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South Lakes Sentinel

The news site of South Lakes High School.

South Lakes Sentinel

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South Lakes Sentinel

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Herndon-South Lakes Students break the rivalry

Josie Leon-Guerrero, Staff Writer December 9, 2024

During football season many South Lakes students see Herndon as their rival school. However, as fall athletics come to an end and winter sports start up, athletes at Slakes are creating new friendships...

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Students and staff spread kindness by painting rocks

Sentinel Staff, Staff Writer November 22, 2024

Colorful painted rocks with encouraging messages lined the desks of room 421 on World Kindness Day as South Lakes students and staff concentrated and collaborated over their artwork.  There was...

Vendor spotlight at Reston’s Farmers Market

Vendor spotlight at Reston’s Farmers Market

Heidi Gilman, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 16, 2024

A steady flow of people clutching reusable bags streamed into Lake Anne Village early Saturday morning. For Reston locals, this is not unusual. The weekly Reston Farmers Market was bustling with people....

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Shooting at local gym leaves man dead

Emma Ayres, Co-News Editor September 2, 2024

Reston resident, Hyung Joon Choi, was shot dead while working out at Gold’s Gym on Tuesday, August 20th. The 43-year-old suspect, Steve Taehee Ha, left his home address and name at the front desk when...

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Fairfax County NAACP president dead at 56

Vix Kendley, Staff Writer February 14, 2024

In January of this year, the president of the Fairfax chapter of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) died, aged 56. Michelle Antonette Leete of Portsmouth, Virginia,...

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Fairfax County recruiting more landlords to participate in affordable rental program

Vix Kendley, Staff Writer January 31, 2024

The Fairfax County Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program serves low-income families to assist with their housing needs. A family (a group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who...

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« Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Ravenstahl »

Mithra Venkatesan and Sierra Hughes January 22, 2024

Mr. Ravenstahl teaches in his classroom by day but that's not all there is to him. Mr. Ravenstahl is an Art 1, IB visual art, and Theory of Knowledge teacher here at South Lakes. He has been an upstanding...

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Fairfax Connector Workers Threaten Strike

Vix Kendley, Staff Writer January 10, 2024

Contract talks between Fairfax County transportation workers and their employer corporation are showing signs of  breaking down, potentially leading to a strike of almost 600 public bus drivers, union...

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Why journalism?

Madeline Miller, Student Life Editor January 9, 2024

As students from eighth through eleventh-grade glance over the extensive list of electives offered for their following school year, many see the “Journalism/Newspaper” option listed. Due to the great...

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South Lakes calls for a ceasefire

Ashwaq Nur, Staff Writer December 6, 2023

South Lakes Students orchestrated a walkout in support of Palestine on November 16th, 2023. This war has ensued in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, a militant group based in the Gaza Strip fueling this protest....

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