• • September 2: Pickleball Club Interest Meeting (One Lunch, 250) •
  • • September 2: Disney Day •
  • • September 3: Class of 2029 Meeting (One Lunch, 125) •
  • • September 3: Sports Day •
  • • September 4: SCA General Assembly Interest Meeting (One Lunch, Auditorium) •
  • • September 4: Surf vs. Turf Day •
  • • September 5: I Love OL Day + School Assembly •
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Dang Vo uses TestNav to practice taking an SOL. Some SOL practice sites such as Jefferson Lab, also known as JLab, plan to shut down soon due to outdated testing standards. Photo used with permission by Dang Vo.

SOLs, soon-to-be weighted

Raizel Dino, Features Editor
June 10, 2025
Sophomore Zaisha Ipac reads the two-page dedication to Shirley Hall in the yearbook. It appeared on page 222-223.

Ocean Lakes remembers cherished Latin teacher Shirley Hall

Dominic Zdan, Copy Editor; Entertainment
June 9, 2025

Class of 2025 senior sign out

Tameya Norton, Video/Podcast Editor
June 6, 2025
An eroded rock forms on the edge of Lake Tahoe in California on June 22, 2023. Photo used with permission from Aaralynn Malikian.

Traveling and the lifelong lessons students can learn beyond the traditional classroom

Nathanial Swindle, Staff Writer
February 2, 2024
From left to right Amya Stroman, Kamea Averilla, Diarra Sene, Layla Simpson and Allena Gillard record a podcast together in the library on May 30, 2023.

Dolphins de-stress in the library

Shant’elle Viel, Staff Writer
June 14, 2023
Virginia Beach Public Schools officially announced the 2023-2024 school schedule. This calendar displays the first day of school as Aug. 28, 2023 rather than Sep. 5 2023, the day after Labor Day.

Nasty decision invades summer

Barrett Scharfe, Co-Editor-in-Chief
June 14, 2023
Sophia Richardson places 11th out of 21 runners in the 800 with a time of 2:20.93 at the VHSL Class 6 State Outdoor Championships held at Todd Stadium on June. 2, 2023.

Richardson takes her final stride

Riley Gomez, Staff Writer
June 13, 2023
The Art of Humanity poster and poetry contest open until March 27, 2023.

Virginia Beach celebrates Season of Nonviolence

Chloe Purvis, News Editor
March 4, 2023
John Williams walks with Yolanda Boothe to lead the "I am Somebody" speech at the winter all-school assembly on Dec. 16, 2022 in the gymnasium.

Farewell, Mr. Williams

Marlie Smith, Co-Editor-in-Chief; Girls Sports Editor
December 16, 2022
Senior Omar Abul-Hassan smiles in the OL hallway April 8, 2022 after taking home fourth place in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.

Filtering out the competition

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor
June 13, 2022
Surfrider and the Art club collaborated to recycle single-use plastic bottles to make a sculpture of the OL mascot, a dolphin. The sculpture was completed and put on display outside the library on May 6, 2022. (Taken by Halle Packard)

The Earth is calling for help

June 5, 2022
Lamar Jackson throws against the Rams November 25 in Los Angeles

MVP race narrows as season comes to close

January 9, 2020
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