South Lakes Sentinel

September 4, 2025

D.C. visitors may have noticed the change in scenery and environment with the military personnel and tanks. President Trump’s new policy has positioned the National Guard...

Minneapolis Catholic School Shooter Dead after Killing two and Injuring 18

Dalton Bowen, Staff Editor

September 2, 2025

A yet unnamed man shot into Mass at Annunciation Catholic school in Minneapolis on Wednesday, killing himself after killing two children and wounding 18 others. According...

NASA Discovers Tiny Moon Orbiting Uranus

Dalton Bowen, Staff Editor

September 2, 2025

Using the James Webb Space Telescope owned by NASA, a research team was able to spot a previously undetected moon orbiting Uranus in February. This discovery brings Uranus’s...

Fairfax County pilots AI system for non-emergency calls

Belen Brown, Staff Editor

September 2, 2025

Fairfax County’s Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) experiments with an AI system to answer non-energy calls. The AI, ANET (Assisted Non-Emergency Triage)...

South Lakes Purple Star Ambassadors May 27, 2025
South Africans seek asylum in the U.S. May 27, 2025

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Student Life

South Lakes’ Fellowship for Christian Athletes club encourages students to strengthen their faith

Ava-Grace Satterfield, Co-Student Life Editor • May 16, 2025

Bright and early at 7:30 in the morning, dozens of South Lakes students meet in room 400 to start their Thursdays off with food, fun, and fellowship. Upon entering the meeting...

Bouquets by Jeni: A blooming business

Ashwaq Nur, Staff Writer • May 15, 2025

Are you looking for pretty flowers that never die? Meet Bouquets by Jeni! Jennifer Zuniga-Maldonado, a creative student at South Lakes, hand makes beautiful fake flower bouquets...

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Sports

Bengals first and second round draft picks withhold participation over contract disputes

Salaar Baig, Staff Writer • May 27, 2025

The Cincinnati Bengals are facing early offseason problems as both of their top 2025 draft picks, first rounder Amarius Mims and second rounder Shemar Stewart, are refusing...

MVP Race for the Ages: SGA vs. Jokić

Evan Locklear, Staff Writer • May 27, 2025

The NBA 2024-25 Most Valuable Player award is soon to be announced. The debate between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić has come down to the wire. The current favorite,...

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Sports

Best pitcher in baseball

Matthew Pierce, Staff Writer • May 14, 2025

In the 2023 MLB Draft, Paul Skenes was drafted number one overall out of LSU by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Skenes has a fastball and a sinker both sitting near 100 miles per...

Alex Ovechkin break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record, cementing his legacy as the NHL’s greatest scorer

Quinn Connell, Staff Writer • May 12, 2025

With a slap shot heard around the world in the second period against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena, Capitals legend Alexander Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal,...

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Starbucks Valentines day drinks

Hannah Siraj, Broadcast Editor

January 30, 2025 • No Comments

People are getting into the Valentines day spirit at Starbucks by making their own Valentines day drinks! These new combinations are sure to be a Valentine’s day treat! Starbucks...

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What is the Hype Behind Labubus?
September 4, 2025
Anna Harris, Staff Editor
The collectable line of plushies, Labubu, became famous in late 2024 after BLACKPINK member Lisa was seen with one. This set a widespread trend in Asia that then spread all...
Quadeca – Vanisher, Horizon Scraper Album Review
September 3, 2025
Geoffrey Precht, Sports Editor
We’re back! A lot of albums have dropped over the summer. Many of them were solid albums, with most of them being all-around great projects. From the return of the legendary...
Taylor Swift’s new album: The Life of a Showgirl
August 27, 2025
Anna Harris, Entertainment Editor
The Life of the Showgirl is popstar Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, which will be released on October 3rd, 2025. This album features Swift as the central "showgirl," exploring...
Another Superman film
May 27, 2025
Anna Harris, Staff Writer
The upcoming film “Superman” based on the DC comics, is going to be released this summer on July 11. The director of the film is James Gunn, who has worked on other well...
Doechii’s remix to “Timeless” doesn’t make sense. Let’s talk about it.
May 14, 2025
Geoffrey Precht, Sports Editor
On Friday, May 9th, a remix to Playboi Carti & The Weeknd’s smash hit “Timeless” was released onto streaming services, this time featuring Tampa rapper, singer...
The most popular dog breeds in the past decades
May 14, 2025
Anna Harris, Staff Writer
Since the mid 1900s, dogs have been the most popular pet to adopt. Dogs are companions, family members, and very special to their owners. The type of breed is very important...
“The White Lotus” Overview
May 2, 2025
Kate Green, Entertainment Editor
The Drama series, specifically season three of “The White Lotus,” has recently gone viral. “The White Lotus” currently has three seasons, with a fourth in the making....
“The Last of Us”: Season 2 and everything you need to know about it
April 22, 2025
Anna Harris and Kate Green
The drama series “The Last of Us” season two kicked off on April 13. New episodes drop every Sunday night at 9pm ET and 6 pm PT. The finale is supposed to drop on May...
Playboi Carti – MUSIC (+ Deluxe) ALBUM REVIEW
April 11, 2025
Geoffrey Precht, Sports Editor
132,969,600,132,969,600 seconds. 1,539 Days. Over 4 years. This is how long it has been since Playboi Carti dropped his sophomore album,...
Studio Ghibli AI controversy
April 11, 2025
Iris Yi, Staff Writer
OpenAI recently announced GPT-4o, which includes a new feature that allows users to turn their own images into a Studio Ghibli style drawing. The new update was so popular...
Sydney Sweeney calls off her wedding
April 11, 2025
Anna Harris, Staff Writer
Famous actress Sydney Sweeney called off her wedding to her fiance, film producer Jonathan Davino. The question of them still being engaged after seven years together appeared...
‘South Park’ Renewed For Season 27
April 11, 2025
Dania Vanessa Hernandez, International Editor
South Park has been renewed for a new season, and fans are excited. As of recent, a trailer was uploaded in early April, and plenty of contemporary, dystopian...