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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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“Pitch Perfect 2” pitched to number one at the box office

courtneydo | May 19, 2015

Your favorite aca-awesome acapella singing group is back and they've brought their A-game. The much anticipated sequel to last year's blockbuster "Pitch Perfect" was finally released Friday, May 13, making...

EDM movement making waves

EDM movement making waves

courtneydo | April 26, 2015

Imagine music pounding so hard you can feel it in your bones and dancing bodies seen only through flashes of techno color lights. This is what it was like last Friday, April 17 at Martin Garrix's concert...

Seniors take on The Hill

Seniors take on The Hill

courtneydo | March 12, 2015

On Wednesday, Feb. 25 Oakton's senior class boarded the metros bright and early for the annual Capitol Hill field trip. Over the years, this trip has become legendary as government students take to what...

Sliding through the snow

Sliding through the snow

courtneydo | January 26, 2015

As the winter season rolls around and snow starts to set, sports take a turn towards the imaginative. In addition to the traditional snowman building, igloo-making, snowball-throwing festivities, some...

Lets get a little bit rowdy

Let’s get a little bit rowdy

courtneydo | November 6, 2014

Under new sporting event regulations, the traditional tailgating and crowd behavior for students has been altered and some may say being under the constant eye of administration and fearing repercussions...

Not so Private Twitter

Not so Private Twitter

courtneydo | November 6, 2014

To quote Mean Girls, evil takes a form in Private Twitter. That’s why it’s so big today, it’s full of secrets. Granted, this may be paraphrased a bit, but it remains true. Except instead of Regina...

To Pay or Not to Pay?

courtneydo | September 1, 2014

Debate ensues over whether NCAA College Athletes should be paid to play a sport at their University. Sports are hugely popular in this country, and are televised and advertised daily, earning much revenue....

Turf War

courtneydo | September 1, 2014

In the past, soccer in America tended to fly under the radar compared to other sports. However, after this summer’s past FIFA Men’s World Cup in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, soccer grew in popularity across...

“Purge” threats sweep the nation

courtneydo | August 29, 2014

The blockbuster thriller “The Purge” (2013) captivated viewers with the craziness of an alternative government in America. The film, which grew wildly popular in the past year, centers on the idea...

A farewell to Robin Williams

A farewell to Robin Williams

courtneydo | August 27, 2014

Some knew him as Professor Brainard, some called him Genie, and some recognized him as Mrs. Doubtfire, or Mr. Keating, or better yet ‘my Captain’. With the loss of these iconic identities, it is inconceivable that...

They DECA Did It

They DECA Did It

courtneydo | June 11, 2014

  At the beginning of the month, marketing students Sydney Applegate and Mason Hawkins walked away from the 2014 DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) as Top 10 International Finalists...

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