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PEACE WEEK - sponsored by Hughes Peer Mediators and SCA. Show your support for non-violent conflict resolution by participating in spirit activities:
Monday, February 8-Wear your favorite Peace Shirt
Tuesday, February 9-Wear White Day
Wednesday, February 10-Hippie Day (Wear bright colors or tie dye)
Thursday, February 11-International Day (wear something to represent your culture, such as native dress or a jersey with country name)
Friday, February. 12th- Heart Day (Wear red, pink, and white)
In conjunction with Peace Week, the SCA and Peer Mediators will be collecting new, travel size toothpaste, toothbrushes, lotion, shampoo (no conditioner), and combs for the Embry Rucker Shelter.
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, at Lake Braddock High School.
For more details, see http://www.aauwofva.org/branches/FCCareerDay.pdf
The Annual Hughes Middle School vs. Herndon Middle School basketball games will be held at South Lakes High School on Friday, February 26, 2010. This will be a double header game with the seventh grade teams playing first, followed by the eighth grade teams.
Gates will open at 6:00 p.m. and Game time is 7:00-9:00 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door and will be $ 5.00.
CONGRATULATIONS go out to Arianna Chen,
Felix De Jong,
Isabel Ho,
Megan Le,
Tope Oladimeji, and
Li-Chian Wang for making District Orchestra! We are proud of you all!
Rising Freshman Parent Night:
South Lakes High School and Herndon High School, would like to welcome the parents of our incoming class of 2014. The times and dates are: South Lakes High School, Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 7:00pm and Herndon High School on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 6:30pm (the Herndon night will be rescheduled to Monday, February 15, 2010 at 6:30pm) Please choose to attend the school your child will be attending. We hope you will join us. We have a full night of information in store for you, including:
- Curriculum information to help your student to select proper placement in academic classes
- A freshman panel to answer questions about high school transitioning
- An Electives/Activities Fair to expose you to options for elective classes, as well as clubs, sports, and activities that will enable your student to immerse him/herself in the high school experience (6:30 – 7:00)
The Fairfax County School Board wants to improve communications with and outreach to parents and the larger community. We invite you to take just a few minutes to complete the following survey to help the School Board understand how to better serve its constituents. Click on the link to take the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NRBBRTB
We are proud of our students from Langston Hughes MS who competed at the State Championship Tournament for FIRST LEGO League (http://www.vadcfll.org/index.html) at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. All brought home trophies for their work. Click on the photo to the left to learn more!
Make a Difference Day is a national day of helping our neighbors. The Honors Academy students read books and assisted students write reflections from the books they read together. They read to kindergarten and First grade students from Terraset Elementary. Click on the photo below to view a video of the group!
H1N1 Flu Information
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) partners with the Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) to monitor the progression of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza (swine flu). The FCHD follows the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and provides recommendations to the school system. It is our goal to promote good health for students in our school system and to manage communicable diseases. For more information, please CLICK HERE.
The following news release were issued by Fairfax County Public Schools:
Hughes Middle Students Plan Walking Field Trip to Study Nature as Part of No Child Left Inside.
CLICK HERE for the news release.
