7/25 Chantilly Chargers Connect

Summer Updates

Dates to Note:

Summer Office and Building Hours: 9AM-1PM

Save the Dates! School year 25-26 is coming soon! More details below:

August 5, 6, 7: Charge Ahead for Rising 9th grade students

August 14: New Student Orientation AM

August 14: Charging In Open House AND Back to School Night Events!

August 18: First Day of School!

Please call the main office for assistance and to make registration appointments.

Chantilly Main Office: 703-222-8100

Charger Headlines:

Opening of School Events for 25-26:

We are getting ready for a great school year and are getting charged to see our Chargers back at Chantilly. Be sure to save the dates below for Opening of School Events. We can't wait to see you!

Thursday, August 14

Student schedules available in SIS on or around 6:00 AM
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM - Freshmen and New Student Orientation: We're so excited to welcome our new Chargers to Chantilly! They'll have the chance to walk their schedules, meet their teachers, get an official tour of the building, and learn about some of the amazing opportunities waiting for them at Chantilly. Round trip bus transportation will be provided from Brookfield, Greenbriar East, Lees Corner, Oak Hill, and Poplar Tree Elementary Schools. We'll share more details in August!
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM - Charging In Open House for Students & Families: Students and families are invited to explore their student's schedule and meet their teachers in a relaxed, informal setting. Our wonderful CHS PTSA, Athletic, Drama, and Music Boosters, and other community organizations will also be on site to share information and help with membership and sell spirit wear.
6:00 PM - 7:45 PM - Back to School Night: Parents and caregivers are invited to attend each of their student's classes, meet teachers, and hear all about the exciting learning goals and expectations for each class.

Monday, August 18

First Day of School! School Starts at 8:10 AM. We can't wait to see everyone!

Tuesday, August 26

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM - Senior Parent Night: Parents of seniors are invited to a presentation by the CHS School Counselors. Our counselors will review important processes and timelines for seniors regarding post-secondary opportunities and application deadlines. They'll also share information about post-secondary planning meetings that will be held with every senior.

Monday, September 8

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Freshman Parent Night: Parents of freshmen are invited to a presentation by Dr. Goodloe, Principal, and Amy Parmentier, Director of Student Services. They'll cover topics like Homeroom and Flex Time details, how to get and stay involved at CHS, and the wide range of student supports and activities available at Chantilly High School.

Questions? Please feel free to reach out to Amy Parmentier, Director of Student Services at agparmentier@fcps.edu. We're always here to help!

Charge Ahead for Rising 9th Grade Students

It's time to register for Charge Ahead for Rising 9^th Grade students. Charge Ahead is an optional jump start program held before students return to school to give our upcoming 9^th grade students an early opportunity to learn more about Chantilly. Click here to register and here for more information.

Chantilly Pyramid Magic School Bus Annual Event - Wish List Help Needed!

Every August, staff members from the Chantilly Pyramid schools visit communities in our boundary to meet families, welcome students, and distribute school supplies to students in need. Each year, we see an increase in students who need assistance, and we are hoping that our caring Charger community will help us again this year by donating the most-requested school supplies. We are in need of the following:

Backpacks
Crayons
Colored Pencils
Non-perishable snacks such as fruit snacks, granola bars, juice boxes and snack size boxes of crackers, chips, and cereal
Pencils
Composition Books
Pencil Pouches
College Ruled Notebooks
Black and Blue Pens
College and Wide-Ruled Notebook Paper

Any size donation is appreciated and will go directly to a student in the Chantilly pyramid. You may order directly through our Amazon Wish List or drop off supplies to Chantilly HS main office Monday-Friday from 9-1 PM through August 1, 2025. We will also take gently used Chantilly spirit wear if you or your Charger are ready to retire some CHS gear. If you would like to watch The CHS Knightly News segment about the Magic School Bus, please use this link to view.

Thanks for your ongoing support- we love our Charger Community and we look forward to welcoming our students back to school on August 18, 2025. Until then, please have a relaxing and enjoyable summer!

25-26 Chantilly HS Student Parking Application

**Chantilly STUDENTS must access the application and complete using their fcpsschools.net account.**

The Chantilly High School Student Parking application form is now OPEN! Any student that is interested in parking on campus during the 2025-2026 school year must complete the entire CHS Parking Application. There are approximately 400 student parking spaces and all parking spots will be assigned by lottery. There is a high demand for student parking and over 100 students did not receive spots last year.

Priority will be assigned to Rising Seniors (Class of 2026). After Senior spots are assigned, any remaining spots will be assigned to Rising Juniors (Class of 2027). Rising Sophomores (Class of 2028), regardless of age, will not be allocated a parking spot until all Seniors and Juniors have been assigned a spot.

There are five options for student parking:

Basketball Lot (Seniors Only) Stringfellow Lot (Seniors Only) Band Lot (Aug-Nov: Must move car out of lot by 3:30pm) West Lot (Across the street next to Chantilly Little League Fields) Library Lot (Across the street at the back of Chantilly Library)

Important Dates:

Monday, July 28th - Application Deadline for Non-Senior Lot and Juniors @ 11:59pm

First Week of August - 2nd Round of Parking Acceptance Emails Sent Monday, August 11th - All Parking Fees DUE on MySchoolBucks

Thursday, August 14th - Parking Pass Pick-Up at Chargin In Open House (4-6pm)

Please note that all of these dates/times are strict deadlines. Please plan your summer accordingly to ensure that you do not miss out on an opportunity to get a parking spot for the 2025-2026 school year! Any student that is assigned a parking spot will be required to pay a $200 parking permit fee by strict deadlines. Any spots that are not paid for by the deadline will have their spot given to another student.

The Online Verification/Update (OVU) packet will be available in ParentVUE starting July 25, 2025.

This packet allows parents to electronically update important information for their students, including:

Phone numbers
Emergency contacts
Health conditions
Immunization records

Parents are encouraged to sign up for a ParentVUE account to access this information directly. For more detailed instructions and information, parents can refer to the following resources:

SIS ParentVUE Online Verification/Update (OVU) Packet

Parents can obtain an activation key letter to activate their SIS ParentVUE account by contacting Chantilly High School or by submitting a Parent Support Request form (select “SIS Parent” in the Application dropdown and “Account Activation” from the Inquiry dropdown) for assistance with this process.

Important: Do not use the OVU packet if your address has changed or if you moved to another FCPS school. Contact the current school directly to complete address updates or to withdraw and transfer your student to the new school.

Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R) Updates for 2025-26 School Year

At their May 8 meeting, the Fairfax County School Board approved changes to the SR&R, including its cell phone policy. Other SR&R updates include added clarity and/or procedures around topics such as discipline data, parent notifications, hate speech, and integrated discipline training. The full list of changes is available on Boarddocs.

Cell Phone Policy Update for High Schools

Beginning in August, high school students can only use their cell phones and other personal devices (AirPods, smart watches, etc.) during lunch and before or after school. This is a change from FCPS’ current cell phone policy, which allows high schoolers to use devices during passing periods. Next school year, students must keep devices off and away during classroom time and during passing periods between classes.

NOVA’s Early Online College

NOVA’s Early Online College is back for the Fall 2025 Semester!

NOVA Early Online College (EOC) allows rising high school juniors and seniors (will be 11^th and 12^th graders in 25-26 SY) the opportunity to take up to 2 tuition free college courses. Deadline is Friday, July 25, 2025 at 5pm.

13 courses offered
Courses run for 12 weeks
Courses are asynchronous, online, and for college credit only
Students must meet eligibility requirements (GPA or available test scores) to take EOC courses
EOC courses are selected because they meet the requirements for most of NOVA’s Associate degrees as well as being highly transferable as general education requirements for most colleges and universities.

New Textbook Policy: Some EOC courses require a textbook. Students will be automatically enrolled in NOVA ALL ACCESS ($22.50 per credit hour). Students may make the payment for course materials in their myNOVA account or opt out and purchase the course materials on their own. Review details about NOVA All Access so students can make an informed decision.

Important Dates:

Application Opens: Tuesday May 6, 2025
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 25, 2025 at 5pm
Classes Begin: Monday, September 22, 2025
Classes End: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Early Online College Information Session

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Time: 6pm-7pm
Where: Zoom
Zoom Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3SGfkm0

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Longwood University - EPF DE Opportunity for Fall 2025 Semester

FCPS has a partnership with Longwood University for Economics & Personal Finance (EPF) DE. Students can take this class concurrently outside of their FCPS schedule for the Fall semester.

Benefits of this Opportunity:

9^th-12^th graders eligible
Fulfills EPF graduation requirement
1.0 GPA bump as it transfers back as EPF DE on their HS transcript
W!SE exam completion
Self-paced, asynchronous online learning
Low tuition fee and free textbook
3 college credits in Finance

Details:

Fall Semester Cost: $50 + $12.50 learning platform fee

Information to access and download the resource will be available when the course begins.

Registration Deadline: Friday, August 15
Course Start Date: Monday, August 25
Course End Date: Friday, December 12
Course Total Length: 15 weeks

Student Eligibility Requirements:

9^th & 10^th Graders: Minimum 3.0 GPA and B or better in Algebra 1
11^th & 12^th Graders: No minimum requirements

Registration:

Registration Link: https://bit.ly/413qTIC
If students have any questions or run into issues with the registration process, they can reach out to CFR@longwood.edu

Longwood’s EPF DE website: https://www.longwood.edu/personalfinance/

Spring 2025 SOL Score Reporting

We want to thank our students and families for their flexibility and support during our Spring 2025 SOL testing. We are still working with students on makeup testing and/or retakes; we are grateful that we were able to successfully administer 2100+ SOL’s in May alone. Formal SOL score reports will begin posting to SIS ParentVUE Documents as we approach the end of the school year.

Grade 12 students - Daily beginning Tuesday, May 20
Grade 9-11 students - Daily beginning Wednesday, May 28

As a reminder, families and students also have access to SOL preliminary scores in SIS ParentVUE and StudentVUE with updates 1-2 times weekly.

If you have any questions about your student’s SOL scores, please contact Jillian Domenech, CHS Assessment Coach, jcdomenech@fcps.edu

Downloading Student Google Drive

If your student is preparing to graduate or leave FCPS for any reason, it’s important to know that their Google Workspace account will be automatically deactivated once they are no longer actively enrolled in FCPS. This process happens during the summer, shortly after the end of the school year. Once a student account is deactivated, there will will no longer be access to FCPS Google Drive or access to FCPS Gmail.

If any student will no longer be an FCPS student after this school year, they must download or export any files they wish to keep before the end of the school year. The download process of files can take several days, so please make sure to check in with your students. They should be starting that process now.

Students will have the option to use Google Takeout to export their files. Visit Google’s directions here: How to download your Google data using Takeout. It’s important to know that you will only be able to export files for which you are the owner.

If students would prefer to manually select files from your Drive to download, follow the Downloading Your Data instructions on the Google Workspace Information for Students and Parents page of the FCPS website.