Girls may wear tights with their uniforms; they may not wear leggings or hose. Skorts must be the appropriate length. Mrs. Weekes has spoken with several girls about the length of their skorts. Beginning on Monday, Mrs. Weekes will be calling parents.
Congratulations to Langston 7th grader – Ashley Avila for getting her picture published in the Greer Citizen (January 18th edition) for her bronze medal beam placement at her gymnastics meet! Teachers and parents – please continue to send Langston school announcements and pictures to news@langstoncharter.org . We are an incredible school and we have interesting things going on in and outside our classrooms that the public needs to know. Let’s get the word out!!
Contact Langston PR Coordinator Elaine Avila Elaine@ehosted.com if you are interested in the Photography Committee. Thanks for helping us get the word out about our amazing Langston.
Students will earn one hour of community service if they buy two boxes of Girl Scout cookies for the troops. See Mrs. Feigenbaum to place and pay for your order. Cookies are $3.50 per box.
Community Service Opportunity
Upstate CrossFit in Mauldin is having a “Spruce up the Gym” day tomorrow, Saturday the 21st, starting at 10:30 am. Wear old clothes and be prepared to clean and paint. The address is:
341 A Miller Road, Mauldin SC 29662
Tommy Nichols will sign your community service log before you leave.
Box Tops Contest Results
We would like to send out a HUGE thank you to everyone who sent in box tops. We collected over 7000 box tops. Let’s try to beat that next quarter! The winning class, with over 1000 box tops, was Ms. Guerrillas, with Ms. Cannon’s and Ms. Steiner’s classes a very close second and third. The winning class will be treated to a pizza and brownie party.
Our Lunch Menu has changed. Please see the website for the items we will be serving. If your student comes in late to school and they want to order lunch they must tell the person working at the front desk what they want to order. Orders will be placed with our vendors by 9:00am. http://www.langstoncharter.org/component/content/article/25.html
There have been changes made to our school calendar in order to stay on the same schedule as Greenville County schools. March 9th is Make Up Day # 3 and June 1st is the last day of school. http://www.langstoncharter.org/about-langston/calendar.html
From Sarah Emery and Kendall Phillips…
We are two girls at Langston Charter Middle School, Sarah Emery and Kendall Phillips, who are both in Girl Scouts Troop 434 and are doing an ambitious service project to benefit Camp Spearhead. Camp Spearhead operates at the Pleasant Ridge Camp and Retreat Center in Marietta, SC, and gives special needs children and adults the opportunity to experience the joy of summer camp. Camp Spearhead provides fun activities for kids of all ages, and they are currently building a raised garden for the kids to work in and enjoy. Girl Scout troop 434 is trying to raise at least $2000.00 in cash and in-kind donations for this project, which we hope to have completed by mid-March. We are particularly in need of lumber, soil, and plants. If you would like to contribute to this cause, the monetary donations will be collected at the front desk in the lobby. If you want to donate soil, plants, and/or lumber please contact Rebecca Emery at 991-1492.
Students are invited to attend this year’s Model UN conference, a YMCA sponsored event at Kanuga Conference Center on April 12-13. Below is the handout for more information and to see deadlines and due dates. Scholarships are available from the YMCA if needed. Email Ms. Cannon, bcannon@langstoncharter.org, if you need more information.
Model UN
A YMCA sponsored 2 day conference structured to model the United Nations in NYC. Students will work in teams of 2-4 to research a country, prepare a country display, write a proposal for change to the Model UN to help their country, find and wear authentic native attire for their country, prepare food, and have a great time doing it all.
Conference dates: April 12-13
Cost: $180.00
Place: Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville, NC
http://www.kanuga.org/
Students can attend if they:
meet all deadlines
can work independently and creatively
follow directions and obey leadership
have NO behavior issues in any classes at school
Here are the deadlines and due dates:
Friday, January 27th Non-refundable deposit of $25.00
Friday, January 27th first mandatory meeting in Ms. Cannon’s room 1:30 – 2:30
Mandatory meetings every Friday from 1:30 – 2:30 in Ms. Cannon’s room.
Wednesday, February 8th – $100.00 due
Wednesday, February 22th – $55.00 balance due
Important facts you need to consider before signing up:
MEETINGS You can come bi-weekly if you can get your work done at home. You may be excused from a meeting by checking with Ms. Cannon prior to the day you need to miss and provide a parent note explaining the reason you need to miss. FAILURE to attend the meetings will disqualify you from attending the conference
MONEY All money must be given to Ms. Cannon and not turned in to the office. The YMCA offers scholarships for partial payment. Ask Ms. Cannon if your family needs a scholarship.
BEHAVIOR Students who get in trouble in school will not be allowed to attend this conference.
Cut here. Keep the top part. Return the bottom portion with your deposit to Ms. Cannon by 1/28.
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My child, ________________________________, has permission to attend Model UN in April with Ms. Cannon. Here is my $25.00 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit. My child will attend the mandatory meeting on 1/28 in Ms. Cannon’s room. __________________________________________ (parent signature)
Congratulations to our Speech and Debate Team. The results of the Hillcrest Tournament are as follows:
Varsha Gopal – 2nd place, Roann Abdeladl – 3rd place, Aleeza Masood – 4th place, Hasna Karim – 5th place, Sarim Masood – 6th place, Mary Francis Behnke – 7th place, Victoria Hicks – 8th place, Brittney Arndt – 10th place. The team of Anish Chaluvadi and Ankith Khandavalli placed 2nd in the Public Forum Debate and the team of David Schmitt and Nikhil Vallabhaneni placed 3rd.
Parents, community service hours can be purchased for $10.00 per hour. You can send in a check for your hours, or you can send in supplies. We currently need tissues; we are completely out.