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SWENext club meets in the boardroom parallel to the main office on Feb. 18, 2025, to build battle bots. The next meeting will take place on March 18, 2025. Photo used with permission by Samara Desy.
SWENext club inspires future women engineers
Ari O'Brien, Staff Writer • March 19, 2025

Society of Women Engineers (SWENext) is a chapter introduced to Ocean Lakes in 2021 by alumna Caroline Camden, to allow high schoolers to explore the different...

An aerial shot of the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Hampton, Virginia. This hospital is one of the many entities in the Tidewater area that is already being affected massively by executive decisions made by President Trump. Photo used with permission from WHRO via the Hampton VA Facebook.
Trump’s federal budget cuts will impact Hampton Roads economies
March 18, 2025
Various career booths provided vast opportunities and information about different career options. Booths ranged from military branches, Ocean Breeze, and ShoreBreak Pizza & TapHouse.
Career Fair provides new networks
March 18, 2025
The Current veteran staff poses with a Chance the dolphin cutout and the Certificate of Adoption for the dolphin. Photo taken on March 12, 2025 outside of Ocean Lakes High School.
A deep dive into dolphin endangerment
March 17, 2025
Elyse Brown, executive director for the Ronald McDonald House of Norfolk, came to speak for the organization on March 3, 2025, in the Schola from 9 to 10 a.m. Aberihanna Thornton introduced the session.
Founder’s Week gives back to Ronald McDonald House
March 11, 2025
Features
Senior Taden Domanski takes a free kick during a match on April 26, 2024 against First Colonial High School. Though they would go on to lose this particular match, Domanski and other returners are keen on achieving different results this season. Photo used with permission by Zak Kain-Kuzniewski.
Boys soccer rebounds from the loss of 13 seniors, rebuilds for upcoming season
Nash Phillips, Managing Editor • March 17, 2025

After a strong season and unexpected first-round playoff exit last season, the boys soccer team looks to hit the ground running to kick off the 2025 season. After seeing...

A picture of Natalie Kasmarek smiling in her classroom taken on March 7, 2025. She has almost completed her first year of teaching.
Alumna dives back into Ocean Lakes
March 17, 2025
Eric Jaworksi instructs the ballroom dance club during Waltz practice on March 7, 2025. The club is separated into leads and forwards to fully encapsulate the art form.
Señor Jaworski conducts symphonies of language and learning
March 17, 2025
From left to right: Khabida Inniss, Jason Harding and Ella Mathis log on to a world language google meet class on March 13, 2025. AP French and Japanese IV are just some of the many distance learning classes offered.
Learning without limits
March 14, 2025
GiGi the English Labrador Retriever sits next to her handler MPO Johannessen in front of the American and state flags when she was sworn in on December 7, 2021. Photo used with permission by MPO Nicole Johannesen.
GiGi, a Dolphin’s best friend
March 14, 2025
A&E
Royalty Step team performs during founders week performance on March 4th, 2025. Their performance showcases their synchronized moves and teamwork.
Step team finds its rhythm
Melissa Romero, Staff Writer • March 20, 2025

The step team is more than stomps and claps.  Step has roots in African traditions and is widely performed by fraternities and sororities. It’s a way to build teamwork,...

Agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) battles in the woods after saving the President from multiple bombs. Peter plays a major role in saving important leaders in season one. Photo courtesy of Netflix.
Top-ranked Netflix show “The Night Agent” presents overwhelming plot
March 9, 2025
Pictured from left to right: Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), Samantha LaRusso (Mary Mouser), Robby Keene (Tanner Buchanan), Miguel Diaz (Xolo Maridueña), Eli Moskowitz (Jacob Bertrand) and Demetri Alexopoulos (Gianni DeCenzo) await their overall score at the Sekkai Tekai, an international competition. In the series, Johnny Lawrence and his students joined Miyagi-Do to take down “Cobra Kai,” unaware that their real enemy is the Terry Silver-led Iron Dragons. Courtesy of Netflix.
“Cobra Kai” concludes after six sensational seasons
March 5, 2025
The cast of “The A.I. Play” gathers during their tournament on Feb. 3, 2025. They placed third and two actors received Outstanding Actors Awards. Photo used with permission from Claude Blanchard.
OLTC puts on annual one-act play
March 3, 2025
Countdown to St. Patrick's Day!
Have a great holiday!
Opinion
Forward Addison Duprey takes a quick cooldown during the game against Grassfield High on March 11, 2025. Cooldowns lower heart rates and can help reduce injury and promote muscle recovery. Photo used with permission by Vivian Wolfe.
Stretch for success
Andrew Wu, Copy Editor • March 19, 2025

Prior to any intense workout or competition, teens should always warm up properly. Every year, an average of just over two injuries occur every 1,000 athlete exposures, which include conditioning, practices and games, according to the NIH. For many,...

Essentially a digital shadow, a digital footprint is the traceable data and activity a user leaves on the internet. It has evolved simultaneously with the internet and has both a negative and positive impact.
Digital footprints affect the future
March 9, 2025
VCU basketball’s Justin Tillman throws down a jam. Recently, VCU became the first school to announce that it will comply with a recent court settlement and pay its players directly.
The death of amateur sports
March 2, 2025
Ashley Adams prepares to greet her first class on Feb. 7, 2025. Although students start the day at 7:20 a.m, staff’s early dedication ensures the quality of our education.
Low wages cause school employees to suffer
February 25, 2025
Illustration shows President Trump holding his signed executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on Jan. 20, 2025, alongside other environmental rollbacks. The burning forests behind him symbolize the Earth's suffering under detached policymaking.
U.S. takes a giant step backwards on climate progress
February 20, 2025
Sports
Senior Taden Domanski takes a free kick during a match on April 26, 2024 against First Colonial High School. Though they would go on to lose this particular match, Domanski and other returners are keen on achieving different results this season. Photo used with permission by Zak Kain-Kuzniewski.
Boys soccer rebounds from the loss of 13 seniors, rebuilds for upcoming season
Nash Phillips, Managing Editor • March 17, 2025

After a strong season and unexpected first-round playoff exit last season, the boys soccer team looks to hit the ground running to kick off the 2025 season. After seeing...

From left to right: junior Jamarie Sanders, freshman Jonathan Washington Jr., and junior Antonio Oseguera doing elevated isometric push ups. Photo taken at TNDO gym on February 4th, 2025. Photo used with permission by Sean Defendi.
TNDO Gym trains Dolphins for season ahead
March 17, 2025
Junior Jasmyn Miller watches as the opposing team, Kellam High School, shoots from the free throw line at Ocean Lakes High School on Dec. 13, 2024. The Dolphins took a loss with a final score of 43-68. Jasmyn scored a total of 19 points.
Junior shoots to the top
February 11, 2025
Sophomore Kennedy Walls and senior Madeleine Fisher prepare to sub in against rival Kellam High School on Dec. 13, 2024, at Ocean Lakes High School. The final score was a slight defeat of 68-43.
Girls basketball progresses through the season
February 11, 2025
Senior Chris Castillo battles for a win at the John Kelly Invitational. At the end of the tournament, Chris placed fifth overall. Jan.25, 2025. Photo used with permission by Eric Aamodt.
John Kelly Invitational makes its mark on wrestling
February 6, 2025
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An aerial shot of the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Hampton, Virginia. This hospital is one of the many entities in the Tidewater area that is already being affected massively by executive decisions made by President Trump. Photo used with permission from WHRO via the Hampton VA Facebook.

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From left to right: MIT Sophomores Tolu Ojo-Osagie, Sonia Kekeh, Jenna Saykhamphone, Ewuraba Buckle and Aneesa Beckford attend the AfroTech Conference in Houston, Texas on Nov. 14, 2024. The AfroTech Conference is the largest Black tech conference, with over 20,000 innovators attending to hold in-person and digital events filled with dynamic programming on trends and networking with the top tech recruiters. Photo used with permission from Sonia Kekeh.

From Ocean Lakes to outer space

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Senior Taden Domanski takes a free kick during a match on April 26, 2024 against First Colonial High School. Though they would go on to lose this particular match, Domanski and other returners are keen on achieving different results this season. Photo used with permission by Zak Kain-Kuzniewski.

Boys soccer rebounds from the loss of 13 seniors, rebuilds for upcoming season

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Eric Jaworksi instructs the ballroom dance club during Waltz practice on March 7, 2025. The club is separated into leads and forwards to fully encapsulate the art form.

Señor Jaworski conducts symphonies of language and learning

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A picture of Natalie Kasmarek smiling in her classroom taken on March 7, 2025. She has almost completed her first year of teaching.

Alumna dives back into Ocean Lakes

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SWENext club meets in the boardroom parallel to the main office on Feb. 18, 2025, to build battle bots. The next meeting will take place on March 18, 2025. Photo used with permission by Samara Desy.

SWENext club inspires future women engineers

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March Madness Bracket Fill-Out and More
March Madness Bracket Fill-Out and More
March 18, 2025
Ocean Lakes 16th Annual Talent Show
Ocean Lakes 16th Annual Talent Show
February 16, 2025
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