About

About The Charger

The Charger is the award-winning student newspaper of Oxford High School, located in Oxford, Mississippi.

The print edition is published eight times a year. The website, which includes exclusive online content, is updated several times a week.

The students of the Print Journalism class write the content and design the pages.

Staff editorials reflect the views of the majority of the editorial board, comprised of the editor-in-chief, section editors and page editors. Columns and reviews with a byline reflect the views of the writer, not necessarily those of the staff.

Respectful comments on stories are encouraged on our social media accounts.

Inquiries regarding advertising in the print and online editions should be directed to Eve Gershon ([email protected]), the business manager.

Oxford High School is located at 101 Charger Loop, Oxford, Mississippi 38655. The phone number is 662-234-1562.

There are 1230 students in the high school. Sixteen students in grades 10-12 are Charger staff members.

2017-2018 REGIONAL AND STATE AWARDS

SIPA- Southern Interscholastic Press Association 

Grammar Guru – Eve Gershon, Oxford HS

Literary Magazine Team On-site Production competition

• Best Visual Element – Neely Mullen, Anna Renfroe and Emily Bone, Evoke, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

Scroggins special distinction publications: 

Newspaper:

• Mississippi – The Charger, Oxford HS

2018 Program Critiques

BROADCAST AWARDS

All-Southern

• “The Snooze,” Oxford HS

NEWSPAPER/NEWSMAGAZINE AWARDS

All-Southern

• The Charger, Oxford HS

2018 SIPA’s Best Writing Contest Winners

News Story

• Second Place – Molly Archer, The Charger, Oxford HS

Reviews

• Third Place – Livvy Cohen, The Charger online, Oxford HS

2018 SIPA’s Best Visual Contest winners

Community Ad

Third place: Anna Barrett, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

Lit Mag

Nonfiction Spread

Third place: Anna Renfroe, Evoke, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

Newspaper

Centerspread

• First place: Lauren Bial, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

Front page

Third place: Molly Archer, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

Headline Package

First place: Livvy Cohen, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

Third place: Livvy Cohen, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

Newspage 

Second place: Molly Archer, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

Op/Ed page 

First place: Livvy Cohen, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

Newspaper Portfolio 

First place: Livvy Cohen, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

Third place: Molly Archer, The Charger, Oxford HS (Mississippi)

MSPA (Mississippi Scholastic Press Association) 

State Competition

FEATURE PHOTO WINNER: Aubrey Kate Merrell, Oxford High School

SPORTS PHOTO WINNER: Sara Katherine Waller, Oxford High School

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD WINNER: Aubrey Kate Merrell, Oxford High School

OPENING PAGE DESIGN WINNER: Oxford High School

FRONT PAGE DESIGN WINNER: Livvy Cohen, Oxford High School

INSIDE PAGE DESIGN WINNER: Lauren Bial, Oxford High School

NAMEPLATE DESIGN WINNER: The Charger, Oxford High School

BEST OF SHOW WINNER: The Charger, Oxford High School

BEST FEATURE STORY WINNER: Andrew Garner & Mary Paxton Heiskell, Oxford High School

BEST SPORTS STORY WINNER:  Andrew Gardner, Albert Pharm, & Merrick McCool, Oxford High School

BEST LONGFORM STORY WINNER: Merrick McCool, The Season

BEST FEATURE COVERAGE WINNER: The Snooze, Oxford High School

NEWS STORY WINNER: Molly Archer, Oxford High School

FEATURE STORY WINNER: Walker Bailey, Oxford High School

OPINION PIECE WINNER: Klaria Holmes, Oxford High School

REVIEWS WINNER: William Carrington, Oxford High School

PAGE DESIGN WINNER: Livvy Cohen, Oxford High School

NEWS & FEATURE WRITING WINNER: The Charger, Oxford High School

ONLINE PRESENCE WINNER: The Charger, Oxford High School

BEST NEWSPAPER WINNER: The Charger, Oxford High School

SCHOLASTIC PRESS ALLY AWARD WINNER: Officer Zach Anderson, Oxford High School

BEST SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE WINNER: The Charger, Oxford High School

ORLEY HOOD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS JOURNALISM WINNER: Andrew Gardner, Oxford High School

BROADCAST EDITOR OF THE YEAR WINNER: Andrew Gardner, Oxford High School

YEARBOOK EDITOR OF THE YEAR WINNER: Anna Grace Newsom, Oxford High School