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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

Why Donald Trump?

Why Donald Trump?

Simmi Sharma, staff writer March 22, 2017

The election is over, and the President elect - Donald Trump has faced a lot of criticism for his comments about immigration and the muslim ban, which leaves many wondering- what made America vote for...

The technology takeover: It’s rewiring our brains

Leana Travis, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2017

It is known that technology is becoming the sole focus of many adolescents and teens globally, but not everyone is aware that technology is ultimately reprogramming our brains. As a generation that has...

This is the clown from the Stephen King movie, It.

Send out the Clowns…

Pramod Mamillapalli October 18, 2016

Back in the day, clowns represented joy and laughter. But if you ask someone what a clown represented now, you will probably here words such as “scary” or “creepy”. How can clowns go from entertaining...

"How to Survive Your Freshman Year" (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $12.95). (Handout/KRT)

8 Tips to Survive Freshman Year

Birk Slothouber September 25, 2016

Starting high school seems super stressful, but here are 8 tips that help you survive your first year.   1.) What you do freshman year does affect you later on when you apply for college, so...

Proper hallway etiquette

Proper hallway etiquette

Meaghan McIntyre, opinion editor April 21, 2016

The sound of the bell ringing does not only signal the end of a class; it also marks the start of a six minute time span when students must make it from one classroom to another. When a class is...

Fairfax County Public Schools faces budgeting problems

Meaghan McIntyre, Opinion editor October 13, 2015

A clear sign that a school system is facing monetary problems: when the Superintendent holds a conference and asks for as many student reporters to attend as possible. This is one way it is rather obvious...

Pope Francis at World Meeting of Families parade in Philadelphia.

A personal account of Pope Francis parade in Philadelphia

Anna Hanfman, staff writer October 6, 2015

On September 25-27, Pope Francis visited Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He visited Washington, D.C. just a few days before to speak with Congress about foreign issues and issues involving the catholic church....

Thank you and goodbye, SLHS

Thank you and goodbye, SLHS

Makhabat Abdisattarova, Staff Writer June 23, 2015

I was born and raised in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. I have had a dream to study in an American high school and I reached my goal when I came to the USA as an exchange student. I arrived in Virginia...

FCPS Board faces criticism with new raises

FCPS Board faces criticism with new raises

Meaghan McIntyre, Opinion Editor June 12, 2015

Being a member of the Fairfax County School Board and being on the Board of Supervisors is technically a part-time job. A majority of School Board members voted to receive a $12,000 raise and will now...

From the Board: Forming counselor relationships helps during college process

Newspaper Staff June 12, 2015

Applying to college can be both a time consuming and stressful process. It involves writing essays, filling out background information, and getting recommendations while still maintaining first semester...

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