In the midst of tragedy, the Saxon community supports each other and stands together. Saxon Family. Saxon Strong. 

1. Fall Appreciation Lunch is tomorrow. Please consider volunteering or supplying a dessert. Our Langley teachers and staff have continued to go above and beyond to support and inspire our students. This is a great way to show them how much the Langley parents appreciate them! Sign up here to volunteer and here to bring deserts.  

2. Join us for conversation with school psychologist Anna Brown on Tues, Nov 19, to discuss the book What Do You Say? How to Talk with Kids, to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance and a Happy Home. No need to have read the book to join the discussion! See details below.

3. Encourage your student to join us for the second annual Langley Trivia Tournament! We're in need of parent volunteers to make this program a success. Click here to volunteer.  

senior swag distro: The official distribution period is over, so contact langley2025@gmail.com to arrange pickup.

Mark your calendars for our next meeting - Tues, Nov 12 in the Langley Lecture Hall. We will start with coffee at 8:30 am and our presentation "Navigating Naviance" will start at 9 am. LHS College and Career Counselor Karen Burke will be joining us to help Junior parents figure out how to get the most out of the Naviance tool available to us and our students. Questions? Email Melissa Schwartz, Class of 2026 Lead Parent, at mcschwartz@hotmail.com.

Treat day volunteers needed. Thanks to those who paid their Class of 2027 activity fee, there will be a Sophomore Class Treat Day on Mon, Oct 28. Sign up here to assist with pick-up and classroom delivery.

Upload photos today! Class of 2028 pictures can be submitted beginning now for our class’s end-of-senior-year celebrations. Do not wait for 4 years and then have to hunt them down, submit them now. Submit photos to Classof2028@gmail.com.

The LHS PTSA Hospitality Committee is seeking volunteers for the upcoming Fall Luncheon on Thurs, Oct 24 and Fri, Oct 25. Sign up to be an event volunteer or baker. We are excited to host our first staff event of the school year!

Do you have what it takes to be the ultimate Saxon trivia champion? Then come to Langley Trivia – a free, fun competition after school on Wed, Nov 6, from 3-4:30 pm in the Cafeteria. There will be food, music and cool prizes. You can compete for prizes and bragging rights. Students must register here to participate.

Don't wait too long! Registration will close once we reach 200 registrations. Tell your friends to come too!

Parents, we need volunteers to set up, check-in and distribute food to students during the event. This is an easy lift! Sign up here.

Save the Date! The Langley HS Chorus is preparing for its annual Renaissance Feaste on Dec 6 and 7 at 7 pm in Langley Hall. Mark your calendars for an evening of music, dinner and merriment!

Dinner seats include grilled chicken with mashed potatoes and sage-drawn butter, harvest vegetables, salad with a simple lemon dressing, cornbread and pumpkin Bundt cakes for $38 per person. Vegetarian and gluten free options are also available. Stadium style seating on the steps of Langley Hall (does not include dinner) are back this year for $10 a person. Tickets sales launch to the general public on Mon, Oct 28. Click here to get your tickets! 

Beauty and the Beast: Saxon Stage is excited to present the musical Beauty and the Beast this fall in November! This is right before Disney puts this show back in the vault and no one can perform it after December.

Show Dates and Times: Nov 14–16, 7pm; Nov 16, 2 pm; Nov 17, 2:30 pm

Tickets go on sale now through Etix. Prices are: Adults - $18, Students - $12, Children (8 and under) - $10, Alumni - $8 and Senior Citizens - $6.

We are excited for everyone to attend as there are 128 students involved in this production. You can always find this info and more at saxonstage.com.

halloween treat bags: All Night Grad Party (ANGP) is selling Halloween Candy bags this year! Bags will be distributed on Tues, Oct 29 and Wed, Oct 30 in the Cafeteria during lunch. Order here.

wreaths across america: We are proud to partner with Wreaths Across America for an event that honors our nation's veterans while raising much-needed funds for the graduation night party. The event is National Wreaths Across America Day, and for every $17 wreath sponsorship made here the ANGP receives $5.

Sponsoring a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery is a personal gift of gratitude for a veteran, and it takes just five minutes. Your sponsorship ensures a wreath will be placed at a grave site on National Wreaths Across America Day in December and supports our seniors at the same time!

Hello parents! A to Z Connect manages our private student directory for the exclusive use of Langley High School students, parents and staff. The information that the county is legally allowed to provide to us is limited. You need to login to your A to Z account and confirm what information you would like to be available in the school directory. This is not shared publicly, it's a resource for students, parents and staff.

Do not delay and update your information now. It will only take a few seconds.

The Saxon Scope – Langley’s student-run, State-Championship-award winning news magazine – would appreciate your support. 

You can go to MySchoolBucks, search for Saxon Scope, and either donate or request a subscription.

Can you spare two hours to talk to Langley students about your career? Our annual Career Connections is on Thurs, Nov 21 from 9:30-11:30 am. This is a great event for students to hear from seasoned professionals about their career path and advice for high school students. Sometimes that advice is simply not to worry about a specific course! We are in need of several parents or community members to make this event a success. Complete the registration form or contact us with any questions at langleycareerconnection@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Join LHS Psychologist Anna Brown for an engaging parent conversation on communicating with your student. We will be referring to Ned Johnson's book, What Do You Say? How to Talk with Kids, to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance and a Happy Home. Mark your calendar for Tues, Nov 19 at 9:30 am in the Lecture Hall.

RSVP to LHS Family Liaison Julie Zimmerman Hohl at jbzimmerman@fcps.edu if you are able to attend.

See below for an opportunity to hear from Ned on Wed, Nov 20.

Saxons! Be inspired by this year’s theme “Accepting Imperfection”! Why and How is imperfection accepted? What is considered as imperfection or perfection from your perspective?

Unleash your creative potential and compete at school, regional, state and national level. Explore, create and submit your Original work of Art until Nov 15. Choose one or more categories from Visual Arts, Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Photography, Musical Composition, Special Arts.

For inspiration, visit here to watch the Reflections videos and virtual exhibits.or email Langleyreflections@gmail.com.

FCPS is adopting Social Studies Basal Resources for the 2025-26 school year. Basal resources are the primary resources used to support instruction in a given subject. Public review of the instructional materials under consideration — which is part of the process for selecting new resources — is underway. Visit the Community Review webpage for more information on how to view the materials online or in person (Pimmit Hills Center, Room 207, 7510 Lisle Avenue, Falls Church) through Oct 2024. 

The PTSA and Leadership hosted a Family Tailgate before the Saxons football game on Fri, Oct 18! The crowd was Pinked Out and the Virginia Cancer Specialists were on hand with treats and giveaways, as well as a display of information about breast cancer to educate attendees about prevention and early detection. Thank you to the many parent and student volunteers who made this a success!

winter sports tryouts: Winter 2024-25 sports tryouts begin on Mon, Nov 11. If your child is interested in participating in winter sports, the following must be completed prior to trying out for a team:

• Register your athlete on the FCPS Athlete Registration website. Registration must be done each year. Click here to register your child. 
• Complete a physical after May 1, 2024. The physical must be done on the official VHSL form that can be found here. Send completed VHSL forms to langleyathletics@fcps.edu. 
• Check each respective team's site on the Langley Sports website for tryout info.

governor's schools: Attention sophomores and juniors, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) offers the opportunity for 10th and 11th grade students to attend summer residential Governor’s schools in Academics and Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). These selective programs are aimed at those looking for a challenging and rewarding summer experience in visual/performing arts, humanities, agriculture, engineering, math/science/tech or health/medicine.

Students accepted into one of the programs live in residence halls in one of the VA state colleges for four weeks in Jun-Jul. To learn more about these opportunities and the application process, visit the VDOE website. 

Interested in applying? You must complete the interest form by Wed, Nov 6. No exceptions! Late interest forms are not accepted and applications cannot move forward without an interest form. Note: Use a personal email address when completing the interest form, not an fcpsschools.net email address.

Academic Interest form

Visual and Performing Arts Interest form

Complete the application for the specific program you wish to apply to and return to your school counselor. Academic applications are due Dec 13 and VPA applications are due on Jan 31, 2025.

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.

The Safe Community Coalition (SCC) is pleased to welcome back Ned Johnson, best-selling co-author of The Self-Driven Child. Join us Wed, Nov 20 at 7 pm at the McLean Community Center when Ned will discuss his latest book Calm Amid the Chaos: Being the Parent Teens Need in a Competitive, Distracted, Divisive World. Learn what connects teen mental health and the motivational impacts of technology and social media, competitive schools and college pressure, and growing up in an unsettled and rapidly changing environment. Ned will provide tools for fostering close connections, navigating tough conversations, and helping teens feel grounded, understood and resilient. Purchase your tickets here.

join the enews team!

Looking for a fun, flexible and at-home way to be involved with Langley? Consider joining the Langley eNews team!

We are four happy volunteers who take turns putting together the PTSA eNews. We have an immediate opening for someone to join us for the rest of this school year because a team member is stepping down due to increased work commitments. We'd be happy to welcome others interested in volunteering for next year as well.

Interested? Contact us at enewslangley@gmail.com.

Oct 29: Orchestra Concert, 7 pm, Auditorium 

Oct 30: Band Concert, 7 pm, Auditorium

Oct 31: End of First Quarter | Two Hour Early Release 

Nov 1: Holiday

Nov 4-5: Student Holiday

Nov 11: Student Holiday

Nov 12: Class of 2026 Parent Coffee, 8:30 am, Lecture Hall, Room 2600

Nov 14: Saxon Stage Fall Play, 7 pm, Auditorium

Nov 15: Saxon Stage Fall Play, 7 pm, Auditorium

Nov 16: Saxon Stage Fall Play, 2:30 and 7 pm, Auditorium

Nov 17: Saxon Stage Fall Play, 2:30 pm, Auditorium

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