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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

Nick Eilerson: Fairfax Times

Omar Farooq, online writer February 26, 2013

Nick Eilerson’s introduction to journalism came with little intentions of pursuing the career, but instead with the motive of bantering the school’s baseball team as a joke in his senior year of high...

Student rights advocate speaks at Washington Post

Student rights advocate speaks at Washington Post

Viviana Del Toro, photo editor February 26, 2013

Mary Beth Tinker, one of the plaintiffs in a landmarks student’s right case, Tinker vs. Des Moines – 1969, believes that freedom of speech is fundamental. Tinker and a group of students decided to...

Karen Goff: Reston Patch Editor

Michae Baylor, online writer February 26, 2013

 Karen Goff has been writing for 27 years. She always liked to write and when she was a teenager, she became a big fan of the news, whether in print or on TV.  Being an editor does conflict with activities...

Nicole Harris: Glassbuild America Magazine publisher

Naomi Richardson, online writer February 26, 2013

Nicole Harris is the publisher and editor of Glassbuild America Magazine, a magazine that not only shows you fine glass but also directs you to where to retrieve it.  “I have been in this business...

Nick Eilerson; Fairfax Times

Haley Vaughn, sports editor February 26, 2013

Fairfax County Times Sports Desk writer Nick Eilerson began his journalism career his freshman year of high school. “I had always been a good writer and an avid reader of the sports page, so I figured...

Herbert White: editor-in-chief, Charlotte Post (North Carolina)

Zainab Qamar, staff writer February 25, 2013

Herbert White has been an editor-in-chief at the Charlotte Post for 22 years. “When Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, I was five years old,” White said. “I was watching television...

Christy Winter-Scott: professional basketball broadcast analyst

David Freeman, news editor February 25, 2013

Christy Winter- Scott is widely known throughout the women’s basketball community. As a former student athlete at the University of Maryland and eventually a professional basketball player in Italy...

Track athletes awarded All State

Haley Vaughn, sports editor February 25, 2013

Twenty-five track and field athletes traveled to Hampton for the Virginia AAA State Indoor Track Meet at Boo Williams Sportplex Feb. 22-23. Many of those athletes exceeded their seeds to place and score...

Niki’s Guide: athletics to help with academics

Niki May, staff writers February 25, 2013

Students that excel in sports, but have lacking grades should focus on using their athletic motivation to succeed in academics. In general, if a grade is low in a class, missing assignments is probably...

James Wagner: Washington Post Sports Writer

Sara Bolanos, Business Manager February 25, 2013

James Wagner is a sports journalist for the Washington Post and has been working at the Post since August 2010. He is a native of Virginia and son of South Lakes history teacher Jim Wagner. Wagner’s...

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