On Feb.13, 2016 , Kanye West dropped his new album, The Life of Pablo, on Tidal. West originally announced that he would be releasing the album on February 11, so when he did not commit to his promise,...
As our “snowzilla” traps us in our homes, one of the largest reasons for schools to close is the potential for students to get into car accidents considering the fact that we are all inexperienced...
On December 2, through Twitter Oakton's Yearbook released the results to their day long poll for the Senior Superlative nominations. Each category was supposed to have one male and one female winner and...
Senior Marriya Schwarz, an Opus Literary Magazine editor-in-chief, designed a flamboyant and intriguing spread for the past year's issue, Silhouette. The spread had a full color giraffe with a green background...
As you may know, Oakton’s Leadership class works extremely hard to appeal to all audiences in the student body. When crisis occurs, such as Hurricane Joaquin postponing homecoming, the students gather...
As we reach mid-June, the season for the annual senior prank commences. For Oakton, students of the 2015 class brought their beds to school. On Wednesday, June 11, with pillows and blankets in hand, seniors...
As June approaches, Oakton's seniors have started planning their grad parties. Facebook has been the largest invitation site used so far, as students can plan their parties and invite people accordingly....
Over spring break 2015, aka SB2K15, the most popular Instagram and Twitter posts seemed to be at the beach. Some of the most popular beaches visited were Daytona Beach, FL, Hilton Head, SC, and many others...
For Oakton students and the NoVa area, it seems as if this long winter is finally over. With temperatures in the high 60’s and the sun shining almost every day, springs official arrival has become a...
"GiGi" a film directed by Vincente Minnelli in 1958, has been re-created into the form of a Broadway production with celebrity Vanessa Hudgens as the lead character. The story takes place in Paris during...
The most recent "lady killer" triology has now become a major motion picture that was released on Valentine’s day weekend. "Fifty Shades of Grey" written by E.L. James in 2011 has been a top seller for...
Directed by Clint Eastwood and distributed nationwide on Jan. 16 by Warner Bros, “American Sniper”, brought in upwards of $200 million in its first ten days. The story of navy SEAL Chris Kyle is portrayed...
On September 19, Oakton’s “rowdy cougs” fought for victory against the Annandale Atoms under the Friday night lights. When students first arrived on the cougar path, some had to open their jackets...
