freshmen ACT Explore next Wed 10/17 with early dismissal at 12:10 (there will be buses!) ◆ Don't forget the Homecoming tailgate next Fri, 10/19! Our job is to bring your favorite tailgate food item to share!
sophomores
Hope everyone enjoyed the Class Dinner last night. Way to get the year started right! Homecoming is a great time to take some photos now for that LHS senior-year slide show (sophomores only in pictures). Any questions, contact Kristin Bonacci,<KritterT33@aol.com>. juniors Homecoming t-shirts will be distributed next week to all Juniors who have paid dues. We have ordered a few extra- so it's not too late to pay your dues and get your shirt in time for the pep rally and other Homecoming activities. Questions? email <maryswelch@verizon.net>. seniors ◆ Senior Class Field Trip, Dave & Busters, Oct 17 ◆ Senior Picnic & Panoramic Photo, Oct 19. ◆ Be sure to send in your class dues. We don't want anyone to miss out on any activities!
HOMECOMING WEEK IS OCTOBER 15 - 20 with a whole week filled with theme and spirit days.
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Langley PTSA
Communications Committee
Editor-in-Chief:
Colette Worm
Ass't Editors:
Jane Riddle, Anne Whipple
Submit items by Tuesday noon for publication on Thursday
<enewslangley@gmail.com>
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editors' note: e-news tips
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ptsa message: homecoming for everyone
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Calling ALL Saxons!! Join the Langley Homecoming Pre-Game Tailgate on Fri, Oct 19, 5:30-7:30 pm in the LHS parking lot. Questions? Contact Ginger Mahon at <gingermahon@aol.com>.
Families are asked to bring something to share to this tailgate:
Freshmen--tailgate food to share
Sophomores--drink to share (needless to say-no alcohol!!!)
Juniors--fruit/veggies or dessert to share
Seniors--paper goods (napkins, plates, utensils, trash bags)
Alumni Families--any of the above
Don't miss Car Decorating on Fri, Oct 19, beginning at 4:30pm out front of The Old Brogue restaurant in Great Falls, and then caravan to Langley.
~Betsy Shomaker, PTSA President
~Lea Ann Edwards, PTSA President-Elect
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homecoming spectacular
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The Homecoming dance will be held in the Langley HS gym from 8-11 pm Sat, Oct 20. It will be the culminating event of homecoming week with the theme "Party in the USA." A professional entertainment company will transform the gym into a dance club! There will be a glowing DJ booth with three giant 10' video screens, four LED dance platforms, a booming four speaker, two subwoofer sound system, and four glowing columns with eight moving lights. Tickets are on sale during all lunches this week (10/9-10/12) for $15, next week (9/15-9/19) for $20, and at the door for $25. Cash and checks made out to LHS are accepted.
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department news: ACT & SAT
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The practice ACT for 9th graders or the PSAT for 10th and 11th graders will be administered on Wed, Oct 17. Students should bring #2 pencils and a calculator. School meets at regular time of 7:10 am and is dismissed at 12:10 pm. For more details, click on the list on the LHS website labeled "Testing & Assessments." ~Janice Dabroski, Assessment Coach
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student activities
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band: Tag Day donations now total $18,845--so close to our $20k goal. We are so grateful to the Langley community and need your help to just push us over the finish line, so the full band program can be realized. Contributions are used to repair instruments, purchase music, and hire sectional coaches. Individual donations of $50+ are recognized in concert programs. More info is at www.langleybands.org ◆ Congratulations to Langley band students Cliff Crawford, Laura Grems, and Leah Surratt, who made it into Senior Regional Orchestra! ◆ Senior Night is the next home football game on Oct 19.
orchestra: Car Wash is Sat, Oct 13, from 10 am - 2 pm at the BP gas station in downtown McLean. Congratulations to Senior Cellist Constance Chiu, who successfully auditioned for the Virginia Senior Regional Orchestra. ◆ Save the date for Oct 25 from 5-6:45 pm in the cafeteria for the Pre-Concert Asian Potluck Dinner, followed in the auditorium with the Concert, which will feature Asian music and culture. ◆ Parents with daughters new to orchestra, please contact the seamstress at 703.749.9535 to schedule the fitting and pickup of the orchestra dress.
winter sports: Team Interest Meetings are in Room 225 after school (unless otherwise noted). Meetings will cover the schedule and format for tryouts as well as information about the upcoming season. Any player interested in trying out must attend the interest meeting.
Oct 15: Gymnastics Oct 18: Girls Tennis Oct 24: Girls Soccer
Oct 30: Girls Lacrosse Oct 30: Girls Basketball
crew: Parents and students can find out everything about competitive rowing at Langley at the Information Night on Thu, Oct 18 at 7:30 pm in the Langley auditorium. Crew is a club sport, so all interested students are welcome--new athletes don't have to be freshmen, and upperclassmen can join crew with no previous experience. ◆ Winter conditioning begins Nov 12, and workouts take place at Langley after school. ◆ For more info, visit our website at www.langleycrew.com or contact a co-president: Jan Rossberg, <jrossberg@verizon.net> 703.450.0466, or Debbie Baucom, <blacklabfam@aol.com> 703.869.1167.
activities office: Winter Sports tryouts begin Mon, Nov 5. Visit LHS Sports Info for eligibility information. Also, visit the website for updated game schedules, field directions, Booster, and other news. Enjoy a game and support your fellow Saxons! Hotline: 703-287-2787
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ptsa notes: grocery cards = free $ for lhs!
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Have you assigned your grocery cards to Langley HS yet this year? Did you know that if you link your grocery cards at your favorite store with Langley, every purchase you make will earn a small per- centage for the school? Registration is easy and must be renewed every year to donate to Langley, so if you haven't registered yet, now is the time. Click on the links to stores here & paste the code:
Safeway (Code #6526530)
Giant (Code #01995)
Harris Teeter (Code #5420)
For complete info on signing up, go to langleyptsa.org.
Too busy? Little time? Send your name, address, phone number--the info that is linked to the cards, plus the grocery card numbers to <elizabeth.trumbull@gmail.com>, and we will take care of it for you.
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community events
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community service at spooktacular: On Halloween from 5-7 pm, the LHS Community Service Club is helping with the annual Spooktacular at the Great Falls Village Centre Green. Visit the Haunted House (for kids up to 12 years old), buy burgers or hot dogs, and have professional photos taken, plus trick-or-treating is right in the heart of town. Contact Chris Bass at <Christopher.Bass@fcps.edu>.
depression & teens:
FACT: Out of a typical Fairfax school of 2000 kids, 620 reported feeling significantly depressed.
FACT: 300 of these students considered suicide and 65 students attempted suicide in one year.
FACT: There is always help.
Please join the McLean PTSA on Oct 24 at 7 pm in the McLean High School cafeteria for the Depression & Anxiety Panel, the first in this incredibly important series in addressing problems among our teenagers. For more info, go to http://www.mcleanptsa.org/.
youth survey: Each school year all Fairfax County Public Schools 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students participate in the Fairfax Youth Survey. The survey will be administered at Langley Nov 13-16. (posted from KIT)
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