Winter Sports Briefs
March 17, 2010
Filed under Sports
Wrestling After his victory in the County Tournament, Eric Lynch moved on to the 2-day Regional Tournament at Chopticon High School in St. Mary’s County. The Regional Tournament was a competition of championship rounds and consolation rounds. Lynch brought the Clipper season to a close facing a double-elimination,... Read more »
Thunder Taking NBA by Storm
March 17, 2010 • Robert Hampton
Filed under Sports
Every team in the NBA has a main goal of winning championships and there is more than one way to build a championship squad. Most teams whose winning record is average, or below, will try to make a trade at the mid-season deadline, in hope that the player they receive will help in leading them to a championship.... Read more »
Registration Process Could Be Improved
March 17, 2010 • Anthony Aquino
Filed under Opinion
Third quarter is almost at an end at Oxon Hill High and that marks the near end of a whole school year. This means that students are given their schedule sign-up sheets or should it be called students “sigh-n up” sheets. As a junior here at Oxon Hill, I have gotten used to the routine of picking... Read more »
Is Gay Truly Happy?
March 17, 2010 • Lydia Mackey
Filed under Opinion
People wonder why men date men and women date women. Is it for the love of happiness or just to fit in. Many people believe gay is a sin but at the end we all need love and happiness even if its with the same sex. Is being gay alright? In my eyes I believe that being gay is alright. If people believe... Read more »
And The Oscar Goes To –
March 17, 2010 • Edgar Salvador
Filed under Uncategorized
March 7, 2010 was an important night in the movie industry, as the Kodak Theater hosted the 82nd annual Academy Awards. The awards honor the biggest achievements in the film industry. It honors directors, actors, and writers, makeup artist, music composers, all the way to costume designers. If it played... Read more »
Chile Earthquake Alters Time
March 17, 2010 • Donnel Lopez
Filed under News
Chile was hit by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake and killed hundreds of people on March 1, 2010, and according to NASA it also changed the length of the Earth’s day, which is now shorter by 1.26 microseconds. NASA says that Chile’s massive earthquake altered the distribution of the Earth’s overall... Read more »
NBA Rookies Impressive So Far
March 17, 2010 • Robert Hampton
Filed under Sports
Every NBA draft is different. Some years are awesome such as the 1985 draft in which Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon (combined eight championships) were picked numbers two and three, respectively. Other years, such as the 1999 draft, the NBA ends up with journeyman and injury prone Michael Olawakandi... Read more »
Drama Club Plans Shows in April
March 18, 2010 • Talaya Heard
Filed under News
Oxon Hill High School was first introduced to Drama in 2007. Not the drama that occurs on a daily basis; Oxon Hill has always been full of drama itself. The other drama, Drama Club is looking to do special things this year. Ms. Hutchinson, Oxon Hill’s very own English 10 teacher introduced Drama Club... Read more »
Models Will Be Missed
March 18, 2010 • Rachel Howard
Filed under Opinion
New Generation Models, or NGM, are members of Oxon Hill High School’s modeling club. This dynamic and trend setting organization, won the ‘Cat Walk Classic’, a prestigious annual event held locally in Prince George County Maryland, at the Comcast Center on the University of Maryland Campus, two... Read more »
Boys’ Basketball Wins County, Falls Short in Playoffs
March 18, 2010 • Danyelle Stroud
Filed under Sports
County Championship After winning the regular season championship the boys’ basketball team faced the Gwynn Park Hornets in the County Championship game at Dr. Henry A. Wise HS. People from across the county came out to see which team would be victorious in the infamous “Battle of the Black and... Read more »
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