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Oakton Outlook

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Oakton Outlook

The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

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What the Capital riot means for the new Congress and the Biden administration

Anna Allred, Staff Writer | January 14, 2021
The ramifications of Wednesday’s assault on the Capital will no doubt be far-reaching, particularly for the new Congress, already sworn in, and President-Elect Biden, whose inauguration is on the 20th. 
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The Future Musicians Club

Harriet Limkin, Staff Writer | January 14, 2021

While the music and arts are a thriving community at Oakton through band, chorus, and orchestra courses, there hasn’t really been a place for musicians to connect outside of taking a class. Music classes at Oakton can be fun and rewarding, however at...

United Kingdom Second Lockdown Due to Covid Mutation

Emma Dennis, Staff Writer | January 14, 2021

Hospital Mania The United Kingdom unfortunately received a second wave of the Coronavirus recently. Not only does it have several new characteristics than the previous outbreak, it seems to have brought more people into the Emergency Room in such a...

Operation Warp Speed

Lucy Holt, Editorial Board | January 14, 2021

At this rate, Operation Warp Speed, a partnership led by Vice-President Mike Pence made to combat rising Covid-19 cases in the country, would take 10 years to overtake the unfaltering spread of Covid-19 in the U.S. Out of the 29 million doses of the vaccine...

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New Coronavirus Strains

Serena Hirani, Staff Writer | January 14, 2021

Like any other naturally forming product in this world, the coronavirus is not perfect. Over time, genetic mistakes are bound to be made, leading to new mutations in the virus itself. According to Pfizer, however, it seems that COVID-19 mutates almost...

Trumps response when Pence told him that he cant do anything about the votes

Trump Social Media Ban and Investigation

Kaleb Steele, Sports Editor | January 14, 2021

President Donald J Trump was holding a rally outside of the White House. Donald J Trump first said to his crowd, “We will stop the steal!” He continued to say, “We will never give up, we will never concede.” “We won it by a landslide,” he...

A timeline of the Capitol riots

Addison Becker, Staff Writer | January 13, 2021

On January 6, 2021, rioters stormed the nation's Capitol in DC. Here's a breakdown of how these events transpired. 

The Chronology of the Insurrection

January 13, 2021

“Be there, will be wild." On January 6, several thousands of protestors gathered at Freedom Plaza for the third major protest in D.C. since President Trump lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. And with raging fire, fueled by a Twitter invitation...

The horrifying truth about animal testing

Dilara Vural, Staff Writer | November 5, 2020

Animal testing is the horrifying practice with disastrous impacts. It is defined as, “the procedures performed on living animals for purposes of research into diseases and assessing the effectiveness of new medical products and testing human health/environmental...

Projections for the Upcoming Election

Emma Dennis, Staff Writer | November 1, 2020

An election can simply alter the way America runs in the future. That’s why it’s so crucial that you vote. It’s not just a win or lose situation with no strings attached, it affects each and every American citizen.     The...

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NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian Crewmates safely return to Earth during a global pandemic

Rania Shah, Editorial Board | November 1, 2020

After 196 days of operating within Earth's orbit beyond the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy returned from his third space commission. Alongside Cassidy's arrival were cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of the Russian...

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