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OHS Theatre department soars to new heights

OHS Theatre department soars to new heights

Madi Freeman, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

The Oxford High School theatre department has a long history of producing outstanding performances. This January, John Davenport, teacher and theatre director, looks to bring something new to the stage....

Nike Dunks reward program encourages school attendance

Nike Dunks reward program encourages school attendance

Sam Blackwood, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

The Oxford School District has introduced an incentive in which students with perfect attendance for the month will be entered into a drawing to win a free pair of customizable Nike Dunks. Superintendent...

OPD enforces school zone around Oxford School District schools

OPD enforces school zone around Oxford School District schools

Ellie Jones, Associate Editor January 31, 2025

The Oxford Police Department has buckled down on student speeding around Oxford schools with a new school zone policy. They have decided to become stricter in enforcing the 20 mile per hour speed limit...

OHS hosts annual blood drive amid shortage

OHS hosts annual blood drive amid shortage

Kendall Kipping, Editor-in-Chief January 30, 2025

On Jan. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Oxford School District hosted their annual blood drive. This year, the blood drive was organized by Oxford High School nurse Ashley Ledbetter, who collaborated...

AVID continues to equip OHS students with life skills

AVID continues to equip OHS students with life skills

Weldon Wilkinson, Staff Writer January 22, 2025

With the spring semester starting, the AVID program continues to help and benefit students of Oxford High School. AVID is a college readiness program that helps students get ready for the future ahead...

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...

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