In this Issue
1. From the Principal's Desk
2. Food for Neighbors
3. Chantilly HS Drama Presents: Imagine If
4. Recognitions
1. From the Principal's Desk
Dear Members of the Chantilly HS Community:
Happy Friday. As you may recall, Tuesday January 31st is my last day as principal of Chantilly HS. The FCPS Region 5 office will start running CHS on February 1st and will do so until former CHS Principal Teresa Johnson begins serving as interim principal on Monday, February 6th. I remain hopeful that the permanent principal will be named soon.
My voyage as principal of Chantilly HS has been unlike any other. It has included many highs and few lows; whatever the circumstance, it has been a privilege to work with so many dedicated educators, parents, and other members of the community to bring out the best in students. While my role as principal is coming to an end, I plan to be an active member of the CHS community for years to come.
With gratitude,
Scott Poole
2. Food for Neighbors
Chantilly High School is proud to partner with Food For Neighbors (FFN) to help feed our local students who deal with food insecurity because even in counties as wealthy as Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun at least one in four kids in our area are struggling with hunger.
Food for Neighbors is a local organization addressing this problem by collecting food from our community via the Red Bag Program and donating directly to our local schools. The food is then distributed to our students every week through our food pantry.
We hope you will consider participating in the Red Bag food collection program. You can make a difference in a local student’s life by simply adding a few extra items to your shopping cart every 2 months.
Here’s how it works:
- Request a reusable Red Bag here and Food For Neighbors will drop it off at your house.
- Fill the Red Bag with food items that are listed on a tag on that bag.
- Put the Red Bag outside your front door in the morning on the next bag collection day (which is Saturday, March 11th). And don’t worry, they send reminders.
Your Red Bag will be picked up from your house, the food sorted at a local school and delivered directly to the school food pantry at CHS. As an added benefit, you can get a tax deduction for the food that you donate!
With your help, even more kids can be fed. For more information on the Red Bag program click here. Check out what items FFN collects as they are targeted to ready-made, individually packaged food items that students and teens can eat on-the-go or with little preparation.
The organization also offers volunteer opportunities including Driving to pick up filled Red Bags and Sorting the donated food during the Red Bag Day events. Visit the FFN FAQ page to find out more about and to sign up to volunteer in these 2 very important roles. This is a great way for students to receive community service hours, too.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact ; Maggie Rodriguez mmrodriguez@fcps.edu (Family Liasion), Heather Ellison centrevilleam@foodforneighbors.org (FFN Area Manager) or Karen Joseph Karen@foodforneighbors.org (FFN Executive Director)
Thanks for helping us provide food to students who need that extra support!
3. Chantilly HS Drama Presents: Imagine If
A hilarious and high energy comedy that is perfect for the entire family! Join Nadia as she travels to a magical world of imaginary friends when she finds a secret portal under her bed!
The adventures and the laughter are endless as Nadia and her best buddy Ralph learn all about the gift of true friendship.
Friday January 27th @ 7 pm
Saturday, January 28th @ 11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
4. Recognitions
Chantilly Drama took 1st Place in the Concorde District One Act Play Festival with an original play written by Theatre teacher Andy Shaw, Work In Progress. The judges noted the work of the entire cast of 16 students always being in character and engaged with the scene. Ella Ostlund and Jack Wolff were named as part of the "All Star Cast" with Jack Wolff winning one of the two Best Actor medals (Ella Ostlund was 3rd). The Region festival is on February 8th at Marshall High School.
Congratulations to the Wresting team. Click here.
The Chantilly Track & Field team competed last night (1/20) at the TJ Community Center against Hayfield, Oakton and Mount Vernon. The Women's team scored 55 points for 3rd place. The Men's team scored 59 points for 2nd place. Click here for results.
Swim/Dive competed against Meridian on Friday to complete their regular season.
Boys: Chantilly (207) vs. Meridian (108)
Girls: Chantilly (212) vs. Meridian (98)
Click here for results.
 Dining Out Color Guard
 FCPS Superintendent Dr. Reid with Cadet Winter Grimes and Cadet Deborah Chung
Friday night, Jan 20th was the 22nd Annual Chantilly Academy AFJROTC Dining Out and Awards ceremony. It is modeled after formal military award ceremonies that are a tradition in all branches of the United States Armed Forces. We recognized the accomplishments of all 147 cadets during the first semester. We also acknowledged the outstanding performance of cadets who earned the Best-Effort, Best-Attitude, and Outstanding Performer awards.
The text below is from Dr. Reid’s Weekly Reflections sent out on Sunday, 1/22:
Friday evening, I had the pleasure of attending the Air Force Junior ROTC dining out event. It was an inspiring evening as I joined the Chantilly Academy Air Force Junior ROTC 22nd Annual Awards Ceremony and Change of Command. During the dinner I had the opportunity to get to know two of our amazing cadets and their families – Cadet Winter Grimes and Cadet Deborah Chung (In photo with Dr. Reid attached above). I continue to be so impressed and inspired by the commitment to excellence and passion for service that our young people share. We are in good hands as we contemplate our future as a community and as a country; together all things are possible.
Gymnastics competed at Herndon last night with the following results:
- McLean 136.9
- Oakton 136.675
- Chantilly 132.425
- South Lakes 127.575
- Herndon 110.750
Click here for results.
Congratulations to Chantilly students for winning 90 Scholastic Art awards, the highest number of awards in FCPS at the Regional Level. Our 32 Gold key winners will move on to the National competition in March. Click here for results.
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