Mr. Gekoskie leaves Langley
Amirah Ahmad, Copy Editor
April 26, 2012
Langley Band director Mr. Gekoskie is moving on to teach elementary students. After being on medical leave for most of this year, Mr. Gekoskie only stayed a few weeks at Langley before accepting a full time teaching position at Chesterbrook Elementary School for the remainder of the year. His... Read More
Flutopia Fest photos
Amirah Ahmad, Copy Editor
March 26, 2012
Last weekend, Flutopia, a wind ensemble consisting of area high school students, hosted the Flutopia Fest, an event where Flutopia members led workshops for 7th-9th graders interested in music. Langley Flutopia members include seniors Jenna Weida and Dana Rosenburg, and sophomores Katie Moody... Read More
Mr. K is here to stay
Amirah Ahmad, Staff Writer
February 15, 2012
“I Gotta Feeling” that the band will “Keep on Rocking.” Beloved long-term sub Jim Kirchenbauer (affectionately known as “Mr. K”) will be staying on until the end of the year. Kirchenbauer was originally expected to end his stint as the interim band director at the end of first semester,... Read More
When relationships go wrong
Amirah Ahmad, Staff Writer
January 29, 2012
About 1/3 of teens who were in an abusive relationship confide in someone. One in three teens experience some form of dating abuse. About 81% of parents believe teen-dating violence isn’t an issue for this generation. These statistics are the numbers that Safe Community Coalition strives... Read More
Notes of success
Amirah Ahmad, Staff Writer
January 10, 2012
Flute+Utopia=Flutopia. Consisting of high school wind players around the Washington DC area, this respected wind ensemble has over 60 members and plays concerts at George Mason University. And of those 60 members, four of them are Langley’s own: seniors Jenna Weida and Dana Rosenburg, along... Read More
Money matters
Amirah Ahmad, Staff Writer
October 28, 2011
Meeting diploma requirements may have gotten more challenging, as the classes of 2015 and onward will now be obligated to follow one additional provision. The Virginia Department of Education, (VDOE), has added an additional credit in economics and personal finance as a graduation requirement... Read More
Graduating with honor?
Amirah Ahmad, Reporter
June 10, 2011
With graduation fast-approaching, Langley’s usual abundance of valedictorians may be disappointed to find that they will now be known as “Honor Grads”. Prompted by Fairfax County, the “valedictorian” title has been officially changed for students who meet such qualifications for high... Read More
UPDATE: Zero Tolerance
Amirah Ahmad, Reporter
April 28, 2011
With the recent deaths of several students, Zero-tolerance has become a controversial issue in Fairfax County public high schools. Now, officials have begun to organize meetings to hear the public’s opinion. Jack Dale has asked every middle and high school principal to form a meeting to discuss... Read More
Boys varsity tennis preview
Amirah Ahmad, Reporter
April 1, 2011
One of the spring sports teams, Boys Varsity Tennis, is looking forward to an exciting season of wins. The team, made up of two seniors, three juniors, and nine sophomores, is headed by coach Jack Porter. Freshman Stavros Kontzias says, “Being a freshman on the team is cool, except I feel... Read More
Flutopia Flourishes at Carnegie Hall
Amirah Ahmad, Reporter
February 20, 2011
Carnegie Hall. The name is intimidating, it being a music center renowned around the nation. And four Langley students – Katie Moody, Jenna Weida, Craig Hunter, and Dana Rosenburg – had the privilege of performing there this weekend with the wind ensemble Flutopia. Flutopia is a wind ensemble... Read More
Trumpeting Their Way to Lincoln Center
Amirah Ahmad, Reporter
February 18, 2011
The Langley Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony have been invited to play at the Avery Fisher Hall in the Lincoln Center this March. The Lincoln Center, located in New York is the world’s leading performing arts center; very few high schools been invited to play at the Lincoln Center, making... Read More
Robotics Team Wins Grant
Amirah Ahmad, Reporter
December 12, 2010
Five thousand dollars. What would you do with that cash? The Langley High School Robotics team certainly has a plan. The Robotics team, sponsored by Mr. Franks, Mr. Foley, and Ms. Lakatos meets every Monday. The NASA Robotics Alliance Project recently announced the participation grants for... Read More
Behind the Scenes of Yearbook
Amirah Ahmad, Reporter
December 4, 2010
In the spring each year, with a pen in hand, you contemplate which elective you want to take. Journalism? Art? Fashion marketing? Suddenly, Yearbook comes to mind – it’s an easy class that doesn’t take any work, right? Think again. “You have to be dedicated to this class. It’s... Read More