Monday, November 13, 2023

Hey Lobos, are you looking for a place for food, fellowship, and fun? Come join us at our FCA huddle! We meet every Wednesday morning at 6:30am in portable 7

For more info, follow us @langhamfca on instagram!

We hope to see you there!

The Langham Creek Girls Soccer Team will be hosting Tryouts November 27 and 28 from 3-4:30pm. If you are interested in trying out, you must go speak to Coach Bueno and Coach Diaz before tryouts. You must also have a completed physical and online paperwork on file to try out.

Lobos, supporting the Community is our priority. The Life Skills VITAL 18+ program is helping to support our community sponsors from the Cy Hope Hope Chest. Cy Hope provides many needed services for students in the Cypress Fairbanks district. The new Hope Chest location in Katy is in need of clothing donations and toys for the upcoming holiday season. 

Students and staff can bring their gently used clothing, shoes, handbags, and housewares to the VITAL classroom in 1301 now through November 15th.

We are also accepting gently used and new toys for the Holiday drive, supporting our community's needy children. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Ms. McDonnell in room 1301.  

Lobos, Fall finals begin in 6 weeks.  Don’t get in the exemption card handout line if you haven’t paid your fine! Check your school cash account for any required fees.  If you have questions about your required fees, please talk to your teacher or your club sponsor.

Saturday, November 11th was Veterans Day. A day we honor the men and women who have served in our armed forces. Across the world, other countries remember those who died on Remembrance Day.

At 11 o’clock on November 11, 1918 WWI came to an end. It was known as the War to End All Wars, and November 11th has since been known as Armistice Day. It has become a day dedicated to the cause of world peace.

In 1947, the United States began celebrating all veterans for their service to the United States and world peace on Armistice Day. This is an important distinction in the US that we remember and recognize all who served. In 1954, Congress replaced Armistice with Veterans and it has been known as Veterans Day ever since.

Langham Creek has several veterans and today we honor and salute them for their service to our country.

These teachers are:

Serving in the US Air Force:

Lt. Col. Paul Marks- ROTC

Lt Col Marks Joined the Air Force as a Second Lieutenant in 1991 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel 20 years later. While on active duty, Lt Col Marks served as a nuclear missile launch officer, a contracting officer, the Commandant of Cadets for Arizona State University’s ROTC program and was the chief of command and control operations for a 37-unit, major Air Force installation.

Steven Rinehart, SMSgt, _ROTC

Senior Master Sergeant Steven Rinehart entered the United States Air Force on the 15th December 1987 and officially retired on the 1st of 1 January 2014, after 26 years of service in the Air Force Security Forces Career Field.

During his career he supported multiple contingency operations to include: Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Iraq Freedom, 4.2 Forward Counter Drug Interdiction, Caribbean Islands and South America. He directly supported Humanitarian and Peacekeeping Operations which included, Provide Comfort, Northern Iraq and Operation Tomodachi, Earthquake and Tsunami relief and recovery operation, Sendai Japan. Upon Sergeant Rinehart’s retirement in 2014, he began teaching AFJROTC. Sargent Rinehart’s education includes all levels of Professional Military Education, AFJROTC Instructor Certification, Associates of Science Degree in Police Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice, Terrorism/Counter Terrorism.

Serving in the US Navy:

John Chung (Science Teacher)

Mr. Chung served in the US Navy for seven years and attained Petty Officer Rank. He was stationed in Iwakuni Japan with the 3rd Dental Battalion as a combat medic alongside the marines, and he also served in various duties stations throughout the United States.

Serving in the US Marine Corps:

Matthew Bunin (Social Studies Teacher)

Mr. Bunin enlisted in the Marine Corps at age 19 in 2000. He served in the Marine Corps Reserve as a machine gunner rising to the rank of Sergeant in his six years of service. He was deployed twice to Iraq, once at the start of the invasion in 2003 and then again to Al Anbar Province, in 2006-7 where his unit operated out of Fallujah for seven months conducting counter terrorist missions in conjunction with Iraqi Security Forces. Mr. Bunin also served in a Military Transitional Team training Iraqi soldiers for the takeover of Fallujah. He served with the Fourth Marine Division.

James Finigan (English Teacher)

Mr. Finigan served in the United States Marine Corps from 1984 - 1990 rising to the rank of Sergeant 

Serving in the US Army

Captain Raquel Cunningham - US Army Nurse Corps

Captain Cunningham was commissioned into the Army in 1995, to serve with the 256th Combat Support Hospital in Parma, Ohio where she trained to provide medical support to service members in a combat zone. She later served in the Same Day Surgery Unit at Evans Army Hospital with the US Army Medical Department at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs.

Additionally, she was an Admissions Representative for more than 20 years with the US Military Academy at West Point where she was instrumental in assisting approximately 80

Houston-area graduates gain admission into the Academy, including three Langham Creek alumni. Nurse Cunningham is proud of and grateful for the time she was given to serve in the Army and thanks all of our Lobo staff and graduates who have also committed themselves to the Armed Forces as well.

Lobos, if you are, or have been a student of theirs or see them in the halls, please thank them for their service to the United States of America.