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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
The Student News Site of Ocean Lakes High School

The Current
Chloe Bishop

Chloe Bishop, Design Editor

Chloe Bishop is a third year journalist and serves as design editor. She works to promote the paper with t-shirt design and publicity posters. She is a member of the swim team, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, SCA General Assembly, NHS, and the principal’s Student Advisory Board. In her spare time, she plays water polo, fishes, and works as a beach lifeguard. Chloe loves her Hydroflask, her cat, and going to the beach with her friends.

All content by Chloe Bishop
Five seniors recognized at senior night for dedication to baseball career. Photo on May 16, 2019

Baseball ends regular season with senior night win

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
May 19, 2019
Juniors (from left to right) Brooke Sullivan and Lauren Barakey pick out beads for their bracelets. Photo on May 16, 2019

Movie poster for the SCA movie day May 10, 2019.

SCA hosts first movie night

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
May 13, 2019
Seniors (from left to right) Alexander Bowles and Lillian Ayres sand the pieces of wood in Astronomy teacher Michelle Bailey-Hennessey’s advisory. Photo on May 1, 2019

Seniors take a branch of Ocean Lakes to preserve memories, legacies

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
May 2, 2019
Brennan Cherry works with Makey Makey in the library during Hour of Code. Photo on April 23, 2019

Hour of Code teaches coding and computer science

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
April 24, 2019
The step team performs their routine at the Spring Spirit Assembly in the gym. Photo on April 5, 2019

Student talent dominates during spring spirit assembly

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
Juniors (from left to right) Kaleigh Ritz, Savannah Burdsal, Sofia Kuhn, Isabella Fox, Elle Herr, and Madelyn Pitcher smile for Ring Dance pictures at Red Wing Park on March 30.

Ring Dance: A Night in Vegas

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
April 1, 2019
The Board and His Men perform during Act II at the Ocean Lakes Talent Show on March 23.

Talent show spotlights students and teachers in technicolor

Chloe Bishop and Josh Esposo
March 25, 2019
Senior Sara Burtner introduces her senior capstone project in the Schola on March 19, 2019.

Academy dancer incorporates personal passion into senior project

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
March 24, 2019
1B Astronomy students (from left to right) Devin Vensland, Noah Anderson, Sydney Lussier, and Sarah Hester look at the sky over the football field through prism glasses. Photo on March 15, 2019

Astronomy class walkabout introduces visible light spectrum

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
March 15, 2019
Senior Jake Low poses during his official visit at the University of Chicago. Photo on Jan. 11, 2019

Humans of OL: Jake Low

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
March 8, 2019
Commonwealth Attorney Andrew Rice speaks to Christine Thornton’s 3B freshman health class. Photo on Feb. 21, 2019

Commonwealth Attorney emphasizes consequences for student crimes

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
March 7, 2019
Boys swim team take Beach District title

Boys swim team take Beach District title

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
February 6, 2019
Senior Tayler Figo cheers at the 2018 Cheerleading Worlds in Orlando, Florida. Photo on April 20, 2018.

Humans of OL: Tayler Figo

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
February 2, 2019
Senior Tayler Figo accompanies her dog for a walk on the beach. Photo on Sept. 19, 2018.

Pets prove to increase well-being of owners

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
December 21, 2018
Senior Julia Smith takes picture in Virginia Tech shirt after committing. Photo on Sept. 30, 2018

Humans of OL: Julia Smith

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
December 8, 2018
Instagram Poll of 160 different High School students asking which one they are going to. Poll on Nov 19, 2018.

Money, money, money

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
November 30, 2018
Seniors Sara Burtner and Marie Wickard take political ideology quizzes in Pohl’s 2B AP government class on their Chromebooks. Photo on Nov. 15 in room 158.

Government students use quizzes to determine political parties

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
Senior Ryan Bellinghoven creates a Oreo spider in his advisory block with Mrs.

Students and parents gather at the Convention Center to look at different college booths. Photo taken on Oct. 30 at Virginia Beach Convention Center.

College Night offers insight to opportunities after high school

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
November 5, 2018
Boys Dolphins line up to say "good game" to Oscar Smith Tigers on Nov. 1 in the Ocean Lakes gymnasium.

[Photo] Boys volleyball win against Oscar Smith in first playoff game

Josh Garcia, Staff Writer
November 2, 2018
Seniors Marie Wickard and Lexi Scrofne flaunt the OLHS Dolphin sign for an Instagram Boomerang for senior Liv Scharfe’s Instagram story. Photo on Sept. 20

New technology increases student voice

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
October 23, 2018
Seniors (left to right) Kayley Brennan, Tristan Hicks, Rachelle Jacob, and Dillan Alspaugh show their pink outfits in the student parking lot before school. Photo on Oct. 19

Pink out for breast awareness in October

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
October 21, 2018
Senior Sarah Hester poses with a jar of dirt as Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribean. Taken on Oct. 5, 2018

Humans of OL: Sarah Hester

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
October 6, 2018
Head coach Jack Wheeler talks to players during a time out. Taken on Sept. 27

Girls volleyball celebrates another win

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
September 30, 2018
Lady dolphins gain posession of ball from FC.

JV field hockey shares optimism for fall season

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer, News Editor
September 24, 2018
LOVE sign unveiled in ViBE creative district

LOVE sign unveiled in ViBE creative district

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
August 14, 2018
Seniors walk down hallway to "high five" the elementary students at Ocean Lakes Elementary.

Grad walk encourages elementary students to graduate

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
June 19, 2018
Juniors (left to right) Jennifer Zellers and Caroline Hampton sit outside of the gym selling snacks before school.

Seniors (from left to right) Brenden Barrett, Danny Connelley, Zach Kushlein, and Chase Brimmer pose for parent pictures after the game on Tuesday.

Dolphin baseball wrapped up season at senior night, playoffs

Chloe Bishop, Features Editor
May 17, 2018
Students prepare for next round of "speed dating" in AP Literature and Composition class.

New practice of “speed dating” helps student with AP Exams

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
May 8, 2018
Abigail Boomer teaches 2B Virginia and US History class the OREO method.

Child teaches class about Ancient Greece during ‘Bring Your Kid to Work Day’

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
April 27, 2018
List of students who made it into National Honors Society.

NHS members for next school year determined

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
April 24, 2018
Junior Haley Tiedemann works on senior project proposal in study block during 3B.

Capstone proposals for juniors due

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
April 12, 2018
Junior Micah Singer warms up by practicing his pitching.

[Photo] Varsity baseball player pitches a no-hitter in Charleston spring break tournament

Harley Middleton, Staff Writer
April 16, 2018
Sundevils and Dolphins shake hands after the game.

Varsity baseball defeats Salem Sundevils

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
April 8, 2018
Junior Tyler Lipps runs past competition to pass the baton to the next leg, Davis Young.

Boys indoor track relay places high at Nationals

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
March 29, 2018
Delegates wait to be put in their council at Triple R Ranch.

OLHS students bring back leadership and greatness

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
March 29, 2018
Physics teacher Linda Spangler uses vandagraph machine to demonstrate electrostatics during 2A core physics class.

Physics teacher intrigues class with creative lesson

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
March 23, 2018

Students react to first One Lunch trial

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
February 25, 2018
Shaun Derik talks to Ocean Lakes student body on concluding day of Founder’s Week .assembly.

Founder’s Week speaker brings words of wisdom, humor to student body

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
February 22, 2018
Fogleman speaks to hundreds of teens in the auditorium.

[Photo] Retired SEAL inspires teens to take the road not taken

Lauren Nery, Staff Writer
February 16, 2018
Screenshot of VBCPS announcement of extra time on days from Twitter.

C-Day schedule and additional time makes up snow days

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
February 8, 2018
Members made cards for different people.

Inaugural Kindness Club meeting takes place

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
February 2, 2018
Clear locker space shows future spot of white board workspace on social studies hallway.

Innovative learning grant approved for SECCES locker removal

Chloe Bishop, Features Editor
January 1, 2018
One-act play “The Bad Seed” cast released

One-act play “The Bad Seed” cast released

Chloe Bishop, Features Editor
December 11, 2017

Winter spirit week days released

Chloe Bishop, Features Editor
December 1, 2017
Senior Cameron Houck announces the Bond-fire on Nov. 16 to SCA General Assembly.

First official SCA “Bond-Fire” announced

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
November 16, 2017
Freshmen (left to right) Zach Lund, Emma Miller, Julia Miller, and Alexander Brown pose in front of Homecoming banner at dance.

Homecoming considered an “underclassman dance” by many

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer
November 14, 2017
McKayla Hojnacki talks to AVID students about her life.

Ocean Lakes Alumna returns, shares college experiences with AVID students

Chloe Bishop, Staff Writer, Features Editor
October 29, 2017
Head Coach Jack Wheeler talks to varsity players at game against Tallwood.

Girls Volleyball playoff schedule released

Chloe Bishop, features editor
October 26, 2017
Poster for Leadership Workshop Staff applications located outside of Dolphin Workroom.

Leadership workshop staff applications released

Chloe Bishop, Features Editor
October 20, 2017

Volleyball plays Kellam Knights in a close match

Chloe Bishop, Features Editor
September 26, 2017

Ocean Lakes kicks off school year with annual back to school assembly

Chloe Bishop, Features Editor
September 15, 2017
(Left to right): Sophomores Grace Spade, Malia Chissler, Jessica Harris, Bri Hawley, and Corey Comba study in the library during their lunch bell.

Students struggle with studying, different techniques bring solutions

Chloe Bishop, Features Editor
November 9, 2016
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