Maddow, The Wall, and Healthcare- What You Missed In the News
Ben Wagner, Chief Political Correspondent
March 19, 2017
Doubleheader basketball games versus Chantilly
Kathryn Tatum, Editor-in-chief
February 4, 2017
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Rapports for Success
Arthur Kennington, Sports Editor
When a kid goes through the early stages of childhood, they leave their complacent life of having the main caretaker that is the parent, and become newly accustomed to a new guardian in their life that is the school teacher. A teacher is important in a stu...
June 18, 2017 • No Comments
Using technology to help children with autism speak
Katie Chang, Guest Writer
To many, autism is quite the mysterious disorder. It is, understandably, confusing to witness one person diagnosed with autism appear to function normally in everyday life, while another individual with the ‘same condition’ is severely handicapped- in som...
June 16, 2017 • 1 Comment
2017 Summer Transfer Window
Matthew Corgnati, Staff Writer
The summer transfer window is a time for teams across the globe to strengthen their squads and improve in positions in which they are lacking. Since it's the beginning of the window still, many transfers are still up in the air as of now. So far there ...
June 16, 2017 • No Comments
Advice to Rising College Freshmen
June 12, 2017
Time to realize the true prize
June 11, 2017
June 5, 2017
June 1, 2017
College Application Process Timeline
May 31, 2017
The Flint Water Crisis: Lessons Learned
May 18, 2017
Plagiarism In The NCAA Amongst Division 1 Athletes
May 18, 2017
El medio (ambiente) en la media
May 17, 2017
Rapports for Success
Arthur Kennington, Sports Editor
When a kid goes through the early stages of childhood, they leave their complacent life of having the main caretaker that is the parent, and become newly accustomed to a ne...
June 18, 2017
What is Ramadan?
Yara Mohamed, staff writer
For about a billion people, Ramadan is a time to strengthen their faith and connection to Allah(God). It is also a time heavily spent with family. From Morocco to Indonesia,...
June 1, 2017
College Application Process Timeline
Kristen Peters, Copy Editor
Applying to college is hard, and we're here to help. Here's a timeline of the process of applying to college through all four years of high school. Freshman year 1. Maintain good grades. “The firs...
May 31, 2017
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2017 Summer Transfer Window
Matthew Corgnati, Staff Writer
The summer transfer window is a time for teams across the globe to strengthen their squads and improve in positions in which they are lacking. Since it's the beginning of the window still, many transfers are still up in ...
June 16, 2017 • No Comments
Plagiarism In The NCAA Amongst Division 1 Athletes
From the moment some children are born, they are raised with the goal of becoming a professional athlete. For these kids kids, academics are put in the back seat on their ride to stardom. Instead of skipping out on a practice...
May 18, 2017 • 1 Comment
Oakton’s Playoff Hopes
Jacob Rutzick, Staff Writer
The playoffs are coming up for Oakton baseball which means that the team must work even harder to win each game. This years Oakton baseball team was surprisingly good. After the disappointment of last year, in which the te...
May 15, 2017 • No Comments
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Using technology to help children with autism speak
Katie Chang, Guest Writer
To many, autism is quite the mysterious disorder. It is, understandably, confusing to witness one person diagnosed with autism appear to function normally in everyday l...
June 16, 2017 • 1 Comment
Time to realize the true prize
Haryoung Lee, Guest writer
From self-driving cars to artificial hearts, there seems to be no limit to the technological and medical advancements today. However, the unlimited technology is simply an...
June 11, 2017 • 5 Comments
The Rise of the Ultranationalist Right
Jake Neuffer, Staff Writer
Why? Vladimir Putin, in the last decade, has returned the old Soviet policy of interfering in the domestic politics of other countries. In 2015, the first government-sponsor...
May 15, 2017 • No Comments
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Know Your Candidate
Emily Wydra, Staff Writer
On June 13th, 2017, Virginians will all go to the polls to elect the candidate they want to represent their party in the general election. So far there are four declared...
May 30, 2017
The Flint Water Crisis: Lessons Learned
Alice Yang, Guest Writer
On April 25th 2014, the city of Flint made a cost-saving decision to switch its water source from Lake Huron to the highly polluted Flint River. This seemingly minute change...
May 18, 2017
Plagiarism In The NCAA Amongst Division 1 Athletes
From the moment some children are born, they are raised with the goal of becoming a professional athlete. For these kids kids, academics are put in the back seat on their ...
May 18, 2017
El medio (ambiente) en la media
Jessica Marshall, Arts and Entertainment Editor
En la comunidad de Oakton, es importante que nosotros prestemos atención a los problemas del medio ambiente. Los estudiantes en las clases de Español 4 participaron ...
May 17, 2017
Ten Years After Her Disappearance, They’re Still Searching
Snehal Srivastava, Staff Writer
From the shady details of the case, to the mass public outrage and backlash - this case has been named the most publicized missing person’s case in modern history. But what...
May 15, 2017
The process behind finding the right principal
Rebecca Woodhouse, Feature Editor
As much as we all love our interim principal, Mr. Meier, the question of who will be Oakton’s next principal is in everyone’s mind. Dr. Banbury left Oakton to become the...
May 15, 2017
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Advice to Rising College Freshmen
Kathryn Tatum, Editor-in-chief
"If I could give one piece of advice to incoming freshman in college, it would be to meet as many people and remember as many names as you possibly can. In the first few ...
June 12, 2017
The controversy of “Dear White People”
Ashley Shepard, staff writer
On April 28, 2017, Netflix released a new Netflix-original series, “Dear White People.” This show is based on the movie “Dear White People” which was released in 2014. Th...
May 17, 2017
The 2017 Billboard Music Awards
Courtney Te, Staff Writer
In today’s media, you often see popular artists “topping the Billboard charts,” but what exactly is Billboard? The Billboard charts gives daily updates on who’s...
May 15, 2017
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