As this school year comes to a close, I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as PTSA President. It has been incredibly rewarding to partner with so many talented and dedicated parents on behalf of the Langley HS community. Thank you, PTSA officers and executive board members, and all volunteers involved with athletic boosters, arts guilds, academic teams and class leadership, for working tirelessly to enrich the high school environment for our students, families, teachers and staff. By unselfishly sharing your time and energy, you have ensured the continued health and vibrancy of Langley High School.
I would also like to thank Principal Greer, our administrators and staff for supporting the mission of the PTSA by consistently communicating with us, answering questions and presenting information at our meetings and assisting us with a variety of programs and events. Another sincere thank you goes to our faculty liaison, Tricia Poythress, and to all of the teachers who devote their professional lives to instructing – and inspiring – our children. Thank you for your unwavering dedication to the education of our students.
I must also thank past-president Kitty Gonzalez for her wise counsel, especially in the early weeks, as I navigated the sharp learning curve that comes with the PTSA presidency. Kitty’s expertise, always presented in her exceedingly calm manner, reassured me that I had the support I needed.
Additionally, it has been an absolute pleasure to work side-by-side with president-elect Jamie Loving. With her positive attitude, eagerness to engage and extraordinary organizational skills, Jamie has been essential to the success of the PTSA this year. I am confident that the PTSA is in great hands next year with its strong executive board and Jamie at the helm!
Best wishes to all for an enjoyable, relaxing and refreshing summer!
~ Clare Bradshaw, PTSA President
|
|
A huge thank you to our outgoing president! If you are a regular reader of eNews, you will recall last week’s president’s message outlined over 20 initiatives or supporting initiatives undertaken by the PTSA during the 2021-2022 school year. The list included significant financial and volunteer commitments by the PTSA for teacher appreciation, student welfare and recognition as well as tools for learning and cultural appreciation.
I want to take this moment to recognize Clare Bradshaw, our out-going president, for her exceptional leadership over the past year. Not only was the school system trying to return to “normal”, but the PTSA was also. Clare led the way with unending enthusiasm and unwavering focus on creating the best possible environment for our students and teachers.
Please join me in thanking Clare for all the time and expertise that she’s given to the Langley PTSA.
~ Jamie Loving, PTSA President-elect 2021-2022
|
|
scott stone memorial award |
|
Congratulations to seniors John Rieling and Elizabeth Tippens for winning the PTSA's Scott Stone Memorial Award for Outstanding Citizenship!
This award was created in memory of beloved Langley teacher Scott Stone. It is one of Langley's most prestigious honors. Recipients of this award have demonstrated qualities of outstanding character, leadership and humanitarianism. They are recognized by the Langley faculty for positively contributing to the community through their random acts of kindness, compassion for others and friendly rapport with peers and faculty. These recipients serve as excellent role models for their fellow students.
|
|
Congratulations to juniors Gabriella Sanchez and Tyler Wenks for winning the PTSA Award for Outstanding Service!
Reflecting Langley’s emphasis on community service, the PTSA Award for Outstanding Service recognizes two junior students who have demonstrated excellence in volunteerism and who are committed to making a difference in our community.
|
|
What a great evening! The Cappies Awards were held this past Monday night at the Kennedy Center.
Saxon Stage was nominated in seven categories for their spring musical, Freaky Friday: Stage Crew, Stage Management, Featured Actor in a Female Role, Comedic Actor in a Female Role, Male Soloist, Leading Actor in a Female Role, and Best Musical.
Saxon Stage won in these categories:
Stage Crew: Jane Sullivan, Conner Tone, Luca He, Lucas Kelly
Male Soloist: Conor Farah
Saxon Stage also performed a song from Freaky Friday on the Kennedy Center stage, which the crowd loved! Congrats to all!
|
|
Performing Freaky Friday.
|
|
Performing Freaky Friday.
|
|
Stage Crew Win! From left to right: Jane Sullivan (senior), Lucas Kelly (freshman), Conner Tone (sophomore), Luka He (freshman)
|
|
Male Soloist Win! Conor Farah (junior)
|
|
save the date: Freshman and New Family Orientations will be held at Langley on Thurs, Aug 18, 2022. All rising freshmen, students new to FCPS and their parents are invited to attend. Orientation for New Students begins at 9 am and Freshman Orientation at 10:30 am.
|
|
enews: We welcome rising 9th grade and transfer families, and invite parents and students to sign up now for eNews, so that they'll receive issues right from the start in August.
Please forward this issue of eNews to any incoming families new to Langley! The sign up link is also posted on the LHS PTSA newsletter page. Note: sign up using personal email accounts and not FCPS accounts!
|
|
medication pick up: All medication stored in the health room must be picked up by dismissal tomorrow Jun 10. Medications left in the health room after that time will be discarded. All medications must be picked up by a parent or guardian. Questions? Contact Bronwen Fleming at bmfleming@fcps.edu.
|
|
refund for meal account: To request a refund for a student’s meal account, email the following info to mealaccountrefund@fcps.edu: Student name, student ID #, school name, parent name, street address, city, state and zip, phone number.
After Jun 30, balances will no longer appear in MySchoolBucks but parents can request a refund up to one year later. Parents must log into MySchoolBucks and click “Remove Student” to remove their graduating senior from the homepage dashboard. Click here for more info.
|
|
Parking hang tag applications for the 2022-23 school year will be available in MySchoolBucks to seniors beginning in mid-July. Parking for rising juniors will be dependent on the number of senior applications received. Details will follow regarding a lottery for any available spaces for juniors.
|
|
Student directories for 2021-2022 are still available for all current PTSA members. If you haven't received yours this year, and would like one, please email ptsalangley@gmail.com to make arrangements for pickup.
|
|
A huge thank you to all of the ANGP committee chairs, the senior parent volunteers and the Class of 2023, 2024 and 2025 ANGP chairs and their volunteers, for making this year’s ANGP a success! A special shout out to the following ANGP committee chairs: Missy Perkins (Co-chair and Venue), Angelique Bennett (Co-chair, Treasurer and Registration), Annette Bellino (Overall Fundraising and Website), Krista Smith (Yard Sign Fundraiser), Lauren Barton and Heather O’Donovan (Games and Activities), Denys King (Decorations), Scott Dees (Security and Fire Marshal), Jeanne Dees (Food), Karen Deardorff (Prizes), Kellie Gentile and Lauren Barton (Volunteer Coordinator). Thanks to your efforts, our new Langley grads had a blast!
|
|
Otto the Saxon Gnome has a new home! Congratulations to Cheri Rodriguez, whose name was pulled from the raffle. The Class of 2022 ANGP thanks the Rodriguez family and everyone else who participated in the drawing.
|
|
Saxon Service was up and running again this year and over 600 students participated in our first embedded community service program in November.
The Saxon Service club, lead by Eleanor Lavin, ran 13 different community service activities such as making dog and cat toys for local shelters, ironing pillowcases for pediatric patients, writing cards to active military, pediatric patients, senior citizens and patients in therapy; making blankets for local shelters and Operation Smile, supporting SHARE our local food bank, earning rice to help end world hunger, and making beads for Haiti, stuffed plushies for refugees in Africa and origami cranes for Cranes for Cancer.
These service-learning opportunities would not be possible without the assistance of many wonderful volunteers. We thank all who supported this effort especially our parent leaders, Kirsten Thompson and Chrissie Lavin and our Saxon Service club sponsor Hannah Wolff.
Student leaders and seniors include: Eleanor Lavin, Aletta Thompson, Kendall Wilson, Catherine Zavela, Anupriya Roy, Christina Dimitropoulos, Vianna Smith, Alisa Eskin, Trent Walmsley, Ulaina Ahn, Daniel Kelly, Nathalie Hoffman, Liliana Schone, Aliaa Salen, Michael Zhang, Shreejay Kaman, Rebecca Zhang, Caroline Martell, Charlotte Duncan, Sydney Detwiler, Sofia Simko, Caroline Fox, Ellie McFadden, Dani Smith and Daliya Rizvi.
A special thank you to the over 30 parent volunteers and the teachers and administrators who made Saxon Service possible every month including Betsy Jones, Lindsey Fisher, Braden Peterson and Kim Greer.
We are looking forward to starting Saxon Service next September. If you would like to volunteer, please email Julie Zimmerman Hohl at jbzimmerman@fcps.edu.
|
|
teacher workrooms brightened |
|
Shout out to Langley parents Robin Fleming and Amelia Steiner for volunteering their time and their interior design expertise to update two of the teacher workrooms. They reorganized the workrooms and added meticulously selected artwork, furniture and greenery to create an inviting atmosphere conducive to both work and relaxation. Thank you to Robin and Amelia for using their decorating skills to help the PTSA show the teachers how much they are appreciated!
|
|
Attention rising Juniors and Seniors! Are you planning to take the SAT or ACT in August or September? Are you wondering which college entrance exam is best for you? Want to get a head-start on test prep…or take one last practice test? Langley PTSA is partnering with Princeton Review to host a virtual SAT or ACT practice test on Sat, Jun 25. The exam costs $25 and will benefit the Langley PTSA.
Click here to register by Mon, Jun 20, and you’ll be emailed a Zoom link and other info by the Friday before the exam. Afterwards, you'll receive a comprehensive score report detailing your strengths and weaknesses.
Conflict with the scheduled date? Your student’s test link will remain available for several weeks so your student can take the practice test at a time convenient for him or her.
|
|
Generous donations from Langley families have made renovation of the first two of Langley's three courtyards possible.
We have one more courtyard to landscape! Consider helping to "grow" the Legacy Tree and complete the courtyard renovation project by donating a leaf (copper $50, silver $100, gold $200) or bird or acorn ($500). 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 make great tributes to teachers, friends, coaches, alumni and new graduates!
|
|
fall sports: Interested in Fall 2022 sports? Complete the following before team tryouts:
1. Register your athlete on the FCPS Athlete Registration website.
2. Physical completed after May 1, 2022 and completed VHSL form.
Check the Langley Sports website for tryout information and dates.
|
|
summer camps: Langley coaches and teams are hosting several summer camps to teach fundamentals and build skills for experienced and novice players. Click here for more information about each camp:
Co-Ed Football Youth Camp
Co-Ed Volleyball Camp
Girls’ Field Hockey Youth Camp
Girls’ Basketball Camp
Boys' Basketball Camp
Girls’ Softball Camp
Co-Ed Lacrosse Instructional Camp
|
|
… Many adults and adolescents are guilty of “over” scrolling on their phones. How about we all take a break over the summer? Here are some tips for taking a break.
|
|
you can’t take it with you: Seniors will lose access to their Google files on Jul 29. If you would like to download and save your Google drive documents, click here to follow the steps no later than Jul 28. Questions? Submit a student tech request before Jul 28.
|
|
VDOE is hosting several sessions for parents to participate in the review and revision of the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning. There is a Virtual Parent Session on Jun 13 from 7-8 pm. See all sessions and register for the virtual session here. More info on the 2016 Math SOL standards can be found here.
|
|
chinese culture writing competition: The Li Educational Foundation is sponsoring a Chinese Culture Writing Competition for 2022. Six winners will be awarded with cash prizes (one for each of two topics): $200 for 3rd place, $300 for 2nd place and $500 for 1st place. Share your thoughts on Chinese culture, have a chance to be published in a book, and possibly win cash prizes!
All students in grades 9-12 are eligible. Click this link to register and review the two writing topics and judging rubric. Registration is due tomorrow, Jun 10 and takes less than two minutes. Final submissions are due Fri, Jul 8. See this flyer for more info.
|
|
Fairfax County and FCPS have seen an increase of cases in the community and in our schools. Please get a booster if you are eligible and stay home if you are sick. Click here to schedule a COVID vaccination or a booster.
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 2 sets of 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. Orders usually ship in 7-12 days. Click here to order yours.
If you have tested positive for COVID-19, click here for important steps to take to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in your family and in our community.
|
|
drug trafficking and addiction |
|
The McLean District Station Community Advisory Committee, Student Advisory Sub-Committee, Youth & School Safety Program will hold a virtual community conversation on Drug Trafficking and Addiction: Law Enforcement and Public Health Perspectives tonight, Jun 9, 7-8:30 pm. A panel of experts, including Langley’s Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist, Kelly Rankin, will provide valuable info about the issue, current challenges for law enforcement, the mental health aspects of addiction, as well as school and community resources. Click here for more info and to register.
|
|
June 10: Last Day of School, Early Release 10:10 am
Aug 9 and 10: Saxon Start for Rising Freshmen
Aug 18: New Students Orientation for Students and Parents, 9 am
Aug 18: Freshmen Orientation for Students and Parents, 10:30 am
Aug 22: First Day of School
|
|
Join the LHS PTSA! Click Here.
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
