• • October 21: Mahjong Club (One Lunch, Rm. 156) •
  • • October 21: SWENext Club (One Lunch, Schola) •
  • • October 22: Anime Club (One Lunch, Rm. 254) •
  • • October 23: College Application Help (One Lunch, Schola) •
  • • October 23: ASL Club (One Lunch, 243) •
  • • October 24: Girls Soccer Interest Meeting (One Lunch, Gymnastics Room) •
  • • October 31: Halloween, First Grading Period Ends •
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
Kaylynn Hawkins

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer

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.

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From left to right: Junior Savannah Viar, sophomore Kamie Santos and Mia Ordonez smile for a picture on April 29, 2025 at the MOCA. Used with permission by Kami Santos

Juniors illuminate the night with “A Thousand Lights”

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
May 2, 2025
From left to right: Seniors Riley Wright, Thein-Duc Le, Oscar Johnston and Will Harvey stand outside of Ocean Lakes auditorium waiting to get on the bus to attend the Virginia Beach General District court field trip to jail on March 26, 2025.

Government students explore jail on annual field trip

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
April 3, 2025

Senior tips: choosing a college roommate

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
March 25, 2025
Senior Chris Castillo battles for a win at the John Kelly Invitational. At the end of the tournament, Chris placed fifth overall. Jan.25, 2025. Photo used with permission by Eric Aamodt.

John Kelly Invitational makes its mark on wrestling

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
February 6, 2025
The Amnesty International Club sets up a table in honor of Humans’ Rights Day on Nov. 10, 2024. Students respond to the question of "What do human rights mean to you?" From left to right: junior Austin Stegerwald, sophomore Raizel Dino, junior Grace Kavanaugh, junior Amelia Montgomery and sophomore Casey Terry.

New club takes on human rights issues

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
November 6, 2024

Class of 2025: paint a spot

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
September 24, 2024

Participation in the POD #5

Anna Brown and Kaylynn Hawkins
June 4, 2024
The Sound of Music info graphic hanging around the halls taken on March,24,2024.

The Lakes come alive with The Sound of Music

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
April 25, 2024

Participation in the POD #4

Anna Brown and Kaylynn Hawkins
April 16, 2024

Participation in the POD #3

Anna Brown and Kaylynn Hawkins
February 8, 2024

Participation in the POD #2

Anna Brown and Kaylynn Hawkins
January 4, 2024
Christine Steed starts psychology class with the day’s learning target on a festively themed slideshow during third block in Room 152 on Dec. 11, 2023.

Model UN after placing second at the Academic World Quest on Nov. 23, 2023. Front row: senior Sam Kidd, sophomore Sarah Arib and freshman Cole Graninger. Back row: sophomore Grace Kavanaugh, freshman Andrew Koivu, freshman Frankie Graninger and junior Charles Wight. Photo used with permission from Lisa Gibson.

Model UN club represents Ocean Lakes in the Academic World Quest competition

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
November 30, 2023

Participation in the POD

Anna Brown and Kaylynn Hawkins
November 12, 2023
Journalist Ryne Bracknell shows off his blue blocker glasses. Taken on March.14, 2023 in room 127.

Blue Blocker glasses and its effect on the eye

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
June 13, 2023
The Biology Club watches Rick Mittler, the Brock Center's Virginia Student Leadership Coordinator, as he holds up a crab on the Chesapeake Bay on April 24, 2023.

Brock Center captivates biology club

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
April 29, 2023
Ashley Adams and Eric Jaworski get pied in the face at the Spring Assembly as a way to fundraise for the Class of 2025 on April 7, 2023.

Class of 2025 raises money with pie fundraiser

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
April 27, 2023
Senior Tallon Cummings-Watson cleans up trash for an advisory service project on Feb. 15, 2023.

No time like Phin time, advisory performs random acts of kindness

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
March 20, 2023
Dylan Miller, Mark Murphy and Jason Zuniga practice in room 118, the new piano classroom.

Piano room, the new hub is key to learning

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
December 22, 2022
Michelle Medina and Keri Halko making different shape and stacking planks at the Society of Women Engineers meeting on Oct. 18, 2022 in room 258

Society of Women Engineers club unpacks engineer industry

Kaylynn Hawkins, Staff Writer
October 28, 2022
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