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Senior Jack Hancock expresses his disappointment after being eliminated by senior Daved Holloway on April 8, 2024.
Class of 2024 competes in the long-awaited, annual game of senior assassin
Nathanial Swindle, News Editor • April 25, 2024

This year, 77 students in the class of 2024 have chosen to participate in four rounds of the annual senior assassin game. Players must use low-pressured...

The Sound of Music poster stapled in every hallway on April 14, 2024 taken by Fara Wiles.
The hills are alive with the Sound of Music
April 25, 2024
Marketing class visits Times Square for Jim Cartwrights annual New York City field trip on April 10th, 2024. Photo used with permission from Dawn Kirkpatrick.
Students take a bite of the Big Apple
April 24, 2024
Juniors (from left to right) Aiden Varghese, Kaushik Tatta, Dylan Mach, Jackson Crickard and Felipe Lugo-Gooding enjoy a night at Ring Dance on April 20, 2024.
Westin hosts enchanted forest Ring Dance
April 23, 2024
Senior Hailey Bombard promotes the virtual blood drive poster in the gym foyer on April 22, 2024. Bombard is the co-blood drive committee chairman for National Honors Society.
National Honors Society conducts first-ever virtual blood drive
April 22, 2024
From left to right: junior Nash Phillips and senior James Cummings attend the Texas vs. Tennessee game at Spectrum Center. It was played during the second round of the NCAA March Madness Tournament on March 23, 2024. Photo used with permission from James Cummings.
NCAA March Madness Bracket Challenge allows participants to stay with the tournament
April 17, 2024
Features
Adored security guard, Dave Brechtel, wins the 2024 assistant of the year award at the spring sports assembly on March 29, 2024. The finalists for the award were eight Ocean Lakes staff members: Dave Brechtel, Shella Everett, Tammy Gravier, Elizabeth Guidry, Amy Lucas, Barry Mitchell, Jay Seacrist and Crystal Wright.
Security guard wins assistant of the year award
Barrett Scharfe, Co-Editor-in-Chief • April 24, 2024

Ocean Lakes' beloved security guard, Dave Brechtel, earns the title of the 2024 assistant of the year.  Brechtel, among seven other candidates, were nominated by various...

Sophomore Arjun Padiyar proudly holds his fifth place medal at the 2024 Forensics State Tournament. Photo used with permission from Kim Bedinger.
Sophomore places fifth in state forensics
April 16, 2024
Bailey Schatti sands plywood in preparation for a new project in the workshop on Jan.14, 2024. Photo used with permission from Sam Rummel.
Freshman builds her foundation
April 15, 2024
A collection of student art submissions rests on a table for the Actions Through Art fundraiser on March 29, 2024. The fundraiser will raise funds to supply the underprivileged with necessary dermatology medication. Photo used with permission from Urvi Jain.
Student fundraises for expensive medication using art
April 14, 2024
Protesters march the streets of Norfolk shouting “Free Free Free Palestine, Free Free Free Gaza” on October 21, 2023.
Students break silence on Palestine-Israel conflict
March 27, 2024
Opinion
(from left) Junior Janna Maninang and freshman Karley Farrar both play the flute for the pit orchestra during the Ocean Lakes rendition of The Sound of Music on April 24, 2024. The addition of the full pit orchestra for the entirety of the musical has helped set Ocean Lakes theater performances apart.
VBCPS budget cuts threaten essential programs, jeopardize creative environments
Nash Phillips, News Editor • April 22, 2024

Proposed solutions to the $11.8 million budget deficit for the public schools of Virginia Beach are atrocious. The budget distribution for 2024 has left the school board and city council proposing cuts that could decimate many crucial pieces of holistic...

Senior Ashley Henry shares a day’s worth of homework in yearbook class on March 29, 2024. She spent three hours completing her homework which included calculus, physics, and anatomy worksheets.
Education hunts for blood in the water and students struggle to stay afloat
April 17, 2024
A pile of dirt on the grass field in the center of the track covers the soccer goal box on April 10, 2024.
Spring athletes need more practice space
April 16, 2024
Superstar celebrity Taylor Swift sings “The 1” from her folklore era at the Nashville Nissan Stadium on May, 5, 2023. Tickets were completely sold out due to her fanbase of worshippers labeled “Swifties.”
Stop idolizing celebrities
April 16, 2024
An HRT bus stops along its route on Upton Drive in Virginia Beach on April 2, 2024. There are currently 21 active HRT bus routes throughout Virginia Beach.
Virginia Beach’s ‘car-tastrophic’ transportation system needs to change
April 16, 2024
Sports
Junior Ryan Gocio celebrates after completing a double during the second inning against Tallwood High School, at Tallwood High School on April 19, 2024. He had a three-run game. Photo used with permission from Melanie Meneses.
Varsity baseball triumph over the Lions
Jade McAboy, Boys Sports Editor • April 23, 2024

Varsity baseball recently faced Tallwood High School and ended the game with a score of 14-1.  The game started strong, with Ocean Lakes scoring one run within the first...

Molly Ryan Gates runs down the field with the ball in her stick at the Kempsville vs. Ocean Lakes game on April 12, 2024, at Ocean Lakes High School.
Girls lacrosse come back for state title
April 16, 2024
A pile of dirt on the grass field in the center of the track covers the soccer goal box on April 10, 2024.
Spring athletes need more practice space
April 16, 2024
Dolphins warm up for their game against Kempsville at Ocean Lakes on April 12, 2024. Photo used with permission of Jade McAboy.
Boys lacrosse suffers the loss of 13 seniors
April 16, 2024
Brady Smith catches a lofted pass from Drew Davidson on Feb. 2, 2024, at the First Colonial football field. Brady’s training with track helped him use his speed and agility to get open on this rep. Photo used with permission from Justin Smith.
Cross-training helps athletes maximize their potential
April 16, 2024
A&E
Superstar celebrity Taylor Swift sings “The 1” from her folklore era at the Nashville Nissan Stadium on May, 5, 2023. Tickets were completely sold out due to her fanbase of worshippers labeled “Swifties.”
Stop idolizing celebrities
Barrett Scharfe, Co-Editor-in-Chief • April 16, 2024

Fantastic athletes should get praise. Terrific actors should get recognition. Breathtaking singers should get admiration. However, celebrities should not get idolized.  From...

A collection of student art submissions rests on a table for the Actions Through Art fundraiser on March 29, 2024. The fundraiser will raise funds to supply the underprivileged with necessary dermatology medication. Photo used with permission from Urvi Jain.
Student fundraises for expensive medication using art
April 14, 2024
The Jonas Brothers perform at The Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater on Oct. 9, 2021. They plan to return to the Beach July 21, 2024.
Concert season rolls around to the Beach
April 14, 2024
Though cricket is the second most popular sport in the world, cricket fans in America are a minority compared to fans of baseball.
An island of cricket in a sea of baseballs
April 14, 2024
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(from left) Junior Janna Maninang and freshman Karley Farrar both play the flute for the pit orchestra during the Ocean Lakes rendition of The Sound of Music on April 24, 2024. The addition of the full pit orchestra for the entirety of the musical has helped set Ocean Lakes theater performances apart.

VBCPS budget cuts threaten essential programs, jeopardize creative environments

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Junior Ryan Gocio celebrates after completing a double during the second inning against Tallwood High School, at Tallwood High School on April 19, 2024. He had a three-run game. Photo used with permission from Melanie Meneses.

Varsity baseball triumph over the Lions

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From left to right: Makenna McGrath, Stone Crawford, Skylar Gray, Hannah Greentree and Camille Graninger work to pull out weeds in the cafeteria courtyards garden in hopes of filling it with life again as part of the Gardening Club. Taken March 24, 2024.

Earth Day celebrates the conservation of the planet

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Molly Ryan Gates runs down the field with the ball in her stick at the Kempsville vs. Ocean Lakes game on April 12, 2024, at Ocean Lakes High School.

Girls lacrosse come back for state title

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An HRT bus stops along its route on Upton Drive in Virginia Beach on April 2, 2024. There are currently 21 active HRT bus routes throughout Virginia Beach.

Virginia Beach’s ‘car-tastrophic’ transportation system needs to change

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