Dylan Layden was born in Fairfax, Virginia, and has been local to this area all my life. He spent his time in middle school at liberty, before heading to Centreville high school for high school. He wasn't always a fan of reading, b...

Fairfax, Virginia. August 2024. Spreading correct information not giving misinformation. Educate, help, being fun.

Merica Hanpanitkitkan was born on November 24, 2009, in Annandale, Virginia. She moved to Centreville, Virginia, in 2012, and has lived there ever since. She can speak two languages, English and Thai. Currently, she is taking K...

Virginia In 9th grade To right something meaningful

Anvita Tangella was born in Sunnyvale, California. She first came to CVHS in 2024 as a freshman. Her goals as a writer are to improve her journalistic abilities and gain experiences with different genres of writing. This ...

I was born in Arlington, Virginia and came to CVHS during 9th grade from Liberty Middle School. I joined The Sentinel because I love writing and was very interested in Journalism. I always wanted to write for the school newsp...

I am a student in Centerville high school and this is my first year taking journalism. The reason why I took journalism was because I thought it would be a fun way to explore different career options. I have also always been...

Yvonne was born in Centreville, Virginia, and she has been living here her whole life. She first came to CVHS beginning in the year of 2022 in the hopes of being a part of this journalism program. Her hopes for being a writer are to lea...

Emma was born in Ashburn, VA and became part of the CVHS community in 2022. Since then, she has enjoyed participating in school activities and challenging herself with hard classes. As a writer, her goal is to sharpen her s...

Alexa was born in Tucson, Arizona. She first came to Centreville in 2022 as a freshman, and since then, she has found a strong sense of community through both academics and extracurricular activities. As a writer, her goal...

Carolyn Plaxin is 17 years old and is a senior at Centreville High School. She was born on January 14th, 2008 and has an old brother named John who graduated from Centreville in 2024. She came to CVHS in 2022 and plans to b...

Sunday is a dedicated student journalist currently residing in Virginia. Sunday came to Centreville High School as a freshman, where she eventually found purpose through the school’s journalism program in her senior year. With a...

Gesar is a junior at Centreville High School. He was born on February 5, 2009 as an only child into a family of two journalists (his mom and dad), and he first came to CVHS in the 2023/24 school year, and he plans to attend col...

Laylah was born in Fairfax, Virginia in 2009. Laylah first came to Centreville High School in August of 2023. Laylah's MAIN goals as a writer are: 1. She wants to get better at how she forms her sentences. 2. How to form th...

Faith Choe was born in Northern Virginia and grew up specifically in the town of Clifton. She first came to Centreville High School in the 2024-2025 school year. As a writer, her goals are to publish her work in literary maga...

Jamie was born in Fairfax and came to CVHS in 9th grade coming from Liberty Middle School. Some Goals that he wants to have is to become more proficient in writing, explaining stories, informing people, and to work on interviewin...

Born in Panama City, Florida, in 2011, Sabella came to Centreville High School as a freshman in 2025. Although Centreville, VA, has become a stable home for Sabella, she has been to other parts of the country that were once her...

Carlos Deras was born in March, 11 2011 in San Jose, Costa Rica.  For 11 years, he was raised there by his mom and grandmother while his dad was living in the United States. When he turned 12 he moved to Centreville, Virginia in January 20...