Colonel Spencer, Living Legend

March 25, 2010 • Ronnetta Zack-Williams  
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Here’s an interview with one of Oxon Hill’s JROTC Instructors; Colonel Curtis Spencer. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of North Carolina A&T University and the First African-American to serve as the US Defense and Air Attache to Nigeria. RW: Can you start off by telling us a little about... Read more »

Drama Club Plans Shows in April

March 18, 2010 • Talaya Heard  
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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 »

Chile Earthquake Alters Time

March 17, 2010 • Donnel Lopez  
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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 »

Warming Up Haiti

March 2, 2010 • Anthony Aquino  
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The tragedy that left Haiti into an even more impoverished country has touched many people all over the world. Oxon Hill’s very own chapter of the nationwide organization, Linus Project, is also making an effort to bring aide to Haiti. This knitting club hopes to bring warmth with the blankets knitted... Read more »

OHHS Haiti Relief Effort Gains National Attention

February 3, 2010 • Carina Arboleda  
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On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, Haiti was devastated by an earthquake ranking a 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale. The natural disaster caused severe damage and casualties in the Port-au-Prince area.  Approximately twenty thousand commercial buildings and two hundred twenty five residences were reduced... Read more »