Langley High School yearbook McLean VA 1976 Shire

Langley High School was established in 1965.[1] The name "Langley" came from Thomas Lee in honor of Langley Manor, which was part of the home estate in Shropshire, England. Langley means "long open meadow". Thomas Lee was one of the first to envision the Thirteen Colonies as a separate nation whose capital should be on the Potomac between Great Falls and Little Falls. Keeping these things in mind (including the Anglo Saxon background) the school steering committee chose the nickname "Saxons" and the schools colors of forest green and old gold with white as a trim color in keeping with the traditional theme

Demographics

Langley enrolled 2,095 students in the 2007-2008 school year. The racial makeup of the school is as follows, White (not of Hispanic origin): (73.15%), Asian or Pacific Islander (18.08%), other (3.97%), Hispanic (3.34%), Black (not of Hispanic origin) (1.45%)[2]

Academics the highest of all the Fairfax County high schools. Jefferson's SAT average is higher.

Administration

Langley High School is currently run by an administration[3] consisting of Principal Matthew Ragone and Assistant Principals Thomas Meier, Fred Amico, Michelle Norell, and one additional assistant principal to be named during the summer of 2008. Principal William Clendaniel retired at the end of the 2007-2008 school year.[4]

Athletics

Langley plays in the AAA Liberty District of the Northern Region. The Langley sports teams are all referred to as the "Saxons" (or "Lady Saxons" for some women-only sports), and their primary rival is McLean High School. The Girl's Swim and Dive Team won districts in 05-06. The football team won the Northern Region and went to the state finals in 1993. The boy's wrestling team won the Liberty District Tournament the last 7 years straight (2001-2007). In addition they were Northern Region champions in 2007. The Girl's Volleyball team, for the first time ever, went to the 2007 final round at the state championship tournament but was unable to pull out a victory over last year’s state champions, Deep Run High School.

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 1st place in the Wachovia Cup standings in 1991-1992 for athletics. [edit]United States Congressional Baseball Game In 1977 the Congressional Baseball Game was forced to play the annual game on Langley High School's baseball feild due to two previous rain outs on Memorial Stadium. [5] [edit]Notable alumni