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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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Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman

Maggie Campbell | August 25, 2014

There is a definitive superheroine, one who is sadly underrepresented in media, both on print and on the silver screen. I’m fairly confident you know who I’m talking about: Wonder Woman. The feminist icon, created in 1941 by William Moulton Marston,...

New Details revealed about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

New Details revealed about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Maggie Campbell | August 25, 2014

As Marvel and Disney continue to create movie hit after hit, most recently with the summer blockbuster “Guardians of the Galaxy,” their competitors at Warner Brothers and DC Comics plot their own triumphant return to the silver screen with “Batman...

Ice Bucket Challenge Raises Awareness

Ice Bucket Challenge Raises Awareness

Erin Preaskorn | August 25, 2014

With the growing popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge, most people have heard of ALS, raised awareness, and even donated money to the cause. However, many still do not know what ALS stands for. ALS, or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou...

Top 10 World Cup moments

Top 10 World Cup moments

Maggie Campbell | August 25, 2014

Whether a soccer fan or not, the 2014 FIFA World Cup sparked a new level of excitement for people all around the world. For soccer fanatics, the cup provided the chance to see the best of the best compete together at a whole different level. "The combination...

What everyone should know about ISIS

Maggie Campbell | August 22, 2014

Every morning on the way to work this summer, I would go to the 7/11 on my block. The coffee was cheap, the cashier was friendly, and I guess it was just efficient, so it became routine. There was a man named Ahmed who worked there every morning, rain...

The pride of Broadway

The pride of Broadway

Erin Preaskorn | August 22, 2014

The Broadway musical “Disney’s the Lion King” took the DMV area by storm the entire duration of its stay, from June 17 through Aug. 17 at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Based on the animated Disney movie, this musical is familiar to most...

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English Class brings reading at World Book Night

adriscoll | April 29, 2014

Book lovers worldwide rejoice. World Book Night, which took place on April 23, is an international celebration for books and reading. Participants get, along with that ever important commodity, free books, the opportunity to bring reading and literature...

A maturing team, with things going their way

A maturing team, with things going their way

alexxenos | April 29, 2014

There is plenty of excitement over the Wizards this season and for good reason. This is the first time the Washington basketball team has made the playoffs since 2008 and if the Wizards win one more game, they will have won their first playoff series...

#Haveyouseenthiscouple

#Haveyouseenthiscouple

aneenguyen | April 25, 2014

On the 12th of January, this year, a couple got engaged on the Long Island railroad train to New York. The unknown man proposed to his girlfriend using the Justin Timberlake song, “Not a Bad Thing,” and a search broke out to find this couple that...

The New Classic rapper

The “New Classic” rapper

aneenguyen | April 22, 2014

Iggy Azalea, 23 year old Australian rapper, suddenly jumped to the top of the charts. A virtually unknown artist, and even rarer, a female rapper, she had put out several small EPs before her big release of “New Classic,” which had delayed several...

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