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Langley High School
USINFO | 2013-12-05 18:02
Phone: (703) 287-2700
District: Fairfax County Public Schools
Web : http://www.fcps.edu/LangleyHS/
National Rank #84
College Readiness Index 79.2
Math Proficiency 3.4
English Proficiency 3.8
Student/Teacher Ratio 20:1
09–12 Grades
2029 Students
101 teachers
Overview
Langley High School is ranked 2nd within Virginia. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Langley High School is 83 percent. The student body makeup is 53 percent male and 47 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 29 percent. Langley High School is 1 of 30 high schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools.
Clubs
Langley has over 50 clubs of varying interests, including Model United Nations, Debate and Forensics, Key Club, UNICEF Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, It's Academic Team, and several sports and cultural appreciation clubs.
Music Department
Langley's music department consists of award-winning Band, Choral, and Orchestra programs. In addition to concerts, festivals, and competitions, the department performs in an annual in-school winter assembly for students and faculty.
The Band program, under the direction of Mr. Doug Martin, consists of three bands: Percussion Ensemble, Symphony, and Wind Symphony. Langley also has an active Marching Band that performs at home football games.
The Choral program, under the direction of Dr. Mac Lambert, consists of five choirs: Treble, Women's Select, Concert, Chamber, and Madrigals. Langley Choirs have recently competed in competitions internationally, in Prague, Vienna, and Salzburg, and domestically, in Orlando and San Diego. Dr. Lambert is the recipient of Langley's 2011 Teacher of the Year award.
The orchestra program, under the direction of Dr. Scott McCormick, consists of five orchestras: Freshman, Symphonic I, Symphonic II, Philharmonic, and Chamber. Langley Orchestras have recently compete in Rome, Italy.
Theatre Department
Langley's theatre department is chaired by Theatre Arts instructor, Valerie Karasek. Currently, the department produces a musical and one or more plays every year. The 2011-2012 season included productions of Grease and the Cappie-nominated production,The Crucible. The 2012-2013 season included productions of Romeo and Juliet and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. The 2013-2014 includes a production of Little Women: The Musical.
Langley High School participates in the Cappies Critics and Awards Program for High School Theater. Its 2009 production of Time's Square 2090, an original musical written by Wesley Brandt, who graduated from Langley in 2010, won four Cappie awards, Creativity, Best Ensemble in a Musical, Best Male Dancer, and Best Musical. Langley's critic team received nominations in 2002, 2010, 2011, and 2012, winning the 2002 award for Best Critic team. Most recently, Langley won the Cappie award for 2011 Rising Critic (Jamie Joeyen-Waldorf) and the 2012 award for Featured Actress (Kaity Hinojosa).
Science Fair
Langley High School actively participates in Science Fair events. Each year, first and second place winners from the school-hosted science fair are selected to attend the Fairfax County Science and Engineering Fair. The Fairfax County Science and Engineering Fair is an Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) affiliated fair, sending around 10 projects each year to the international fair. Notable winners from the past have included: (2009) Jun Sup Lee - 4th Place Grand Prize in Mathematics at the competition in Reno, NV.
(2010) Jong Hyuck Won - Grand Prize Winner and Best of Category in Medicine and Health Sciences at the competition in San Jose, CA.
(2011) Kelly Martins - 3rd Place Grand Prize in Environmental Management at the competition in Los Angeles, CA.
(2012) Jason Cui - 4th Place Grand Prize in Medicine and Health Sciences at the competition in Pittsburgh, PA.
State champions and runner up finishes
Langley has won 31 AAA state championships, which are:
Boys Lacrosse 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Girls Tennis 1979, 1980, 1986–88, 1991, 1992, 2012
Boys Tennis 1986-88, 1991, 1992, 1994
Girls Swim and Dive 1998-2001, 2011
Boys Golf 1983, 1984, 2001, 2011
Girls Cross-Country 1983, 1984
Girls Gymnastics 2004
Softball 1992
Boys Cross-Country 1979
Langley has 16 runner up finishes, which are:
Girls Cross-Country 1982, 1985, 1986, 1991
Girls Tennis 1994, 2002
Boys Tennis 1993, 1998, 2012, 2013
Girls Indoor Track 1984, 1987
Boys Cross-Country 1966, 1978
Girls Volleyball 2007
Boys Soccer 2004
Girls Gymnastics 2002
Girls Soccer 2001
Division 5 Football 1993
Girls Outdoor Track 1984
Boys Golf 1982
Girls Field Hockey 1980
Boys Swim and Dive 2010
Regional championships
Wrestling 2007
Girls Volleyball 2007
Football 1991, 1993
Boys Lacrosse 2009, 2012
Boys Golf 1983, 1984, 2000, 2011
Boys Tennis 2012
Girls Lacrosse 2010
Girls Tennis 2002, 2011, 2012
District championships
Mural of Langley's mascot Men's Wrestling 2000-2012
Girls Volleyball 2005, 2007
Coed Cheerleading 2007
Girls Swimming 2006, 2007, 2011
Girls Tennis 2010-12
Boys Soccer 2005, 2006, 2011
Boys Swimming 2003, 2008, 2009
Boys Basketball 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2008–11
Boys Golf 1998-02, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010–11
Boys Lacrosse 1997, 1998, 2003, 2008–12
Girls Lacrosse 2006, 2007
Football 1993, 2000, 2004
Girls Softball 2004, 2006, 2007
Outdoor Track and Field 2000
Girls Gymnastics 2007
Girls Indoor Track and Field 2011
Langley has received two sportsmanship awards, one in AAA girls soccer in 2001 and one in AAA girls volleyball in 2007. In addition, Langley won first place in the Wachovia Cup standings in 1991-1992 for athletics.
United States Congressional Baseball Game
In 1977 the Congressional Baseball Game was forced to play the annual game on Langley High School's baseball field due to two previous rain outs on Memorial Stadium.
Notable alumni
Bruce Allen, 1974 Executive Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager of the Washington Redskins
Michael Arndt, 1984, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Little Miss Sunshine
Neesa Hart, 1985, Award-winning bestselling author, Congressional Medalist, and Children's Theatre producer
Paula Cale, 1988, actress
Steve Czaban, 1986, radio personality
Lauren Graham, 1984, actress, Gilmore Girls, Because I Said So, Evan Almighty, Bad Santa, Guys and Dolls on Broadway, and most recently the NBC hit show Parenthood.
Michael J. Hicks, 1980, economist
Matt Kaufmann, 1970, computer scientist and winner of the 2005 ACM Software System Award
Erin Keogh, 1987, two-time winner of the Kinney Cross Country Championships
Richard Leigh, 1970, songwriter.
Cynthia Leive 1984, editor-in-chief, Glamour magazine
G. David Low, 1974 astronaut
Timothy C. May, cypherpunk and former chief scientist at Intel, attended his freshman year.
Billy Abner Mayaya, activist
John Molo, 1971, musician, drummer for Bruce Hornsby and the Range, John Fogerty, et al.
Vijay S. Pande, Stanford professor and director of the Folding@home Project
Juliet Huddy, 1987, The Morning Show
John-Paul Lee, 1997, CEO and founder of Tavalon Tea
Lauren Shehadi, 2001, reporter CBS Sportsline
Jay Sborz, 2003, pitcher for Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves. Non-graduate.
Remy Munasifi, Stand-up comedian and musician
Rick Wormeli, one of the first Nationally Board Certified teachers in America and the recipient of Disney's American Teacher Awards 1996 Outstanding English Teacher of the Nation
Rankings / Awards
This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.
Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank #84
State Rank #2
Charter Rank
Magnet
STEM Rank #195
Test Scores
U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).
Proficient in Reading 99%
Proficient in Math 98%
College Readiness Index 79.2
College-Ready Student Performance
High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.
College Readiness Index 79.2
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance
Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams.
Participation Rate 83%
Participant Passing Rate 94%
Exams Per test taker 4.9
Exam Pass Rate 88%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 78%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test 4.6
IB Diploma Per Test Taker
IB Diploma Per Grade 12 Enrollment
