Oxford High School

We are open-minded .  We critically appreciate our own cultures and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others. We seek and evaluate a range of points of view, and we are willing to grow from the experience.  Students from various spent some time with Dr. Jay Marks , from Oakland Schools.  Dr. Marks is a diversity and equity consultant who works with students and/or staff on topic surrounding diversity, equity, race and social justice.  The purpose for his visit was to gather student voice to identify areas of our building culture which can improve.  Dr. Marks will work with staff in assessing our student needs so that we can continue to improve how we support our students next school year. Our  S tudent Newspape r staff launched a new website in October:  www.Ohsnews.org .  Our dedicated team of 18 writers, five of whom pull double-duty as editors, and one dedicated website manager - are working hard to report the news in an unbiased, fair and balanced w

Our school culture is represented by our shared beliefs, our nuances, our traditions and the things that make Oxford High School so unique.  Our culture takes time to create and is the product of our actions over each year.  These are the behaviors we support, expect, reinforce and value.  Some events help promote our culture, like our annual Winterfest Assembly and Dance.    On February 16th and 17th, OHS held our annual Winterfest Pep Assembly and Dance  Digital Creations and Graphic Design teacher, Matt Johnson , captured some outstanding pictures of our assembly and dance.  Mr. Johnson also serves as the districts Director of Marketing and Communications Our Pep assemblies and dances are organized, led and hosted by our students. They provide an opportunity to showcase our programs, clubs, organizations and teams.   Pep assemblies and dances also allow our students to have fun each day of the week leading up to the Friday and Saturday events.  This helps create a positive