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South Lakes Sentinel

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....

Courtesy of Amany Nassar.

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....

Reston Town Center’s Holiday Parade

Reston Town Center’s Holiday Parade

Emma Ayres, Staff Writer December 4, 2023

The Reston Town Center’s annual holiday parade featured students from the South Lakes Band and JROTC as well as various dance companies, Boy Scouts, balloons, fire departments, Santa Claus, 501st legion,...

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How does Daylight Savings Time affect students?

Luella Adam, Staff Writer November 15, 2023

Clocks have moved back an hour, and November 5th marked the end of Daylight savings time in 2023. Daylight savings time is a system of time that allows an extra hour of light in the evenings in summer...

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Rangers win first World Series title in franchise history, Seager named WS MVP

Geoffrey Precht, Staff Writer November 3, 2023

  As the final strike was looked at by the Diamondbacks Spark Plug Ketel Marte, reliever Josh Sborz spiked his glove into the grass and was soon swarmed by his fellow teammates, player and coaches...

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South Lakes Football remains undefeated against Madison

Jack Lotz and Drew Stahl October 26, 2023

South Lakes improved to 8-0 after a thrilling 12-7 victory over the previously undefeated Madison Warhawks. The Warhawks had the Seahawks outnumbered, winning the last four matchups. However, South Lakes...

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The South Lakes Varsity Cheer Team makes Districts and Regionals

Mithra Venkatesan and Sierra Hughes October 24, 2023

Eat sleep, cheer, and repeat, at least that's what the girls on the cheer team have done for the past few months. The South Lakes Varsity Cheer Girls have worked  very hard to perfect their competition...

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REVOLUCIONANDO LA INDUSTRIA DEL METAL: BABYMETAL

Dania Hernandez, Editora Internacional October 23, 2023

BABYMETAL es una banda única que combina heavy metal y J-Pop, conocida por sus voces distintivas, canciones cautivadoras y riffs poderosos. Obtuvieron reconocimiento internacional a través de colaboraciones...

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REVOLUTIONIZING THE METAL INDUSTRY: BABYMETAL

Dania Hernandez, International Editor October 20, 2023

BABYMETAL is a unique band blending heavy metal and J-Pop, known for their distinctive vocals, captivating songs, and powerful riffs.  They garnered international acclaim through collaborations with...

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U.S. women’s gymnastics wins world championships

Madeline Miller, Student Life Editor October 19, 2023

The U.S. national women's gymnastics team has done it again! They have won the World Championships for a seventh year in a row, becoming the first team in women's or men's gymnastics history to achieve...

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