From the Principal's Desk

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 02/28/2020 03:20 PM EST
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From the Principal's Desk

Dear Members of the Chantilly Community:

Here's the news around Chantilly HS.  Have a great weekend!

Scott

 

ATTENTION CLASS OF 2020 PARENTS

How would you like to have us reserve prime seating for you at Eagle Bank Arena? No worries about fighting traffic to arrive and get seats together! Buy raffle tickets for the chance to win one of four rows (12 seats) of reserved seats.  All proceeds go to the PTSA’s All Night Grad Party for the Class of 2020.  While you are on the site, you can also purchase a Yard Sign,  register your Senior for the All Night Grad Party, and join the PTSA.  Go to https://chantillyhsptsa.ptboard.com/home and get your tickets today.  Or come see us at Countdown to Graduation on March 12, 2020.  We’ll be onsite before and after the meeting.

Learner’s Permit DMV Exam – Thursday March 5 – 3:00pm

Chantilly High School is offering the Learner’s Permit Test for Chantilly Students on Thursday March 5, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. in the Driver’s Ed room.

Chantilly students of age, (15 years and 6 months) and prepared, may register and take the test at Chantilly HS.  Students may register and take the exam for their 1st or 2nd attempts at the school. (Third attempts MUST be done at the DMV). Parents do not need to be present for the test. Students will need to bring their school-issued computer with them the day of the exam.

To Register: (ALL 3 steps below MUST be completed)

  1. Go to (aceclasses.fcps.com). Test costs $15. (Test at CHS is not mandatory, it is optional)
  2. Go to (https://vadmvexam.com) and register with the DMV
  3. Print out and sign the DTS-41 form (https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/pdf/dts41.pdf) – bring on the day of the exam

Questions? Please contact Kurt Sporkmann at kasporkmann@fcps.edu

Calendar Reminder: Schools Closed on March 3 for Presidential Primary

As a reminder, schools will be closed for students on Tuesday, March 3, for the Presidential Primary election, which will be a school planning day for staff members. Classes will resume on Wednesday, March 4. See the complete 2019-20 school calendar.

In the Community

The Chantilly HS Ice Hockey Club will be competing tonight for the Virginia State Championship!  Everyone is encouraged to come cheer on the team as they play against Riverside HS at 8PM. The game will take place at the Ashburn Ice House located at 21595 Smith Switch Road.

Recognitions

The Chantilly Debate Team captured the Regional Title this weekend. The following students placed and qualified to compete in the Super Regional Tournament next month:

First Place:

Haerin So --Congress

Second Place:

TJ Maher/Kerul Mathur -- Policy

Joyce Choi/Michael Massingill -- Public Forum (tie)

Tarun Thatavarthi/Arian Saffari -- Public Forum (tie)

Cindy Wu --Lincoln Douglas

Saahithi Achanta --Congress

Third Place:

Aaron Lin --Lincoln Douglas

Pranav Kanapuram --Congress

Fourth Place:

Manya Phutela -- Congress

Adithya Gopinath/Rohan Malhotra (alternate)

Fifth Place:

Dhyuthi Chegu --Lincoln Douglas (alternate)

Maansi Taori -- Congress

Sixth Place:

Mrudula Rapaka -- Congress

Wrestling competed in the State Meet at Robinson.  Chantilly finished 6th as a team and had the most state place winners and finalists in program history.  Here are the results:

AJ Crews 2nd

Andres Sagastume 2nd

Alex Iparraguirre 1st STATE CHAMPION (Chantilly’s 1st state champion since 1994)

The Swim/Dive team competed in the State Meet this weekend at George Mason:

MEET RESULTS:  STATES 2020

Boys 1 mtr Diving - Matthew Bray 3rd Place  Matthew was also the only freshmen, state wide to qualify for the states dive competition, as well as a new school record!!

Congratulations to the advisers and staffs of Odyssey Yearbook, The Knightly News, The Purple Tide Newsmagazine and Andromeda Literary Magazine who have won their sixth consecutive JEA First Amendment Press Freedom award. The award recognizes private and public high schools that actively support, teach and protect First Amendment rights and responsibilities of students and teachers, with an emphasis on student-run media where students make all final decisions of content. Chantilly will be honored April 16 at the opening ceremony of the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Chantilly Forensics Team won the Super Regional title.  The following students placed and qualified for the State Forensics Tournament next month:

First Place:

Sujay Khona – Storytelling

Nitish Kommoju – Humorous Interpretation

Adriana Gao – Serious Dramatic Interpretation

Lila York – Prose Interpretation

Maura Pelczynski – Poetry

Trevor Belsky/Garrett Jones – Humorous Duo

Jordan Hundley/David Porter – Serious Dramatic Duo

Second Place:

Aaron Lin – Extemporaneous Speaking

Matthew Mendoza – Storytelling

Julien DaSilva – Prose Interpretation

Cullen Hendrick/Haley Herman – Serious Dramatic Duo

Third Place:

Cindy Wu – Impromptu

Molly Marsh – Serious Dramatic Interpretation

Elise McCue/Amro Ibrahim – Humorous Duo

Fourth Place (alternate):

TJ Maher – Extemporaneous Speaking

Congratulations to the following students for auditioning into the All-Virginia Band and Orchestra!  These students will travel to Richmond in April to perform in these honor ensembles.

Mathuin Smith - Oboe - 1st in the state
David Kang - Bassoon - 8th in the state

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.

  • Bianca Campoverde and Valeria Moscote Rodriguez won 1st place for their Career Health Display at the Regional HOSA Competition and will compete at the State HOSA competition in Williamsburg in March. Ms. Cindy Dowd
  • Faith Conte was totally new to the Korean language and now she is excelling in speaking, writing and reading. She comes after class for more work and extra questions. I admire her work ethic. Ms. Youngju Lee
  • Finn Geary has developed into a stellar high school student in marketing. His participation in class discussions and conversations about marketing are always reflective and enjoyable to hear. Finn is creative and witty with his marketing assignments and projects, as well. He also was very professional and detailed when going through the job interview unit. Keep up the good work! Ms. Jenni Piotrowski
  • Gurpreet Gujral was awarded an Air Force Chief of Staff Flight Academy seat. This scholarship affords students a commercial private pilot license. The scholarship is estimated to be worth $20,000. Cadet Gujral will attend the program over the summer. CMSgt Al Clemmons
  • Caitlyn Kantaparn has jumped into competing in FBLA for the second time, taking on the Graphic Design competitive event. She has an incredible eye for design; each project she completes in Adobe is more impressive than the last. FBLA is so proud of how much she has grown and pushed herself to compete! Ms. Catherine Casares
  • The team of Sathvik Narayana, Vishnuvardhan Marella, Shriya Pothireddy, and Divya Narayan competed in a HOSA Bowl regional competition and made it to the quarter finals. They will be competing as a team at the state competition in Williamsburg in March. Ms. Cindy Holland
  • Divya Narayan received first place in the Regional HOSA Dental Terminology Competition. Ms. Jennifer Howe
  • Barkath Tarzi's thirst for knowledge is inspirational. His time management skills, inquiring mind, and work ethic facilitates his skills development. He is a reliable go-to student when tasks need to get done. In class, he willingly takes the time to share his knowledge with others. We are grateful to have him in class and look forward to his future path within the industry. Mr. Ken Brown and Mr. Pat Zook
  • I am pleased to be able to acknowledge Vijay Thakoorie's accomplishments in his Tech Ed classes. Over the last year and a half, Vijay has maintained high standards and a positive work ethic. He is not distracted by his phone and maintains his focus during class. As we move through the different units, students typically show greater interest and work harder in certain ones. Their quality of work and the amount of time that they spend on activities will vary based on their interests. This has not been the case with Vijay. He always shows a genuine interest in the different units of study. He puts forth his best effort for each and every assignment. Keep up the good work, Vijay! Ms. Susan Chudovan