
During Langley Links class on Sept 8 or Sept 10, counselors will meet with seniors to follow up with counselor-specific information. Seniors traveling for Academy courses during this time will have counselors reach out directly to provide more information. Students with last name Suma-Z will be assigned a counselor to coordinate with for this process while Langley continues to search for a highly qualified counselor or long-term substitute for this position.
Seniors will have the opportunity to sign up for individual meetings regarding their specific plan throughout the fall.
senior swag: Due to the cancellation of the in-person Senior Night, senior swag will be distributed on Fri, Sept 10 during lunches. A few extra pieces are available for purchase that day as well – cash only. Questions? Contact Amy Swaak at aswaak@gmail.com.
fees and tees: The senior class Student Activity Fee of $35 covers activities that class officers have planned in addition to the homecoming t-shirt. Pay in MySchoolBucks by Sun, Sept 20 to ensure your student's shirt size. Note that graduation, prom and all night grad party (ANGP) will likely require additional fees later in the year.
senior portraits: The last dates senior portraits will be taken at the school are Nov 11, 12, 15 and 16. Appointment times will be 2:30 pm - 9:00 pm. You will receive emails and/or postcards about 3 weeks before with instructions on how to schedule.
senior slideshow: Traditionally played at the Senior Breakfast/Awards Ceremony, the senior slideshow needs your photos! We are seriously behind in collecting photos due to the pandemic. We need your “First Day of Senior Year” photos, distance learning/mask photos from last year, and freshman/soph pics too!
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Welcome back, juniors! Remember to pay the $35 junior class activity fee in MySchoolBucks. The deadline has been extended to Thurs, Sept 23. Don’t forget to select your t-shirt size! Students wear class t-shirts during Homecoming week.
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Welcome back, sophomores! For many of us, this is our first time in the building! The sophomore class activity fee ($35) is due tomorrow, Fri, Sept 3. Pay through MySchoolBucks and don't forget to indicate your t-shirt size for your Class of 2024 t-shirt!
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Welcome to Langley, freshmen! Pay the $35 class activity fee by Sept 10 in order to have a class t-shirt to wear on Oct 15 for Spirit Week! Go to MySchoolBucks and pay in the School Store area.
Mark your calendars for our Freshman Class Dinner on Wed, Sept 22, 5:30 - 7:30pm, outdoors at Langley. Details coming soon!
Parents, make sure you’re connected to the Class of 2025 via our webpage and subscribe to our class email group here.
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Fairfax County is holding a Stuff the Bus event on Sat, Sept 11 from 10 am - 3 pm. Food insecurity rates have increased due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Find more information here.
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The Langley eNews is your source for news, upcoming events and activities at LHS. Please forward this edition to anyone you think may be interested in signing up to receive the eNews.
We welcome your news submissions! Send articles or announcements (up to about 150 words) along with any photos or links by noon on Tuesdays to enewslangley@gmail.com for publication on Thursdays.
All news should pertain to students and LHS, FCPS or PTSA. The eNews staff edits submissions for style and length. No business advertisements. Detailed guidelines are here.
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Sept 3-6: No School (Labor Day Break)
Sept 8: Back to School Night Videos (Asynchronous in Schoology)
Sept 9: New Family Network Forum, 9:30-11 am, Lecture Hall
Sept 13: Driver's Ed Meeting (virtual), 6 pm
Sept 18: Practice SAT/ACT tests (virtual, registration required), 10 am
Sept 22: Principal's Coffee/PTSA General Membership Meeting, 9:30-11 am, Lecture Hall
Sept 22: Freshman Class Dinner, 5:30 pm
Sept 24: New Family Network Social, 6-8 pm, Outdoor Amphitheatre
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Join the LHS PTSA! Click Here.
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LHS PTSA eNews Editors
Michelle Francis, Stephanie Maxwell, 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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