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Seniors at the fair set up different booths and activities for students to participate in. The fair ran from first through fourth period.

Seniors show off their knowledge of Medieval times at annual fair

Lauren Bial, Staff Writer March 20, 2018

Every year seniors at Oxford High School are given the opportunity to show off what they have learned in their English IV classes about Medieval culture and literature. Students from both the high school...

The Writers Block is a school organization designed with the goal of providing students with aid in their writing. The logo, designed by a student, was decided upon by a school-wide vote.

Writer’s Block writing center starts at OHS

Emmie Stevens, Staff Writer March 5, 2018

English teacher Brittany Franks started a writing center for OHS to help students learn to write more effectively. Students that sign up can bring a rough draft of an essay for any class to discuss with...

sophomores Sophie Quinn and Jupiter O’Donnell do the warmup dance at Moving Metaphors. The event was held on Feb. 6 in the library.

Moving Metaphors brings students together for poetry, dancing

Grace Logan, Staff Writer February 20, 2018

The “Moving Metaphors” program recently made its appearance at Oxford High School allowing many students to experience the arts in a new, more direct way. This program reached Oxford High School through...

Sophomore Mary Paxton Heiskell exits the United Blood Services donor bus after giving blood. The school decided to host the blood drive because of Mississippis low amount of donated blood throughout the state.

School hosts emergency blood drive, blood shortage in Mississippi

Anna Barrett, Staff Writer February 19, 2018

Oxford High School holds two blood drives every year: one in the fall and one in the spring. Due to a shortage of blood in the state, there was an emergency drive held at the school on Feb. 6. “We...

Sophomore Ben Peeler competes in the I Heart Ping-Pong Tournament. He and many other students participated in the tournament on Valentines Day to help attract members for OHSs ping-pong club.

Ping-pong team hosts tournament in library

Emmie Stevens, Staff Writer February 19, 2018

The OHS ping-pong club sponsored the “I Heart Ping-Pong Tournament” on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday Feb. 14, 2018. “Nothing is more romantic than a competitive ping-pong tournament,” junior Marawan...

Oxford mourns loss of teacher Sherry Buford

Oxford mourns loss of teacher Sherry Buford

Molly Archer, Editor-In-Chief, News Editor February 16, 2018

Oxford School District mourns the loss of intermediate school math teacher Sherry Buford, 46. Buford started teaching with the school district in 2005. “I remember when I was starting to struggle...

Senior Taylor Ross won a gold key for her senior portfolio named Tribulations that included this photo titled Tell Me Im Pretty of senior Emily Toma. Rosss portfolio that will now be moving on to compete in a national competition investigated peoples troubles and suffering.

Art students honored at Brooks Museum ceremony

Eve Gershon, Features Editor February 16, 2018

On the weekend of Feb. 10, students who won awards in the Mid-South Scholastic Art competition were honored at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. “I submitted about seven pictures, and I got a gold...

Sophomore Spencer Norris plays Fortnite on his console. An Esports club where students can play the game was started at OHS by junior Matthew Swales.

Fortnite rises in popularity, students play game in new Esports club

Edward Brown, Staff Writer February 7, 2018

With over 45 million users playing and many Oxford High School students taking part, Fortnite has quickly become one of the most popular multiplayer games of 2018. The game incorporates a “last man standing”...

Teen pregnancy rate continues to decrease in Lafayette county

Teen pregnancy rate continues to decrease in Lafayette county

Molly Archer, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2018

Mississippi has the second highest teen pregnancy rate in the entire country. In 2015 alone, for every 1,000 teenage girls in Lafayette county, eight became a mother. According to Teen Health Mississippi,...

BREAKING: Former OSD business manager arrested

BREAKING: Former OSD business manager arrested

Molly Archer, Editor-In-Chief, News Editor January 25, 2018

The former business manager for the Oxford School District was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of embezzlement. Charles Rainey, 46, allegedly embezzled $1,800 from the district and the...

Dresses were hung around the girls fitness room for students to pick from during the dress event for Winter Formal. The event was held on Jan. 22 and continued during Power Hour Jan. 23.

Dress event offers girls free dress rental for their Winter Formal apparel

Eve Gershon, Features Editor January 24, 2018

Some girls at OHS may find getting a dress that they like or can afford for school dances to be difficult, but girls' fitness teacher Rose Hickey wanted to change that with her Winter Formal Dress Event...

School bus gets covered in ice and snow during days out of school. Students did not have to go to school from Jan. 12 through Jan. 18.

District receives unexpected week out of school due to icy roads

Lauren Bial, Staff Writer January 23, 2018

Due to recent inclement weather, Oxford schools were out Friday, Jan. 12 through Thursday, Jan 18. The snow days fell right around Martin Luther King jr. Day, which means students received a seven day...

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