Cyphers are back

January 31, 2012 • Joy Barnes  
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

Walking outside on Dec. 20th, 2011 you see a crowd of people standing by the tech wing.  As you move closer, you hear a beat. Moving into the heart of the circle, you hear rappers spitting lyrics from self-made mixtapes, freestyling, and the occasional punchline “But flow so retarded, I can’t even... Read more »

Groundbreaking Marks A New Step Forward Towards A New School

December 14, 2011 • By Marcel Adams, Joy Barnes and Meron Begashaw - Searchlight Staff Writers  
Filed under News, Top Stories

On December 8th a groundbreaking ceremony was hosted at Oxon Hill High school, marking the official beginning of the school construction schedule for the new $82.2 million school building. The Class 2014 will allegedly be the first to graduate from the new building. The new school will include state-of-the... Read more »

Midnight Madness

December 14, 2011 • By: Dionna Douglas and Chelsea Johnson - Searchlight Staff Writers  
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

Oxon Hill High School welcomed back alumni for Midnight Madness on Dec. 2 at the OHHS Varsity vs. Alumni basketball game. Midnight Madness included events such as dunk contests and performances by the cheerleaders and the New Sensations step team. Alumni started off the game with three points, but Varsity... Read more »

Girls soccer ends season with a bang

November 30, 2011  
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

By Dionna Douglas Searchlight Staff With a 4-7-1 record, the girls soccer team ended the season with their last game on Nov. 1 against Charles H. Flowers High School with a 5-2 loss in the 4A South Region playoffs. In the regular season finale, the Clippers took a 5-0 victory against Northwestern High... Read more »

Many voices, one sound

November 30, 2011  
Filed under Features, Top Stories

By Joy Barnes Searchlight Staff Oxon Hill High School’s choir has just released its third album since 2001, “The Storm is Passing Over” . The album has already reached No. 5 as of November on billboard charts under the leadership of of the choir’s director, Rev. Dr. Emory Andrews. “It started... Read more »

Report Card Time!

November 2, 2011  
Filed under News, Top Stories

By Ashley King Staff Writer The nightmare for students is arriving at  the end of the month with the release of report cards next week. There are students with good grades, average grades, and unbelievable grades. Since progress reports show a student’s progress, report cards are the final grades... Read more »

Linus Power

February 28, 2011 • Brett Tolbert  
Filed under Features, Top Stories

Up through the loop, wrap yarn around, down through the loop, and then slide it off. These are the earliest and most crucial understanding when learning how to knit. If an Oxon Hill Clipper wanted to learn more about this process, all he or she would have to do is stop by room 212 on a Tuesday from 4:15... Read more »

Giving to Keep Living

February 27, 2011 • Miah Green  
Filed under News, Top Stories

On Tuesday, February 8, students and teachers filed into the Media Center for a common cause: to donate blood to the Inova Blood Donor Services, who had partnered with Oxon Hill with the hopes of saving lives. “The wealth of donors at the schools is great,” Wondra Mack, the senior account manager,... Read more »