Attention Cougars! The weather is getting colder. The sun is setting faster yet the school days only seem to be going by slower. However, winter break is just around the corner. While most stay indoors this time of year, there are various activities...
Art is subjective. Everyone experiences it differently. Have you ever wondered what an art teacher’s thoughts on art are?
Ms.Chough, a 3D art teacher at Oakton, expresses how she experiences art. To her, art is, “An individual's...
On November 16, 2022, the Artemis rocket (a next-generation space capsule) launched from NASA's Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida at 1:47 am. Artemis was sent to the moon. This rocket’s purpose is to see if it can...
Present Parade
Christmas is a religious holiday that occurs during winter break on December 25th. Even non religious people still participate in Christmas. On Christmas you can eat Christmas food, spend time with family that lives far away, and most...
Are you tired of eating the same, bland, turkey every year on Thanksgiving day? Are you tired of wondering where the flavor is? Do people praise the cook about how good their mashed potatoes are, when really it's so tasteless that a spoon of oats would...
The NBA on Christmas Day has been an ongoing tradition for 75 years. There are many highlighted matchups, including Celtics vs. Bucks, Grizzlies vs. Warriors, and Suns vs. Nuggets.
The New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers battle it out...
Oakton’s varsity Volleyball team had a stellar season. The team won fourteen out of their nineteen games in the regular season. Winning their first playoff games, the team was playing exceptionally.
Jocelyn Shortle (11) led the team as junior capitan....
Netflix has exceeded its popularity with its new release of various reality television shows. Love is Blind first aired on February 13, 2020, and is currently on its third season. The show has generated quite a buzz. It has been ranked among...
The Holiday season is filled with many traditions and controversies. One of the most frequently debated is when is it time to start celebrating Christmas. Some say it’s never too early, others say after Thanksgiving and a few people even say you...
What’s going on in Parkland?
On 2/14/2018, one of the most deadly high school shootings took place in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. There were reports of 17 deaths and 17 injured in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The gunman,...
What’s Going On?
Many streamers on the famous app known as Twitch are angry because of this change to the app.
On September 21st, twitch announced that their 70/30 money split rule is now being changed to a 50/50 split. Now all funds...
Student Quotes
School food has been declining a lot recently.any students are tired of the bland quality of our school lunches. Ninth grader Cody Flores said, “No, school food is not on the brink of prison food, it’s alright and normal.” A lot...
