Science and Technology Career Day for
7th and 8th Grade Girls
In cooperation with Fairfax County Public Schools, the Fairfax City branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) hosts the 18th annual Science and Technology Career Day on the morning of Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Lake Braddock High School.
For more details, see http://www.aauwofva.org/branches/FCCareerDay.pdf
Congratulations are in order for Amy Zhao (see picture above) and her Odyssey of the Mind team. The team won first place on "Column Structure Division 2" at the Odyssey of the Mind Tournament held on March 6. The team members are coming from three different other school (3 from Kilmer, 1 from Cooper and 1 from Colvin Run ). The team will go to the Virginia State Competetion on 3/27 at Newport News.
SPRING BREAK. Monday March 29, 2010 through Friday April 2, 2010 is Spring Break for students of Langston Hughes Middle School. The school office will be open from 9:00AM until 12 NOON on Monday through Thursday and closed on Friday, April 2, 2010.
Please Note: Tuesday, April 12, 2010 will be a school day for students. This will be a Grey Day.
Bus Service to the Teen Center has been suspended. Students may either participate in afterschool activities and take a late bus home on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, or take their regularly scheduled bus at the end of the school day.
SOL TESTING has been rescheduled to Monday May 24, 2010 through Friday, June 11, 2010. The Memorial Day Holiday will be observed, but the other 14 school days will be used for testing. The exact dates for individual classes will be posted later as they are established.
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"PANTHER TRACKS" the 2009-2010 Hughes MS Yearbook can be ordered now. The price of the yearbook is still only $25. Payment is due by April 15, 2010. To order a yearbook for your student, you have two options:
-Order Online: Go to https://www.ybpay.com and click on locate school. Select Virginia and choose Reston.
-Order By Mail: If you want to order your yearbook by mail, CLICK HERE and you will have the form to fill out and send in to the publisher to obtain the yearbook.
Congratulations are also given to Pavan Krishman, one of our 8th graders. Pavan took the 2009 AMC Math Test and scored in the top 5% nationwide. He was also 1st place in the recent Math Counts competition and received a trophy for his accomplishments. We are proud of Pavan and he is another example of the fine students we have here at Hughes MS.
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