Oakton High Vies for $10,000 in Spirit Contest

Students and parents helped pump up the football and field hockey teams before their games Friday with a street party outside Oakton High School.

With a White-Out theme, fans dressed all in white, with some going so far as to paint themselves or dye their hair white, as well.

The street party came ahead of the voting period for Johnsonville Spiritville contest, in which the Cougars are finalists.

The winner of the contest will receive $10,000 toward its Athletic Booster Club and a visit from the Johnsonville Big Grill for a tailgate part. The Cougars were selected as a finalist based on their Outback Bowl traditions.

Voters can cast their vote once a day until midnight Oct. 28, and must register before voting for the first time. To vote for Oakton, click here.

Both teams won Friday night, with the football team defeating Chantilly 21-14 and the field hockey team defeating Herndon 3-1.

GAME OF THE WEEK

This Friday's Oakton High football game against Westfield High has been nominated for both WUSA-9 Toyota Game of the Week and the FOX 5 Game of the Week.

Both the Cougars and the Bulldogs are undefeated.

To vote online, click here for the WUSA-9 poll. The poll is open until 10 p.m. Thursday.

For the FOX 5 poll, voters may text "Oakton" to 29473. To vote online in the FOX 5 poll, click here.