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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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“There’s Nothing to Eat!”

Cameron Arezzo, Staff Writer | May 5, 2022

One of the biggest issues that highschoolers run into is how to go out and get food without going completely bankrupt spending $30 on one meal. Luckily, there are lots of great and affordable places to get food near Oakton highschool. There are the widely...

All About Our Wonderful Mr. Waxman

All About Our Wonderful Mr. Waxman

Tyler Donaldson, Opinion Editor | May 5, 2022

Introduction Mr. Eliot Waxman is a government teacher here at Oakton.  He teaches USVA Government HN, AP US Comparative Government (Super Seminar), and AP Research. According to Mr. Waxman, the best thing about working at Oakton is “getting to work...

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Marvel introduces Iman Vellani as Ms Marvel

Nicole Latapy, Staff Writer | April 15, 2022

Iman Vellani is a Canadian actress from Markham, Ontario who has been cast as Marvel's first new Muslim superhero. In September of 2020, she was cast to play the titular character, Kamala Khan on the upcoming Marvel show, Ms. Marvel, making her onscreen...

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PROM PLANNING

April 13, 2022

Prom is the event for high schoolers to just take a break from school and break loose from everything. Having fun with friends, especially with dates can be awesome and a good time. Although when it comes to prom, it is a lot of work. Especially with...

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The Power of Magic

Nicole Latapy, Staff Writer | March 3, 2022

The magic club is a club where students do magic and tricks. In fact, the club started this year. According to Shawn Lisann The club is for all people this means the club is for everybody freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors. In the magic club, students...

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Spring sports: Oakton players’ hopes, dreams, and expectations.

Nouralhuda Alkaaby, Editoral Board | February 1, 2022

Spring is not too far on the horizon, and Easter isn’t the only highlight of the season. Oakton's Track and field, Soccer, Lacrosse, and Tennis teams are warming up for a competitive season. With many challenges ahead, they’re working to make Oakton...

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Movie Review

Vivian Yu, Business Manager/Online Story Manager | November 5, 2021

  Destin Daniel Cretton brings another great and emotional movie to the theaters. We see a lot of familiar faces, like Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and Simu Liu.    We start off with a story of how his parents met. His dad, the Mandarin, used the...

Covid vaccines

Nicole Latapy, Staff Writer | October 29, 2021

On August 23, 2021, Pfizer-Biotech Covid vaccines were granted approval by the FDA. With full permission of the FDA, the company was allowed to start marketing the vaccine with full name. Currently, at the White House, President Joe Biden says that...

Snoozed through COVID

Morgan Pearson, Staff Writer | September 24, 2021

COVID 19 has totally changed our lifestyles in undeniable ways. One of the many things that have been extremely affected is sleeping schedules, yet, not always negatively. As for a study conducted by SleepStandard, 98% of people developed new sleeping...

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Censorship on journalism in Afghanistan

Cameron Arezzo, Staff Writer | September 22, 2021

Over the course of two days, there have been 14 confirmed cases of journalists in Afghanistan being detained while covering women’s protests in Kabul. Most of these victims were brutally beaten while in custody.   Two video journalists named...

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How Our Listening Habits Have Changed How Music Is Produced

Alexis Qin, Staff Writer | September 22, 2021

A lot has changed in the music industry over the past few decades. Advancements like the invention of autotune, or streaming services like Spotify have transformed music. People no longer need to go to a vinyl record store, or use cassette tapes and walkmans....

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Executive order requiring vaccinations for businesses raises more questions than provides clarity

Reagan OBrien, Staff Writer | September 22, 2021

President Biden issued a Presidential executive order for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to create a rule requiring vaccinations for businesses with over 100 employees, but many questions still remain. The order, announced...

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