Questionable Call
March 1, 2011 • Jaron McDougal
Filed under Student Life
“Why are we here?” was a recurring thought exclaimed by many different students on January 28, 2011. The students, including seniors Charlie Reyes and Karen Canas, were angered by the fact that we had school that day. You see, January 28th was a Friday, the end of a four-day week in which we lost... Read more »
Operation Hope
March 1, 2011 • Erica Williams
Filed under Student Life
Positive programs targeting our youth are in effect right in the “back yard” of the White House. In President Obama’s recent State of the Union Address, he discussed both “student growth” and “school progress”, two important aspects of his education reform. 11 scholars from Oxon Hill High... Read more »
Robotics Team Eager for Competition
February 28, 2011 • Nebil Ali
Filed under Student Life
Turning gears, CPUs, and microchips; that is what is on the mind of Oxon Hill’s Robotics team as they strive to construct their robot while approaching ever closer to the date of their competition. A new competition is released to the Robotics teams every January, during what is called “build season.” “This... Read more »
Behind the Wheel
February 27, 2011 • Jourdyn Alli
Filed under Student Life
Around the age of 15, many teenagers begin the three-stage process to obtain their license: permit, provisional, and full license. After their permit phase is over and the teen has received their provisional license, the freedom begins. This is also when adults become the most hesitant due to the teenager/inexperienced... Read more »
Oxon Hill Cluster Concert
February 21, 2011 • James Darby
Filed under Student Life
For the past two years here at Oxon Hill High School, about three hundred elementary school and middle school students swarm the main lobby of OHHS. All of them with instruments in hand, dressed in black and white. This year, the Oxon Hill High School Instrumental Music Department hosted their second... Read more »
Open Mic-Spotlight on Poet Brandon Johnson
February 7, 2011 • Robyn Harper
Filed under Student Life
“Pretty Broken Girl” A beautiful girl trapped in an ugly world Can’t quite seem to figure out where she’s going But she’s too proud to beg so she goes through life without knowing Who she can trust and who just wants to abuse her Which men really care and which ones want to use... Read more »
College Bound
February 7, 2011 • Miah Green
Filed under Student Life
It’s January now and this is the last stretch for seniors on the road to an even higher education. Either acceptance letters are being anticipated or some of the last applications are going out. Assessment scores are being mailed and the scholarship hunt has begun. It’s been a long time coming, yet... Read more »
Abstinence, Do Teens believe in it?
January 29, 2011
Filed under Opinion, Student Life
Ever wonder whether teens actually listen to their parents when they tell them to wait until they are married to have sex? The answer that comes to most people’s mind is no. Adults think that today’s generation of teens are worse than the generations before and there is a lot more going on especially... Read more »
New Zodiac Sign, “Ophiuchus”
January 29, 2011 • Jaron McDougal
Filed under Student Life
On January 13th, 2011, reports rang out about the “discovery” of a new constellation, which alters the Eastern zodiac’s readings. This alteration causes the new sign, Ophiuchus. Also, the other Zodiac signs were shifted (date-wise) in order to accommodate the new addition to the “family.” To... Read more »
Senior Adoption Program
January 29, 2011 • Lindsay Laster
Filed under Student Life
Oxon Hill High School strives to provide the best resources for students to move forward in earning an education. The Senior Adoption Program allows senior students to find a teacher who will act as a parent. The teacher will push the student to successfully complete the 2010-2011 school year some of... Read more »
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