Teacher Appreciation Day last Friday was a huge success
with the entire staff enjoying lunch catered by
Moby Dick
. Kudos to the Teacher Appreciation Chair,
Clare Bradshaw
, who along with her dedicated committee coordinated this fantastic luncheon for our staff.
Yummy kabobs
,
homemade desserts
and
gift cards
for every teacher and staff in the building were a big hit.
Thank you
to everyone who donated gift cards or funds for gift cards.
The teachers loved selecting a card for a special treat and were so appreciative!
~ Patty Burgess,
PTSA President
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Below is next year’s PTSA Executive Committee.
Thank you to our
new officers
for your
dedication
and
service
to Langley!
The slate was approved yesterday, at the last PTSA meeting of the school year.
- President: Laura Skeen
- President-Elect: Kitty Gonzalez
- VPs Membership/Nominating & Fundraising: Jennisse Silvestri & Annette Bellino
- VP Prof Development Fund: Kathleen Tobin Schoff
- VP Appropriations: Jamie Loving
- Recording Secretary: Jill Holloman
- Corresponding Secretary: Katie Connolly
- Treasurer: Lisa Givens
- Faculty Representative: Tricia Poythress
- Parliamentarian: Mary Kunkemueller
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The 2019 Langley Junior/Senior Prom is May 18! It will be held at the
Mellon Auditorium, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC from 8-11 pm. The Mellon is a gorgeous historic venue, a perfect fit for the evening's theme:
A Night in Black and White … Old Hollywood at the Mellon. Please reach out to
Christina Treacy (
christina_treacy@hotmail.com) or
Lisa Nevins (
ln125@yahoo.com) with any questions.
prom ticket sales: Buy your tickets now for
$80 each at
MySchoolBucks and pick them up this week! Tickets must be purchased
in advance.
No ticket sales at the door!
prom ticket pick-up:
May 9-10:
Langley Hall 7:40-8:15 am
May 13-17:
Cafeteria during all lunches
prom volunteers needed!
Please volunteer to help our prom run smoothly! No worries about your presence embarrassing your student -- parent volunteers primarily
work in the wings,
taking tickets,
manning the coat check, etc. Bring your spouse and a friend! It will be a lively evening with refreshments provided for volunteers. Click
here to sign up.
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This year marks the 30th annual LHS All Night Graduation Party (ANGP).
ANGP 2019 will be held at
Langley High School, Mon, June 3 at 11 pm (and into June 4!). Your student will not want to miss it! Tickets are now available for purchase on the
ANGP website. Tickets are
$85 now ($95 at the door).
Want to help?
Volunteer! Many, many volunteers are needed to host this celebration for our Langley graduates. To volunteer, click
here. We look forward to celebrating with
The Class of 2019! Thanks for your support!!! Questions - contact
Beth Harkaway at
bethkharkaway@gmail.com.
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Calling all parents passionate about their professions!
The annual
Langley Career Fair
is
Wed, June 5, 8:30-11:30 am
in
Langley Hall
and will consist of three sessions with students, with each session 25-30 minutes long.
This event is coordinated by several juniors and sophomores, who tell us that fellow
students truly appreciate hearing from LHS parents,
with the personal connections and comfort level that brings. We're looking for professionals in these fields:
Arts, Government, Medicine, Science and Information Technology.
Participants can bring handouts, promotional materials and candy/giveaways. If you can attend, please fill out this brief Career Fair
form
. Feel free to
forward to friends or colleagues
who might want to participate, too!
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This spring, eighty-five Langley students took the 2019 National Latin Exam. They were joined by 150,000 students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and countries around the globe.
The following seventy-eight students earned medals and certificates. Congratulations to all!
~ Joan Tannenbaum and Brendan Muse, Latin Teachers
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Latin 1: 25 out of 30 students scoring
Gold:
Joseph Kordziel, Michael Kuligowski, Sophia Perkins, Patricia Rojas, Teddy Spaner, Lily Spiller, Tre Vasiliadis, Benju Zhang- Li
Silver:
Nityanand Ahuja, Lina Al- Atrash, Chris Cuomo, Julie de Kanter, Kamran Ghiassy, Victoria Li, Andrea Mok, Sebastian Moller, Carolyn Pirnat, John Rieling, Muhammed Syed, Michael Thomas
Magna Cum Laude:
Stephanie Derminassian, James Fitzmaurice, Huong Giang Nguyen, Madeline Schley
Cum Laude:
Sarah Waits
Latin 2: 26 out of 26 students scoring
Gold:
Lucy Chen, Melanie Chuh, Campbell Duncan, Gianna Esposito, Mary Muir, Kathleen O’Donovan, Billy Oh, Jonathan Yan
Silver:
Matthew Chung, Sam Clyne, Aleena Dawer, Boden Gentile, Maya Hall, Casey Lim,
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Latin 2
Silver, cont:
James
Johnson, Cora Melton, Isobel Miller, Anja O’Brien, Eshna Parth, Liz Polley, Alisha Qian, Matthew Raddatz, Noori Samdani, Ben Thrasher, Riker Wilson, Matthew Xue
Latin 3: 18 out of 20 students scoring
Gold:
Alex Bae, Larry Feng, Rachel Huang, Cameron Jepsen, Olivia Lin, Lailah Mozaffar, William Nowak, Cao-Linh Pham, Nima Razavi, Justin Summers, Emily Wu
Silver:
Andrew Partridge, Ryan Shaw, Davis Smith, Jay Shuey
Magna Cum Laude:
Emily Coker, Joey Femia, Sharon Nugent
Latin 4 Poetry: 9 out of 9 students scoring
Silver:
Isaac Chiu, Bridget Lee, James O’Donovan, Daniel Mousavi, Surya Reddy, Maddy Rubin
Magna Cum Laude:
Stephanie Bi, Dakota Brookfield
Cum Laude:
Kavye Vij
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Do you know a Langley junior whose dedication to volunteerism is exemplary? Reflecting LHS's emphasis on service, the
PTSA Award for Outstanding Service recognizes and awards a $500 scholarship to a
junior
who has demonstrated
excellence in service achievement and an
ongoing commitment to making a difference in our community. Juniors can be nominated by parents, teachers, administrators, supervisors, coaches, etc.
Self-nominations are also encouraged. Click
here to nominate a deserving student.
Deadline for submissions: May 24.
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Need a graduation gift? Teacher gift? A thank you to a great coach or mentor?
Give a gift that lasts -- a leaf on the Legacy Tree! You choose the perfect engraving!
The Legacy Tree will soon be up in Langley's front entrance (across from the office) for all to enjoy for years to come. Donating a
leaf (copper $50, silver $100, gold $200) or bird or acorn ($500), is a great way to pay tribute to your favorite people.
But hurry!
Wheat's Landscaping landscape architects are working on the courtyard renovation plans
now. The
more metallic leaves on the Legacy Tree,
the more actual leaves there will be in the courtyards.
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Sample teacher tribute:
Leah Puhlick
Thank you for being a
great Chemistry teacher!
Sample graduate tribute:
Jenny Ortez
Class of 2019
Thank you LHS!
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summer sports camps:
Registration is open
for Langley camps!
Don't delay;
they do fill up quickly.
- Football Skills Camp: June 3 – June 5
- Field Hockey Camp: June 17 – June 21
- Volleyball Camp: June 17 – June 21
- Girls' Basketball Camp: June 24 – June 28
- Boys' Basketball Camp: July 8 – July 12, July 15 – July 19
Click
here
for information and to register.
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…
The Virginia Department of Health has posted the 2018 overdose data collected from the Medical Examiner’s office. Unfortunately, the numbers are
worse than 2017. The number of
fatal fentanyl overdoses in 2018 compared to 2017 increased by 5.6% to 813 deaths. The number of
fatal heroin overdoses in 2018 compared to 2017 was nearly identical, 555 deaths.
Cocaine is on the rise since 2015 because of fentanyl. The number of
fatal cocaine overdoses in 2018 compared to 2017 increased by 11.5% to 445 deaths. Please note that there approximately 30 cases awaiting additional reports to certify cause and manner of death, which are
not included in the current analysis. Final figures for 2018 therefore may change.
Here is the full report.
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Seniors, don’t forget
that applications for
graduation service cords and diploma civic and STEM seals
are due
Fri, May 17
(the last day before Langley Leap). Questions? See
Mrs. Shomaker
in Student Services, email her at
enshomaker@fcps.edu
or browse this
link
.
service cords:
give this completed
service app
to the Student Services Department. A print out of your x2Vol activity log may be submitted in lieu of the application. Make sure to include a reflection for each year on your documentation.
Forty hours of service activity are required for the service cords.
civic seal:
give this completed
civics app
to your counselor.
Fifty hours of civics-related activities or volunteering
are among the requirements for the civics seal.
STEM seal:
give this completed
STEM app
to your counselor.
Fifty hours of STEM-related wor
k are among the requirements for the STEM seal.
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The last day of Library Extended Hours (open until 4:45 pm) will be
Thurs, May 9.
For the rest of the year, the library hours will be
7:30 am to 3:45 pm,
Monday through Friday.
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Don’t forget to buy your All Night Grad Party (ANGP) tickets before Langley Leap. Click
here for ANGP Tickets;
here for authorization forms.
Seniors going on the class field trip to
Hershey Park on May 30 need to turn in their permission slips to their English teachers.
Please turn in forms before leaving the building for Langley Leap.
Looking for information on graduation week activities? Visit the
Class of 2019
webpage. If you have any questions, feel free to contact
Maura Bollinger (
mauraecb@verizon.net).
The
2019 Baccalaureate ceremony is
cancelled due to a lack of interest and participants. We thank
TJ Marzol for her efforts in trying to get this off the ground.
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service at school in summer
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Langley is looking for 20-30 students to earn service hours
by assisting
Mr Choobineh
, Langley’s Technology Support Specialist, for the
month of July into early August
as Langley unloads and prepares
2100 computers
for school year 2019-20. Students will unpack, inventory, and prepare the computers for distribution in early August.
Hours are 8 am to 3 pm, Mon-Fri.
No computer technology experience required. Contact
Betsy Shomaker
at
enshomaker@fcps.edu
or 703-287-2723.
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international study opportunities
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The FCPS 2020 Global Leadership Summit will explore
The Impact of Sports & Wellness around the world, from what people eat and think to how we care for ourselves and stay active. Grouped in international teams, students will use the
design thinking process to
innovate & propose solutions to a
real-world global challenge. The winning team’s project will be on display at the
Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.
Enrollment is available
here for the
2020 Summit! Programs are tuition-based and affordable payment options make it easy for you to participate.
Space is limited and tours will reach capacity. If interested please attend our meeting to learn more and enroll! Please note, the Summit is only for students
enrolled in grades 9-12 as of September 2019.
A
parent interest meeting to provide more information on the 2020 Global Student Leaders Summit will be held on:
Tues, May 21, Gatehouse Admin Center Cafe 6:30-7:30 pm located at: 8115 Gatehouse Rd., Falls Church, VA 22042. You must park in the garage and take the elevator to the main floor to enter the café. Register
here if you plan to attend.
To view the
dates,
price, and
itinerary of the Summit, and to
enroll your student visit our
FCPS website. Or send an e-mail to
istp@fcps.edu.
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May 17: Service Cord and Civics Seal Applications Due
May 18: Junior/Senior Prom, 8 pm, Mellon Auditorium
May 20-24: Langley Leap
May 22-23: Choral Show, 7 pm
May 3: Senior Spring Picnic
May 31: Senior Family Breakfast
June 3: Graduation, No school for grades 9, 10 & 11
June 4: Academic Awards, 3:30 pm
June 5: Langley Career Fair, 8:30 am
June 7: Early dismissal, 12 pm, Parking Hang Tag Application due 8-9 am
June 10: Early dismissal, 12 pm, Rising Senior Photos
June 11: Early dismissal, 12 pm, Rising Senior Photos
June 12: Early dismissal, 12 pm, Rising Senior Photos
June 13: Last day of school, 10:10 am Dismissal
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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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