WaPo article on Langley: "Good things are happening at Langley Elementary. You can help."

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Good things are happening at Langley Elementary. You can help.

By John Kelly

Columnist

October 2 at 2:07 PM    

One of the first things Vanessa Drumm-Canepa did after becoming principal of Langley Elementary in the District three years ago was redesign the school’s tiger mascot.

The old tiger was a fearsome beast. Drumm-Canepa wanted the new one to be, in her words, “less scary.” This was an elementary school, after all, not a squadron of attack helicopter pilots.

The new Langley mascot is a cute tiger cub. The markings on its chest are in the shape of a heart. It’s a little thing, but it’s symbolic of the changes Drumm-Canepa has brought to Langley, the school I hope readers will support with their Giant and Harris Teeter rewards cards.

The school’s welcoming culture starts at the front door. Every morning, Drumm-Canepa stands there to greet Langley’s students — every single one, some 291 of them if no one is absent that day.

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