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from the ptsa pres
Last week, my article addressed the issue of parental input on assigned books.
Never before has an article generated so much response.
Most of it was positive, but some was constructively critical as well. In my enthusiasm to share information with parents, I neglected to acknowledge that this issue, like every other, has two sides. Thank you to everyone who wrote me with their thoughts, all of which I took into consideration.
~ Terri Markwart
juniors
Help us make the
2016 prom the
Best Night Ever by tweeting
@lordandtaylor #BNElangleyEntry. The school with the largest number of tweets, retweets, or Instagram posts will win
$10,000 to be spent on prom. You have until midnight
March 31 to tweet!
seniors
The
$80 ANGP ticket price has been extended to this
Fri, Mar 18. Take advantage of this price by sending in your signed ticket order form and payment today! The price will
increase Mar 19. Forms and additional ANGP information can be found on the Class of 2016
website. Please buy your student's ticket NOW to help us plan a fabulous event for our grads.
The
deadline for ordering official
LHS custom graduation announcements
has been extended to this Fri, Mar 18. Information was mailed home to all seniors in January. Announcements can be ordered online at balfour.com or by calling 703-941-1436.
It's also
not too late to order your
LHS class ring. Place your order by
April 15 to ensure you have it by graduation. Orders can be placed online at
balfour.com or by calling
703-941-1436. You can call that number also for an appointment to see the rings and to get sized in the
Balfour office here in McLean.
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703.287.2750
Attendance Line
703.287.2727
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If you haven't driven by Langley lately, on your next visit you'll notice that renovation seems to be coming along at a
much faster pace than in the fall. That's because the crew is working double-time, literally -- with
two 8-hour shifts, 6 days a week -- in order to finish the performing arts wing. This part of the building will house rooms for the
band, orchestra and chorus, as well as the
auditorium. They're getting so close, in fact, that the lockers to store student instruments were delivered last week.
The
new tennis courts and auxiliary gym
are finished, and the crew started on the main gym last week, hoping to open by Aug 1. The new main office and Langley Hall will also be ready this spring. All our new space is unlike anything else in FCPS, and the natural light will make a world of difference in the learning environment.
By
next September, we'll have some new
English, social studies, math, career & technical education and science classrooms.
The state-of-the-art television studio will offer the opportunity for students not only to film the daily news program, or to serve as an anchor, but also to include pre-recorded portions and complex graphics. It will make Langley's broadcast journalism program one of the most advanced in the county.
All these new spaces and the on-going renovation means a lot of
classroom moves . . . over 85 this summer. Two science classrooms had to be relocated recently, and soon
Student Services will be located in rooms 220-222-224. The
weight room will be relocated as well. The trailers will stay until renovation is complete, as we'll continue to need those extra classrooms til then.
A few parents have asked about
security for the new building.
Cameras will be mounted on the perimeter of the building,
doors will be locked during school hours, and visitors will be granted entry electronically. Once inside, they'll be directed to the main office to put their driver's license through an
automated check-in that runs the name through the sex offender directory, for extra security.
Next fall, when the
class of 2020 enters our halls for the first time, all students at Langley will have something to be excited about. A r
enovation update is offered at all PTSA meetings, so I encourage you attend the last two meetings of the year,
April 13 and
May 25.
~ Terri Markwart, PTSA President
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 Langley's 2016 prom will be May 21,
with
the
venue and theme revealed March 29
. Lord & Taylor is again sponsoring a "Best Night Ever" competition among high schools, and Langley is the defen
ding champion. The
school with the largest number of
tweets, retweets, or Instagram posts
will win
$10,00
0 to be spent on prom!
For the media post to be
counted, it must include: @lordandtaylor #BNElangleyEntry. Everyone got really creative last year with their hilarious prom-related tweets.
Students, parents and friends should post and retweet
so that we can make our prom the Best Night Ever! For more info, follow
@BNElangley2016 on Twitter.
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student services news: college fair
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The
31st annual Northern Virginia Regional College Fair (NVRCF) will feature over
160 colleges, institutions, and
community organizations, making it one of the largest in NoVa. Get your students motivated and excited about their post-secondary plans, while equipping them with the tools and information they need to
navigate the college search and application process. It will be held
Wed, Mar 30, from
6:30-9 pm at the EagleBank Arena (formerly the Patriot Center) at
George Mason.
For more information, visit their
website
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orchestra:
This past weekend, two orchestras represented Langley HS at the
District XII Orchestra Assessment,
where they were evaluated by a panel of professional adjudicators according to state standards of musical achievement. The
symphonic orchestra received unanimous superior rankings
at the grade V
level, an unusual achievement for a group of their size (76). The philharmonic orchestra also received unanimous superior results at the grade VI levels, as well as rave reviews for presenting one of the most difficult pieces in string literature in competition (Fantasia by Vaughan Williams).
Congratulations to our orchestra Saxons!
 theatre:
Saxon Stage will present the
Tony-award-winning musical Chicago on April 14-16 at 7 pm, with a special matinee on
April 16 at 2 pm. For tickets and more information, visit the
Saxon Stage
website
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For more
outstanding high school theatre, check out
McLean HS's production of the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
Cinderella featuring that lovely maiden with a midnight deadline! But this is a classic with a modern twist.
April 9 at 2 pm; April 8 and 14-16 at 7 pm. For tickets or more info, go to
theatremclean.org.
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langley students rising to the top!
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science: In this year's
Virginia Science Bowl, the Langley team, coached by
Leah Puhlick, went all the way to the
finals. The competition started with a series of fast-paced round robin matches, with the top two teams from each division moving on to the double-elimination semifinals. Langley entered the semis with only one loss, to TJHSST, the team that ultimately prevailed in the final. But Langley proudly lifted the
2nd place trophy and brought home a
$550 check for our school. Questions covered detailed topics ranging from physics and energy to chemistry, geology, plant biology, cellular physiology and mathematics. Team members included senior and captain
Tyler Larkworthy, junior
Andy Tan, sophomores
Trevor Dankworth and
Surya Ambardar, and freshman
Dan Ni.
history:
LHS Sophomore Nicholas Frankenberg won one of 10 first-place awards in the regional round of the National History Day competition for his exhibit, Progress is Impossible Without Exchange: The Effects of Commodore Matthew Perry's Encounter with Japan.
This means he is qualified to move on to the Virginia History Day contest on April 23.
art:
The 2016 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards program honored LHS junior
Nicole Orsolini with a Silver Medal for design
. This awards program is the largest, longest-running recognition program of its kind in the US. Established in 1923, the awards have recognized students who have become some of our nation's most celebrated artists, including
Richard Avedon, Robert Indiana, Phillip Pearlstein
, and
Andy Warhol
. More than 300,000 students participate in the program across the country.
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The Safe Community Coalition (SCC) will bring author
Julie Lythcott-Haimsto McLean HS on
May 2 at 7 pm to talk about her book
How to Raise an Adult.
Prior to this community event, the
PTSA Family Network Committee will host a
parent/teacher book club on Apr 27 at 9 am in the Principal Conference Room across from the Main Office to discuss Ms. Lythcott-Haims's book. Dir of Student Services
Sonya Williams, LHS school psychologist
Jason McBeth, and LHS school social worker
Donna Barnsley will attend and share their thoughts on
what is especially relevant to Langley families in How to Raise an Adult.
If you'd like to
purchase tickets to hear Ms. Lythcott-Haims on May 2, tickets are now on sale through the SCC's
website. Scroll down to the third paragraph for the link to purchase tickets.
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We had another great day of service at Langley on March 9!
More than 120 students at each monthly activity period have provided service to charitable organizations. Students sew and iron pillow cases for Case for Smiles
, make origami cranes for
Cranes for Cancer,
write to active duty service personnel in Japan, and make sandwiches and pack lunches as well as make fleece blankets for residents at the Embry Rucker Community Shelter. This month students supported the Arlington Animal Welfare League by making toys for the many dogs and cats who have been rescued and are living at the shelter.
The
next activity period is Wed, Apr 13. Please encourage your child to come and earn one hour of service learning while helping out these organizations. (As an added bonus, the simple repetitive tasks the students are doing are all stress reducing; we see it working every time!!)
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Langley HS will administer over 2,100 AP tests this spring, starting May 2. The tests are several hours long and are offered in morning and afternoon sessions. If you are available to help proctor an exam, please contact Jennifer Baldesare at
jlbaldesare@fcps.edu.
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Dr Michele D'Alesandro (Dr D) is having knee surgery this week, and will
be out for several months. Her chemistry students and the Langley PTSA
are keeping their fingers crossed for a successful surgery and speedy
recovery. She's received many cards and well wishes from her students. We look f
orward to seeing Dr D back on the Langley campus in a brand new science classroom next fall!
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camps scheduled for summer
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Many details have yet to be worked out -- who? what? where? -- but for your planning purposes, below are the dates set for the various LHS camps this summer. Watch this space for more info as plans firm up.
Volleyball Camp, 6/27-7/1, at Cooper Middle School
Boys Basketball Camp, 7/11-7/15 and 7/18-22, at Cooper Middle School
Girls Basketball Camp, 7/18-7/22, at Longfellow Middle School
College Application Bootcamp, 8/1-3, 8-10 am, at Cooper Middle School
AP Bootcamp, 8/25, location TBA
Math Bootcamps, 7/18-8/12, location TBA
Marching Band, 8/11-12 for student leaders;
8/15-8/19 for full band rehearsals
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Mar 10-26
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Langley Pyramid Art Show, MCC
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Spring break!
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Student holiday, school planning day |
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Additional "even" day |
Apr 8
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Senior class coffee
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Activity Day
Principal's coffee/PTSA mtg
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Spring play - Chicago |
| Apr 19 |
Freshman class coffee |
| Apr 22 |
Student Holiday |
| Apr 26 |
Langley Leap application deadline |
| Apr 27 |
Parent/Teacher book club, 9am |
| Apr 28 |
Junior class coffee |
| Apr 29 |
Activities fair for rising 9th graders |
For additional details about these events, visit the Langley calendar.
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