Amid allegations that General Flynn communicated with the Russian ambassador and misinforming the Vice-President about those conversations, the significance of U.S.-Russia relationships has exploded in...

The line extends deep into the lot, a yellow wall of buses blocking the way as pedestrians crawl past your car in enviable speed. Tired students and angry parents alike wave their fists at the army of...

  NOTE: Three Steps' current drive will be taking place with collection boxes in the lobby at Waples Mill Elementary, running until Friday, 1/13/17.     Today the Oakton...

  Para el resto del año, el Oakton Outlook piensa colgar las actividades del club en esta página web. Recuerde chequear aquí para noticias, anuncios, fotos, y cuentos sobre el club. La vamos...

Monday’s presidential debate set records across the board, attracting as many as 100 million viewers to the rhetorical brawl. Observers across the country critiqued the two candidates from their social...

When news struck of the tragedy that passed in an Orlando nightclub earlier this month, a cocktail of emotions was incited in people around the world. Most decried the hate and ostracizing sentiments...

MLB preseason excitement hits its stride as spring training play kicks off During the grueling bore of the offseason’s winter months, the ears of every baseball fan anxiously await four important words:...

Oakton builds community, respect by pledging to end use of "R-word" Entering Oakton’s cafeteria for lunch on March 2, students were greeted with a nearly overwhelming display of celebration. For a room...

Al Jazeera America, the New York City-based news network, announced on Wednesday that it will end its operations for good on Apr. 30, 2016. For Al Jazeera America (also referred to as AJAM), this closure...

Trump sparks national security debate over controversial call for ban on Muslim immigration On December 8, Donald Trump called in a statement for a ban on the immigration of Muslims into the United States. Citing...

Most would recognize his voice from the daily morning announcements. Many juniors are familiar with his face from their classes together. His presence at Oakton has grown undeniable, but what many do not...

Revenge can be a powerful force in sports. For the senior girls playing in last week’s Powder Puff football game, that emotion propelled them to one of the most commanding victories of the game’s...

Evacuations strike Oakton during after-school activities Students who stayed after school on Monday and Wednesday last week were met with a bit of a surprise when they were forced to evacuate the building...

On Oct. 20 2015, exactly a week after the first Democratic presidential debate, former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb announced he would no longer be seeking the Democratic nomination for president. After numerous...

For high school seniors already stressing out over the college applications process, things may have just gotten a little crazier. The American College Test (ACT) has announced that, due to an unusually...

Students in the United States have been taking the SAT since the early 20th century, and in recent years their numbers have ballooned up to monstrous levels. In 2014, nearly 1.7 million students took the...

In today’s digital age, seemingly everything we do has gone online. From reading books, to playing games, to checking what the homework was, activities that had traditionally been in the real world are...

More so than almost ever before, Major League Baseball is in need of a serious offensive pickup. With a youth fan base that is growing more and more disillusioned, the need for change in baseball is absolutely...

Since its conception, America has been a nation based on the ideals of free speech. The ability for people to express themselves is absolutely vital to development of a strong society, a fact realized...

Quentin Tarantino. Stanley Kubrick. The Coen brothers. All-time great directors, and all with a shared taste for the flair in showbiz. In the books of many avid moviegoers, the creations of these directions...

It’s just that crazy time of year again.   Teachers scramble to fit in midterms and finals in a rapidly closing quarterly window. Coaches and players are gearing up for both the start and finish...

Before this year, choosing to retake an assessment at Oakton was often an extremely unpredictable process. Under the previous retake system, the school had no standards for reassessing, leading to an erratic...

Earlier this month, Oakton was greeted by a very unique group of visitors. During the week of September 29th to October 3rd, Oakton’s baseball program played host to a team of players who traveled from...

Today, students in Virginia are paying more for their in-state tuition fees than ever before. Recent years have shown a dramatic increase in the cost of going to school at state-funded universities, making...