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Parent volunteers are still needed for this important fundraising event! The carwash will be held on Saturday, April 10th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Great Falls Exxon station. Parent volunteers are needed for both morning and afternoon shifts, and we would especially appreciate having more dads helping out. Please contact coordinator Anne McKay (annemckay99@gmail.com) to volunteer even if you have just an hour to help.
Women's Chamber Sing for Fantasy Flight
In December, the Women's Chamber Choir took time from their busy schedule to give a performance for Fanatasy Flight, a program for terminally ill children and their families held at the Dulles International Airport. Stephanie Anderson, a sophomore in the Women's Chamber Choir, recalls the event-
Over the past few years, Langley Women’s Chamber Choir has performed at the Fantasy Flight, an event that Dulles Airport hosts for children who are terminally ill. The children who come to this event have less than a year to live due to their terminal illnesses. This year I was fortunate to experience the event first hand as part of Women’s Chamber Choir.
On the morning after the Madrigal Feaste, we all woke up early and got into our costumes not fully understanding what our day would be like and that we might be changing the lives of some children forever. When we got to the airport, we rode a shuttle from the parking lot with other people who were going to the Fantasy Flight event, so we decided to sing them a Christmas carol. We started singing “Away in a Manger” and all around us people start tearing up and crying. Going into the event, we knew that it must be a really hard time for the children, but we didn’t realize until that moment how much the parents were struggling with their feelings about their child’s illness.
When we got to the terminal, it was decorated to look like the North Pole. They even had a flight listed to the North Pole on the big departure screen at the front of the terminal! The plane actually took off from the airport, flew to West Virginia and came back for the first time because an anonymous donor paid for the fuel.
They had a stage area for us to sing and we stood in lines singing carols as the children walked off the plane. You couldn’t help but smile when you saw how happy these children were to be there. After we sang, there were some other groups that performed and during that time we got to talk and dance with the children, and make their time as enjoyable as possible. At the end, none of us wanted to leave. Those kids were just so sweet and it was hard to think that at this time next year, they would no longer be here and we wouldn’t see them again.
I’m so glad that we got to spend time with the kids and their families, and to make the hard times that they are going through just fade a little for a day.
District Choir Rehearsal Information
Sixty-six Langley chorus students have been selected to participate in the upcoming District 12 Honors Choir at Oakton High School on February 11 through 13. In order to participate, these students must attend three full mandatory rehearsals shown below. The students must be on time and stay for the entire rehearsal or they will be unable to attend District Choir. Parents, please be aware that this weekend is the President’s Day Weekend.
Thursday, February 11 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday, February 12 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (bus provided)
Saturday, February 13 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. (concert)
IMPORTANT- Fees for participation in District Choir are due in class next Friday, January 22. The fee for Mixed Choir is $41 and the fee for Women’s Choir is $42.
Students may bring a bag lunch, or may optionally purchase a catered lunch from Friday and Saturday. The lunch orders and payment MUST BE INCLUDED with the District Choir fee check.
FRIDAY – Subway $6.00 (6” sub, chips, drink)
Choice of Veggie _______ Turkey _______ Italian _______
SATURDAY – Pizza $3.00 (2 slices, drink) ________
Check to Langley High School is due by Friday, January 22
The mandatory event rehearsals will be supplemented by rehearsals for the selected LHS students at Langley with Dr. Lambert. These rehearsals will be held in the choir room from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. according to the schedule below.
Women’s Choir
Monday, January 25
Tuesday, February 2
Monday, February 8
Mixed Choir
Tuesday, January 26
Thursday, February 4
Tuesday, February 9
Madrigals Perform at the U.S. Supreme Court
On December 12, the Langley Madrigals gave a special performance at the Supreme Court for the annual holiday black tie dinner of the International Club, hosted by Maureen Scalia. The International Club membership is made up of spouses of ambassadors, senators, congressmen, Cabinet, and other government officials. The students performed selections from the Madrigal Feaste as dignitaries were arriving. They later mingled with the crowd in Renaissance character. The students finally gave a 10 minute presentation of song and dialogue to the guests after they were seated for dinner.
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