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langley eNews

May 22, 2025

3 things to know

consider recognizing one of the Langley teachers or staff members that has gone above and beyond for your student.The staff member will be recognized for their efforts by school leadership.

The FCPS Cares Program is an easy way to say thank you before the school year ends!

ANGP needs volunteers! Each year, underclass parents volunteer to support the All-Night Grad Party (ANGP) for our graduating seniors. This is our way to pay it forward so that the senior parents can attend the graduation ceremony before the event. The ANGP movement started in the late 1980's as a way to provide a safe and alcohol-free environment for high school graduates to celebrate graduation night. Volunteer your time to help so it will be available for your student in the future. You can sign up here!

shop and support the PTSA! The PTSA gives resources to our staff and teachers, providing our students with many educational opportunities above and beyond. Shop Amazon using our link, and a portion of the sale will flow back to help support Langley's students at no cost to you! On that page, you can shop and you can download the app to your phone to remind you to use that link as you shop. Use this link when you shop!

class notes

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

angp tickets: The All Night Grad Party (ANGP) ticket sales are available! ANGP is a safe and drug-free party the night of graduation, Jun 5 from 11 pm - 3 am at Punch Bowl Social Arlington. Activities include bowling, casino, pool tables, dancing, karaoke, food, prizes and more. Click here to purchase tickets by May 25! Check out the walk through video on Instagram @lhs2025_allnightgradparty.

angp volunteers needed: The only way we can safely host the ANGP for our graduates is with the help of a lot of parent volunteers! We would love to have both moms and dads help out. Click here for details and to sign up.

limo raffle and VIP graduation seating: Want a chance to win a limo van and priority seating at graduation? Buy one or more tickets for the ANGP Graduation Raffle! Purchase raffle tickets here for a chance to win one of two (2) limo packages. One ticket for $20 or 3 tickets for $50. Chauffeured rides provided by Burki Limousine or Chariots for Hire.

photos needed: Our goal is to have every student and activity represented in our 2025 Senior Class Slideshow! Please send in 1-2 pictures of your senior to lhs2025photos@gmail.com as soon as possible. Only seniors and preferably LHS events, i.e. sports, concerts, dances, theater, treat days, Saxon Time, and field trips. If there are multiple seniors in the photo please add their names to the email.

senior trip: Langley has organized a senior class trip to Hershey Park on Jun 2. Departing 8:30 am and returning 6:00 pm (approx). Tickets are now on sale through My School Bucks (Class of 2025 Senior Trip to Hershey Park) and include bus transportation to/from Langley and admission to the park.

Thank you to our fabulous Parent Prom Committee and amazing co-chairs, Alice Mahoney, Jessica McMichael and Kristi Grgeta, for helping to coordinate and organize all aspects of Langley's City of Stars Prom last Saturday night. Special thanks to Kristin Morgan and Brigid Tayebi who led the Decorations Committee and to Elizabeth Milone and Larisa Caicedo who led the Volunteers Committee.

We also want to thank the crew of parents who took time out of their busy schedules on Friday night and throughout the day on Saturday to decorate the space and turn the ballroom into a City of Stars--Elina Dimitropoulos, Lynne Emanuel, Mary Riley, Alyson Samburg, Karen Blackstone, Dianne Emery, Ally Higgins, Danielle Jones, Ann Malekzadeh, Katie Connolly and Margery Wedderburn. And also those parents who volunteered at the Prom—Juli and Fred Nix, Guru Nagaraja, Pushpa Jayapal, Colleen and Steve Borelli, Jon Higgins, Yon Chung, Marion Noble, Monica Arruda, Manuel Maza, Sandra Musser, Sara Daly, Patrick Doody, Ligia Zuleta, Luz Panduro, Farid Homayounmehr, Firouzeh Tahvildary, Caitlyn Kwong, Rafay Hassan, Radha G and Gerry McNeill.

All of our kids had a wonderful time and it took the hard work and dedication of these parent volunteers to make it all happen. Thank you!!

rising senior portraits: Time to Book Your Senior Portraits! We know, we know… you’re technically still juniors. But it’s already time to book your Senior Portrait with Legacy Studios!

Available dates are: May 28 and 29 | Jun 10, 11, and 12

Lock in your spot now and cross it off your to-do list! Book your appointment today!

langley school counselor college tour

Michael Johnson, Langley High School School Counselor, is partaking in the NCICU 2025 Counselors Tour of the Eastern Campuses of North Carolina. Mr. Johnson will visit 13 colleges and universities over the span of 5 days beginning June 22.

Here are a few words Mr. Johnson had to say about this extraordinary experience:

"I did this tour last year for the central campuses and brought back LOTS of information about the 12 colleges/universities that we experienced.

One of the most valuable pieces of advice I give students during the college search process is simple: visit the campuses. No website, virtual tour, or glossy brochure can replace the experience of walking across the quad, sitting in on a class, or getting a feel for the energy of a campus firsthand.

And I don’t just say this—I live it. I make a point to get out and visit campuses myself, not just to learn more about the schools, but to build strong, working relationships with the admissions officials who help shape their incoming classes. These relationships go both ways. Just last month, the University of Utah flew me and five other counselors from the DMV to Salt Lake City to showcase all that The U has to offer—and it was fantastic.

Recently, I’ve been on the road with the NCICU counselor tours, visiting North Carolina institutions that many Langley families know well—like Duke, Wake Forest (fun fact: our Wake admissions rep used to teach at Langley!), and Elon. But equally important are the visits to schools that aren’t on most students’ radars—some they may not even recognize by name. Still, I see real potential matches for some of our students at these lesser-known campuses.

So as your student navigates the college process, I encourage you to keep an open mind—and get out there. Sometimes the best-fit school isn’t the one you’ve heard about the most. Sometimes, it’s the one you walk onto and just feel right."

langley high school awards

The Langley High School Difference Maker Award - Recognizes a staff member who ensures the success of their students by cultivating meaningful relationships. This person’s ability to connect, individualize, and differentiate their classroom and teaching experience is outstanding.

The Langley High School Volunteer of the Year Award - Recognizes a member of the Langley School community who has gone above and beyond in supporting Langley High School, its students, and/or staff.

Please Make your Nominations HERE.

order your yearbook

there is still time to buy a yearbook! Not sure if you purchased one? Go to http://yearbookordercenter.com/ and use the school code 4159 and select the option to “Find Your Order." If it's not there, order NOW!

staff spotlight

Tyler Krouse enters Langley halls as one of the school’s most entertaining and kind history teachers. With a joyful and humorous personality, students never want to leave his classroom.

”With every year, I make little improvements in my teaching, and

every year I try to get a little bit better,” Mr. Krouse says. Mr. Krouse is able to connect with his students due to the positive influences

he had in his own life. “I had several teachers in high school

that really inspired me, and a few different college professors that put me on this path,” Krouse explains. When he was in college, Mr. Krouse found his subject of inspiration. One class in particular piqued his interest, setting him on his future career.

“When I was an undergrad student, I took a few history courses related to sub-Saharan

Africa, and in learning about the foreign interventions that occurred during the Cold War on the African continent,” Mr. Krouse relates. Krouse ultimately decided on teaching high school for the lasting impact on students’ futures.

“The level of student engagement is higher [in high school]. I feel like I can help students reach certain career goals by pointing them in the right direction“ says Mr. Krouse. Even for those students that don’t enjoy history, Mr. Krouse works hard to engage all students.

“I think picking suitable materials that can reach my target audience, and doing my best to make it interesting for people that might not be interested in history. That’s one of my goals.”

~ By Owen Brown, Saxon Scope reporter

sports notes

CHANGES COMING IN 2025-26 TO ATHLETIC PHYSICALS AND ATHLETIC REGISTRATION

IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING SPORTS PHYSICALS

Legislation introduced in the Virginia General Assembly and recently signed into law will result in two significant changes to the athletic pre-participation examination (physical) requirements for FCPS student-athletes:

Beginning Jul 1, 2025, athletic physicals will be considered valid for a period of 14 months from the date the form is signed by the medical provider completing the exam. This is the date on page 3 of the VHSL Athletic Participation/Parent Consent/Physical Examination Form (the Jan 2021 form).

Beginning May 1, 2025, FCPS student-athletes are EXPECTED to have athletic physicals completed on the new VHSL Athletic Participation/Parental Consent/Evaluation Form (revised Apr 2025). Click here to download new VHSL physical form. ONLY SUBMIT PAGES 1,2, and 3.

Click here for background and scenarios

RSCHOOL REGISTRATION CHANGE

The current athletic registration platform (rSchools i.e. langleyathletics.org ) will be moving. All of the new sites are in the process of being created. Some important information for you while the process is finalized:

registration sites will NOT open on May 1 this year due to the creation of the new sites.
there will be a new site address, families will have to create new accounts, the registrations from the current registration system (langleyathletics.org) will not carry over at this time.
details will be sent out once everything is up and running to include instructions.

Please DO NOT register your athletes for the 25-26 season with your old langleyathletics accounts. New information will be sent out as soon as the site is live.

The latest information can be found here.

2025-2026 First Day of Fall SportsTryouts

Fall sports tryouts start Mon, Aug 4, except golf which starts on Mon, Jul 28

student opps

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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