Desiray Martinez, Staff Writer
May 17, 2019 • No Comments
Surfrider Foundations and FCCA Club support a new recycling program. Instead of recycling trash, FCCA decided to reuse and re-purpose student clothing. “Grab and Go [is made so that] students can grab the clothing items and go, without any questions asked,” said independent living teacher, Karen Simmons. For some students, acquiring school appropriate clothes can be difficult. According to the program's guidelines, students can take any items as long as they wear them. The guidelines...
Imani Saya, Staff Writer
May 17, 2019 • No Comments
For May’s MSA lecture, University of Virginia students JP Le, Merly Konathapally, Mehron Kouhestani, and Sadeechya Gurung discussed introductory organic chemistry basics and STEM field exploration to students on Wed., May 15, in the auditorium. The presenters started out with the foundations of organic chemistry ranging from the importance of nomenclature, skeletal structures, electron diagrams, and stereochemistry, the study of how atoms actually look in space. Class of 2016 alumni Mehron...
Benvenuta Berberi, Staff Writer
May 15, 2019 • No Comments
AP Environmental students took a trip to the HRSD Atlantic Plant on Saturday, April 27 at 8 a.m. A student gathering at the waste plant encompassed a multitude of activities, all meant to increase awareness and encourage solutions for pollution. Activities included a tour of the plant, creation of seed bombs, water quality tests, and HRSD Swift Aquifer Recharge Demonstrations. On the tour, students gathered information about the process that occurs when waste is dispensed, and uncovered what...
Environmental science class grows floating wetland plants
May 13, 2019
Elizabeth Schur-Badach’s AP environmental science and biology classes grow floating wetland plants with the help of the Green Teens Club and Lynnhaven River NOW to help maintain an OLHS pond. Due to runoff from lawns and the parking lot, the pond...
Club raises environmental awareness
May 13, 2019
Project Green Teens sponsors programs and activities that relate to the environment during meetings and in the community. “We did cleanups, we went on a whale watching field trip, and we participated in Earth Day,” said senior and president Soraida...
May 13, 2019
Instead of Fin Films, SCA plans to hold a free movie in the auditorium after school on May 17. The movie starts at 2:30 p.m. which allows students to ride activity buses home afterward. Students voted on the SCA Instagram poll for the movie Spider-man:...
ACCESS Foundation commences college commitment
May 13, 2019
Over 2,000 seniors who have been accepted into one or more colleges celebrated their admission at the ACCESS college commitment day on Tues., April. 30 at Old Dominion University. “I was glad to see how many other people got into college,” said...
Geology class rocks out Virginia with two-day field trip
May 6, 2019
Science teacher Laura Eldredge’s magnet physical geology class explored Virginia during a field trip in April. The class hiked Humpback Rock on the Blue Ridge Parkway, followed by a visit to the Grand Caverns in Grottoes. The class then hiked 3.5...
Seniors take a branch of Ocean Lakes to preserve memories, legacies
May 2, 2019
On the last advisory of the 2019 school year, seniors received a piece of an oak tree, which was formerly planted in the front of the school. The tree was cut down and preserved in 2014 due to rot after multiple lightning strikes. In honor of the...
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The first pick of the draft was Heisman winner Kyler Murray, the quarterback from Oklahoma University....
Trip to Mars, mankind’s next and necessary giant leap
May 15, 2019
In spite of the parroted stance to focus on global problems, the colonization of Mars holds paramount...
Emily Dixon, Staff Writer
May 21, 2019
Virginia Beach City Public Schools opened a survey to the public with four choices of new schedule times which would be implemented in September of 2020. The decision to change the school start times was approved in December...
Turner Demers, Staff Writer
May 17, 2019
“I’ve been to Spain twice, each for one month, about two and three years ago. I know German, Spanish, and English. Being around the language and culture, I have become more fluent in English. I really love school sports,...
Ally Hudome, Staff Writer
May 15, 2019
Girls tennis tackled their regular season with a record of 9-3. The team is led by new head coach Brenda Nunez, assistant coach Tracy Johnson, and seniors Jane Kisselev and Hannah Swirzinski. “Over...
Josh Brown, Staff Writer
May 15, 2019
The first pick of the draft was Heisman winner Kyler Murray, the quarterback from Oklahoma University. He was the common favorite and expected first overall pick with signs of great confidence from coach...
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Abby Asimos, Features Editor
May 23, 2019
The sun may be a star, but this romantic film does not shine. Inspired by the novel written by Nicolo Yoon, “The Sun Is Also a Star” follows two teens as they meet...
Jordan Latter, Staff Writer
May 15, 2019
The penultimate movie of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's infinity saga, “Avengers: Endgame,” brings together storylines and characters from 21 previous films and leaves...
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