Spring Break: We are on Spring Break until Tuesday, April 6^th.  Have a restful time off.  We make up our snow day on May 28.

Summer Camps: There are several camps here at Langston over the summer.  If you are interested in signing up your student, send in your payment to secure their spot.  There is a onetime registration fee of $25.00 payable to Langston.  The check for the camp should be payable to the teacher running the camp.  Here’s the link to the information:

http://www.langstoncharter.org/about-langston/summer-camps.html

Relay for Life:  Mrs. Tate has Relay for Life t- shirts on sale for $12.00.  All proceeds benefit Relay for Life. The 7^th grade car wash is tomorrow, Saturday, at Chick-fil-A on Woodruff Road.  There is another one on April 24^th.  The car wash hours are from 9:45 until 2:15.  The shift hours are from 9:30 – 12:00, or from 12:00 – 2:30.  All proceeds benefit Relay for Life.  The 6^th grade has a car wash on Saturday, April 10^th, at the Chick-fil-A on Woodruff.  It will be from 9:45 until 2:15.  The signup sheet is located in the lobby outside of Mr. Black’s room. Shift hours are the same as the other car washes.

Ronald McDonald House: Thank you to everyone that purchased Liquid Highway Coffee in support of the playground at Ronald McDonald House.  There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, April 23, at 10:30.

Thank you: Thank you to Mrs. Winetroub and Mrs. Jerman for the food for the faculty meeting today.  Thanks to Mrs. Spellman and Mrs. Arnold for the work on the grounds.  Thanks for purchasing things from our wish list.  The list is on the website. http://www.langstoncharter.org/component/content/article/110-school-wish-list.html

Yard Work: All of the crepe myrtle trees on our grounds could use a good trimming.  This would be a great way to get service hours over the break.

Have a safe and restful Spring Break!!

We’ll see you back on Tuesday April 6th.

Relay for Life:  Mrs. Tate has Relay for Life t- shirts on sale for $12.00.  All proceeds benefit Relay for Life. The 7^th grade has 2 car washes planned at Chick-fil-A on Woodruff Road; one on March 27^th and one on April 24^th.  The car wash will be from 10:00 until 2:00, with 2 work shifts available.  The shift hours are from 9:30 – 12:00, or from 12:00 – 2:30. All proceeds benefit Relay for Life.  The sign up sheet is located in the lobby outside of Mr. Black’s room.

Talent Show: Langston Middle School’s talent show is tonight at 6:30.  Admission is $5.00 at the door.  Only the back door to the auditorium will be open.  You will not be able to enter from the walk way between the buildings.

You will be able to buy the new Relay Shirt and Ronald McDonald Playground coffee at the talent show.

Recycled Materials: The Science Department is still collecting name brand printer cartridges and old cell phones to recycle for cash.  Please take them to Mrs. Melcher’s room.

Thank you: Thank you to Mrs. Weston, Mrs. Whisnant and Mrs. Wilson for providing food for the faculty meeting.

From the Science Department: Science Fair was well represented by Langston Charter Middle School. Here are the kids that won something, so please congratulate them when you see them.

Category Winners:

Behavioral and Social Sciences:  1st Place:  Sophie Forstein  “Oh Sugar” ($40 visa gift card, Medal, certificate)

Biology: 2nd Place:  Amanda Royaards  “Canines Choice” ($30 Visa Gift Card and certificate)

Engineering: Honorable Mention Joshua Standard “The Fling” (Certificate)

Environmental Science: 1st Place Shelby Stuff ($40 visa gift card, Medal, certificate)

Math: 2nd Place: Rashed Abdel-Tawab “Music while Computing” ($30 Visa Gift Card and certificate)

Medicine& Health: 2nd Place: Omar Abeladl “The Deadly Disorder” ($30 Visa Gift Card and certificate)

Junior Division Special Awards: Greenville County Medical Society Alliance Award: Omar Abdeladl “The Deadly Disorder” ($50 and certificate)

US Department of Health & Human Services:  Sally Sims  “Got Fat?”  ($50 &certificate)

D.C. Trip Chaperones: Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedules to chaperone our 8^th grade field trip to Washington, DC. We will have a brief informational meeting for chaperones on Monday, 3/22, from 6:00 – 6:30 in Mrs. Lorick’s classroom. (Students do not need to be at this meeting.) We hope you will be able to attend. If not, we will send the information home with your child. Thanks again for your willingness to help us with this trip!

D.C. Trip T-shirts went home today along with some information about the trip.  Mrs. Lorick also sent an email with information about the trip.

Model UN: If your child is going on the Model UN trip, look for the information sent home today.

The PASS writing test will be given Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16^th and 17^th.  Please be sure your child gets plenty of rest and arrives at school before 8:30 on test days.  Testing will begin promptly at 8:30.

Charter School Rally at the Statehouse: Last week, a group of Langston students, parents, and teachers attended a Rally in support of Charter Schools at the Statehouse in Columbia.  Click on this link to read the full story on the Bulletin Board http://www.langstoncharter.org/bulletinboard/?p=447

Reedy River Run: Langston placed first in the Fits Cool Middle School Percentage Challenge.  We were presented with a $1,000.00 check from Carolina First.

Relay for Life:  Mrs. Tate has Relay for Life t- shirts on sale for $12.00.  All proceeds benefit Relay for Life. The 7^th grade has 2 car washes planned at Chick-fil-A on Woodruff Road; one on March 27^th and one on April 24^th.  The hours are from 9:30 – 12:00, or from 12:00 – 2:30, with the proceeds benefitting Relay for Life.  The sign out sheet is located in the lobby outside of Mr. Black’s room.  Please see the separate email from Mr. Black for more details.

Yearbook Meeting: The final meeting of the year will be on Tuesday, March 16^th , from 3:30 until 4:15 in Mrs. Lorick’s room.

Lunch Orders: The lunch menu is on the website.  Please have your order and your check in the office by noon on  Friday, March 19th.

Thank you: Thank you to Mrs. Tin, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Watson for providing food for the faculty meeting.

Recycled Materials: The Science Department is still collecting name brand printer cartridges and old cell phones to recycle for cash.  Please take them to Mrs. Melcher’s room.

Langston Charter Middle School students, parents, and teachers made a special trip to Columbia, Wednesday March 3, to rally on the steps of the South Carolina State Capitol holding signs that read, “Go Single Gender”, “Charter = Public”, “I won the Lottery, I got into Langston Charter Middle School!” and “Ask me why I like teaching  at a Charter School”.  The were joined by over 1000 charter school students from across SC as they listened to House members Ann Peterson Hutto Dist. 115, Harry Cato, Dist. 17, and Phil Owens, Dist. 5, as well as Senate members Larry Grooms, Dist. 37 and Floyd Nicholson, Dist. 10 speak in support of charter schools.

Langston students also hand delivered letters written by their classmates to members of the House and Senate Education Committees and to the Greenville delegation expressing support and appreciation for their work on charter school legislation.

The members of the Senate and House were extremely generous with their time.  Senator Phil Shoopman, Dist. 5 spoke with the students about standing up for what they believe in, and the roles of the two bodies of representatives.  Sen. Shoopman, along with Sen. Mike Fair, Sen. Danny Verdin, and Sen. Ralph Anderson recognized the students from the Senate floor and spoke to fellow senators about Langston.  Representatives Gary Smith and Eric Bedingfield invited our students into the House Chamber, gave them a private tour, and spoke to them about the importance of the legislative process.

Thank you to the following students who represented Langston so well:

Rivers Hiller, Ellis Hiller, Sam Pilch, Kaitlyn Pyle, Morgan Miles, Lindsay Rivers, Moriah Roberts, Grant Lockridge, Connor Wall, Riley Ovington, Julie Woodson, Deja Wells, Aaron Verhoeven, Hannah Begley, Sally Earle, Hannah Price, Morgan Walker, Madison Young, Haley Winetroub, Matt Otovic, James Otovic, Cameron Dragoo, Julie Hartz, Sara Guthrie, Emily Gillespie, Terin Sims, Hannah Abee, Kate Stuff, Ashli Woodard, Glenn Andrew, Brian McDonald, Hunter Fite, Daniel Sheahan, Harrison Howerton, Davis Leeke, Lukas Einhorn, Matthew Causey, Nick Hagen, Marshall Hagan, Omar Abdeladl, Rashed Abdel-Tawab, Chris Weekes, Hamilton Martin, Jack Stevens, Corey Abel, Trey Gibson, Matthew Gabriel, Amanda Royaards, Natalie Royaards, Sydney Shaw, Jonah Goodman, Celeste Cerreta, Noah Ameris, Levi Hill, Hunter Street, Morgan Johnson, Lindsay Douglas, Sally Sims, Claire Andrew, Samantha Johnson, Lauryn Johnson.

Thank you to the following parents for driving and chaperoning students for the day.  We couldn’t have done it without them.

David Hiller, Page Lockridge, Lisa Begley, Richelle Otovic, Lisa Stevens, Sally Hartz, Don Hartz, David Leeke, Kelly Weekes, Teresa Gibson, Felicia Goodman, Cheryl Hill, Meg Johnson, Jane Guthrie, Shelly Gillespie, Judy Johnson, Greg Abel

The PASS writing test will be given Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16^th and 17^th.  Please be sure your child gets plenty of rest and arrives at school before 8:30 on test days.  Testing will begin promptly at 8:30.

THANK YOU: Thank you to Joanne Gabriel for helping with the early dismissal on Tuesday, and to Mrs. Williams (Taylor Kimling’s mom) for assembling all of our Reedy River Run packets.  Thanks to Mrs. Street, Mrs. Stuff, and Mrs. Sweet for bringing in food for the faculty meeting.  Thank you for bringing in items that are on our teachers’ wish lists.  T

CHICK-FIL-A:  Spirit Night is Tuesday at the Woodruff Road Chick-fil-A.

1^st Check from Bi-Lo Boosterplus Program

Langston received a check from the Bi-Lo boosterplus program this week for the 1st half of the school year from Aug-Dec 2009.  It was for $181.23… not a great amount, but every little bit helps!

We can do better in the 2^nd half of the year from Jan-Jun 2010.  We have 175 families at Langston…only 75 are registered for the boosterplus program.  Let’s bring that number up!

It’s NOT too late to register your Bonuscard for the boosterplus program.  Go to the Langston school website, Parent Information, Download Form, and print the Bi-Lo Boosterplus form.  Take it with you to Bi-Lo the next time you shop, and have them scan the form and your Bonuscard.  You will then be in the program.   Tell other family, friends and neighbors to do the same.

If you shop at Bi-Lo, there is no reason why you shouldn’t enroll in the program.  1% of all you spend will come back to Langston.  If you don’t shop at Bi-Lo and would like information about Publix, Ingles or Bloom, please call or email me and I’ll be happy to give you the details on those grocery store programs.  LESLIE ROYAARDS – 268-2088 OR LROYAARDS@BELLSOUTH.NET

PLEASE help Langston by enrolling in one of these grocery store programs.  It’s EASY money and can help pay for lots of things that the school needs.

Operation We Care: Thanks to all who donated tons of wonderful things to send to our soldiers serving overseas.

7^th Grade Car Wash: 7^th Grade will hold a car wash to benefit Relay for Life on Saturday, March 27^th, at the Chick-fil-A on Woodruff Road.  The time is from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm, with 2 shifts available.  You may work from 9:30 am until 12:00 noon, from 12:00 noon until 2:30 pm or…you may work both shifts.  Students, please use the signup sheet outside the auditorium if you are going to help.  Parents, if you can chaperone, please email Mr. Black at bblack@langstoncharter.org.  Please sign up before March 19^th.  This will count as community service.

Library Help: The library is having a “Book Covering Party” and everyone is invited.  It will be held in the conference room on Wednesday, March 10^th, from 1:30 pm until 3:30 pm.

Wish List:   Mrs. Lorick would like a vacuum cleaner for her classroom.

Reedy River Run: The run is tomorrow (Saturday)  morning.  Everyone should have picked up their packets today from Mr. Black’s room.

LANGSTON SPRING TENNIS 2010

All matches are played at 6:00pm

Due to the weather, Langston will close at 12:00 Noon today – Tuesday 3/2/10.