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Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. They All Made It Out Of Their Chantilly Home, But Almost Nothing Else Did (dailyvoice.com) — A Chantilly family of eight lost nearly all their belongings when an accidental midnight fire destroyed their home, though everyone escaped safely. As they juggle school, baby needs, and basic supplies, a friend's GoFundMe is helping cover temporary living costs while insurance arranges housing and they begin rebuilding their lives.
2. Students lead public school Catholic club (catholicherald.com) — Students at Chantilly High School have launched a growing Catholic Student Association that now draws dozens of teens for prayer, talks, and discussion during the school's flex period. Led by local parish youth and a longtime Chantilly teacher, the club is expanding to nearby high schools while keeping ties to St. Timothy Church in Chantilly.
3. New opportunities to serve and campus improvements (catholicherald.com) — St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly is rolling out new student-led service groups and a major Respect Life Drive while also finishing a Hope Garden and adding more than 200 parking spaces. These efforts aim to deepen students' faith in action and improve daily campus life for the growing Chantilly school community.
4. Six new principals will lead diocesan schools (catholicherald.com) — St. Veronica School in Chantilly has promoted longtime assistant principal Elizabeth Gallagher to lead the school, bringing more than three decades of Catholic education experience. The piece also highlights other new principals across Northern Virginia Catholic schools, including one educator who previously taught math at St. Veronica in Chantilly.
5. Virginia Task Force 1 welcomed home after deployment for earthquake in Colombia (fox5dc.com subscription) — Members of Virginia Task Force 1 have just returned to Chantilly after a deployment to Colombia, where they helped assess damage and support rescue efforts following a deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake. Family and friends greeted the Northern Virginia-based team Thursday night as they came home from their targeted mission, which focused on structural safety for homes, hospitals, and other critical buildings.
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