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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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Deadpool: from comic to screen

Deadpool: from comic to screen

Sam Rutzick | February 23, 2016

Deadpool, Ryan Reynold's X-Men spinoff about a wise-cracking gun-toting mutant mercenary, is on track to be one of the highest-grossing R rated movies of all time, and likely one of the highest-grossing...

Local student donates hundreds of stuffed animals to charity

Local student donates hundreds of stuffed animals to charity

Sam Rutzick | February 10, 2016

Everyone at school has, at some time or another, seen the massive pile of teddy bears stuffed into the display case at the end of the main hallway. It's an interesting little tidbit, that has now disappeared...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sam Rutzick | January 6, 2016

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away . . . Everyone knows the words, the heralds of excitement, drama, and lightsabers. The Star Wars movies have been beloved by the American public since the seventies,...

Movie Review: SPECTRE

Movie Review: SPECTRE

Sam Rutzick | December 9, 2015

James Bond, at this point, is essentially an institution, rather then a movie franchise. Every movie, with the exception of a rare few, hits the same main points -- the cool car, the fancy gadgets, the...

Star Trek Returns to Television January 2017

Star Trek Returns to Television January 2017

Sam Rutzick | November 9, 2015

After a ten year absence, television will return to the final frontier, as CBS prepares to launch a new Star Trek show. Star Trek, a long-lived franchise detailing the adventures of a series of captains,...

What is the proper role of technology in the classroom?

What is the proper role of technology in the classroom?

Sam Rutzick | October 28, 2015

Oakton has always been at the forefront of technological innovation, wholeheartedly adopting new techniques for properly educating students. Blackboard is a necessity, and in ever more classes, teachers...

The STEM of our troubles: does an excessive focus on STEM hinder students?

The STEM of our troubles: does an excessive focus on STEM hinder students?

Sam Rutzick | October 28, 2015

As we reach the end of the first quarter of the school year, a disturbing trend has become ever more common in school curricula across the United States, and right here, in Oakton High School. Ever more...

FCPS Crowdsources Deficit Solutions with Budget Proposal Tool

FCPS Crowdsources Deficit Solutions with Budget Proposal Tool

Sam Rutzick | October 22, 2015

As the Fairfax County Public School System reels from an absolutely devastating round of budget cuts, the administration has resorted to a bit of an unusual source for a solution – the community. Apparently...

Actor Christopher Lee, 93, dies

Sam Rutzick | June 14, 2015

Famed actor Christopher Lee died June 7, 2015, at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital of respiratory and heart failure. The renowned actor was 93 years old, and was survived by his wife and children. Lee...

Bad news for “Game of Thrones” fans: Book Six will not be released in 2015

Sam Rutzick | May 19, 2015

Season Five of "Game of Thrones" is well underway, continuing to chart the events of Westeros and the stories of the (surviving) nobles of the Seven Kingdoms. With each shocking turn and gruesome death,...

Second “Star Wars VII” trailer released

Sam Rutzick | April 21, 2015

Its been almost six months since the reveal of the first "Star Wars VII" trailer, which revealed for us the name of the movie, "The Force Awakens," and gave us the first glimpse of the main characters...

Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman all receive new costumes

Sam Rutzick | April 8, 2015

This June, the “Trinity” of DC Comics, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman receive new costumes in issue 41 of their respective comics. These new looks come on the heel of the "Divergence" initiative...

Discover some lesser known religions

Discover some lesser known religions

Sam Rutzick | January 26, 2015

Yazdisim Descending from both Islam and Zoroastrianism, Yazidis reside primarily in the Middle East. Yazidis are monotheistic, believing that God created the universe, and left seven angels, led by Melek...

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