In this Issue
1. From the Principal's Desk
2. Holiday Spectacular and Tiny Tots
3. Music Department Fruit Sale
4. Recognitions
5. Recent Student Successes
1. From the Principal's Desk
Dear Members of the CHS Community:
Happy Friday. Today we started a new initiative we are calling the Chantilly Changemakers Speakers Series. The premise is that CHS is filled with numerous staff members that have compelling and inspiring stories to share with students. Our first featured Changemaker is our Hispanic Family Liaison, Margarita “Maggie” Rodriguez. A graduate of Chantilly HS, Maggie shared a very personal and moving account of what it was like to grow up as Mexican-American in the CHS community. Speaking in both English and Spanish, she explained how her immigrant parents overcame great obstacles to come to the United States in search of a better life. If you would like to read Maggie’s speech in it’s entirety, please go to: (link to speech in English, link to speech in Spanish)
Have a great weekend,
Scott Poole
Margarita “Maggie” Rodriguez
2. Holiday Spectacular and Tiny Tots
The CHS Performing Arts Department invites you to celebrate the sounds/sights of the season at this year’s Holiday Spectacular and Tiny Tots Shows. Reserve your tickets today! All ticket sales directly support the talented students of our Band, Choral, Orchestra, and Theatre programs!
3. Music Department Fruit Sale
The Chantilly Band, Choir, and Orchestra’s annual fruit sale runs through December 11. This year’s orders will be shipped directly to you. Please support your Charger Musicians by placing an order for some delicious goodies here. Proceeds from the sales come back to support the music programs at CHS. Thank you for your support!
4. Recognitions
Congratulations to the following Football players on being named to the All-Region teams:
First Team All-Region:
Liam Turner Offensive Line
Garrett Robertson Wide Receiver/Defensive Back
Second Team All-Region:
Jake Madaj Running Back
Kevin Gajewski Linebacker
Jayden Oh Punter
Gymnastics competed at Washington-Liberty last night with the following results, listed below. Chantilly placed 1st in the vault as a team with Marissa Prem, Kendall Viar and Addison Zampiello taking 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
Washington-Liberty 135.875
Yorktown 135.425
Chantilly 128.425
South Lakes 123.950
Herndon 110.575
For two years in a row the Red Cross club of Chantilly has won the CLUB of the YEAR for all of the DMV region. Presently, we have 150 members with Nithya Muthukumar as president. Last year, Sanjana Subbanna was president of the club. Red Cross continued to thrive at Chantilly HS even during the pandemic with working with disaster relief, teaching awareness and writing to our military as well as being involved in various health services like blood drives and area internships and volunteer services.
 Students Nithya Muthukumar, Siddhi Surawkar, Sanjana Subbanna and Red Cross area representatives.
5. 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 meet with recognized students each week to congratulate them in person.
- From the first day of class, Aarna Bhamidipati has embraced every assignment with enthusiasm. I can always count on Aarna to present her arguments with clarity, insight, and respect. At the flip of the coin, Aarna readily debates the pro or con of any issue as she keeps an open mind to opposing views. Aarna truly is a joy to teach. Ms. Barbara Clougherty
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Anthonny Diaz Umana is a respectful and dedicated student. He gets along well with his classmates and he is a kind friend. He comes to class on time and actively participates in all activities. Ms. Cristy Ryman
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Gabriella Gutierrez is the news editor of The Purple Tide. She does a great job coming up with creative ideas and mentoring her news writers. Her most impressive ability is always getting the best experts for her stories, from members of the school board to local Fairfax County officials. She is an amazing writer, and I appreciate all that she does for the school news. Ms. Kristine Brown
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Angie Lucero-Payes' drive for education and eagerness to provide her best quality of work is what makes her such an exceptional student; she is a student who truly cares for her peers and teachers, as evidenced through her demeanor, which serves as an inspiration to those around her. It is an absolute pleasure to have Angie in the classroom. Mr. Andrew Wax
- Thank you, Mominah Rao, for brightening my B days with your beautiful smile and positive energy. I appreciate the time and attention you have given to your writing, especially, this semester- I know you see your growth, too! Ms. Nikki Lehman
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Diego Robles joined my class about a month ago and has been a pleasure to have in class since then. He is enthusiastic about his work, friendly, and helpful. Ms. Danielle Simpson
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Priya Padayachee is creative, hardworking, and incredibly smart. Her writing is excellent, and her analysis of texts is college-level. She is a standout student, someone who produces truly impressive work. Mr. Luc Nguyen
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