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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

All content by Aidan Kuester
Officer Killed in Action to be Honored with Foot Race

Officer Killed in Action to be Honored with Foot Race

Aidan Kuester | March 10, 2016

As many OHS students know, last week saw one of the saddest and most serious occurrences within the NOVA area. While responding to a domestic violence call Officer Ashley Guindon was shot and killed, and...

Its as easy as ABC... or is it?

It’s as easy as ABC… or is it?

Aidan Kuester | February 8, 2016

This past Saturday saw witness to what may end up being the most legendary SNAFU in the 2016 election so far. While this year has been no stranger to comedic moments, from the Sarah Palin endorsement speech...

A song of delay and disappointment

A song of delay and disappointment

Aidan Kuester | January 12, 2016

Earlier this month the worst news of the entire year hit me. 'The Winds of Winter' would not be coming this Spring. Worse, it may not even come this year. What will come is the next season of HBO's hit...

QR Codes: Yay or Nay

QR Codes: Yay or Nay

Aidan Kuester | November 11, 2015

With the development of the QR code scanner in recent years Oakton has turned to this new technology for a number of things. Recently the vote for members of Homecoming court used QR codes, to a certain...

Trump and Technology

Trump and Technology

Aidan Kuester | November 11, 2015

With the introduction of controversial candidates like Donald Trump the 2016 Presidential race has seen the rise of a new political kingpin: Twitter. Twitter, in its simplest form, is a platform that allows...

League of Legends World Championships to Conclude this Saturday

League of Legends World Championships to Conclude this Saturday

Aidan Kuester | November 11, 2015

This weekend marks perhaps the single biggest event to take place annually in the e-sports world: the league of legends world championship. After almost a month of games to progress from twenty teams down...

Fallout 4 Announced at E3

Aidan Kuester | June 15, 2015

Last week gaming company Bethesda Softworks announced the long awaited release of 'Fallout 4,' the next entry into the long running franchise first started in 1997. While the series has changed legal hands...

Mad Max: Fury Road Review

Aidan Kuester | June 1, 2015

First off, I just want to establish that I've never seen the original Mad Max films, even though I should have. That being said, I have no idea how this movie might hold up to long time fans of Mad Max,...

The Martian

The Martian

Aidan Kuester | May 7, 2015

Summer is fast approaching, and many of you might be looking for books to read on flights, car rides, or at the pool. If so, I've been in the exact same boat, and I recently found three amazing choices....

NA LCS Spring Split Comes to a Close

NA LCS Spring Split Comes to a Close

Aidan Kuester | April 14, 2015

This past weekend the North American League Championship Series, a competitive e-sports group, held it's spring quarterfinals to determine which two teams would fight for the title of North American champions....

American Sniper: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

American Sniper: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Aidan Kuester | March 10, 2015

This past month an extremely controversial movie came out, and while before that "the Interview" held the crown of controversy, it was quickly stolen by "American Sniper." People have many different opinions...

SAT-Optional schools allow students to stress more over GPAs: A satire

Aidan Kuester | February 9, 2015

In the past months the number of colleges that have shifted from requiring some form of SAT or ACT score to be submitted has shifted, with almost 850 schools now considering these tests to be optional,...

Why pledge allegiance?

Aidan Kuester | January 9, 2015

We all know about the pledge of allegiance. By now, if you went to school fairly consistently in the past, you have said it over 1,600 times. It’s strange, because I feel like most people don’t think...

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