From the Principal's Desk

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 09/20/2019 03:28 PM EDT

From the Principal's Desk

Dear Members of the CHS Community:

Here's the news around Chantilly!

Have a good weekend,

Scott

SAT/ACT
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Free NASA STEM Opportunities for Virginia High School Students!

Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) provides the following FREE STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) opportunities for Virginia high school students in grades 10 through 12. Online course applications are OPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 10th.

  • Virginia Space Coast Scholars (VSCS) – Online course for 10th grade students focusing on missions flown or managed by NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, with a week-long summer academy program at NASA Wallops Flight Facility. http://vsgc.odu.edu/spacecoast/
  • Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) – Online course for 11th and 12th grade students focusing on NASA’s human spaceflight missions and the Journey to the Moon and on to Mars with a week-long summer academy at NASA Langley Research Center. Students can earn up to four free dual enrollment college credits.  http://vsgc.odu.edu/VASTS/
  • Virginia Earth System Science Scholars (VESSS) – This interactive online earth system science course for 11th and 12th grade students features NASA scientific research and data. Students can earn up to five dual enrollment college credits and can also be selected to attend a summer academy program at NASA Langley Research Center.  http://vsgc.odu.edu/VESSS

NASA Invites Students to Name Next Mars Rover - To enter the contest, students must submit by Nov. 1 their proposed rover name and a short essay, no more than 150 words, explaining why their proposed name should be chosen. For complete contest and prize details, visit: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/name-the-rover/. Register to be a Judge: NASA is seeking volunteers to help judge the thousands of contest entries anticipated to pour in from around the country. U.S. residents over 18 years old who are interested in offering approximately five hours of their time to review submissions should register to be a judge at: https://www.futureengineers.org/registration/judge/nametherover.

Recent Student Successes

This is the next installment for the school year of what has become a weekly segment aimed at recognizing students for demonstrating recent improvement or achievement in academics, behavior or citizenship. At the end of each recognition, you will see the name of the nominating teacher or staff member. On a rotating basis, departments will nominate students.  I plan to meet with recognized students each week to congratulate them in person.

  • Mason Allen is working hard to persevere. Way to be forward-thinking, Mason! Ms. Theresa Giroux
  • Kudos to Garren Azo for being new to high school and self-advocating when he has questions or needs help with something! Ms. Theresa Giroux
  •  Hugo Chambert transferred to Chantilly from another school and is doing a great job in English 11. He is prompt with assignments, actively participates in class and has been a good classmate to others. Ms. Lora Bates
  • Samet Cabir has moved to ESOL Level 3 from Level 1 this year. His participation in class is exemplary -- he always pays attention, asks a lot of follow up questions, tries to clarify confusing words. His positive attitude affects his classmates. Way to go! Ms. Tatiana Goldovsky
  • Abraham Cux Ixcolin came to Chantilly near the end of the previous school year. He has been a great student since day one. He is a terrific math student. He works hard, asks good questions, helps other students, and takes great pride in his accomplishments. Ms. Tatiana Kahn
  • Nour Elyousfi moved to the Chantilly area from her country and is new to Chantilly High School, yet she has become very comfortable with the school. She is seeking out many things in order to enrich her first year. She is a great helper in my class and a pleasure to have in my class. Ms. Beth Jacob
  • Adrianna Talento has consistently been on task, willing to ask questions, responding to questions and overall very serious about her academics. Ms. Katherine Sherman
  • Roxanna Vanegas-Guzman has had an incredible start to her senior year. She is on top of her academics, seeks support as needed, is helpful to others, and is really geared up to be successful in life. Ms. Rebecca Daniels