I hope you enjoyed the Labor Day weekend! This week brought several opportunities for you and your students to connect with the Langley community, such as Club Day today. Next week will provide more opportunities to meet other parents, teachers and administrators at our first PTSA Meeting and Back to School Night (BTSN).

Our first General Membership meeting will be next Tue, Sept 12 at 5 pm before BTSN. Arrive early, get a great parking spot, and enjoy the light food and drinks the PTSA will provide beforehand. Enter through Door 14 for easy access to Langley Hall and the Auditorium where our meeting and 4:30 pm reception will be held. We will discuss our spending priorities for PTSA sponsored events this year and vote on the budget, as well as discuss upcoming events. In addition, Andrew Scronce, World Languages Department Chair, will be our featured speaker. Mr. Scronce will demonstrate how materials purchased for the Japanese program help students learn the language. Come out and see how our donations and dues are enriching the school curriculum!

After our meeting, BTSN will provide you with the chance to walk your student’s schedule, meet their teachers and hear from administrators. As you walk through the school and sit in the classrooms you'lll notice:

• the stone structuring holding up Langley’s digital sign along Georgetown Pike
• a look at the landscaping and umbrellas in the school’s interior courtyards
• science lab equipment, including the cordless LED stereo microscope
• musical instruments and more in the performing arts department 
• iPads in Japanese class funded by the PTSA
• furniture in the common areas
• and much more!

It is your annual membership and donation dollars that allow the PTSA to fund all the above and more. Please join the PTSA, if you have not done so yet!

Thank you for your support and I hope to see you at tomorrow’s PTSA Tailgate Party! Go

Saxons!

~ Joy Hohenthaner, PTSA President 

Come on out! You're invited to the PTSA Family Network Tailgate & SGA and Leadership "Paint It Up" Night tomorrow, Fri, Sep 8, 5:30–7 pm in the Upper Bus Loop Parking Lot just prior to the LHS v. Thomas Edison HS football game.

All LHS students, parents and siblings are invited to attend this free social event filled with live music (courtesy of Bach to Rock), games, raffles and more. SGA and Leadership class members will lead Langley students in a t-shirt painting activity.

Note: the tailgate activities are free but you will need a ticket to enter the football game. Student and adult volunteers are needed to support this fun event. Sign up here. View the flyer here.

Please open your door if you hear a doorbell this Saturday! Langley band and color guard students are visiting our neighborhoods and standing in front of select Great Falls and McLean storefronts this Sat, Sept 9 for Tag Day, the band’s traditional and largest fundraiser of the year.

Students raise funds so that the band program can purchase uniforms and equipment for the band and color guard, pay for transportation to competitions and more!

Donations are tax-deductible. Visit the band website to donate, in case you miss a knock on your door! Each year, donors are listed in concert programs and on the website.

Don’t forget to come out to the home football games to cheer on the Saxons and catch the half-time show! Join in the fun tomorrow night when the Varsity team takes on Thomas Edison HS at 7 pm after the School Wide Tailgate! Other remaining home games are Sept 22, Oct 6 and Nov 3. Thanks for your support!

Back-to-School packets are available online. Take a moment to browse the materials here.

You’ll find useful information from several LHS clubs, organizations, booster clubs, class parents and the PTSA.

The LHS Return to School webpage is your one-stop site for info on required and optional forms, Schoology, the bell schedule and more. Note that Emergency Care info is due tomorrow, Sept 8.

bell schedule and calendar: See the bell schedule here and print out the Green/Gold schedule here for a handy reference throughout the year.

Attention rising sophomores, juniors and seniors! Are you planning to take the SAT or PSAT this year? 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 PSAT practice test that kicks off on Sat, Sept 30 at 9 am (test is available to take at your convenience for 120 days). The exam costs $25 and will benefit the Langley PTSA.

Click here to register by Mon, Sept 25 at noon. You’ll be emailed a Zoom link for the exam kickoff event and other info by 5 pm on Sept 29. After you complete the practice test, 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 120 days so your student can take the practice test at a time convenient for him or her.

Contact Erin Lobato at [email protected] with any questions.

Saxon Broadcast, Langley’s student-produced and published broadcast-media outlet airs every 4th period Advisory to all students via YouTube. Use the Announcement Request form to submit announcements. If you would like an event covered or have an idea for a segment, contact the advisor Michelle Gabro ([email protected]) and/or Editor-in-Chief Izzy Lee ([email protected]). We encourage families to watch as well. Thanks for your support!

Discover Langley Crew! Join Langley's Award Winning Crew Team. Visit our Open House this Sat, Sept. 9 at 10 am, held at Sandy Run Park. This event is for new to crew families.

Meet our rowers and coaches,hear from experienced crew parents what crew is all about, and get a tour of our home at Sandy Run Park. This session is concurrent with the first Learn to Row session, but don't worry, registration for Learn to Row won't close until after the Open House.

We look forward to seeing you on Sat, Sept. 9 at 10 am! If you have any questions in the meantime, reach out to [email protected]. Feel free to check out our website for more details and flyers for these events.

Understanding Substance Use Disorders and ADHD: Here are 5 Key Facts and Additional Resources and information on stimulants, addiction risk, drug use in teens, and more.

Some senior highlights and important dates - Get these dates on your calendar now! The two graduation rehearsals are mandatory for graduation.

Thurs, May 30: Senior Breakfast and Slide Show*, Senior Awards and Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal #1

Fri, May 31: Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal #2

Mon, Jun 3: Graduation 2:30 - 4:30 pm at DAR Constitution Hall!

Click here for the latest Senior Bulletin with lots of info and important upcoming dates.

* Submit slideshow photos to the team by sending them to [email protected].

save the date: Our first Class of 2026 Parent Coffee will be held on Fri, Sept 15 at 9:30 am in the Langley Lecture Hall. If your student is still looking for ways to get involved – whether sports, clubs or other activities – our featured speaker, Director of Student Activities Geoff Noto, will be on hand to give an overview of “how to find your fit” at Langley. We will also address questions about how Langley’s honor societies work, applications for competitive summer programs, and more! If you have any questions along these lines that you would like to discuss, email us at [email protected].

The Safe Community Coalition, in partnership with the Temple Rodef Shalom, is proud to host the authors of Raising A Kid Who Can: Catherine McCarthy, MD, Heather Tedesco, PhD and Jennifer Weaver, LCSW. They’ll introduce their new book and give a talk that is sure to help parents - and kids - start the new school year off strong!

Experts in the field are calling Raising A Kid Who Can the “parenting play” that we all should have on hand to help us raise resilient kids. Learn from a child psychiatrist, a parent psychologist, and a child therapist who have spent years distilling the latest parenting science and best practices to answer the complex question: Based on all that modern science has to offer, what are the most important things I should try to do in raising my kid? 



This meet the authors event takes place Wed, Sept 13th at Temple Rodef Shalom (2100 Westmoreland St., Falls Church, VA). The Presentation and Q&A is 7-8:30pm with a book signing immediately afterward. Books will be available for sale at the event from bookseller Politics and Prose.

More info and registration for this FREE event can be found on the Safe Community Coalition website.

artfest volunteer opp: join the fun of making MPAartfest an outstanding visual arts event on Sun, Oct 1 for visitors to McLean Central Park by volunteering your time. Invite your friends to join you! Our volunteers are essential to make this community festival a success! View our Volunteer Signup Sheet for a list of opportunities.

improv at the alden: (the) Unruly Improv is The Alden’s professional teen improv company dedicated to bringing comedic performances to the community. Members audition to be in the company and are paid for each performance or workshop they do for the community. In May 2022, UTP was named 1st place Champions at Improvicon of Northern Virginia!

Auditions for the 2023-24 company are coming soon. Open auditions are for 9th-12th graders only, Tues, Sept 26 and Wed, Sept 27, 7-9 pm. Call Backs/Interviews are Thurs, Sept 28 at 7 pm.

UTP’s season is late-September-May. Company members rehearse twice per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 pm. Performances are at local venues such as art galleries, the Old Firehouse Center and cafés. Because UTP is a professional opportunity, attendance at rehearsal is crucial.

See more info and sign up to audition here.

community opp

It’s time for the Forestville Elementary School Fall Carnival again! Please sign up to volunteer! Volunteers always enjoy the evening and are greatly appreciated! Sign up here if you can help, and email [email protected] with any questions. 

Sept 8: Family Tailgate 5:30 pm-7 pm, Upper Bus Parking Lot

Sept 11: New Family Forum/Q&A, 9 am, Lecture Hall

Sept 11: Partners for Safe Teen Driving, 6:30 pm, Auditorium. Doors close promptly!

Sept 12: PTSA General Membership Meeting 5 pm

Sept 12: Back to School Night, 6 pm

Sept 15: Class of 2026 Parent Coffee, 9:30 am, Lecture Hall

Sept 23: Homecoming Dance

Sept 25: Holiday - No School