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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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Early voting starts in Virginia with a rush

Helen Ehrlich, Editor-In-Chief September 29, 2020

Virginians across the state flooded polls during the first week of early voting, with almost 200,000 voters. Additionally, over 926,000 Virginians have voted by mail. This broke records, as in 2016 under...

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VA’s Governor Northam tests positive for COVID-19

Helen Ehrlich, Editor-In-Chief September 25, 2020

Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam has tested positive for COVID-19. Virginia’s First Lady Pamela Northam (former pediatric occupational therapist) has also tested positive. An employee working in the...

NFL Week 1 winners and losers

NFL Week 1 winners and losers

Zen Smith, Staff Writer September 25, 2020

With the complications of Covid-19 and the cancellation of many sports seasons, including football seasons at the high school and collegiate level, many believed that the chances of the NFL starting on...

Six different major sports leagues all play on the same day

Six different major sports leagues all play on the same day

Ryan Ertlschweiger, Staff Writer September 25, 2020

While it has never happened before, on Thursday, September 10th, the MLB, NBA, WNBA, NFL, MLS, and NHL all played scheduled games for the first time in sports history. While this was happening, college...

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How COVID-19 has affected college football

Marc Goldstein, Assistant Editor in Chief September 24, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the day to day lives of everyone in America in the blink of an eye. Earlier in the year, the thought of wearing a mask when in public was preposterous and something that...

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Police reform in the Virginia legislature

Helen Ehrlich, Editor-In-Chief September 17, 2020

The Virginia Legislature began a special session in August of 2020, urged by international protests calling for an end to institutional racism. The killing of Black Americans at the hands of police has...

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Hackers hold FCPS information ransom

Helen Ehrlich, Editor-In-Chief September 15, 2020

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) announced on Friday, September 11, 2020 that ransomware was placed on school technology. Ransomware holds information hostage until companies pay large sums of money...

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