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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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Desantis v Disney

Madeline Deppe, Staff Writer | June 8, 2023

Florida governor Ron Desantis, who is now running for president, is currently in a legal battle with Disney, who says that Desantis is using his governmental power against the theme park in Orlando. In May of 2022, Disney publicly came out in opposition...

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Dress Code Changes, for Better or for Worse?

Hannah Romero, Staff Writer | May 11, 2023

   Recently, communities input their opinions as to what changes could be made to the SR&R (Student’s Rights and Responsibilities). One of six revisions was to adjust the Virginia dress code policy. A variety of changes were suggested, such as...

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The Tennessee Three: Nashville and Democracy

Julian Otalvaro, Staff Writer | May 3, 2023

It's been well over a month since the latest addition to the United States' saga of shootings. On March 27th, a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee was infiltrated by a graduate of the academy, resulting in the deaths of three 9-year-old...

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GPT-4: The New Standard of AI

Julian Otalvaro, Staff Writer | March 31, 2023

Nearly every student, worker and citizen has heard of the most recent breakthrough in artificial intelligence: ChatGPT. With only a few advanced AIs already known to the public, like the image-producing DALL·E 2 and the paraphrasing QuillBot, a new figure...

A Nosy Balloon

February 24, 2023

   Recently, a suspicious looking balloon found hovering over military bases has been spotted and shot down by the U.S military. It has been suspected to be a Chinese spy balloon, and president Joe Biden was the person who ordered the balloon to...

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Mean Girls: The Musical

Marianna McDevitt, Lifestyle Editor | December 7, 2022

     Preparations are being put in place to produce one of the most infamous musicals ever, Mean Girls. Based on the 2004 film, Mean Girls, starring Lindsay Lohan, Cady Heron is thrown into a new territory, high school, in suburban Illinois. She...

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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow?

Emma Dennis, Staff Writer | December 5, 2022

With the popular winter holidays approaching, many are hoping for some snowfall to make the season special. Virginia weather is hard to predict because of the diverse landscapes and above average sea-level. However, meteorologists predict that Virginians...

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Artemis: the Rocket Hard to Miss

Vinisha Cheella, Assistant Copy Editor | December 5, 2022

             On November 16, 2022, the Artemis rocket (a next-generation space capsule) launched from NASA's Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida at 1:47 am. Artemis was sent to the moon. This rocket’s purpose is to see if it can...

November 29, 2022

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An Endless Stream of Incidents

Meher Nalwala, Staff Writer | November 22, 2022

Tragedy struck the University of Virginia Charlottesville campus on November 13th after a school field trip. A student by the name of Christopher Darnell Jones Jr, shot several students leaving three dead and several injured. According to CBS News, the...

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