• • September 16: SWENext Interest Meeting (One Lunch, Schola) •
  • • September 16: Pickleball Club Lunch Social (One Lunch, 250) •
  • • September 16: Astronomy Club (One Lunch, 223) •
  • • September 17: Ballroom Dance Club (One Lunch, 250) •
  • • September 19-21: NAS Oceana Air Show •
  • • October 4: Homecoming 2025 •
  • • Hall Dec (ALL CLASSES, FULL WEEK) •
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Halle Packard

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor

Halle Packard is a fourth-year journalist and the opinion editor for The Current. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach at sunset, blasting music in the car with the windows down, and going exploring.

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College Knowledge #1

Halle Packard and Aya Smith
April 30, 2024
Used batteries sit on a table before going to a recycling center on Nov. 2, 2023.

Environmental disaster

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor
November 9, 2023

How to upcycle thrift finds

Halle Packard and Aya Smith
October 5, 2023
A map displays the location of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

What a waste

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor
August 25, 2023
Aerial of the Atlantic Ocean on 16th street at the Oceanfront on April 17, 2023.

Fast fashion is cheap, but what is the real cost?

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor
May 4, 2023
This sketch represents a girl dealing with sensory overload.

Sensing the issues with sensory overload

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor
March 20, 2023
Junior Aya Smith holds up a planner that she uses to keep track of her daily schedule, in the cafeteria on Nov. 22, 2022.

“Hey Google: how do I set a healthy routine?”

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor
December 9, 2022
Good Trouble, Shout, Some Assembly Required, This Book is Anti-Racist, Out of Darkness, Beyong Magenta, Queer, Me Earl Girl and Milk and Honey are a few challenged or banned books which are available in the Ocean Lakes library.

Banned books hold negative effects on readers

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor
October 24, 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
Freshman Kylee Charoenpojana and Jayden Duagan sketch in advisory as a way to relieve stress on Jan. 6.

Mental health matters too

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor
February 9, 2022
The Richardson family, an Ocean Lakes military family, kicks off Thanksgiving Day at the annual Turkey Trot.

November, a time to thank the military

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor
November 30, 2021
13 News Now posts a win for Glenn Youngkin after the announcement was made on Nov. 3.

Youngkin’s Big Day

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor
November 16, 2021
Recent threats to campuses in Virginia makes it more crucial than ever for students to understand intruder protocols.

“Run, Hide, Defend”

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor
October 28, 2021
Shashank Sinha visits VCU's campus on April 3, 2021. Shashank decided to attend VCU next fall.

Class of 2022 braces for the college application process

Halle Packard, Opinion Editor
June 16, 2021
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