Karyna Hetman is a Senior at CVHS and is in her second year of Journalism. In addition to being an editor and contributor on the Sentinel staff, she plays field hockey, and enjoys watching movies and listening to music.
As spring is in full bloom, many changes in nature are happening around us, but there are also great transitions happening above us, too. The upcoming spring celestial events create opportunities for fun...
In recent years, many efforts have been made to reduce the amount of plastic waste polluting the ocean through encouraging the use of reusable grocery bags and paper or metal straws as opposed to plastic....
The 63rd Grammy Awards, music's biggest night, has come and gone this past Sunday, March 14, breaking records and traditions in response to the pandemic. This year, the Grammys had to work around COVID-19...
Starting Saturday, February 13, a severe snowstorm swept its way through the U.S., surprisingly hitting the South the hardest. While snow days can be filled with excitement and the beauty of the fluffy...
Canadian singer/songwriter and record producer, Abel Tesfaye, A.K.A The Weeknd, earned the honor of performing halftime at the 2021 Super Bowl. Taking place in Tampa Bay, Florida at Raymond James Stadium,...
With the COVID-19 pandemic still in its peak, new worry has come about as mutations in the virus have brought about new variants. The CDC explains “viruses constantly change through mutation, and new...
Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a coming of age story following the life of the protagonist, Charlie, as he navigates his way through his first year of high school. It touches on...
Throughout the entirety of the global pandemic, such few things have remained the same, making this new reality scary and unpredictable. Fortunately, sports for CVHS are still being held this year, bringing...
The Coronavirus pandemic has been negatively impacting the U.S. for nine months and counting, and a magic cure to solve this problem is a wish shared across the globe. Although there is no easy fix, drug-making...
On Saturday, October 3, 63 artifacts in the Berlin Museum Island were defaced, resulting in a crime that remains much of a mystery. The investigation is still ongoing for the suspect or suspects that are...
2020 has been a crazy year for everyone, including the elephants of Africa. Beginning in spring of this year, over 330 elephants in Botswana and around 34 elephants in Zimbabwe have died. This was not...
Baby blue balloons, delicate pink streamers, and cakes filled with a surprise color inside are all commonplace at a gender reveal party. The ignition of a forest fire that spreads across the west coast...
James Charles, a 19-year-old Youtuber who had around 16.5 million subscribers, was deemed “canceled” after a scandal that was brought to attention on May 16. Tati Westbrook, a fellow Youtuber in the...
Since 1875, the first Saturday in May has been dedicated to the Kentucky Derby in which people make bets and find entertainment in watching top competing horses race. The annual Kentucky Derby took place...
The psychological horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, Us, is the new big hit in cinema since its release in March. It has received a rating of 94% on rotten tomatoes and has grossed over...
Fairfax County Public Schools annually gives out a “Student Peace Award,” where they pick students from schools around the county to award their success in working hard to make a difference in and...
Every 1 in 59 children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. It is the perfect time to talk about this disability because the month of April is National Autism Awareness Month. According to the...
The 2019 Oscars aired this past Sunday, February 24, and it was quite a show. The night was filled with celebrities dressed up in elegant clothes, comical award presenters, show stopping performances,...
In Barren, Wisconsin on October of 2018, 13 year old Jayme Closs was kidnapped by 21 year old Jake Patterson, who also killed Jayme’s parents upon her abduction. Jayme had been accounted for and missing...
The Golden Globes is an event filled with glamorously dressed celebrities, cheering for our favorite actors, directors, and movies to win, and bold statements being made. The 76th Golden Globes award ceremony...
It seems that all the stories we hear from the news are sad and hopeless, but this story however, has a happy ending. A tragic camp fire in California, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, was said...
Centreville High School Girls Varsity Basketball team had their first home game of the season this past Tuesday, December 4th. Parents, friends, and fans alike came out in support of the Wildcats against...
Dr. Seuss' “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” children’s picture book has sold 650 million copies worldwide, and the cartoon movie has been a classic holiday favorite for 53 years. Children and adults...
The moment we have all been waiting for to solve our sleep deprivation problems: the end of daylight savings for the year. This Sunday, November 4th, we were greeted with an extra hour of sleep as the...
During the fall season, as Halloween draws near, people all over the world visit haunted houses and spooky trails at night to get a sense of what it would be like to be in real life horror movie. However,...
On Saturday September 8th, Centreville High School’s Varsity Field Hockey Team, coached by Nawal Kassem, competed in a high school field hockey tournament taking place at Lake Braddock Secondary High...
