Oxford High School (Mississippi)

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Oxford High School
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Location
Oxford High School (Mississippi)
101 Charger Loop

Oxford
,
Mississippi
38655

United States
Coordinates 34°22′25″N89°29′15″W / 34.3737°N 89.4876°W / 34.3737; -89.4876
Information
Motto"First in Class - The Oxford Way"
Established1886
School district Oxford School District
SuperintendentBradley Roberson
PrincipalJacob Rousseau
Staff88.25 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,370 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.52 [1]
Color(s)  Royal Blue
  Gold
MascotThe Charger
Newspaper theChargerOnline
Yearbook Flashback
Website www.oxfordsd.org/ohs

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]

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Its boundary includes almost all of Oxford, the University census-designated place, and some unincorporated areas. [3]

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. [4]

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. [5]

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. [6]

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. [7]

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, volleyball, and wrestling.

On December 7, 2019, the Oxford High School varsity football team completed a post-halftime comeback to win its first state title against Oak Grove, winning 31-21. [8]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Oxford High School". Public School Review. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lafayette County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 21, 2022. - Text list
  4. ↑ "History and Highlights | UHS Oxford". November 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ "New Oxford High School almost complete | Education | djournal.com". August 31, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Oxford High School Theatre fundraiser on Saturday about more than the show | The Oxford Eagle". www.oxfordeagle.com. June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Oxford Chargers Track Record as MHSAA 5A All-Sports Award Winner".
  8. ↑ "Oxford wins first state title in program history against Oak Grove". Clarion Ledger.
  9. ↑ Gabler, Nathanael (December 24, 2019). "Oxford native, ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff dies at age 34". The Oxford Eagle. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  10. ↑ Suss, Nick (December 18, 2019). "Oxford HS 4-star recruit chooses Auburn over Ole Miss; says he never spoke with Lane Kiffin". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

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