In the rankings released on Tuesday, April 19 by U.S. News & World Report, Oakton High School was ranked as #5 for best high school in Virginia. Oakton Cougars closely followed three other Fairfax County Public Schools also in the top five. Fairfax...
Mental Health Awareness Week is currently being held at Oakton to reduce stress in students during the last week of third quarter. The activities planned are sponsored by The Josh Anderson Foundation and Active Minds. This de-stress week is filled with...
On December 2nd, 2015, a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California resulted in the loss of 14 lives along with the injury of 17 others. The panic and chaos that ensued afterwards led to intense investigation of the two suspects Syed Rizwan Farook...
Stepping Stones (Human Trafficking Awareness Club) was selected by Oakton High School to receive a 2016 Student Peace Award of Fairfax County. For fourteen years this organization has honored high school students who have promoted peace or worked to...
Mar. 20, 2016 marks the start of the Japan-America Society of Washington DC (JASWDC)’s third annual CineMatsuri, a DC film festival showcasing Japanese films. Kicking off the National Cherry Blossom Festival, CineMatsuri will feature five recent films...
In the DMV, the Metro is a very prominent source of transportation, averaging at over 700,000 passenger trips per day in 2015. The Metro is mostly used by commuters throughout the area, but is also useful for people who don’t use it as often as others,...
Recent news reports have broadcasted new scientific discoveries about the explosive Zika virus. The Zika virus has now spread to many places in Central America and Africa, such as Puerto Rico, Brazil, Uganda, and Costa Rica. Since the outbreak in December,...
Ishika Jain, Editorial Board Member
| March 14, 2016
After the legal battle between Dr.Luke, real name is Lukask Gottwald, and Kesha after Kesha accused him of using “date rape” drugs to sexually assault her, the outrage and support for Kesha increases by the day. In February 2016, a judge denied Kesha’s...
The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has recently arrived in the United States of America. This was the first time a Canadian political leader has visited the United States in about 20 years. Trudeau decided to make the trip after Barack Obama...
The SAT has been known as the “near-impossible” college admissions test that stops students dead in their tracks when it comes time to try and conquer the gargantuan exam. However, in order to address growing complaints regarding the test and to better...
On March 27, 2015, astronaut Scott Kelly lifted off from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station to begin his year in space. The reason for this long mission was for scientists to experiment on what space does on the human body. What scientists...
Parity: the state or condition for being equal, especially regarding status or play. For many, this word may not mean much. But on International Women’s Day, which occurred on Tuesday, March 8, women all over the world celebrated the progress of women...
