Did you resolve to get more involved with your community in the new year? It’s not too late to fulfill this resolution! The Langley PTSA Nominating Committee is currently filling the 2022-2023 Executive Board positions. They are looking for volunteers who will bring their unique talents, well-honed skills and eagerness to engage with others to the Parent Teacher Student Association. In essence, the committee is looking for you!
The Langley PTSA is an all-volunteer organization that exists to enrich the education of our students, foster community involvement and support the efforts of our teachers and staff. There are a myriad of ways to contribute and most do not require a substantial time-commitment. Some positions involve occasionally attending meetings and participating in activities at Langley during the day, but many do not. The vast majority of necessary tasks can be completed from home, in the evenings and on weekends.
Whether you can share several hours of your time each week or only an hour each month, there is a role that is just right for you. The Nominating Committee would be happy to assist you in finding an opportunity that best fits your interests and availability. Please contact Membership Chair Kristen Simko at kristen.simko@gmail.com for more information.
Thank you, in advance, for considering volunteering with the PTSA next year.
~ Clare Bradshaw, PTSA President
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2022 dc scholastic writing awards |
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Congratulations to the following Langley HS students who were recognized by a panel of novelists, editors, teachers, poets, librarians, journalists, and other literary professionals from more than 1,800 works submitted!
This year's Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention recipients are invited, along with their guests, teachers, and our esteemed jurors, to a nationwide online Awards Ceremony for regional Scholastic Writing Awards recipients taking place Sun, Mar 6 at 4 pm EST. Click here to RSVP. The keynote speaker will be “Wicked” author Gregory Maguire. Gold Keys are automatically forwarded for consideration at the national level of the Scholastic Writing Awards.
Gold Key:
Jenna Cai, Poetry: Four Glimpses of Grandpa
Tracy Gong, Short Story: Username: Crunchy Rabbit
Peyton Walcott, Critical Essay: The Killer Whale: An Economic Solution to Single-Use Plastics
Silver Key:
Ashley Khang, Journalism: The Dual Reality of Water: How Access to Water Mirrors Society
Aliyah Majeed-Hall, Short Story: Andromeda
Phoebe Pan, Flash Fiction: The Girl Who Carried the Stars
Honorable Mention:
Bryan Choe, Critical Essay: The Truth About Plant-Based Meat
Samantha Grayer, Critical Essay: Confederate Monuments: Celebrating Anti-American History
Andrew Hwang, Critical Essay: Which Glitters is Not Always Gold
Danna Jia, Critical Essay: Are Holidays Necessary?
Phoebe Pan, Critical Essay: A Letter to Superintendent Brabrand
Phoebe Pan, Flash Fiction: Dear Dentist
Andrew Hwang, Personal Essay & Memoir: Perception
Sheoli Lele, Personal Essay & Memoir: Does one-size-fits-all apply to Education?
Kai Henryson-Gibbs, Poetry: Fight
Kalyna Vickers, Poetry: To Growth
Tracy Gong, Short Story: Autumn Leaves
Ashley Khang, Short Story: My Name
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2022 regional scholastic art awards |
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Congratulations to the Langley HS students who were recognized in the 2022 Regional Scholastic Art Awards! The Gold Key and Silver Key artworks will be displayed at NVCC’s Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale from Fri, Feb 11 to Thurs, Mar 24, with an award ceremony on Wed, Feb 23. Click here for more information.
Gold Key award-winning works will be judged at the national level against other gold key work from regions across the country.
Gold Key
Zara Adams, Painting
Pengrui Chen, Drawing & Illustration
Ashley Osganian, Drawing & Illustration
Phoebe Pan, Drawing & Illustration
Zeija Song, Drawing & Illustration
Silver Key
Ruth Jin, Drawing & Illustration
Jinglin Jingan, Drawing & Illustration (two entries)
Jinglin Jingan, Photography
Soobin Park, Painting
Zeija Song, Digital Art
Honorable Mention
Zara Adams, Painting
Zara Adams, Fashion
Apurvaa Bala, Digital Art
Pengrui Chen, Drawing & Illustration (two entries)
Delphia Huang, Painting
Ruth Jin, Drawing & Illustration (two entries)
Stephanie Ma, Photography
Milan Nguyen, Comic Art
Bakari Robinson, Art Portfolio
Bakari Robinson, Photography
Zeija Song, Digital Art
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Each summer, many Langley students take the required FCPS Economics and Personal Finance 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.
Registration is open for the two sessions, which run from Apr 18-June 17 and from June 27-July 29. Click here to register and for more info.
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sro appreciation breakfast |
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In mid-January, the PTSA Appreciation Weeks Committee Chairs, Sara Koenig and Misty Jordan, thanked our Safety and Security Team by treating them to a delicious breakfast.
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langley’s outstanding employee winners need your help |
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Langley HS has four outstanding employee winners at the pyramid level. They are now competing at the Regional level and need your help!
LHS parents can write letters of support, showing examples of thoughtful moments and insightful recognition which AP Wayne Biernesser will compile and forward to the appropriate place.
Address letters to the “Awards Selection Committee” and email them to wcbiernesser@fcps.edu. Letters must be received by Feb 11.
Our winning Langley teachers and staff are:
* Outstanding Teacher – Jen Stocks
* Outstanding New Teacher – Yeon Je Cho
* Outstanding Operational Employee – Nancy Ayoub
* Outstanding Leader – Braden Peterson
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orchestra: Congratulations to Langley’s representatives to the District XII Honors Orchestra! Students auditioned amongst hundreds of students. DHO students will participate in the District Orchestra rehearsal from 8 am - 4 pm on Fri, Feb 18 and 8-10 am with the Concert at 10:30 am on Sat, Feb 19 at Washington-Liberty High School.
Congratulations to the following students:
Violin: Audrey Goodner (Concertmaster), Kevin Sun, Sumrath Pahwa, Jasmine Alcorn, Victoria Wang
Viola: Stella Mategrano, Mateo Albolote, Anna Chen, Emily Jao
Cello: Kevin Farnsworth, Shinjini Ray, Amiliya Smith
Bass: Griffin Krupp
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chorus: Congratulations to the following students who were selected for the 2022 District XII Honors Choir. Langley had 28 students submit an audition and all 28 were accepted!
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Aveza Ahrens
Sri Allam
Josie Amspaugh
Sanjana Balamurugan
William Bertin
Michael Buckingham
Hannah Chuh
Brandon Edgerly
Arman Fard
Adi Gupta
Tamara Haidar
Melinda Hauda
Ashley Headrick
Shriya Iyer
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Ryan Jones
Tavian Jones
Cleia Jones
Tessa Jones
Thomas Keating
Abby Kelly
Catherine Knecht
Anya Patel
Alexander Rubin
Maya Sachdev
Aneesha Singh
Scarlett Spano
Victoria Terrazas
Aubrey Werner
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Bring your treasures to sell and benefit the Class of 2022! Rent a space and become a vendor at the Langley Spring Community Yard Sale & Craft Fair on Sun, Mar 27 from 8 am-2 pm at Langley HS. The standard selling space (2 parking spaces) is $30. Larger spaces are available.
This community event provides local businesses, community artists, and those with yard sale items a venue to display and sell their items. Vendor fees and individual donations go towards helping the Langley Class of 2022 All-Night Grad Party.
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Looking for a furry way to reduce stress? Stop by the Amphitheater this Mon, Feb 7 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 Mar 7. Click here for the flyer and all the upcoming dates!
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college admissions discussion |
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Save the date! Author Jeff Selingo will return to Langley on Mon, Mar 21 at 7 pm to discuss his book Who Gets In and Why. 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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28 days project: The Langley PTSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee is launching a second year of the 28 Days of Equity Awareness project. Our goal is to begin a conversation based on our learning about perspectives from an intersection of marginalized voices. We invite participants to check out this themed list of short readings, videos, and podcasts, and complete as many as possible.
Tomorrow, Feb 4, and Feb 11, we will hold lunch hour reflection sessions to provide a safe space for discussion and exploration of the material. To sign up for those sessions, fill out these forms: Feb 4 at 12 pm and/or Feb 11 at 12 pm.
On Tues, Feb 15 at 7 pm, we will hold a virtual pyramid-wide speaker presentation
with Historic Jamestown Public Historian Mark Summers, on the topic of discovering and
teaching a more complete history of America. Complete this form to RSVP for this
presentation.
On Thurs, Feb 24 at 7 pm, we will hold a second pyramid-wide speaker presentation
focusing on the LGBTQ+ community. More details on that event (also virtual) soon.
You can find all these forms and the 28 Days list on the PTSA website.
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art exhibit: Langley students are invited to get creative for an upcoming art exhibit: DIVERSEartLANGLEY, sponsored by the Langley DEI committee.
You don’t have to be taking an art class to enter: we’re accepting art submissions from anyone with an idea to express. Submissions can be in any of the seven art forms: painting/drawing, sculpture, literature (Short stories) music, dance, theater/cinema, architecture, and should answer any (or all) of these questions:
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Diversity: What does diversity look like in my community?
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Equity: What does equity mean to me?
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Inclusion: Are you able to be your authentic self and still be safe and accepted? (Do you feel like you have to code switch?)
Exhibit will be held Thurs, Mar 24, beginning at 6 pm. Prizes will be awarded to top three submissions. Questions? See the PTSA website.
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open house for 8th graders |
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Know any eighth graders trying to decide which high school to attend next year? Forward this issue of eNews to let them know about Langley's upcoming Open House on Sun, Feb 13, from 2-4 pm!
Eighth-grade students and their families are invited to attend an information session presented by administrators, tour the building with student ambassadors, and chat with experienced parents and faculty at a reception following the tours.
Families should park in the main lot and enter through Door 14. The presentation will be in the Auditorium.
To RSVP for this event, please click here.
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spring sports tryouts: Spring tryouts begin Mon, Feb 21. If your student is planning on participating in a spring sport, complete these steps prior to trying out for a team:
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Register at the new FCPS Athlete Registration Website. Registration must be done each year. Click here to register your child.
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Complete a physical after May 1, 2021. The physical must be done on the official VHSL form found here. Send the completed VHSL form to langleyathletics@fcps.edu.
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Check each respective team's site on the Langley Sports website for tryout information.
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hockey: Langley hockey came up with another big win last Friday, beating Flint Hill 5-1. Alston Zhang led the scoring by putting two pucks into the back of the net. Brady Nicholas, Christopher Valko, and Max Moser each scored one goal.
Two games remain in the regular season. Langley travels to Haymarket to play the joint Gainesville-Patriot team on Feb 4 at 8 pm. On Feb 11, Langley takes on McLean at SkateQuest at 7:55 pm. Come out to support your Saxons!
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… According to Harvard Health Publishing, “It’s less about grades and extracurricular activities, and more about a core set of skills that help people navigate life’s inevitable challenges. Here are the 5 skills teens need in life and how to encourage them.
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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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senior class forum: Our next Senior Class Forum will be held in person Feb 8 at 9:30 am in the Lecture Hall. College and career specialist, Hannah Wolff, will talk about what comes next once college applications are submitted. AP Wayne Biernesser will also update us on Class of 2022 happenings. The program will also be streamed live on our FaceBook page and the video will be archived on our webpage after the event has ended as well.
Park in the bus area and enter through Door #9. Reminder, masks are required as is a pre-entry Covid questionnaire. To provide maximum safety for all guests, food and beverages will not be served. If you aren't feeling well, please stay home and enjoy the programming from the comfort of your own home.
grad fee: The graduation fee of $50 has been set by the school. This is a mandatory fee for families. If this fee is not paid, it will be listed as an obligation towards the end of the year. Students will not receive their cap, gown, or graduation tickets until the fee has been paid off. To pay the fee, pleas log onto MySchoolBucks and filter by student fees.
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dinner: Our Junior Class dinner scheduled for Feb 10 is cancelled due to the College Night program changing to a virtual format. Those parents who have already paid for a boxed dinner on MySchoolBucks will be refunded. We hope to have a Junior Class fundraiser sometime later in the spring.
Our College Night program will be virtual and start at 7 pm on Feb 10. A link will be sent out closer to the event. Only 500 spots are available, so please do not pass the link along to friends outside of Langley HS.
donations wanted: Please consider making a Junior Class donation. This can be done by selecting the Class Donation icon on MySchoolBucks.com. Due to Covid restrictions, our class is behind in meeting its fundraising goals. These funds are used for Treat Days and to offset Senior Year expenses and ANGP.
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Our next Sophomore Class Forum will take place Mon, Feb 7 at 9:30 am. Join Director of Student Services, Braden Peterson, and College and Career Specialist, Hannah Wolff, for a conversation about class curriculum for junior year, AP classes and testing, and SATs vs. ACTs. This forum will be virtual, and we will provide a link here in eNews and on our FaceBook page closer to the date of the event.
As a reminder, counselors will discuss curriculum with our students in a group setting during Langley Links at the beginning of February, followed by 1:1 meetings between students and their counselors to make curriculum choices for next year beginning Feb 9.
Academic advising and course information is available here, on the Student Services portion of the Langley website. Please consult this trove of information and then submit additional questions using this form.
This forum will be virtual, and we will provide a link on our FaceBook page closer to the date of the event.
college case studies: Save the date! College Case Studies Night will be held Thurs, Apr 14 at 7 pm. Our hope is to host this in person!
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Please join our next Freshman Parents Forum, Fri, Feb 11, 9:30–11 am, to hear The Study Pro's Debbie Rosen and Lindsey Thoms presentation about How to be your Child’s Executive Function Cheerleader.
In this intriguing presentation by The StudyPro, they will share:
● What Executive Functions (EF) skills are and why they matter
● How to recognize and improve “missing skills” behind common school challenges
● How to partner with your student to help build their EF skills
When it comes to school, we praise the obvious skills such as doing well on a test or getting an A on a paper, but often miss the less obvious, but equally important ones, such as overcoming challenges to get started on an assignment or adequately planning to finish a longer-term assignment on time.
Improving Executive Function skills will help with focus, flexibility, and pushing through frustration. A link to the meeting will be provided next week and posted on the PTSA Class of 2025 website.
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mcc call for youth candidates: Want to be a leader? Want to earn valuable community service and outreach experience? Run for a seat on the McLean Community Center governing board! MCC is looking for high school students who wish to serve the community by playing a leading role in helping to carry out MCC's goals.
The board includes two youth seats, one each from LHS and McLean HS, and youth members serve a one-year term. Completed petition packets are due to MCC by Fri, Mar 11 at 5 pm. Requirements and info are on the MCC website.
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empty cereal boxes needed: Langley's Community Service Club is collecting empty cereal boxes, which will be used to make necklaces for a Haitian charity. Cereal boxes should be completely empty. Feel free to break the boxes down and fold flat for easy transport.
Boxes can be dropped off in the bin in the College and Career Center. The next Saxon Service event at Langley will be Feb 18!
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vaccine eligibility for kids ages 6 mos-5 years: With the latest COVID-19 vaccine news, families can start thinking about vaccinating their youngest children. Pfizer and BioNTech are expected to submit an emergency use authorization request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for vaccines for children ages six months to five years. Click here for more information.
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health and safety guidance: With so much new and updated information available for schools and families due to the current COVID-19 surge and recent CDC changes, the FCPS Health and Safety Guidance Document is your source for the most up-to-date information.
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free home test kits: DYK every home in the U.S. is eligible to order four free at-home COVID-19 tests, completely free? Visit covidtests.gov to order your free at-home tests and find free testing locations in your area.
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vaccines: Fairfax County teens ages 12-17 years old are eligible to get a Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot. Click here for updated vaccination options for teens.
To make an appointment, click here or call 877-VAX-IN-VA. Walk-ins may also be available depending on the site.
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testing: Drive-through COVID-19 diagnostic testing is now available for all FCPS students and staff who are experiencing symptoms or have been in close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19. Testing is also a step in the return to school process following illness or exposure. Click here for locations and schedules. Appointments are not required, but families must register here before testing. Click here for more info.
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Feb 3: Tonight! Virtual Driver's Ed Meeting, 6 pm
Feb 4: DEI Lunch Hour Reflection, 12 pm
Feb 7: Sophomore Parent Forum (Virtual), 9:30 am
Feb 8: Senior Class Forum, 9:30 am, Lecture Hall
Feb 10: Junior Class Forum (Virtual), 7pm
Feb 11: Freshman Parent Forum (Virtual), 9:30 am
Feb 11: DEI Lunch Hour Reflection, 12 pm
Feb 13: 8th Grade Open House, 2 pm
Feb 15: Pre-Assessment Orchestra Concert w/Cooper MS, 7 pm
Feb 15: DEI Virtual Pyramid-wide Event, Public Historian Mark Summers, 7 pm
Feb 21: President’s Day Holiday – No School
Feb 21: Spring Sports Tryouts Begin
Feb 24: DEI Virtual Pyramid-wide Event, LGBTQ+ community speaker, 7 pm
Feb 24, 25: Saxon Studio, 7 pm
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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
Stephanie Maxwell (Technical Advisor)
Amy P
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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