As we approach the winter holiday, our children anxiously await the
break from school, looking ahead to religious celebrations, family gatherings and fun travel destinations. As a parent, I feel the same!
It’s wonderful to have two weeks mid year to rest, enjoy our families and recharge our batteries. My last official duty for 2018 is to write this missive, and I found inspiration in the
LHS Core Values and Beliefs.
The first LHS Core Value is to develop Life-Long Learners who can achieve happiness through learning, who work to meet the high expectations the community sets for them, and who
value learning for the sake of learning. Outstanding goals for our students!
Second, LHS strives to foster a positive and inclusive culture where mutual respect between parents, teachers, students and administrators builds positive relationships. Supporting this goal will model for our children the productive and successful
relationships we wish for them!
Balance, the third tenet, can be so difficult to attain even as an adult, much less as a teenager. LHS Core Values state students should have balanced lives that include
academic achievement,
extracurricular activities,
social skills development and
time with family. Academic skills should be balanced with ethical and moral development, and students should not sacrifice current happiness for future happiness. It’s easy to focus so much on the academic piece that
we can lose sight of the other aspects of our lives that help us achieve balance. Family ... exercise ... music ... clubs ... part-time jobs ...
there are many facets to a happy life.
You’ll be hearing more about
balance and
best fit in January as our students consider
curriculum choices for next year. In the meantime, have a wonderful break.
See you in 2019!
~ Patty Burgess, PTSA President
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English teacher
Alexandra Niehaus wakes up at 5:45 am and spends the next eight hours teaching ninth and tenth grade
English at LHS. As a teacher, Ms Niehaus doesn't think it’s realistic to try to make everybody love English class. Instead she takes a step back and
acts as a guide, giving kids the
space to explore
the things they love. After a long, difficult class Niehaus wants her class to feel like they learned something and had fun.
Ms Niehaus finds teaching a rewarding career, sharing stories of students and teachers that affected her.
“I like to prioritize having good relationships with my students,” she said.
After graduating from
Towson University, Ms Niehaus taught middle school in Baltimore. She joined the Langley community in August of 2017
and is happy to be teaching at Langley.
“All the teachers are really nice, and I like dealing with older kids,” she said.
Outside of school Ms Niehaus enjoys the movies, the gym, cooking, and reading. Her love of books may have led her to teach English, or it might have been the
inspiring teachers she had along the way.
Now,
she
hopes to be the inspiring teacher.
~ Selena Akay and Caroline Castagna,
Saxon Scope
staff writers
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Over 30 LHS faculty and staff were nominated for Outstanding LHS Employees by more than 60 community members. All nominees
will be
honored as part of our end-of-year celebrations of the
wonderful work done by our amazing staff members!
Now congratulate the
Langley High School 2018-2019 Outstanding Employees!
Our Langley HS winners now move on to the
pyramid level of the competition, and
your support is critical.
To write a letter of support, click on each name above to access the PDF forms. Provide the selection committee your perspective of
what makes our LHS winners outstanding.
Please return the completed forms to Asst Principal
Wayne Biernesser at
wcbiernesser@fcps.edu, no later than
6 pm Thurs, Jan 10, 2019. He can answer your questions as well.
If you’re interested in learning more about the FCPS awards process, you may visit this
webpage.
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hooray for lhs scientists!
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Congratulations to Langley's Science Olympiad team
, which
competed recently at
National Cathedral School
and placed
first overall out of 40 teams
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any LHS students received individual awards as well:
Daniel Mousavi
and
Reva Siva
- 1st place in Anatomy
Belinda Xi
and
Luke Flaxman
- 1st place in Circuit Lab
Dan Ni
and
Patrick Marschoun
- 1st place in Geologic Mapping
Anna Krause-Steinrauf
and
Rupa Siva
- 1st place in WIDI
Emma Ritchie
and
Belinda Xi
- 1st place in Thermodynamics
Ryker Bendewald
and
William Orr
- 2nd place in Disease Detectives
Daniel Mousavi
and
Jayeesh Chennupati
- 2nd place in Designer Genes
Lailah Mozaffar
and
Samantha Ritchie
- 3rd in Geologic Mapping
Anna, Jayeesh
and
Dan
- 3rd in Protein Modeling
Other team members include
Alex Surratt, Camden Hao, Christine Li, Griffith Nguyen, Ignat Miagkov, Kimberly Han, Ari Tretiak, Armin Taheripour, Stephanie Bi, Aleena Dawer, Amanda Yo, Grace Shvodian, Ishan Dogra, Katie Shvodian, John Rieling, Rebecca Zhang.
Congratulations, scientists!
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practice practice practice
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sophomores and juniors:
You can improve on your PSAT score and get an easy start to prepping for the SAT! Come sit for a
full-length practice SAT in a simulated tested environment at Langley on Sat, Jan 19, 9 am-1 pm. Academic Boosters
is hosting the event, along with
Educational Connections, Inc,
and is providing a detailed SAT score report afterwards.
Space is limited
, so make sure to register
here
before leaving for Winter Break.
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Langley Ethics Day Committee has opened adult volunteer registration for the 15th annual Senior Ethics Day on March 26, 2019!
Imagine 500 graduates-to-be spending a day learning and practicing
ethical decision-making
for life after high school. Click
here
to find out more or to register to
positively influence high school seniors
as they embark on their next chapter.
If you have additional questions, contact
Danica Alink
at
danica.alink@hotmail.com
or 469-744-7130! She’d be happy to answer any questions or concerns.
This is a great chance to support Langley seniors – as someone will support your seniors someday!
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step up to get your tickets
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Your Capitol Steps tickets are now just a click away!
Pay online using our
Brown Paper
ticket
link
,
then print and bring your tickets to the show or pick up at the Will Call Desk. (You can still pay by check, using this
flyer
).
Either way, please consider getting Capitol Steps tickets as
holiday gifts this year for teachers and for the PTSA Teacher Raffle.
Lastly,
bring your friends and family
for this hilarious
night of political satire!
Your $35 tickets are a fun and easy was to support the
Class of 2019’s All Night Grad Party (ANGP),
which is a fun and safe way for seniors to celebrate their graduation (click
here
to learn more about ANGP).
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McLean Youth Athletics awards
McLean Youth Leader Scholarships annually to
juniors and
seniors who have demonstrated leadership in the organization. Applications accepted
Jan 1 to Feb 15. You’ll find more info
here.
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mcc is ready for its close-up
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The McLean Community Center recently held a ribbon-cutting to mark the completion of the 18-month, $8 million renovation project. The center will officially open to the public on
Tues, Jan 2, and a free
Community Open House will be held from
11 am to 2 pm on Sat, Jan. 5. The center is located at 1234 Ingleside Ave, next to the library. You’ll probably see junior
Megan Markwart there, as she is the
Langley district student representative to the MCC board!
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… t
ext messaging while driving increases the risk of crash or near-crash by
23 times
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What:
Coping Strategies for Anxious Children
When:
Fri, Jan 11, 10 am-12 pm
Where:
Dunn Loring Center for Parent Services,
Entrance 1, Rm 100, 2334 Gallows Rd
The
National Institute of Mental Health
presents this free workshop for parents of anxious students ages 8-17. Highlights include how to
help your student with anxiety, when anxiety becomes a disorder, strategies for treating specific anxiety disorders and stress reduction tools.
Click
here
to register for this
helpful, research-based workshop.
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Dec 20: Choral Concert, 7 pm
Dec 24-Jan 4: Winter Break
Jan 9: Curriculum Night, 7 pm
Jan 16: Principal Coffee/PTSA General Membership Meeting, 9:30 am
Jan 17-18: Student-Directed One Act Plays, 7 pm
Jan 18: 3-Hour Early Release
Jan 21: MLK Holiday
Jan 23: Choral Concert, 7 pm
Jan 24: End of 2nd Quarter
Jan 25: No School - Teacher Workday
Jan 30: Sophomore Dinner
Feb 10:
The Capitol Steps,
7 pm
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Langley PTSA Communications Committee:
Stephanie Maxwell, Helen Miller, Jane Riddle, Anne Whipple
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