Oakton High School

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Oakton High School is a public high school in Vienna, Virginia, in the United States. It is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.

Oakton operates on a block schedule five days a week. It is led by its principal, John Banbury, and several assistant principals.

Contents 1 Academics 2 Test scores 3 Athletics 3.1 2005-2006 3.2 2006-2007 4 Performing arts 4.1 Band Program 4.2 Orchestra Program 5 Demographics 6 History 7 Notable Alumni 8 Publications 9 Feeder schools 10 External links 11 State Champions and Recognitions

[edit] Academics

Oakton uses the Advanced Placement program. AP classes are available to all students, though some AP classes are only available after pre-requisite courses have been taken. It is rare for any freshman to take an AP course. Post AP courses are available to sufficiently advanced students through academy courses.

The school offers a wide variety of elective courses and allows students to participate in academy courses (courses hosted by other schools at other school sites). Elective courses include philosophy, various engineering courses, journalism, video production, accounting, multivariable calculus with linear algebra and six foreign languages. In 2006, Newsweek ranked Oakton High School as the 105th best high school in the country.

[edit] Test scores

Oakton High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia. The average SAT score in 2006 for Oakton High School was 1,703 (568 in Critical Reading, 578 in Math, and 557 in Writing).

[edit] Athletics

Oakton is a member of the AAA Concorde District and the Northern Region of the Virginia High School League. Its boys cross country, football, baseball, and lacrosse teams have all claimed recent Virginia state titles.

[edit] 2005-2006

During the 2005-2006 school year, Oakton claimed three state titles: boys cross country, football, and girls lacrosse. Girls cross country, boys lacrosse, and baseball each were runners-up as well. The boys lacrosse team, with its loss to Robinson Secondary School ended its three-year streak as state champions.

[edit] 2006-2007

Oakton's golf team placed 3rd in the district, and 1st in the region. The boys cross country team placed 1st in the district and region, and 2nd in the state. The field hockey team placed 1st in the district. The football team made the playoffs, but lost in the first round to Chantilly High School, who would end up being the state runner-up. The boys cross country team currently holds the record for most consecutive state meet appearances at 9 in a row since 1998. The boys swimming and diving team finished second at each districts, regionals, and states. The girls basketball team was the district champion and region runner-up, identical results to last year.

[edit] Performing arts

Oakton's Performing Arts Department, which includes band, choral, orchestral, and theatre arts departments, regularly earns distinction as one of the premier performing arts programs in the area.

[edit] Band Program

The Oakton Band program is in its 23rd year under the direction of Dr. Cheryl Newton, and its 9th year with assistant director Michelle Taylor. The program consists of a marching band, three concert bands, two jazz bands, and winter color guard and drumline programs.

Oakton has been recognized as a Virginia Honor Band (the highest award for high school band programs) fourteen times, including eleven consecutive years from 1995 to 2005. This award is given to bands that receive superior marks for marching and concert performances of the top band. The marching band has won countless other awards at competitions throughout the country, and in addition, has been featured in parades and professional football games. The concert bands have made many appearances at Fiesta-val competitions, including locales such as Orlando, Toronto, Myrtle Beach and Chicago.

The Oakton Band program is deep-seated in tradition. Every August, the marching band will spend a week in Orkney Springs, Virginia to focus on the drill and music for the year's program and enjoy the scenery of the Shenandoah Valley. Furthermore, Oakton hosts the Oakton Classic, a marching band competition. The Classic has been held annually (usually in October) every year since 1984.

The school's fight song is "Across the Field," the same as Ohio State.

[edit] Orchestra Program

Oakton High School has two orchestras: the Symphonic Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra. Both orchestras are under the direction of a new teacher, Cheri Collins, who has taught for many years in other Fairfax County public schools. The orchestras usually give around four concerts a year. They also participate in festivals around the world, performing in locations such as Hawaii, Italy, and Orlando. In 2006, the Chamber Orchestra received a Superior rating at the district festival with Grade VI music. The Symphonic Orchestra received a Excellent rating with Grade V. This year, due to a difficulty in the grading of the pieces for the Chamber Orchestra, both orchestras went to festival with Comments Only.

[edit] Demographics

Oakton High School's student body is 72% White, 17% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% Hispanic.

[edit] History

Oakton High School was founded in 1967 in Vienna, Virginia. Oakton Elementary School has since taken over the building located in Oakton, Virginia, which was used by Oakton High School.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Sean Parker , Class of 1998 - co-founder of Napster, former president of Facebook

[edit] Publications

Oakton's award-winning publications provide many opportunities for students to express themselves. Its Publications Department produces a newspaper, "The Outlook", a yearbook called Paragon, and a literary magazine, Opus. In October of 2006, both the Outlook and the Paragon received Trophy-Class honors at the Virginia High School League, with a rating of Superior. The school also has a radio club, Fat Cat Radio, and a weekly television show, Cougar News.

[edit] Feeder schools

Crossfield Elementary School, Fox Mill Elementary School, Mosby Woods Elementary School, Navy Elementary School, Oakton Elementary School, Waples Mill Elementary School, Stone Middle School, and Rachel Carson Middle School are all in the Oakton School Pyramid. Luther Jackson Middle School, Kilmer Middle School, and Franklin Middle School are also feeder middle schools for Oakton, though they are not in the school pyramid.

[edit] External links

• Oakton High School profile at Fairfax County Public Schools

• Oakton HS Newspaper

[edit] State Champions and Recognitions

Virginia State Championships 1
Year	Sport/Competition
1978	AAA Boys Cross Country
1985	AAA Boys Golf
1991-1992	AAA Theatre
1993	AAA Girls Gymnastics
1996	AAA Creative Writing - Folder
1998	AAA Creative Writing - Folder
1998	AAA Boys Cross Country
1999	AAA Boys Soccer
1999	AAA Creative Writing - Folder
2000	AAA Baseball
2005	AAA Boys Cross Country
2005	AAA Football Division 6
2006	Girls Lacrosse (Unclassified)

Virginia State Runner-Up
Year	Sport/Competition
1982	AAA Baseball
1983	AAA Boys Golf
1990	AAA Softball
1998	AAA Girls Gymnastics
1999	AAA Boys Soccer
2001	AAA Girls Basketball
2001	AAA Softball
2002	AAA Girls Outdoor Track
2002	AAA Football Division 6
2005	AAA Girls Cross Country
2006	AAA Baseball
2006	Boys Lacrosse (Unclassified)
2006	AAA Boys Cross Country
2007	AAA Boys Swimming and Diving

Virginia Honor Band
Year	Notes
1990	First in the history of the school
1993
1995
1996	First-time repeat recognition
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002	10th Year recognition
2003
2004
2005	Last of a 11-year streak
2007

Note 1: Although Oakton was the state champion for boys lacrosse in 1992 and from 2003-2005, those titles were unofficial.