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Oakton Outlook

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Oakton Outlook

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: The Best MCU Movie Since Endgame & No Way Home

Julian Otalvaro, Staff Writer | June 7, 2023

A month has passed since the release of James Gunn's latest movie in the Marvel Cinemative Universe, but its status as the top film since Phase 4's start remains unchanged.  Quantumania and Vol. 3 both kicked off Phase 5 with the conclusions to beloved...

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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...

Obama Honors Class of 2020 Through TV Special

Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board | May 21, 2020

Even though many U.S. seniors will not be getting the traditional graduation ceremony they envisioned this summer, their accomplishments are not going unnoticed. A variety of unique virtual celebrations have begun to emerge on local and national scales....

Podcasts to Curb Quarantine Boredom

Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board | May 7, 2020

Television watching has become a go-to activity for many high schoolers in quarantine. Unfortunately, it’s not exactly eye doctor recommended to binge Netflix all day long. That’s where podcasts come in: all of the entertainment of television without...

Seniors Take On Capitol Hill

Seniors Take On Capitol Hill

Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board | April 20, 2020

On Wednesday, February 26th, the Senior class went on a field trip to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Students had varying to-do checklists to complete for their government classes, but had the freedom to explore the places they were interested in on...

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Justin Bieber’s ‘Changes’ Album Review

Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board | February 19, 2020

Justin Bieber’s latest album, Changes, is a solid, if not bland, product of the times. Laced with melancholy sounds and synthetic beats, its songs fit right in with every other pop song on the radio today. Combined with Bieber’s signature smooth vocals,...

2024 Moon Landing: Ambitious or Hopeless?

Elene LIpartiani, Staff Writer | February 19, 2020

An ambitious goal set by the Trump Administration last year, numerous people hold skepticisms about NASA’s ability to successfully manage another moon landing by 2024. For the president, this would be an immense triumph in the last year of his second...

“The Circle” Reveals That Appearances Can Be Deceiving

Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board | January 14, 2020

The new Netflix reality competition series, The Circle, manages to entertain while highlighting the deception of appearances on social media at the same time. The goal of the show is for the contestants to be perceived as the most likable and real on...

U.S. Schools Fall Behind in National Rankings

Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board | December 13, 2019

In an international test of education systems around the world, the United States fell behind top countries, remaining around the same level it has found itself for the past ten years as other countries skyrocket in rankings. Though the U.S.’s already...

Netflix for French Students

Netflix for French Students

Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board | October 30, 2019

Learning a language isn’t easy, and French is no exception. Many people say that the best way to learn a language is to be completely immersed in it, but most people don’t have the option to jet off to Paris for the semester. So they have to resort...

NASA’s Exoplanet Discoveries and Search for A New Earth

Elene Lipartiani, Staff Writer | September 15, 2019

Somewhere in the vast chasm of space, a planet maintaining life like Earth could exist! These planets are known as “exo-planets”, or planets which orbit stars outside of our solar system. Ever since 1995, when the first exoplanet was confirmed to...

The Complete Guide to College Rep Visits

Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board | September 15, 2019

One of Oakton’s most underrated resources is its college visits! Colleges from all over the country stop by the College and Career Center to give informational sessions to students during the school day. They are a great chance to not only learn more...

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