Your PTSA at work: Making a difference

CURRICULUM & EDUCATION

The curriculum & education committee is comprised of Langley parents and meets approximately six times throughout the year.  We are very fortunate to have LHS administrators and faculty attend periodic meetings to speak about specific issues and exchange valuable information.  The committee is also responsible for organizing and executing the parent/teacher conferences held by appointment only in November and February.  Be sure to read the upcoming online PTSA newsletters for more information about conferences.  The first committee meeting will be Tue, Oct 7, 9-11 am in the principal's conference room.  A huge welcome back to our existing committee members and we encourage anyone interested in joining us to please contact one of the co-chairs listed below.
 Liz Tisdale, etisdale@aol.com
Jamie Kody, kody@tidalwave.net

Ethics Forum Commitee

Save the date... the senior ethics forum will be March 31, 2009.  Attendance is mandatory for seniors, so mark your calendars now to avoid conflicts with last-minute college visits and appointments.  We are pleased to announce that once again Gannett has generously offered the use of its corporate facility in McLean.  An integral part of the senior humanities program, this event serves as a springboard for graduating seniors by challenging them to evaluate their personal ethics within a more societal/global framework.  More than 75 adult facilitators (other than Langley teachers or senior parents) work with small groups of students as they participate in a series of modules designed to make them THINK!  Please contact us for additional information.

Janet Wright-Simpson, jwrightsimpson@hotmail.com
Susan Mayman, smayman@verizon.net

FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS

The arts continue to thrive at Langley. FAPA helps finance the extra items that are needed by art, computer graphics, photography, drama, chorus, band and orchestra to make each program extra special for your child.  Last year, FAPA helped fund several cameras, printers, music, speakers, scores and musical instruction, to name a few items.
 
Please consider a donation to FAPA to help Langley offer the best program possible for our students.  Even if your student is not enrolled in one of these classes, they still benefit by attending a performance or viewing the art work displayed.
 
Look for the flyer in the back-to-school packet.  Please contact us if you have any questions.  Thanking you in advance for your contribution,
SueAnn Morabito, rs4mor@verizon.net
Heide Zufall, heide@zufall.com

GROCERY RECEIPTS

Grocery receipt time is here again!  Earn money for Langley when you shop.  Registration is easy and only takes a few minutes.  (Remember, even if you registered last year, you must re-register)  Here’s how:

Register your Giant Bonus Card for A+ Bonus Bucks at any Giant or at <www.giantfood.com/aplus> (school code 01995).

Register your Safeway Club Card at <www.escrip.com> (school code 6526530).

Register your Harris Teeter VIC card for the Together in Education program. Tell the cashier the school code or link your card at <www.harristeeter.com> (school code 5420).

Buy supplies at Office Depot and Langley can earn 5% in store credits on qualifying purchases. Mention Langley High School or the school code (70104190) to the cashier when making a purchase.

Use your Target Visa or Target Card and Target will donate 1% of purchases made at the store or at Target.com and 0.5% of Target Visa purchases made elsewhere.  To register, call 1-800-316-6142 or go to <www.target.com> (school code 103662).

Sign up today or look for the grocery receipt sign-up form in the back-to-school packet. Please sign up or return the completed form as soon as possible!  Contact me with any questions.
Catherine Johns, 703-376-8181, catric@cox.net

HOSPITALITY

Contact Diana Sievers if you would like to help with the Teacher luncheons, bring food, or volunteer your time.

LANDSCAPING

Hello everyone! New and old, welcome back to a wonderful school year.  We have a lot of new things going in the area of landscaping.  We are hoping we can get interested people of all ages to join us and bring some fresh ideas!
 
First and foremost, we have a wonderful new irrigation system which relieves us of the chore of draping hoses all over campus trying to get all of our plants watered.  Of course the down side is the weeds are also thriving!   So we need your help.  Our pack of able-bodied assistance has diminished since last year.  Graduation took it out of us and we need people to help.  The more helping hands, the lighter the work load.
 
We need people who want to weed, and I mean pull those things out of the ground and let your emotions go with them.  If weeding is not your bailiwick, how about trotting mulch around the school with us?  Twice a year we have a mulch party and need able-bodied (or not so able, we don’t care) to help move more mulch to the beds and rake it out.  Planting and transplanting is another big need we have.  We have two crews: the week day crew and the weekend crew, so we can accommodate your schedule.

The landscaping committee has also started an “adopt a plot” program and invite all, including families, Langley service clubs or Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, to adopt an area of the grounds and keep it up.  We will have a list of approved areas that will need some tender loving care. This is the perfect service project for the school year for any group.  (We also have a wonderful writer of college letters among us and in exchange for great work a great recommendation could be had.)  
 
Due to the cost of the irrigation system, the landscaping committee is starting the school year with zero dollars.  We are not in deficit but we have no money, so donations would be appreciated.  Just send your check to Langley PTSA with "Landscaping Committee" on the memo line.
 
Langley High School has a wonderful exterior and it all comes from hard work.  The landscaping committee is one of many committees that helps to make Langley and the environs a more pleasant place for our students and teachers during the day and the neighbors all the time.  Please help us and pitch in this year.  If you are interested in donating your time and effort to a very good cause, please volunteer.  It will be appreciated and noticed.  Come join us for fun and the chance to create a lovely place for all to enjoy.  Send your name, phone number, email address and preferred work times to us.
  Christy Jobe Carter, cjcarter82858@netscape.com
 Donna Kiffe, MDKiffe@aol.com

Class coffees are a great way to meet other parents and school administrators, to learn about upcoming events and to discuss issues relevant to your student’s class.  Please join us in the auditorium on the following dates:

PTSA Reimbursement Form

PTSA Reimbursement Form