Emily Bach, Editor-in-Chief
September 30, 2019 • No Comments
“How many of you are scared to go back to school?” Alia, the resident counselor asks the group. Before her lies a small circle of teenagers, each plucked from seemingly polar ways of life, united solely by the darkness that lies within them and...
Sameeha Khan, Staff Writer
September 23, 2019 • No Comments
Under construction, both Oakton High School and Cougar Towne have become a breeding grounds for the unusual. From mice and birds to leaky pipes, our hallways are littered with vermin, the low lighting shielding them from the eyes of students, administrators,...
Ashleigh Tain, Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2019 • No Comments
When I started taking my education more seriously, I formed study groups with my friends, made efforts to talk to my teachers, and in applying myself I developed an academic rhythm that I became confident in. This was all I needed to succeed, I thought....
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Zoe Siamon, Staff Writer
September 16, 2019
Why do so many students suddenly have stuffed animals? Why are they covered in little pieces of tape? Is it for a class? If you are a student at Oakton, it is likely that...
Payton Wozny, Editorial Board
September 15, 2019
As the college application process grows increasingly more important and stressful for juniors and seniors, many students are stressing over SAT or ACT scores. In the...
June 9, 2019
With all of the time I spend being on my phone, I was completely unaware of the affects it has on my overall health and happiness. Recent studies are showing a dangerous continuing...
Emily Bach, Editor-in-Chief
September 30, 2019 • No Comments
“How many of you are scared to go back to school?” Alia, the resident counselor asks the group. Before her lies a small circle of teenagers, each plucked from seemingly...
Ashleigh Tain, Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2019 • No Comments
When I started taking my education more seriously, I formed study groups with my friends, made efforts to talk to my teachers, and in applying myself I developed an academic...
Lizzie Thompson, Staff Writer
September 16, 2019 • No Comments
Though I am only a sophomore, I have still found things that I wish I had known as a freshman, or tips that would have made my freshman year go a lot smoother. So, for all...
Sameeha Khan, Staff Writer
September 23, 2019
Under construction, both Oakton High School and Cougar Towne have become a breeding grounds for the unusual. From mice and birds to leaky pipes, our hallways are littered...
Kinsey Clements, Staff Writer
September 16, 2019
Throughout the very controversial 2020 presidential campaign, debates over many different issues have arisen among the Democrats and Republicans. One dispute in particular...
Joe Wong, Staff writer
September 16, 2019
According to the The Harvard Crimson (Harvard’s school newspaper), Ismail B. Ajjawi flew to the US to attend the fall 2019 semester at Harvard but was denied access by a...
Lindsay Greenspan, Staff Writer
September 15, 2019
Hurricane Dorian, which officially became a hurricane on Aug. 28, ravaged the Bahamas during its 48 hour stall over the islands. It is the strongest hurricane on record...
September 14, 2019
The Loudoun County chapter of the NAACP is currently calling for a thorough investigation of the admissions process for the county’s new STEM school, titled Academies of...
Ashleigh Tain, Editor-in-Chief
June 4, 2019
On May 30, 2019, the Scripps National Spelling Bee handed out champion prizes to the largest group of first place winners— 8 students walked home with $50,000 and their...
Katie Le, Staff Writer
September 16, 2019
Ruel Vincent Van Dijk is an Australian singer born in London, United Kingdom. He and his family moved to Sydney, Australia when he was still young. Ruel became passionate...
Will Locklin, Staff Writer
September 16, 2019
A new fall season is here and that can only mean one thing, new apple products. Every September, Apple holds a conference at the Steve Jobs Theater in California where they...
Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer
September 16, 2019
NBA 2K20 has steadily developed from a small sports game for a niche audience to one of the biggest games on the market today, essentially printing out money for its publisher,...
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