Principal's Message
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Thank you so much for an amazing year. We have enjoyed your children even on our most challenging days. The kindness and support of our parents is felt in all aspects of our work. The staff celebrated with a final luncheon to end the year. Thank you to the PTA who sponsored delicious Lucia’s pasta for us! We wish our entire community a restful and healthy summer! Read, rest, and read some more!
Sincerely,
Aimee Monticchio, Principal
The Main Office will have limited office and phone hours for summer break. We will be answering your calls and questions from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM, Monday thru Friday.
Registrations will be done by appointment only and you may call the Registrar, Cristina Hannon at 703-715-3602 or email her at CMHannon@fcps.edu.
Student's counselor's will be on summer break and out of the building from June 16 - August 5, 2022. Please contact Michele Beard, Director of Student Services with any scheduling questions during the counselors break at 703-715-3614 or email mbeard@fcps.edu.
Any questions with regards to the summer programs that will be going on at Hughes this summer should be directed to the appropriate staff member listed below.
Imagine and Young Scholar Contacts
Mr. Braxton - DFBraxton@fcps.edu
Mr. G. - saabughannam@fcps.edu
VIP and Panther Preview
FMKyle1@fcps.edu
All other questions may be directed to Marion Perry, Administrative Assistant to Ms. Monticchio at 703-715-3661 or mperry1@fcps.edu.
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Expunging a High School Credit Course Taken in Middle School
High school credit courses taken in middle school become part of the student’s high school transcript and are included in the GPA calculation. Students who have taken a high school credit course in middle school are able to expunge the grade and remove the course from the transcript.
High school credit courses taken by Langston Hughes’ students include: Algebra 1, Algebra 1 HN, Geometry 1 HN, Algebra 2, Algebra 2 HN. Spanish 1, Spanish 1 Part B, Spanish 1 Immersion, Spanish 2, Spanish 2 Immersion. French 1, French 1 Part B, French 2, German 1, and Japanese 1.
If you wish to expunge a high school credit course from the student’s transcript due to a low grade, the request must be made in writing to the middle or high school that the student will attend the following year and prior to the end of the first nine weeks of the school year.
In order to expunge a course and grade, please complete the form below and return to the following:
Rising 8th grade students: Michele Beard, Director of Students Services, Langston Hughes mbeard@fcps.edu
Rising 9th grade students: Heather Thomas, Director of Student Services, South Lakes hathomas@fcps.edu or Krisna Taylor, Director of Student Services, Herndon kntaylor@fcps.edu If the student will be attending another high school, please contact that school.
Request to Expunge Form: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/is104.pdf
Once deleted, the course and grade awarded cannot be reinstated.
Courses taken in the summer session following student promotion from the eighth grade are ineligible for removal from the high school transcript.
Please reach out to your student’s counselor if you have questions.
Counselor Emails:
7th Grade Last Names A-K - Ms. Brooks: mlbrooks@fcps.edu
7th Grade Last Names L-Z - Mr. Blocker: mfblocker@fcps.edu
8th Grade Last Names A-K - Ms. Bach: kabach@fcps.edu
8th Grade Last Names L-Z - Ms. Degraffenried: pjdegraffenr@fcps.edu
For Parents of Current 8th Grade Students – FCPS Academic and Career Plan
Your student has been working with their teachers and counselors this year to plan for high school and beyond. Counselors and teachers have conducted Academic and Career Plan (ACP) lessons which support goal setting, planning for courses to meet high school graduation requirements, and planning for college and/or career readiness. Students will continue working on their ACP through the end of this 8th grade school year and will update their ACP during high school as goals evolve. Students are adding to their ACP through Naviance Student. We encourage students and parents/guardians to log onto Naviance Student together and explore the resources and exploratory activities. You can do this by logging onto Blackboard (Parent or Student account) and then clicking on Naviance Student. In Naviance Student, click on the About Me tab, scroll down, and click Portfolio.
Please review your student’s Academic and Career Plan progress in Naviance Student and complete this ACP Verification Google Form as verification by Thursday, June 30, 2022.
If you have any questions about your student’s ACP please email his/her counselor. For more information about the FCPS Academic and Career Plan program, visit the ACP website.
For the past two years, the federal government has provided no-cost meals to all public school students without the need to complete the annual Free and Reduced-Price Meal application. The extension of the no-cost meals benefit to all students is expected to expire at the end of this school year, meaning families must submit an application and be approved to be eligible for free and reduced price meals for the 2022-23 school year.
Interested families are encouraged to submit the Free and Reduced-Price Meal application before the first day of the 2022-23 school year. The online application will be available later this summer and accessible via the FCPS homepage.
Students approved for Free and Reduced-Price Meals may qualify for additional benefits such as waived or reduced fees for instruments, uniforms, field trips, FCPS class fees, and Parktakes classes.
Please contact Cristina Hannon at cmhannon@fcps.edu with questions.
Durante los últimos dos años, el gobierno federal ha brindado comidas sin costo a todos los estudiantes de escuelas públicas sin la necesidad de completar la solicitud anual de Comidas Gratuitas y a Precio Reducido. La extensión del beneficio de comidas sin costo a todos los estudiantes vence al final de este año escolar. Esto significa que las familias deberán presentar una solicitud y esta debe ser aprobadas para ser elegibles para comidas gratuitas o a precio reducido para el año escolar 2022-23. Se aconseja a las familias interesadas de presentar la solicitud de comida gratuita y a precio reducido antes del primer día del año escolar 2022-23. La solicitud en línea estará disponible a finales de este verano y accesible a través de la página inicial de FCPS. Los estudiantes aprobados para comidas gratuitas o a precio reducido pueden calificar para beneficios adicionales, como tarifas exentas o reducidas para instrumentos, uniformes, excursiones, tarifas de clase de FCPS y clases de Parktakes. Comuníquese con Cristina Hannon en cmhannon@fcps.edu si tiene preguntas.
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 Panther Preview Link
https://forms.gle/qW7UC87D29pPxgTF8
This year our focus for summer reading will be on helping students form a reading HABIT. If you can, kindly consider donating new or gently used age-appropriate books that we can give to students to start their summer reading OR purchase books from this WishList. Books can be dropped off at the main office or sent via the WishList. Many thanks!
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Bullying Education for Parents
The FCPS Bullying Prevention and Intervention public website has been updated to include a parent video. The video educates parents on what bullying is, per the SR&R, and what they can expect when a bullying allegation is reported to a school administrator. The Student Safety and Wellness Office is available to collaborate with school counselors to provide virtual or in-person parent presentations at the request of schools. The video is available at https://www.fcps.edu/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/bullying-prevention-and-intervention
Tutor.com - Online Tutoring Services Summer 2022 Access
FCPS students will continue to have unlimited access to 24/7, on-demand, online tutoring support services through Tutor.com during the summer of 2022. Students are able to use Tutor.com during the summer to review and/or practice in subject areas of interest or need. Students may also choose to access other tools/services such as practice quizzes in a variety of subject areas, as well as self-paced study courses for SAT/ACT preparation.
Details about how students can access Tutor.com via archived courses in Schoology are provided in Summer Access at Tutor.com - Online Tutoring Services. Students enrolled in summer Credit Recovery Academy, Online Campus, Online Economics & Personal Finance, and TJHSST summer courses will be able to access Tutor.com via their active summer course in Schoology.
Additional resources schools may use to communicate Tutor.com summer access to students/families are provided in the Tutor.com - Online Tutoring Services Employee Hub Site to include a Summer Access Flyer that could be shared with students/families.
For more info and to sign up online click on link https://southlakehscamps.jumbula.com/#/home. Our first week starts in two weeks!
June 10 - Last Day of School - 2 - Hour Early Release
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