• • September 30: Color Wars! •
  • • October 1: Pink Out! •
  • • October 2: Runway vs Recliner (Formal vs PJs) •
  • • October 3: I Love OL Day! •
  • • October 6-7: Adjusted Schedule (Surveys) •
  • • October 8: PSAT/NMSQT 11: Testing Day •
  • • October 31: Halloween, First Grading Period Ends •
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The Student News Site of Ocean Lakes High School

The Current
The Student News Site of Ocean Lakes High School

The Current
Kenshin Dean

Kenshin Dean, Commentary Editor

Kenshin Dean is a senior and second-year journalism student. He is the Commentary Editor of The Current. Outside of school, he likes to swim, cook, and read books. After high school, he hopes to pursue an international relations degree and swim in college.

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Leadership Workshop delegates and staff take a break from the day's festivities, lessons, and games to pose for a yearbook photo at Ocean Lakes High School on March 12.

Leadership Workshop returns to catch new horizons

Riley Devlin and Kenshin Dean
March 22, 2022
Students learn how to perform proper CPR with teacher Yogi Booth in the school library on Feb. 3.

Students make up CPR training

Kenshin Dean, Commentary Editor
February 9, 2022
Seniors Brayden Scharfe and Maggie Furco were assigned to Fara Wiles advisory block on Thurs., Feb. 3, and they generated interest by sharing a video they created. 

Leadership workshop rounds up, revs up

Kenshin Dean, Commentary Editor
February 4, 2022
The Democrats won the last two gubernatorial elections before the 2021 elections. However, the Republicans won the 2021 election, due to Democratic strategies being inadequate, relying on tying the candidate to former President Donald Trump.

Democrats should change their electoral strategy

Kenshin Dean, Commentary Editor
January 12, 2022
The deadly January 6th riots were a little over a year ago. Around 2,500 protesters gathered around the United States Capitol and protested what they saw as election fraud.

A year after the Capitol riots

Kenshin Dean, Commentary Editor
January 8, 2022
The Ocean Lakes High School cafeteria was one of many different polling locations in Virginia Beach.

NHS members serve at Fall Fest on Nov. 1.

[Photo] National Honors Society welcomes new inductees

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
November 12, 2021
Ocean Lakes High School has pledged to promote acceptance and actively challenge stereotypes regarding mental health. Part of what the school has done is create the #Stigma-free campaign, which collected over 150 signatures.

Reform of the advisory period can result in fewer shootings

Kenshin Dean, Commentary Editor
October 31, 2021
The cross country team celebrates their high placement at the meet and senior "night" at Kellam High School on Wed., Oct. 13, 2021.

Cross country team celebrates high scores on senior night

Kenshin Dean, Commentary Editor
October 15, 2021
The Dolphins finish their second game with a 3-0 victory over Great Bridge on Wednesday, Sep. 8, at the Ocean Lakes High School Gymnasium. (Ryeligh Probst, Grade 12)

Boys volleyball trounce the Wildcats

Kenshin Dean, Commentary Editor
September 14, 2021
Nikki Boardman and her muralist mentor painting the mural on a water tank at the HRSD.

Sophomore wins city-wide mural design contest

Kenshin Dean, Commentary Editor
June 19, 2021
Infographic displaying results of an Instagram poll asking students if they want asynchronous Mondays next year

Why VBCPS should keep asynchronous school on Mondays

Kenshin Dean, Commentary Editor
June 15, 2021
This infographic shows all of the main characters of the show, along with the actors’ faces.

Ocean Lakes Theatre Company announces spring musical

Kenshin Dean, Commentary Editor
April 20, 2021
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