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Senior Ishika Maisha utilizes ChatGPT to write a story for a story game.
ChatGPT & Artificial Intelligence: New technology sparks curiosity, concern
Katelyn Chu, Brianna Edwards, and Gaby Gutierrez • March 31, 2023

Elizabethan sonnets about Dora the Explorer, essays about Shakira’s World Cup performance...

FCPS takes steps to improve student mental health
FCPS takes steps to improve student mental health
March 29, 2023
Principal Amy Goodloe meets with interim principal Teresa Johnson and students in leadership on Feb. 21 to discuss current issues that need to be addressed.
Dr.Goodloe begins tenure at CHS
March 20, 2023
Mosaic District holds a farmer’s market every Sunday from 9:30-2:00p.m.
As Fairfax County develops, residents face a more urbanized future
March 9, 2023
arts&entertainment
CDramas see popularity with student body
CDramas see popularity with student body
Rachel Neathery, Copy Editor • March 23, 2023

Entering the popularization of Asian television internationally, most notable from Kdramas and Japanese anime, Chinese dramas (CDramas) have...

Freshmen Sammy Lim and Aidan Daly discuss painted miniature figures of characters from the tabletop game “Warhammer 40,000” during lunch on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Lim, who painted the miniature figures by hand, plans to present them at a D&D Club meeting.
Fandoms, hobbies create connections within school community
March 16, 2023
Junior Sameera Pasham eats a coconut cream pie in celebration of a birthday. Coconut cream pie has three parts: the crust, filling, and mandatory whipped topping, and takes about three hours to make.
Pi day cooks up interest in popular pies
March 14, 2023
The “Lady Sherlock” series is a gender-flipped retelling of Sherlock Holmes that features Charlotte Holmes, a young woman with unique talents for observation and deduction. Book seven of the series, “A Tempest at Sea,” will be released on March 14.
Review: ‘Lady Sherlock’ series investigates gender roles in Sherlockian adaptations
March 12, 2023
Features
The activities office was recently revamped to accommodate a new food pantry for students, storing items donated by students and parents hoping to support other families at CHS.
School community brings charity to table with Food for Neighbors
Rachel Lee, Staff Writer • March 28, 2023

As students take the time to de-stress and reenergize themselves in anticipation...

Academy counselor Sean McCoart converses with South Lakes High School junior Amariee Mayo while he supervises shuttle pickup on Feb. 15.
Faculty employ skills from past careers
March 22, 2023
The innovation lab’s logo lit up by an overhead spotlight. Located in the library, the innovation lab is a resource open to all students on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during CT, lunch and before and after school.
Creative opportunities spark in Innovation Lab
March 17, 2023
Seniors and co-presidents of Chargers Against Cancer Lily Karabulut and Madeleine Ngo gather the hats and socks from the clothing drive to donate to the Inova hospital
Chargers Against Cancer creates charitable change to the community
March 11, 2023
Opinions
The school-based mental health services grant comes with a wide array of benefits for students and even qualified professionals.
Staff Editorial: Services project empowers students’ well-being
Sakina Tahir, Staff Writer • March 30, 2023

Mental health issues have increased significantly in young adults in the past few...

Hachi, a student’s beloved stuffed dog of ten years, lays swaddled on its owner’s bed. Special stuffed animals can earn a permanent place in one’s heart and household; in a Build-a-Bear survey, 72% of respondents said they planned to keep their favorite plush toy forever.
Stuffed animals for teens soften stress, should be normalized
March 24, 2023
The Karimi family set up their Haft-Sin table a couple weeks before Nowruz in 2022. “Haft-Sin” translates to “seven S,” which reflects the seven items on the table that start with S. The table is also traditionally ornamented with a mirror, candles, flowers, painted eggs, sweets and a bowl of goldfish.
FCPS calendar conflicts with Nowruz celebrations
March 21, 2023
Illustration represents how directors attempt to portray the female gaze through media.
Female gaze provides false freedom
March 15, 2023
Sports
Exclusion in team sports is a form of relational harassment, a form of bullying in which a student aims to damage another athlete’s relationships or social status. A 2014 Brigham Young University study found that bullying during sports-related activities caused students to develop a lower physical-health quality of life, with bullied students engaging in athletic activities less regularly– usually even after one year.
A rough match
Advik Sood, Staff Writer • March 27, 2023

With their shoes laced up and t-shirts slipped on, students of all skill levels raced...

Freshman Srimayi Sriram aims to hit the shuttlecock during a practice game at Northern Virginia Badminton Club (NVBC).
Badminton serves as backyard, professional sport
March 21, 2023
While, athletic trainer and junior Smriti Balasubramanian helps football players during practice on Sept 30, Jake Madaj (#3) gets his hand wrapped by athletic trainer Katelyn Bishop.
Students find passion in athletic training
March 9, 2023
The many different options of winners in the March Madness brackets. The fight to get to a perfect bracket will continue with the 64 options this year.
Sports fans enter bracket madness
March 8, 2023
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