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The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

The student news site of Oakton High School

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Top 5 Songs of Our Childhood

Alexandra Martschenko, Staff Writer | March 1, 2019

  Ten years doesn't sound like a huge amount of time but so many things have happened in that short amount of time that it's important to look back on all the advancements and changes we have seen. 2009 was an undeniably amazing year; Obama was...

Alicia Keys 2019 Grammy’s Performance

Katie Le, Editorial Board | March 1, 2019

This year, Alicia Keys hosted the Grammys and opened the show with a speech,Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga joining her on state. Keys has won around 15 Grammys of her own the past years, including Best Rap song and Best Rap/Sung performance. The 2019 Grammys...

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‘thank u, next’ Album Review

Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board | March 1, 2019

Ariana Grande’s new album “thank u, next”  immediately catapulted to the top of the charts. In fact, it made her the first artist since the Beatles to have her songs as number 1, 2, and 3 simultaneously on the Billboard top charts. The album created...

The PewDiePie vs T Series Online War

The PewDiePie vs T Series Online War

Nikhil Trivedi, Staff Writer | March 1, 2019

PewDiePie, a solo YouTube content creator and the most subscribed to YouTube channel since 2013, has found some competition for the number one spot with T-Series, an Indian music record label company. With the rate that T-series was growing compared to...

How To Train Your Dragon 3 Review

Cole Starmer, Staff writer | March 1, 2019

With Pixar making smash hit after smash hit in terms of animated films, it’s only natural that their next film is another popular blockbuster. “How to train your dragon 3: The hidden World” is a casual and fun movie that is great for time spent...

Cultural cuisine: a sense of home

Ashleigh Tain, Editor-in-Chief | March 1, 2019

In the small talk and common utterings of how important food is in our lives, it is true that food bears a more meaningful and extensive connotation. To many, it’s nourishment is a catalyst of energy and health. It can also be a source of joy and happiness...

What’s the deal with Bird Box?

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | March 1, 2019

Netflix’s latest original movie has been driving people crazy on it, giving an impromptu marketing push and a surge in popularity for its star Sandra Bullock. But...Why?   Bird Box, on its own terms, seems like a pretty decent movie. It features...

This is a picture of best actress winner Olivia Colman accepting her Oscar. Picture credits to Getty Images.

The Oscars

Portia Dai, Editorial Board | March 1, 2019

The Oscars are an annual award ceremony held to recognize excellence in the film industry and are given out by the Academy. The Academy chooses one winner in each category of film and the winner receives the coveted “Oscar,” a golden statue to commemorate...

Disney Releases in 2019

Veronica Preaskorn, Editor in Chief | March 1, 2019

2019 is said to be the year of Disney and with all the sequels and live action movies coming out that just might be true. From a live action Aladdin to Frozen 2, the movies vary. Although some of the movies are having controversial results, there are...

Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Now That I Found You” and “No Drug Like Me” single review

Kariann Tan, Staff Writer | March 1, 2019

  To many others, the name “Carly Rae Jepsen” may come off as a whisper of the past, symbolizing the years of adolescent youth and then “Call Me Maybe” frenzy that enveloped the entire populace in 2012. However, to a small yet vocal...

Generation Z’s new form of therapy: private accounts

Generation Z’s new form of therapy: private accounts

Courtney Te, Editorial Board, Publicity Manager | February 28, 2019

Let’s face it—although social media has been become essential in our everyday lives and has been fundamental in shaping youth culture over the past decade, the idea of posting our lives to everyone we know is scary. It’s the reason many of us only...

Top 10 Memes of 2018

Kariann Tan, Staff Writer | January 23, 2019

2018’s memes were truly ones to remember. However, they did have big shoes to fill considering the high standard 2017 placed - with a flurry of non-respect for presidents, and an egregious amount of salt bae pictures posted on Twitter. In spite of that,...

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