Permit fees waived for school
Oxford High School permit fees of up to $80,000 have been waived by the Oxford Board of Aldermen. (September 5, 2012, Page 1, 14)
AP participation increases at OHS
Advanced Placement scores show that Oxford High School scores better than others in the state and better than students all over the world. (August 30, 2012, Page 5)
Local graduation rates mixed
Water Valley and Lafayette High School’s graduation rate is up but Oxford’s is down. But Water Valley remains below state averages. (August 29, 2012, Page 8)
Mixed results in state testing
While Lafayette School District’s single subject testing scores jumped up from last year, overall results from state testing for Oxford, Lafayette and Water Valley were mixed. (August 29, 2012, Page 1, 9)
OSD enrollment up 5.5 percent
There are 3,938 students enrolled at Oxford School District this year, up more than 200 from last year and far exceeding estimates. (August 28, 2012, Page 1, 3)
Crosstown teachers build bridges to school districts
Lafayette Elementary first graders are working with Bramlett Elementary kindergarten students to explore reading and writing thanks to their two teachers, who happen to be cousins. (August 21, 2012, Page 1)
New high school bid approved
Construction of $30M high school went to W.G. Yates Construction Company based in Oxford and Memphis. Construction will begin this month.
Images: Original Bid in blue and new design in red (August 7, 2012, Page 1)
Bids for new high school opened
A board meeting on Monday at noon will be where the decision is made on which bid will be selected to build the new high school. (August 3, 2012, Page 1, 3A)
Local physicists part of Higgs boson discovery
When researchers with the CERN facility in Geneva, Switzerland, announced the discovery of the Higgs boson subatomic particle earlier this month, the news was hailed as one of the most significant scientific achievements in a generation. Yet, if you look closely enough at the nearly two decades of scientific research and testing that was primarily conducted some 5,000 miles away from Oxford, you’ll find the work of some local physicists. (July 30, 2012, Page 1)
OHS to stage ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’
Oxford High School will stage “Talented Mr. Ripley” this Friday and Saturday before heading to Scotland with the piece. (July 26, 2012, Page 1, 2)
