This Week at Langley

School Year Events

Check out the 'Langley Calendar' for upcoming events during the 2024-2025 school year. Click on any event for more details, and be sure to bookmark the page for easy access in the future. You can also visit the 'Events' section on the Langley High School website.

This Week at Langley | Upcoming Events 

Tuesday, February 11

• Langley Art Show, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 15

• Winter Dance, Main Gym, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Monday, February 17

• Holiday | Schools and Offices are closed

Friday, February 21

• Saxon Service

Message from the Principal 

Dear Langley Families,

As we move into the second half of the school year, I want to take a moment to recognize the hard work, dedication, and resilience of our students, teachers, and families. The first half of the year (and my time so far) has been filled with learning, accomplishments, and celebration. I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved so far.

National School Counseling Week

We celebrated our professional school counselors and the Student Services Department this week. These folks are essential to our support of students. Please take a moment to thank your student’s counselor for all their work with our students.

Class of 2025

This is an especially significant time for our senior families preparing for graduation and life beyond high school. In the coming weeks, we will send out our graduation and end-of-year event schedules to help with family planning.

Rise Against Hunger

I wanted to thank everyone who contributed to the Langley Pyramid’s “Rise Against Hunger” event. The pyramid met its goal and has provided more than 1,000,000 meals since 2012. Bravo!

Arrivals

I look forward to seeing many of you in our Kiss and Ride each morning. I am happy to share that the area near Door #14 was surveyed this week for crosswalk installation.

Please continue to use the Kiss and Ride system to drop off and pick up your students, as the parking lot is not a safe or appropriate alternative. I encourage you to move up close to Door #14 for student drop-off, ensuring it's a smooth and secure process.

Parking

Since the break, we have noticed a significant increase in vehicles without parking passes. Many of these cars are parked in our faculty lot. We need to improve. School security will ticket vehicles without permits, and we will begin towing vehicles with multiple tickets. Regrettably, we had planned to open more spaces for our junior students, but the current situation does not support this opportunity.

Thank you for being so supportive. Please stay safe this week as we brace for what will hopefully be the last of our winter weather.

Mr. Stroud

SENIORS - 7^th Semester Grades reported to Colleges on Monday, Feb 10^th

On Monday, February 10, 2025, Langley High School will send out mid-year grades (officially called 7^th semester grades) to any college a student has submitted a transcript request. The grades that appear on SIS at 6am is what will be sent to schools. Due to processing timelines, please know that there are no exceptions to this date. Any questions can be directed to Transcript Assistant, Mrs. Laura Skeen at lsskeen@fcps.edu.

Autism and Social Skills

February 13th at 7 PM at the McLean Community Center (MCC)

The Safe Community Coalition offers monthly parent discussion groups facilitated by licensed mental health professionals. This month’s topic, Autism and Social Skills, will address the challenges children and teens with symptoms of Autism may experience with emotional regulation, communication, social interaction, transitions, and flexible thinking. 

Join Robyne Davis, MA, LPC and Becky Kohm, M.A.T, Ed.S. as they share strategies to provide support in these areas in both the home and school settings. Assessment, symptoms, and treatment approaches will be discussed as well.

Upcoming Parent Discussion Groups at MCC:

• Sleep Issues - March 13^th at 7 pm
• Depression and Self Harm - April 10^th at 7 pm
• Military Mental Health and Transitions - May 15^th at 7 pm

Class of 2025 Senior Graduation Dues

The senior graduation dues are required of all seniors.  The funds will be used to pay for your students cap and gown, and to offset the cost of graduation and related expense. You can pay the $75 senior graduation dues on MySchoolBucks at this link.

Student Attendance Reporting

• 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

Please send a note with the student, instructing them to take it directly to the attendance office. They will receive a pass to be excused from class at the time you’ve indicated. It is the student's responsibility to leave class promptly at the stated time.

If your student does not have a note, you may sign in and go to the attendance office to check them out in person. Please understand that it may take up to 30 minutes for the check-out process if it is unexpected.

Please note we are unable to accommodate last-minute early releases after 2:30 p.

Sophomore College Case Studies

Save the Date! 

Sophomore College Case Studies Night Date: Wednesday, February 26th

Location: Langley High School

7:00pm: College Admissions Case Studies: Come Learn from the Experts!

This program will allow you to work alongside a college admission representative as part of a mock admissions team. Review applications and discuss applicants’ strengths and weaknesses. Gain a better understanding of the college admission process to plan for the rest of your high school experience.

Parents and students are both invited to attend, one registration per family.

Sophomore College Case Studies registration link: (registration will close on February 24th): https://forms.gle/pyHvLiBVaWCPUJTe7

College Partnership Program 

Do you have a student between grades 8 through 11 who wants to go to college? If so, they should consider applying to the College Partnership Program (CPP), which offers support from exploration to application! The deadline to apply is February 28, 2025.

CPP offers programming to help prepare students and families from 9th grade all the way through applying to and enrolling in college, including:

•  Academic counseling
• College visits
• Help with completing college and scholarship applications
• Monthly meetings
• A summer overnight experience on a college campus  
• News and information related to colleges and careers via Schoology

All students are eligible and encouraged to apply to this program, and are expected to meet the following requirements:

• Maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher in core classes
•  Attend monthly CPP meetings 
•  Are willing to pursue advanced coursework
• Demonstrate leadership in school or community activities

The goal of the program is to systematically mitigate the impact of barriers to access and opportunity, and support students who are from populations that are historically underrepresented on college campuses. This includes students who are the first in their family to attend college in the U.S., Multilingual learners, students who are economically disadvantaged, and students with disabilities.

Application Link: https://tinyurl.com/u2e3hme3 

The application is only open to students using their FCPS G-Suite account.

All applications will be submitted ONLINE ONLY. 

Opportunity to Apply for Student Representative to the School Board

Each year, in accordance with FCPS Policy 1802, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students have the opportunity to apply for the position of the student representative to the School Board.  The student representative is not a member of the School Board, but serves in a nonvoting, advisory capacity, representing the interests of the students of Fairfax County Public Schools. Students who are currently in grades 9, 10, and 11 are eligible to apply, and they do not need to be current members of the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SAC). The student representative shall be a resident of Fairfax County or Fairfax City and a student in Fairfax County Public Schools.

The application involves 2 components.  Both are required to be considered for the election. 

 Written Applications are due February 24, 2025.

2025 Student Representative to the School Board 

• A thirty second candidate video statement due March 24, 2025.  Candidates will be emailed a link to record their video on March 10, 2025.

 The 2025 election will consist of two parts:

• The first part of the election is a virtual Primary Election held on April 3, 2025, using FCPS Zoom. Candidates have the option to attend the Primary election. Candidates will be notified by email regarding the Primary Election results.
• The second part of the election is a General Election held in person on April 9, 2025, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Candidates who advanced from the Primary Election are required to attend the General Election on April 9, 2025.

Additional information and details regarding both the Primary and General Elections will be shared with candidates.

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2024-2025 Photos   Visit our website to view a collection of photos from various school events, activities, and celebrations.  Don’t miss out – take a look today!

Health and Wellness Updates

Emergency Resources

Crisis Link Regional Hotline            703-527-4077

Crisis Text                                       Text NEEDHELP to 85511

Dominion Hospital Emergency       703-536-2000

INOVA Emergency                         703-289-7560

Merrifield Center Emergency         703-573-5979  TTY dial 711

Life Threatening                             911

No-Cost Mental Health Teletherapy for All High School Students

FCPS has partnered with Hazel Health to help eliminate barriers to quality mental health care services for all high school students, at no cost to families. Therapy sessions with Hazel Health are a safe space and are private and confidential.

https://www.fcps.edu/teletherapy

Quick Links:

• 2024-2025 Standard School Year Calendar
• Mental Health Resources and Emergency Services Information.
• FCPS Parent Resource Center
• Families: Tools and Technology

  • Technology Resources for Families and Caregivers

• Important Health Authorization Forms including Epipen and Inhaler Authorization forms can be found here.

2024-2025 Standard School Year Calendar 

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