1. This week is National School Counseling Week, and highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve academic success and planning for a career. As a simple way of saying thanks, you can share a positive word about one or more of Langley’s terrific counselors or college and career center specialists here.

2. The PTSA welcomed Jennifer Maddox-Byrd, the new Substance abuse Prevention Specialist for the Langley and McLean pyramids this week. Ms. Maddox-Byrd gave parents an introduction to her role at the school, and we are looking forward to more programming about how parents can help keep our kids safe. Her office is at Langley in Student Services, so help us make her feel welcome and reach out to her directly if you have any concerns!

3. The Langley Art Show is Tues, Feb 11, at 6:30 pm. Come support the talented artists at Langley! Submissions will engage the theme Investigating Normal.

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

class of 2025 senior graduation dues: The senior graduation dues are required of all seniors. The funds will be used to pay for your students cap and gown, and to offset the cost of graduation and related expenses. You can pay the $75 senior graduation dues on MySchoolBucks.

all night grad party (angp): The All Night Grad Party Committee is happy to announce this year's party will be at Punch Bowl Social Arlington. ANGP is a safe and drug-free party the night of graduation, Jun 5, from 11 pm to 3 am. Activities include bowling, casino, dancing, karaoke, skee-ball, darts, cornhole, photo booth, prizes, unlimited food and more. Check the ANGP webpage for information and updates.

senior yard signs: Let your graduate know how proud you are of them and support the ANGP. Purchase a Congrats Class of 2025 sign with their name on it to display in your yard! Deadline is extended to Mar 12! Click here to order.

sophomore class dinner and college night: Sophomore Class Dinner and College Application Case Studies Night is scheduled for Wed, Feb 26. Sophomore students and their parents/guardians are invited to join us from 5:45-6:45 pm for our class dinner. This fundraiser will be catered by Cafe Rio in the cafeteria. Tickets are $25 per person and are non-refundable. RSVP by Feb 23. This is our only fundraiser of the year! Dinner tickets can be reserved here. To volunteer to help make this event a success sign up here.

College Night will begin at 7 pm. Come learn from the experts! This program will allow you to work alongside a college admission representative as part of a mock admissions team. Review applications and discuss applicants’ strengths and weaknesses. Gain a better understanding of the college admission process to plan for the rest of your high school experience. 

Parents and students are both invited to attend, one registration per family. Register for the Sophomore College Case Studies here. Registration will close on Feb 24. A dinner ticket is not required to attend the college night.

The PTSA Hospitality Committee is hosting the Winter Appreciation Lunch tomorrow, Fri, Feb 7, for the amazing Langley staff and teachers, with a fun beach theme to give the teachers a break from the winter blues! Consider bringing a dessert to share; sign up here to bring a dessert, or sign up to volunteer here. 

Help support this year's seniors! All Night Grad Party (ANGP) is selling Valentine's Day Candy bags! Bags will be distributed on Thurs, Feb 13 and Fri, Feb 14 in the Cafeteria during lunch. Order here.

Calling all chess lovers! The Langley PTSA is hosting a Chess Tournament on Sat, Feb 22 at 9 am! There are both USCF-Rated and Non-Rated Sections! See the flyer here for more details and register here. 

Each year, FCPS students can apply for the position of the student representative to the School Board. The student rep is not a member of the School Board but serves in a nonvoting, advisory capacity, representing the interests of FCPS students.

Students currently in grades 9-11 are eligible to apply. Applicants do not need to be current members of the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council. Applications are due by Mon, Feb 24. To be considered for the election, students are required to provide the following:

• A written component is due Mon, Feb 24.
• A 30-second candidate video statement is due Wed, Mar 26. Candidates will be emailed a link to record their video on Mon, Mar 17.

Both application components are required to be considered for the election. Read more about the election process here.

There is one more chance to attend a virtual Community Boundary Review Meeting. The virtual meeting will follow the same format as the recently held in-person meetings and the same information will be shared. 

Click on the date below to register. The virtual meeting is limited to 400 participants and each participant will receive their own unique Zoom link. Language interpretation will be available.

Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 6:30-8 pm 

View the meeting slides here.

spring sports athlete registration: Athlete Registration begins soon! First day of tryouts is Mon, Feb 24. Visit the Langley Athletics website for more information about registration and tryout dates for each sport.

• Registration must be done each year. If you registered for the 2023-2024 school year, you need to re-register for the 2024-2025 school year. Register your child here.

• To participate in Langley sports, students must complete a physical after May 1, 2024. The physical must be done on the official VHSL form. Submit completed VHSL Physicals by one of the following ways:

• Dropping them off in the Activities Office
• Mailing them to: Langley HS 6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean VA 22101, ATTN: Activities Office
• Scanning and email to langleyathletics@fcps.edu.

Parents and student drivers! Take a few moments to review school bus safety here at the start of the third quarter.

Drivers must stop in both directions when a stopped school bus is loading or unloading children, unless separated from the bus by a median. When there is a median, all lanes of traffic following the bus must stop (see configuration 4 in the diagram). It is considered reckless driving - a criminal offense - if you pass a stopped school bus unloading children.

Be sure to watch out for students walking as well!

See more about back to school safety on the FCPS website. We all help students arrive at school and back home safely each day.

The Safe Community Coalition offers monthly parent discussion groups facilitated by licensed mental health professionals. This month’s topic, Autism and Social Skills, will address the challenges children and teens with symptoms of Autism may experience with emotional regulation, communication, social interaction, transitions, and flexible

thinking.

Join Robyne Davis, MA, LPC and Becky Kohm, M.A.T, Ed.S. as they share strategies to provide support in these areas in both the home and school settings. Assessment, symptoms, and treatment approaches will be discussed as well.

This discussion will take place Feb 13 at 7 pm at the McLean Community

Center (MCC).

Looking for volunteer or other opportunities? PTSA volunteers maintain this running list of opportunities for our students. The Service and Jobs Opportunities Committee's goal is to help connect students to summer internships, jobs and volunteer opportunities to fulfill community service requirements, gain job experience and explore career paths.

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Feb 7: Winter Appreciation Lunch

Feb 11: Langley Art Show, 6:30 pm

Feb 17: Presidents’ Day Holiday

Feb 21: Saxon Service

Feb 22: PTSA Chess Tournament, 9 am, Location TBD

Feb 26: Sophomore Class Dinner and College Application Workshop, Location TBD

Feb 27: Choral Pre-Assessment Concert with Cooper MS, 7 pm