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Type | Public |
Established | 1965 |
Principal | Matthew Ragone Sr.[1] |
Faculty | 190 |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2095 |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Green Gold |
Nickname | Saxons |
Rival | McLean High School |
SAT average | 1804 (2006) |
Affiliation | Fairfax County Public Schools |
Feeder schools | Cooper Middle School Longfellow Middle School Kilmer Middle School |
Athletic conferences | Liberty District Northern Region |
Coordinates | 38°56′57″N 77°10′00″W / 38.949063°N 77.166671°W |
Website | http://www.fcps.edu/LangleyHS |
Langley High School is a high school within the Fairfax County Public Schools system. It is located in McLean, a census-designated place in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia.[2]
History
Langley High School was established in 1965.[3] 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 2,071 students in the 2009-2010 school year. Its student body was 72.9% White, 1.7% Black, 2.8% Hispanic, 17.8% Asian, .14% Multiracial, and .14% Other.
Academics
The LHS academic program follows standard Virginia guidelines, requiring 24 credits for graduation.[4] Additionally provided at Langley is the Advanced Placement (AP) program.[4] Langley offers one of the most comprehensive AP programs available, featuring more than 20 AP level classes in every discipline.[4] 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).Langley also has a thriving Japanese program.[4]
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 boys' wrestling team won the Liberty District Tournament the last 10 years straight (2001–2010). In addition they were Northern Region champions in 2007. The girls' 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 the previous year’s state champions, Deep Run High School. In 2009, Langley's AAA boys lacrosse team, coached by Earl Brewer, won the state championship, defeating Chantilly in overtime 4-3. They repeated as AAA State Champions in 2010 with a 12-5 victory over the Loudoun Valley Vikings.
State champions and runner up finishes
Langley has won 28 AAA state championships, which are:
- Boys Lacrosse 2009, 2010
- Girls Tennis 1979, 1980, 1986–88, 1991, 1992
- Boys Tennis 1986-88, 1991, 1992, 1994
- Girls Swim and Dive 1998-2001, 2011
- 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
- Boys Swim and Dive 2010
Regional championships
- Wrestling 2007
- Girls Volleyball 2007
- Football 1993
- Boys Lacrosse 2009
- Boys Golf 1983, 1984, 2000
- Girls Lacrosse 2010
District championships
- Wrestling 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Girls Varsity Volleyball 2005, 2007
- Coed Varsity Cheerleading 2007
- Girls Swimming 2006, 2007, 2010
- Girls Tennis 2011
- Boys Soccer 2005, 2006
- Boys Swimming 2003, 2008, 2009
- Boys Basketball 1997,1998,2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Boys Golf 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
- Boys Lacrosse 1997, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Girls Lacrosse 2006, 2007
- Football 1991, 1993, 2000, 2004
- Softball 2004, 2006, 2007
- Outdoor Track and Field 2000
- Girls Varsity Gymnastics 2007
Langley has received two sportsmanship 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.
United States Congressional Baseball Game
In 1977 the Congressional Baseball Game was forced to play the annual game on Langley High School's baseball field due to two previous rain outs on Memorial Stadium.[5]
Notable alumni
- Bruce Allen (American football), Executive Vice President of Football Operations and general manager of the Washington Redskins
- Michael Arndt 1984, Academy Award winning screenwriter, Little Miss Sunshine
- Jack Biddle, 1979, Venture Capitalist, Novak Biddle Venture Partners
- Neesa Hart 1985, Multi-award winning bestselling author, Congressional Medalist, and Children's Theatre producer
- Paula Cale 1988, actress
- Steve Czaban, 1986, radio personality
- Lauren Graham 1984, actress, Gilmore Girls, "Because I Said So", "Evan Almighty", "Bad Santa", and most recently "Guys and Dolls" on Broadway
- Michael J. Hicks, 1980, economist
- Richard Leigh 1970, songwriter.
- Cynthia Leive 1984, editor-in-chief, Glamour magazine
- G. David Low, astronaut
- James Mamana, 1983, champion bobsledder, inventor, patent lawyer
- Timothy C. May, cypherpunk and former chief scientist at Intel, attended his freshman year.
- Billy Abner Mayaya, activist
- John Molo, 1971, 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
- Joan Roberts 1970, actress[6]
- Lauren Roman, 1993, actress, "All My Children"
- Juliet Huddy, 1987 The Morning Show
- John-Paul Lee, 1997, founder and CEO of Tavalon Tea
- Lauren Shehadi, 2001, reporter CBS Sportsline
- Jay Sborz, 2003, pitcher Detroit Tigers Did not graduate
- Jeremy Stoppelman, 1995, CEO and co-founder of Yelp
- Evan Weissman, 1997, playwright/actor with Buntport Theater
References
- ^ Administration
- ^ "McLean CDP, Virginia." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 1, 2009.
- ^ Langley HS History
- ^ a b c d Academics
- ^ Baseball
- ^ Joan Roberts, imdb.com