• September 9: Monochrome Monday
  • September 10: Dynamic Duo Tuesday
  • September 11: Wacky Wednesday
  • September 12: Grease vs. Greece vs. Greek Life Thursday
  • September 13: I Love OL Day / School Assembly
  • September 5: SCA General Assembly Interest Meeting
  • September 10-11: Underclassmen Pictures
  • October 25: Homecoming
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The schedule represents the theme of each day during the spirit week.
Dolphins fall for spirit week
Marlie Smith, Co-Editor-In-Chief • September 8, 2024

SCA will host its fall spirit week to welcome all staff and students back to the POD. The week begins with Monochrome Monday, a day to wear one color...

Junior Kieran Danbuksy prepares to swing his golf club during a match at Heron Ridge Golf Course on Aug. 22, 2024. Photo used with permission from Dan Barger.
Golf swings into season, sets sights on regionals
September 2, 2024
Incoming Ocean Lakes seniors gather for a big group photo as a commemorative beginning to their last year in high school during sunrise on Aug. 25, 2024. Photo used with permission from Chase Bonfiglio.
Dolphins celebrate Senior Sunrise before their last year of high school
September 2, 2024
Senior and WAVE Visual Ensemble captain Chelsi Dizon catches the rifle during practice of "Beetlejuice" on Aug. 14, 2024, in the Ocean Lakes bus lot.
Marching band and WAVE gear up for season with Beetlejuice-inspired show
September 2, 2024
Ocean Lakes prepare for a fresh start to a new season on Aug. 27, 2024. Photo used with permission from Kaden Pratt.
Boys volleyball approaches new season with confidence
August 29, 2024
Features
The American flag flies at half-mast outside Ocean Lakes High School on Sept. 11, 2024. This is done to honor the 2,977 people who were killed on that day, the deadliest terrorist attack in history.
“I saw the South Tower fall”
Mihika Sakharpe, Webmaster; Features Editor • September 11, 2024

Government teacher Erin Lunenfeld was less than 15 miles away when two hijacked jets crashed into the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. “I went to college in Manhattan,...

Local Spikeball tournament held at Redwing Park to start off the 2024-2025 school year.
Spikeball season opens with new matches
August 28, 2024
Seniors Yuna Pak, Iana Niknezhad and Reagan Labert smile after presenting their MSA senior projects on March 8, 2024 in the Schola. The presentation panel consisted entirely of female students, as it was International Women's Day. Photo used with permission from Iana Niknezhad.
Seniors share college application tips, emphasize research and extracurriculars
June 12, 2024
Senior Ralitsa Hovanessian stands in front of the MIT campus in Cambridge, Mass. on Oct. 23, 2023. Sophomore Nathan He, junior Rockwell Li and Hovanessian were invited to present their research project at MIT's Undergraduate Research and Technology Conference. Photo used with permission from Ralitsa Hovanessian.
Princeton, MIT, Harvard and more top colleges compete for MSA senior
June 9, 2024
Nestor and his athletes walk up to the start line for regionals ready to begin their race on Nov. 4, 2023, at Bells Mills Park. The girls won first place in the region. Photo used with permission of Mary Ann Magnant.
Cross country coach wins Male Coach of the Year
June 6, 2024
Opinion
Sawyer Lake Estates Park, a park in the Ocean Lakes area, remains empty on May 16, 2024. It was once a popular park but is now frequently empty due to the effects of kids not going outside.
Decline of children outdoors poses threat to adolescent health
Casey Weldon, Staff Writer • June 16, 2024

After COVID struck the world, playgrounds turned empty, and social media engulfed younger generations; kids today are more absorbed in technology than ever. The virus forced kids to avoid going outdoors to have fun, which took a huge toll on the world.  Newer...

A stock of Celsius sits in a local 7-Eleven on Nimmo Parkway on May 24, 2024. Green tea extract, an ingredient in the drinks, can cause anxiety, tremors, irritability or sleeping difficulties.
Those who drink Celsius, beware
June 9, 2024
Alumna Doris Coble stands proudly in front of her business, Allora Bodyworks. Her massage therapy business improves the lives of people all over the Tidewater area.
Massage therapy improves mental and physical health
June 6, 2024
Visitors of Cullipher Farms in Pungo pick organically grown strawberries on the sunny day of May 25, 2024. Organic farming practices are a commonly suggested alternative to biotechnology. While this method is often seen as a healthier option because it doesn’t involve the use of chemical sprays or GMOs, it is unrealistic in sustaining the larger populations of developed countries.
GMOs face fire from a society where they were never a necessity
June 3, 2024
Fans begin to file into Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC before a second round March Madness game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Michigan State Spartans. The NCAA makes more than $1 billion in profit each year from the March Madness tournament.
Landmark settlement sends college athletics into a whirlwind
May 29, 2024
Sports
Junior Kieran Danbuksy prepares to swing his golf club during a match at Heron Ridge Golf Course on Aug. 22, 2024. Photo used with permission from Dan Barger.
Golf swings into season, sets sights on regionals
Austin Stegerwald, Opinion Editor • September 2, 2024

School may have just started, but it has taken little time for the varsity golf team to get into the swing of things. The team currently holds a 6-1 record, and six out...

Girls volleyball huddles together before their game against Grassfield High School on Aug. 27, 2024, at Ocean Lakes High School. The Dolphins took the win with a final score of 3-0. Photo used with permission from Kennedy Walls.
Girls volleyball sets up new season
September 2, 2024
Ocean Lakes prepare for a fresh start to a new season on Aug. 27, 2024. Photo used with permission from Kaden Pratt.
Boys volleyball approaches new season with confidence
August 29, 2024
Senior Devin McGill rushes to endzone for a touchdown during a scrimmage against the Hickory Hawks at Ocean Lakes High School on Aug. 22, 2024.
Football rushes into the new season
August 28, 2024
Varsity baseball offense meets with head coach Peter Zell to discuss a mid-game debrief on June. 4, 2024, at Ocean Lakes high school for 5A State Quarter-Finals against Maury High School. Photo used with the permission of Melanie Meneses.
Varsity baseball's season comes to a close
June 6, 2024
A&E
Seniors Jae Cook and Bailey Pohl smile after being presented with the OLTC Diamond Career Award on June 1, 2024. The award is the highest honor in OLTC. Photo used with permission from Claude Blanchard.
Top thespians recognized at theatre awards banquet
Mihika Sakharpe, Design Editor • June 6, 2024

The Ocean Lakes Theatre Company (OLTC) held its annual banquet and awards ceremony on June 1, 2024. In its 30th season, the OLTC put on three shows: A Midsummer Night's...

The stars of “Unfrosted” stare with amazement into the distance. From left to right: Melissa McCarthy, Jerry Seinfleld and Jim Gaffigan. Courtesy of Netflix.
Jerry Seinfeld fails at pretty much everything in “Unfrosted”
June 6, 2024
New movie “Civil War" presents liberty under the shroud of darkness. This movie poster art highlights some of the juxtaposition which can be found throughout the movie. (Civil War (2024) Animated Poster/Favorisxp/DeviantArt/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
New movie "Civil War" reminds audiences actions have consequences
June 4, 2024
(Caesar (Planet of the Apes)/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 4.0) Caesar, the protagonist of the first three Planet of the Apes movies, stares at a human civilization in “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” (2014). He brings his ape army to send a threat.
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” swings into mediocrity
June 4, 2024
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Incoming Ocean Lakes seniors gather for a big group photo as a commemorative beginning to their last year in high school during sunrise on Aug. 25, 2024. Photo used with permission from Chase Bonfiglio.

Dolphins celebrate Senior Sunrise before their last year of high school

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The American flag flies at half-mast outside Ocean Lakes High School on Sept. 11, 2024. This is done to honor the 2,977 people who were killed on that day, the deadliest terrorist attack in history.

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The schedule represents the theme of each day during the spirit week.

Dolphins fall for spirit week

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Senior Devin McGill rushes to endzone for a touchdown during a scrimmage against the Hickory Hawks at Ocean Lakes High School on Aug. 22, 2024.

Football rushes into the new season

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Freshmen Cormac Worrall and Fenton Million smile in the cafeteria on August 22, 2024. They had the chance to find out about the clubs and activities offered at Ocean Lakes.

New students kick off high school with busy orientation day

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