🌱 Patch AM: See how Chantilly High School ranks among Virginia’s best this year

Good morning Chantilly! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See how Chantilly High School ranks among Virginia's best this year
• How a Chantilly teen turned weekend volunteering into inclusive soccer leadership

Also on today's calendar: Alchemy Ballet's Pop-Up Company and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 71.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• These Are The Best Public High Schools In VA For 2026-27: U.S. News (patch.com) — Chantilly High School earned a spot among Virginia's top 20 public high schools, ranking No. 814 nationally in U.S. News & World Report's 2026–27 list. The statewide rankings weigh test performance, graduation rates, and college readiness, giving Chantilly families a fresh benchmark for how their local school stacks up against other top performers across Virginia and the country.
   

• TOPSoccer Volunteer Finds Inspiration as Head Coach (connectionnewspapers.com) — A Westfield High School student in Chantilly has spent six years volunteering with TOPSoccer, an adaptive soccer program for young athletes with disabilities, and now serves as its head coach. As he prepares for college, he's training new youth leaders to keep the inclusive program thriving, while local teens can still sign up online to earn service hours as buddies or coaches.
   

📸 Around Chantilly

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chantilly

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Alchemy Ballet's Pop-Up Company →
  Middleburg Community Center, 300 W Washington St, Middleburg
  3:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Back 2 School Bash →
  Russian School of Mathematics - RSM Herndon, 13007 Worldgate Dr, Herndon
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday August 23
• Senior Sunrise
  Chantilly High School Student Services Chantilly High
  7:00 am
Monday August 24
• Boohoo/Woohoo Parent Breakfast
  Oak View Elementary School Oak View Elementary
  8:45 am
Tuesday August 25
• Rotary Lunch Mtng 8/25: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
• JL Teens Information Session →
  Virtual
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  9:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Raksha Bandhan: Celebrating Protection, Love & Unity (Hosted by the Brahma Kumaris) →
  Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - Virginia, 14020 Thunderbolt Pl. Suite 200, Chantilly, VA
  11:30 am
Tuesday September 1
• Rotary Lunch Mtng 9/1: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
Sunday September 6
• A Safe Place: How to Prevent the Next School Shooting by local author Luis D. Aponte →
  14200 St Germain Dr, Centreville
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• *No* Rotary Lunch Mtng 8/8: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
Friday September 11
• Carmen Lynch →
  Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good morning.
  My upstairs AC unit has a Freon leak. Is 10 years old. Insurance doesn't cover it Need to be replaced. Is 2Ton AC. Fan outside. Other unit in the… (Nextdoor Mandeville Dr)
• Hello Im looking for an affordable maid need cleaning just for one bedroom and 2 bathrooms for my home.
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• Harris Teeter posted a job opening for Part Time Dairy Frozen Clerk in Chantilly. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Centreville

• Morning Notes for August 19, 2026 (ffxnow.com)
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• CARFAX: Which Vehicles are the Most Reliable? (digitaldealer.com)

Herndon

• FCPS leaders seek compromise to keep middle school after-school program alive (ffxnow.com)

Reston

• Reston Artist's 'Natural Wonders' Exhibition Opens At Lake Anne Gallery (patch.com)
• 19-Year-Old Confessing To Killing Reston Mother In Great Falls: Police (patch.com)

Ok Chantilly! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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