The start of each school year brings with it the wonderful opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. Last week, I had the pleasure of connecting for the first time with new members of the Langley community at the New Family Forum/Q&A hosted by the PTSA New Family Committee. Principal Greer and Director of Student Services Braden Peterson did a wonderful job answering questions regarding all things Langley.
Whether you are returning to Langley or are new to our community, I encourage you to take advantage of the many opportunities that the PTSA, Guilds, Boosters, and other school organizations provide to connect with your family’s Langley community. There are many ways to get involved, such as helping with class forums, managing concessions, or chaperoning a school dance (Homecoming is Sept 10!).
If you have not yet joined the PTSA, please consider doing so here. The PTSA's mission is to make every student's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all students. The PTSA is for all Langley parents, teachers, and students.
Another way to support our mission is to increase the funding available to Langley students and staff through Affiliated Fundraising. Learn more on the Support Us page on the PTSA website. Click here to link your Harris Teeter card (this needs to be done each school year) and here to set Langley HS PTSA as your charity for your AmazonSmile account. All donations support teacher development, guest speakers, service learning, performing and fine arts and more. Thank you for your support!
~ Jamie H. Loving, PTSA President
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Spirit Week and Homecoming are this coming week, Sept 6-10! The Student Government Association and Class Officers plan daily spirit activities throughout the week, culminating in the Homecoming Game on Sept 9 and the Homecoming Dance on Sept 10.
Get your ticket now for HoCo 2022! The dance is on Sat, Sept 10, 8 - 10:30 pm, in Langley Hall and the Courtyard. Tickets are $20 per student and may be purchased through MySchoolBucks until Fri, Sept 9.
If your student would like to bring a guest who is not enrolled at Langley, they must submit a completed guest form to Mrs. Hamilton or Mrs. Conrad, via their mailboxes in the main office. The form is in the MySchoolBucks link.
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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.
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return to school forms: The LHS Return to School webpage is your one-stop site for info on required and optional forms, Schoology, the bell schedule and more.
digital resources: Parents, please complete the Digital Resources Parent Consent form. LHS teachers use numerous digital resources in class and for homework, and parental consent is required for students to use them. Review the Langley list of digital resources requiring parental consent at this link and complete the consent form here. More info about approved digital resources can be found on the FCPS website.
bell schedule and calendar: See the bell schedule here and print out the Green/Gold schedule here for a handy reference throughout the year.
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conversation with dr. reid |
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Save the date! Langley pyramid parents, students and other stakeholders will have the opportunity to meet with new FCPS Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid in person at Langley on Wed, Oct 26, 6:30-7:30 pm. It’s part of her Superintendent Community Conversations series of meetings with all of the school pyramids. Click here for more info and to register.
If you are unable to attend the Langley pyramid event, FCPS encourages you to attend another pyramid's event at your convenience. See the full list of Community Conversations events here.
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don’t delay, join your ptsa! |
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Check off another "to do"...
click below to become a member and donate to the PTSA.
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Your annual membership and donation dollars enable the PTSA to help support and enrich the student experience at Langley and to provide many items and opportunities for our students that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. Thanks for your support!
Note: Membership needs to be renewed annually, and PTSA dues are separate from class activity fees.
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Join us for a New Family Social on Sept 9 from 5:30-7 pm in the Amphitheater, just before the Homecoming football game. If you’re able to make it, please RSVP to LHSNewFamilyNetwork@gmail.com.
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Juniors and seniors with a 3.5 weighted grade point average or above are invited to apply to the National Honor Society. The app is posted on the NHS Applicants Schoology Course page, along with all the specifics related to the requirements. Students can access the NHS Schoology Course by using the code 7PB6-5SZK-W6PH9. Applications are due no later than Oct 2. Seniors who were inducted last year do not need to re-apply. Questions? Email Melinda Conner at mbconner@fcps.edu or Kat Stankiewicz at kastankiewic@fcps.edu.
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link your grocery card and amazon smile accounts |
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Support Langley’s PTSA throughout the year through these partner programs.
Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to LHS for the 2022-23 school year! Harris Teeter’s “Together in Education” program is an easy way to raise funds to support Langley students and staff, but you must re-register your VIC card each academic year. Click here and let us handle registering your card!
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Shop with AmazonSmile! Click here and choose to support “Langley High PTSA”. You can also get the app to shop AmazonSmile from your phone or tablet.
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Attention Langley students! Are you undecided as to which college entrance exam to take? Would you like to practice before the upcoming Oct 12 school test date?
Princeton Review is hosting a virtual PSAT, SAT or ACT mock test on Sat, Sept 17. The mock test is $25 and will serve as a fundraiser for Langley HS PTSA. Click here to register by Wed, Sept 14.
You’ll receive an email with a Zoom link and other info by Friday prior to the exam. Afterwards, you'll receive a comprehensive score report detailing your strengths and weaknesses.
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Start off the new school year by tapping into your artistic side! Enter the National PTA’s annual Reflections contest this fall. Follow this link to A Quick Guide - Reflections 2022, choose a category and let your imagination run wild. This year’s theme, “Show Your Voice!” can take you anywhere. Take some time for yourself and create something new!
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Help landscape the last of Langley's three courtyards and donate a leaf for Langley's Legacy Tree!
By donating a leaf (copper $50, silver $100, gold $200) or bird or acorn ($500), you're helping to complete the courtyard renovation and "grow" the Legacy Tree – a beautiful wall sculpture across from the Main Office in Langley's Lobby. You choose the engraved message! The Legacy Tree is a permanent, prominent record of courtyard contributors and a lasting legacy for Langley and your family. Leaves also make great tributes to teachers, friends, pets, coaches, and grads!
Thanks to the 600 generous Langley families and local organizations who've already donated a leaf, bird, or acorn.
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Saxons Go Green is a student-led organization at Langley High School which promotes environmental activism among the student body through activities such as raising awareness, hosting cleanups and promulgating sustainable habits. Two weeks ago, its club's officers hosted a reusable bag handout at Great Falls Village to help reduce plastic pollution.
The club obtained the reusable bags through our partnership with Clean Fairfax, a local non-profit. Last winter, Saxons Go Green hosted a bake sale and raised over $450. Clean Fairfax then matched the donation and created 500+ specially designed reusable grocery bags. Saxons Go Green continues to make an impact in the Langley community and is even looking to make change on a county wide level.
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Saxons Go Green officers pictured l-r: Sylvia Cheng, Holyn Macleod, Jordan West, Mei Torrey and Anna Speidel.
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Look for us during Club Day on Fri, Sept 23! Join us in Schoology (code 8N96-QG2M-ZGKFH under groups) and follow us on Instagram (@langleysgg). Interested in a reusable bag? We have a few left in inventory. Email saxonsgogreen@gmail.com for one or for more info.
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history and social studies standards |
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VDOE is conducting a periodic review of current History and Social Science Standards of Learning (SOLs). This process began in 2020 and completion is expected by Nov 2022. The public is invited to review and provide feedback on the proposed SOLs by Sun, Sept 25.
FCPS encourages families, students, staff, and community members to provide feedback to VDOE and participate in district discussions and feedback opportunities. Click here to learn more and offer public comment on the VDOE website.
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Lauren Lipton is one of Langley’s new counselors on the expanded counseling team and is excited to join the Saxons for the 2022-2023 school year! Mrs. Lipton hails from South Florida and received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Florida and a Master of Education in School Counseling from Florida Atlantic University. She always wanted to be in a school, working with young people, and her interest in school counseling developed during her undergrad years when she became close with her advisor.
Mrs. Lipton moved to Northern Virginia seeking a new environment, a change of scenery and faster pace of life. This is Mrs. Lipton’s 12th year as a school counselor in FCPS and her first year at Langley. She was previously an elementary school counselor for 11 years at Louise Archer ES, which she describes as a wonderful place to work. While she’s only been at Langley a few weeks, Mrs. Lipton loves meeting with students and getting to know their unique stories. Working on a team of eight counselors is a new experience for her, but she enjoys the collaborative environment.
Expanding the counseling staff to eight this year allows counselors more time to work with each student, although it necessarily shifted some of the alpha groups. Mrs. Lipton supports students with last names Leg-Myu. Her counseling philosophy is based on creating meaningful connections with students and staff so they feel a deep sense of belonging at school. She looks forward to supporting students through their high school experience and planning for life after high school.
Outside of school, Mrs. Lipton enjoys Crossfit and yoga, and she has a photography business as a hobby. She describes herself as a beach bum at heart and her favorite place in Virginia is Smith Mountain Lake. Stop by Student Services and say hello!
~ Saxon Scope Reporter
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register your athlete: If your child is interested in participating in sports for the 2022-2023 school year the following must be completed prior to trying out for a team:
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Each athlete must register on the FCPS Athlete Registration website. Registration must be done each year. If you registered for the 2021-2022 school year, you need to re-register for the 2022-2023 school year. Click here to register your child.
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A physical completed after May 1, 2022. The physical must be done on the official VHSL form that can be found here. Send completed VHSL forms to langleyathletics@fcps.edu.
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Check each respective team's site on the Langley Sports website for tryout info.
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football: Last Friday, the Saxons triumphed over the Yorktown Patriots, 34-28. The team gave a strong performance in their first game and recovered an onside kick in a nailbiter finish! Remaining home games this year are: Sept 2, Sept 9, Oct 7, and Oct 21. On Nov 4 Langley takes on McLean at McLean HS.
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baseball: Students, are you interested in baseball? A Baseball Interest Meeting is this Wed, Sept 7, 3:05–3:25 pm in the Lecture Hall. If you can’t attend please email Coach Sronce at JWSronce@fcps.edu.
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softball: Langley Softball team interest meeting is Sept 15 at 3:30 pm, room 1420.
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crew: Join Langley’s award-winning Crew Team for an Open House Sat, Sept 10, 10 am–1 pm at Sandy Run Park, 10450 Van Thompson Rd, Fairfax Station. Tour our boathouse, meet the coaches, and chat with varsity rowers and parents. Learn about Langley Crew’s program, the Learn to Row program and what it takes to row with the champions. View the flyer here.
Langley Crew’s Learn to Row program begins Sept 10 and runs through Oct 29! Learn to Row is open to students in the Langley pyramid, grades 8 and up. Classes take place Saturdays. No previous rowing experience necessary. Learn the basics of rowing, from language and handling equipment to performing rowing drills and rowing all eight. Check out the flyer or go to www.langleycrew.com.
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yard signs: Yard Signs for Fall Sports are currently for sale! Get a yard sign to support your athlete and the Langley Athletic Boosters. These durable signs not only look great but they can be used both indoors and out. Find the link to order on the Boosters website. Don't wait! The deadline to order is Sept 6.
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Jen Zamzow, PhD, LMHC writes in Psychology Today, “Is your teen preoccupied with fears that lead to sleep problems, increased irritability, or disruptions to everyday life? If so, they may be suffering from anxiety.” Here are 3 ways parents can help teens manage their anxiety.
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Read below for class news. Click the green class buttons to go to each class's webpage.
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class activity fee: The $35 fee, payable in MySchoolBucks, covers the cost of Spirit Week activities planned by the student class officers, senior t-shirt, and class treat days and picnics. Due to the early Homecoming date, it is not possible to get HoCo t-shirts. We have arranged for Class Spirit t-shirts to be handed out in October, date TBD. The new fee pay by date is Oct 2. No t-shirt orders will be taken after this date. Note: there will be additional fees for graduation later in the year.
Seniors will wear black out t-shirt (in place of HoCo t-shirt) on Fri, Sept 9 for Senior Picnic and Class Photo.
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homecoming update: Get your ticket now for HoCo 2022! The dance is on Sat, Sept 10, 8 - 10:30 pm, in Langley Hall and the Courtyard. Tickets may be purchased via MySchoolBucks for $20 per student. Note that if your student would like to bring a guest who is not enrolled at Langley, they must submit a completed guest form to Mrs. Hamilton or Mrs. Conrad, via their mailboxes in the main office. The form is contained in the MySchoolBucks link. Ticket sales close on Sept 9.
activity fees: Thank you to all who have paid your student’s class activity fee to date. The fee helps to cover Homecoming spirit week activities, treat days, and a spirit wear t-shirt. Due to the early date of Homecoming game and dance this year, Sept 9 and 10 respectively, t-shirts will be distributed in October in time for the Langley vs. McLean crosstown rivalry football game. The design of the t-shirt will be such that it can be worn throughout the year for any LHS vs MHS event! Shirts will be ordered on Oct 2, after which no additional orders will be taken. Don’t miss out! Find a link to the 2024 Activities Fee button on MySchoolBucks.
parent coffee and forum: Save the date and join other parents of juniors at a class coffee and forum on Sept 30, 9-10 am! Our class AP will be on hand to take questions during a Q&A session. Look for a form mid-month to submit questions in advance. See you there!
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Parents, thank you to those who have already paid the sophomore class activity fee! The pay-by date for the class activity fee is now Oct 2 to select your student’s preferred t-shirt size. T-shirts will be distributed in October prior to the rival Langley vs. McLean football game on Nov 4. No additional t-shirt orders will be taken after Oct 2!
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Freshman parents, mark your calendars for our first class dinner for students and their families on Thurs, Sept 29. Our first Class of 2026 Parent Coffee will be held on Sept 21 or 22. Details to follow on both.
Also, remember to pay Freshman Class Activity Fee in MySchoolBucks. The new due date is Oct 2 to ensure that your Freshman gets a class t-shirt (in his/her size). Annual class activity fees are used to purchase class t-shirts, fund class activities, and start building to fund prom and other big class events.
Visit the Class of 2026 page on the Langley PTSA website to sign-up for Class of 2026 Parent Emails and to join the Langley High School Class of 2026 Parents group on Facebook.
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Spring Hill ES (8201 Lewinsville Rd) is hosting its 7th annual Back-to-School Block Party on Fri, Sept 16 from 5:30-7:30 pm. This community-building event brings together Spring Hill families for a night of food, music and games. High school and adult volunteers are needed to help set up tables and chairs, serve food and clean up.
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Rise Against Hunger McLean
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
1545 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean
Sat, Nov 5
Registration is open for the next meal packaging event. The goal is 200,000 meals, which will bring us close to 3 ¼ million meals since 2010!
Come see how good it feels to help this cause! There will be three 2 ½ hour meal packaging shifts beginning at 8 am, 11 am and 2 pm. We’ll need many, many student and parent volunteers to reach our goal.
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The Langley eNews is your source for news, upcoming events and activities at LHS. Please forward this edition to anyone you think may be interested in signing up to receive the eNews.
We welcome your news submissions! Send articles or announcements (up to about 150 words) along with any photos or links by noon on Tuesdays to enewslangley@gmail.com for publication on Thursdays.
All news should pertain to students and LHS, FCPS or PTSA. The eNews staff edits submissions for style and length. No business advertisements. Detailed guidelines are here.
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Sept 2: No School
Sept 5: No School
Sept 6-9: Spirit Week
Sept 9: New Family Social, 5:30-7 pm, Amphitheater
Sept 9: Homecoming Football Game
Sep 10: Homecoming Dance, 8:30 pm
Sept 14: Back to School Night, 6-8:30 pm
Sept 23: Club Day
Sept 28: PTSA General Membership Meeting, 9:30 am, Lecture Hall
Oct 26: Community Conversation with Dr. Reid, 6:30 pm, Langley HS
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Join the LHS PTSA! Click Here.
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LHS PTSA eNews Editors
Gary Coetzee, Julianne Kass, Niki Mallick, and Helen Miller
Stephanie Maxwell (Technical Advisor)
Amy P
The Langley eNews is published by PTSA volunteers and includes news that pertains to LHS, PTSA and FCPS.
Any opinions expressed herein are those of the submitter and not necessarily those of LHS, PTSA or FCPS.
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