Oakton High School

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**Oakton High School**

Established	1967
School type	Public
Principal	John Banbury
Students	2,374
Colors	Burgundy and gold
Mascot	Cougar
Location	2900 Sutton Road Vienna, Virginia 22181
Information	(703) 319-2700
Website	www.fcps.edu/OaktonHS/

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.

1 Academics
2 Test scores
3 Athletics
- 3.1 2005-2006
- 3.2 2006-2007
4 Performing arts
5 Student transportation
6 Demographics
7 History
8 Publications
9 Feeder schools
10 External links
11 State Champions

[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.

[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. Oakton's band has been a Virginia Honor Band 13 times since its opening. This award is given to bands that get superior ratings for their marching bands and concert bands. In 2006, all Oakton High School bands received a superior rating at festival, as well as the chamber orchestra. In 2006, the Oakton High School Marching Cougars received a Superior rating at the state festival. In 2005, the Oakton High School Marching Cougars received an excellent rating at the state festival. (ranking goes as such: 1-superior, 2-excellent, 3-good, 4-poor.) Oakton hosts the yearly Oakton Classic, a major marching band competition.

[edit] Student transportation

Oakton High School students are transported to and from school daily on over 23 different school buses operated by the FCPS Office of Transportation. Transportation is also provided to students after hours.

[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, but the original Oakton High School, now Oakton Elementary School, was located in Oakton, Virginia.

[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 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.

[edit] State Champions

Virginia State Championships
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