Due to the school closure, the L
angley PTSA is holding its elections this spring via email,
as noted in the April 16
eNews
. All PTSA members were sent an
email survey
from PTSA Langley Membership on
Tuesday,
so please check your
spam folder
if you didn't receive it. Instructions for voting in the PTSA election are included in the email.
Two positions are up for election:
President-Elect (
Clare Bradshaw
) and 3rd Vice President, Professional Development Fund (
Heather Murphy Capps
) are on the ballot.
All other Executive Committee officers will begin the second year of their term,
and President-Elect
Kitty Gonzalez
will succeed to the role of President.
Please reply by
Wed, May 13
.
Results
of the election will be announced in the
Thurs, May 21
edition of
eNews
. Thank you for voting!
~ Laura Skeen, PTSA President
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to our teachers and staff
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During this National Teacher Appreciation Week
, the Langley community of students, parents and friends
sends some love
to all of our Langley teachers and staff!
We appreciate the
creativity
,
fortitude
and
positivity
you have shown during online classes and the school closure.
Our students miss you
, and we thank you for everything you do!
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Last Saturday,
the
Saxon Stage
would have been wowing the Langley community with
the closing performance of its spring production,
Guys and Dolls
. Set in Times Square in the 1930s, the famous musical comedy is about a couple of big city gambling guys and their gals.
To mark the evening,
the cast, crew and musicians gathered
instead on
Google Meet
for a singalong of a few hits from the show and to share their memories.
Ms. Karasek
, Theatre Director of the
Saxon Stage
, surprised the group with a
video tribute
prepared of footage and photos taken during rehearsals before March.
Take a look,
and you’ll get a glimpse of
all the work
that goes into stage productions
and
what a great show
it would have been!
The nearly 75 cast and crew members had been rehearsing
after school since mid-January, including dance rehearsals and set construction on Saturdays. The
orchestra
musicians
had the scores and were readying to rehearse together. The
Guys and Dolls
poster, shown above, was designed by senior
Joshua Guinn
and will be displayed when the building re-opens.
Click
here
for the
Guys and Dolls
cast and crew and photos
from rehearsals.
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Congratulations to four Langley students who won awards in the 2020 Virginia History Day competition
, held virtually, and based on the theme, “Breaking Barriers in History.”
Parker Hoang
won
first place
in
Individual Website, Senior, with
The ENIAC Six: How Six Women Programmers Shattered Technological Barriers and the Glass Ceiling.
Isabel Mathew, Lauren Sung
and
Amelia Kim
won
third place
in Group Website, Senior and the
special award
in Senior Division, Virginia Museum of History and Culture Medical History Prize with
Vaccinating the World: The Effect of Edward Jenner's Smallpox Vaccine.
Their submissions are featured
online
at the
Virginia Museum of History and Culture
, the sponsor of the competition. The
top two entries
in each category and age division will move on to the
National History Day
finals
.
Congrats, Saxons!
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last chance to nominate a junior
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Do you know a junior whose dedication to volunteerism is exemplary?
The
PTSA's Award for Outstanding Service
honors a
Langley junior
who's
demonstrated
excellent service achievement and an ongoing sense of commitment to a worthy cause at Langley or the community at large.
The
winner receives a certificate and monetary award
.
Nominations can be submitted by
teachers, peers, parents, coaches, guidance counselors, club and organization sponsors. Self-nominations are allowed, too! The deadline is
tomorrow
,
May 8
. Click
here
to nominate a student.
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Seniors
,
the deadline to
upload service hours
to x2Vol is
tomorrow
,
May 8.
Service learning is
not mandatory
in FCPS, so this
process is not intended to add any last-minute stress
. But, if students have the verified and approved hours and want to apply for a
Service Cord, Civic Seal or STEM Seal,
they should go to the Langley
website
for instructions on how to upload hours, applications and general information. Questions? Contact
Mrs. Shomaker
at
enshomaker@fcps.edu
.
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The 2020 AP Testing schedule
begins on
Mon, May 11
. As students will take AP tests at home, it is important to take time this week to ensure they are ready for this year's exams. Review
important info
shared by College Board and FCPS
here
. Materials include the
AP exam schedule, an exam day checklist, exam demos, video tutorials
and
more
to help students prepare.
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The deadline
to order your
Shire
yearbook
is extended to
Jun 1
. Don't forget to order one -- given the school closure, students will appreciate this important memento even more! Click
here
to order and use Langley's
school code 4159
.
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Six tuition-free online courses
for college credit are available this summer from the Northern Virginia Community College for the area's current juniors and seniors.
Note that the Title IV qualification has been lifted, and these 'JumpStart' courses are available to students who are US Citizens, permanent residents or eligible non-citizens.
Students can take up to two of the courses. Click
here
for more info and
here
to register.
The registration deadline
is next
Fri, May 15
and courses run from
June 1-July 15
. The six courses were selected because these typically transfer to colleges:
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- aa
- Cloud Computing Infrastructure and Services
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Introduction to Communication
- College Composition I
- World Civilization II
- History and Appreciation of Art
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We're planning to landscape
Langley's main courtyard as soon as logistically possible. Just how gorgeous and green it will be depends upon how many donations are made. To help,
donate a leaf to the Langley Legacy Tree
, the beautiful wall sculpture that is “growing” in the Langley Lobby. Another 40+ leaves and several birds were added to the tree right before the school closed.
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Leaves make great graduation gifts!
About 100 of our seniors already have a leaf inscribed in their honor. Leaves also are a great
tribute to teachers, family and friends
.
Giving levels are copper leaf ($50), silver leaf ($100), gold leaf ($200), and acorn or bird ($500).
With a $1,000+ donation,
your family's name is included on the Courtyard Benefactor Plaque, which will be installed next to the Tree.
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…
in
Psychology Today
,
Boris Dubrovsky
, PhD writes, “Staying home-bound for an uncertain period of time
creates four factors that jeopardize healthy sleep
in any individual.” These factors are the
circadian system
,
sleep drive
,
ruminations
and
the bedroom
.
Here
is the full article, which includes tips to improve sleep.
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Check here each week for class updates.
Click on the
class buttons
to go to the class webpages for more details.
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graduation survey:
The FCPS Superintendent sent a
survey of graduation preferences
to our seniors' FCPS email and their parents on
Tues, May 5
, about
graduation options for the Class of 2020
,
and will provide the community an update on graduation plans at the
May 11 School Board meeting
. If you have not submitted your response yet, please be sure to do so by
8 pm
today
. The survey was emailed from
jmlacina@fcps.edu
via SurveyMonkey.
LHS 2020 Class Parents recommend that you
include the following
in the last question (in addition to any other open response answer you would like to include):
Allow each high school to plan and execute meaningful graduation events
at time(s) and place(s) of their choosing, as long as the event(s) meet(s) CDC, Commonwealth of VA/District of Columbia, and Fairfax County guidelines.
communication:
Going forward, we'll be using the
Senior Parent Google Email
as our
primary
method of communication on graduation-related topics
. There will likely be a need for quick actions by Langley Parents. If you are
not sure
if your correct email is on our Google Group,
contact
our class parent communications lead,
annette.bellino@verizon.net
.
senior video:
We're asking
every
family to email
5 favorite photos of their senior and other seniors
participating in a Langley activity. It'd be
ideal
to have
one photo from each year
. Send to
lhs2020photos@gmail.com
by
midnight, Mon, May 18
. We
especially need
photos of the following activities:
theatre/drama, choir, soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse, crew and swim/dive
.
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honor your graduating senior:
You can still
order a personalized “Congratulations Graduate" yard sign
to place on your front lawn to let everyone know of your student's achievement.
Personalize and pay for your sign
online
. The
extended
deadline
to place your order is
May 31
.
Yard signs ordered by the original April 30 deadline
are being printed and will be ready for distribution soon.
The ANGP committee will let everyone know when the signs are in and how the signs will be safely distributed.
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other memories:
virtual class picnic – saxon broadcast crew
- Each senior creates a 5-15 second video of themselves, filmed horizontally
- Say name and plans for next year
- Wear college gear
- Email videos to saxonbroadcast@gmail.com by tomorrow, May 8
saxon scope - senior scope
- Will be available on here in early June
- Deadline to submit senior plans for next year is next Wed, May 13
- Use FCPS Google login and submit plans with this form
- Stay tuned for how seniors will cast votes for Senior Superlatives
yearbook will be published
- a must have for the class of 2020
- Order deadline is Jun 1 (while supplies last, 275 copies remain)
- Click here to order and use Langley code 4159
- Confirm that you placed an order here
- Yearbook staff is committed to distributing to all seniors, exact details TBD
fcps senior survey:
The
FCPS Senior Survey is now open
. View these
instructions
to complete the survey, which then
allows Langley to send your final transcript to the school you'll be attending
in the fall. The senior survey is used to gather data about post-secondary plans, college decisions and scholarships, and is reported to FCPS and VDOE as part of
required graduate reporting
. Questions? Contact
Mrs. Wolff
or your school counselor.
Deadline
is
May 22
.
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Save the date!
Our next virtual
Junior Class Parent Forum,
scheduled for
Wed, June 3, 11 am
. Join us and hear from Langley College and Career Counselor
Hannah Wolff,
who will discuss
"The Changing Landscape of College Admissions.”
The meeting link will be posted prior to the event.
Thank you to the 150+ parents who joined us last Friday for our first
virtual Parent Forum
to hear
Principal Kim Greer
, Assistant Principal
Jim Sykes
, Director of Student Services
Braden Peterson
and School Counselor
Jennifer Baldesare
respond to your questions. For those not able to attend or wanting to review contents of the call, the recorded presentation can be found
here
and the Senior Packet
here
.
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Langley students,
look into the
McLean Citizens Association Teen Character Award!
The award recognizes teenaged students who have demonstrated exceptional ethical and compassionate character. Nominations are due by
Mon, May 11
. Click
here
for details and nomination info.
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The coronavirus has disrupted the old way of life
,
and for some it poses a grave threat to life.
Teens United, a non-profit recently co-founded by Langley sophomore Nadia Malik,
has jumped to action.
The mission of Teens United is to create a network of volunteers
who are passionate about aiding their community and high-risk populations. Through its
website
, the group provides
contactless and free delivery of groceries
,
medicine
and
other essential items
. This way, high-risk populations, such as some seniors, are not forced to shop in stores and medical staff who are busy saving lives can focus and be at ease.
We're asking for everyone from teens to adults to
help
. From physically delivering items to helping with online delivery coordination to donating supplies or funds,
everyone has the potential to join the Teens United team
and help during this pandemic.
“Compassion.
During this time of crisis, we can’t just think about ourselves. That’s why we created Teens United.
To help others
.”
~ Nadia Malik, sophomore and co-founder
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School closure through the end of the year, per the Governor of Virginia.
FCPS Distance Learning Plan
webpage
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Langley PTSA eNews Editors
Stephanie Maxwell, Helen Miller, Amy Prewett, Jane Riddle
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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