This Week at Langley


School Year Events for 2024-2025 SY

Visit the “Langley Calendar” for events for the 2024-2025 school year. Click on the event for additional information. Bookmark page for future reference. You can also visit the Langley High School website under events

Events for the 2024-2025 school year will be added throughout the school year. Check back frequently for newly added and updates on events. 


Upcoming Events 

Wednesday, August 14

  • Meet the Coach Night for Fall Sports, 6:00 p.m. 

Thursday, August 15 

  • Transfer Family Orientation, 8:30 a.m. 
  • Freshman Open House, 10:00 a.m. 

Monday, August 19 

  • First Day of School 

Tuesday, August 27 

  • Senior Class Dinner
  • Senior Night 

Wednesday, August 28 

  • Underclass Photos, Grades 9, 10, 11 
  • Freshman Class Dinner 
  • Freshman Orientation "Tips for a Successful Freshman Year" 

Thursday, August 29 

  • Underclass Photos, Grades 9, 10, 11 

Friday, August 30 

  • Holiday - No School 

Monday, September 2 

  • Holiday - No School 

Wednesday, September 4

  • Back to School Night 

Class of 2025 | Save the Date! 

Class of 2025 graduation date is Wednesday, June 4, 2025! 


Class of 2025 College Application/Essay Workshop 

This workshop is open to Langley High School students in the Class of 2025 only.

Monday, August 12th and Tuesday, August 13th, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Space is still available. Click here to register. 


Transfer Family Orientation | Freshman Open House | August 15

Welcome Students and Parents to Langley High School! Come learn more about Langley, walk your class schedule and meet your 2024-2025 teachers (students can view their class schedule in SIS at 6 am on August 15).

New to ParentVUE SIS? Click here for more information. 

 

Transfer Family Orientation (Grades 10-12)*(Students and Parents) 

8:30 am:              Welcome Coffee in Langley HS Library

9:00-10:00 am:    Student/Parent Orientation

*Transfer families include families relocating from any school/program/country other than our feeder middle school Cooper MS. Grade 9 families transferring from outside FCPS are also welcome. All transfer and rising 9th grade students will be able to walk their class schedule and meet their teachers from 10-12 pm.

Freshmen Class of 2028 Open House (Students and Parents)

10:00 am - 12:00 pm:  Open House

  • Students/Parents walk class schedule, meet teachers, join the PTSA, pay class dues, purchase Langley spirit wear and much more! Use MySchoolBucks to pay for PE uniforms available in the Aux Gym. Tables will open at 9:30 am. A technology help desk will be available for families having difficulty logging into SIS retrieve class schedules. School tours leave from outside the Main Office at 10:00, 10:30 and 11:00 am.

10:30 am -11:00 am:    Meet Langley Principal Kimberly Greer and Administration

Event Parking

Please allow at least an extra half hour to arrive at Langley.  Traffic gets backed up on Georgetown Pike.

Questions

Please contact Julie Zimmerman Hohl, LHS Family Liaison at jbzimmerman@fcps.edu.


Student Forms moved to Parental Digital Consent (PDC) Available 

Paperless Opt-Outs Available!

Families can log in to the PDC using their ParentVUE credentials to complete consent forms assigned to their child. 

Forms available in the PDC starting in the 2024-2025 school year include:

  • School Counseling Opt-Out
  • Digital Resources Consent
  • SEL Screener Opt-Out
  • Consent for Release of Student Records in Support of Postsecondary Applications
  • Denial of Access to Military Recruiters 
  • Family Life Education Opt-Out
  • SOL Retest Permission
  • Hazel Health
  • BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Opt-Out
  • SOS Screener Opt-Out
  • Objection to Release of Information to Outside Organizations
  • Objection to Release of Directory Information to the Public

New Attendance Reporting Feature Launching in ParentVUE for 2024-25 School Year

  • FCPS is excited to announce an important update beginning with the start of the 2024-25 school year.  Parents and caregivers will have the option to submit their student’s attendance directly through ParentVUE starting the first day of school, August 19, 2024.  ParentVUE offers a more secure and reliable platform for managing students' attendance information.   

How to Report an Absence Through ParentVUE


2024-2025 Back To School Packet

Available on the PTSA website at this link.

Information available listed below and more... 

  • Join the PTSA 
  • Class Letters
  • Reflections Contest 
  • Sign up for Langley eNews
  • Visit site for additional flyers from Orchestra, Saxon Stage, Saxon Scope, Yearbooks, Crew, Academic Boosters, Athletic Boosters..... 

Class of 2026, 2027 & 2028 Activity Fee 

On Friday, September 20, 2024 students from all grades and staff will wear their class shirt to school during spirit week.  Fees include treat days during the course of the school year.  

 

Class of 2026 Activity Fee 

 

Class of 2027 Activity Fee 

 

Class of 2028 Activity Fee 

 


Emergency Care Form, Health Information Form 

The goal of the health room is to ensure your student experiences a healthy and safe school year. To proactively plan, we ask that parents/guardians complete the Online/Verification Update packet in SIS ParentVUE to include emergency contact information, Health Information Forms, and Emergency Care Forms. The Online Verification Update (OVU) packet allows parents to review and update phone numbers, emergency contacts, and health information (such as health conditions and immunizations) for students in grades PS/HS and kindergarten through 12th grade. The enrolling parent will be able to access OVU through their SIS ParentVUE account. OVU will be available on July 29th. To assist you, follow this link to the site.

Please update no later than September 6, 2024. 


Back to School Medication Drop-off

If your student will have a medication at school, please complete the appropriate authorization form: medication, inhaler and/or epinephrine. A new authorization form is required annually for medications kept in the health room, and for students who self-carry emergency medications such as inhalers or epinephrine. 

Please note that an authorization form is also required for medications needed during any FCPS-sponsored activity occurring outside of regular school hours (ex: field trips, sports, band, drama, chorus, etc.) in accordance with FCPS Medication Administration Regulation 2102.

Parents may drop off unexpired medications and forms in the health room on

Tuesday, August 13th, and Thursday, August 15th from 8 am to 3 pm.

Once school begins, medication may be dropped off any school day from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.  Students who are self-carrying emergency medication may drop off authorization forms in the health room. 

Medication Guidelines

FCPS continues to follow medication protocols to help ensure the safety of medication administration at school.  Important requirements include:

  • Any time you drop off or pick up a controlled medication in the health room, both the parent/guardian and School Health Aide/FCPS staff member will complete and sign a Medication Delivery/Pick Up Form documenting, among other things, the type and quantity of medications dropped off/picked up.  A copy of the completed form will be provided to the  parent/guardian and school administrator.
  • Medications will be reviewed to ensure the medication description on the container/packaging matches the medication in the container.
  • All prescription medications must have a pharmacy label on the original pharmacy container. Over the counter (OTC) medications must be in an unopened original container. It is not acceptable for parents/guardians to bring in refills and transfer those medications into the container in the health room throughout the school year.
  • Only a 30-day supply of prescription medications should be brought to school. No more than 100 tablets or pills of OTC medication should be brought to school.

School Health Room Information 

School Health Room Services Include:

  1. Care of sick and injured students in accordance with the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) School Health Emergency Temporary Care Guidelines and students’ individualized health care/action plans, if applicable.
  2. Administration of medication provided by parents/guardians with proper authorization completed by their health care provider.
  3. Coordination of care for students with chronic health conditions during the school day.
  4. Hearing and vision screening (grades K, 3, 7, 10, new to FCPS, and those students referred by teachers and parents/guardians).

Click here additional information and links to forms

 


Student Chromebook Information 

Chromebook distribution for new students, incoming freshmen, and for students who did not keep their Chromebooks over the summer will occur during all English classes on the first and second days of school. Students who kept their Chromebooks over the summer are advised to power on their devices to ensure they are charged and to receive updates prior to the first day of school. Additionally, all students can expect to receive an email from the FCPS Tech Support Desk during the week of August 12th, which will contain resources and information regarding FCPS Chromebooks.


Student Insurance

During the school day, a student may have an accident that results in injury. There is a common misconception that FCPS (Fairfax County Public Schools) is financially responsible for medical bills resulting from such injuries. However, this is not the case.

Students who participate in sports are required to have health insurance. FCPS does not provide medical insurance for students, but parents can purchase low-cost Voluntary Student Insurance through K & K Insurance Group.

This student accident insurance program offers an affordable way for parents to cover medical or dental expenses resulting from their child's accident. For those who already have medical or dental insurance, this additional coverage can help with deductibles, limitations, and exclusions. For those without medical insurance, these accident policies provide primary coverage.

Please read the information on K&K Student Accident Insurance found here, to determine if this coverage would be beneficial for your child.


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*2024-2025 Standard School Year Calendar 

*as of July 31, 2024

August 19 First Day of School
August 30 - September 2 Holidays | Labor Day Break
October 3 Holiday | Rosh Hashanah (begins sundown 10/2 - sundown 10/4)
October 4 Student Holiday | Teacher Workday
October 11 Religious and Cultural Observance | Yom Kippur (begins sundown 10/11 - sundown 10/12)
October 14 Student Holiday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Staff Development Day) 
October 31 End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release 
November 1 Holiday | Diwali
November 1-2 Religious and Cultural Observance | All Saints Day / Día de los Muertos
November 4 Student Holiday (School Planning Day for Staff)
November 5 Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff) | Election Day
November 11 Holiday | Veterans Day
November 27-29 Holidays | Thanksgiving Break
December 8 Religious and Cultural Observance | Bodhi Day
December 23 - January 5 Holidays | Winter Break
December 25 | Christmas
December 25 - January 2 Religious and Cultural Observance | Chanukah (begins sundown 12/25 - sundown January 2)
January 1 - Holiday | New Year's Day
January 6 Religious and Cultural Observance | Three Kings Day/Epiphany
January 7 Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Christmas
January 19 Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Epiphany
January 20 Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday 
January 20 Holiday | Inauguration Day
January 28 End of Second Quarter
January 29 Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day) 
January 29 Lunar New Year
February 17 Holiday | Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day
February 28 Religious and Cultural Observance | Ramadan (begins sundown 2/28 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 3/30)
March 1 First Full Day of Ramadan (begins sundown 2/28 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 3/30)
March 5 Ash Wednesday
March 5 Orthodox Ash Wednesday
March 20 Nowruz
March 28 End of Third Quarter
March 31 Holiday | Eid al Fitr (begins sundown 3/30 – sundown 3/31)
April 1 Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff) 
April 12 Religious and Cultural Observance | First evening of Passover (begins sundown 4/12 - sundown 4/20)
April 13 Theravada New Year
April 14-18 Holidays | Spring Break
April 18 Good Friday
April 18 Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Good Friday
April 20 Easter
April 20 Orthodox Easter
May 26 Holiday | Memorial Day
June 4 Class of 2025 Graduation Day 
June 7 Eid-al-Adha (begins sundown 6/6 - sundown 6/7)
June 11 Last Day of School / Early Release (time of early release determined by each school)
June 12 Staff Development Day
June 13 School Planning Day
June 16-17 Teacher Workdays
June 19 Holiday | Juneteenth