Congratulations go to our own Elizabeth Rennie-Cline for being named the FCPS October News Liaison of the Month by the Fairfax County Department of Communication and Community Outreach. Mrs. Rennie-Cline was bestowed this honor due to her wonderful job of promoting the Hughes' Glade Stream Valley project. We are proud to have Mrs. Rennie-Cline working in our front office!


The Annual Federal "Impact Aid/Student-Parent" Survey has begun. This survey is conducted annually by FCPS to receive federal grant funds designed to reimburse public school districts to compensate for the loss of tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property within the school district.  Surveys have been printed for all registered Hughes students and all forms must be collected and sent to FCPS IT. Please return the forms ASAP (on Thursday, November 5th if possible) as these forms are time sensetive. For more information, please CLICK HERE.

Please make sure each of the following areas are complete:
- Parent/guardian signature and date
- Student name and address
- Parent employment information

Monday and Tuesday, November 2nd and 3rd,are teacher workdays. There is NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS on those days. Please make any other arrangements for your child that you may deem necessary for their safety and well being.

The Langston Hughes Middle School community, along with Fairfax County and the commonwealth of Virginia, is seeing an increase in reports of influenza like illnesses. According to the Virginia Department of Health, Virginia has reached the classification of "widespread" for influenza like illnesses, and almost all the influenza virus circulating in the state at this time is 2009 H1N1 influenza.  Hughes Middle School continues to work closely with FCPS and the Fairfax County Health Department as we face the challenges of an active flu season. CLICK HERE for more information.

From the Fairfax County Health Dept. The county health dept. has two documents for you to read, the first one is the Town Hall FLu Meeting (Click Here) flyer and the second is a Health Room Volunteer Training (Click Here) flyer for any one who is interested. Please review these and take advantage as you can.

FCPS partners with the Fairfax County Health Department to monitor the progression of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza (swine flu). CLICK HERE for information as well as Vaccination Information.

The October/November 2009 issue of the "Hughes News" newsletter is available. CLICK HERE to read.

Please sign up for our "Grocery Store Rebate Programs" (Giant, Safeway, HarrisTeeter) to raise money for Hughes MS. You must re-register for the new school year even if you were registered last year. Click Here to see the PTA's Grocery Signup Page for more information. Also, be sure to (Click Here) check out the PTA's "Box Tops for Education" program

The Langston Hughes Middle School community, along with Fairfax County and the commonwealth of Virginia, is seeing an increase in reports of influenza like illnesses. According to the Virginia Department of Health, Virginia has reached the classification of "widespread" for influenza like illnesses, and almost all the influenza virus circulating in the state at this time is 2009 H1N1 influenza.  Hughes Middle School continues to work closely with FCPS and the Fairfax County Health Department as we face the challenges of an active flu season. CLICK HERE for more information.

The October/November 2009 issue of the "Hughes News" newsletter is available. CLICK HERE to read.

Friday, October 23rd - Friday, October 30th is "Drug Free Red Ribbon Week", sponsered by the Hughes MS "Peer Mediators". It is a week of Theme days for all of us to enjoy. Wear your special clothes on the day that it is called to do so. Have fun.

Friday, October 30, 2009, is the last day of the grading period. Please catch up with all your homework and assignments this week!

Please view and enjoy Dr. Fabio Zuluaga's (Cluster 8 Assistant Superintendent) Back-To-School message by clicking on the the photo to the left.:

FCPS partners with the Fairfax County Health Department to monitor the progression of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza (swine flu). CLICK HERE for information as well as Vaccination Information.

Please sign up for our "Grocery Store Rebate Programs" (Giant, Safeway, HarrisTeeter) to raise money for Hughes MS. You must re-register for the new school year even if you were registered last year. Click Here to see the PTA's Grocery Signup Page for more information. Also, be sure to (Click Here) check out the PTA's "Box Tops for Education" program

The annual TOUCH BASE DAY has been set for November 11, 2009. The mini-conferences will begin at 7:15AM and go through 10:00AM. Classes will start at 11:00AM on that day. All students will be arriving at school three (3) hours later then usual and the busses will run at a three hour later than normal schedule in the morning. Please make a note of this so that you can arrange for the approproate care for you child. And plan on meeting with your child's teachers on that day.

The Annual Fall Fun Run will be on October 21, 2009.  It will begin at 3:00pm until 4:00pm at South Lakes Track.  The students will be able to take late buses home on that day.  Registration for the event will be $5.00 and/or a slightly used pair of athletic shoes.  All participants will receive a Fall Fun Run shirt.  The top 3 students male/female in each grade level will receive a trophy.  Come and enjoy the fun!

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.

Career Day is coming soon! It is scheduled for Friday, November 20, 2009. WE NEED Volunteers to come and talk to our students about their careers. If you are interested, please CLICK HERE for more information.

The Advanced Academic Parent Information Nights have been posted. CLICK HERE for a complete list of dates, schools, and times.

The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology applications are coming up. Please CLICK HERE for information.

Want to be a cheerleader? CLICK HERE for information!

On May 7, 2009, the School Board approved a modified 10-point grading scale, with pluses and minuses, that will be implemented at the beginning of the 2009-10 school year. For more details on the new grading scale, CLICK HERE.

From the Fairfax County Health Dept. The county health dept. has two documents for you to read, the first one is the Town Hall FLu Meeting (Click Here) flyer and the second is a Health Room Volunteer Training (Click Here) flyer for any one who is interested. Please review these and take advantage as you can.

CLICK HERE for a FCPS H1N1 FLu update.

Langston Hughes Middle School would like to thank the PTA for their generous gift of technology to our school! Because of this gift, ALL of the teachers will have a LCD projector in their classroom next year. Also, three SmartBoards will be added to our school, and the Technology Education classroom will have a memory upgrade on the computers to 1gig which will allow for Mr. Threlkeld to expand the curriculum. The other major gift is a Giant Video Screen to be used in the Gym and Hall of Nations for special events (back to school night, etc). Thank you PTA for all you do throughout the year for our school and our students!