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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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Despite best efforts, Exhibition of Learning continues its decline

Despite best efforts, Exhibition of Learning continues its decline

Nina Jacobs | April 13, 2016

The Exhibition of Learning is highly regarded by Oakton administration and faculty as one of the high points of the school year. However, it has never quite elicited the same excitement from students....

Japan-America Society holds annual film festival in DC

Japan-America Society holds annual film festival in DC

Nina Jacobs | March 14, 2016

Mar. 20, 2016 marks the start of the Japan-America Society of Washington DC (JASWDC)’s third annual CineMatsuri, a DC film festival showcasing Japanese films. Kicking off the National Cherry Blossom...

The Last Sleep:on the misuse of Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings in David Lynch’s The Elephant Man

The Last Sleep:on the misuse of Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” in David Lynch’s “The Elephant Man”

Nina Jacobs | March 14, 2016

Samuel Barber's "Adagio" is often misinterpreted as a tragedy, having been voted the “saddest classical work ever” in a BBC poll in 2004. However, the piece cannot be fully understood unless heard...

FCPS students and parents coalesce in support of a fully funded budget

FCPS students and parents coalesce in support of a fully funded budget

Nina Jacobs | February 10, 2016

On Thursday February 4, the FCPS School Board held a public hearing with regard to the proposed 2016-17 budget. Nearly two hundred supporters of this budget came out to have their voices heard at a meeting...

Oakton Drama Announces Spring Musical

Oakton Drama Announces Spring Musical

Nina Jacobs | November 23, 2015

In a widely anticipated announcement, Oakton Drama revealed the spring musical on Oct. 30. Though many thought this year's show couldn't possibly top last year's Mary Poppins, The Phantom of the Opera...

From Skip Bromley to JFK

From Skip Bromley to JFK

Nina Jacobs | October 28, 2015

Oakton student performs with the National Symphony Orchestra through the Youth Fellowship Program It didn’t take Xander Day very long to realize that his family’s violin legacy just wasn’t for him....

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