Unfortunately, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many important milestones for the Class of 2020 have been canceled and their final days of high school were suddenly ripped out from under their feet. While senior prom may have been canceled and sports...
A little over a month ago, Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia ordered that K-12 schools be shut down for the duration of the year, as a necessary step in improvement towards the coronavirus pandemic. Students all around the state were upset by this...
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...
Here is a list of tips and tools to help maintain friendships over this mandatory break from socializing. Below are some apps, games, and activities, along with where you can find them. These tips should help with staying connected to friends over this...
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...
The outbreak of COVID-19 has had a large, mostly negative, impact on many lives in all age groups. Whether that be losing a job, working in unsafe conditions, or simultaneously working and taking care of a family. Students’ lives have drastically...
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....
If you’ve spent time in any public school across Fairfax County, or any public school across the country for that matter, chances are you’ve heard people mention the single-player number puzzle game, 2048. The simplicity and ease of the game, as well...
How will fashion be defined throughout 2020? Johnathan Anderson, famous fashion designer and founder of JW Anderson describes it as “nouveau chic,” an expression demonstrating the mature yet innovative styles proposed by brands such as Victoria...
With everything closing or already closed, it is easy to focus on the negatives. School is cancelled, we can not see our friends, and all the toilet paper is gone. The problem with looking at the negatives is it will begin to affect our mood and can even...
