The Scoop On The New Drive-Through Zoo in Reston!
Maddy McFarlin, Editor
June 3, 2020
Everyone is having to modify their businesses because of the coronavirus and it is interesting to see how clever companies can be. One of the most interesting modifications is what many smaller zoos are doing nationwide. Many of them are doing a drive-through zoo. Roer’s Zoofari is among the many compa...
How to Maintain a Healthy Mental Health Lifestyle – Quarantine Edition
Audrey Wheeler, Staff Writer
May 20, 2020
With quarantine becoming the new normal all around the world, so many people have been hit hard by a whirlwind of uncertainty, confusion, and anxiety. It can be pretty overwhelming wondering just how long this is going to last. Although taking care of yourself is probably the last thing on your mind, it...
Coronavirus comes to the DMV – State of emergency, school closures, supply shortages & event cancellations
Helen Ehrlich, News Editor
March 13, 2020
The Coronavirus is a virus that leads to COVID-19, a flu and influenza-like respiratory disease. The mortality rate is currently being reported at 2.3% to 3.4%, compared to the typical seasonal flu mortality rate of 0.1%, though the COVID-19 has shown to only be fatal to those of older age. With ove...
Seahawk Dance Team off to nationals!
Maddy McFarlin, Sports Editor
March 2, 2020
The South Lakes Dance Team will be leaving for Dance Nationals on Thursday, March 5, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. They will be competing against teams nationwide to determine the best team in the country. This is the first year that the Seahawk dancers have gone to Nationals. They had to qualify through sen...
What’s really behind MYP?
Taylor Anderson, Student Life Editor
February 4, 2020
To Sophomores at South Lakes High School, the Middle Years Programme (MYP) project plagues the months between October and January with stress. The MYP project is a “culminating Middle Years Programme (MYP) project to develop the student’s personal interest and to show and apply the skills,” accord...
Reusable water bottles to be distributed this spring
Maddy McFarlin, Sports Editor
January 23, 2020
South Lakes is putting the “green” in green and blue. This spring every student will be receiving a metal water bottle with a custom design created by a fellow Seahawk in an effort to go green. South Lakes donors and the environmental club aim to reduce plastic waste and promote the idea of reusing. ...
South Lakes to get sanitary products in bathrooms
Helen Ehrlich, News editor
December 20, 2019
After years of requests and negotiations, the Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) School Board has approved the implementation of menstrual sanitary products in school bathrooms. In the past, students have had to go to school clinics in order to retrieve products such as pads. With the introduction ...
South Lakes High School Choir: Headed to Disney World!
Audrey Wheeler, Staff Writer
December 3, 2019
Members of the South Lakes advanced choirs will be experiencing a “whole new world” this week! After the chorus students performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City in the spring of 2019, they auditioned for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: singing at the Walt Disney World Candlelight Processional ...
Athletic Boosters Grant Program
Marc Goldstein, Sports Editor
November 26, 2019
The South Lakes Athletic Boosters are known for helping out the teams at South Lakes, but their generosity extends further than just football and basketball. They have started a program that gives money to teams when they are in need. The first team to receive the grant is the swim and dive team. The ...
South Lakes Rallies Back to Stun Chantilly
Marc Goldstein, Sports Editor
November 16, 2019
While many people have changed their focus from the football season to the upcoming winter sports season, the South Lakes football team wants the attention to remain on them. They are one of two Seahawks teams still playing, along with the Girls Volleyball team. The football team faced its big...
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Taylor Anderson, Features Editor
June 11, 2020
If you know what it’s like to be in a high school science class, you know what it’s like to wear lab goggles: claustrophobic and quite uncomfortable. Lab goggles just...
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