Dates to Note:
April 14 - No School - Student Holiday and Teacher Workday
April 19 - Chantilly Pyramid Art Show, CHS 6:00-8:00pm
April 20-23 - CHS Performing Arts: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
April 21 - No School - Holiday - Eid al Fitr
April 24-28 - Chantilly Staff Appreciation Week, Wellness Week
April 24 - Community Meeting, Woodson HS, 6:30-8:00pm
April 25 - Chantilly Pyramid - Spotlight on Learning, Franklin MS, 6:00pm
April 26 - Postsecondary Education & Employment Options, Woodson HS, 6:30pm
April 27 - Hidden in Plain Sight, Library, 6:30pm, PTSA meeting
In this Issue
1. A Note from Dr. Goodloe
2. Student Laptop Health Checks
3. Student Bus Passes
4. Chantilly Pyramid Art Show
5. CHS Performing Arts Presents: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
6. Community Meeting on the Dangers of Fentanyl
7. Spotlight on Learning
8. Hidden in Plain Sight
9. Indoor Drumline & Indoor Guard Friends & Family Show
10. Recognitions
11. Celebrations in our Community
1. A Note from Dr. Goodloe
Dear Charger Community,
It is hard to believe that three quarters of the school year are complete! There are so many great things happening at Chantilly each and every day as we remained focused on engaging our students. supporting their growth, and elevating all voices. It is a joy to connect with our Charger community. Here are a few highlights from the past week:
Students:
- Early in the week I met with the Class of 2023 Board to plan end of the year senior activities, convocation and graduation, 8 weeks to graduation and counting. Graduation will be held at Eagle Bank arena at 2 PM on June 7.
- We are so proud of our students in the Secondary Transition to Employment Program (STEP) who shared their Career Presentations with their families and peers this week and our students in our Category B special education program who interviewed staff to practice their communication skills. Amazing to see Portrait of a Graduate Communicator and Collaborator attributes in action.
- Students won the day at the Volley Brawl tournament this week. They defeated the faculty team. A great time was had by all.
- It was my pleasure to attend the recognition and presentation of a resolution in honor of our Chantilly Student Media at the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting. Our student Media were recognized with the First Amendment Press Freedom Award by the Journalism Education Association for actively supporting, teaching, and protecting First Amendment rights and responsibilities (read more below).
Staff:
- We are so grateful to our staff for their great work as they focus on wrapping up the third quarter and plan for the end of the year. Did you know that on our early release days and work days, staff are hard at work and engaged in professional learning, assessing and planning?
- I am amazed by the leadership and collaboration of our Instructional Council and Collaborative Team Leaders as they work together to focus on student support and practices that promote growth and learning. Thank you for all you do!
Community:
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April is the Month of the Military Child and Virginia’s Purple Up! Day is Wednesday, April 19. We will be celebrating our military connected students on April 19 with a light breakfast and time to connect during Charger Time. The FCPS Purple Up! t-shirt is available for order now through March 16 here! Purple Up! FCPS!
- I look forward to being a part of our Chantilly Pyramid Art Show next week. We cannot wait to see our school transformed into a gallery displaying outstanding artwork from our students K-12.
- Performing Arts will be in full swing next week with our spring production of Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and Drum Line performances.
I am looking forward to making many more Charger Connections in the coming weeks! I hope to see you at CHS very soon.
As always, please feel free to reach out to me with observations, suggestions, questions and celebrations. You can do that through e-mail (atgoodloe@fcps.edu), call 703-222-8100, or through the form located here. Please remember that if you do not include your information on the form, I will not be able to follow-up.
Sincerely,
Amy T. Goodloe, Ed.D.
Principal, Chantilly HS
atgoodloe@fcps.edu
@DrGoodloe
703-222-8100
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2. Student Laptop Health Checks
ALL students will complete an FCPS issued laptop health check during the Double Charger Connect block on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Please remind students to bring in their fully charged FCPS laptops and chargers on Wednesday, April 19!
3. Student Bus Passes
Did you know that all middle school students and high school students attending FCPS are eligible to participate in our Free Student Bus Pass Program. This allows students to ride the Connector, Metro (Falls Church HS, Justice HS, Annandale HS, Davis Ctr and Marshall HS), and Cue buses for free, seven days a week between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. For more information on the program, please review this information https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/student-pass. You may also email Michele Phillips at mlphillips@fcps.edu.
4. Chantilly Pyramid Art Show
Everyone is invited to enjoy some amazing art (and art making) at the annual Pyramid Art Show. All elementary and middle schools will be participating along with Chantilly HS. Food trucks will be on site, as well. When: Wednesday April 19th Time: 6pm-8pm
5. CHS Performing Arts Presents: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Fifteen year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world.
6. Community Meeting on the Dangers of Fentanyl
Last month, the division hosted a conversation on the dangers of fentanyl. During this impactful event, audience members heard testimonials from individuals affected by the opioid epidemic and learned facts from medical experts and law enforcement representatives.
The conversation will continue on Monday, April 24, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Woodson High School. Transportation will be available from select schools throughout the county. View the registration page for details.
Visit our Opioid Awareness webpage for more information. Visit the Fairfax County Government webpage on opioids for information on how you can take action and how to get help for yourself or loved ones.
7. Spotlight on Student Learning
8. Hidden in Plain Sight
The Hidden in Plain Sight (HIPS) program is an IN-PERSON interactive program for adults to be educated about the signs of risky behavior in teens and young adults. It touches on drug and alcohol use, mental health concerns, eating disorders, risky sexual behaviors and more.
The hands-on portion is followed by an educational section that includes a PowerPoint presentation detailing the red flag props that the room contained and how it is indicative of — or used in — risky behavior. We include up to date statistics and local trends, and law enforcement officers will share their experiences they have had in our community identifying risky behavior and helping to put kids on the right path to a healthy life. Let’s open the door to communicating with our teens!
Join us Thursday, April 27th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Chantilly High School (Library). Click here for more information.
Register here: https://bit.ly/chantillyhips23
9. Indoor Drumline & Indoor Guard Friends & Family Show
Tuesday, 04/18 at 6:30 PM | CHS Gym
Join us in celebrating a successful Chantilly Charger Guard season and sending off CHS Indoor Drumline to Dayton, OH for WGI World Championship. Performances start at 6:30 PM with CHS Charger Guard, followed by CHS Drumline. Special Indoor Drumline performances by South County HS, Empyrean, and George Mason University. Don’t miss this “heart pounding” evening!!!
10. Recognitions
Congratulations to Junior Joshua Jocuns who was recently selected in NESL-Y to receive a scholarship for six weeks in Korea and will take intensive Korean classes.
Congratulations to Junior Seonghyeon Hwang who got first place in Video at Hanbol, a Korean competition.
Congratulations to the Chantilly chapter place winners of this year's FBLA State Leadership Conference competition. These individuals and teams have demonstrated their exceptional skills and knowledge in their respective categories. Click here for results.
 Chantilly Symphonic Winds
Before Spring Break, the Chantilly Symphonic Winds traveled to Indianapolis for the National Concert Band Festival. Performing as 1 of 29 high school bands selected nationwide, they delivered a STUNNING performance to open the festival at Butler University! Their performance can be viewed here. Click here for more details of the performance.
Chantilly Model UN traveled to Duke University for the DUMUNC XXXVIII conference the first weekend of spring break and won the Best Large School award (the highest honor). Click here for results.
Chantilly Track travelled to Madison and competed in a district track meet. Click here for results.
Congratulations to the staff of Chantilly High School’s The Purple Tide news magazine and website. They were honored with a Silver Crown Award in a ceremony at Columbia University on March 17. Read more about the awards.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recognized the CHS student media, along with the student media at McLean High School and West Springfield High School, at their board meeting on April 11, 2023. All three schools were awarded the First Amendment Press Freedom Award by the Journalism Education Association for actively supporting, teaching, and protecting First Amendment rights and responsibilities as shown through student-run media. This is the ninth consecutive year that Chantilly has received this award. (Both CHS and MHS are featured in the photograph below.)
 Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Recognize CHS and MHS student media
11. Celebrations in our Community-April Observances:
- Month of the Military Child
- National Arab American History Month
- School Library Month
- Autism Acceptance Month
- Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month
- National Poetry Month
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