Langley High School

Infobox Education in the United States
name= Langley High School


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streetaddress= 6520 Georgetown Pike
city= McLean
state= Virginia
zipcode= 22101
url= http://www.fcps.edu/LangleyHS
district= Fairfax County Public Schools
principal= Matthew Ragone
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staff= approximately 190
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 9–12
language= English
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feeders= Cooper Middle School
Longfellow Middle School
Kilmer Middle School
campus= Suburban
mascot= Saxons
colors= Green, white, and gold ███
founded= 1965
enrollment= 2,083
enrollment_as_of= 2007
free_label_1= Rival school
free_1= McLean High School
free_label_2= Athletic conferences
free_2= Liberty District
Northern Region
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Langley High School is a high school within the Fairfax County Public Schools system. It is located in McLean, Virginia.

History

Langley High School was established in 1965. [ [http://www.fcps.edu/LangleyHS/history.html Langley High School, McLean, VA- History and Location ] ] The name "Langley" came from Thomas Lee in honor of Langley Manor, which was part of the home estate in Shropshire, England. Langley means "long open meadow". Thomas Lee was one of the first to envision the Thirteen Colonies as a separate nation whose capital should be on the Potomac between Great Falls and Little Falls. Keeping these things in mind (including the Anglo Saxon background) the school steering committee chose the nickname "Saxons" and the schools colors of forest green and old gold with white as a trim color in keeping with the traditional theme

Demographics

Langley enrolled 2,083 students in the 2006-2007 school year. The racial makeup of the school is as follows, White (not of Hispanic origin): (73.49%), Hispanic (3.03%), Black (not of Hispanic origin) (1.84%), Asian or Pacific Islander (17.87%), other (3.77%) [ [http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:13:6551109539955034722::::P0_CURRENT_SCHOOL_ID:020 FCPS - School Profiles - Langley HS - Demographics ] ]

Academics

The LHS academic program follows standard Virginia guidelines, requiring 24 credits for graduation. Additionally provided at Langley is the Advanced Placement (AP) program. Langley offers one of the most comprehensive AP programs available, featuring more than 20 AP level classes in every discipline.

Significant courses include the school's Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra classes and AP Russian Language (Langley is one of only a few high schools in the nation piloting the new AP Russian course, not only the AP class - the Russian course in general).

AT scores

In 2006 the SAT score was 1804 (597 in Critical Reading, 612 in Math, and 595 in Writing). Langley's SAT averages are the highest of all the comprehensive Fairfax County high schools. Jefferson's SAT average is higher, but it is a magnet school.

Administration

Langley High School is currently run by an administration [ [http://www.fcps.edu/LangleyHS/admin1.html Langley High School, McLean, VA- Admin and Support Staff ] ] consisting of Principal Matthew Ragone and Assistant Principals Thomas Meier, Fred Amico, Michelle Norell, and one additional assistant principal to be named during the summer of 2008. Principal William Clendaniel retired at the end of the 2007-2008 school year. [http://www.springfieldtimes.com/news/2008/apr/30/langleys-principal-steps-down/]

Athletics

Langley plays in the AAA Liberty District of the Northern Region. The Langley sports teams are all referred to as the "Saxons" (or "Lady Saxons" for some women-only sports), and their primary rival is McLean High School. The Girl's Swim and Dive Team won districts in 05-06. The football team won the Northern Region and went to the state finals in 1993. The boy's wrestling team won the Liberty District Tournament the last 7 years straight (2001-2007). In addition they were Northern Region champions in 2007. The Girl's Volleyball team, for the first time ever, went to the 2007 final round at the state championship tournament but was unable to pull out a victory over last year’s state champions, Deep Run High School.

tate champions and runner up finishes

Langley has won 25 AAA state championships, which are:
*Girls Tennis 1979, 1980, 1986-88, 1991, 1992
*Boys Tennis 1986-88, 1991, 1992, 1994
*Girls Swim and Dive 1998-2001
*Boys Golf 1983, 1984, 2001
*Girls Cross-Country 1983, 1984
*Girls Gymnastics 2004
*Softball 1992
*Boys Cross-Country 1979

Langley has 16 runner up finishes, which are:
*Girls Cross-Country 1982, 1985, 1986, 1991
*Girls Tennis 1994, 2002
*Boys Tennis 1993, 1998
*Girls Indoor Track 1984, 1987
*Boys Cross-Country 1966, 1978
*Girls Volleyball 2007
*Boys Soccer 2004
*Girls Gymnastics 2002
*Girls Soccer 2001
*Division 5 Football 1993
*Girls Outdoor Track 1984
*Boys Golf 1982
*Girls Field Hockey 1980

Regional championships

*Wrestling 2007
*Girls Volleyball 2007
* Football 1991

District championships

*Wrestling 2001-2008
*Girls Varsity Volleyball 2005, 2007
*Girls Varsity Cheerleading 2007
*Girls Swimming 2006, 2007
*Boys Soccer 2005, 2006
*Boys Swimming 2003, 2008
*Boys Basketball 2008
*Boys Golf 2008
*Boys Lacrosse 2008
*Girls Lacrosse 2006, 2007

Langley has received two sportmanship awards, one in AAA girls soccer in 2001 and one in AAA girls volleyball in 2007. In addition, Langley won 1st place in the Wachovia Cup standings in 1991-1992 for athletics.

Notable alumni

*Bruce Allen, General Manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
*Michael Arndt '84, Academy Award winning screenwriter, "Little Miss Sunshine"
*Paula Cale '88, Actress
*Joe Cochrane '86, Correspondent, Newsweek magazine
*Steve Czaban, Radio Personality
*Lauren Graham '84, Actress, "Gilmore Girls"
*Richard Leigh '70, Songwriter.
*Cynthia Leive '84, Editor-in-Chief, Glamour magazine
*G. David Low, Astronaut
*Timothy C. May, Cypherpunk and former chief scientist at Intel, attended his freshman year.
*John Molo, '71, Musician, Drummer for Bruce Hornsby and the Range and John Fogerty, among others
*Vijay S. Pande, Stanford Professor and Director of the Folding@Home Project
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731245/ Joan Roberts] '70, Actress
*Lauren E. Roman, '93, Actress
*Juliet Huddy, '87 The Morning Show
*John-Paul Lee, '97, Founder & CEO of Tavalon Tea
*Tommy Ritter, '99, Stand-up comedian
*Rupert Alfiler, '99, Muay Thai

References

* [http://www.vhsl-reference.com/mastergames_byyear_byteam2008.cfm?id=10473 VHSL-Reference]