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Oakton Outlook

The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

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GPT-4: The New Standard of AI

Julian Otalvaro, Team Lead | 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...

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...

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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