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PTSA Spring Teacher Appreciation Donations from Families

Please review the following opportunities to make a $10 dollar or more donation for a fun, staff perk for the months of February, March, and April for our dedicated, CVHS teachers!   Please click on the link once you have made your selection for a donation and you will be directed to the CVHS, online store where you can complete your donation.  Feel free to email our CVHS PTSA President, Jamie Hoover, at [email protected] with any questions.  Thank you! 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044AAEAA2FA20-47332531-spring#/ 

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C'ville School News 02-07-2024 Report Cards

Report Cards and an Attendance Summary are being mailed this week.  Be on the lookout in the mail for second quarter report cards the week of February 12th.

 

Check out our CVHS On-line Newspaper The Centreville Sentinel

Please check out the link to our CVHS online newspaper The Centreville Sentinel centrevillesentinel.com. 

The two most recent school articles are:

Centreville String Quartet Plays at Union Mill Elementary

Theatre Centreville Presents Centreville Night Live

 

International Night - Friday, 2/16 @ 6:00pm

 

 

Spring Sports Tryouts - 2/19 & 2/20   Fairfax County Teen Job Fair Series - 3/2 and 3/9

Looking for a job or volunteer opportunity? All students are invited to attend the 2024 Fairfax County Teen Job Fair Series and Career Building Workshops sponsored by Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity with FCPS kicking off Saturday, March 2nd from 11am to 1pm at Chantilly High School and on Saturday, March 9th at West Springfield High School from 11am to 1pm. At each fair, students will have the opportunity to engage with employers offering part-time, full-time, seasonal, and volunteer positions. During the fairs, students will also be able to attend career-building workshops like Resume Building and Interviewing 101. Most positions at the fair are geared toward students age 16+, but some opportunities for younger students may be available with parental consent. Registration is free here and at the fairs. For more information, or to register, please visit the Teen Job Fair webpage.

 

CTE Summer Academy

 

  No Cost Therapy for High Schoolers

High school students can access virtual mental health services at no cost through an FCPS program with Hazel Health. Hazel Health therapists are licensed and also trained in teen-specific challenges.

Students can be referred by a guardian or designated staff member and participate in weekly video therapy sessions. The therapists will work with students until they achieve their therapy goals, or they can help connect the family with long-term mental health services in the community if needed. 

Learn how to opt your students into this service. 

  Reminder to Order a 2023-2024 Yearbook

Place your order for a 2023-2024  yearbook at the price of $75.00.  Click here to purchase.  If you have any questions, please email Nadine Taylor at [email protected].  Thank you!

 

CVHS Wildcat Achievements

 

Congratulations to our Speech Winner

Congratulations to Twisha Sinha who won the American Legion Post 1995 Oratorical Contest and now advances to the district competition.  Thank you Dr. Molli George for mentoring the Speech and Debate team.

 

Congratulations to All-District Band

The students below were selected for District 11 All-District Bands.  Students had to audition for this selection. It is thrilling to have this number of students representing CVHS and they were able to experience this unmatched musical opportunity! The concerts were fantastic and the students did a wonderful job!

Daniel Ahn, 10th – Symphonic Band alto saxophone

Devin Park, 11th – Concert Band bass clarinet 

Aileen Shin, 11th – Symphonic Band clarinet 

Tori Titus, 9th – Concert Band contrabass clarinet David Oh, 11th – Symphonic Band flute 

Joseph Song, 11th – Concert Band flute

Saejun Jung, 12th – Symphonic Band French horn

Lance Choi, 10th – Concert Band French horn

Vivien Berg, 9th – Concert Band French horn

Mallory Smith, 9th – Concert Band tenor saxophone 

Tariq Gibbs, 12th – Concert Band trumpet 

 

The students below placed as alternates:

 Ben Lovecchio, 10th - Alt.1 alto saxophone

Seth Witte, 11th - Alt. 1 clarinet

Artha Pradipta, 12th - Alt. 2 tenor saxophone

Angelica Vanegas, 12th - Alt. 2 tuba

 

  Successful FBLA Regional Conference

On Friday January 26, FBLA Northern Virginia Region held their Leadership Conference. Centreville did excellent and placed first and second in many events. We had over 57 students compete in events and the following students placed in their events. Congratulations to all the winners who along with most of the second place students will be going to States.Thank you to their sponsor Mr. Steve Ernst.

1st Place: - Siddarth Rekhi for International Business; Samantha Leal for UX Design; Sean Kim, Ishan Rekhi, and Suryaa Kalyan for Introduction to Social Media Strategy;  Aditya Harimurti and Rishan Reddy for Computer Game & Simulation Programming; Shisir Vadrevu for Cyber Security; Sidharth Dusanapudi, Jack Koo, and Shisir Vadrevu for Data Analysis; Katherine Bergersen for Digital Animation; Adama Sawi for Help Desk; Julia Noh for Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure; Sahir Abrar, Rohith Pedda, and Ritesh Phuyal for Introduction to Programming.

2nd Place: - Taebeen Han for Advertising; Akarshan Anand, Daniel Gao, and Codrin Rau for Coding & Programming; Datta Chittajalu and Nazim Filali for Sports & Entertainment Management.

3rd Place: - Hadisa Ghulami for Accounting I; and Jack Koo for Business Law

 

Congratulations to the CVHS 2023-24 Science Fair Winners

• Daniella Yim & Annie Song
• Katie Bergersen, Colin O’Connor, & Bidhya Kafle
• Neha Alla & Shreya Selvamani
• Bethany Lee, Simranjot Kaur, & Sydnie Wang

The following students will advance to the Regional Science Fair:

• Sankalp Agarwal & Ethan Kim
• Tyler Wang, Kevin Kim, & Alex Kim
• Arjun Ganesan
• Akshath Karthikeyan
• Victoria Sun & Kaila Le

 

Congratulations to the Wildcat Winterguard

The Wildcat Winterguard had their first performance of the season on Saturday at Forest Park High School. They placed 5th out of 13, a fantastic start to their season!

 

  Congrats to our CVHS Indoor Track & Field Team

They showed up and showed out representing CVHS. We have student athletes who are District Champions, student athletes who qualified for Regionals, States, & Nationals and who currently hold the record at CVHS. Wish them success for regionals next week.

 300 Meter Dash (1st DISTRICT CHAMP & STATE QUALIFIED)

Ruth McGhee (Junior) Second consecutive title

 4x200 (1st DISTRICT CHAMPS & REGIONALS QUALIFIED)

Kassidy Collins (Senior)

Evelyn Onugha (Freshman)

Ruth McGhee (Junior)

Devyn Telleen (Junior)

Gabby Olukoya (Senior)

 1600 Meter Run (3rd Place ALL DISTRICT & SCHOOL RECORD ALERT & STATE QUALIFIED)

Elijah Post (Junior)

 500 Meter Run (2nd Place- ALL DISTRICT & REGIONALS QUALIFIED)

Elijah Post (Junior)

 Danny McGlynn  (5th Place in ALL DISTRICT & STATE QUALIFIED)

 4x400 Meter (3rd Place ALL-DISTRICT & REGIONALS QUALIFIED)

Lauren Kim (Senior)

Kate Choi (Sophomore)

Aidan Kownacki (Freshman)

Devyn Tellen (Junior)

 1000 Meter (6th-ALL- DISTRICT & REGIONALS QUALIFIED)

Wyatt Jessup (Junior)

 1000 Meter (6th-ALL DISTRICT & REGIONALS QUALIFIED)

Lauren Kim (Senior)

 300 Meter Dash (4th- ALL DISTRICT & REGIONALS QUALIFIED)

Meny Pilgrim (Junior)

 500 Meter (5th- ALL DISTRICT & REGIONALS QUALIFIED)

Devyn Telleen (Junior)

 55 Meter Dash (4th Place-ALL DISTRICT & REGIONALS QUALIFIED)

Gabby Olukoya (Senior)

 4x800 (2nd- ALL DISTRICT & NATIONAL QUALIFIER)

Danny McGlynn (Sophomore)

Wyatt Jessup ()

Chris Siriwardene (Sophomore)

Elijah Post (Junior)

 4x800 (3rd- ALL DISTRICT & REGIONALS QUALIFIED)

Madison Sayen (Junior)

Amy Cheong (Junior)

Kate Choi (Sophomore)

Jayden Vafier (Senior)

 

Important Upcoming Dates

Fri., Febr. 16 - International Night, 6:00pm

Mon., Febr. 19 - Holiday - Presidents Day Holiday & Spring Sports Tryouts

Tues., March 5 - Student Holiday - 2024 Presidential Primary Election

Mon., March 25 - Fri., March 29 - Spring Break

Mon., April 1 - Student Holiday - Teacher Workday

Tues., April 2 - Student Holiday - Professional Development Day

Wed., April 10 - Holiday - Eid al-Fitr Religious Observance

Sat., April 27 - Junior/Senior Prom

Wed., June 5 - Class of 2024 Graduation, 9:30am, Eagle Bank Arena - No school for grades 9-11

Wed., June 12 - Last Day of School

Check out the complete CVHS Student and Athletics calendars on our Calendar Page.

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ANGP Meeting Tonight @ 7pm

Please join members of the PTSA board this evening, Tuesday, Jan 30, in the library to discuss All Night Grad Party planning.  Options and considerations for ANGP will be discussed.  Parents of any grade level are invited to attend.  The PTSA is in need of parent leaders and volunteers to plan the event for our seniors.  

Please email [email protected] and [email protected] with any questions.

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CVHS Attendance Update

Wildcat Families,

I shared earlier this school year that one of our major goals at CVHS is to improve student attendance.  Students missing just two days per month is associated with decreased academic performance, and this includes both unexcused and excused absences.  Please help us stay focused on improving attendance throughout the second semester!

Please review the attendance data below as of January 27, 2024:

FCPS Division Chronic Absenteeism Rate for All Students as of 1/27/24

CVHS Chronic Absenteeism Rate as of 1/27/24

Average of the 25 FCPS High Schools Absenteeism Rate as of 1/27/24

CVHS 2022-2023 Absenteeism Rate June 2023

13.2%

15.9% 15.1% 23%

 

School staff are working to carefully monitor and respond to attendance concerns. We are making improvements with attendance; however, we still have much work to do.  

The Virginia Department of Education defines chronic absenteeism as missing 10% (18 school days) or more of the school year, regardless of reason.  Schools must keep their absenteeism rate below 15% to be in good standing. We must all continue to work together to make improvements in attendance.  

Student tardiness also has an impact on class performance. Our school’s tardy data is highlighted below as of January 22, 2024.  As you can see, we have more than double the average number of tardies to 1st and 2nd period classes than any other period of the day.  It is important that students arrive at school by 8:00am to avoid being late to class.

CVHS Average Number of Tardies for Periods 1 & 2 as of 1/22/24

CVHS Average Number of Tardies for Periods 4-8 as of 1/22/24

5,300 total student tardies 

2,079 total student tardies

 

Parents have a huge influence on their student’s attendance.  Please be sure to:

• Avoid allowing students to stay home unless they are truly ill, or have another valid excused reason.
• Have students attend a partial day rather than missing a whole day for appointments.
• Ensure that students arrive at school on time and attend all classes.
• Schedule medical appointments outside of school hours when possible.
• Plan family trips and vacations during student holidays.
• Remind students they cannot leave campus without permission.

All families will be receiving attendance information along with second quarter report cards for your students, and attendance information for your student can be viewed on SIS ParentVUE.  Don’t hesitate to connect with your student’s teacher, counselor, or administrator with any questions.  Thank you for partnering with us in this important work.

Details about attendance procedures can be found here.

Below is additional information and links to resources.

CVHS Attendance Policies and Reporting

FCPS Attendance Information for Secondary School

FCPS Resources for Supporting Poor Attendance

Attendanceworks.org

 

Thank you,

Chad Lehman

Principal

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Reminder --  Thurs., 1/25 - Quarter End - 2 Hour Early Release at 12:55; and Fri., 1/26 - Student Holiday/Teacher Workday

 

Upcoming Performing Arts Events CVHS Music Showcase - Thurs., 1/25 @ 6:00pm

Come on out to hear student solos, duets, and small group performances during the Wildcat Music Showcase this Thursday, January 25! The event starts at 6pm and will be held in the auditorium. We’ve got singers, pianists, strings players, guitarists, and more playing everything from classical to pop to rock. Desserts will be served! Admission is $5 (pay at the door – cash or Venmo) and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Food for Neighbors.

 

 

CVHS Night Live - Rescheduled for Sat., 1/27 @ 7:00pm

Theatre Centreville has rescheduled CVHS Night Live! A Night of Sketch Comedy to Saturday, January 27 @ 7 pm.  All tickets will be honored if purchased for the January 20th performance that was canceled due to weather.  We look forward to a fun evening of comedy and laughs!

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