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. 


This Week at Langley 

Monday, September 2 

  • Holiday - Schools are closed 

Tuesday, September 3

  • Freshman Class Dinner, Cafeteria, 6:00 p.m. 
  • Freshman Orientation "Tips for a Successful Freshman Year", 7:15 p.m. 

Wednesday, September 4

  • PTSA General Membership Meeting, 5:00 p.m.
  • Back to School Night, 6:00 p.m. 
    • Detailed information will be sent via email on Tuesday, September 3 

Friday, September 6

  • Club Day

Upcoming Events 

Monday, September 9

  • Partners in Safe Teen Driving Seminar, Auditorium, 6:30 p.m.
    • Doors close promptly at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 12

  • Transfer Family Forum, Lecture Hall, 9:00 a.m. 

Friday, September 13

  • Technology Orientation “Virtual”, 12:00 p.m.

Monday September 16 

  • Class of 2027 Forum, Lecture Hall, 9:00 a.m. 

Friday, September 20 

  • PTSA Family Network Transfer Family Dinner, Amphitheatre, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 

Saturday, September 21

  • Homecoming Dance, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 

Tuesday, September 24

  • Class of 2026 Parent Coffee, Lecture Hall, 8:30 a.m. 

Wednesday, September 25

  • Late Buses Begin

Friday, September 27

  • Saxon Service

Attendance Reporting Feature 

  • 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.   
  • All Day Absences: The Attendance feature in ParentVUE is the FCPS secure web solution for reporting all day absences.

    Partial Absence: To report late arrivals, early dismissals, or to update already submitted attendance, please email  LangleyHSAttendance@fcps.edu.

How to Report an Absence Through ParentVUE


Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R)

A Guide for Families: Navigating a safe and rewarding school experience with your child!

The 2024-25 Student Rights and Responsibilities: A Guide for Families explains expectations for student behavior and adult responses to enhance school safety and to create a fair, equitable and supportive school environment. 

Parent/Guardian Signature Sheet
Please log on to your SIS ParentVUE account and sign to acknowledge review of this document by September 30, 2024.


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.  All payments to receive a class shirt must be made by Thursday, September 5, 2024.  

 

Class of 2026 Activity Fee 

 

Class of 2027 Activity Fee 

 

Class of 2028 Activity Fee 

 


Freshman Class Dinner | September 3 

This catered class dinner is a fundraiser for the Class of 2028 and provides an opportunity for students and families to meet staff members and other Langley Freshman families. The class dinner will be one of the only class-wide events of the year, so you won’t want to miss it! The Freshman Orientation will directly follow the dinner. You do not need to purchase dinner tickets to attend the Orientation. The dinner is at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria followed by the Freshman Orientation Program at 7:15 in the auditorium.

Here is the link in MySchoolBucks to pay for the dinner. Purchase must be made by Monday, September 2. 

Cost of dinner is $25 per person.  


Partners in Safe Teen Driving Seminar 

Please arrive early. Doors will close promptly at 6:30. Attendees who arrive late will not be allowed entry and will not earn credit for attending.

The 90-minute PSTD presentation at Langley High School will be offered on the following dates for the 2024-2025 calendar year:

September 9th

November 19th

February 5th

Click here for additional information. 


Transfer Families 

Come join Director of Student Activities Geoff Noto for the second Transfer Family Forum/Q&A on Thursday, September 12 from 9-10 am in the Lecture Hall. There will be a social coffee beforehand from 8:30-9:00.  Mr. Noto will talk about extracurricular opportunities for our students including clubs, athletics, honor societies and community service. 

RSVP to Julie Zimmerman Hohl at jbzimmerman@fcps.edu

 

Join us for a pre-Homecoming game dinner sponsored by the PTSA Family Network on Sept 20 from 5:30-7 pm in the outdoor amphitheater in the front of the school.  If you’re able to make it, please RSVP to Julie Zimmerman Hohl at jbzimmerman@fcps.edu with the number attending. Families are welcome.


Technology Orientation

New to Langley or do you have questions about Langley technology? Register for a virtual Technology Orientation on Friday, September 13 at noon. Langley’s Technology Specialist Dr. Lindsey Fisher will talk about SIS ParentVUE, Schoology, Chromebooks, Varsity Tutors, Talking Points and other FCPS translation resources. All parents are invited.

Register here. Questions? Contact Julie Zimmerman Hohl at jbzimmerman@fcps.edu.


 College Visits at LHS

LHS will be hosting college and university admission representatives for information sessions starting Wednesday, September 4th. These sessions are for junior and senior students only. The complete and the most up to date list of visits is available in Naviance; a weekly list will be shared on the Class of 2025 and Class of 2026 Schoology pages as well as through News You Choose. 

These visits are for students only and require a signed pass to attend; passes are available outside of the Career Center. Attending class should be the first priority, students should not miss a test, quiz, or presentation to attend a visit. If students cannot attend, they can contact Ms. Burke for the admission representative's contact information. 

College Visits: Week of September 2nd:

College

Date

Time

American University

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

10:00 AM

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Main Campus

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

11:30 AM

 

 

 


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Homecoming Tickets

Date:  Saturday, September  21, 2024
Time:  8:00 - 10:00pm
Tickets available for purchase through My School Bucks through Sunday, September 15th.
 Please turn in completed guest forms to Ms. Brown in the Student Activities office   

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*2024-2025 Standard School Year Calendar 

*as of July 31, 2024


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

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
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