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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

Sydney Teeter

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager

Sydney Teeter is Co-Editor-in-Chief and Drive Manager of the school journalism team and newspaper, The Current. As a member of the school orchestra, surfrider club, and vice president of key club, she enjoys playing the viola, volunteering, and going to the beach. Outside of school she works part-time at Subway and participates in many hobbies, including re-organizing spaces, surfing, spending time with friends, drawing, and hopes to soon begin boxing.

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94 students responded to a poll asking whether or not they believed College Board is a scam and AP Environmental Science teacher Santo Ripa teaching the AP Classroom curriculum to his class April 26, 2023.

College Board is a scam

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
June 12, 2023
Class of 2023 commemorates the creation of a small community library mailbox they crafted and placed on the Mason Calhoun memorial trail as a legacy project May 23, 2023.

Class of 2023 Legacy

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
June 6, 2023
Seniors from AP English Literature and Composition each with different hair colors and types line up hand-in-hand March 8, 2023.

Students squash ‘ginger’ controversy

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
March 12, 2023
Renowned local seafood restaurant and crabhouse, Bubba’s, closed Jan. 19, 2023.

Alarming number of whales found dead on the eastern coast

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
January 20, 2023
AP Environmental Science and Oceanography teacher Santo Ripa models his Christmas decorations with his wife Addie Ripa and daughter Rory Ripa on Dec. 4, 2022.

‘Tis the season

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
December 22, 2022
Freshmen Maddie Murrell, Aubrey Spagnoli, Carmela Mendoza, Reese Longwater, Ethan Royce, Daxing Yang, Miles Pullman and Anisha Warusavitharana (from left to right) smile for a photo while playing Hedbanz during Finsgiving Celebration Nov. 18, 2022.

Dolphins unite with full bellies at annual Finsgiving celebration

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
November 23, 2022
Time to get involved

Time to get involved

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
September 4, 2022
Humans of OL: Reyhan Akkale

Humans of OL: Reyhan Akkale

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
June 16, 2022
"She has jumped into goal with such a positive attitude. she is working hard and making a lot of progress. Chloe is making a lot of saves in practice and was voted for co-captain," said coach Lauren Logan.

Humans of OL: Chloe Purvis

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
May 31, 2022
Juniors Cheyenne Kandiyeli and Jacob Gronniger posing for a victory photo after winning VHSL debate state championships for public forum at JMU April 23, 2022.

Just debate it

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
April 26, 2022

[Video] Dolphins scream for ice cream

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
April 4, 2022
Patient receives her smile bag from Operation Smile Club on Jan. 17, 2022.

Smile bags bring joy to kids across Virginia Beach

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
February 3, 2022
Leondro Cortado and his sister, Kaya, Class of 2017, build a fort every time it snows because the neighborhood has a traditional snowball fight. Although they did not have the annual snowball fight this year, they built a solid igloo. Picture taken on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.

Snow place like Virginia Beach

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
January 25, 2022
Selection of the Ocean Lakes, student created Instagram accounts.

Students design school Instagrams; funny or immature?

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
January 9, 2022
Senior Aniya Mosley signed her scholarship to Ohio State Nov. 15th securing her spot as a buckeye.

Dolphin gone Buckeye

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
November 18, 2021
Math and Sciences Academy senior Philip Turner models his headset, coding in his house at the start of the school year to show what he created over summer vacation.

Student invents affordable augmented reality headset

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
November 12, 2021
Jaeden Irwin-Harris  No. 77 catches the ball one-handed Fri., Sept. 17 at Ocean Lakes High School.

Dolphins demolish Cavaliers

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
September 21, 2021
Former Ocean Lakes High School graduate Maycee Rachelle, sharing a tiktok on how to start your own business in her room to spread awareness to interested people.

TikTok molds the minds of the next generation

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
December 14, 2020
Student’s split opinions on virtual school

Student’s split opinions on virtual school

Sydney Teeter, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Drive Manager
November 11, 2020
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