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South Lakes Sentinel

The news site of South Lakes High School.

South Lakes Sentinel

The news site of South Lakes High School.

South Lakes Sentinel

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Ms. Lynch (School Social Worker)

Emanuel Roberts, Staff Writer January 14, 2025

Ms Lynch is our school social worker her job is vital to students growth. As a social worker she feels that her job is to “support students’ social and emotional well-being and to help them be successful...

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Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Jackson (ISS Teacher)

Emanuel Roberts, Staff Writer January 14, 2025

High school is a time where many students branch out, becoming involved in new activities and developing their own perspectives on life. Sometimes, during this process, students can make poor decisions...

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Who is Officer Burch?

Emanuel Roberts, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

Officer Burch, South Lakes High School’s School Resource officer (SRO), ensures the safety and well-being of all the students in the building. Before becoming an SRO, Officer Burch worked as a patrol...

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Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Riddick (Crisis resource teacher)

Emanuel Roberts, Staff Writer November 13, 2024

Ms. Riddick is our crisis resource teacher and former special education teacher. In college, she majored in Mass Communications and minored in Journalism, graduating from Virginia State (a historically...

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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South Lakes’ Senior interns in Kenyan hospitals

Ashwaq Nur, Staff Writer October 10, 2024

South Lakes' very own, Fenet Dargie, recently received an opportunity to visit hospitals in Mombasa, Kenya as an intern. Over the course of two weeks, she was able to witness surgeries on a child with...

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South Lakes’s new principal: Who is Mr. Seward?

Lucy Rosst, Staff editor September 10, 2024

For the first time in 13 years, South Lakes High School students welcomed a new principal to their halls this August. The excitement was palpable as Principal Carlos Seward entered through the school’s...

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Landon and Evan Kramer: Siblings on Boys Varsity Soccer

Sierra Hughes and Mithra Venkatesan August 29, 2024

Evan (Senior) and Landon (Senior) Kramer are twins on the South Lakes Varsity Soccer team, and helped lead the team to national champs during their sophomore year. The two of them have been playing together...

Fun facts about marine life in the Atlantic Ocean

Rocio Juarez Mendez, Staff Writer May 20, 2024

Virginia is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, which is a diverse habitat for many creatures. Keep reading to learn more about some of the animals that call the ocean home. Orcas These killer whales...

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Welcoming Ms. Ibach to South Lakes

Sierra Hughes and Mithra Venkatesan February 14, 2024

Ms. Ibach is just one out of all of our amazing counselors here at South Lakes. If you haven’t met her before, here are some things about her. She has only been working here as a counselor since January....

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