message from the ptsa president
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Remember the famous joke,
“How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice!” The same can be said for preparing for standardized tests … a little practice can go along way towards getting kids the grades they want.
The Academic Boosters and PTSA have partnered to host a practice ACT test next month at Langley.
If November doesn’t work for you, watch for another practice test opportunity coming after the new year.
Check out all the details in the article below.
We wish all test-takers the best of luck!
~ Patty Burgess, PTSA President
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survey supports I-495 ramp closure
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The results of the
Langley PTSA traffic survey
are in!
A
majority of respondents
support
VDOT's pilot proposal to close the I-495N ramp at Georgetown Pike weekdays from 1-7pm.
VDOT and the county are considering this limited closure
to help address the afternoon traffic woes
in surrounding neighborhoods.
Want to know more?
Click
here
for a summary of the PTSA survey’s key findings. Thanks to all the families and teachers/staff who participated.
A second community meeting
coordinated by VDOT and Fairfax County about the proposal and other possible traffic remedies takes place
TONIGHT, Oct 18, 7 pm at McLean HS.
VDOT and county staff will give an update on input received since the first community meeting in early August, and will answer questions.
Come to the meeting to learn more about the options and to provide your input.
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Spirit week is next week, Oct 22-26!
The theme is
Haunted Homecoming: Till Death Do Us Party
, so
dress
the part!
Monday: Sleepy Hollow - Pajama Day
Tuesday: Hiding from the Monsters - Camo Out
Wednesday: Scare Cancer Away - Pink Out
Thurs: Red, White, and Boo - America Out
Fri: Spooky Saxons - Class T-shirt Day
Come out and cheer on the Saxons
against Herndon HS at the game on
Fri, Oct 26, 7 pm.
The dance is Sat, Oct 27, 8-10:30 pm in the Langley Gym.
Don’t forget tickets! They’re on sale this week during all lunch periods for $10; they are $15 next week and $20 at the door.
Bringing a guest from another school?
Fill out the guest
form
and present it when buying your guest’s ticket. Some parent volunteer slots for the dance are still available; sign up
here
.
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. . .
marijuana is both addictive and harmful to the human brain,
especially when used as an adolescent.
One in every six 16 year-olds
who try marijuana will become addicted to it.
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Sweets for the sweet!
Indulge your sweet tooth this
Sun, Oct 21
and help the
Langley Dance team!
To support their trip to Nationals this winter, the dance team will be selling delicious baked goods in front of the
McLean CVS and Great Falls CVS
this Sunday from
10 am-2pm. See you there!
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Show your Saxon pride with Langley license plate frames!
Proceeds go to the
Langley Choral Guild
. Final orders for frames will go in on
Wed, Oct 31
. You can
customize
your frames, for example indicating your student's graduation year, sport or club. Click
here
for an ordering form and info. Questions? Connect with
Sarah Kirk
at
skirkbtr@gmail.com
or 703-403-3072.
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Halloween is coming up
and students, teachers and staff love getting
Halloween candygrams
in school! The $3 chocolate and fruit candy treats will be delivered during first block on
Tues, Oct 30
. To send your treat, print out and mail the candygram form
here
(also found on the PTSA
website
). Thank you for supporting
ANGP 2019
! Questions? Email
Beth Harkaway
at
Bethkharkaway@gmail.com
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reflections deadline nov 2
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Do your student love dance, art, photography, music, video or writing?
If so, the
Reflections Art Contest
is a great venue for them! Click
here
for all the info.
This year's theme is
"Heroes Around Me."
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Calling all sophomores and juniors!
Mark your calendars for
Sat, Nov 10, 9 am-1 pm
. Langley is providing these students the opportunity to take a full-length,
practice ACT
in a
simulated test environment
at LHS, complete with a score report afterwards. The event is sponsored by
Langley’s Academic Boosters
and
PTSA
in conjunction with
Educational Connections, Inc.
Space is limited
, so click
here
to register now!
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lhs hosts students from seoul
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Thirty-five students from the Gyeonggi Academy
of Foreign Languages in Seoul, South Korea
visited Langley
last Thursday as part of the Academy’s annual Global Vision Trip. The visitors were
paired with Langley sophomores
and followed their hosts’ schedules for the day. Both hosts and visitors greatly enjoyed the opportunity to share their educational experiences and exchange ideas.
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Congratulations, parents of seniors, on making it this far!
Commemorate your senior’s Langley career with a
quarter or half-page yearbook ad in the 2019
Shire
.
Your senior would love to see a couple favorite photos and inspirational quotes.
To submit an ad, click
here
and enter Langley’s order number (4159).
Deadline is Nov 21
, but please help our Shire Yearbook staff by
submitting them early.
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Pick up class t-shirts and senior swag orders
during lunch next week, and don’t forget to wear your t-shirt on
Fri, Oct 26
. It’s pep rally and senior picnic day, and we’ll take the
senior panoramic photo
. Order forms for the pano photo will be out next week, or stop by the main office for one.
Plan to
submit your photos
of Spirit Week and Homecoming fun for our
senior graduation montage.
Have those juniors step aside and include only seniors in the shots. Click
here
to submit to the senior photo Dropbox file.
Make sure to choose your senior portrait
yearbook pose
by
Fri, Nov 9
. After that, the company lab’s default choice will be published in the Shire.
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Thanks for paying class dues
and pre-ordering class t-shirts for Spirit Week.
Stop by the Cafeteria during lunch
next Tuesday through Thursday for your t-shirt. Extras of all sizes were ordered, so if you didn’t already pay, come with a
$35
check and this form. After Thursdsay,
remaining t-shirts
will be available from
Ms. Baker
in
Room 2506
. Wear your class t-shirt next Friday
!
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Get your class t-shirts
during
lunch
next week, and bring an extra
$5 for a pair of Saxon sunglasses
. If you haven’t paid the sophomore class dues, fill out this
form
and bring $35 cash or check and purchase one of the extra t-shirts. T-shirt sizes are first come, first served while they last for those who didn’t pay class dues by Oct 1.
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Follow the older classes
to the Cafeteria next week to
pick up your class t-shirt
! Don’t forget to wear it next Friday.
The
Freshman Class Parent Forum
also is next week,
Thur, Oct 25, 9:30-11 am
, in the LHS Lecture Hall. Hannah Wolff, Career and College Counselor, and Betsy Shomaker, Department of Student Services, will give a presentation on
Naviance
.
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are you on the list?
Our PTSA membership is
growing
, and we want you with us!
Membership is a click away.
In a minute or less, you can
support all the programs
of the PTSA:
technology, teacher appreciation, classroom teaching tools, fine arts and much more.
If you're not sure if you're a member, click
here
for the list.
If you're not there, join today using this
link
.
Another perk of PTSA membership is that
YOU
could win! Join now to be eligible for our upcoming drawing for
Langley spirit wear.
Stay tuned, as details will follow soon.
Thanks for your support!
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service learning and community opportunities
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5K for Mental Health
Turner Farm Park
925 Springvale Road, Great Falls
Sat, Oct 20, 9-11 am
The Becky Love Foundation
, a
family charity in Great Falls
, is hosting a 1k and 5k run to promote awareness for mental health and support bereavement camps for kids who have lost a loved one. Click
here
to register.
We hope our friends from the Langley community can join us
!
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Drug Take-Back Day
McLean District Police Station
1437 Balls Hill Rd, McLean
Sat, Oct 27, 10 am-2 pm
Save the bay on drug take-back day!
Properly disposing of unused or expired drugs
in household cabinets can
stop misuse
, accidental poisonings and also
protects the Chesapeake Bay
. To help, Fairfax County sponsors semi-annual drug take-back days. For more info, click
here
.
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Rise Against Hunger McLean
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
1545 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean
Sat, Nov 3
Please register for our next meal packaging event! The goal is
300,000 meals
. Come see how good it feels to help this cause-- we’ll need
1000+ volunteers over the course of 3 shifts
:
Shift 1: 8am – 10:30am
-- sets the tone for the day
Shift 2: 11am – 1:30pm
-- packages the greatest number of meals
Shift 3: 2pm – 4:30pm
-- finishes the meal packaging and help clean up
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Questions about the FCPS service learning system,
x2vol
? Need help setting up an account, finding opportunities, or logging hours? Click
here
for step-by-step instructions.
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Oct 25: Freshman Parent Coffee, 9:30 am
Oct 26: Homecoming Football Game
Oct 27: Homecoming Dance
Oct 30: Orchestra Concert
Nov 2: End of 1st Quarter
Nov 3:
It’s Academic
Team, NBC Channel 4, 10:30 am
Nov 5-6: No School for Students (Teacher Work Days)
Nov 7: National Honor Society Inductions
Nov 10: ACT Practice Test (Optional)
Nov 12: Meet the Coach Night
Nov 13: Band Concert
Nov 14: Principal Coffee/PTSA General Membership Meeting, 9:30 am
Nov 15: Sophomore Class Dinner
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Langley PTSA Communications Committee:
Stephanie Maxwell, Helen Miller, Jane Riddle, Anne Whipple
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The PTSA eNews is published by volunteers who present only news that pertains to FCPS, LHS & PTSA. Any opinions expressed therein are those of the submitter & not necessarily those of FCPS, LHS or PTSA.
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