Thanks to the support and generosity of our parent community
, your dues and donations have allowed the PTSA to support the school with it’s ongoing programming such as
Saxon Service, Ethics Day, Staff Appreciation, Directory
and
eNews
. In addition to these programs, we have been able to support our teachers with
professional development funds of $8,000
. Appropriations have supported the performing arts;
theatre, choir, band
and
orchestra
. Curriculum support and enrichment tools, software and subscriptions have been purchased for
Health and PE, Humanities, Special Education, CTE, English, Forensics and Debate, Russian
and the
Spanish
departments. Additionally, the PTSA is funding the purchase and installation of a
new electronic monument sign
on Georgetown Pike.
Thank you, Saxon Families, for supporting your PTSA!
~ Patty Burgess, PTSA President
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Langley is one of 28 Fairfax County Schools
to receive the
2019 Board of Education Excellence Award.
The schools were honored for
meeting all state and federal accountability benchmarks
and for making significant progress toward goals for increased student achievement and expanded educational opportunities set by the Board of Education. The full news release can be found
here
.
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Want a leg up in math next fall?
Sign up for a Langley prep camp for
Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry
or
Pre-calc
. The
two-week sessions will be held in the morning and will be small (
about 10 per group), interactive
and taught by our Langley math teachers.
July 8-19:
Algebra 1 sessions and Algebra 2 sessions
July 22-Aug 2:
Geometry sessions and Pre-calc sessions
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Do you have a rising 9th grader? Langley is introducing
Saxon Start
, a two-day optional orientation to be held for rising freshmen on
Aug 13-14. The program is a
great way to meet other students before school begins, and covers topics including
study skills, note-taking and
time-management in high school.
Click
here for registration and more info. Don't wait — the deadline is
Fri, June 14. Questions? Email
Assistant Principal Sykes at
jsykes@fcps.edu.
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Congratulations to senior
-- now graduate! --
Jack Beckner
, who is
one of 26 FCPS students
and more than 3,500 nationwide named winners of 2019 College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Jack is a recipient of a
Northwestern University Scholarship.
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outstanding citizenship:
The
Scott Stone Memorial Award for Outstanding Citizenship
is awarded annually to two Langley seniors who throughout their years at Langley demonstrated qualities of
outstanding character, leadership
and
humanitarianism
. The winners, nominated by Langley faculty, have greatly contributed to the community with
random acts of kindness
,
friendly rapport
with peers and faculty,
compassion for others
, and by serving as
positive role models
. In memory of Langley science teacher
Scott Stone
, who embodied all of these characteristics, this award, presented with $500, is given to students whose citizenship made Langley a better place to go to school. This year's winners are
Ananya Amirthalingam
and
Mark Bosset
.
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junior service awards:
Reflecting Langley High School's emphasis on
helping others
and
giving back to the community
, the
PTSA Outstanding Service Award
is given to students in their junior year who have demonstrated exemplary service achievement and an ongoing commitment to volunteerism. This award is presented with a $125 scholarship.
Congratulations to all of this year's winners!
They are
Melis Akinci, Marco Favro, Michael Shumadine
and
Aryaman Suri.
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The McLean Citizen Association
(MCA) is pleased to announce that
Ava Campbell
and
Seline Torkamboor
will be serving as summer interns. Ava is a sophomore with a focus on marketing and communications. Seline is a junior who is also interested in marketing and communications. Ava and Seline will work on the
communications committee
this summer led by
Sowjanya O'Neil
l. They are both excited to learn about
McLean's local community initiatives and about marketing and communications
.
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Rising seniors!
Applications for
parking hang tags for the 2019-20 school year
are due tomorrow,
Fri, June 7 by 3:30 pm
. The
$200 fee
will be paid through
MySchoolBucks
beginning mid-July (no checks allowed). In the fall, a lottery will be set up for limited junior parking if spaces are available.
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reflections competition - look within
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Summer is the perfect time
to do something creative that can also be rewarding. The
National PTA Reflections
contest encourages students to
explore the arts
and express themselves while giving recognition for their artistic efforts. Under the
2019-20 theme, “Look Within,”
categories are
Dance, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography
, and
Visual Arts.
Students can submit as many entries as they like. Check out this promotional
video
for inspiration!
Entries will be due to Langley PTSA in November
, so this summer is a great time to get started! Email
langleyreflections@gmail.com
for information.
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help us cross the finish line!
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We are 75 percent of the way to our courtyard renovation fundraising goal
.
Help us cross the finish line!
As of now, the Langley Legacy Tree will have about
375 leaves, birds and acorns
on its branches when it takes shape in the Langley Lobby over the summer! The leaves will bear the
names of former, current and future Langley students
as well as teachers and families. We also have
11 Courtyard Benefactors
--
donors of $1,000 or more
-- whose family, organization, or company names will appear on a plaque adjacent to the Legacy Tree.
Thank you to those who have contributed!
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We need additional donations
, however, to complete this wonderful project for our students. Before the school year is over,
please contribute to the Langley Legacy Tree
. Choose your engraved message — leaves make
wonderful tributes to students, graduates, teachers, family and friends
! Giving levels are copper leaf ($50), silver leaf ($100), gold leaf ($200) and bird or acorn ($500).
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The end of the school year is rapidly approaching
. How do you find the balance between much needed downtime and much needed structure? Here are
5 summer activities
that will make everyone in the family happy.
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Thank you to all the junior class parents
for the time, dedication, hard work and keeping us informed all year!
Thank you to
Sarah Tyler, Jen Lesan
and all of the parent volunteers for making the Senior Class Breakfast a success. Thank you to
Missy Perkins
and the 10 parent volunteers who cleaned up from ANGP at
3 am
this week!
Junior parents
— Please complete
this
5 question survey
(<2 minutes to complete) to share your feedback on Junior Parent
communication and events
(class dinner, parent forums) and to provide feedback to be implemented senior year.
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cyber camps:
Marshall Academy
, a Governor’s STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Academy, will offer its
award-winning Cyber: IT Program
in two
Cyber Camps June 24-28
. The two camps—
Cyber Basics
and
Cyber Advanced
—are offered in partnership with SySTEMic Solutions, Northern Virginia Community College's regional K-16 STEM outreach initiative, and are designed to provide rising ninth to twelfth grade students with
knowledge and hands-on experience in cyber security
while introducing them to the many career opportunities in the growing field. Both camps are fast-paced, advanced camps in cybersecurity.
Details and registration
information can be found
here
. Questions? Contact
Shelli Carpenter Farquharson
, Marshall Academy Career Experience Specialist, at
smfarquharso@fcps.edu
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Next year, all service hours must be uploaded to x2Vol for the hours to apply to
Service Learning Cords and
Civic Seals. If you have hard copy documentation, just create an x2Vol entry and upload that documentation.
Note that all x2Vol entries must list the
total hours, have an
adult email contact for verification and include a brief
reflection statement. Click
here for a flyer with x2vol instructions or
here for more info online.
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saying goodbye to our senior
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The eNews team bids a fond farewell
to our senior parent,
Anne Whipple
, whose son graduated Monday. Seven years ago
Anne
,
Jane Riddle
and LHS alum,
Colette Worm,
co-founded the LHS weekly eNews
.
The PTSA used to publish a monthly, hard copy 30-plus page newsletter!
Anne
has been
our
north star and go-to for questions
of all sorts; from grammar, style and bolding to history, judgement and substance.
Anne, though you will be very missed next year, your eNews legacy will live on.
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This is the last eNews issue of the 2018-2019 school year.
Langley’s PTSA wishes everyone a relaxing and enjoyable summer!
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June 7: Early dismissal, 12 pm; Parking Hang Tag Applications due
June 10-12: Early dismissal, 12 pm; Rising Senior Portraits
June 13: Last day of school, 10:10 am dismissal
Aug 26: First day of 2019-2020 school year
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Langley PTSA Communications Committee
Stephanie Maxwell, Helen Miller, Jane Riddle, Anne Whipple
The Langley eNews is published by volunteers who present only news that pertains to FCPS, LHS and PTSA. Any opinions expressed herein are those of the submitter and not necessarily those of FCPS, LHS or PTSA.
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