Cougar Cabaret is a chance for chorus students to showcase their hard work and feature solo and duet performances. Cougar chorus has faced many challenges during quarantine, hence the theme of this year’s Cougar Cabaret, ‘Quarantunes.’ This year’s...
Many upperclassmen have started to think about or are well on their way to applying to colleges. Seniors are polishing off and submitting their college essays to their dream and safety schools, while juniors are putting more effort into their grades to...
The Doodle for Google competition prompts students across the country to harness their creativity and artistic ability by designing an original google doodle based upon an important theme. The pool of contestants is huge; the prospect of earning recognition...
During the current climate of social divisiveness, many controversial topics that had been previously ignored are gaining topical awareness. Children are facing new realities, teenagers are passionately advocating for social injustices, and many people...
Despite the ongoing pandemic, charity organizations across the world are still working to help those in need. On October 29th, the National Charity League is celebrating National Cat Day by encouraging their members to donate to a local charity, the Lost...
With the COVID-19 pandemic still prevalent in our lives and a new school year quickly progressing, academics persist - but under new conditions. Last spring, the Oakton student body was able to catch a glimpse into the future of virtual learning and its...
By now, you’re probably used to the cycle of waking up, turning on your computer, and working on schoolwork from home the entire day. Even though students and teachers can’t meet in person, school has to carry on. Similarly, at Oakton, some clubs...
Every teenager will agree that the hardest part of quarantining and social distancing is the inability to see their friends. With schools closing almost without warning, no one was able to say their goodbyes. Although many parents claim their kids spend...
Oakton is finally starting to look like the artist renderings that have been front and center walking down the main hall to the cafeteria; the ceiling-less and drywall halls that students left in mid-March will no longer be when students return next...
The student body at Oakton can be described as busy, sometimes to an overwhelming extent. On a regular basis, we rush from class to class with a heavy load of preparatory materials upon our shoulders, a reminder of the day’s demands which must each...
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Entering the restricted-access entrance to Oakton’s renovation zone, one almost feels like they are entering an alien world. The sounds of the normal school day melt into oblivion beneath the steady hum of the industrial-grade...
Oakton has many student-athletes in a variety of sports. Who helps these athletes achieve greatness? Athletic trainers of course! Athletic trainers are quite vital as they help athletes recover and heal from injuries that they obtained from playing sports....
