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Pictured above: Head of School Doris Cottam (center) joins former heads of school Lucy Daoust (left) and Betty Brown (right).
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This fall marked an important milestone here at Langley – the opening of our new Jeffrey J. Sherman Arts Center. As many of our alumni and past parents know, we have been planning for this building for a number of years. So it was a special day indeed when we officially opened its doors in September. As you’ll read on page 8, this magnificent facility serves as the focal point of our campus and is in use by students, teachers, and parents virtually every hour of every school day. From plays, concerts, and assemblies in the auditorium to a hot lunch program in the lobby to music and art classes in the rooms upstairs, the Sherman Center enhances our arts program, serves as a gathering spot, builds community, opens up other spaces on campus, and will be the site of many happy memories. The building bears the name of our friend and visionary leader Jeff Sherman, who worked tirelessly before his death in 2005 to ensure it would meet Langley’s needs and serve a variety of purposes. The Sherman Center dedication ceremony in November was a bittersweet occasion, as we honored Jeff and remembered the many contributions he made to our school community during his 10 years as a parent here. I’m so glad his wife, brother, and daughter were able to attend and share in this special moment.
The dedication ceremony also brought generations of our community together, as past parents, past faculty, and alumni joined us for this momentous celebration. Ashleigh Rabbitt Sekoski ’90, an opera singer who performed at the arts center campaign kick-off event several years ago, returned to sing several selections. Her lovely soprano voice soared through the auditorium thanks to the wonderful acoustics – a big change from the acoustically inadequate Field House where she performed at the
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were two of Langley’s former heads of school, Lucy Daoust and Betty Brown (pictured with me above). It’s rare to have so much Langley history under one roof, and I cherish the times we are able to spend together. As we look to the future and continue to improve our campus and our programs, it is important to remember our past as well. Langley has a rich history, and I feel we have a lot to learn from those who helped pave the way to where we are Thetoday.2008-2009 school year has been a year of change from one end of campus to the other. After opening the Sherman Center, we began work on a new synthetic turf athletic field. This durable turf – which replaces our muddy, patchy natural grass field –gives our students a much more reliable place to enjoy recess, P.E. classes, and team sports. The field opened in January, and is already a big hit with students of all ages. We hope you’ll return to campus soon to see these wonderful additions. Even in these challenging economic times, Langley continues to grow and serve as a model preschool through eighth-grade school. It is because of the support of friends like you that we continue to be in strong financial health and look to the future with excitement and optimism.
Eighth-graders got a firsthand look at Colonial life during their overnight trip to Williamsburg, VA. To complement their hydrology unit in science, sixth-graders determined the health of the Scott’s Run and Potomac River watersheds through a series of chemical tests.
In October, fifth-graders enjoyed an overnight trip to Camp Highroad near Middleburg, VA, where they participated in a variety of team-building activities.
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Nicole Johnson and Tatiana Kersten, Student Council co-presidents, officially cut the ribbon to the new Sherman Arts Center on September 15.
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Clockwise from top left: The sixth-grade class kicked off the year with a day of outdoor adventure and team-building at Calleva, a camp in Maryland.
Nearly 950 people attended Langley’s annual Fall Fair on October 18 which featured everything from a rock-climbing wall and inflatables to the popular Cake Walk and magic show. On November 4, students of all ages joined in the excitement of the Presidential election as they participated in a mock election, capping off several weeks of projects centering on decision-making and democracy.
Children’s author, illustrator, and publisher Cheryl Barnes visited Langley in October to share some of her stories with students in grades K-5.
As part of the second-grade Native American unit, students explored a traditional 17th century Powhatan Indian village which was erected on campus by the Powhatan Living History Village.
Lower School students donned creative costumes for the annual Halloween parade around campus. Primary Schoolers joined in the Halloween fun with special parades and class parties.
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Clockwise from top left: During their study of Native American cultures, second-graders presented three Native American myths derived from three distinct tribes.
During Langley’s annual walk-a-thon on November 6, students in grades K8 followed a route around campus to raise money for the homeless.
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More than 900 people packed Langley’s new Sherman Arts Center during the three-night run of the Middle School fall play, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” November 13-15. Approximately 40 students in grades 6-8 – about one third of the Middle School – auditioned for a role in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” which featured a cast of 24.
Nearly 350 guests attended Grandparents & Special Friends Day on November 25. Students, including the kindergartners pictured here, offered a series of delightful musical performances.
Held in December, Langley’s Book Fair provided a wonderful selection of books and gifts for students of all ages and their families.
Dressed as street urchins, first-graders performed a spirited rendition of “Food, Glorious Food” during Grandparents & Special Friends Day. Grandparents enjoyed spending time in the classroom with their grandchild, playing games, reading stories, making crafts, and using technology together.
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During the Middle School holiday concert on December 11, Langley’s three instrumental ensembles presented a festive evening of music, featuring creative variations on “The Nutcracker.”
Nearly 100 students in fourth and fifth grades spread holiday cheer during their annual holiday concert on December 18, featuring two bands, handbell ensembles, and the Lower School chorus.
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Our girls’ varsity team, which swept the league with an undefeated record, was never threatened. During the regular season, they topped rivals Norwood (5-2) and Westminster (6-0) and advanced to the CAC tournament where they beat Westminster 4-2 in the final.
Final Record: 10-1
Final CAC Standing: First place CAC Tournament Finish: First place Our varsity boys enjoyed an extremely successful season, only losing one game –a regular season 3-1 loss to a tough Norwood squad. In the CAC tournament, Langley took out Woods Academy 1-0 in the semifinals before avenging their loss to Norwood in a thrilling 3-2 overtime win to take home the tournament title.
Girls’ Varsity Final Record: 11-0
Congratulations to Langley’s student athletes and faculty coaches on another successful fall soccer season. Students in grades 5-8 competed in the 10-school Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) at the varsity and JV levels, bringing home four first-place, two second-place, and three third-place banners. Our teams played a full schedule of conference games before capping off their seasons at the CAC tournaments. Despite losing the home field advantage part way through the season due to the installation of Langley’s new turf field, our student athletes made Langley proud.
Final CAC Standing: First place CAC Tournament Finish: First place
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While the new field will help elevate Langley’s team sports program and make the school a desirable site for Capital Athletic Conference tournaments, every student will benefit from this new addition to our campus –not just those who play team sports. “From the youngest to the oldest, this field is for all of our students and will be used every day for P.E. classes and recess, as well as for our team sports,” says Athletic Director Jim Gleason, who is thrilled to finally have turf at Langley. “The excitement of having a turf field will raise students’ energy levels and only add to their enthusiasm for physical activity.”
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“Physical activity is an important part of our program,” says Head of School Doris Cottam. “Students perform better in class when they have a chance to release some energy throughout the day. So it was crucial that we provide a dependable space for them to use day in, day out no matter what the weather.”
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“The turf field has had an immediate impact on the physical education curriculum, allowing us to hold classes outside during the winter trimester,” says Nick Saunders, physical education department chair. “We are also able to restructure our curriculum to utilize both the Solomon Athletic Center and outdoor field areas throughout the year which creates opportunities for new activities and more physical space in which our students can learn.”
Final Record: 9-3 Final CAC Standing: Third place CAC Tournament Finish: Third place The girls’ JV team notched some nice wins during the season. Due to a heartbreaking 6-5 overtime loss to Immanuel Christian, the team fell just short of a second-place regular season finish. Norwood stopped their run in the semifinals of the CAC tournament.
This winter, Langley completed the three-month process of replacing our natural grass athletic field with a more durable synthetic turf. The new field was officially opened on January 9 at the annual eighth grade vs. faculty soccer game, which was won by the eighth-graders 2-0 amid much excitement about the more consistent playing surface.
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Final Record: 10-2 Final CAC Standing: Second place CAC Tournament Finish: Second place Despite two losses to rival Norwood, the JV boys posted a strong season with 10 total wins. The team shut out Woods Academy in the CAC tournament semifinals 3-0, but lost to Norwood in a close final 2-1 after a key second-half goal. Girls’
For years, Langley’s large natural grass field was the site of soccer and lacrosse games, P.E. classes, daily recess, and school-wide events such as the Fall Fair and Field Day. However, wet weather and overuse led to muddy, patchy areas, frequently making sections of the field unusable.
Langley’s athletic department faculty and a small group of parent volunteers conducted extensive product research last spring before selecting a turf variety that feels as close to grass as possible while still providing excellent durability. Its even playing surface – compared to the bumpy, patchy grass field – allows for greater skill development as students enjoy truer, more predictable bounces and ball rolls. Poor field conditions will no longer be an issue, making it easier for students to learn a new sport and develop proper technique. The turf’s tremendous drainage capabilities keep the field dry, helping to reduce athletic-related injuries that often occur in wet grass and making it usable year-round in all types of weather.
As the new home for Langley’s renowned fine and performing arts program, the Sherman Center provides a dedicated, high-quality space to showcase the talents of our students. Never again will the school’s award-winning music ensembles perform in an acoustically inadequate gym or will our thespians take part in a dramatic production without proper lighting or a fullsized stage.
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The 20,000-square-foot facility is centered around a beautiful auditorium that was designed with the youngest members of the Langley community in mind. Only 18 inches high, the low-to-the-ground stage makes performing less daunting for our Primary School students and improves visibility for little ones in the Performersaudience.and audience members alike benefit from the superior sound and lighting capabilities in the auditorium. Thanks to the superb acoustics, a student speaking on stage can be heard from any location in the auditorium equally well. In addition, more than 90 channels and 70 lights were installed, allowing a unique lighting arrangement to be customized depending on the type of performance or event. With the addition of this sound and lighting equipment, Drama Teacher Kristy Nicolette was able to introduce a new theatre tech elective for Middle School students this fall, giving them the opportunity to learn to operate the high-tech equipment and gain valuable behind-the-scenes Theexperience.Sherman Center has already successfully hosted several major performances since its in
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In September 2008, Langley opened the doors to the Jeffrey J. Sherman Arts Center after almost two years of construction. Named in honor of the late Jeff Sherman, former Langley parent and Board chair, this magnificent multi-purpose facility has already become the central gathering spot on campus and serves as a daily hub of activity for students, teachers, and
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“Notparents.manypreschool through eighth grade schools in our area have an arts facility of this caliber,” says Head of School Doris Cottam. “Our students now have a professional venue in which to create, rehearse, and perform, further enhancing their proficiency in and love for the arts. What makes the Sherman Center such a central part of our campus, however, is its flexibility.
On a typical day, students will use the building for a variety of purposes, whether eating lunch in the lobby/café, practicing an instrument in the band room, or attending an assembly in the auditorium.”Enhancing the Arts
feels the new building has helped raise the profile of Langley’s drama department, noting the surge in ticket sales for the fall play and the increased number of students – nearly one third of the Middle School – auditioning for roles in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” “The goal of our Middle School drama program is to give students a complete theatrical experience that ranges from acting and directing to helping with makeup, costumes, or lighting,” she says. “With a large stage and amazing sound and lighting capabilities, the Sherman Center gives our students the tools to put on a professional, high-quality performance and I think everyone wants to be part of that.”
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“I have no doubt that this wonderful facility will facilitate the ability of future generations of students, parents, faculty, and staff to establish that same sense of community and the same deep bonds that Jeff worked so hard to make part of its design,” Mr. Kanter said during the ceremony.
Jeff Sherman’s family receives a painting of the new building from Head of School Doris Cottam.
“During the course of the campaign, 440 people contributed $7.6 million – truly a group effort involving the entire school community from current and past parents to alumni, grandparents, faculty/ staff, and friends,” Ms. Cottam said. “It is thanks to you that we now have this marvelous facility in which our students will make many happy memories.”
Pictured left to right: brother Bill, daughter Eliza, Ms. Cottam, and wife Jennifer.
Located on the second floor, the building’s art, band, and music rooms are used daily by students of all ages as they learn to play an instrument, sketch a landscape, or discover the great composers. Acoustical panels in the upper walls of the music room and the custom floors and walls installed in the band room allow Langley’s music ensembles to practice at full volume without interrupting activities or events happening “Fordownstairs.me,the most important goal of the new building was to have highquality acoustics in both the auditorium and the band room,” says Chuck
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Attendees were treated to musical performances by Langley’s Symphonic Band and Ashleigh Rabbitt Sekoski (pictured above), a 1990 graduate of the school who has traveled the world as a professional opera singer. Ms. Cottam also presented the Sherman family with a beautiful painting of the Sherman Center created by parent Tracey Warren Carlton.
More than 250 members of the Langley community, both past and present, came together to officially dedicate the Jeffrey J. Sherman Arts Center on November 6. The ceremony celebrated the completion of this magnificent facility and honored the man for whom it is named, the late Jeff Sherman.
Former Langley parents and campaign supporters Beatrice Welters and Joel Kanter joined Board Chair Frank Marvin and Head of School Doris Cottam as they thanked the many people who contributed gifts of time, talent, and resources throughout the project. Their touching tributes to Jeff Sherman were reminders of the important role he and his family played in making Langley a better place.
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Cherished grade-level performances such as the fourth-grade Asian folktale plays or the second-grade Native American presentations, now performed in the auditorium, take on a new level of professionalism and offer teachers and students more room for creativity with sets, lighting, or staging. The 20,000 square feet of usable space in the Sherman Center also helps open up other areas of campus. With band, music, and art classes now settled on the second floor of the new building, the school had the much-needed space to complete our expansion of grades K-5 to three sections each this year, allowing Langley to maintain our small class sizes and low student-teacher ratio.
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When I call out an instruction above the sound, everyone can hear it while they are playing, and no one feels the pain of high decibels in a rehearsalsized room. Acoustically, the band room plays like a room three times its size. It is just a dream!”
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Meeting Langley’s Needs
Although the Sherman Center houses Langley’s fine and performing arts department, its creative multipurpose design makes it so much more than an arts facility. Thanks to the foresight of the late Jeff Sherman who envisioned a more versatile space, the building is used for a variety of purposes and helps accommodate many of the school’s programmatic needs. For example, the 200 tiered theater seats in the auditorium retract into a flat panel along the back wall, transforming the space into an open room perfect for school dances, student events, or parent gatherings. In fact, the school’s spring fundraiser –complete with a seated dinner, an auction, and dancing – will be held in the auditorium with the theater seats retracted. When Langley hosted Write On! on February 5, our firstever all-school celebration of writing, the converted auditorium was the perfect spot for a series of interactive exhibits which flowed seamlessly out into the building’s lobby area. With the theater seats in place and chair seating arranged on the floor, the auditorium serves as a wonderful place for student assemblies, parent back-toschool nights, and large events such as Langley’s annual Geography Bee – a big improvement from the inadequate acoustics, lighting, and technology of the Solomon Athletic Center where these events were formerly held. Many student assemblies that used to take place in the gym or the crowded Lower School Assembly Room are now held in the auditorium, making it easier for students and parents to fully experience these events. When FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell, a 1977 Langley graduate, came to speak to our Middle Schoolers in October, the new auditorium enhanced his presentation which included PowerPoint slides and video clips projected on the retractable screen above the stage.
Schmidt, Langley’s fine arts department chair who was deeply involved in the planning of the Sherman Center. “Both spaces have come out even better than I had hoped. In the band room, all 55 symphonic band musicians can be playing a full-out fortissimo.
Pictured at right (top to bottom): The upstairs band room, Langley’s Symphonic Band performing in the auditorium, the lobby/café, students in the lunch line in the lobby/café.
Unlike most lobbies that are used simply as a “walk through,” the Sherman Center’s spacious light-filled lobby is a central part of the campus, serving as a lunch room, art gallery, reception area, and gathering space. Each day around the noon hour, this multi-functional lobby is transformed into a café where our students in grades 3-8 enjoy Langley’s new cafeteria-style hot lunch program. Delicious hot choices like the popular meatball subs, pancakes, and pizza burgers and a daily salad and deli bar are a hit with students and faculty alike. After going through the food line, each class eats together around large round tables, giving them valuable time to build social skills and develop friendships.
More Than a Lobby
A long-time Langley parent, Jeffrey J. Sherman joined Langley’s Board of Trustees in 2002. With an amazing ability to listen to others and find creative solutions, he always showed vision, remarkable clarity of thought, and incredible intelligence. His leadership made him the clear choice to head the Board of Trustees. As chair of the Board from 2003 until his sudden death in October 2005, he led the Board in thinking strategically, developing sound fiscal policies, and working with faculty, staff, and architects on the inspirational redesign of the arts center into a more flexible, multi-purpose building.
The hallway outside the Sherman Center’s new band room will soon honor the many talented musicians who got their start right here at Langley. The school is in the process of installing a new Music Wall of Honor that proudly displays the names of any alumni who played an instrument or sang in a college-level music ensemble, along with a pennant denoting the name of their college or university. The wall also honors Langley grads who majored in musicology, music composition, or music therapy or managed a college radio station.
The Sherman family – Jeff, his wife, Jennifer, and their daughters, Emily ’02 and Eliza ’05 –was at the heart of the Langley community for more than 10 years. Epitomizing Langley values, the Shermans involved themselves in the life of the school and constantly worked to make Langley a better place for all students, faculty, staff, and parents. With Jeff’s passing, Langley lost a strong, visionary leader and a trusted and dear friend. His legacy will live on in the school’s new Jeffrey J. Sherman Arts Center.
Who Was Jeffrey Sherman? In its first few months of use, the Jeffrey J. Sherman Arts Center has already become a central part of life at Langley, elevating our arts program, enhancing the sense of community on campus, increasing school spirit, and directly impacting our students and teachers each day. It stands as a legacy to a visionary thinker, Jeff Sherman, and will continue to serve current and future members of our community for years to come.
Paying Tribute to Musical Alumni
To date, more than 30 alumni are part of this wall which is expected to be installed before the end of the school year. There’s plenty of room for more names! If you participated in a musical ensemble in college or majored in any of the music-related areas above, please contact Band Director Chuck Schmidt at cschmidt@langleyschool.org so he can add you to Langley’s Music Wall of Honor.
“We have offered a catered lunch program for a number of years, but we never had an appropriate space on campus that could serve as a lunch room,” says Ms. Cottam. “Now the students have a dedicated place where they can come together to enjoy a hot lunch each day. It’s a wonderful experience for them.” With its numerous double doors opening onto a lovely patio, the lobby is also a wonderful gathering spot for the entire school community. Parents and friends gathered here for a reception following the Sherman Center dedication ceremony in November, it’s the site of countless pre- or post-performance receptions, and it recently hosted breakout sessions during Langley’s faculty/staff professional development day.
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The Langley School’s academic year may wrap up in early June, but our campus is far from quiet during the summer months. For five weeks each June and July, hundreds of students fill our classrooms with activity as they explore the arts, conduct their own science experiments, learn a new sport, brush up on math skills, delve into technology, and make new friends.
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“There are a number of favorite vendors and classes that keep students returning each year, such as Environmental Field Studies or Mad Science’s Rocking Robots,” says Ms. Gray, who is in her second year as director of the program. “But we are constantly looking to broaden our offerings to provide exciting new experiences, too, and keep the program fresh.” She expects recent additions to Summer Studio – like Irish dance, gymnastics, ballet, French and Spanish, lacrosse, basketball, and a music video workshop – to be popular additions to an already well-rounded roster of courses.
Attracting increasing numbers of students from both inside and outside the Langley community, and boasting an 82 percent return rate from 2007 to 2008, our Summer Studio program provides every child with an opportunity to explore and discover his or her talents through an ever-expanding selection of
Whitney Gray, the 2009 program promises to be bigger and better than ever with more than 50 offerings –including 21 new classes – for students in preschool through grade 8. Interactive, hands-on courses include a wide variety of topics for any interest and are taught by a combination of current Langley faculty and outside experts, such as popular vendors Mad Science, Math Tree, and Conservatory Ballet.
Academic classes are the core of the program, with offerings in reading, math, and modern languages helping students improve skills and comprehension, while preparing them for the academic year ahead. Divided by grade level, more than 10 enrichment and review offerings feature small-group settings for individualized instruction. Classes such as Leopards on the Loose bring real-world math into the classroom as students discover and share math that exists in their own environments, and daily reading and writing exercises strengthen reading comprehension and organization in the popular English Review class.
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The 2009 program kicks off on June 15 and runs for five consecutive weeks through July 24, excluding the week of June 29 due to the Fourth of July holiday. Unlike many other summer programs, the majority of Langley’s classes are one week long, offering greater flexibility for busy families who may have vacation plans and can’t make a multi-week commitment.
Taking place in Langley’s state-of-theart Solomon Athletic Center or outside on the school’s brand new turf field, 13 What’s New? These 21 new courses will add even more variety to Langley’s Summer Studio program in 2009.
Numerous science, technology, visual and performing arts, and sports offerings give students a chance to nurture a passion or explore a new interest in a relaxed, intimate environment that encourages them to challenge themselves. Students can mix basic reading and math fundamentals with the joy of cooking in the Books and Cooks class or travel back in time to discover ancient civilizations as part of the Time Machine offering. Five interactive science courses offered by well-known vendor Mad Science expose students to the wonders of space travel, robotics, and human anatomy, while the Environmental Field Studies class that frequently boasts a waiting list takes students on a series of field trips to explore the natural world.
Each day consists of four 90-minute blocks from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., so students can mix and match up to four classes to create variety in their day.
Summer Studio’s numerous visual and performing arts classes reflect Langley’s strong arts curriculum and feature everything from drama and dance to music and art. Many of these classes will be held in the school’s amazing new Sherman Arts Center facility. New dance offerings, including ballet, hip hop, Irish dance, and Indian dance, teach students basic moves and an understanding of other cultures, as does the new World Music Drumming class which explores the rhythms of
Africa, South America, and the Middle East. Budding artists will enjoy unique offerings such as architecture drawing and cartooning along with basic art instruction and art history lessons. Several technology-based classes give students the chance to become more tech savvy as they use Adobe Illustrator to make digital arts and crafts, learn visual programming to create interactive games and music, step inside Langley’s creative media studio to make their own music video, or put together a stop-motion video using special computer software.
the eight sports offerings – seven of which are new this year – keep students active and hone their athletic skills. “I wanted to increase the number of sports classes we offer because they provide a nice physical outlet for students during the day,” says Ms. Gray, noting that students will be able to learn the basics of tennis indoors using the mini-tennis format, master gymnastic skills and sequences, or develop techniques for lacrosse, soccer, or basketball.
For our youngest attendees, Summer Studio offers the popular Hop into Kindergarten and Little Langley courses which prepare Primary Schoolers ages 3-5 for the school environment. Hands-on activities and outdoor play, guided by experienced teachers, help students develop socially, emotionally, and physically.
“Rather than limit students to academic classes all day or seven hours of non-stop sports, we believe our program provides a more wellrounded experience,” says Ms. Gray.
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In 2009, Summer Studio will offer a new Counselor-in-Training (CIT) pilot program for students in grades 9 and 10 who are interested in developing leadership skills to become camp counselors.
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“Whether participating in just one class each morning or a full day of activities, students are interested, engaged, and happy.”
Questions? Contact Director of Summer Studio Whitney Gray at (703) 356-1920, ext. 849 or wgray@langleyschool.org.
For working parents, Summer Studio offers extended care from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. during which time students enjoy play time, games, and arts and crafts.
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“Summer Studio is not a stand-alone program that just happens to be held on Langley’s campus,” Ms. Gray says.
“It is an integral part of the complete experience Langley offers year-round, so we work hard to ensure that the program reflects Langley’s high standards in all areas.” Judging by the hundreds of children, both current Langley students and those from the surrounding area, who return to Summer Studio each June and July, the program has more than met those high standards.
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An extension of the exceptional experience Langley provides during the year, Summer Studio builds on the school’s mission to discover, amplify, and embrace the talents of every child, every day. Instructors and counselors strive to create an inclusive, comfortable learning environment as they greet students by name and nurture, inspire, and challenge them to grow academically, artistically, and physically.
For more information about how to apply for acceptance into the CIT program, contact Director of Summer Studio Whitney Gray at (703) 356-1920, ext. 849 or wgray@langleyschool.org. for Langley’s 2009 Summer Studio program are filling quickly, so To learn more about the or
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Top-level instruction – guided by expert teachers, scientists, artists, musicians, and athletes – is on par with Langley’s academic curriculum during the school year. And attendees benefit from use of the school’s state-of-the-art facilities, including our new Sherman Arts Center, synthetic turf athletic field, athletic center, creative media studio, and science and computer labs.
“Since students cannot become Summer Studio counselors until age 16, we wanted to provide an opportunity for high school freshmen and sophomores to learn what camp counseling is all about,” says Whitney Gray, director of Summer TheStudio.three-week program gives participants hands-on experiences working with a variety of classes and age ranges during Summer Studio, while enhancing leadership skills through team-building activities. Students are paired with a mentor and will have the chance to meet with members of the school community who work in their specific areas of interest, such as teachers at a certain grade level or administrators. After completing the CIT program, students will leave with improved leadership skills and hopefully a clearer understanding of whether they want to continue working with children in the future. The CIT program serves as a stepping stone to becoming an official Summer Studio counselor, so participants are highly encouraged to apply for future counselor positions.
Returning to Their Roots
Getting to Know Director of Summer Studio Whitney Gray
How do you decide what classes to offer each year? My goal is to meet the needs of our students and parents, while keeping the offerings fresh and exciting. I send out a survey at the end of each summer to solicit feedback from participants. I’m constantly assessing how we can better achieve our mission to complement Langley’s academic year. This year, for example, I saw that our current Langley students would benefit from some additional review in French and Spanish, so I added those classes to our 2009 roster. I also try to maximize Langley’s wonderful facilities. The school’s new turf field and arts center allow us to offer more sports and arts classes this summer. We take the quality of our instructors very seriously, and only bring in outside vendors who are either long-time Summer Studio participants or those who have excellent references.
Nikita Chadha ’06 Brittany Gleason ’01 Courtney Gorrell ’00 (served as an assistant teacher) Michael Gorrell ’05 Alex Kersten ’05 Maggie Pool ’04 Daniel Sternberg ’04 Interested in being a counselor this summer? Contact Director of Summer Studio Whitney Gray at (703) 356-1920, ext. 849 or wgray@langleyschool.org. Counselors must be at least 16 years of age.
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You have a bachelor’s degree in dance and are pursuing a master’s of arts management. How do these experiences tie in to your role at Langley? Before coming to Langley, I worked as director of dance/director of student activities at Berkshire School, a boarding school in Massachusetts. The position offered the perfect balance of working directly with students and overseeing a program from an administrative angle. And I’m gaining valuable marketing, budgeting, and programmatic experience through my master’s program. The balance is what I love most about my job at Langley. Since arriving here, I’ve done a little bit of everything – from assisting in a fourth-grade classroom and teaching a drama class to serving as assistant director of auxiliary programs and now director. These varied experiences have given me a true insight into what Langley is all about, allowing me to develop programs and classes that accurately reflect our mission.
At Langley, we recognize that education doesn’t only take place between September and June – it’s a continual process. Summer Studio is an extension of the well-rounded experience Langley offers during the school year. Much like Langley’s program, Summer Studio places an emphasis on academics while providing opportunities for children to explore new interests and develop into well-rounded individuals.
It takes a legion of instructors and counselors to keep Summer Studio running smoothly. High school and college students love spending their summers as camp counselors here at Langley, assisting in classrooms, interacting with students, helping out during recess or lunch time, chaperoning field trips, and making sure students find their classes. Frequently, Langley alumni return to their alma mater to help out during the summer months. Below are the Langley alums who worked as counselors during Summer Studio 2008.
How has your role as director of auxiliary programs during the academic year helped you better lead the summer program? Langley’s auxiliary programs department encompasses Summer Studio as well as several programs during the school year: Club E.D. (our after-care program); vacation camp days (activity days held on school holidays); JK Lunch Bunch (lunchtime fun for our junior kindergarten students); and enrichment classes (after-school offerings). Overseeing each of these programs is a huge benefit to me when planning Summer Studio. By getting to know the students and parents through auxiliary programs, I have a better understanding of their interests and needs. I’m also able to develop strong relationships with our faculty and potential Summer Studio vendors, and can assess whether an enrichment class they might offer during the year would work well for Summer Studio.
Now in her third year at Langley and her second year at the helm of the school’s Summer Studio, Whitney Gray is the guiding force behind the program’s continued growth. Thanks to her efforts, the 2009 sessions will include more than 20 new classes, the introduction of a Counselor-in-Training program, and a broader cross-section of attendees due to increased outreach efforts. Here’s what Ms. Gray had to say about the Summer Studio program: Why is Summer Studio a key part of Langley’s program?
Expanding the Drama Curriculum
Following an internal review during the 2007-2008 school year, we concluded that Langley’s modern language program would benefit from the implementation of a new methodology of instruction. After extensive research, including professional visits to other schools, the department decided to greatly expand its use of the Symtalk program and make it the central method of instruction in grades 1-5.
The Symtalk program uses simple symbol cards and other visual techniques to teach vocabulary and sentence structure in a straightforward, intuitive manner. By associating words with pictures, students achieve a more immediate mastery of vocabulary, and are able to form complete sentences from the beginning. They are then able to build on this knowledge with increasingly complex grammar structures as they move through the various levels of the program. We feel that the students are more confident and enthusiastic about the language when they have the ability to speak in complete sentences and have fuller conversations right from the start.
Kiernan Grant Recipient
The change to Symtalk requires a complete rewriting of the Lower School modern language curriculum. For this reason, the modern language team applied for and received the Sherman Grant. During the summer of 2008, we and our colleagues, Colleen Lawler and Esther Yu, worked as a team to integrate the use of the Symtalk program throughout all first- through fifthgrade modern language classes, and created a written overview of the Lower School modern language curriculum. The curriculum was implemented in September 2008, and thus far has proven to be very effective. The students are already writing and speaking using complete sentences, and benefit from the verbal and visual reinforcement of new vocabulary. We have already met several times as a team to discuss the Symtalk curriculum, and we will be continually evaluating it throughout the school year. In spring 2009, we will produce an updated version of the curriculum overview based on our evaluations of the Symtalk program.
By Kristy Nicolette, Drama Teacher
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After receiving Langley’s Kiernan Grant, I set out to expand the school’s Middle School drama curriculum and further enrich our program. As I began my research of area drama curriculums, I came across the motto for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in Washington state: ‘CPR’ –Create, Perform, and Respond. I realized that this simple framework could be applied to teaching drama and could help focus our curriculum –students create pieces, perform them, and discuss their meanings within the Langley community and beyond. Now that I had a framework with which to work, I was ready to begin developing a detailed Originally,curriculum.Ihadplanned to visit prominent youth theatre programs in the area and sync our program with theirs. That was a wonderful idea in theory; however, as I began my discussions with such companies, I realized that their programs were either copyrighted or up to the discretion of each particular teaching artist. Stan Kang, the executive director of the Educational Theatre
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Each summer, Langley awards a series of grants to faculty and staff, allowing them to enhance their classroom skills, explore new educational trends, or pursue an interest. During the summer of 2008, a number of faculty members took advantage of these professional development opportunities, including the grant recipients
By Caroline Bosc & Clara Viana, Modern Language Teachers
Jeffrey J. Sherman Grant Recipients
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Another major lesson I learned was the importance of giving students the responsibility for their own writing. To use a sports metaphor, the teacher is supposed to be the students’ coach, not their quarterback. The teacher’s role is to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to write successfully, not to fully correct the students’ work for them. The goal of the writing teacher is not to produce a set of perfect papers thanks to heavy correction of the students’ work. Rather, the goal is to see each student make steady progress toward becoming an independent writer by (1) directly teaching and modeling the writing process and (2) mentoring the student to become progressively more able to do his or her own planning, drafting, revising, and editing. Philosophically, I have always believed in equipping students to write independently. Now I am better able to put that philosophy into practice in the class-
One major lesson I learned was the importance of supporting students to develop the necessary skills for success through one-on-one conferences. Fortunately, I think I have a gift for reaching students one-on-one, so this is an area in which I believe I have the potential for great growth through continued professional study and classroom application of my new skills.
The Virginia standards gave me basic guidelines for what to cover at the Middle School level of drama and led me to research the national standards as well. Through my research, I discovered a few areas of our current drama curriculum that could be strengthened – cultural theatre and technical theatre. I investigated how some of the independent schools in the area were teaching drama and integrating these standards into their curriculums, and found that some schools have a separate class for technical theatre, while others attend and perform cultural theatre pieces.
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The final step in my grant work was to develop the specifics of Langley’s drama curriculum. To ensure that it adhered to the ‘CPR’ framework and was comprehensive enough to give our students a broad drama experience, I made a number of modifications to our existing program. I created a new technical theatre elective class, added an eighth-grade cultural theatre project, inserted some key objectives, made certain that each grade level built upon the previous one, and created lesson plans to ensure the effectiveness of the new curriculum. This grant enabled me to discover new methods and materials for teaching drama, to develop a network of drama teachers, and to create a more effective and relevant drama curriculum for our students.
Company, recommended that I explore the Virginia standards for teaching drama instead.
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Theroom.Institute also gave me wonderful ideas about how to teach different types of writing and how to integrate best practices in the teaching of writing into subjects other than language arts, such as science and social studies. I look forward to increased collaboration with Langley teachers of other subjects in the teaching of writing.
Thanks to the generous Langley grant I received, I was able to apply for and attend the prestigious 2008 Summer Institute on the Teaching of Writing at Columbia University’s Teachers’ College in New York City, one of the leading proponents of the writer’s workshop approach to the teaching of Knowingwriting. no one at the Institute and having no detailed understanding of how the Institute would be conducted, I wondered whether Teachers’ College would live up to its reputation – and my expectations. I was not disappointed. Through a combination of keynote addresses by giants in the educational field of writing, writer’s workshops where we teachers were the students, and small focused seminars on different aspects of the craft, I learned what felt like two semesters’ worth of practical knowledge about best practices in the teaching of
By Mark Robbins, Language Arts Teacher, PALS Grant Recipient
Barbara Hood, bus driver (28 years)
Faculty/Staff Milestones
Celebrating 15 Years
Kurt Klunder, network administrator (21 years)
Acknowledging all parts of students’ profiles is crucial to their success! In fact, most of the constructs interact and are interdependent on each other.
The 2008-2009 school year marks some important milestones for Langley’s faculty and staff who have been with us for 5, 10, 15, or 20+ years. Congratulations to the following members of our team who are celebrating an important Langley anniversary this year
Sharon Ifft, director of publications & marketing
Kathy Pascal, language arts teacher (28 years)
Celebrating 10 Years
Nathaniel McVey-Finney, language arts teacher
Kayleen Widdifield, fourth-grade teacher
Carrie Milinski, second-grade teacher
Alexandra Kingsley, kindergarten teacher
Celebrating 20+ Years
Thanks to the Michalowicz Grant, we were able to attend the All Kinds of Minds: Schools Attuned in Practice workshop at the Beauvoir School last summer, which did a tremendously thorough job of proving that kids really do have all different kinds of minds! Of course a teacher always knows that understanding students’ strengths and challenges is the key to being able to provide them with the education that they Theneed.workshop took this one step further by fitting our general knowledge of “strengths” and “goals” into specific neurodevelopmental constructs. The framework in which these constructs are aligned allows teachers to see each student as an individual learner within the bigger social and academic context and thereby identify specific strengths and weaknesses. More importantly, the philosophy encourages not simply how to recognize student weaknesses, but how to harness and utilize individual strengths to enhance learning and the classroom community’s success. We are now more aware of where various second-grade classroom demands fall under different neurodevelopmental constructs. For example, students who can never keep materials organized may need to develop their spatial construct, while students who are always late may need to develop their temporal-sequential ordering construct.
Rob Kuklewicz, chief financial officer
By Carrie Milinski & Megan Dhar, Second-Grade Teachers Karen Dee Michalowicz Grant Recipients
Finally, All Kinds of Minds also recommends developing a “student-teacher-parent” partnership for school success based on this profile. All teachers know that some of the greatest progress occurs when home and school are on the same page. The All Kinds of Minds resource handbook is very user-friendly and contains specific strategies and exercises to begin remedying breakdowns across various developmental constructs both at school and at home, and serves as a wonderful quick-reference tool for the entire second-grade team.
Discovering, acknowledging, and taking steps to remedy where the breakdowns may be occurring is empowering for both the student and the teacher. In past years, we have had periodic “check-in” meetings with students to see how their goals are going. The All Kinds of Minds seminar has helped us take this teaching practice one step further, as we discover each student’s learning profile and then elicit even more specific feedback and self-awareness from students on a level that even second-graders can understand.
Jim Gleason, athletic director (29 years)
Maria Koropecky, co-head librarian (21 years)
Ann Potter, instructional technologist (35 years)
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Carol Maciaszek, first-grade teacher (26 years)
Clara Viana, modern language teacher (21 years)
Sue Maiello, music teacher
Celebrating 5 Years
Mark Robbins, language arts teacher
Diana Blaisdell, middle school administrative assistant
Understanding the Minds of Students
Faculty/Staff Reach 100% Participation in The Langley Fund
To learn more about giving to Langley, visit the newly redesigned “Support Langley” section of our Web site at www.langleyschool.org. Here you’ll find additional information about The Langley Fund, a variety of giving forms, and an easy-to-use employer matching gift search tool.
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This fall, Langley’s faculty and staff accomplished an amazing achievement – 100 percent participation in the school’s annual fund, The Langley Fund. “This unprecedented level of support, the most in recent memory and perhaps in school history, sends a clear message that our faculty and staff strongly believe in the school’s mission and are committed to making Langley a better place,” says Head of School Doris Cottam.
Invest in the Future Have you considered making a planned gift to Langley? The term “planned giving” refers to charitable gifts that are arranged with forethought and planning and are executed over an extended period of time or at some point in the future. Through bequests, trusts, or estate plan gifts to the school, you provide a lasting legacy that will impact young lives for years to come.
A native of Connecticut with more than 20 years of fundraising experience, Warren Sarasin joined Langley’s advancement team in January. Most recently, he was the chief development officer for a hospital foundation in southwestern Connecticut. Prior to working in healthcare, he raised funds for the University of Bridgeport as associate vice president for university relations. Mr. Sarasin – who has a B.A. and an M.S. from Southern Connecticut State University – began his career as a speech pathologist in a public school setting and also served as an elected official in the Connecticut General Assembly.
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So what is The Langley Fund? As is the case with most independent schools, Langley’s tuition revenues alone do not cover our operating costs. The Langley Fund bridges this gap, providing the margin of excellence that makes a Langley education exceptional by supporting everything from fine arts, athletics, and technology to professional development and financial aid. With the help of our faculty and staff, current and past parents, alumni, grandparents, and other friends, the school has raised nearly $617,000 to date for The Langley Fund, just $33,000 shy of our goal for 2008-2009. Please consider joining our committed faculty and staff by giving a gift to The Langley Fund today! All gifts, regardless of size, make a difference and directly impact our students. Make a secure online gift at www.langleyschool.org or use the enclosed giving envelope.
This fall, Langley launched our new Legacy newsletter series which is mailed to Langley friends and families twice a year. We hope this complimentary publication, filled with useful financial and estate planning ideas, is a source of valuable information on efficient and effective ways to fulfill your wishes. Watch for your next issue this April. Langley offers a wide range of planned giving presentingoptions,you with practical ways to safeguard your financial security, realize advantages,tax and contribute to the school’s financial well-being. For more information about planned giving, please contact Director of Advancement Warren Sarasin at (703) 356-1920, ext. 885 wsarasin@langleyschool.org.or Meet Director of Advancement Warren Sarasin
On January 3, nearly three-quarters of the Class of 2007 gathered on campus for a reunion. Now high school sophomores, the class enjoyed lunch together and took a tour of the school’s new Sherman Arts Center. Thanks to Lillian Singer and Torey Barth, class representatives, for organizing the event.
Several members of the Class of 1983 celebrated their 25th Langley reunion on December 26 at the home of Bob and Betty Brown. The reunion was spearheaded by Kristen Walton and Jenny Brown. Alumni in attendance included Ylva Bostrom Ihrig, Jenny Staas Gorey, Robin Gerber Nelson, Jenny Brown Sheehan, and Kristen Walton, along with several past parents and current and past faculty members. Everyone enjoyed reconnecting with one another, meeting spouses and Jenny’s 8-month-old son, Owen, and laughing through a slideshow of the old days created by Kristen.
Class of 2005 Class Representative Mandy Coston organized a class dinner on August 29 at Pulcinella Ristorante in McLean. Nearly 15 members of the Class of 2005 reunited for an evening of food, fun, and friendship.
Class of 2005: Mark Your Calendars! Before you head off to college next fall, join your fellow Langley classmates and their parents for a family reunion on Monday, May 25, 2009, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. on campus. Additional information about the event will be posted on Langley’s alumni Web site at http://alumni.langleyschool.org this spring; invitations will be mailed in early May.
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Whether graduating last year or 25 years ago, Langley alumni continue to feel a strong bond with their childhood friends and enjoy getting together to reminisce about their school days at Langley.
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“Mr. Schmidt and Dr. Fritz, Langley’s band directors, had a great influence on my life and helped me reach my potential as a musician,” he says. “I still fondly remember the wonderful band trips we took in Middle School.”
A natural on stage, David has scored lead roles in several plays at Landon, including Frederick in the Gilbert and Sullivan musical, “The Pirates of Penzance” and Jack in “Into the Woods.” He’s also involved in directing a one-act play for a school festival and is part of a 15-member improv group that offers monthly performances at Landon. It’s thanks to his experiences on stage as a Langley Middle Schooler in “Here Come the Cows” and “Needs More Coffee” that David developed the confidence and stage presence to continue performing at the next level. With only a few months left in his high school career, David is eagerly awaiting college acceptance letters as he ponders his future plans. He has applied to a host of top schools –Princeton University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Virginia, the College of William & Mary, and Yale University –and has already been accepted at several. As for his career plans, he is considering pursuing both music and biology/pre-med for now. But with so many interests and the ability to skillfully balance them all, who knows where David’s path will lead?
“After my experiences at Langley, I definitely felt well prepared for the challenging academics at Landon,” says David, who credits Middle School teachers Kathy Pascal, Karen Michalowicz, and Jessica Koch with not only teaching him the facts, but also instilling a love of learning in him. A swimmer and diver from a young age, David has devoted himself to both sports while at Landon, serving as captain of both the diving and the swimming teams this year. During his four years, he has received countless awards, including coaches’ and captains’ awards and all-IAC honors in diving as a freshman and sophomore. He also enjoys participating on the school’s track and field team and scores his best times in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter events. Despite his recent success as an athlete, David did not play team sports at Langley, choosing instead to focus on his real passions: music and drama. He credits the years he spent in Langley’s band program with helping develop his love of music and his skill as a flute player. Currently, David plays first-chair flute and is president of Landon’s band and is also a member of an a cappella group on campus. His musical prowess earned him Landon’s Band Director Award of Excellence last spring and he was chosen for Maryland’s all-state band and all-state chorus this year.
CJ David ’05
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For CJ David ’05, the ability to balance his passions for music, science, sports, and drama comes naturally. Thanks to the organizational skills and interests he first developed during his seven years at Langley, this busy high school senior is a wellrounded young man destined for success in college and beyond. During high school at Landon, an allboys school in Bethesda, MD, David has excelled both inside and outside the classroom. Academically, he has achieved a high GPA and especially enjoys science and math, receiving the Landon Fathers’ Award for Excellence in Science last spring. In his junior year, Landon named him to the Cum Laude Society, an international organization with 370 chapters in public and independent secondary schools that recognizes students for their academic excellence.
Nakamura, who is also minoring in global health, credits her initial interest in medicine and diseases to her eighthgrade biology class at Langley with Mr. Berman. She recalls a spark igniting during the class’ unit on viruses and diseases, a passion that continued in high school at National Cathedral School (NCS), where she excelled in a global ethics class and AP biology and Forchemistry.several summers, she worked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), developing HIV vaccines and studying the immune responses of people with both HIV and tuberculosis. But straight research was not for her. “I enjoyed the work at NIH, but I didn’t think I wanted to be stuck in a lab all day for a living, so that’s when I began looking at other fields related to diseases, like global health.” An internship at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation during her senior year of high school also helped open her eyes to worldwide public health needs.
Nakamura applied for a spot on Cornell’s eight-member Panama team in the spring of 2008 and was accepted during the summer.
For two weeks in December 2008, Yoriko Nakamura ’03 left her comfortable life as a student at Cornell University behind and traveled to Panama to educate its citizens about nutrition. As a Langley Middle Schooler, she developed a passion for science and has pursued a career in global medicine ever since. But what would it be like to be on the front lines of the healthcare crisis in a developing country, away from the controlled environment of labs, tests, and books? She wanted to find out.
Sponsored by the university’s Cornell Health International group in partnership with the Peace Corps, the trip took them to three Peace Corps sites in different regions of the country. The team stayed at each location for at least three days, living in camps without running water or electricity.
“I believe that with the proper experience and education, I could do a lot of good.”
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Yoriko Nakamura ’03
For the next few months, she and the team worked diligently to gather information about HIV/AIDS, hygiene, nutrition, and other general health issues and created a series of pamphlets in Spanish to help educate the Panamanian people.
Now a sophomore at Cornell, Nakamura is majoring in biology and society, a broad program designed for students who wish to combine training in biology with exposure to perspectives from the social sciences and humanities on the social, political, and ethical aspects of modern biology. “I didn’t want to limit myself to pure science, but wanted a humanities component, too,” she says, noting that the major has allowed her to take a variety of social science classes in addition to straight biology offerings, including Ethical Issues in Medicine and Medicine, Culture, and Society.
Nakamura’s specific task was to teach the people about nutrition, telling them about the vitamins they needed to stay healthy and which foods were rich in certain vitamins. “I wasn’t really prepared for the primitive conditions in which the people were living,” she says. “I was telling them to drink milk when they had no refrigeration and to eat foods they had no access to.” So she quickly began tailoring her presentation on the spot, suggesting the types of crops they could grow for better nutrition and working with the Peace Corps to possibly fund the cost of seeds to be planted. “I’m not sure how much help we really were to the Panamanian people this time around, but it was a very positive learning experience for me,” she adds.
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As part of her global health minor at Cornell – a program that attracts students who are interested in issues of public health abroad – Nakamura must spend eight weeks doing healthrelated volunteer work in a developing country. She is in the process of planning a trip to Peru, Brazil, or Mexico with a non-governmental organization (NGO) this summer, where she will likely help educate communities about health issues or perhaps assist at a local clinic. After she finishes her undergraduate degree, Nakamura plans to attend medical school and will likely specialize in either infectious diseases or general medicine. She then hopes to combine her medical knowledge with her desire to impact global health, perhaps working overseas for Doctors Without Borders or another NGO for a few years. “Eventually, I’d like to return home to either practice medicine in the U.S. or maybe work at a nonprofit to help develop global public health Despiteprograms.”her
busy schedule, Nakamura still finds time to nurture her other lifelong passion – music. She currently plays the viola in the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, a selective group of about 100 students who rehearse twice a week and perform twice each semester. She began playing in third grade, joining the prestigious American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras in fifth grade. She progressed rapidly through the group’s four levels and played in the top group from grade 8 to 12. “Unfortunately, Langley didn’t offer strings, so I did that on my own,” she says. “But I did play percussion in Langley’s band in fourth and fifth grades.”
Pictured above: Yoriko Nakamura (second from left in back) takes a break with fellow Cornell students and the Panamanian children they were helping to educate. Pictured upper left: Nakamura (left) with a friend during her trip to Panama.
During her Langley days, Nakamura also discovered she had talent as an athlete. “I thought I had no athletic abilities at all until sixth grade when I decided to participate in one of Langley’s cross country meets,” she recalls, adding that Langley’s inclusive sports policy allowed anyone to participate. “I shocked myself and Coach Gleason when I placed well in my first meet!” She went on to captain NCS’ cross country, track and field, and swimming and diving teams in high school and now enjoys playing intramural sports at Cornell. She also has fond memories of Langley’s extended field trips in Middle School, early-morning trips to So Others Might Eat to feed the homeless, the fifth-grade cricket match, experiences as part of the yearbook staff, and time spent learning technical and computer skills during the Middle School LTV elective. “Langley not only provided me with a solid educational foundation that prepared me for high school and college – I learned most of the vocabulary words on the SAT in fourth grade! – but also instilled in me an interest in learning and exploring new things,” Nakamura says. She still recalls her first year at Langley as a kindergartner. The kindness and humor of her first teachers, Mrs. Grossi and Mrs. Tahlia, made her love Langley from the start. She also acknowledges Middle School teacher Mrs. Pascal as a great instructor and mentor who challenged her students, but was always there to offer valuable advice. “The teachers at Langley really encouraged me to think for myself and be independent,” Nakamura adds, “a lesson that has shaped the type of person I have become.” “Langley made learning so much fun,” she says. “I loved going to school and loved learning new things. And I feel like the school really taught me to be a good person, filled with a sense of character, compassion, and responsibility. I’ve had a privileged life with so many opportunities – now it’s my turn to give back to those who have not been so fortunate.”
Ylva Bostrom Ihrig attended the Class of 1983 reunion on December 26. Ylva is a veterinarian, as is her husband, Robert. Jenny Brown Sheehan lives in Montpelier, VT, with her husband, Sean, and son, Owen, who was born in May 2008. Jenny has put her child and family therapy career on hold to stay home with Owen. The Sheehans are enjoying a snowy winter so far and love the small and friendly community of central Vermont. Jenny worked with Kristen Walton to organize the Class of 1983’s 25th reunion held December 26 at her parents’ McLean home.
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Michelle Ward and her husband, Mark Frazelle, relocated to Richmond,VA, from Northern Virginia in 2006. After 15 years in the veterinary medicine field, Michelle switched to “human medicine” and is now an ICU and ER nurse. She is currently completing two degrees (M.S.N./Ph.D.) at Virginia Commonwealth University so that she can work as faculty at the university. Michelle writes,“For those of you who remember me, you will not be surprised to know that my only children are one horse, two dogs, two cats, and a bird.”
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1983 Jenny Staas Gorey is a dentist and lives in the Richmond area. She practices one day a week and is home with her two girls the remainder of the time.
1978 John R. Dedrick was elected by Kettering Foundation’s Board of Directors as vice president and program director in December.
1987 Catherine Best-Kotz and her husband,Ty, have a 10-month-old daughter, Samantha.
1988 Laura Magruder Trent and her husband, Jeffrey, have two children enrolled at Langley –Class of 2007 Reunion
Gayle Trotter delivered a healthy baby boy, James Edward Trotter, on August 10, 2008. James weighed 9 lbs., 1 oz. and is the Trotter’s sixth child. Kristen Walton is the author of Catholic Queen Protestant Patriarchy: Mary Queen of Scotts and the Politics of Gender and Religion (2007). Her writings will also appear in several other books (monographs). Kristen is an associate professor of history at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD. She has a home in Salisbury as well as in the Dupont Circle area of Washington, DC. Kristen says her interest in English history was inspired by a skit done at Langley in sixth grade in which she played Queen Elizabeth. She credits Mrs. Layman, her fifth-grade teacher, with instilling in her a love of learning, and dedicated her doctoral dissertation to her and another teacher.
John Houston Kempton is an environmental consultant in Colorado and works primarily on mining projects. He and his wife, Patty Limerick, attended the Class of 1973 reunion held at Langley in May 2008. John writes that the most interesting thing he has done over the past 35 years since his time at Langley was working on a project for the Kingdom of Jordan. He noted that while in Jordan, he ran into Langley parent Jeff Hsu! John has two children from a previous marriage, Dylan, 10, and Lauren, 12.
1980 Mark Saunders lives in Charlottesville,VA. He works at UVA Press and has three children, ages 13, 10, and 9.
Caryn Hoadley and her husband, Brad Wetstone, welcomed a son, Reed HoadleyWetstone, into the world on October 26, 2007. At 14 months, Reed keeps Caryn and Brad on their toes! The family recently moved from San Francisco to Alameda, a smaller community across the San Francisco Bay. Living in Alameda allows Brad to have a 10-minute commute and the family to have access to more parks. Caryn returned to school for a master’s in education and teaching credential from the University of San Francisco. She is currently taking a break from being an environmental educator to raise Reed.
Catherine is enjoying being at home with her little girl. The family resides in Brooklyn, NY.
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1986 Andrew Norton and his wife, Ashley, have two children, Luke, 6, and Caroline, 4. Andrew returned to Langley this year as a parent when Caroline began preschool.
Kristen spearheaded the Class of 1983’s 25th reunion, held at the home of Bob and Betty Brown on December 26.
1982 Ann Maxted Chen and her husband, Ed, welcomed their son,Tyler Wu Chen, on September 18, 2008. Ann, who taught at Langley for more than 10 years, is now at home with Tyler. She is enjoying this special time with him, but says she misses everyone at Langley and thinks of the school often.
1994 Jennifer Dreiling is currently a physician and lieutenant in the United States Navy. After finishing her internship in internal medicine at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, Jennifer received orders to practice as a general medical officer at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, where she has been practicing for the past six months. Shortly after arriving at the Academy, Jennifer was appointed the public health emergency officer for the command. In that capacity, she participated in meetings around the National Capital Area designed to increase command readiness in response to mass casualty events or pandemics. In January, Jennifer received orders to Afghanistan, where she will be one of two medical officers assigned to a provincial reconstruction team for the next 13 months. Prior to receiving these orders, she married fellow Navy physician Dr. Andres Nieto, who hopes to join her in Afghanistan in a few months.
1992 Annik Baker Schwartz lives in Tampa, FL, with her husband and works as a zookeeper at Busch Gardens.
1991 Ross Armstrong writes that he moved to San Francisco in 2000, along with the rest of the dot-commers, to find his quick fortune. Instead, he ended up finding his then future wife, Nicole, in a giant security line at the airport in 2002. The couple has been together ever since, despite the postponement of their original wedding date in New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina. Ross is currently working as a sales director for Oracle, but spends all his free time with the couple’s 6-month-old son, Kieran. The family also has two Chesapeake Bay retrievers that keep everyone on their toes, so much so that they moved to the suburbs recently to get the requisite yard. Ross says that he makes it back to Virginia as much as possible to visit family, and promises to check out how much Langley has changed since 1991. “Long live the swallows!” he says.
Katherine Embrey and her husband welcomed a baby girl, Katherine Lynn (a.k.a. Kate), in June 2008. After moving to Stephens City,VA, in October, they celebrated their first holiday season in their new home with their little girl.
McDowell fondly remembers his Middle School years at Langley, dubbing one of his eighth-grade teachers, John Trott, as the best instructor he had throughout his entire educational career, including high school, college, and law school. His experiences as part of Langley’s Student Council, sports teams, and dramatic productions helped shape him into the confident, well-spoken leader he is today.
Jacob in second grade and Gavin in kindergarten. The couple also has a daughter, Anna, born in March 2008.
Scott Holmer is in his second year of seminary at Theological College in Washington, DC. He is studying philosophy and is still in the discernment process which will include a 10-week “priest boot camp” in Omaha this summer.
1995
1989 Chris Hepler and his wife, Jennifer, have a 2year-old daughter, Beverly. The couple lives and writes in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Brian Pence and wife, Leigh, have a son, Wyatt, who is 2 years old. They welcomed their second son, Robert, in October.
Dan Gershwin married in May. He and his wife, Caroline, honeymooned in Hawaii and now reside in Washington, DC.
Robert McDowell ’77 Returns to Langley Robert McDowell, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and a 1977 graduate of Langley, returned to his alma mater on October 9 to share his experiences with our Middle School students during their weekly assembly. After providing an overview of the FCC’s duties, McDowell discussed two pressing issues facing the FCC today during his interactive presentation to students – the transition to digital television broadcasts in early 2009 and the growing trend toward embedded advertising on Nominatedtelevision.to his current position by former President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2006, McDowell is one of five appointed commissioners who direct the FCC, an independent government agency with 2,000 employees nationwide that is charged with regulating interstate and international radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable communications.
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1993 Sarah-Nell Walsh married Albert Guthrie on May 27, 2007, and gave birth to William Clark Guthrie on September 24, 2008. Sarah-Nell continues to practice law in Atlanta, GA.
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Kristin Carlucci Weed and her husband, Josh, currently live outside Cambridge, England. Josh is in the U.S. Air Force and is stationed at RAF Mildenhall (30 minutes outside of Cambridge). Kristin works at RAND Europe, a U.S. company, in Cambridge.
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The recent meeting between Langley’s past and present took place in the school’s library, so it was only natural that students asked what Mrs. Layman’s favorite book was. A Tale of Two Cities, she told them, adding that in her class the only rule about reading was that no one was to give away the ending of a book! Always a teacher at heart, Mrs. Layman reminded students that, “teaching can only be accomplished when everyone is paying attention!”
Pictured at left: Mrs. Layman (left) with current fifth-grade teacher, Debi Gustin.
1999 Kasra Adham earned his B.A. from George Washington University in 2006 and will earn his M.D. from GWU in 2010.
Kathleen Kiernan is a third-year medical student at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Jennelle Root graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in foreign affairs and anthropology in 2007 and is enrolled parttime in American University’s master’s of In December, beloved Langley teacher Helene Layman – who taught fifth grade from 1966-1981 – returned to campus for a visit with one of Langley’s current fifth-grade classes. Students were fascinated by her stories of what the school was like 30 years ago and were surprised to learn that field trips, community service, and musical performances were an important part of life at Langley back then, just as they areAftertoday.telling all about her famous class trips to Pennsylvania’s Amish country, Mrs. Layman enjoyed hearing about the Camp Highroads team-building adventure in which our current students participate each fall. She reminisced about the many service projects her classes organized, including sponsoring an orphanage in Anne Arundel County for years. Rather than bringing store-bought items to donate, she taught her students to knit so they could make items themselves for the children in the orphanage. Our fifth-graders talked excitedly about the many performance opportunities they now have throughout the year, and were surprised to learn that
Sarah Duncan is finishing her first year at Vanderbilt University Law School. She is really enjoying her classes, classmates, and Nashville, and hopes to work in the DC area this summer.
1997 Joy Homer , who is engaged to be married to Rodney Hinkle in the fall of 2009, graduated with a master’s degree in social work from Virginia Commonwealth University and now works as a child therapist at Child Help USA in central Virginia.
Mrs. Layman, a former opera singer herself, directed a student musical performance during the holidays and a three-act operetta each spring.
Mrs. Layman Shares Langley’s History with New Generation
Jeff Kozlowicki received an M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 2006. He currently works in Washington, DC, at the U.S. Department of Commerce as an international trade specialist.
Cara Kiernan graduated from Yale University and is currently working for Goldman Sachs in Manhattan.
Anne Laughlin recently returned from a trip to France with her family. She reports that she had such a wonderful time that she wishes she could move to France! “Very chilly and icy, but delicious and incredibly fun!” she says. Zarina Morais and her husband, Ryan, had a baby boy, Brennan, on December 29, 2008 (pictured at left). He weighed in at 9 lbs., 1 oz. Zarina writes that the first month has been amazing and has gone by really fast. She says Brennan has been a very good baby, eating and sleeping well, and has a lot of personality already! Mom and dad can’t get enough of Brennan and are enjoying parenthood.
Charles Latham writes that he is a professional singer/songwriter and has received international recognition and critical acclaim for his original compositions. One of his songs was given a special feature and a 3.5 star rating (out of five) by Pitchfork, an independent music tastemaker site. Charles says his brother, Robert ’02 , who played trumpet in Langley’s band, is also pursuing a life in music.
Eric Lukas interned at NBC News in New York during the summer of 2008 and will graduate from Columbia University in 2009.
Sara Wallace is a freshman at Princeton University and is writing for the features section of the Daily Princetonian. She’s also a member of the Princeton College Democrats and plays intramural soccer.
2006
2004 James Stewart, a freshman at Harvard University, is currently on the school’s rowing team. Although he has not officially decided on a major, James would like to concentrate in economics and get a citation (which is Harvard’s term for a minor) in Chinese.
Virginia is also a member of diSiac Dance Company and the Cap and Gown Club with Langley classmate Will Wallace ’01. In December, she ran into Lisa Ramirez ’02, who was returning from a semester in Valencia, Spain. The two had a fun time catching up on the train ride back to DC!
2003 Vanessa Lukas interned at the National Institutes of Health during the summer of 2008. Yoriko Nakamura is a sophomore at Cornell University majoring in biology and society and spent two weeks in Panama this winter. See her profile on page 22.
CJ Queenan is working extremely hard at Andover, taking a full load of college courses (in high school!) and applying for college. One of the high points of 2008 was a backpacking trip that he and his brothers –Max ’07 and Mike ’09 – completed together in August. Without adult assistance, the boys backpacked through a Canadian wilderness area with no trails and no roads for 10 days, covering 70 miles and a 10,000foot peak. They prepared for the adventure
Lucie Silvano is a sophomore at James Madison University and sings in the university’s chorale.
2002 Virginia Byron is studying ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University. Last spring, she founded Princeton University Ballet (PUB), a multi-faceted student group dedicated to the art of ballet, and is currently preparing for PUB’s first performance in April.
2005 Mandy Coston is a senior at Madeira School, where she plays varsity softball and field hockey and is a member of the engineering team. She hopes to pursue physics, math, engineering, or some combination of the three in college.
2000 Kate Hayes graduated from Stanford University in June and was named to the allAmerican lightweight crew team.
CJ David, a senior at Landon, is deeply involved in the school’s music and drama programs and serves as captain of the swimming and diving teams. See his profile on page 21.
2008 Connor Knutsen appeared in the children’s chorus for the Washington National Opera’s production of “Carmen” which ran at The Kennedy Center November 8-19, 2008. The production’s general director was Placido Domingo. This was Connor’s professional debut as a singer and theatrical performer. Presently a freshman at Flint Hill School, Connor is deputy head chorister for the St. Paul’s K Street Anglican boy choir. He was selected for advanced singing courses at the Royal Society of Church Music at Washington National Cathedral in 2007 and 2008. Connor, who participated in several school plays during his Langley days, appeared in the “Magical Pied Piper” at the Alden Theater in McLean in 2006.
Jeremy Burke was a member of the Saint Andrews Episcopal School golf team for the second year. The team had a winning season (9-1) and won the Mid-Atlantic Conference tournament. Jeremy received all-MAC honors and was one of the top 10 scorers out of 42 players. Austin Dabney and his brother, Ian ’11, are enjoying their educational and athletic experiences at Landon.
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2007 Max Queenan likes Andover, where he has made great friends, is doing well, and participates in cross country and pole vaulting. He enjoyed a wilderness backpacking trip with his brothers in 2008 (see CJ Queenan ’05 above).
Stephen Hayes spent a semester of his Stanford University junior year at the University of Cape Town in South Africa studying history and political science.
Carl Silvano is in his last year at James Madison University. In September, he wrote and directed “Tomatoes at a Funeral” at JMU’s Stratford Players Experimental Theatre.
for 18 months under the tutelage of their mountaineering father and came back smiling.
public policy program. She is currently working with Sister Cities International, a network of cities around the world that have partnered with cities in the U.S. to cultivate cross-cultural communication and exchange. She works in the organization’s youth department, helping to plan a youth conference on conflict resolution which will be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in July.
Molly Hayes is a junior at National Cathedral School, where she runs cross country in the fall and is a member of the organization that rings the bells at the National Cathedral. Takahiro Nakamura is a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and was selected to play for the senior regional orchestra in November.
Andrew Rohrbach is a senior at Yale University and is double-majoring in political science and philosophy with the goal of becoming a lawyer. He has been admitted to several law schools, but plans to defer for a year to work in the public sector. A member of Yale’s debate team, Andrew is president of the American Parliamentary Debate Association, the league that sponsors competitive college debate in the United States. With his debate partner, he won the annual North American Debate Championships, a competition featuring 92 of the top undergraduate and graduate debating teams in the country. Andrew was also ranked eighth at the World Debating Championships in Bangkok.
2001 Meaghan Kiernan is a senior at Wake Forest University and is applying to Ph.D. programs in art history for next year.
Jenna Queenan loves Stanford and is deeply involved in social justice issues, having traveled to India last summer to study Gandhi non-violence with one of the world’s leading authorities on Martin Luther King, Jr.
In Memoriam Janyce Belevetz, mother of Langley alumni Karen Belevetz DeHaven ’84 and Timothy Belevetz ’81, passed away in January at the age of 67 at her home in McLean,VA. Stephen Condit Close ’76 passed away in October at the age of 45 following a threeand-a-half-year battle with cancer. After graduating from Langley, Steve attended St. Alban’s School, the University of Virginia, and the Tuck School at Dartmouth College, where he received his M.B.A. He worked as a product manager at Tambrands Inc. and, most recently, as an executive recruiter at Lack and Daily in Westport, CT. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, their three children, his brother, Thomas Close, and his parents, Marcia Smith Close and Arthur Condit Close of McLean, VA. Steve’s mother, Marcia – or Billie as she is known to friends – served as head of Langley’s Lower and Middle Schools for many years. Langley
Groom cegroo@wm.edu 2003
Class Representatives The following
dixsis3@aol.com 2006Sarah Berman sarahbmia@aol.com 2006Cary Garfinkel cag1392@yahoo.com 2007Torey Barthbballgirlytab132@hotmail.com 2007 Lillian Singer lillian.singer@yahoo.com 2008 Allison Poolsquiggly22@aol.com 2008Vicky Schwehr vickyleighgirl@aol.com If your class year is not listed or you would like to volunteer to be a class rep, contact Director of Parent & Alumni Relations Meg Clute at mclute@langleyschool.org or (703) 356-1920, ext. 897. Stay Connected! When was the last time you attended a Langley event or visited our growing campus? We invite alumni, past parents, and past faculty to join us at these upcoming activities this spring: Spring Fundraiser April 18, 2009 Tickets $150 each Fifth-Grade Cricket Match May 6, 2009 Middle School Pops Concert May 7, 2009 Lower School Spring Concert May 14, Sixth-Grade2009 BardFest May 20, Kindergarten2009 Play May 21, 2009 Class of 2009 Graduation June 5, 2009 A complete listing of Langley events can be found online in the calendar section of www.langleyschool.org. For alumnispecific events and happenings, please visit http://alumni.langleyschool.org. EXPERIENCESCHOOLLANGLEYTHE 28
1984Brooke Lecky Supple bsupple@oz.umd.edu
1994Morgan Bowen Regan morgan.regan@gmail.com 1994 Jennifer Dreiling jldreiling@gmail.com 1995Chris Just tufts2003@gmail.com 1996Anne Harris Laughlin alaughlin1@aol.com 1997Ali Hassan ahassan05@gmail.com 1997 Charles Latham cjlatham1@yahoo.com 1998JoAnn Schneider joann.schneider@gmail.com 1999 Carl Silvano charliebythedozen@cox.net 2000 Kathleen Jennings kjennings@langleyschool.org 2001Ashley Petittpetitt@mailbox .sc.edu 2002
1982Ann Chen teachen3bee@comcast.net
1985Gayle Shafer Trotter mamahoo@gmail.com
1993Molly Boehm mollyboehm@gmail.com Caroline Alexandra Elizabeth Alicia Kanter Coston
1990Ashleigh Rabbitt Sekoski operarabbitt@hotmail.com
Nasif ann9f@virginia.edu 2003Mary
1987Wendy Weinberger heywlw@yahoo.com
DiGiammarino aadigiam@wustl.edu 2004Daniel
1992Lauren Rabbitt lrabbitt@yahoo.com
1992Rachelle Hill tappa_k@yahoo.com
1983Jennifer Brown Sheehan JennyBrownSheehan@gmail.com
Taylor MiaHmmfan1@aol.com 2004
dkanter08@gmail.com 2004Sara Wallace echoecho1963@gmail.com 2005Mandy
alumni have volunteered to serve as class representatives to help keep classmates connected to each other and to the school. Whether you want to organize a class reunion or reconnect with friends, your class representative can help! 1979Helen Methvin Payne hmethvinp@aol.com 1980Tom Klein tlklein@cox.net 1981JoAnna Coston joanna.coston@verizon.net
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