Yassir Ouchrif

June 24, 2011

My name is Yassir Ouchrif, and I’m a staff writer for the Langley Saxon Scope. I’m a junior here at Langley and this is my second year in journalism. I didn’t know what to expect from journalism before my first year but after a year of learning how things work, I was more excited than ever to be... Read more »

Andrew Turro

June 24, 2011

As the future of the Saxon Scope, Billy Orme and I, Andrew Turro, work hard to achieve our number one goal: becoming the best journalists we can be. As a freshman and a journalism 1 student, I get the opportunity to receive the greatest in journalism education. On the weekends, I enjoy hanging out with... Read more »

Langley’s got talent

Cathy Kiess, Production Manager
June 17, 2011

The curtain is drawn. The auditorium is silent. The talent has gone home. But this year, sophomore Divita Vohra had a second chance to display her talent. Vohra was the first place winner at this year’s talent show and in addition to winning $100, she had a chance to sing in front of the crowd at the... Read more »

Letter from the seniors

Sofia Babaie and Parnia Zahedi, Editors in Chief
June 16, 2011

Back in October, on the day our newsmagazine debuted, we told you we were changing for the better. Looking back on our year, we realize this motto sums up our experiences at Langley as a whole. Think about it, seniors. We really have been the class of change. Aside from bringing about Langley’s first... Read more »

Langley Read: A Review

Aimee Cho, Online Editor
June 16, 2011

Required summer reading can be tasking.  When I first picked up a copy of Unbroken, this year’s Langley Read, the first thing that struck me was its size. The story itself was 398 pages, and that didn’t even include the preface or acknowledgements. But once I started reading, I realized that I had... Read more »

Career Day

Annie Cross, Executive Editor
June 14, 2011

The first annual Case Day was held on June 10, 2011, thanks to the hard work of College and Career Specialist Ms. Betty Schneider, parent volunteers, and keynote speaker Nicholetta P from the CIA. After listening to the keynote speaker, juniors attended three sessions based on their indicated career... Read more »

College athletic commitments

Sofia Babaie and Parnia Zahedi, Editors in Chief
June 14, 2011

Kayleigh Ross- Field Hockey- William & Mary Tyler Planto-Football-Dickinson Zach Buffkin- Football-Seton Hill Braden Andersen-Football-Johns Hopkins Troy Scharfen- Football- William & Mary Kathryn Caine-Volleyball- Virginia Tech Megan Howard-Swimming – William & Mary Jayme Katis- Swimming-Virginia... Read more »

Seniors, what is your favorite high school memory?

June 14, 2011

Brenden Dwyer: Winning consecutive state [lacrosse] championships Zoe Tseng: When the ticket machine at Dave and Busters broke and we all got free tickets. Will Baird: “America Thursdays” in political science. Morgan Price: Prom with David Adams. Jeffrey Principe: Taylor Bohlen and Will Mannon... Read more »

How accepting do you think the Langley community is of sexual diversity?

June 14, 2011

Paula Avila (9): “I’ve never seen sexual discrimination here.” Matthew Lewis (10): “I don’t think it’s very accepting, because Langley isn’t very diverse.” Manhoor Malik (11): “I don’t think it’s accepting at all, because I think there... Read more »

Crossing boundaries, opening minds

Annie Cross and Terra Holderman, Executive Editors
June 14, 2011

Were we out of line last issue when we ran a bold headline – “I’m bisexual” – and a detailed question and answer (Q&A) story on a fellow Saxon’s decision to declare her sexual orientation via YouTube?  We think not. True, there was controversy surrounding the recent Saxon Scope profile... Read more »