Resonating Chinese Culture: Oakton’s First Chinese New Year Celebration
Amy Dai, Staff Writer
February 23, 2018
Filed under News, Oakton News
The newest honor society at Oakton is making its mark on the school community and has not disappointed. In honor of Chinese New Year, the Oakton Chinese Honor Society hosted a school wide celebration in the cafeteria last Thursday, February 15, complete with activities, live entertainment, and food. L...
Administration on Attendance
Katie Thompson, Editorial Board Member
February 23, 2018
Filed under News, Oakton News
Are you the type of kid that strolls into first period at 8:15, 8:20, or later? Then watch out because Oakton is starting to have a serious crackdown on attendance. In previous years, there has only been one teacher in charge of meeting with students and checking up on repeated tardiness. Howev...
AP European History: A Look into the Past and Present
Jessica Marshall, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2018
Filed under Feature, Oakton News, Oakton teachers, Web exclusive
With course selection days quickly approaching, it's time to start planning out the classes and electives you may want to take next year. It is important to take into account course rigor, with a range of honors and AP classes, and with one to two electives to add into the mix. When deciding which to...
Advisory’s Purpose
Clare Sparling, Staff Writer
January 26, 2018
Filed under Feature, Oakton News, Oakton teachers, Opinion
Advisory, a dreaded word for many at Oakton. As students we love to complain about the loss of cougar time and forced time spent with students that just so happen to have a last name that is alphabetically near ours. However, what if there was another side to this issue. A reason for this system that w...
New cougar time policy
Wendy Gao, Staff Writer
January 25, 2018
Filed under Oakton News, Web exclusive
The start of 2018 hastened many “new year, new me”’s, and Oakton is quick to jump on the bandwagon. After winter break, Oakton underwent numerous drastic changes. Unarguably, Cougar Towne is the biggest change. Another difference, though, is the new Cougar Time policy that allows upperclassmen to go...
Cougarettes take on Nationals
Payton Wozny, Editorial Board
January 25, 2018
Filed under Dance, Oakton News
The Oakton High School Dance Team is leaving soon for their trip to Florida where they will compete in the Universal Dance Association (UDA) dance team national competition. At this competition, they will compete against other high school dance teams from across the country. The team is flying to Orlan...
Inspiring Teens To Give Back
Zoe Siamon, Staff Writer
January 25, 2018
Filed under Local News, News, Oakton News
You’ve probably heard of the charity organization, Touching Heart, whether from a school sponsored event or a friend working with them. This nonprofit charity organization gathers children of all ages to discuss and help causes of their choice. “Touching heart is very unique in that it focuses on instillin...
California interest group attempts to create the 51st state
Courtney Te, Editorial Board
January 25, 2018
Filed under National News, News
Recently, a Californian interest group has declared most of modern day California as a new state, called, “New California.” This is due to claims that the state’s government is widely corrupted and has become ungovernable. The group claims that citizens have become subject to over-taxation and re...
Government Shutdown
Sahithi Jammulamadaka, Editorial Board
January 25, 2018
Filed under National News, Politics
Congress brought an end to the three-day government shutdown on Monday, January 21st as Democrats of the Senate scrambled to fund a short-term spending bill to fund government operations without addressing the fate of the young undocumented immigrants, or the “dreamers”. The House quickly approved the ...
What’s going on?
Kalina Boshkovska, Staff Writer
January 25, 2018
Filed under News
February is approaching and Valentines plans are already being made. After homecoming, word has spread that there was a possibility of a Sadies dance, a dance where a girl has to ask a guy out. These rumors spread fast, however they remained only rumors, but now we finally have answers. After many studen...
Life is good
Ishika Jain, Editorial Board Member
January 25, 2018
Filed under National News, News, Oakton News, Web exclusive
There have been many marches that have taken place all throughout history. The March for Life, however, is an annual march that protests against the legality and practice of abortion. The march is held in Washington D.C. and takes place usually around the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which was a ...
Missile Scare In Hawaii
aubrey harrell, Staff Writer
January 25, 2018
Filed under National News, News
On January 13, residents all across Hawaii were thrust into a panicked frenzy for 38 minutes over a false incoming missile alert. This incident occurred after a string of drills and precautions in Hawaii as a result of the tensions steadily rising between the UNited States and North Korea. With the threa...
