This Week at Langley

LANGLEY CALENDAR

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29

Thanksgiving Holiday – No School


Saxon Stage presents Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare’s classic tale of romance and rivalry set in D.C. in the late summer of 2020 amidst the heated political climate of an upcoming Presidential election. 

Show times are Thursday, December 5th, Friday, December 6th, Saturday, December 7th at 7:00 p.m.  and a Matinee on Sunday, December 8th at 2:00 p.m.

The link to the Romeo and Juliet ticket sales website:

https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/15635/langley-high-school-theatre   


Did you know… As of November 13, 2019, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports 2,172 cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) have been from 49 states (all except Alaska), the District of Columbia, and 2 U.S. territories (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands). Forty-two deaths have been confirmed in 24 states and the District of Columbia.

The CDC updates the report every Thursday https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung-disease.html#latest-outbreak-information


FCPS has instituted a technology support fee of $50 per high school student per school year. The fee is to help ensure students have access to the technology they always need at the school (including SOLs) by defraying the cost to repair and replace equipment. 

Invoices for this fee was emailed to families on November 4th by MySchoolBucks (Heartland) and can be paid online with check or credit card. 

Below is a link with information regarding the FCPSOn program.

https://www.fcps.edu/resources/technology/fcpson

Students, please remember to shut down and reboot your laptop once a week while you are at school. This helps your laptop run more efficiently and installs required updates. 


FCPS Outstanding Employee Awards Program! Nominations now OPEN!

Each year, FCPS looks to honor several staff members for outstanding excellence in their roles:

- Outstanding Teacher or Librarian (has at least 3 years of experience)

- Outstanding New Teacher or Librarian (within their first three years)

- Outstanding School Leader (AP, DSA, DSS)

- Outstanding Professional Employee (Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Counselor, Psychologist, School Based Technology Specialist (SBTS), Social Worker, Systems of Support Advisor (SoSA), Technology Support Specialist (TSSpec))

- Outstanding Operational Employees (Administrative and Office Assistants, custodial staff, food service staff, Instructional Assistant, Parent Liaison, PHA, PHTA)

Our Langley High School winners will be submitted for consideration at the pyramid, region and division levels.

We believe that our staff is truly exceptional and that the work we do for our students deserves celebration beyond our school.

Please consider nominating Langley HS staff members for the categories listed above.

Thank you for celebrating the wonderful work done at Langley HS by highlighting some of our amazing staff members!

All nominations must be submitted by 8:00 am on Monday December 2, 2019.

Eligibility and award criteria are listed on each page of the nomination form.

If you have any questions, please contact Wayne Biernesser at wcbiernesser@fcps.edu.  

To nominate a Langley HS staff member, click the following link:

http://bit.ly/2019LHSEmployeeAwards

If you are interested in learning more about the overall FCPS awards process, you may visit:

https://goo.gl/oo18SF


Directory Distribution

Student Directories were distributed Nov. 11,12 and 19 during all lunch periods.  If you joined the PTSA before 10/5, your membership includes a directory.  

If your student did not pick up a directory, they may pick one up at the front office between December 2-20 during lunch or after school (directories will not be distributed before school).


Senior parents, if you would like to order Langley graduation announcement and thank-you cards, please fill out the form below. Seniors should submit this to their English teacher before December 6.

Senior Announcements-Letter-2020.pdf