Chantilly High School


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

Chantilly was listed in Newsweek in 2003 as the 72nd-best public high school in America.
Chantilly High School is home to Chantilly Governor's STEM Academy, which provides vocational training for students in the school district who wish to become chefs, pharmacists, mechanics, carpenters, architects, engineers, dentists, entrepreneurs, or beauticians, or to work in the hotel, tourist, US military, or other trades. Team 612 Chantilly Robotics from the Academy participates in the FIRST Robotics Competition
In 2016–2017, 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. 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