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langley eNews

August 26, 2021

from the ptsa president

Welcome, Saxon families! I hope everyone is having an enjoyable first week of school. What have been the highlights? Seeing familiar faces (if partially hidden by face masks)? Meeting new classmates and making new friends? Interacting with teachers in person? Eating lunch in the Langley Courtyard under the green umbrellas? Attending after-school practices and activities? Getting caught in Georgetown Pike traffic? I am pretty sure that last one didn’t make the list! No matter what aspect of returning to school your teen enjoyed most, it can’t be denied that there is a certain excitement in the air as the building is once again filled with students.

On the first day of school, students enjoyed eating and socializing under large green umbrellas in Langley's main courtyard, which provided welcome shade on the hot and sunny August day. The PTSA recently purchased the umbrellas, made possible by generous donations from parents and community members.

Thank you to the PTSA Family Network Committee, along with Langley administrators and class parents, who welcomed freshman and transfer families with an orientation designed to ease their transition into LHS. One of their resources was the Class of 2025 Parent Start-Up Guide, also posted on the Class of 2025 webpage. While some information is specific to freshmen, this list of important dates, contact information, website links and “must do’s” is useful for all Langley parents. I encourage you to check it out, even if you're not new to LHS.

Although it's still August, fall sports are in full swing! Fill the stands at Langley on Friday night to cheer on our JV and varsity field hockey teams or drive over to Yorktown HS to support our varsity football team in their first away game of the season. Looking for more details about these games or other LHS sports teams and events? Visit the Langley Athletics website. Go Saxons!

~ Clare Bradshaw, PTSA President

back-to-school packets

Back-to-School packets are only available online. Take a moment to browse the back-to-school materials here.

You’ll find useful information from several LHS clubs, organizations, booster clubs, class parents and the PTSA.

all those 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.

Note that Emergency Care and Health Info forms are due Sept 2. Print out the Green/Gold schedule here for a handy reference throughout the year.

marching saxons

Langley’s Marching Saxons spent the first weeks in August in marching band camp learning their new show, Looking Back, Moving Forward. Last Friday, they previewed the entire show for family members. Come catch a performance at one of our Langley home football games! The Marching Saxons perform during halftimes, and the pep band always amps up the atmosphere throughout the games. Home games this year are on Sept 17, Sept 24, Oct 15, Oct 29 and Nov 5.

Join the Langley PTSA

Your membership and donation dollars provide many items that the FCPS budget cannot furnish, including substance abuse prevention programs, continuing education programs for teachers, staff appreciation events, supplemental materials, and cutting-edge equipment and technology that wouldn’t otherwise be possible, and much more.

Click here to donate and/or become a member of the PTSA. Membership needs to be renewed annually, and PTSA dues are separate from class dues. Thanks for your support!

link your grocery card

Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to LHS for the 2021-22 school year and earn money for Langley! 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 to register your card—or let us handle it for you by clicking here. Thanks for supporting Langley!

mock sat/act

Attention sophomores, juniors and seniors! Are you undecided as to which college entrance exam to take? Seniors, do you want one last chance to practice before the October SAT date?

Princeton Review is hosting a virtual SAT or ACT mock test on Sat, Sept 18. The mock test is $25. Click here to register by Mon, Sept 13.

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.

new family network

Is your family new to Langley? Did you relocate from another FCPS pyramid, county, state or country? To help new families connect, the New Family Network hosts several events throughout the year. Save the dates! Sept 9 at 9:30 am is our first forum and Sept 24 at 6 pm is our first social.

Click here or email LHSNewFamilyNetwork@gmail.com to learn more. Click here to sign up to receive our communications. Welcome to Langley High School!

reflections contest

Start off the new school year by tapping into your artistic side. Enter the National PTA's Reflections contest this Fall. Choose a category, follow A Quick Guide - Reflections 2021, and let your imagination run wild. This year’s theme, “I Will Change the World by…” can take you anywhere. Take some time for yourself and create something new! Questions? Email langleyreflections@gmail.com.

yard signs

Yard signs for fall sports are available! Support your fall-season athlete and Langley Athletic Boosters. The newly designed, colorful signs are durable and look great both indoors and out. Don't wait! They are $40 now and prices go up Aug 27 to $45! Click here to order.

sports notes

sports registration: Is your student interested in participating in sports this school year? If so, complete the following before trying out for a team:

Register at FCPS's new athlete registration website. Registration must be done each year for each athlete. If you registered last year, you need to re-register this year. Click here to register.
Complete a physical after May 1, 2021, on the official VHSL physical examination form. Send the completed VHSL form to langleyathletics@fcps.edu.
Check each respective team's site on the Langley Athletics website for tryout information.

crew state championship: Langley’s 2020-21 Crew Team had an amazing rowing season — 4 out of 10 boats medaled and 9 boats advanced to Finals. Langley Crew took one -1st place and three - 3rd place State medal championships! Race results and drone recording can be accessed here. Read more about the Langley Crew team and our championship 2021 season in the Great Falls/McLean Connection here. Congrats to all our athletes!

Womens First 4, 3rd Place State Championships. C: Emma White 4: Caroline Hanlon 3: Gemma DiRienzo 2: Jacqueline Vargas 1: Rebeca Lacy

Womens Junior 4, 1st Place State Championships. C: Moushica Rangareddy 4: Anjali Fedewa 3: Ella Fedewa 2: Hannah Smouse 1: Suzanne Monteleone

Womens Second 4, 3rd Place State Championships. C: Zoe Wang 4: Delaney Newman 3: Ulaina Ahn 2: Lydia Conner 1: Paige Graves

Mens Junior 8, 3rd Place State Championships. C: Soames Rummler 8: William Trosch 7: Hyunseung Moon 6: Benton Lake 5: Tyler Abele 4: William Navas 3: Riley Luce 2: Nicolas Kristensen 1: Ryder Greeneltch

crew open house: Interested in joining our champion crew team? The Langley Crew Booster Club is holding an Open House on Sept 11 from 10:30 am – 1:30 pm! Join us at our boathouse at Sandy Run Park, 10450 Van Thompson Rd, Fairfax Station, VA 22039.

Learn more about Langley Crew, the program and what it takes to row with the champions. Tour our boathouse, meet the coaches, enjoy refreshments and chat with varsity athletes and their parents!

row with the champions: Crew is holding a learn to row program this fall for students in grade 8 and up! Sessions will be on Saturdays from Sept 11 – Oct 30. No experience necessary. To learn more, view the Learn to Row flyer here. Questions? Email langleyrowing@gmail.com.

class notes

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

senior night: The senior class fundraising dinner is Wed, Sept 1, in conjunction with the Student Services Senior Night. Dinner will be held outdoors rain or shine at 5-5:45 pm at the Outdoor Amphitheater in front of the school (by the library), with food provided by Café Rio. Dinner is $20 and payments are through MySchoolBucks. Family members are invited to attend! To guarantee a meal for your student and any additional family members, pay by Sun, Aug 29. Only a small number of walk-ins can be accommodated at the door. As this is a class fundraiser, no refunds will be given.

The Senior Night program begins at 6 pm. Parents will gather in the auditorium for a session hosted by Student Services, while students will attend sessions in break-out rooms around the school (masks required for all). The parent presentation will be recorded and released the following day via Schoology.

fees and tees: The senior class Student Activity Fee of $35 is now available to pay in MySchoolBucks. The fee covers activities that class officers have planned in addition to the homecoming t-shirt. To ensure your student’s shirt size, pay by Sun, Sept 20. Note that there will most likely be additional fees for graduation, prom and all night grad party (ANGP) later in the year.

photos, photos, photos: The senior slideshow is traditionally played at the Senior Breakfast/Awards Ceremony. Due to the pandemic, we are seriously behind in collecting photos – so please submit all photos that you have now or take over this year – “First Day of Senior Year,” distance learning/mask photos from last year, and freshman/sophomore pics, too! Please submit your photos directly here or send to langley2022.photos@gmail.com. Try to submit group photos including only students from Langley’s Class of 2022 (but we are going to be flexible this year, so don’t stress about this). Questions? Contact Melissa Schwartz at mcschwartz@hotmail.com.

Welcome back to school! Junior year is an eventful time. Remember to pay the $35 junior class activity fee in MySchoolBucks no later than Fri, Sept 3. Don’t forget to select your child’s t-shirt size! Students will wear their class t-shirts during Homecoming week!

Welcome back, sophomores! For many of you, this may your first time in the building as well. Our sophomore class activity fee of $35 is due by Fri, Sept 3. You should pay through MySchoolBucks and remember to indicate your student’s t-shirt size!

Welcome to Langley! A few reminders:

Freshman parents, make sure you’re connected to the Class of 2025 via our webpage and subscribe to our class email distro group here.

Pay the $35 class activity fee by Sept 10 so your child will have a class t-shirt to wear on Oct 15 for Spirit Week! Go to MySchoolBucks to pay (in the “School Store” area).

Mark your calendars for our Freshman Class Dinner on Wed, Sept 22, 5:30 - 7:30pm (Outdoors at Langley). More details coming soon!

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