Homecoming 2017 Pep Rally Recap
Jessica Marshall, Editor-in-Chief
October 18, 2017
Filed under Events, Feature, Oakton News, Web exclusive
The 2017 Homecoming Spirit Week was definitely one of the most exciting spirit weeks we have had at Oakton in the past few years. With the fun “Glo-co” theme, both students and faculty were able to enjoy great festivities throughout the week leading up to Homecoming. What is the purpose of a pe...
Breaking the Bank: Cost of Homecoming
Courtney Te, Editorial Board Member
October 17, 2017
Filed under Events, Feature, Oakton students
Homecoming. It’s something that you should experience at least once in your high school career. The most popular music is blasting, everyone is dressed up nicely, and people are taking up the dance floor having a great time. But if you look closely at the details, you’ll see that the girl next...
Careers and Professions at Oakton
Emily Bach, Staff Writer
October 16, 2017
Filed under Oakton students
At a time of year ridden with college applications and new classes, questions like, “What do you want to do with your life?” seem to appear everywhere. For most high schoolers, the answers feel largely unattainable. But, within Oakton exists a plethora of diverging interests, talents and sto...
A Spirit Week to Remember
Olivia Garrone, Staff Writer
October 13, 2017
Filed under Feature, Oakton students, Web exclusive
All week, there was a buzz of excitement in the air that could only come from one thing: school spirit! As you know, this week was Oakton’s Annual Homecoming Spirit Week. We had four themed days: Tacky Tourist day, Groutfit day, Denim day, and Neon day, showcasing the Oakton community’s spirit just...
Shout out for SRO
Rebecca Woodhouse, Editor-In-Chief
October 13, 2017
Filed under Events, Feature, Oakton students
Uber competitive. Talent everywhere. Qualified people around every corner. All of these descriptions can be associated with one place. Northern Virginia. While this rigorous environment can make it hard for students to stand out from the rest, this past week the list of musicians a part of the competi...
Winning at worlds
Rebecca Woodhouse, Feature Editor
June 5, 2017
Filed under Feature, Oakton students
Juniors Shazmeena Khattak and Sambriddi Pandey recently won first place at DECA Internationals in the Sports & Entertainment Operations Research (SEOR) event. Their competitors came from all around the world, ranging from places such as China, Japan, other states in the US, and even the people who ...
El medio (ambiente) en la media
Jessica Marshall, Arts and Entertainment Editor
May 17, 2017
Filed under Feature, Oakton News, Oakton students, Oakton teachers, Ventanas, Web exclusive
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 en unos proyectos del medio ambiente en este pasado Abril. Ellos se dieron cuenta de que necesitamos incrementar nuestros esfuerzos ...
How Oakton High School students came to decide their next home
Nikhil Mahajan, Staff Writer
May 15, 2017
Filed under Feature, Oakton students
Choosing your main source of education and ultimately your home for the next four years is likely one of the if not the hardest decisions a teenager has to make when deciding their college. Many sorts of things appeal to different sorts of students when it comes to selecting a college. Some enjoy the rive...
Oakton Events and Occurrences
Katarina Faben, Staff Writer
May 15, 2017
Filed under Feature, Oakton students
Big Sib Project What is the BigSib Project? The Big Siblings program is a school wide effort to create a comfortable atmosphere for rising freshmen. Any current Oakton student can sign up, to help a ninth grader find their way around the school. Applicants will either be assigned a rising freshman,...
Bringing true change to Oakton community
Jessica Marshall and Ishika Jain
April 30, 2017
Filed under Events, Feature, Oakton News, Oakton students, Oakton teachers, Web exclusive
Project Based Learning has always played a vital role in Oakton’s curriculum and gives teachers a way to convey the same material in a more engaging method. Students also benefit from these new assessments as it caters to those who are better at expressing what they’ve learned in a creative way inste...
What’s MIST?
Yara Mohamed, staff writer
April 30, 2017
Filed under Feature, Oakton students
People enjoy finding others with similar interests and passions. It’s fun and easier to connect with someone if they both like the same things. It’s also nice to have people who come from similar cultural and religious backgrounds. But what happens if you could combine the two? MIST,Muslim Interscholastic...
Getting to know Mr. Meier
Rebecca Woodhouse, Feature Editor
April 30, 2017
Filed under Feature, News, Oakton News, Oakton teachers, Uncategorized
Former Robinson principal Dan Meier seems to be fitting into his role as interim principal at Oakton just fine. After Dr. Banbury left his role as principal of OHS during spring break to move up to the role as Executive Principal in the FCPS Region 1 office, there was a vacancy in the school adminis...
