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January 16th, 2012 Essay Contest
The Virginia PTA is sponsoring an essay contest with the theme Community Responsibility. Savings bonds ($1000 1st Place, $500 2nd Place, $250 3rd Place) will be awarded.
If your student is interested in submitting an essay – all the details can be found on the following link. Hurry to check it out, though – entries are due to the District coordinator by February 1! Wouldn’t it be great if a Hughes student was recognized?
Click here for the application form!
Scholarships
Do you know a graduating senior who is planning to study to become a teacher or another youth serving profession? VA PTA sponsors scholarships which will be awarded to just such a student. The application is found at the following link – if you know someone, spread the word! The deadline to apply is March 1, 2012.
Click here for the application form!
Date Change
There has been a change in the date for the 8th grade celebration planning that was originally posted in the January newsletter. The meeting is now taking place on Thursday, February 9 immediately after the PTA meeting. The changes to the newsletter have been made, but if you are interested, spread the word!
December 5th, 2011 Do you want to know more about what makes an IB school unique to its community? What is so special about IB programs? We invite you to learn more about the benefits of an IB education and to provide you general information related to the IB Middle Years Program at Hughes Middle School on December 7 at 6:30 p.m.
Information will be available for:
• Service learning initiatives and active reflection
• How parents can be involved in an IB education
• Hughes courses that are pre-requisites for later classes
• IB Diploma – certificate versus the full diploma
This will be an informative and helpful evening in learning about your child’s journey in the IB Middle Years Program.
December 5th, 2011 The Langston Hughes Panther Cheerleaders will be holding their annual coat drive to benefit Reston Interfaith. They will be collect gently used coats November 28th through February 10th. Donation boxes are located in the Hall of Nations and the office. Thank you for helping to supporting the Reston community.
November 30th, 2011 On December 16th we will celebrate our teachers with the annual “Sweet Shoppe” hospitality event. We need lots of help to make this a fun event for our hardworking teachers. Please donate homemade treats (3 to 4 dozen). The teachers will get to fill up a box of the delicious goodies to take home with them. So please send in individual treats like cookies, brownies, things that the teachers can easily pack in a box. A cake might be hard to pack. Please email shilpagude@yahoo.com if you have any questions and to let me know what you would like to bring on December 16th.
Also, this is a great opportunity for the students to earn some community service hours. If the student helps to make the treats, the parents can sign off on the hours put in.
Thank you in advance for your delicious contributions and please remember to label anything that has peanuts/tree nuts as ingredients.
November 30th, 2011 Mark your calendars for the LHMS PTA Flippin’ Pizza Night! From 3-10pm on Thursday, December 15th, Flippin’ Pizza will donate 50% of purchase from Hughes families. Whether you are a student stopping in for a slice after school, or an adult taking a night off from cooking, all you need to do is let them know you are there to support Hughes, and they will make the donation. Contact Sumi Vintimilla (sumivan@verizon.net) with any questions.
November 14th, 2011 On Thursday, November 17, from 9 – 10:30 am, the Hughes Parent Center (located in Trailer #6) will be hosting a meeting to further our understanding of Teen Technology Use and Misuse. A representative from the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board will talk about current trends in teen technology use and social networking. The discussion will include the benefits and risks of social networking, cyberbullying, and solutions for parents as we educate and protect our teens. Contact Melinda Rivas at Hughes (703) 715-3643 for more information.
October 26th, 2011 The 2011-2012 Hughes Directory is now available on Blackboard. Sign in under your parent view account, and look for the Library Learning Center link in your child’s course list. Then click on the Student Directory tab. If you have further questions, contact directory@lhmspta.com
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