🌱 Patch AM: How Paul VI’s Jordan Smith powered Chantilly’s rise on the national stage

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In today's newsletter:

• How Paul VI’s Jordan Smith powered Chantilly’s rise on the national stage

Also on today's calendar: Transforming Challenges with Positive Thinking with Sister Jenna and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 52 and low of 35 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and misty, temps: high: 54, low: 31.
• Friday: Cloudy, a little rain; colder, with a high of 37 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• High school basketball: Jordan Smith caps MVP run at City of Palms Classic by leading No. 2 Paul VI past Archbishop Stepinac 57-53 for title (maxpreps.com) — Chantilly’s Paul VI boys basketball team just captured the prestigious City of Palms Classic title, powered by a 31-point MVP performance from star guard Jordan Smith. The Panthers, ranked No. 2 nationally, knocked off top programs from four states, including a tight 57-53 win over Archbishop Stepinac in the championship game. It’s a major national spotlight moment for a Chantilly-based team.
   

📸 Around Chantilly

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chantilly

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Sunday December 28

• Transforming Challenges with Positive Thinking with Sister Jenna
  Brahma Kumaris Center, 14020 Thunderbolt Pl, Suite 200, 2nd Floor, Chantilly, VA
  1:00 pm
• Ghost Doctors' Holiday UFO Adventure At The Smithsonian Air and Space Udvar-Hazy Center...Look up!
  14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy , Chantilly
  3:15 pm

Tuesday December 30

• *No* Rotary Lunch Mtng 12/30: Centreville & Chantilly Club
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant , 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center , Fairfax
  11:45 am

Wednesday December 31

• WinterFest: NYE Edtion 2025
  Grace Covenant Church - Chantilly , 4600 Brookfield Corporate Dr , Chantilly
  7:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Rotary Lunch Mtng 1/6: Centreville & Chantilly Club
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant , 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center , Fairfax
  11:45 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• Holiday Skate
  Skate N' Fun Zone , 7878 Sudley Rd , Manassas
  12:00 pm
• Christmas Holiday
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  12:00 pm
• Wed Dec 24 | Dulles, VA | 1:30 PM
  Dulles Town Center , 21100 Dulles Town Cir , Sterling
  1:30 pm

Thursday December 25

• Pars Place Closed
  Iranian-American Community Center , 2236C Gallows Rd , Vienna
• Thu Dec 25 | Dulles, VA | 6:00 PM
  Dulles Town Center , 21100 Dulles Town Cir , Sterling
  6:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Food Truck: Pizza Napoli
  Creekside Farm Brewery , 15492 Creekside Ln , King George
  3:00 pm
• Fri Dec 26 | Dulles, VA | 3:00 PM
  Dulles Town Center , 21100 Dulles Town Cir , Sterling
  3:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Chantilly PatchAM possible:

• Neutral Ground Counseling Group — (703) 988-4236
  Low Cost Mental Healthcare Available
• Bruno's Bounce House — (703) 594-1587
  🌞 **Beat the Heat with Bruno's Bounce House Rentals!** 🌊
• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• The Fairfax Christian School — (703) 759-5100
  Give Your Child a Competitive Advantage
• Grapevine Vows — (703) 810-7511
  Discover a new way to find your wedding venue in NoVa!
• The Chocolate Chick — (703) 627-2294
  Make Your Holiday Party Unforgettable w/a Chocolate Fountain
• Kathy Sparks - Team Sparks Realty Group, Inc. — (703) 407-2113
  Complimentary Home & Staging Evaluation - Call 703-407-2113
• beem Light Sauna — (703) 665-1375
  Join us as a Founding Member with 25% off for a Lifetime
• The Grout Genie — (571) 374-3643
  Licensed Tile & Grout Experts Serving Northern Virginia

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Crash cleared on westbound VA-9 at 0.7 miles west of VA-7 in Loudoun County.
  7:53PM on Dec 22: All westbound travel lanes on VA-9 are closed due to a crash 0.7 miles west of VA-7 in Loudoun County. (Nextdoor )

• Granules Pharmaceuticals posted a job opening for Production Operator I - III (Solid Dosage/OSD Manufacturing) in Chantilly. Apply here.
• The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 2215 in Chantilly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chantilly here.

🗞 Nearby News

Centreville

• Holiday boys basketball tournament to begin at Wakefield on Friday (arlnow.com)

Herndon

• Fairfax County to close offices, reduce services for Christmas 2025 (ffxnow.com)
• Where to Sing Karaoke in NoVa (virginialiving.com)
• Doctor and legislator: Safe gun storage should be our first line of defense in Virginia (cardinalnews.org)

Reston

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-- The Patch AM Team

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