Fara Wiles, newspaper adviser and journalism teacher, has been with The Current since 2002. She holds a BA from Virginia Tech in English and a minor in communications. She was the poetry editor for Virginia Tech's Silhouette literary...

Khadija Sissoko is a third-year journalist and Editor-in-Chief of The Current. As a middle child of six, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her family. She is the National Student Council Secretary, SCA President, FBLA...

Marlie Smith is a third-year journalism student and Co Editor-in-Chief for The Current. As a multi-sport athlete, she is inspired by any story involving sports. She enjoys playing soccer and field hockey. Outside of school, she...

Nash Phillips is a second-year journalist and Managing Editor for The Current. As a senior, he is a fanatical follower of all things sports, and he hopes to pursue both sports and opinion writing at The Current and beyond. Nash...

Mihika Sakharpe, a sophomore in the Math and Science Academy, is an award-winning second-year journalist for The Current. She's an inquisitive polyglot with a passion for STEM and learning. She's on the Model UN team as well as the...

Andrew, a senior, is a fourth-year journalism student and copy editor for The Current. He enjoys playing basketball and hanging out with friends outside of school. After high school, he plans to pursue an engineering degree in...

Chloe Purvis is a third-year journalist and news editor for The Current. Outside of school she enjoys traveling, baking and hanging out with friends. In the future, she hopes to attend Old Dominion University.

Austin Stegerwald is a junior in his second year as a journalist and opinion editor for The Current. Outside of the newspaper, he also enjoys playing soccer, reading, and listening to music. In the future, Austin hopes to pursu...

Erin Broderick is a junior, second-year journalist and boy's sports editor for The Current. She plays basketball for Ocean Lakes, enjoys watching sports and spending time with her friends. In the future, she hopes to continue...

Dominic Zdan is a sophomore and second-year journalism student. Outside of school he enjoys listening to music, specifically punk and older rock music, watching movies, reading classic literature and hanging out with friends.

Tameya Norton is a second-year journalist and Video/Podcast editor. Tameya plays volleyball, soccer and outside of school she plays volleyball for Club757. If Tameya is not at school or practice, she enjoys hanging out with friends,...

Larissa Almendras is a junior, second-year journalist and the photography editor for The Current. She takes pictures for Ocean Lakes sports outside of journalism which she really enjoys. She hopes to continue her photography career...

Meenal Alagumuthu is a first-year journalist and staff writer for The Current. As a freshman, she is a part of theatre at Ocean Lakes, most recently being in the crew of Clue: Onstage. She also is a volunteer at VBPL, and enjo...

Matthew Anton, a junior, is a first year journalist and a staff writer. Matthew is part of the Latin Honor Society, Junior  Classical League and plays for the school lacrosse team. Outside of school he likes to spend his free...

Beau Bracknell is a first-year journalist and a staff writer for The Current. As a freshman, he is a part of Ocean Lake's baseball team. He is excited to write about sports and opinion. As the youngest child of five, he participates...

Ryne is a third-year journalism student who loves to exercise, hike, hunt, fish, and spend time with friends. Ryne enjoys writing sports and opinion for The Current.

Robert Bush is a Junior and second-year journalist. Outside of The Current, he plays volleyball for Ocean Lakes, Coastal Volleyball Club, and is apart of SCA and FBLA. Additionally, he enjoys painting, reading, and collecting...

Kayla Carter is a junior and a second-year journalist for The Current. She enjoys sports, the beach and hanging out with her friends and family. Kayla played volleyball and soccer for Ocean Lakes. She is excited to learn more ab...

Calleigh Correia is a first-year journalist and staff writer for The Current. Outside of school, she enjoys going to different restaurants, traveling and hanging out with friends. She plays snare for the Ocean Lakes Drum Line....

Anna Daubenspeck is a junior and a second-year journalism student. She loves spending time with her friends and family. Anna has been dancing since she was two years old, and it is her biggest passion. Her hobbies include reading,...

Cole Defendi is a sophomore, first year journalist and staff writer for The Current. Cole plays o-line for the Ocean Lakes football team. Football has been his passion for over 10 years. He loves to hang out with his friends on...

Peyton Devold is a first-year journalist and staff writer for The Current. She plays on the Ocean Lakes girls varsity soccer team. Being the middle child of five siblings, she loves to spend time with her family. Her hobbies include...

Aurora Dillon is a first year journalist and staff writer for The Current. She is a sophomore who enjoys listening to music, spending time with friends, fishing and going on road trips. In the future, she hopes to pursue a career...

Raizel Dino is a first-year journalism student serving as a staff writer for The Current. Most of her time is dedicated to being sophomore class president and a student in the Math and Science Academy. Outside of school, she bakes...

Lexi Elliott is a first year journalist and a staff writer for The Current. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach, riding her bike and hanging out with her friends. She is hoping to learn more about writing for The Current.

Riley Gomez is a third-year journalist and staff writer for The Current. Outside of school, she is dedicated to running track and field, as well as cross country. When she finds the time she enjoys traveling, watching the sunset,...

Jada Gross is a first-year journalist and staff writer for The Current. As a freshman, she is a member of the SCA General Assembly and Class of 2028. Outside of school, Jada enjoys reading, playing the guitar, photography, and...

Jamison Gutierrez is a sophomore and a second-year journalism student. He has two younger siblings and enjoys reading, watching movies, playing video games and sports, and relaxing with his three dogs.

Jeron Gutierrez is a first-year journalist and a staff writer for The Current. As a freshman, he is currently involved in many extracurricular activities. He loves to hang out with friends, watch sports, play basketball and rela...

Logan Hall is a sophomore, first year journalist and staff writer for The Current. He enjoys photography, camping, hiking, playing video games and more. He also enjoys listening to music and watching movies. His favorite song...

Kaylynn Hawkins is a Senior and third-year journalism student. Outside of school, she enjoys reading, going to Flea Markets and watching the sunrise at the beach. She could eat pasta for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Andrew Herr is a Senior and first-year journalism student at Ocean Lakes. Previously, Andrew was a journalism student for two years at Guam High School. Outside of school, he likes to read, go to the beach, hike, hangout with...

Robert Hunt is a first year journalist and staff writer for The Current. He is a member of Model United Nations and participates in conferences throughout the year, as well as being a student in the Math and Science Academy. Outside...

Anna Keck is a first-year journalism and staff writer for The Current. She is in the Math and Science Academy and a part of the Class of 2027 Executive Board. She participates in the Future Health Professionals Club, Biology Club,...

Ryland King is a third-year journalist and staff writer for The Current. Outside of school, he enjoys relaxing, hanging out with friends, watching sports, and going to the beach. In the future, he hopes to attend the University...

Carmen Knox is a first-year journalist and a staff writer for The Current. She enjoys being poetic and writing poems about life and nature. Being creative and folding origami is a challenging yet fun hobby she loves. She hopes...

Lily Lipsky is a senior and a third-year journalist for The Current. Outside of school, she enjoys going to the beach, shopping and hanging out with her friends. Lily is also the president of the SurfRider Club at Ocean Lakes,...

Chris Litto is a sophomore and a second-year journalism student. In his free time, he enjoys going outside, spending time with his family and friends, learning about space, and watching T.V. Chris is also part of DECA and Model ...

Shayna Lovitz is a sophomore, first-year journalist and staff writer for The Current.  Outside of school she plays soccer, bakes for her friends and family and loves to work out. She also enjoys writing poetry and playing with her...

Harper Magee is a sophomore first-year journalist for The Current. She loves spending time with her family and friends. She plays french horn in the Wind Symphony and is a part of Ocean Lakes Theatre Company. She's also on the g...

Madison Murphy is a first year journalist and a staff writer for The Current. She spends a lot of time practicing for the Wave Visual Ensemble and the Ocean Lakes Chorus. She enjoys writing, reading, hanging out with friends and...

Ari O'Brien is a senior and a third-year journalism student. Outside of school, she enjoys shopping, traveling, watching the sunset and spending time with family and friends. Ari is a level 9 gymnast at Excalibur Gymnastics and...

Isaiah Omier is a junior and a second-year journalist for The Current. When he's not in school, he enjoys hanging out with his friends and family. He also enjoys playing or watching sports. Isaiah plays soccer for the school team...

Anna Orchard-Hays is a sophmore and first-year journalism student. Outside of school, she enjoys baking, going to the beach, and playing soccer. In the future, Anna hopes to pursue a career in marine biology.

Camryn Psimas is a sophomore and a first-year journalist staff writer for The Current. She enjoys playing sports, surfing and going to the beach. Camryn is a multi-sport athlete for the Ocean Lakes field hockey team, swim team...

Melissa Romero is a senior, first-year journalist and a staff writer for The Current. She is Vice President of FBLA at VoTech and a member of the Tide Coalition Club. Outside of school, she enjoys traveling, spending time with...

Grayson Scrivens is a sophomore and a first year journalist for The Current. Outside of school he enjoys playing sports, hiking in the mountains, thrifting and listening to music. He is also a member of Y-Street, where he attends...

Rayon Sibunga, a sophomore, is a first year journalist and staff writer for The Current. Outside of school, Rayon trains hard for AAU basketball, and in his free time, he prefers to fish and hang out with friends and family. In...

Camille Snellinger is a first-year journalist and staff writer for The Current. As a sophomore, she is a gymnast, cheerleader and the vice president of the Surfrider Club. In addition, Camille does competitive cheer outside of...

Elias Stanek is a freshman and first-year Journalist for The Current. Outside of school, he enjoys playing guitar, drawing, music, and singing. He is in a band as the lead guitarist and vocalist, playing guitar for 3-9 hours in...

Nathanial Swindle is a senior, third-year journalist, staff writer and ex-news editor of The Current. He enjoys helping out his mom at his local VFW post, volunteering and taking care of his two golden retrievers. Nathanial wants...

Zach Waterman is a first-year journalist and staff writer for The Current. He plays baseball and basketball at Ocean Lakes and enjoys hanging out with friends, working out and watching lots of sports in his free time. He hopes...

Yasmin Williams is a first-year journalist and staff writer for The Current. Yasmin is part of the state champion gymnastics team and cheers on a worlds team at FAME Allstars. Yasmin enjoys spending time with friends and family...