On April 12, 2016, the nation celebrated Equal Pay Day. Equal Pay Day was founded by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as an event to demonstrate the pay gap between women and men. The...
Disney Channel is starting something new with their High School Musical franchise. High School Musical 4 is planning to debut, but the movie still needs to be put together. On March 1, Disney Channel’s...
On March 27, 2015, astronaut Scott Kelly lifted off from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station to begin his year in space. The reason for this long mission was for scientists to experiment on what...
The award winning Oakton Improvables have done it yet again. After having their show cancelled three times due to inclement weather, the Oakton Improvables finally got to get on stage on February 19. This...
Be nicer to others
Instead of getting in fights with your parents over grades, or your sibling over who rides shotgun, tell your parents you will try harder in school or tell your sibling that they...
It’s Academic, an academic quiz competition for high schoolers, started airing in 1961 on NBC4 in Washington, D.C. This is the shows 55th school year of being on T.V, which is why the show received a...
For all the Gilmore Girls fans out there who are feeling more distant from the show than ever, don’t fret. Netflix is planning a Gilmore Girls comeback, and it is going to be huge. If you ever felt your...
How to make your Halloween scary and memorable
1) Budget your Halloween costume to see how much money you will need to create it.
2) Sketch your costume out to have an image to go by when making the...
“It’s time to butterfly” sings Selena Gomez, from her new album Revival, which came out October 9th, 2015. This album rings with confidence and advice on picking yourself back up, which are seen...
Background Info on Earthquakes
More than 25 million years ago, India crashed into Asia, which were just two huge land masses. These two land masses are still colliding, pushing together at about two...
This winter has been more frigid than Elsa, the Snow Queen in “Frozen”, meant it to be. Even though she sang “the cold never bothered me anyway”, it’s definitely bothering us at this point. The...
The 2015 Oscar nominees were presented to the public, and as a result, many people were angered by the fact that most of the nominees were white and male. Immediately after the announcement, Twitter blew...
Aries (March 21- April 20)
You’re an outgoing person who is a source of endless adventure for your friends. Jan. is your time to put that fiery personality to good use. That’s right, take a bold step...
The Honor Council has been around at Oakton for two years, and has already had an impact on the students. This aspect of Oakton is for administration to keep students in line under the honor code, which...
