Oxford High School (Mississippi)
| Oxford High School | |
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101 Charger Loop , 38655 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°22′25″N 89°29′15″W / 34.3737°N 89.4876°W |
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| Motto | "First in Class - The Oxford Way" |
| School district | Oxford School District |
| Superintendent | Brian Harvey |
| Principal | Jacob Rousseau |
| Staff | 60.51 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,215 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.08[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue Gold |
| Mascot | The Charger |
| Rival | Lafayette High School |
| Newspaper | theChargerOnline |
| Yearbook | Flashback |
| Website | www |
Oxford High School (OHS) is a public high school in Oxford, Mississippi. It educates 1,210 students in grades nine through twelve. It is part of the Oxford School District.[2]
History
High-school students first attended public school in Oxford in 1886 when a building was erected to accommodate twelve grades of students. The University High School was the primary school in Oxford until 1963 when the town was integrated and the Oxford School District was formed.[3]
As the city of Oxford grew, so did the student population. A transition to class 5A in 2008 was followed up by a move to 6A, Mississippi's highest classification. In 2014, Oxford High School relocated and moved into a new $30 million building at 101 Charger Loop, due to the increasing number of students. The former building, which stood as the high school for nearly half a century, became the middle school for grades 7 and 8 in the district.[4]
Arts
Between 2007 and 2017, the OHS Theatre program was invited five times to the American High School Theater Festival at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5]
Athletics
The Oxford Chargers have won the Mississippi High School Athletic Association's All Sports Award 4A or 5A several years, fulfilling a commitment to being a first-class athletic program.[6]
Sports programs at Oxford High School include baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, dance, fastpitch softball, football, golf, powerlifting, slowpitch softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
On December 7, 2019, the Oxford High School Varsity Football Team won its first state title against Oak Grove. The score was 31 - 21.[7]
Notable alumni
- Edward Aschoff, sports reporter[8]
- Larry Brown, writer
- Sam Kendricks, pole vaulter, 2016 Olympics bronze medalist
- Grae Kessinger, shortstop for Ole Miss Rebels baseball and the Houston Astros organization.
- DK Metcalf, wide receiver for Ole Miss Rebels football and the Seattle Seahawks
- Karlous Miller, comedian[citation needed]
- Alex Mullen, world memory champion
References
- ^ a b c "OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Oxford High School". Public School Review. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ http://uhsoxford.org/history-and-highlights/
- ^ https://www.djournal.com/news/education/new-oxford-high-school-almost-complete/article_a60fe1d5-65ad-545b-bf4c-89f6b8a8b4db.html
- ^ "Oxford High School Theatre fundraiser on Saturday about more than the show | The Oxford Eagle". www.oxfordeagle.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ^ "Oxford Chargers Track Record as MHSAA 5A All-Sports Award Winner".
- ^ "Oxford wins first state title in program history against Oak Grove". Clarion Ledger.
- ^ Gabler, Nathanael (24 December 2019). "Oxford native, ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff dies at age 34". The Oxford Eagle. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
External links
- Oxford High School official website
- Oxford High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
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