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Oakton Outlook

The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

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The Real Cost of Prom

The Real Cost of Prom

Sameeha Khan, Staff Writer | February 20, 2020

 Prom: an American rite of passage. Though it is only February, Oakton students have already begun planning what is supposed to be an evening of a lifetime. Prom groups, prom dates, prom dresses, prom shoes: the list goes on. But for many, prom is more...

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Spring Sports Tryouts

Portia Dai, Editorial Board | February 19, 2020

Spring sports tryouts are set to begin the week of February 24th just as the third quarter begins and students are scrambling to get all the required forms completed. The sports that will be holding tryouts are baseball, softball, boys and girls: lacrosse,...

What is the Senior Capstone All About?

Will Locklin, Staff Writer | February 19, 2020

At Oakton High School, each class does a capstone project that highlights a part of their learning inside or outside the classroom.  Freshman must do the Exhibition Of Learning which requires them to present about a subject of their choosing. It could...

Getting Back into the Swing of Things

Getting Back into the Swing of Things

Haley Longfellow, Editorial Board | January 24, 2020

In an ideal world, a long, rejuvenating break would bring about a strong urge to return to the security of daily routines. With the mind aching for the comforts of reality, an individual would quickly rejoin society and devotedly immerse themselves in...

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Student veganism: balancing change and comfort

Ashleigh Tain, Editor-in-Chief | January 24, 2020

In the past weeks, Oakton’s AP Environmental Science class has been studying the waste unit by embracing action and challenges. After tracking and measuring daily waste for a week, they were assigned an optional challenge of pursuing veganism. A majority...

Speaking (youth) truth to power

Wendy Gao, Editorial Board | January 24, 2020

At the close of business on New Year’s Eve, Newseum visitors found their way to the exits of the museum, and staff members began to shut down exhibits - as they had done for 11 years. Only this time, the Newseum would not open the following morning....

“Junioritis:” a Form of Procrastination Inspired by Fear

Charlie Williams, Editorial Board | January 14, 2020

Every student on their final leg of learning at Oakton is familiar with the idea of “senioritis.” With the end of the second quarter, most seniors have either gotten into college or finished the worst of the submission process. As the suffix implies,...

Your Personality Might Determine Your Academic Success

Your Personality Might Determine Your Academic Success

Sameeha Khan, Staff Writer | January 14, 2020

Personality often determines learning style, and with a diversity of personality, it is almost impossible to formulate a curriculum that fits every student, and every personality. The current education system today, however, is very similar to that of...

Governor’s School

Portia Dai, Editorial Board | January 14, 2020

Governor’s school is something many students may not have heard of unless they are in the arts (orchestra, band, or chorus) and although it offers programs in the arts, it also provides programs in academics such as medicine, agriculture, and math....

How You Can Prepare for Your Midterms

How You Can Prepare for Your Midterms

Max Dolinh, Staff Writer | January 14, 2020

Winter break is over and the first semester is over in a couple of weeks, which, as bad as it seems to think about, means your midterm exams will be happening soon as well. While it’s likely that you will only have a midterm in a select few if not only...

Clothing Exchange Drive

January 14, 2020

With the recent events happening in our world, from the amazon forest burning down to the millions of animals killed in the Australia fires,  it’s good to see some positivity happening in our community that positively impacts the ecosystem we’ve...

Photo courtesy of Emma Wagner

Seniors Admitted Into W&M and UVA

Riya Jain, Editorial Board | December 16, 2019

On December 6th, many seniors at Oakton High School were notified about their acceptances to the College of William & Mary or the University of Virginia. Their acceptances to these colleges meant that they were required to enroll in their university...

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