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The Purple Tide
The student news site of Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA)

The Purple Tide
The student news site of Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA)

The Purple Tide
Gaby Gutierrez

Gaby Gutierrez, Editor-in-Chief

Gaby Gutierrez is a senior in her third year with The Purple Tide. Gaby loves to watch reality TV with her brother, play Scattegories with her family, watch rom-coms, discover new hobbies and listen to Billy Joel and the Smiths. Currently, her favorite shows are New Girl, Ted Lasso and Only Murders in the Building.

All content by Gaby Gutierrez
Where have all the humanities majors gone? STEM dominates college campuses

Where have all the humanities majors gone? STEM dominates college campuses

Gaby Gutierrez, editor-in-chief
March 21, 2024
Lao at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference held in Richmond, Virginia this past November.

Student Spotlight: Lao creates award-winning composition

Gaby Gutierrez, Editor-in-Chief
February 20, 2024
Junior Austen Locke holds a sign that says "Protect Trans Rights."

FCPS declines to adopt Youngkin administration policies on trans students

Gaby Gutierrez, editor-in-chief
October 17, 2023
Students rush to class as the passing period music plays on May 4. Photo by Gaby Gutierrez.

Hallway Hits: CHS strikes a new chord with passing period music

Gaby Gutierrez, News Editor
May 21, 2023
Junior Katelyn Ruehle drives around the CHS parking lot on March 22.

Gen Z puts the brakes on driving

Gaby Gutierrez, News Editor
May 19, 2023
Senior Ishika Maisha utilizes ChatGPT to write a story for a story game.

ChatGPT & Artificial Intelligence: New technology sparks curiosity, concern

Katelyn Chu, Brianna Edwards, and Gaby Gutierrez
March 31, 2023
Mosaic District holds a farmer’s market every Sunday from 9:30-2:00p.m.

As Fairfax County develops, residents face a more urbanized future

Gaby Gutierrez, News Editor
March 9, 2023
Tutor.com allows students to select from a range of subjects and provides various options to receive feedback on essays or schedule a session with a specific tutor.

Tutor.com receives positive reviews but remains underutilized

Gaby Gutierrez, News Editor
February 1, 2023
Tutor.com

Tutor.com receives positive reviews but remains underutilized

Gaby Gutierrez, News Editor
February 1, 2022
Teams battle each other during an open play session on Oct. 5 at Pickleballerz.

Pickleball’s popularity in the US soars

Gaby Gutierrez, News Editor
December 16, 2022
phone ban featured image new

FCPS School Board institutes new limits on cell phones

Gaby Gutierrez, News Editor
October 5, 2022

E-hallpass system yields mixed reviews

Gaby Gutierrez, News Editor
October 5, 2022
A sign in rural Prince William County promotes the construction of the Prince William Digital Gateway Project.

Northern Virginia debates growth of data centers

Gaby Gutierrez, Assistant News Editor
May 11, 2022
Various books prescribing different methods of organization and decluttering are available at libraries like Chantilly Regional Library.

Spring cleaning improves work environment, calms minds

Gaby Gutierrez, Staff Writer
April 24, 2022
At times, Fairfax County has had difficulty keeping up with the Purple Can Club glass containers. According to Director of Engineering and Environmental Compliance for Fairfax County Eric Forbes, worker shortages due to the pandemic are part of the problem. However, Forbes notes that Fairfax County has bought cameras for the inside of the purple glass to monitor the can’s capacity and hopefully prevent future situations where the can is too full.

Recycling revisited: inefficiencies expose system’s challenges

Christine Cheung, Gaby Gutierrez, and Maddie Bernet
March 20, 2022
Students can check out some of Virginia Woolf’s books, as suggested by Guilmartin, in the Chantilly library.

The more you read, the more you know: English teachers share favorite books

Gaby Gutierrez, Staff Writer
February 18, 2022
Depicting “forbidden apple juice,” numerous apples surround a hand sanitizer bottle in the modular hallways on Dec. 7.

[Photo] Apples and oranges: Jokes using unwanted produce reveal school food waste issue

Christine Cheung, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2022
Grocery cart filled with plastic bags

The cost of plastic: Fairfax County imposes new disposable plastic bag tax

Gaby Gutierrez, Staff Writer
December 19, 2021
Executive producers and seniors Graceyn Jones and Josh Thomas film their anchor announcements for the Oct. 15 show in the broadcast studio on Oct. 14.

Off-Air: The Knightly News produces behind-the-scenes

Gaby Gutierrez, Staff Writer
November 13, 2021
Special education social studies teacher Angela Moon helps sophomore Jaylen Cumberbatch and freshman Lily Myers with classwork during her sixth period class on Sept. 23.

Angela Moon

Gaby Gutierrez, Staff Writer
October 22, 2021
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