• • 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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The Student News Site of Ocean Lakes High School

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Madison Mellon

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor

Madi Mellon is a three-year journalism student and Opinion editor. She loves to surf, photography, yoga, and art. She loves to spend as much time as possible at the beach no matter the weather. After high school, she hopes to find out a career she enjoys, and continue surfing and photography.

All content by Madison Mellon
The Dome construction site breaks ground in between 18th and 21st Street on May 24, 2023.

From Dust to ‘Dome’

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
June 8, 2023
Ashley Busch strikes again at Kempsville High School on March 20, 2023.

Softball player overcomes everything to hit home runs

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
May 26, 2023

[Video] Come to a surfrider beach cleanup

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
May 10, 2023
Freshmen Brielle Jones and Olyvea Johnson admit they are besties this Valentine's Day and participate in The Current's 'Love at the Lakes' Instagram post on February 14, 2023.

Ditch Valentine’s for Galentine’s

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
February 18, 2023
Surfrider volunteer member Zoe Hall picks up trash at Croatan Beach on Jan. 21, 2023.

Combat Climate Change for the New Year

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
January 26, 2023
Magnet Geology students listen as John McCloud speaks of beach replenishment on Dec. 1, 2022.

Magnet Geology kicks up sand in North Carolina

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
December 17, 2022
Ocean Lakes students previously posted BeReals to represent the 2022-2023 school year.

Time to Be Real

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
December 7, 2022

[Video] Spooky Spider Cupcakes

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
October 24, 2022
Crowd waits as The Offspring sets the stage on Aug. 27, 2022.

ECSC celebrates 60 years

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
September 8, 2022
Kayla Rockhill, Ava Estes, Jordan Turner, and Maggie Reed accept their certificates on May 24, 2022 at the School Board Meeting.

Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow gives job scholarships

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
June 3, 2022
Teenagers: Abeisha, Emma, Jacolby protest in front of the Supreme Court on May 7, 2022.

A fight women thought was settled

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
May 12, 2022

[Video] Dolphins scream for ice cream

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
April 4, 2022
Canva of the online and in store dress shops popular among Virginia Beach shoppers.

Dress to impress this season

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
March 25, 2022
Newly cut trees at the Wawa building site on Jan. 5.

Capitalism cuts another tree

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
February 6, 2022
Surfrider Club members; Sydney Teeter, Lauren Meadows, and Riley Allen picking up trash at the Sandbridge Beach clean up on Nov. 14.

NHS and Surfrider Club band together for a beach clean up

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
December 13, 2021
Pictured here is Ocean Lakes Chamber Orchestra at the State Conference Nov. 20.

Chamber Orchestra performs at VMEA State Conference

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
November 30, 2021
NHS members at Ocean Lakes Fall Festival Nov. 1.

National Honors Society welcomes new inductees

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
November 12, 2021
The Neptune Court Princesses on their personal float.

Neptune Festival returns for the locals

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
September 27, 2021

Summer surf recap

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
September 7, 2021
Gas pump at 7/11 displays sign marked "Out of gas" on May 13.

Fuel shortage slams the East Coast

Madison Mellon, Opinion Editor
May 14, 2021
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