Welcome, Saxon families! On behalf of Langley High School’s Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA), it is with joy and excitement that I welcome you to the 2022-2023 school year. The PTSA works closely with Langley administrators, teachers, and staff to support the curriculum and provide programs that directly benefit our students. We could not do this without our Langley parents, who play a vital role in maintaining the tradition of excellence at our school.

If you're reading this copy of our weekly electronic newsletter, then you're already off to a good start! It's packed full of info about things going on at the school and in our community. Be sure to tell your friends to subscribe at ptsalangley.org. It will arrive in your inbox every Thursday afternoon. Also check the PTSA website frequently for the latest updates and helpful links.

Aside from the eNews, a great way to stay informed (and meet fellow Langley parents!) is to attend the Principal’s Q&A and General Membership Meetings. These meetings are an opportunity to ask questions and hear the latest news directly from Principal Greer, as well as other featured faculty and staff members. Meetings this year will be held on Sept 28, Nov 16, and Mar 8 in the Langley Lecture Hall, virtually Jan 11, and in the Cafeteria May 3. The Principal’s Q&A begins at 9 am, followed by the General PTSA meetings at 9:30 am. Additional info can be found on the PTSA homepage and in future issues of Langley eNews.

In addition to staying informed, I hope you’ll join me and many other parents in supporting our children and the Langley community by volunteering through the PTSA. Members are involved in many activities throughout the year, such as: Vision and Hearing screenings, Ethics Day, Career Connections and more. Even amidst busy schedules, there is something for everyone! We hope that you will reach out and offer to help with something that interests you. Click here for volunteer opportunities. To join for the first time or to renew your membership and, if possible, to donate, click here.

Finally, how can the PTSA better support you and your child? What changes would you like to see at Langley? Is there a program you'd like to see implemented? Send questions, comments, and suggestions to me at ptsalangley@gmail.com.

I look forward to working with all of you to make this another successful school year!

~ Jamie Loving, PTSA President 

Back-to-School packets are available online. Take a moment to browse the materials here.

You’ll find useful information from several LHS clubs, organizations, booster clubs, class parents and the PTSA.

return to school forms: The LHS Return to School webpage is your one-stop site for info on required and optional forms, Schoology, the bell schedule and more. Note that Emergency Care and Health Info forms are due Sept 1.

digital resources: Parents, please complete the Digital Resources Parent Consent form. LHS teachers use numerous digital resources in class and for homework, and parental consent is required for students to use them. Review the Langley list of digital resources requiring parental consent at this link and complete the consent form here. More info about approved digital resources can be found on the FCPS website.

bell schedule and calendar: See the bell schedule here and print out the Green/Gold schedule here for a handy reference throughout the year.

Spirit Week and Homecoming are early this year, Sept 6-10! The Student Government Association and Class Officers plan daily spirit activities throughout the week, culminating in the Homecoming Game on Fri, Sept 9 and the Homecoming Dance on Sat, Sept 10.

Class T-Shirts will be distributed during Spirit Week! To ensure your child gets a t-shirt, pay their class activity fee and select their t-shirt size in MySchoolBucks no later than the first day of school, Mon, Aug 22! Don’t forget to select your child’s t-shirt size! Class T-Shirts will be distributed only to students who have paid their class activity fee.

Your annual membership and donation dollars enable the PTSA to help support and enrich the student experience at Langley. From classroom teaching tools, supplemental curriculum materials, school improvements (like the umbrellas in the courtyard), continuing education programs for teachers, staff appreciation events, support for the music and performing arts programs (such as instruments for the marching band and video projection equipment), service learning opportunities and much more. Your support helps to provide many items and opportunities for our students that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.

Note: Membership needs to be renewed annually, and PTSA dues are separate from class activity fees. Thanks for your support!

Is your family new to LHS? Did you relocate from another country, state, county or FCPS pyramid? Or from a private school/homeschool program?

To help our new families connect, Langley’s New Family Network hosts several events throughout the year. Our first event is on Thurs, Aug 25 when we’ll host a New Family Forum/Q&A from 9:30-10:30 am in the Lecture Hall. Click here to learn more and to sign up to receive New Family newsletters.

Email LHSNewFamilyNetwork@gmail.com for details and click here to join. Welcome to Saxon Country!

Welcome rising 9th grade and transfer families! We invite parents and students to sign up now for the Langley eNews, to be up-to-the-minute on important news for Langley families and the community.

Please forward this issue of eNews to any new families to Langley with a note to sign-up for eNews using this link! It’s also posted on the LHS PTSA newsletter page. Note: sign up using personal email accounts and not FCPS accounts!

Support Langley’s PTSA throughout the year through these partner programs.

Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to LHS for the 2022-23 school year! Harris Teeter’s “Together in Education” program is an easy way to raise funds to support Langley students and staff, but you must re-register your VIC card each academic year. Click here and let us handle registering your card!

Shop with AmazonSmile! Click here and choose to support “Langley High PTSA”. You can also get the app to shop AmazonSmile from your phone or tablet.

Attention Langley students! Are you undecided as to which college entrance exam to take? Would you like to practice before the upcoming Oct 12 school test date?

Princeton Review is hosting a virtual SAT or ACT mock test on Sat, Sept 17. The mock test is $25 and will serve as a fundraiser for Langley HS PTSA. Click here to register by Wed, Sept 14.

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.

Start off the new school year by tapping into your artistic side! Enter the National PTA’s annual Reflections contest this fall. Follow this link to A Quick Guide - Reflections 2022 and let your imagination run wild. This year’s theme, “Show Your Voice!” can take you anywhere. Langley’s winners can move on to regional, state and national competition.

Get a jump now — entries are due Fri, Oct 21. Categories include dance, film production, literature, music composition, photography, visual arts and special arts. Students may submit multiple entries.

Take some time for yourself and create something new! Questions? Email: Langleyreflections@gmail.com.

Langley sophomore Samantha Grayer has always enjoyed helping others in her community. Samantha’s favorite subject is English, and she realized there are students who may not have access to the same learning and reading resources as she did and that face a variety of literacy issues. Not long ago, after making a few batches of chocolate covered strawberries, the idea formed to bring together these two interests, and she created the nonprofit Berries for Books. 

Berries for Books promotes and supports child literacy, to give other students an opportunity to explore and develop their love for English. To show her appreciation to donors, Samantha’s provides chocolate covered strawberries when she has a batch.

The first annual Berries For Books book drive is currently in progress and so far has collected over 1500 books. This drive will support an elementary school in Ward 8 of Southeast D.C. in need of significant literary assistance.

Books can be placed in donation boxes found at the following locations:

Click here for more info and here to read a recent profile in the Sun Gazette.

This past Monday, the PTSA hosted a Welcome Back Breakfast for the entire Langley staff. This was a festive occasion as staff members greeted each other and caught up after the summer break. You could feel the excitement in the air as everyone was gearing up to start the new school year. The staff enjoyed coffee and breakfast in the Cafeteria before they headed to an orientation program led by Principal Greer.

Thank you to the many volunteers who helped decorate, serve, and clean up after the event, and to our fabulous PTSA Hospitality chairs Kristen Simko, Rina Kaul, Kristi West and Clare Bradshaw for pulling together this great kick-off for the new school year.

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. The public is invited 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.

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

class activity fee: The senior class activity fee of $35, payable in MySchoolBucks, covers the cost of Spirit Week activities planned by the student class officers and senior homecoming t-shirt. Order by Mon, Aug 22 to guarantee your student’s t-shirt sizes. Note: there will be additional fees for graduation later in the year.

senior night: Don’t make dinner – come join us! A catered dinner will be provided during Senior Night on Tue, Aug 30 from 5:30-6:30 pm in the Cafeteria for students and parents. The cost of dinner is $20 per person in MySchoolBucks. Support your senior class fundraiser while enjoying dinner!

Senior Night follows dinner from 6:30-8 pm in the Auditorium. Langley college career counselors will present the LHS College Application and Enrollment Process to the senior class students and their parents.

purchase your senior swag: Senior swag apparel is designed by our class Student Leadership team just for the Senior Class of 2023. Don’t wait! Order yours here. Pop-up shop closes Wed, Aug 31 at midnight!

Senior Swag is a class of 2023 fundraiser. Proceeds will go towards class picnics, the class trip and senior class expenses. Items purchased will be available for pick up at school during the week of Mon, Sept 26, day/time TBD.

senior portraits: Senior Portrait sessions are Aug 23-25 after school. Schedule at this link.

parking hang tag: Parking hang tag applications for the 2022-2023 school year are available in MySchoolBucks to seniors. Cost for the parking hang tag is $200.

Payment for the parking hang tag must be made in MySchoolBucks. Once we have verified the student has no financial obligations to FCPS/Langley, the payment will be approved and a payment receipt will be sent by MySchoolBucks. Passes will be distributed prior to school opening in August, date TBD. All seniors are eligible to apply for a parking pass.

Students will be required to submit a copy of their driver’s license prior to receiving the pass. Copies can be emailed to Mark Rogers at marogers2@fcps.edu.

senior packet: Senior packet is the document used by our school counselors and teachers to write college recommendation letters and to authorize the school to send out college transcripts and application info. There is a questionnaire part for both parents and students and a Transcript Release Form. Fill out and return to your students' school counselor as soon as possible.

Welcome back to our juniors and their parents! There is so much in store for our kids as they enter the back half (!!) of their high school careers. We are starting the 2022-23 school year with a bang via Homecoming and Spirit Week, Sept 6-10. This means that orders for HoCo t-shirts are due this Mon, Aug 22! The only way to ensure your student receives their t-shirts is to pay class dues at MySchoolBucks before noon on Monday. Visit the website now and pay the Class Activities Fee and indicate your student’s t-shirt size, and your student will be able to pick up their HoCo t-shirt in the Cafeteria the week of Sept 6. Stay tuned for more junior year programming!

Sophomores, please pay your sophomore class dues by Mon, Aug 22! Spirit Week and Homecoming are early this year, Sept 6-10, so we need everyone to pay their class activity fee in MySchoolBucks and select your student’s T-Shirt size! Class T-Shirts will be distributed during Spirit Week only to students who have paid the activity fee!

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

Homecoming is super early this year. Make sure to pay Freshman Class Activity Fees in MySchoolBucks by Mon, Aug 22 to ensure that your freshman does not miss the chance to get a Homecoming t-shirt (in his/her size). Annual class activity fees are used to purchase Homecoming t-shirts, fund class activities, and start building to fund prom and other big class events.

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