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New roundabouts on University Avenue in progress

New roundabouts on University Avenue in progress

Lucy Perry, Co-News Editor January 7, 2025

Roundabouts have become a norm in the growing and thriving city of Oxford, Miss. Roundabouts in Oxford have improved overall traffic flow and driver safety. The most recent roundabouts are in progress...

OSD works to help those in need during holiday season

OSD works to help those in need during holiday season

Kendall Kipping, Editor-in-Chief January 6, 2025

In a survey done by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 30% of children in Mississippi live in poverty, which is almost double the national average. During the holiday season,...

Orchestra performs holiday concert in Ava H. Bonds Auditorium

Orchestra performs holiday concert in Ava H. Bonds Auditorium

Elliott Chaney, Staff Writer December 19, 2024

The Oxford Orchestra holiday concert featuring the OHS orchestra, chamber orchestra, cello and bass choir, and the OMS 8th grade orchestra, was held on Thursday, Dec. 12. Orchestra teacher Ceresa Caudill...

Gertrude Ford Center hosts 15th annual holiday village

Gertrude Ford Center hosts 15th annual holiday village

Brody Denevan, Staff Writer December 19, 2024

The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts opened their annual Holiday Village to the public, featuring gingerbread houses, a ceramic village, and a LEGO display on Dec. 6. The Ford Center has...

OHS introduces "Grab & Bolt"

OHS introduces “Grab & Bolt”

Logan McPhail, Staff Writer November 5, 2024

Oxford High School has recently launched Grab & Bolt, a new lunch program started on October 1st. Driven by Jeannette Clements and other faculty members, this program offers students quicker and more...

OSD becomes "A" district for ten years

OSD becomes “A” district for ten years

Jackson Addy, Staff Writer November 5, 2024

At the end of the 2023-2024 school year Oxford High School became an “A” district for 10 years in a row. According to the Mississippi Department of Education, “The Mississippi Statewide Accountability...

Unified Bowling begins fall season

Unified Bowling begins fall season

Annie Amidon, Staff Writer November 5, 2024

Unified Sports is a Special Olympics program that allows students with and without intellectual disabilities to train and compete together on the same sports team. Oxford High School’s program was started...

OHS Art Club continues to thrive, expand

OHS Art Club continues to thrive, expand

Lucy Perry, Co-News Editor November 5, 2024

The OHS Art Club rebooted in the fall of 2021. It has grown in the past three years and now includes almost 40 members. The OHS Art Club unites students from all backgrounds through their passion for art...

OHS Key Club kicks off year of service, leadership

OHS Key Club kicks off year of service, leadership

Walsh Driskell, Staff Writer November 5, 2024

As the fall semester starts, the OHS Key Club is excited to make a difference in the community. This club focuses on volunteering and leadership in an effort to get students involved in various meaningful...

Movie night in Charger Yard follows annual Fall Carnival

Movie night in Charger Yard follows annual Fall Carnival

Addison Franks, Co-News Editor November 5, 2024

The first annual Halloween Carnival at OHS was held in 2022 under the new administration of Principal Dana Bullard and Assistant Principal Lucas Ferguson. This event was planned to give the high school...

Five OHS students receive National Merit awards

Five OHS students receive National Merit awards

Sam Blackwood, Staff Writer October 3, 2024

Several Oxford High School seniors have earned the title of National Merit Semifinalists this year. They scored in the top 1% on their PSAT, these students are Ann Hunter Bigham, Elliot Bruce, and Hannah...

Winnick, Arizaga work to help EL students graduate

Winnick, Arizaga work to help EL students graduate

Addison Franks, Co-News Editor October 3, 2024

From the beginning of the 2023 school year to fall break of the same year, the number of EL students at Oxford High School doubled to 68 students. EL is a term that describes students who are learning...

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