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Oakton Outlook

The student news site of Oakton High School

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Looking Back at 9/11

Kaleb Steele, Sports Editor | September 22, 2021

The Plan   In 1996, Khalid Sheik Mohammed met Bin Laden in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, to plot a plan to hijack airplanes and form a massacre in the air. The original plan for them was to target the Twin Towers, The Pentagon, and The Capital. Most...

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The return of student yoga sessions

Portia Dai, Editorial Board | March 10, 2021

With students and staff alike accumulating stress due to the new virtual/in-person hybrid teaching style as well as the upcoming end of the third quarter, the return of the counselor department-led yoga sessions will serve as a great release. Going into...

Why Everyone Should Take The Race IAT at Least Once in Their Life

Claudia Messina, Editor in Chief | March 9, 2021

This summer citizens across the world witnessed and participated in a powerful demonstration of civil rights in America. The Black Lives Matter Movement inspired many people of this country and called for immediate reform of several institutions to make...

Small Business, Big Pandemic

Charlie Williams, Editorial Board | January 19, 2021

  Image courtesy of Mike Petrucci on Unsplash The start of COVID-19 saw a multitude of closures, from schools to workplaces, sweep through America, and no industry was hit harder than small businesses. These local businesses, so long acting as the...

Projections for the Upcoming Election

Emma Dennis, Staff Writer | November 1, 2020

An election can simply alter the way America runs in the future. That’s why it’s so crucial that you vote. It’s not just a win or lose situation with no strings attached, it affects each and every American citizen.     The...

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Cougar Cabaret presents “Quarantunes”

Portia Dai, Editorial Board | October 31, 2020

Cougar Cabaret is a chance for chorus students to showcase their hard work and feature solo and duet performances. Cougar chorus has faced many challenges during quarantine, hence the theme of this year’s Cougar Cabaret, ‘Quarantunes.’ This year’s...

Putting students to the test

Claudia Messina, Editor in Chief | October 30, 2020

Many upperclassmen have started to think about or are well on their way to applying to colleges. Seniors are polishing off and submitting their college essays to their dream and safety schools, while juniors are putting more effort into their grades to...

Halloween Costumes with Masks Incorporated

Emma Dennis, Staff Writer | October 22, 2020

Halloween Costumes with Masks Incorporated   Halloween is personally one of my favorite holidays. But with this pandemic going on, will we even be able to participate in the normal Halloween traditions this year?    Masks are...

Reinventing Normalcy: Ways that Parents can Prepare for the Strangest Halloween Ever

Charlie Williams, Editorial Board | October 20, 2020

Image courtesy of David Menidrey on Unsplash   A year ago, the idea of having to plan for a socially-distant Halloween could have been laughed off as silly. Now, half a year into a pandemic that has claimed the lives of 215,000 Americans, parents...

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The Beneficial Outcomes of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Veronica Preaskorn, Editor in Chief | April 23, 2020

With everything closing or already closed, it is easy to focus on the negatives. School is cancelled, we can not see our friends, and all the toilet paper is gone. The problem with looking at the negatives is it will begin to affect our mood and can even...

Seniors Take On Capitol Hill

Seniors Take On Capitol Hill

Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board | April 20, 2020

On Wednesday, February 26th, the Senior class went on a field trip to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Students had varying to-do checklists to complete for their government classes, but had the freedom to explore the places they were interested in on...

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Spring Sports Tryouts

Portia Dai, Editorial Board | February 19, 2020

Spring sports tryouts are set to begin the week of February 24th just as the third quarter begins and students are scrambling to get all the required forms completed. The sports that will be holding tryouts are baseball, softball, boys and girls: lacrosse,...

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