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Oakton Outlook

The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

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The Tennessee Three: Nashville and Democracy

Julian Otalvaro, Staff Writer | May 3, 2023

It's been well over a month since the latest addition to the United States' saga of shootings. On March 27th, a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee was infiltrated by a graduate of the academy, resulting in the deaths of three 9-year-old...

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Local Spring Activities

Kaitlyn Brittenham, Staff Writer | April 20, 2023

Spring break, a lovely time to sit back, relax, and not have to worry about school work. Although, after a while, this routine of kicking back, gaming, and watching movies will get boring. So, the outlook has taken it upon ourselves to compile a list...

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GPT-4: The New Standard of AI

Julian Otalvaro, Staff Writer | March 31, 2023

Nearly every student, worker and citizen has heard of the most recent breakthrough in artificial intelligence: ChatGPT. With only a few advanced AIs already known to the public, like the image-producing DALL·E 2 and the paraphrasing QuillBot, a new figure...

NFL Free Agency 2023

Nathan Henriques, Staff Writer | March 29, 2023

Which NFL stars moved and how it will affect the 2023 NFL season? NFL free agency is a time when players have finished their contract with their current team, and are able to sign a contract with a new team. This period begins in early march and...

St. Patrick’s Day March Menu 2023

Lexi Smith, Staffer | March 17, 2023

St. Patrick's Day March Menu for 2023 St Patrick's day is known for leprechauns, gold coins and the amazing seasonal food and drink items different restaurants provide. This year, there are more options than ever! Here is a guide to this year's abundance...

Meher Nalwala, Staff Writer | March 15, 2023

IT’S BEIGNET A WHILE

Julie Cena, staff writer | March 15, 2023

The first Mardi Gras celebration is dated back to 1699 when the French explorers celebrated their exploration of America. They celebrated by eating fatty foods which is where the name ‘Mardi Gras’ originates from. Mardi gras is French for ‘Fat Tuesday’ King...

The New Crisis Facing American Teens

Cameron Arezzo, News Editor | December 9, 2022

We were all educated about the danger of doing drugs, but drugs are changing, so it is important to stay educated. One such change is the recent rise of far more dangerous substances that are marketed as familiar, though still dangerous and illegal, drugs....

Madness of the Midterms

Madness of the Midterms

Benjamin Shield, Staff Writer | December 7, 2022

Every two years elections take place where a third of the senate, half of the governor positions, and all of the house positions are up for election. Every other year these elections take place not while during a presidential election. These are called...

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Who Will Play In The Super Bowl?

Tyler Donaldson, Opinion Editor | December 7, 2022

Although most people consider Thanksgiving to be the peak of the NFL season there are many other games of critical importance that happen later in the season.  Not to mention, playoffs and the Super Bowl.  With playoffs starting in the third week of...

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The Grinch is the Hero

Clare Lincoln, Assistant Design Editor | December 7, 2022

What is The Grinch? The Grinch is a story about a green, furry Who, of which lives alone in the mountains. This story originated in 1957 in a book called How The Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss. The tale consists of the Grinch despising Christmas,...

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