Helen is News Editor, Editor-In-Chief, founder and manager of the broadcasting department. She is one of the managers of the Sentinel's social media. She is a staff writer and Head Social Media Manager for a magazine outside of the Sentinel. She attends extra writing programs and intensives. Helen enjoys politics, activism and charity work.
Helen Ehrlich, Editor-In-Chief
| Jan 14, 2021 | Rep. Gerry Connolly finds online attention at impeachment trial (Story) |
| Jan 14, 2021 | National Guard deploys & DC tightens restrictions ahead of Inauguration Day (Story) |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Class schedule for the week of January 18, 2021 (Story) |
| Jan 07, 2021 | Capitol Hill overtaken by insurrectionists (Story) |
| Jan 07, 2021 | Virginia Rep’s request leads to near physical fight in Congress (Story) |
| Nov 18, 2020 | VA tightens COVID restrictions & FCPS halts return plan (Story) |
| Nov 12, 2020 | DC votes to decriminalize psychedelic drugs (Story) |
| Nov 07, 2020 | Virginia full Election results — Biden, Warner & Connolly all win (Story) |
| Nov 02, 2020 | Washington DC boards up before election day (Story) |
| Oct 30, 2020 | The final hours voting guide: What day-of Virginia voters need to know (Story) |
| Oct 20, 2020 | Virginia voter registration crisis & extension (Story) |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Early voting starts in Virginia with a rush (Story) |
| Sep 25, 2020 | VA’s Governor Northam tests positive for COVID-19 (Story) |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Police reform in the Virginia legislature (Story) |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Hackers hold FCPS information ransom (Story) |
| Aug 27, 2020 | Important information for the class of 2021 (Story) |
| Aug 18, 2020 | School year updates (Story) |
| Aug 08, 2020 | FCPS renames high school in honor of Rep. John Lewis (Story) |
| Aug 08, 2020 | Fairfax County goes fully online for the fall – What are other DMV schools & universities doing? (Story) |
| Aug 08, 2020 | Virginia becomes first state to release a COVID-19 tracking app – You should download it (Story) |
| Aug 08, 2020 | Virginia Supreme Court blocks evictions as a serious issue is exposed (Story) |
| Aug 08, 2020 | A man dies in the Virginia ICE facility with the U.S.’ largest coronavirus outbreak (Story) |
| Jul 14, 2020 | US Secretary of Education attacks FCPS – Battle lines are drawn as public education faces the fall (Story) |
| Jul 14, 2020 | FCPS teachers push back against in-person learning (Story) |
| Jun 25, 2020 | The Weekly Wrap Up: COVID-19 News Briefing – June 25 (Story) |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Virginia statewide primary Democratic voting guide: 11th District (Story) |
| Jun 18, 2020 | South Lakes students & Oakton student organize a local protest for Black Lives Matter (Story) |
| Jun 18, 2020 | The Weekly Wrap Up: COVID-19 News Briefing – June 18 (Story) |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Emergency police reform legislation passes in DC (Story) |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Virginia makes Juneteenth a paid state holiday (Story) |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Virginia Senate Primary Voting Guide: 11th District (Story) |
| Jun 11, 2020 | The Weekly Wrap Up: COVID-19 News Briefing – June 11 (Story) |
| Jun 11, 2020 | An interview with Unheard Voices Of FCPS, the Instagram account spotlighting the silenced (Story) |
| Jun 10, 2020 | A farewell to Sentinel Editor-in-Chief, Leana Travis (Story) |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Seahawk Talks Ep 11, CoronaCast Ep. 2 – Korean Baseball & the State of Sports (Story) |
| Jun 04, 2020 | The Weekly Wrap Up: COVID-19 News Briefing – June 4 (Story) |
| Jun 04, 2020 | Richmond to remove statue of Robert E. Lee (Story) |
| Jun 02, 2020 | A state of unrest – The DMV experiences historic protests for the Black Lives Matter movement (Story) |
| May 28, 2020 | The Weekly Wrap Up: COVID-19 news briefing, May 28 (Story) |
| May 21, 2020 | The Weekly Wrap Up: COVID-19 news briefing, May 21 (Story) |
| May 14, 2020 | The weekly wrap up: COVID-19 news briefing (Story) |
| May 12, 2020 | South Lakes sophomore shares her family’s visa experience through political cartoons (Story) |
| May 10, 2020 | Fairfax County’s local businesses & How to support them during lockdown (Story) |
| May 07, 2020 | Virginia passes a slew of bills – Big changes made in LGBTQ+ rights, marijuana, gun control, hair and more (Story) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Coronavirus comes to the DMV – State of emergency, school closures, supply shortages & event cancellations (Story) |
| Mar 02, 2020 | Statue controversy (Story) |
| Mar 02, 2020 | Gun control bills in the Virginia Legislature (Story) |
| Mar 02, 2020 | Marijuana Decriminalized in Virginia (Story) |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Virginia passes law allowing undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses (Story) |
| Feb 10, 2020 | The deadly Coronavirus possibly found in Fairfax County (Story) |
| Feb 10, 2020 | “Herstory” Made: Virginia ratifies the ERA (Story) |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Episode Eight of the Sentinel’s podcast, “Seahawk Talks” – “WWIII” in Iran (Story) |
| Dec 20, 2019 | Connector Bus fuss: Why Connector Buses weren’t running & what this meant for students (Story) |
| Dec 20, 2019 | South Lakes to get sanitary products in bathrooms (Story) |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Democratic control: a historic election in Virginia (Story) |
| Nov 02, 2019 | Everything on the Ballot in the Upcoming VA Election: Your Voting Guide (Story) |
| Oct 29, 2019 | VA Delegate Ibraheem Samirah visits the South Lakes Young Democrats club: Protest, politics & progressive change (Story) |
| Oct 29, 2019 | Why this is Virginia’s most important election ever (Story) |
| Oct 21, 2019 | Episode Three of the Sentinel’s podcast, “Seahawk Talks” (Story) |
| Oct 10, 2019 | Episode Two of the Sentinel’s podcast, “Seahawk Talks” (Story) |
| Oct 10, 2019 | Episode One of the Sentinel’s podcast, “Seahawk Talks” (Story) |
| Oct 08, 2019 | German exchange students come to South Lakes (Story) |
| Sep 16, 2019 | Vaping in Virginia: As teens die, government officials are alarmed (Story) |
| Jan 23, 2019 | Amazon’s HQ2 impact on NOVA schools (Story) |
| Dec 19, 2018 | Holiday special: a newspaper-centric gift guide (Story) |
| Dec 19, 2018 | The best holiday movies & T.V. shows of the season (Story) |
| Sep 25, 2018 | NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY: How to and why you should vote (Story) |
| May 09, 2018 | New Olympic program sheds light on history of sexism in swimming (Story) |
| Apr 23, 2018 | The End of Lockers in American Schools (Story) |
| Dec 15, 2017 | Winter Holidays at South Lakes High (Story) |