Chantilly High School is a public high school in the Chantilly CDP in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system.
Overview
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Chantilly was listed in Newsweek in 2003 as the 72nd-best public high school in America.
Chantilly High School is home to Chantilly Academy, which provides vocational training for students in the school district who wish to become cooks, mechanics, or beauticians, or to work in the hotel, tourist or other trades. A team from the Academy participates in the FIRST Robotics Competition.
In 2016â€"2017, students at the school were 32.62% Asian, 13.59% Hispanic, 7% non-Hispanic black, 42.38% non-Hispanic white, and 4.41% other
Test scores
Chantilly High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia. The average SAT score in 2006 for Chantilly was 1628 (535 in Critical Reading, 565 in Math, and 528 in Writing). As of 2011, Chantilly High School students exceeded state average SOL scores for all major exam categories.
Controversies
Teacher scandals
In March 2006, Thomas Newlun, 53, a special education teacher, allegedly gave a small amount of marijuana to a 17-year-old student during a break between classes. Newlun was charged with distribution of marijuana to a minor, drug distribution on school property and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
On 11 January 2008, Spanish teacher Matthew McGuire was arrested on charges of using his computer to solicit sex with a minor. McGuire also coached track at Chantilly. Arlington County police said they arrested McGuire at his Alexandria home after investigating his online activities for several months. According to Alexandria court records, a detective posing as a 13-year-old girl named Jessica had several conversations with McGuire between March and December 2007.
Notable alumni
- Rob Balder, syndicated cartoonist, graphic novel author and comedy musician
- Keith Gary, former defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Also played in the CFL
- Bhawoh Jue, NFL football player drafted by the Green Bay Packers, played for five teams.
- Mike Kohn, U.S. Olympic bobsledder, won Bronze medal in Salt Lake Winter Games 2002, competed in Vancouver Olympics 2010.
- Joe Koshansky, Milwaukee Brewers
- Jon Link, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Sean Parker, co-founder of Napster, founder of Plaxo, and former president of Facebook
- Scott Secules, was an NFL quarterback (1988â€"93) drafted by the Dallas Cowboys who played most of his career with the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots.
- Brian Snyder, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics.
- Yoochun Park, ex-member of South Korean pop group Dong Bang Shin Ki, now JYJ.
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