Oxford neighborhood closing may lead to relocation for OSD students
Miranda Grayzel-Ward, staff writer
December 12, 2016
The closing of Riverside Place, one of Oxford’s only section 8 public housing complexes and home to several Oxford School District students, may lead to students being relocated from Oxford. Section 8 housing provides subsidized apartment complexes for low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled. In...
Indoor track teams start season on high note
Cailyn Brock, Sports Writer
December 11, 2016
Oxford High School’s indoor track teams traveled to Birmingham, AL, to compete in the 2016 Magic City Invitational on December 3 to begin their season. The results reflected the hard work that the team put in as the boys place second overall to Winfield and the girls come in third. The top finishers...
OHS band to play at Ole Miss basketball game
Eric Maddigan, Staff Writer
December 9, 2016
Filed under News
Over 100 students will be performing as part of the OHS band at the Ole Miss men’s basketball game on Thursday, Dec. 15, when the Rebels take on Murray State. “Ole Miss contacted Mr. Roberson about playing at the game because Ole Miss students are out for the holidays,” band director Mel Morse...
Knowledge Bowl team wins competition, advances to second round
Caroline Crews, Features Editor
December 7, 2016
Filed under News
On Dec. 1, five members of the OHS Quiz Bowl team competed in a competition in Memphis called Knowledge Bowl. Seniors Nitin Ankisetty, Shawn Chao, Tycho Jenkins, and Ash Hurdle, and junior Anish Ravishankar participated in the competition. The annual WREG Memphis News Channel 3 competition consists of...
Childish Gambino’s “Awaken, My Love!” takes unexpected turn
Livvy Cohen, Staff Writer
December 5, 2016
Filed under Entertainment, Home
One month ago, if you asked the average listener about Childish Gambino, alias for Donald Glover, most would say he’s an artist in the rap genre. As of Dec. 2nd with his new release “Awaken, My Love!,” Glover now has surpassed one genre and entered into R&B, funk, soul, rock, and experimental m...
Lady Chargers soccer off to impressive start
Grant Daniels, Sports Writer
November 30, 2016
Oxford girls soccer is underway as the red hot Chargers are off to an impressive 6-0 start under second year head coach Hunter Crane. In the start, they have absolutely dominated the competition thus far, scoring a total of 31 goals, averaging 5.2 goals per game while giving up just two goals all year...
Students participate in OHS Reading Fair
Eve Gershon, Staff Writer
November 29, 2016
The trifold boards are out. The poster board markers are officially out of ink. It must be time for the Reading Fair. “It’s more than just sticking ideas or thoughts on a trifold board, but it’s a way that they (students) can really think about what they’re reading,” librarian Lynndy Hurdle...
“The Edge of Seventeen” unexpected heartbreaker
Livvy Cohen, Staff Writer
November 28, 2016
Filed under Entertainment, Home
Hopes were held high as a new coming-of-age story hit the theaters this past week. The Edge of Seventeen was released on Nov. 18th, and the excitement surrounding it reached extreme after being compared to John Hughes movies by big publishers such as Rolling Stone magazine . As it was competing with ...
Tyler continues to inspire students in his 24th year of teaching
Eve Gershon, Staff Writer
November 28, 2016
Students often complain that four years in high school is a bit too much to handle. Driver’s education teacher and basketball coach Drew Tyler has been a teacher in the Oxford School District for 24 years, longer than any other teacher at OHS. “I got into education and just felt like I could ...
Winter brings plethora of Powerhouse events
Carter Diggs, Entertainment Editor
November 28, 2016
Filed under Entertainment, Home, News
In the wake of the phenomenally successful showing of “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (YAC) has prepared many more events for students and families to enjoy. As the weather grows colder and the holidays draw nearer, several seasonal activities have been established. For ...
Ninth, tenth graders eligible for exemptions depending on MAP scores
Molly Archer, Staff Writer
November 28, 2016
Freshmen and sophomores are now able to receive exemptions on their English and math exams this school year, depending on their Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test scores. Principal Bradley Roberson developed a new policy that states if a student’s test scores were in the 80th percentile, which...
Staff Editorial: Inclusion, not division is way to move forward
November 28, 2016
There is no denying that there are people who have become fearful after the election results came out, especially after others have already committed hateful actions across the country. On Nov. 14, Senior Class President Dany Morales took the courage to share his message on the announcements following...
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