Every February, Americans celebrate in joy as they get a day off for Presidents’ Day. The weekend is filled with sales and families taking a break from their routine.  When it comes to Presidents’...

Technology has become something that almost everyone lives with and relies on. Most people store their whole lives on their phones and if an outsider were to ever get access to someone’s device, then...

Terrorist attacks have been common in the past few years. On Monday around 7:20 pm, another supposed terrorist attack took place in a subway. A terrorist attack orchestrated by, 27-year-old Akayed Ullah,...

On November 5, tragedy struck Texas as 26 year old Devin Patrick Kelley killed 26 people and wounded 20 people at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. Kelly served in the US Air Force...

Project Based Learning has always played a vital role in Oakton’s curriculum and gives teachers a way to convey the same material in a more engaging method. Students also benefit from these new assessments...

DECA is a not-for-profit student organization that has high school chapters all around the world, it prepares high school students for marketing and finance careers. The International Competition for...

America's bills are set on a schedule to constantly get redesigned to implement better anti-counterfeit technology. In June of 2015, the Treasury Department announced that it would redesign the bill to...

As the cultural festival approaches, the question, “What is the purpose of the Cultural Festival?” has been brought up many times. Students are not sure if it is a day for people to show their talents...

After the legal battle between Dr.Luke, real name is Lukask Gottwald, and Kesha after Kesha accused him of using “date rape” drugs to sexually assault her, the outrage and support for Kesha increases...

Last week, a federal judge demanded that Apple help The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to get into the iPhone 5c of one of the San Berdino shooters, Syed Rizwan Farook. Farook, with his wife, orchestrated...

Brazil has reported to find the first virus outbreak transferred through blood transfusion. The Zika Virus was first found in a man that was infected after he was given blood while being treated for gunshot...

On Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, announced its big success of its first hydrogen bomb test. But, many people found it hard to believe that this test was successful or if...

Recently, there was a terrorist attack in Paris, causing many countries to greatly increase security. One of those countries, Belgium, had received news of a threat of a Paris-style attack in the capital,...

On Oct. 31, 2015 a Russian airline crashed into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula soon after taking off from a Red Sea Resort, killing 224 people aboard the plane. This crash is considered to be the worst air...

Fairfax County recently implemented a new Student Information System (SIS), as well as ParentVue, a parent portal. Parents now have the ability to monitor their child’s attendance, grades, course history...

On October 3,2015, an American gunship attacked the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital ( Doctors Without Borders program) in the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan. As of now the attack killed at least 23 people,...