Breathe in, breathe out. The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, the grass is green. And why is this? Because the Earth is a beautiful place, and provides each of us with the resources we need to survive....

Spending weekends on research, reading through published papers, designing and redesigning experiments. There is no rest for the weary, until after the Regional Science Fair. Students from Oakton received...

   There were warning signs for Nikolas Cruz before he committed the school shooting on Valentine’s Day in Parkland, Florida. Cruz had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School about...

Chapters one through 5 are due on Thursday. Have up to part three read by the 20th. Section two is due next class. Any student in high school is no stranger to assigned reading and mandatory books....

While the freezing temperatures the weekend of January 6 kept many people indoors and in the warmth of their own homes, students from Oakton went to Fairfax High School for the Virginia Science Olympiad...

While it is well established that students love getting together and sharing food, do we pause to consider the staff and teachers? We’ve all seen posts about Friendsgiving, or festive Christmas parties...

       Who would want to go on a trip full of driving, concerts, sleeping, and more concerts? For the students in Oakton band, their two day trip on November 15 and 16 included exactly that.  ...

   What does it take to get national recognition? Is there really a point in trying on the PSAT? Why do some juniors study so much for the preliminary SAT, if it’s just a test?    The score juniors...

This fall, there appears to be a break in the tradition. Yes, the homecoming dance was this past weekend, and yes, the football team continues to play, but where are the powder puff practices? The intense...

Uber competitive. Talent everywhere. Qualified people around every corner. All of these descriptions can be associated with one place. Northern Virginia. While this rigorous environment can make it hard...

Juniors Shazmeena Khattak and Sambriddi Pandey recently won first place at DECA Internationals in the Sports & Entertainment Operations Research (SEOR) event. Their competitors came from all around...

As much as we all love our interim principal, Mr. Meier, the question of who will be Oakton’s next principal is in everyone’s mind. Dr. Banbury left Oakton to become the Executive Principal for Region...

Former Robinson principal Dan Meier seems to be fitting into his role as interim principal at Oakton just fine. After Dr. Banbury left his role as principal of OHS during spring break to move up to the...

As students exited the auditorium on Thursday morning, the atmosphere was heavy. Students weren’t laughing and joking as usual. Instead, they were serious, contemplating the message they had just...

What are the necessary steps to make a volcano that can explode? What is the best way to drop an egg without letting it break? How do you make ooblek? What is the best way to make a paper airplane? How...

Just an ordinary Tuesday on January 9 in 2017, 10 years before this marked the start of a new era. Apple’s then-CEO and founder, Steve Jobs, announced the start of Apple’s “three in one” device....

Quick trivia question- what is the longest running quiz program on TV? If you guessed It’s Academic, you would be correct! It’s Academic is a quiz show, where teams of three students from three...

When most people think of a pageant, the image that comes to mind is probably not one that involves a high school transcript. But for Kaitlyn Hyun, senior, participating in a pageant included much more...

As the summer of 2016 is drawing to a close, a couple memorable things stick out. The continual rise of Birkenstocks, constant Harambe memes (along with the reenactment at Cincinnati High school), the...

Sex trafficking? What does that have to do with Oakton’s Stepping Stones Club? The Stepping Stone’s club has been an active member in the community in raising awareness for sex trafficking. They have...

In the rankings released on Tuesday, April 19 by U.S. News & World Report, Oakton High School was ranked as #5 for best high school in Virginia. Oakton Cougars closely followed three other Fairfax...

Senior Aline Dolinh has been to Carnegie Hall twice during high school for her writing so far, and is planning on heading down during June to the ceremony to receive her third gold medal from the Alliance...

Parity: the state or condition for being equal, especially regarding status or play. For many, this word may not mean much. But on International Women’s Day, which occurred on Tuesday, March 8, women...

Some people may be surprised to find out that Oakton has hosted several international teachers the past week through a program called TEA (Teaching Excellence and Achievement). This program is funded by...

Super Bowl Sunday means preparing in different ways. For some it meant researching the statistics for their favorite players on the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos. Others may have prefered to try...

The problem of gun violence and mass killings has been a pressing issue in the past couple of years. When defining mass killings as cases with four or more victims, there have been more than 200 mass...

Major changes to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) occurred on Dec. 3, 2015. The House of Representatives overwhelming voted for the new Every Student Succeeds Act to pass, which would start the process...

Cross country- all it takes is all you got. On Friday, November 13, girls cross country competed in the 6A state meet. The entire girls team qualified after getting first at conference and third at regionals....

On the Pacific coast of Mexico, the most powerful tropical cyclone ever measured in the Western Hemisphere hit on Friday, October 23. Wind speeds up to 201 mph, caused evacuations for many communities...