The Virginia School Census is in progress and runs through July 15, 2008

The 2008 Virginia School Census  (click here to do the census) began on March 1st and end on July 15th. This census, which occurs every three years and is mandated by the commonwealth of Virginia, determines the fair distribution of state sales tax revenues throughout the state. The census counts every child through age nineteen (19) whether or not the child attends public or private school or is home-schooled.  For further information about the census, please go to www.fcps.edu/news/census.htm

Important Information
 

• On April 12, 2008, the Hughes Panther Cheerleaders won the 2nd place trophy at the Kings Dominion cheerleading competition. To see them in action, please click on this YouTube link.  Click on the photo above to download a 3.5 meg high resolution version of the picture, suitable for printing.
  
  
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  We would like to congratulate Justin Tran for his winning entry for the new Langston Hughes Middle School Logo Emblem.  Click on the photo to the left to gain access to a higher resolution photo.
  
  
  
  
   
• We would like to welcome our new Fairfax County Police Department Resource Officer, Darrin Decoster.  Please introduce yourself to Officer Decoster when you see him in the halls.
   
• Saturday Academy and Saturday SOL Prep Classes. 
        -Saturday SOL Prep Classes will begin on April 19^th and run for five consecutive Saturdays through May 17 The time is from 8:30 to 11:45. Parents or guardians must provide transportation to and from Hughes MS. Students in the Saturday SOL Prep will receive snacks.
          -Saturday Academy dates are April 19, May 3, May 17, May 31, and June 7, 2008.  The time is from 8:30 to 11:45.
  Please contact your school counselor if you have any questions.
   
• SOL Test Schedule for 2008 Click here.
   

• Great Things are Happening at Hughes.  Check out this link Channel 21. Or just go to the following site: Expanding Visions-Students get hands-on engineering lessons when ExxonMobil staff visit Hughes MS.
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•  The May 2008 issue of the "Hughes News" is up and ready for viewing.  If you want to see all the month's publications, please click here.

• For an overview of the "Gifted and Talented Services", screening, testing, and identification procedures, and timelines please check out the county's website at www.fcps.edu/DIS/gt/connections.htm.

• Clubs and After-School Activities schedule!

• Hughes MS 2007-2008 Block Schedule.

• Hughes MS parents are NOW able to register for the FCPS 24/7 Parent View account. For directions on how to register, click here. The FCPS 24/7 parent view account allows access to Wecare@schools. See the video clip for more information.
  NOTE: When you sign up for FCPS Wecare@schools you are signing up for the parent both the FCPS Parent View (which allows parents to see their children's classes) as well as updating their child's emergency care forms online. The site to access the registration is:  FCPS 24/7 Learning

• Search your library for books to read!  You can now search your library for books to help you in research, to have fun reading, and to enjoy your library.  You can also link to the Fairfax County Public Library from this site.

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Wednesday May 07, 2008 
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